"Ah, ah, ah, a rabbit, it's a rabbit!"
Qian Mengmeng had gone mad. Seeing Li Xiuxiu take the things out of her clothes, she couldn't help but scream and then quickly covered her mouth.
It's best not to spread this news. Although it was Wei Mo who caught it, and children are now allowed to catch things to supplement their family income, it's still best not to spread it around and incur jealousy!
The group of people who were weaving fish baskets stopped what they were doing and stared at the rabbit in Li Xiuxiu's hands, their mouths watering uncontrollably.
"Sister Wang, I'll stop weaving the fish basket for now, I'll go deal with this rabbit!"
Qian Manman couldn't resist any longer; she was practically ready to eat it raw. Wang Zhenhua nodded in agreement, and Qian Manman happily took the rabbit and ran towards the kitchen.
The others continued weaving fish baskets, and next to them were the catch from the traps they had caught in the yard that morning. It seems everyone is still as enthusiastic and proactive as ever about burning small birds.
Wang Zhenhua looked at his son's small hand, stepped forward, and slapped his son's hand away.
"How old is he? Aren't you ashamed! Xiuxiu, you're just spoiling him like this."
After saying that, she glared at Wei Mo. Wei Mo was a little helpless. This hand had its own ideas, so who could he blame?
"Your Aunt Xiuxiu has been busy helping you all morning, but she hasn't woven any fish baskets yet. The fish baskets you woven later will belong to your Aunt Xiuxiu."
Just as Li Xiuxiu was about to refuse, Wei Mo spoke first.
"Okay, I'll knit a few more for Aunt Xiuxiu. She's coming with me this afternoon!"
"No, no, Sister Wang, it would be too much of a bargain for me."
Li Xiuxiu felt a little embarrassed, feeling that it was wrong to take advantage of others, but no one agreed with her.
Although he would have to work hard to go up the mountain with Wei Mo, he would still have to eat the prey he hunted. Besides, without Wei Mo, it was uncertain whether he would even have any harvest.
Wei Mo sat on the ground and began to weave a fish basket quickly. Li Xiuxiu also sighed, realizing she was taking advantage of the little kid again, and sat down to start weaving as well.
Before long, the aroma of rabbit meat wafted from the kitchen to here. Wei Xiaomin couldn't keep up the story any longer and ran to the kitchen.
"Auntie Manman, can we eat now? I'm so hungry!"
Wei Xiaomin stood by the stove, watching the steam rising from the pot lid, her mouth watering. She looked incredibly cute. Even Qian Manman, who was cooking, kept swallowing her saliva.
"Wait a little longer, it'll be ready in a bit, slurp~!"
Qian Manman herself is so craving it that now there are two gluttons, one big and one small, sitting by the stove.
Wei Xiaomin was extremely anxious, pacing around the stove. In fact, the people outside weren't doing much better!
Seeing that the heat was about right, Qian Manman opened the pot lid, and Wei Xiaomin, who was standing next to her, pulled on Qian Manman's trouser leg.
"Auntie, I want to eat meat! I want rabbit meat!"
Qian Manman picked up her chopsticks and first put a large piece of rabbit meat on Wei Xiaomin's plate, then called out to the outside.
"Everyone come back, let's get ready to eat!"
Wei Xiaomin held the bowl containing rabbit meat, blowing on it constantly until her cheeks puffed up, and she swayed her head from side to side to cool it down faster.
Everyone laughed when they entered the room and saw Wei Xiaomin's adorable appearance, but Wei Xiaomin's actions touched Wei Motian's heart.
"Little brother, eat quickly, I'll blow on it to cool it down for you."
Wei Mo stared blankly at his sister in front of him, his eyes a little sore, but Wei Xiaomin continued to urge him on.
"Eat quickly, little brother, it's not hot anymore."
Wei Mo could no longer hold back his tears, nodded, and took a small bite of the rabbit meat.
This was the family affection he had longed for most, and he had finally obtained it in this life. How could Wei Mo not be moved?
"Oh dear, why is your little brother crying? Did he burn you?"
Wei Xiaomin, who was standing nearby, saw that her younger brother seemed to be crying, so she quickly put down the bowl and went over to check on him.
"It's nothing, sis, I just got something in my eye."
Wei Mo felt a little embarrassed. His soul was that of an adult, yet he was moved to tears by the older sister in front of him. He quickly made up an excuse.
"Come here, let me blow on it for you, it'll be fine after I blow on it."
Wei Xiaomin pulled her younger brother over and blew air into Wei Mo's eyes.
Seeing Wei Xiaomin's serious expression, Wei Mo was deeply moved!
The rabbit at lunchtime was clearly not enough for everyone; it was just enough for a taste. After all, there were eight people, and one rabbit wasn't enough to share. Luckily, Qian Manman had also added a lot of dried vegetables, otherwise the vegetables would have been eaten up.
Wang Ling and Yu Juan took turns doing chores like clearing the table and washing dishes. Although they weren't very noticeable, they were very proactive in doing chores. They couldn't just freeload and do nothing.
After resting for a while, everyone started weaving fish baskets. Wei Mo took the very thin steel wire rope he had bought from the trading market, and Li Xiuxiu held it in her arms. The two of them then walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Before leaving, Wei's mother naturally gave them some instructions. However, thinking about the rabbit meat at noon, she started drooling again, and at the same time hoped that they could get more.
Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu knew the way well and arrived near the foot of the mountain where they had been that morning. Although Wei Mo was reluctant to leave Li Xiuxiu's embrace, he still had to do the job of setting the roe deer trap himself.
In the areas where the roe deer like to appear, Wei Mo set off about ten robe traps, and then continued searching for suitable places to catch wild rabbits.
Once she found a good spot, Li Xiuxiu would start working. Now, Li Xiuxiu no longer needed Wei Mo's command; she could basically make traps on her own, although she wasn't good at controlling the location.
It's important to know that Wei Mo learned not only how to make traps, but also about the range of prey's movement and other techniques.
"Auntie, dig one more here, then we'll call it a day and head home."
Wei Mo pointed to a spot where rabbits frequently moved around and said to Li Xiuxiu.
Li Xiuxiu nodded and said "Okay." Then she picked up a shovel and started digging. Li Xiuxiu was becoming more and more familiar with the job, and she set up at least ten traps in one afternoon.
Wei Mo also took out paper and pen and wrote and drew on it, marking the location of the traps.
I counted them and found there were as many as 26. And that's just for rabbit traps; there are also pheasant traps and roe deer traps that I haven't even counted.
After finishing their work, the two of them were a little excited because they were about to check the traps they had set up that morning.
Although rabbits rarely come out to forage during the day, there are always a few that are not afraid of death among so many. The first location was good, with three burrows, and two of them were triggered!
Li Xiuxiu skillfully made a small opening in the trap. Only after seeing that it was a rabbit did she put her hand in. This was Wei Mo's instruction, and she had to do it this way. Otherwise, what if there were other animals in the trap?
Surprisingly, there were two in the trap! But they were both crushed to death, as the stone slab was too heavy.
Two out of the three traps were triggered, and three rabbits were obtained. Li Xiuxiu immediately took off her clothes, tied the cuffs, tied the collar with the rope Wei Mo had given her, and used the clothes as a bag!
This one rabbit burrow alone has provided Wei Mo with four rabbits. Usually, there are several rabbits in one burrow, so he expects to have more to harvest in the next few days.
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