Chapter 17: The Rabbit
Three days later.
In the bamboo forest.
It was early in the morning, and the forest was shrouded in a faint mist, as if covered with a snow-white veil
When the breeze blows, the slender branches and leaves flutter with it, and a few fallen leaves fall from time to time. The sunrise in the distance is turning red, spreading on the ground through layers of bamboo leaves.
With a soft shout, a white-haired girl held a bamboo sword in her hand, wielding a slightly stiff sword move, and slashed at the bamboo leaves falling in front of her.
The bamboo leaves moved in the wind, leisurely dodging the attack of the bamboo sword, and fell quietly to the ground.
"Alas, it seems that this sword is still a little jerky, I don't know when it will be as crisp and neat as my senior sister."
The white-haired girl was just about to be a little discouraged, and then quickly shook her head and threw away this thought.
Diligence can make up for clumsiness, and everything needs more practice.
At this moment, a girl's giggling laughter came from outside the forest in the distance, attracting the attention of the white-haired girl.
"Senior sister, junior sister, what do you see I caught? Wow, we're in for a great deal today! ”
The girl dressed in white ran over very briskly, and she was also weighing a movable object in her hand, fluttering, it seemed to be some kind of small animal.
Hua Ying Dingqing took a look, and saw that what the other party was holding in his hand was a gray hare.
The rabbit had both long ears lifted, and both feet fluttered.
"Senior sister, you got up early in the morning and ran into the mountains just for this?" Hua Ying felt a little helpless.
This senior sister is really, the master has only been away for three days, and she doesn't practice well every day, and she thinks about going to the mountains to play all day long. The day before yesterday, he said that he was going to hunt wild boars, but the wild boars were not found but attracted two blind bears, chased them to the bamboo house and almost killed them both.
Fortunately, it was dark that night, and the blind bear couldn't see and couldn't find anyone, so he went back to the mountains again.
Because of this, Hua Ying didn't dare to go up the mountain to play with her, so angry that Qin Xiangzhi had to go into the mountain by herself, and stayed for a long time.
"This guy is so cunning, I caught it for a long time, and my hand was almost bitten."
Qin Xiangzhi happily grabbed the rabbit's ears, and raised them in front of Hua Ying as she spoke, wanting her to get closer and admire her booty.
Unexpectedly, this rabbit stared at a pair of round red eyes and kicked directly at Hua Ying's face.
"Oops."
screamed in pain all her life, Hua Ying was kicked off guard and sat down on the ground.
"Hey, this damn rabbit, you dare to bully my little junior sister, I have to steam you first and then boil, and then steam and then cook! Cooked badly! Rotten bunny! ”
Qin Xiangzhi didn't expect this cunning rabbit to come out like this, he directly pointed at the rabbit's nose and scolded, and tied it up with a rope.
When Hua Ying heard this angry sentence, she patted her ass and got up from the ground, and said speechlessly: "Senior sister, don't run up the mountain all day, one day you will attract that blind bear, and then we will become this 'rabbit'!" ”
"I'm not afraid of that blind bear, if I hadn't brought a weapon last time, I would have been chased by it to my house?" Qin Xiangzhi looked unhappy.
In the past few days, she has not caught any good prey, she has brought wild vegetables from the mountains to her home, and her face is not very good, and she finally caught a rabbit today, so she has to show off in front of the little sister.
said that I would raise my junior sister to be white and fat, and not eat more meat, how white and fat.
"Let's go, let's go back and stew the rabbit and eat it!"
Saying that, without waiting for Hua Ying to say anything, Qin Xiangzhi dragged her and the bundled rabbit to the bamboo house.
Hua Ying was pulled away in a hurry, but she didn't resist, anyway, this morning's practice time is over, and it's time to go back.
Today is the fourth day that Master has left home, and he still hasn't returned, and he doesn't know where he is going.
However, everything is fine at home, and the two apprentices live without hindrance, except that there is no one to control them, it is no different from usual.
It's just that Hua Ying has been thinking about the return of her master, and every day in addition to practicing martial arts in the morning, she goes to the foot of the mountain to wander in the afternoon, and she also knows some children from Lijia Village.
There are more than 100 families in this Lijia Village, and there are many children of the same age as her, and there is also a teacher in the village who was invited from the town, and she will go to listen with the children of Lijia Village every day, just to be able to read more Braille.
Inside the bamboo house.
Hua Ying squatted in front of the stove, staring at the flames in the stove with her chin in one hand, and picking up the firewood at her feet with the other hand and adding it to the stove from time to time.
A pot of boiling water was boiling in the steaming stove, Qin Xiangzhi first blanched the cut rabbit meat pieces in the pot, and then threw the prepared green onion and ginger ingredients into the pot, covered the pot, and rubbed his little hands quite satisfied.
"Yes, yes, at most, you can start eating it after cooking for half an hour."
Both of them hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and seeing that it was approaching noon, they simply settled it with lunch.
The younger sister is responsible for burning firewood, the senior sister is responsible for cooking, and the rabbit is responsible for being eaten, and the division of labor is very clear.
In addition to stewed rabbit meat, Qin Xiangori also prepared brown rice and wild vegetable soup.
Wild vegetables are what she has worked hard to dig from the mountains in the past few days, although the taste is average, but it can't be wasted, it takes so much effort, and it takes more to eat.
It didn't take long for all the meals to be prepared, and the two gathered in the guest hall of the main house, sat at the tables, and prepared to start savoring the day's lunch.
"Senior sister, eat more rabbit meat, come, both rabbit legs are given to you, it dares to kick you and gnaw its legs fiercely!"
While eating the rice in his bowl, Qin Xiangzhi kept putting vegetables into the Huaying bowl on the opposite side of the table, and the rice bowl was stacked high, and most of the rabbit meat was sandwiched into Huaying's bowl.
"Senior sister, I can't eat so much." Hua Ying couldn't help but be a little moved, and shook her head.
"No! Gotta eat it all! Your body is too thin, you still have to practice martial arts every day, don't gain weight! Qin Xiangzhi looked solemn and said in an unquestionable voice, "Before Master comes back, you have to gain at least thirty pounds!" ”
Thirty pounds?
Isn't that feeding pigs?
Hua Ying's face was full of astonishment, and the chopsticks that were caught in her mouth couldn't help but stop.
You know, this little girl is only about fifty pounds now, and she really has gained thirty pounds, so she can't be fat?
When the master comes back, do you still recognize this as your apprentice?
Hua Ying calculated carefully, and was immediately a little scared.
But Qin Xiangzhi was not enough, chewing the meat with chopsticks in his mouth, his eyes turned around, and he suddenly shouted:
"Hey, one day I'll go up the mountain and catch those two blind bears, that guy has a lot of meat, how can a little rabbit be enough for you to eat!"
"Senior sister, be sensible."
"Senior sister, you don't think I can't beat them, do you?" Qin Xiangzhi looked skeptical.
“......”
Although she didn't reply, Hua Ying's expression had already revealed her true thoughts.
"Good! You wait! ”
Qin Xiangzhi slammed the table, rushed to the corner of the wall to pick up a sword, and rushed straight out of the door.
"I'm going to cut them down now!"
"Senior sister!"
Hua Ying hurriedly jumped over, hugged Qin Xiangzhi's waist from behind, and dragged her body to the ground and stopped her.
Her heart ached.
Woo, Master, come back quickly, Senior Sister is crazy!