Behind the dog dragged a thing that had been frozen hard, gray hair, the size of a sheep, even a little bigger, the eldest son and the second son did not know, they had never seen this thing, but the father said that this is a rabbit, the meat is delicious, especially roasted and delicious, we will have a good meal tonight.

Then he put the rabbit in the hole with everyone, blocked the hole with two large tree stumps, took the killing knife, the axe and the hoe and set off, and the dog and the little wolf followed behind and spread joy, as if they were going out with their master.

Before leaving, my father had already planned a place to find wild vegetables. Just go up the ridge to the left, and you should have some harvest in the snowless bay.

The road under the light snow is very slippery, not to mention that there are deep leaves under the snow, and some of the leaves have rotted and formed a large pit, and if you accidentally step into it, you will sprain your foot.

Some of them used their hoes as crutches, some used killing knives to chop on trees and grabbed the killing knives to climb up, and the second son directly used axes to chop in the mud of the snow and pull them away.

When they had arrived, the dogs and the little wolves knew that their masters were coming in search of wild vegetables, and were not afraid to disturb the other animals, but on the contrary they wanted to scare them away, so as not to disturb or frighten their owners, so they scattered in all directions, shouting loudly and jumping vigorously on the dead branches, making noise, so that some of the birds in the woods and the animals that had just come out to look for food became panicked, and quietly ran away into the deep forest.

Many places are not easy to walk, after an hour, everyone even climbed and rolled, and finally went up to a small hill, but everyone here is full of snow and fallen leaves, and in some places you can't even see mud, and green leaves are even rarer, not to mention any wild vegetables.

Both sons were a little anxious, afraid of being here for a long time.

But my father smiled and said, don't worry, look carefully, there are many things to eat in the woods.

After speaking, my father pointed to a lone pole with his hand.

I saw that this pole was about a person's height, and there were some slender and slender leaves on the pole, and the pole went straight up until it was divided into two forks on the top, and on one side grew a slender and slender bag the thickness of a thumb, and the bag had been split into four petals. Everyone looked at it, this is not a Jinba fire.

Under the pole, the spherical Baojinba fire is petaled by petal, there are several ways to eat, you can stir-fry, you can cook porridge, you can steam and eat, you can also bake and eat, it tastes sweet and silky, and it has a unique taste.

Baojinba fire generally does not grow alone, three or five trees can often be found nearby, but they do not grow next to each other, and sometimes there is a distance between them, and you can basically find it when you look up.

After seeing it clearly, the eldest son took a big step and walked towards Baojinbahuo, and the second son followed closely behind, as if he was afraid that someone else would rob him.

The father looked at the children with a monkey look, smiled and followed. The bulb of Baojinba fire is not deep, generally only one or two cards deep, and one hoe goes down, at most two hoes, and it can be dug out.

However, if you use too much force, you may squeeze a bulb into pieces one by one, so slowly scrape away the surrounding leaves, floating soil, and hard mud, and dig carefully to get a complete bulb. The father and the second son also found one around and squatted down to dig up.

After a while, they dug up a total of five Baojin Ba fires, and they were all smiling happily. Just as he was about to leave, my father found a wild yam vine next to him, which was as thick as a toe, and I don't know how many years it had grown.

Generally, the rattan of a yam with the thickness of a hand stick is as thick as chopsticks, so the size of this mountainside must be very spectacular.

The father hurriedly beckoned the two children to come and dig for treasures, which seemed to take some time.

The rhizomes of wild yams grow straight down, and they drill wherever the soil is deep, but the slope here is very steep, and the soil naturally rolls down the mountain without removing the soil when digging up.

When the dog and the wolf saw that their owner was happy, they relaxed, and just looked around casually, and stopped shouting, as if they were afraid of scaring away their owner's good things.

When it was time to dig it up, everyone was frightened, this wild yam was full of thigh-thick thighs, and they didn't know how deep it went down, and they dug it until the afternoon, when this wild yam had been dug up a full half a man as high.

If you dig it any further, you won't be able to carry it, and secondly, it's not too early, and you'll have to prepare for the night's firewood when you go back.

Thinking of this, my father decisively told everyone not to dig it and let it continue to grow on its own, and they just had to do it like this. After speaking, he picked up the axe and slashed at the waist of the wild yam, and cut it off after a few axes.

The three of them happily picked up one and staggered down.

When he came to the entrance of the cave, his father was relieved to see that the surroundings and the entrance of the cave were no different from when they went out, indicating that no animals had been there during this time.

Put the wild yam and the fire into the hole, and add some firewood to the fire, everyone hurried out again, and it was getting dark in winter, and it was necessary to chop wood as soon as possible, or it would be difficult at night.

The eldest son was responsible for finding dry firewood, the father was responsible for chopping wet firewood, and the second son was responsible for carrying firewood back to the cave. Because there is no danger in chopping wood not far from the edge of the cave and where you can basically see it, the dogs and wolves will line up in a line and guard along the road to prevent big animals from coming to make trouble.

After the work began, although everyone was hungry, the work was done quickly, and everyone knew that time waits for no one, and enough firewood must be prepared before dark.

When the second son carried firewood, he simply ran and walked, for fear of wasting a little time, and seeing that the woodcutter was slow, he used it to pick firewood at the entrance of the cave. An hour later, the mountain wind was bitter, blowing through the treetops and screaming.

Immediately afterwards, a dark cloud floated in the sky, covering the sky and pressing down, and it was about to snow heavily.

It was surprisingly cold, but everyone was busy working, and they didn't feel cold, and they felt that their bodies were hot, and the sweat on their backbones was wet, wet, and dry, again and again, slightly cold. Seeing that the weather was not good, the father urged the children to speed up their work, and asked the second son not to pick firewood, but to cut down the firewood and transport it back first.

After seeing that the dry firewood was enough, the father also cut the wet wood, and they cut down these good burning trees such as the king chestnut tree, the white chestnut tree, and the golden wood tree, and the trunk of these trees was very dry in autumn and winter, and the water burned, the fire was fast, the fire was large, and the heat was high, and the branches of these trees did not grow indiscriminately, basically it was oblique and straight up, and the roots were taken upside down, and the killing knife or axe was used to cut it down.

In a hurry, everyone finally cut enough firewood before dark, and piled half of the hole to the full, and piled a pile outside the hole.

Outside the cave, under the pyre, there are dried firewood, dried fir hair, and dried moss that turns into powder, which can be lit at any time if needed.

After packing up all this, everyone relieved their hands, prepared enough water, and let the dog and the little wolf drink enough water, and then went into the cave, and put the stump away, and sure enough, it was a different world.

It's been a busy day, and the delicious food in the pot is tumbling, but it still needs to be boiled for a while before it can be eaten, and everyone looks at the things tumbling up and down in the pot with some greed, and can't help but swallow.

The hunter eats quickly, and when the meal is cooked, there is no particular attention or delay. In less than a bag of cigarettes, everyone took turns to finish eating, and the dogs and wolves were also fed, and they were full of burps one by one.