Chapter 10: Black Egg
The child stopped and looked at the rabbit enviously but did not go forward to pick it up.
He turned and looked at Song Wei.
Song Wei walked over and picked up the wild rabbit by its hind legs, and clearly saw the disappointment in the child's eyes.
He pursed his lips, glanced at the hare, then turned and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, can you roast a rabbit?"
Somewhere hidden half an hour later.
Song Wei was hitting the big pine cones with a wooden stick. He didn't know what species the pine trees here were, but the pine cones were bigger than an adult's palm.
The pine nuts are also quite large. When the blooming pine cones are hit with a wooden stick, the pine nuts inside fall off easily.
She threw the knocked pine cones aside, picked them up with her skinny, dark little hand and threw them into the fire.
Above the fire, he was roasting rabbit meat diligently.
The rabbit meat had been roasting for a while and was making a sizzling sound.
"What's your name?"
The little boy said sullenly, "Black Egg."
"How old are you?"
"Five."
But Heidan's figure looks more like he is about three years old.
"No one's home?"
Otherwise, how could you dress like this?
"Yes, grandparents, my eldest uncle's family, and my younger uncle's family."
“But they don’t like me.”
The only thing he didn't mention was his own home, and Song Wei had a rough guess in her mind.
However, Song Wei didn't expect that both his grandparents disliked him and would let their child become like this.
The pine cones in my hand have been almost knocked away. There is only about five pounds left in such a large sack.
Tsk... the skin is thick and the flesh is thin, or it's really thick.
But she was satisfied too, the pine nuts were crunchy and fragrant.
The aroma of roasted rabbit was already wafting out, and the two, one big and one small, squatted beside the fire, watching eagerly.
"It's a pity there's no oil. It would be nice if I could find honey in the woods."
I don’t know how fragrant it is when you apply this sweet honey on your body.
They smeared a kind of sour wild fruit on the rabbit meat, stuffed a handful of wild onions into the rabbit's stomach, and sprinkled some salt on the surface.
The salt was brought by Song Wei. She had originally planned to get something in the mountains to roast and eat, but she didn't expect to be so lucky as to encounter a wild rabbit as soon as she arrived.
By the way, I hired a child worker.
“It smells so good~”
Song Wei looks even greedier than Heidan.
The other kid's stomach was growling with hunger, but when he smelled the aroma of rabbit meat, he didn't behave as pathetic as her.
But...it smells really good.
After an agonizing wait, the rabbit meat was finally ready.
Song Wei directly tore off an extra-large hind leg and handed it to him.
"Take it and eat it. This is your reward."
Heidan sniffed, his eyes turned a little red, and he took a bite of the rabbit meat impatiently without waiting for it to cool down.
The meat was very hot, but after swirling it around in his mouth, he was reluctant to spit it out. He just blew on it while eating.
"No one is competing with you for it. If you burn your tongue, you won't be able to taste such a good flavor."
There was little seasoning and the taste of the roasted rabbit was not very good.
But for both Song Wei and Heidan, this meat is considered very delicious.
Heidan's appetite is not that big, and he is often hungry so his stomach can be said to be very small.
One rabbit hind leg was enough to fill him up and even make him a little full.
Song Wei was not worried that his stomach wouldn't be able to take it.
Children in rural areas are very active and have strong bodies, especially Heidan, who will go out to find food if he is not full at home. He will stuff anything edible into his mouth, so his stomach is very strong.
After eating the rabbit meat, Heidan actively helped Song Wei pick up pine cones, mushrooms, chestnuts and other things.
There are a lot of matsutake mushrooms in this pine forest. The place where the two of them are is already relatively inner. The children in the village are warned by the adults not to come, and the adults are busy at work and don't come either, so this is a good opportunity for Song Wei and Heidan.
“There’s a patch of matsutake mushrooms here!”
Heidan's surprised voice was heard, and Song Wei walked over leisurely with the basket on his back, and picked up two good-looking porcini mushrooms.
Matsutake has high nutritional value and is abundant in the forest. It can be preserved for a long time if dried.
Song Wei saw Heidan put all the matsutake mushrooms he had picked into his backpack.
"Pick it up yourself."
Heidan: "No, I can't eat it if I pick it up."
He just carefully put the mushrooms he picked into Song Wei's backpack, and his temper was quite stubborn.
But Song Wei didn't say anything else.
If you can't eat it or protect it, then you might as well give it to me.
Perhaps because he had eaten Song Wei's rabbit meat, Heidan stuffed all the good things he found into her backpack.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"What are you doing up here on this mountain?"
"To find food, you have to bring back firewood."
Heidan came with a backpack on his back. The backpack was so tall that his small body was taller than it.
Not only do they not feed their children enough but they also force them to do heavy work. That family is really heartless.
Song Wei complained in her heart, but she was not slow in picking up things.
When he had picked up most of the mushrooms in the backpack, Song Wei picked up the pine cones and stuffed them into a sack, and then slowly knocked them when he brought them back.
It's too slow to type now.
Another sack of chestnuts, the thorny shells of which had been removed.
Heidan's fingers were all pierced, but he didn't say anything.
The most important thing is that he was not wearing shoes and his feet were injured.
Song Wei pushed the man aside, grabbed his foot and took the thorn out.
"Are you stupid? Why are you going there without even a pair of shoes?"
Heidan pursed his lips and said nothing, just staring at her with his pair of dark eyes, looking a little dazed.
"Tsk... just stay here quietly. If you can't stay here any longer, you can knock me down."
After that she went to pick chestnuts by herself.
On the way home, Song Wei carried a backpack full of mushrooms and two large sacks placed horizontally on the backpack. With his left hand, he easily dragged a trunk as thick as the one he had yesterday, and with his right hand, he carried a backpack full of firewood like Heidan and walked briskly.
Heidan was empty-handed, fiddling with his two black marbles and chasing after him in amazement.
"I...I can carry it myself."
Song Wei: "You can't keep up with it if you carry it on your back. It's getting dark. Do you want to stay in the mountains and feed the wild animals?"
Although her tone was not friendly, Heidan could still feel Song Wei's concern.
Heidan's eyes were a little red, and he looked like he was crying.
"Why are you crying? Where is your home?"
Heidan pointed to a road that was in the opposite direction of the Youth League Institute.
He sniffed: "You make me feel like my mother."
Song Wei: …………
Will you speak?
She said unhappily, "Okay, just carry it on your back. Is it still far?"
Heidan shook his head.
"Don't be so stupid next time. If you can't protect what you find in the mountains, hide it somewhere only you know. And don't pick up too much firewood or you'll tire yourself out if you can't use it."
"knew."
Heidan nodded with a tearful voice, then left with the firewood on his back, looking back every few steps.
After Song Wei saw him leave, she took her things and returned to the Youth League Home.
When everyone saw her bringing back such a big dry tree and the things she was carrying, they were immediately shocked: …………
She was a slender and delicate girl, yet she had to carry so many things on her back, which gave people a huge visual impact.
This is the second time it has happened, but they are still not used to it.
(End of this chapter)