Chapter 9: Moonshadow Mountain
Erxing is the second son of the eldest brother's family, Yue Zhixing, who is 9 years old this year.
When they heard that the little aunt was going up the mountain, the two of them were very surprised, the little aunt had never gone up the mountain yet, and the little aunt had never done this kind of work, digging wild vegetables.
But if the little aunt wants to go, they will accompany them and take care of the little aunt.
Moon Shadow Mountain is on the edge of Moon Shadow Village, it is a mountain with a low altitude, covering an extremely large area, and the villagers only dare to move on the periphery, and it is said that there are large beasts in the depths of the forest, and it is very easy to get lost, except for the hunters in the village, no one dares to go inside.
When I went up the mountain, many people were digging wild vegetables here.
During the great drought, people are running out of drinking water, and there is no way to grow vegetables because they have extra water to irrigate their farmland.
That is, wild vegetables can still grow in an old forest like Moon Shadow Mountain, and the weeds in your own fields are so dry that they are almost gone.
Thanks to the fact that their village is backed by Moon Shadow Mountain, they will not starve to death, and I heard that many places have begun to flee the famine.
When he arrived at the place, after telling Haoyue Mingzhu not to run around, Da Gao began to squat on the ground to dig wild vegetables, and Erxing looked around to see if he could be lucky enough to find wild eggs or bird eggs and the like, and improve the food.
Erxing's kid is very flexible, and he will go up the tree with a stinger, just like a monkey.
Most of the children in the village can climb trees, but it is rare for Erxing to climb so fast and so high.
If you want to find the eggs, you have to climb high, and the low nests have already been dug up by the children, and there are no eggs at all.
The birds have also learned to be smart, and the nests they have built are getting higher and higher.
Erxing is a good climber of trees, so he can find bird eggs almost every time, which is the envy of the children in the village.
In the past, some children wanted to snatch Erxing's bird eggs, but after being beaten by Erxing a few times, they didn't dare anymore.
Don't look at Erxing's age, he can fight ruthlessly, he belongs to the kind of fight that doesn't kill him, and this kid is very flexible, and children who are a few years older than him can't beat him.
Yue Mingzhu watched Erxing climb the tree, and sighed in her heart, this kid is talented, he is a good material for practicing martial arts, but he can't waste it.
Just as he was thinking about it, Erxing's excited voice came from the tree, "Little aunt, big brother, I have taken out bird eggs, there are eight, and I have never taken out so many bird eggs in one nest." ”
"Erxing is really amazing." Moon Pearl praised Erxing.
Erxing's eyes instantly brightened, and the little aunt never praised her.
The people who dig wild vegetables under the trees are also envious, but they don't have the ability to dig wild vegetables, so they can only dig wild vegetables honestly.
After digging out the eggs, Erxing came down from the tree and carefully put the eggs in the back basket.
I thought to myself, I can add vegetables to my little aunt at night, and make up for my little aunt.
Yue Mingzhu asked Erxing to accompany her to wander in the woods.
Walking to a place where there was no one, she took out a pheasant from the space and threw it on the ground, pretending to be surprised and shouting, "Erxing, there is a pheasant!" ”
The pheasant was probably a little stunned, stupid, Erxing reacted quickly, and pounced on the pheasant with a pounce.
"Little aunt, little aunt, I've caught a pheasant, I've caught a pheasant." Erxing is almost crazy with joy.
It's pheasant, it's meat, and he goes up the mountain almost every day, and he's never caught a pheasant.
The first time the little aunt went up the mountain, he caught pheasants, and he would often have to drag the little aunt up the mountain in the future.
Erxing is happy in his heart.
Da Gao hurriedly came over when he heard the movement, and when he saw the pheasant in the second brother's hand, his saliva was about to flow.
The second brother is really powerful.
People in the village also came around, to say that although the eggs are powerful, but not unusual, almost every child has been picked up, but the pheasant is different, so many people go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables every day, the pheasant is fine, and when you see the person, you will run away, and you will not come to the front of the person at all, except for the hunters in the village, almost no one can catch the prey.
Erxing, this kid is really lucky.
A thick-skinned boy came over, "Erxing, you are really powerful, this pheasant is really fat, there must be a lot of meat, when your stew is ready, give me a piece of meat to eat." ”
These days, the gruel is almost out of drink, the meat is something that I dare not think about, and I can only get some meat foam during the New Year, and my saliva will flow when I think about it.
"Erxing and Erxing, we have a good relationship, you can also give me a piece." More and more boys are begging for meat around Erxing.
"Go, go, go, we don't have enough to eat." Erxing is not stupid, and he will not be flattered and give away the meat.
Today, they found bird eggs and pheasants, and Da Gao and Erxing hurriedly dug up some wild vegetables, and took their little aunt down the mountain.
As soon as they entered the house, the two of them shouted excitedly: "Grandma, grandma, I caught a pheasant today!" ”
Mrs. Wang came out of the house and looked, but No, Erxing was carrying a pheasant in his hand.
Normally, if you catch a pheasant, it is impossible for the family to eat it, and if you sell it, you can sell it for dozens of dollars, but seeing a few small expectant eyes and swallowing saliva, the old lady softened.
When she announced that it was time to stew for the evening, a few small ones jumped three feet high in excitement.
Su Shi quickly lifted a knife to kill chickens, her cooking skills are not as good as her sister-in-law, tonight her sister-in-law will be in charge of cooking, she kills chickens and burns the fire.
There were many people in the family, and one pheasant was not enough to eat, so I cut a few large radishes left over from the winter and stewed a large pot.
The cauldron was steaming hot, and the aroma hit people, so that a few boys stopped making a fuss and waited for the meal to start.
This aroma can torture the neighbors crazy, this is really, stewed old hens yesterday, stewed pheasants today, who are going to be hungry to death, the children in the family were noisy to eat meat yesterday, and today they are noisy, and the rice is almost uneaten, where is the money to buy meat, until the child is beaten to stop.
Looking forward to it, looking forward to it, it's finally time to eat.
A large pot full of radish stewed chicken was served on the table, and multigrain cakes were made, which was comparable to the New Year, no, I didn't eat so well during the New Year last year.
According to the economic conditions of Yue Mingzhu's family, it should be no problem to eat some meat every other day, but all the delicious food is eaten by Yue Mingzhu, and Yue Mingxuan has to study, as well as Yue Pengfei, who fights the autumn wind.
The expenses are really large, how can you spend all the money on food, it would be good to be full.
Although the children were very greedy, almost all of them tacitly ate turnips, and the meat was to be given to the little aunt to eat, which was a routine that did not need to be declared at home.
The chicken-flavored radish is also fragrant, and the children are satisfied with it.
Yue Mingzhu could only put another piece of meat into everyone's bowl, "Everyone eats meat, I want to lose weight, I can't eat so much, if it's still the same as before, how can I lose weight." ”
Mrs. Wang understood that her daughter was determined to lose weight, and after experiencing that experience, she seemed to be more sensible than before.
Although she feels sorry for her daughter, she understands in her heart that it is a good thing for her daughter to be sensible, and she will always marry in the future, and her mother-in-law will not be so accustomed to her daughter like her own family, just like Zhang's, alas!
"Eat, eat, Zhuzhu let you eat, you eat, eat the meat to protect Zhuzhu even more, Zhuzhu is a girl, if anyone dares to bully Zhuzhu, you have to protect me even hard."
Mrs. Wang is worried, her daughter is too simple, she doesn't understand the sinister heart, and she doesn't know how to be tortured by Zhang's widow in the future, hmph, if Zhang dares to bully her daughter, she will dare to bring someone to the door.
Everyone ate happily, not to mention a few boys, even adults ate with round stomachs.
After eating, the two sisters-in-law worked more quickly.
Even the old man took out his cigarette stick and sat comfortably in the courtyard smoking.