Chapter 80: Learning to Hunt on the Prairie
The next day, after breakfast, Zhao Dahu took the apricot blossoms and walked to the prairie outside the village.
The two of them went one after the other, and unknowingly arrived at the grassland. The big tiger asked Xinghua: "Are you afraid if you meet a wolf?"
Xinghua said: "I'm not afraid, don't you have a bow and arrow?" By the way, Brother Big Tiger, aren't you going to teach me to hunt?"
Medium. Zhao Dahu said: "My mother said that as long as you are happy, you will win." ”
So, Zhao Dahu taught Xinghua how to draw a bow and release arrows hand in hand, and practiced repeatedly.
Xinghua Bingxue is smart, she will learn it, and she has been influenced by the family environment since she was a child, although she has not really hunted on the grassland, but she is no stranger to bows and arrows, and has followed the two tigers to the grassland several times, and tried to pull the bow. Since she often does farm work, her hands are not small, and most men find it difficult to draw a bow, but she can pull it away easily.
Although the target was not very accurate at the beginning, as soon as Zhao Dahu clicked, he made rapid progress. After a while, they began to shoot their real prey.
Zhao Dahu is also very patient, every time he encounters prey, he hands the arrow to Xinghua, and he takes the trouble to repeatedly explain the essentials of archery. Xinghua studied very carefully, but every time she released her arrows, she was disappointed, and the prey fled.
Zhao Dahu never complained about Xue'er, and when the next prey appeared, he would hand over the arrow to Xinghua
The sun was about to set, and Zhao Dahu spent all day on Xinghua and taught her to hunt, so he made an exception and didn't catch any prey. However, he is still happy. Because he taught Xinghua to shoot arrows, and at the same time told her how to survive on the grassland, how to avoid ferocious cannibals and other common sense of emergency evacuation.
When the last touch of the sunset stained the grassland red. The yellow autumn grass, but under the light of the sunset, it shows an alluring light. Zhao Dahu and Xinghua returned in the red light of the sunset.
Suddenly, Zhao Dahu saw a tall cluster of artemisia grass in front of him suddenly move, and a hare came out. Eighty percent of its eyes and brain were dazzled by the red light of the setting sun, and after burrowing out of the artemisia grass, it stopped motionless.
Zhao Dahu still handed the arrow to Xinghua. Said: "Quick, aim for it!"
"Whoosh-" Xinghua took the bow and arrows and pulled the bow away. Mounted the arrow, and solemnly let it go. After the sound of an arrow, the hare plunged headlong into the grass.
"Shot, shot! This shot hit!" Zhao Dahu saw it clearly. Screaming in joy and running over. Pick up the rabbit from the ground.
Xinghua also hurriedly ran over and looked at the prey she shot happily, and said happily like a child: "Oh, I have shot the prey, I will hunt......"
Zhao Dahu carried the rabbit and apricot blossom home.
At this moment, the big tiger lady is standing at the door looking at the grassland, hoping that Xinghua and her son will come back soon.
When Zhao Dahu and Xinghua walked to the door, Dahu said to his mother in surprise: "Mother, look, this is the rabbit that Xinghua beats!"
The big tiger lady saw it and said happily: "Yes." Apricot blossoms can hunt too! Well, it's not been a peaceful year. It would be useful to learn something. ”
Dahu said: "Xinghua has a bit of a foundation in archery, because her husband and brother-in-law are the best hunters on the grassland. ”
"What a woman who will go out of the door. The big tiger lady was happy in her heart and said, "Let's stew rabbit meat tonight!"
"Alright. The big tiger picked up a sharp knife and began to peel the rabbit, and Xinghua was also very happy to help the big tiger lady cook......
An hour later, when a big bowl of steaming and fragrant rabbit meat was served, Dahu said, "Mother, bring our wine, I am happy today, drink a few sips." ”
The big tiger lady said: "Child, drink it, usually my mother didn't let you drink, but now you teach Xinghua to hunt meritorious, and my mother lets you drink." ”
Erhu took the wine jar, opened the lid, poured half a bowl of soju, took a big sip of it, pointed to the rabbit meat and said, "Xinghua, eat quickly, this is the rabbit meat you hit." ”
After dinner, Erhu Niang took the remaining half of the rabbit meat to Liu Dashan's house, Zhao Dahu drank the wine and felt dazed, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down in the kang.
The night has quietly climbed up the window lattice, the apricot blossom lit the oil lamp, and was stunned for a while at the flickering light, and suddenly thought that the big tiger girl had not come back yet, she was a little worried, and she couldn't bear to wake up Zhao Dahu, so she pushed open the door and walked towards Liu Dashan's house......
Xinghua came to the door of Liu Dashan's house, his big yellow dog barked a few times, Liu Dashan came out and stopped the dog, and let Xinghua into the house.
Seeing that Gao Dequan's grandfather was also there, Xinghua said, "You have come to visit the door too?"
Grandpa Gao Dequan sat on the kang of Uncle Liu's house, holding a cigarette pouch and pot more than a foot long in his hand, took two puffs of cigarettes, and said, "Hey, I have nothing to do, go to your aunt's house and sit." Xinghua, your mother praised you just now. ”
Aunt Liu warmly took Xinghua's hand and said, "Xinghua'er, sit down quickly and let Auntie take a look." What a handsome child, your mother said that you are sensible, kind-hearted, and diligent, you are really a good child!"
Grandpa Gao Dequan said: "They are all children of poor families, and they can't be wrong." Ever since she arrived in our tunzi, I have seen it. If that mountain bag comes again, I will fight him to the end even if I risk my old life, and I can't let such a good child fall into the hands of bandits!"
"Old man, do you still think you're young?" Aunt Liu said with a smile.
Gao Dequan's grandfather said: "Hey, the years are not forgiving, in terms of age, I am not young, but I am so old, what are I afraid of beards?"
Liu Dashan said: "I think back then, when Grandpa Dequan was young, he was also a well-known hunter on our grassland, and he was the most righteous. ”
Grandpa Gao Dequan lowered his voice and said: "Don't mention the Qian family, I just can't get used to his smiling ghost's two-faced and three-faced, one-belly and flowery behavior, so I stopped doing it at his house later." In the past few years, he has gotten very close to the big bandit Zashanbao, and the fight has been hot, and how many common people have been harmed! Last time, they originally came to grab grain, and if he hadn't leaked the news with Zashanbao, Xinghua and Dahu would not have been hunted down and killed by them. ”
"But I don't know why, that old immortal smiling ghost is the worst, and he always goes against us poor. The big tiger lady scolded.
"People have a big business, they are not afraid of anything, and we have to guard against everything in the future. Grandpa Gao Dequan said.
Everyone gossiped for a while, and then when they saw that it was getting late, Xinghua, Dahu Niang and Gao Dequan's grandfather walked out together and walked towards their homes. (To be continued......)