Chapter 32: This is the Taste
The bodies were gone, not even the bloodstains were gone. If it weren't for Xia Huai's determination that she wasn't dreaming, she would even think she was having an absurd nightmare.
For a moment, she thought a lot.
Is there anyone else in the mountains, an accomplice of the man? Or are they unrelated displaced people? Is it an official errand? Or is it a wild man who drinks blood?
She lowered her head and carefully observed on the ground, there were no footprints, and she couldn't tell if it was man-made. In other words, this man is so meticulous that he even takes footprints into account.
If it's the enemy, can't they stay in the mountains? If it's an ally, but who will it be? If it's just passing by, then...
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the sound of flapping wings came, Xia Huai turned her head, and it was a gray-brown goose that landed near her.
The wild goose was only about half a meter long, with a pair of round eyes that were bright, and he stared at Xia Huai as if he had seen gold.
But whenever Xia Huai is facing an eagle, she will not be so calm. It's a pity that in the face of the geese who are not too lethal, she still has time to stare at each other.
Xia Huai secretly wondered if it was the guy in front of him who ate the corpse, after all, the wild goose flew and would not leave footprints. But it doesn't make sense, can the wild goose eat such a big corpse? Can you still do a good job of dealing with the aftermath?
Seeing that Xia Huai's eyes were getting more and more strange, the wild goose couldn't help but be angry, flapped his wings, and flew away in an instant.
Xia Huai coughed a little embarrassed, and went to the river to wash clothes with her clothes.
Since you have chosen to lie, you must make this lie right. As for who took the body, it was useless for her to panic now, it was better to wait and see. When she went back, she planned to hint at the family and ask them to prepare their luggage, but they could escape in time if there was any trouble!
It stands to reason that the weather is abnormal, the temperature is getting higher and higher, and the river should be hot. But Xia Huai was pleasantly surprised to find that the river water was cool and very comfortable.
It was almost time to wash the clothes, and the wild goose came up again.
"Why are you here again?" Xia Huai was curious.
"Quack!" The wild goose stretched out one of its wings and pointed in a direction.
"You mean there's something good over there?" Xia Huai asked tentatively.
"Gah!"
In the end, Xia Huai still ran with the wild goose with his washed clothes until he came to an overgrown place.
The geese twisted their buttocks and pulled away the grass with their wings, revealing a nest of wild eggs.
"Eggs!" Xia Huai was very pleasantly surprised.
Wild eggs are smaller than domestic eggs, but they are fresher and more nutritious.
"For me?" Xia Huai stepped forward to pick up the eggs, only to see the wild goose suddenly spread its wings to block Xia Huai's sight, looking like he was guarding against Xia Huai.
"Uh, not for me?"
"Quack!"
Xia Huai's head was full of black lines: "You want to change with me?" What do you want? "Now the animals have become sperm, and they are like merchants!
"Gah!"
Shu Xia Huai couldn't do anything, she didn't understand this time, but it didn't prevent her from guessing. Xuetuan wanted to stay by her side before, didn't he just smell something different from her?
What can attract these little guys to her is probably space.
Water? Grass? Grain? Maybe they won't turn it down.
Xia Huai searched in his mind for what the wild goose liked to eat, and finally took out a handful of millet from his arms.
This millet is no different from ordinary millet, if you have to say it, it can only be said to be fuller, and there is a fragrance.
It was this unique fragrance that made the geese instantly flap their wings excitedly: "Quack! ”
"Come on, hand over the millet in one hand and the egg in the other." Xia Huai sprinkled the millet in her hand on the ground, and she went to pick up wild eggs.
There are nine wild eggs in a litter, which can be described as a good harvest. She looked up and saw the wild goose eating, and couldn't help but shake her head. Anyway, there is a lot of food in the space that can't be eaten, even if it's not enough to eat, it's okay, hundreds of acres of fields are still waiting for her to harvest!
The geese were also restless when eating, and from time to time they 'quacked'. According to Xia Huai's own understanding, the wild goose was mostly sighing: "Hmm! That's the smell! ”
"Okay, thank you today, I'm leaving, let's meet again!" Xia Huai carried the egg with his clothes in one hand, and waved goodbye to the geese with his clothes in the other.
The wild goose that is addicted to food does not raise its head.
Xia Huai: "..."After all, it was a mistake.
After she left, a figure stood up in the grass not far from the wild goose, he looked at Xia Huai's back and then at the big eyes of eating grain, and fell into deep thought.
"Mother! I picked up a nest of wild eggs, let's cook a pot of egg soup at noon today! Although she really wanted to eat scrambled eggs, baked eggs, and boiled eggs, the wild eggs were so small that there were nine of them, one egg per person, and one bite was gone.
Zhou Huiniang didn't pay attention to the eggs this time, but took Xia Huai's hand and walked into the cave, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, have you washed it?" ”
Xia Huai was a little confused by the monks: "It's cleaned..."
"Oh, that's good!" Zhou Huiniang breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Is there a mat?" I still have two clean ones, do you want them? ”
Xia Huai was even more confused, what are the conditions, is there a difference between sitting on the ground and sitting on the cushion?
"No!"
Zhou Huiniang nodded, thinking, there is no shortage!
After putting her mind at ease, Zhou Huiniang asked: "Where did I find a lot of wild eggs?" ”
Xia Huai definitely can't say that it was exchanged for her by Dayan, don't say that her mother doesn't believe it, she doesn't believe it either!
"I happened to pass by and saw it."
At lunchtime, a pot of egg drop soup was boiling in a crockpot, and when they ran out of dry food they brought, they lavishly baked bread with wheat flour and ate it.
A bite of scones and a mouthful of hot soup, life is probably already good.
The ancients basically rested after dinner, and there were not as many entertainment activities as in modern times, especially for rural people. They have always worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. Oil lamps are expensive, and even if they have them, they are reluctant to use them, and besides, who escapes from the famine and carries oil lamps? Improper eating and drinking.
Xia Huai was not used to sleeping after eating, she excused herself to go around the mouth of the cave, but in fact she was carrying a basket and planning to find a hidden place to bathe.
I haven't taken a bath for more than half a month, and my body smells rancid. A person's smell may be obvious, but a bunch of people smell, everyone's sense of smell is accustomed to it, and no one dislikes anyone.
But Xia Huai disliked it, she was about to give up on herself.
Finding a bush, Xia Huai put the basket outside, got in, and the next moment even people with divine consciousness entered the space.
The small manor is not small, Xia Huai is familiar with the way to find a bathing room, put a large bucket full of hot water, and mix it with cold water, pick a few flowers from the manor, pull some petals and sprinkle them into the barrel.
To say that grandma's small manor is indeed a little different, it looks antique from the outside, but there is no lack of modern things inside.
For example, every room is connected to a running water pipe, and the faucet is turned on, so that hot and cold water can be supplied anytime and anywhere. Although she didn't know how the space continued to release water after it became independent in her head, there was a good saying, and it was rare to be confused. Sometimes I don't think too much, but I will be a lot happier.