Chapter 13 Expensive White Rice

Because of the aroma of today's food, Zhuangzi ate two bowls of white rice in a row, and even Ah Jin ate three bowls. Fortunately, she steamed enough white rice today, otherwise I am afraid it would not be enough to eat.

When Zhuangzi stood up and was about to serve rice, Aunt Li suddenly stopped him, "It's almost enough, otherwise it's time to eat." ”

Seeing Zhuang, Mu Qiange picked up the bowl in front of Zhuangzi and filled it with a bowl of white rice, and put it in front of Zhuangzi, "Hurry up and eat, there is no need to be restrained here in my sister's place, you can eat as much as you want." ”

Seeing the sweetness of Zhuangzi's food, Aunt Li's sad voice came, "Qiange, now that the price of rice is rising more and more, you don't have to make so much white rice." ”

Mu Qiange put a piece of green bamboo shoot shreds in his mouth and chewed it a few times elegantly.

"It's okay, the child likes to eat, just eat it. If the price of rice really rises sharply, it doesn't matter. Seeing that it is time to harvest rice, there is enough to eat without buying rice this winter. ”

After dinner, Mu Qiange sent Aunt Li and Zhuangzi away, and then prepared to go back to the room to rest.

"Your cooking skills are good, why don't you want to open a small restaurant, maybe you can really make money, and it's better than you work hard in the countryside."

Ah Jin's unhurried voice made Mu Qiange pause, she hadn't thought about opening a restaurant, but with the little money she had left, she didn't have a perfect plan, she really didn't dare to take that risk.

"This is not in a hurry, I will think about it slowly in the future, the most important thing now is how not to starve to death this winter."

"Starvation? It's not as exaggerated as you say! Ah Jin obviously didn't believe Mu Qiange's words.

Mu Qiange, who wanted to speak loudly, suddenly became angry in his heart, "It's normal if you don't believe it, you haven't been hungry or cold before, how do you know what it's like to be without food." ”

Mu Qiange's tone was not good, but Ah Jin was not annoyed, he paced forward, his eyes were tired of watery gentleness.

Slowly, Mu Qiange swept past Ah Jin's affectionate eyes, "Maybe it's time to harvest sweet potatoes now, sweet potatoes can't help but be full, and they have high nutritional value." Therefore, almost all the people in the village grow it, and during the sweet potato harvest season, it is almost the most prosperous time for each family. ”

Ah Jin pointed to a green sweet potato seedling in the yard, "Do you mean it?" ”

Mu Qiange nodded, "So you have to water the sweet potato seedlings for me every day, it's really a lucky star for the croppers." ”

She yawned, she hadn't rested today, she would be really tired, Mu Qiange entered her room without looking back.

Ah Jin in the courtyard sent her into the house affectionately, he looked at the vigorous sweet potato noodles growing in the yard, nodded slightly, and went back to his room.

The next morning, after breakfast, Mu Qiange went to the backyard to look at the chickens and ducks, threw some green vegetable leaves to them, and saw how well they ate, so he thought about whether he should put another fence next to their nest, so that they would fly out.

They won't trample on their own vegetable patches.

Mu Qiange planted a small vegetable patch in the backyard, although there were not many vegetables, but the amount of green onions, garlic sprouts, cucumbers and eggplants was still very considerable.

She is already very content with growing her own vegetables and eating them by herself, and when she reclaims more land in the future, she will grow some seasonal vegetables, and maybe she can exchange them for money.

She didn't plan to stay here for long, but as long as she lived here for a day, she had to be able to support herself.

Seeing Ah Jin come out of the room, Mu Qiange was still a little surprised, you must know that Ah Jin is a sleepy person, why did he get up so early today I don't know what kind of moth he is going to play.

"Morning" Ah Jin had a faint smile on his face, and his attitude changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

Mu Qiange touched his nose, "Cousin, why did you get up so early today." ”

"It's been so long since the injury was healed, it's time to exercise. I'll do mine, you don't have to pay attention to me. ”

After Ah Jin finished speaking, he was carrying a bucket full of water to water the sweet potato field, Mu Qiange fed the chickens and ducks, and turned into the kitchen to make a fire to cook.

This breakfast was a rare joy, and Ah Jin drank the porridge in the bowl very respectfully.

"I'll go out and I'll be back soon."

Ah Jin put down the dishes and chopsticks, got up and walked outside the door.

Mu Qiange remembered the man in black he had seen in the city last time, and couldn't help but worry, "Cousin, don't go too far, come back early." ”

"Don't worry, it's going to be fine."

Mu Qiange felt strange, Ah Jin didn't go out easily, and he didn't know what was going on when he suddenly went out.

She couldn't help but feel funny about her worries, this Ah Jin is so old, she doesn't need to worry about it. There are only some interests between them, so she is worried about Ah Jin!

Ah Jin soon arrived at Da Yang's house, and Xiao Yang was sharp-eyed and recognized Ah Jin at a glance.

"Brother Jin, sit down, I'll pour you water to drink."

Xiao Yang warmly beckoned Ah Jin to sit down, and went to the kitchen to bring hot water.

"Your big brother." Ah Jin glanced around the room, which was also an earthen embryo room. But Dayang's family is obviously not compared to Mu Qiange's family.

Xiao Yang didn't recognize his life and sat down next to Ah Jin, "Big brother has gone to the field, and he should be back soon." ”

Ah Jin picked up the tea bowl and took a sip lightly, his eyebrows wrinkled easily.

"What's that?"

Xiao Yang saw Ah Jin pointing to a piece of animal skin on the wall, and his little face was full of pride for a while.

"It was obtained by the eldest brother who went up to the mountain to hunt, and it was a tiger skin, and I heard that the eldest brother said that it was worth it."

"Can this really be exchanged for money?"

Ah Jin stared at the tiger skin on the wall and looked at it twice, except for the beautiful appearance, it was really nothing special.

"Yes! The good things that the eldest brother hunted in the mountains before were all taken to the city to buy. ”

Seeing that Xiao Yang didn't look like lying, Ah Jin had already made up his mind.

After about a cup of tea, Da Yang came back from the field with a hoe on his shoulder.

When he saw the people sitting in the main room, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"Brother Jin, why are you here?"

"I'm here to ask you to take me up to the mountains to hunt."

Ah Jin's main purpose is to test Da Yang to see if he is the person in the capital. Aside from hunting, he couldn't find any reason to contact Dayang.

"It's dangerous in the mountains, you want to hunt, does Chika know? Otherwise, she'll worry about you. ”

Da Yang is still worried that he will be injured if he takes Ah Jin up the mountain. At that time, how did he explain to Qiange.

"Don't worry, Qiange knows, besides, I just want to go up the mountain to hunt, and there won't be any danger."

Seeing that Ah Jin was determined to go hunting with him, Da Yang told Xiao Yang not to run around. So he took the bow and arrows that were hanging on the wall, and took them and went back to the mountain.

It just rained the other day. There are also puddles everywhere on the mountain road, and in some places there is a lot of water, and the dead grass and fallen leaves become a soft patch together, and you can stick to the mud with one foot in it.

Ah Jin was cautious and tried to pick a dry place to avoid his shoes being soaked in water.

It is also good to have puddles, and wild animals do not hide their whereabouts in the mountains, and in some places you can see the footprints of various animals. Ah Jin didn't take a few steps before he saw some traces of small animals passing by.

Judging by the footprints, it should be a hare or something? Ah Jin put down the trap, thought about it for a while, and gritted his teeth and wanted to go to the depths of the forest alone.

"Brother Ajin, let's just guard here, it's dangerous in the deep mountains, so don't go in."

Da Yang, who was carrying a pheasant in his hand, saw that Ah Jin seemed to be about to enter the mountains, and couldn't help but stop him.

Ah Jin frowned disapprerovingly, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, even if there are poisonous snakes and beasts in the deep mountains, he is not afraid.

"It's okay, I'm just going to go in and have a look."

Before Da Yang could answer, a conversation came from deep in the mountains.

"Master, shall we leave here immediately?" In the woods, the man's business is very cold.

Ah Jin heard the other party's words, his footsteps were stunned, and he only saw a few tall black shadows in the distance, and the man at the head was covered with a black veil on his face, just at a glance, he could see that these two people were all in a murderous aura, he was single now, so let's hide first.

"Ah Jin Brothers......"

Ah Jin immediately made a forbidden gesture, he didn't know whether this Da Yang spoke out intentionally or unintentionally at this time.

"Sure you went missing in this place last time?"

The voice of the man at the head sounded, and the man next to him stepped forward, and the voice sounded, "Yes, the subordinates are not mistaken. At that time, he was seriously injured and could not escape far. ”

"This village has been secretly investigated, there are no suspicious people, and they are paying attention to the movements of the nearby villages."

Hearing this, Ah Jin's heart slowly fell, it seems that these people will not give up if they don't find him, at least now he is safe for the time being.

The two hid under the bushes and waited until a few men in black walked away before they came out.

"Brother Ajin, these people don't look like good people."

Da Yang patted his chest with palpitations, "I haven't seen these people appear in this village before, and I don't know what they're looking for?" ”

Hearing this, Ah Jin's eyes were a little colder, it seems that this Da Yang has discovered something, was it intentional or unintentional when he just spoke?

"Let's go, let's go in and have a look."

Ah Jin's tone is relatively flat, and his temperament is not as enthusiastic as Da Yang, but the majesty and momentum revealed by his every move made Da Yang feel ashamed.

Da Yang took the pheasant he had just hunted and followed Ah Jin into the mountains.

After walking a few steps, Ah Jin found a hare gnawing on the grass. He came out without any hunting tools, but he picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at it, and the grazing rabbit fell down.

Ah Jin stepped forward and lifted the stunned rabbit and shook it in front of Da Yang.

"Brother Ah Jin, good tricks."

"Today is really thanks to Brother Da Yang." Ah Jin stroked the little rabbit in his arms, full of joy.

"It's all for Qiange's good, you want to make Qiange happy, and so am I, so we have the same goal, so we don't have to be so polite."

The two happily carried their prey to the deep mountains and forests, but when they were halfway there, Da Yang's footsteps stopped, turned his head with a pale face, and asked Ah Jin if he could climb a tree?

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Ah Jin chuckled in his heart, and was about to ask him what was wrong? A tiger roar was heard, followed by a roar.

In an instant, the blood on his face faded cleanly.

Beast of prey? Bear blind?

Da Yang swallowed his saliva, cautiously took a few steps back, retreated to Ah Jin, and shushed him, the two glanced at each other, stood on their toes, and slowly walked in the opposite direction.

The two of them walked out of the road with bated breath, unable to hold it back, so they exhaled softly and relaxed their uncomfortable chest.

Da Yang saw a big tree, told Ah Jin the essentials of climbing the tree, and put down the prey that the two of them had hit, before walking under the big tree, rubbing his palms, and climbing up in three or two clicks.

Looking down at Ah Jin, who was looking at him with his head held high, he told him with his mouth to climb up.

If he was replaced by him, he would be able to go up using light industry, and in order not to reveal his identity, Ah Jin could only climb up.

Da Yang on the tree watched Ah Jin fall down several times, and when he saw the beast getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but sweat profusely.

Climbing a tree was really new to Ah Jin, and after a few attempts, he climbed it as he wished.