Chapter Thirty-Seven: Doubts

It was already noon when they returned home, and they should be hungry if they didn't eat breakfast, and then Li Bokang went to cook. Lunch is as simple as boiling a pot of pumpkin porridge and stir-frying a side dish of kimchi. After eating, she asked Li Bokang to bring over the burden she had carried when she came back from the county seat, and then took ten taels of silver from it and gave it to him, and also gave him some broken silver and copper plates left at home, so that he could buy two more locks to come back. In the past, no one knew that they lived here, so it didn't matter if they locked the door or not, but now if someone knows, they have to lock the door of the house, so that they don't have to worry about the house even if they go out in the future.

Although she believes that Dr. Shi also thinks that Aunt Ma is an honest person, it is better to be careful in everything, they are only two young children and very girls. Li Bokang took the money and went down the mountain, and when she stayed at home, she began to count the family's silver. In fact, there is really nothing to clean up, and the money that was spent in the county seat before was removed from the remaining scattered silver and thirty taels of whole silver. Just now I took away another ten taels and there are twenty taels left, and there are still some bits and pieces of silver left, almost three or four taels.

After counting, put all the silver under the cotton wool at the head of the bed, and then there was nothing to do, even if there was something she couldn't do, she was in a daze on the bed, and then she didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up again, Li Bokang had already returned, and when Li Bokang came back, he saw that she was sleeping and didn't disturb her, so he went to clean up his things by himself.

The house is very messy because of the wild boar before, especially in the warehouse, many things are messy. The pumpkins and winter melons were gnawed all over by wild boars, and potatoes and sweet potatoes were also turned everywhere, and some corn was also gnawed. But fortunately, the grain that was bought back was very high, and some of it was placed in caves, so the losses were not particularly heavy. It's late today, so I simply cleaned up the warehouse, mainly to pick up the pumpkins, winter melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes that were gnawed by wild boars and put them aside, and then put the good ones aside. He didn't know what to do, so he thought about picking it up and asking his sister what to do.

Originally, when she woke up, she thought that Li Bokang had not come back, but later Li Bokang may have gone to see if she was awake, so she knew that he was back. After seeing him, she asked him to talk to her for a while, first of all, to ask about the situation at home, although she said that she was awake, but the family didn't care much, that is, Li Bokang occasionally came back to feed the chicken food once, but that is, he fed the chicken food and went down the mountain, saying that he was not worried about her, so he didn't know what was going on at home. Li Bokang told her: "Sister, there is nothing at home, but the things in the warehouse have been ruined by wild boars, it may be that we came back early, or it may be that the wild boars only went to the warehouse, so everything else is fine." But don't worry, I've just seen that there is no particularly big loss after cleaning up, but the things on the ground are a little more wasteful, and the high ones are fine. In addition, the vegetables in the field at the door are almost ruined, but there is still a little left. ”

Hearing what he said, her heart relaxed for the most part, and then Li Bokang said: "There are also those wild boars, sister, what should we do?" "Does the pig smell?" For example, it stinks or something. After listening to her words, Li Bokang paused for a moment and then said, "I really haven't noticed this, I'll take a look for it later." "Well, if they don't taste good, sell them, and keep a big pig to eat at home." But you can't get it down, and if you can't clean up the pigs, I can't help you very much. Alas, this pig is also troublesome. She sighed. Can we go down down the hill and find someone to help get the wild boar down and sell it? "That's right, it's okay, but the face of that Aunt Ma who came to this mountain today is not quite right, and I don't know what's going on. I don't know if anyone else will want to come. Thinking about it, she was also a little confused.

"Yes, that aunt is really a little weird today, as if there is something on this mountain that is very scary. You said that if she was afraid of wild beasts or something, I had lived here for almost half a year, and only this time I had encountered wild boars, and I didn't find any more ferocious beasts. "Yes, I've lived here for so many years and I've never encountered any wild beasts, and the mountain next to it occasionally hears the sound of wolves howling. This time it was also an accident that a few wild boars came, and I don't know what was on this mountain that scared the aunt. Both of them were full of doubts and puzzles about Aunt Nama's behavior today, but then the two of them ignored it and continued to talk about other things.

Finally, on the question of wild boars, she said: "If it really doesn't work, let's keep them for ourselves, marinate them with salt and let them eat slowly, and we don't have to buy meat to eat." After that, he decided to see if the pigs had any peculiar smells, if not, Li Bokang would go to the town tomorrow to ask Dr. Shi about the mountain and the matter of finding people, if he could find someone to come, he would get them to the mountain and sell them, if he couldn't, he would find a way to clean them up and put them at home to eat. After deciding, Li Bokang went out to cook, and dinner was more sumptuous than lunch. Today he bought a pig's knuckle when he came back from town, and he was going to stew it with the dried beans at home.

Dinner was made in the cave, and the stove in the cave was not dismantled anyway, and Li Bokang was also worried that she would be bored in bed, so he made it in the cave. In this way, the two of them can also talk and discuss what to do after that. At night, when it was dark in the cave, he lit two candles bought from the county seat, and Li Bokang said during dinner: "Sister, I saw those wild boars, although it has been a little longer, but now the weather is cold and there is no taste." If you can take it down the mountain and sell it, I'll go to Dr. Shi tomorrow and ask. "In this case, you don't go directly to ask Dr. Shi, first find someone in the town to inquire about the mountain, and then go to Dr. Shi to ask." After all, Dr. Shi is well-informed and doesn't mind so much about some things, and some things still have to be inquired about by ordinary people, sometimes they know more and can better understand their thoughts about the mountain. "Okay, I got it."

Today's dinner was eaten by herself, and she asked Li Bokang to put the quilt that she didn't use at home behind her back, so that she could sit up a little, but Li Bokang helped her scoop up the food and everything. After eating, she suddenly asked: "Bokang, do you feel very troublesome and tired, I can't do anything now, will you do everything............" She was interrupted by Li Bokang before she finished speaking, Li Bokang looked at her with some anger and said: "Sister, am I such a person in your heart?" Am I the kind of person who only knows how to take and doesn't know how to give? Don't you believe me like that? ”

Listening to his angry and questioning words, she hurriedly said, "No, Bokang, I'm just...... It's just ......" "I know, sister, don't think nonsense, I don't feel tired or bitter, I will take good care of you, really, you believe me!" Don't say these things again, I'll be sad. Li Bokang took her words and said. Finally she looked at him and was silent for a while and said, "I know, I won't say this again." After that, Li Bokang cleaned up the bowl and brought her the boiled medicine, and after drinking, the two rested.