The old patriarch sat in the house for a while, and saw that Liu Dahe couldn't leave his father and mother for a word, so he said to Liu Dahe: "Your father and mother are doing well, your brothers didn't go out because they were scared by the tiger coming down the mountain." ”

"I went to look for your father when I organized the patrol, and he said that your mother didn't let your brothers go on patrol, for fear of danger, I thought that your little seventy-one person could withstand several men, so I didn't force your father to come out."

"When I divided the meat, I already gave half of your meat to your father as you said, so don't worry."

In fact, the patriarch didn't say something, when he went to Liu's house, Xu shouted that the tiger came down the mountain because of the scourge of Liu Dahe in the village, and he was reprimanded on the spot, and he was still unconvinced.

Liu Dahe thought for a while and said to the old patriarch: "In the future, more than half of the prey caught in the mountains will be evenly distributed from my house to my father's side." ”

Old patriarch: "I have written down what you said, and I will give a share to every household in the village for the prey I have hunted, but I will give two more shares to those who go hunting in the mountains myself, and I will give those two shares to your father and them when the time comes." ”

Liu Dahe thanked him: "Then it will trouble the old patriarch." ”

When the old patriarch was about to leave, Xiao Qi stopped him.

"Patriarch Grandpa, come with me, I'll show you something."

Xiao Qi took the patriarch and Liu Dahe to the cellar of his family.

After the old patriarch went down to the cellar, he was very surprised: "Dahe, your cellar is quite large. ”

Liu Dahe smiled, "At the beginning, the cellar was only half the size of this place, and when the village was looking for treasures, Xiao Qi and Ah Fu dug this place bigger. ”

Xiao Qi felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "At that time, I was young, and I was digging and playing. ”

Xiao Qi carried the lantern to the innermost, and the old patriarch was very excited when he saw that there were a lot of bulging bags inside, so he immediately stepped forward to open a small bag, and found that it was actually charcoal, and the fire in his eyes immediately dimmed.

Xiao Qi picked up a few small bags and put them aside, revealing the pu fu inside, and uncovering several layers of pu li, the food inside was revealed.

The fire in the old patriarch's eyes burned again.

Xiao Qi explained: "These bags of charcoal outside are used to prevent moisture. ”

Old patriarch: "Xiao Qi, your family can't finish keeping so much food." ”

Xiao Qi nodded, "It's true that our family can't eat so much, and these grains are ready to be donated to the village." ”

The old patriarch shook Liu Dahe's hand excitedly, "Dahe, you have made too much contribution to the clan, and after you are a hundred years old, I will let the clan put your tablet in the ancestral hall, so that you can enjoy the incense of our descendants of the Liu family." ”

Xiao Qi couldn't help but sigh, his father is still young, why did he mention the tablet, the key is to see that his father seems to be very rare and honored, Xiao Qi is speechless.

After dark, the two sons of the old patriarch and Xiao Qi moved the grain in the cellar to the small warehouse in the ancestral hall.

"These grains will be placed on the side of the ancestral hall first, and then distributed to the clansmen when the mountains and rivers are exhausted in a few days."

The old patriarch stroked his beard and continued, "With this food, I should be able to sleep peacefully for a few days."

……

Early in the morning, when the sky was bright, Mr. Hua took Xiao Qi and ten men in the village to the deep mountains.

Old Man Hua and Xiao Qi brought bows and arrows, and the men in the village had a variety of weapons, some took woodcutters, some took iron forks for farm work at home, and two men took kitchen knives for cutting vegetables at home.

Stinky Duck Egg was holding a stick, and his father was timid, unwilling to help patrol the village and not willing to go up the mountain to hunt, so Stinky Duck Egg came in place of his father.

The use of woodcutters is still quite large, and no one enters the deep mountains, which are full of thorns, and it is just right to use woodcutters to open a way.

Soon the old man Hua and Xiao Qi shot three rabbits and two pheasants, the grass in the mountains is not as abundant as in previous years, and the rabbits and pheasants look a little thin.

The rotten duck eggs are very discerning, and without waiting for anyone to tell them, they run to pick up the prey, tie them with hay ropes and throw them into the back basket.

Stinky Duck Egg is a smart and clever guy, he knows that with Old Man Hua and Xiao Qi, he basically doesn't have to do it himself, so he has to rush to do other work.

I didn't encounter any big prey along the way, and when the sun was in the middle of the day, Mr. Hua took everyone and started to walk back.

Old Man Hua said to everyone: "Today's kung fu is mainly used on the road, and it should be better to go to the mountains next time." ”

Xiao Qi also said: "And when I cut down the thorns, I probably scared away some prey, so I only hunted five rabbits and three pheasants today." ”

The young people in the village are still very satisfied, there are only about 30 families in Liujia Village, and more than 10 families have fled for refuge, which means that each family can almost get half a prey, which is already a lot, and it should be able to last for several days.

The young people almost quarreled with each other because they were rushing to carry the prey, and everyone was afraid that they would be disgusted for doing too little work, and they would not be allowed to come next time, and they all knew in their hearts that there was no need for so many people to go up the mountain to hunt.

Old man Hua is a person who has lived for decades, and he saw everyone's thoughts at a glance, and comforted everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, today we all recognize the way, next time we go up the mountain, it's better to be cooked." ”

The men all followed the old man Hua and went down the mountain honestly.

A few women at the entrance of Liujia Village sat under the willow trees, quiet, not as lively as in the past. The willow trees were bare and looked a little desolate, and the leaves did not fall off naturally, but were eaten by the villagers.

The creek next to the willow trees was devoid of water, and the mud inside was soaked in the sun.

The lady who delivered the baby also sat under the willow tree with everyone, and when the men approached with their prey, the women became lively again, and oh my God, there were so many prey, what a pleasure, at least no one would die of hunger for a few days.

There are women who meet their men and ask questions.

For a prestigious person like Mr. Hua, the women only dare to say hello a few steps apart, where do they dare to get close.

Old Man Hua led people directly into the village, but Xiao Qi was stopped by Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang took Xiao Qi's hand affectionately, "Xiao Qi, when you were born, I thought you were a blessed person, and now it has come true, you killed the people of the Tiger Gang Village, you are the lucky star of our Liujia Village." ”

Peach Blossom Niang: "I can't say that it is because of Xiaoqi that our village has a disaster year like this year, and many people said that it was unlucky when she was born." ”

Peach Blossom Lady doesn't like anyone in the village, so everyone doesn't like her.

"How can it be said that Xiao Qi brought the natural disaster to our village? This natural disaster is not just happening in our village. ”

"That's right, I heard that there are people starving to death in many places nearby, and there is no one in our village who starved to death, all because there is Xiaoqi in our village, otherwise the tiger alone will make people's hearts tremble."