"This! So many? And there are even roe deer!"
When Grandpa Yu returned home, he saw the oxcart enter the yard, and his family members came to greet him. But when they saw the prey under the grass, their eyes widened.
The moment Qian Manman saw the roe deer, she started drooling. She quickly wiped it away with her hand, then stared at the roe deer, refusing to look away.
"How come you even caught a roe deer? That stuff smells amazing!"
Qian Manman's words struck a chord with Grandpa Yu, who couldn't help but swallow hard before giving instructions to the others.
"Let's unload them first. I'll take the fish baskets from this morning over there so that someone else won't come over later. We can work on the weaving this afternoon tomorrow."
Just then, Li Xiuxiu returned, put Wei Mo down, and went to help.
The silly roe deer became very famous in later generations, and its fame stemmed from its 'silliness'.
When a roe deer is startled, the white fur on its tail will bristle, turning its rear end white, and then it will consider whether to flee.
They would even run in the middle of the road, using the headlights to get ahead of cars, completely unaware that they would be hit and killed, only knowing that the light would help them get on their way.
When chased by hunters, they would bury their heads in the snow, thinking that this way they wouldn't be discovered!
In Northeast China, there is another situation where, after heavy snowfall in winter, hunters can easily find roe deer in the forest.
This isn't because roe deer are stupid. Roe deer can't find food, and their body size isn't adapted to deep snow, so they quickly get trapped in the deep snow and freeze or starve to death.
Roe deer have some fixed areas of activity in the mountains, and they will stay in a very small area for a period of time.
Therefore, when it is generally disturbed, it will not run far away. It will hide until it feels safe and then come out to move around again.
People usually see it in these feeding areas, so it will soon return and eventually fall into the hunter's trap.
Every year, many roe deer are hunted, making them one of the most hunted medium-sized mammals (along with wild boar) from Northeast to North China.
If you see a thick steel wire snare in the mountains, less than 1 meter high, it is most likely aimed at roe deer.
They could be said to have been eaten alive to become protected animals. However, there was no animal protection law in this era, but there was a crime of stealing state property, since every blade of grass and every tree belonged to the state.
Catching roe deer is usually done in winter because they have horns, but these horns fall off after the breeding season. (Catching them now carries a sentence of several years, so please don't try it. Many things I've written about before, besides fishing, are punishable by imprisonment, even catching wild rabbits is illegal.)
Lunch was naturally very lavish, and Qian Manman's cooking skills were impeccable. A group of people, including the old man, sat around the kang (heated brick bed) feeling stuffed.
After sitting for a while, seeing that Grandma Yu was about to clear the table, Wang Ling and Yu Juan quickly got up to help.
In this family, the dishwashing has been taken over by two people; how could we let anyone else do it?
Others also started weaving fish baskets. Wei Mo didn't want to go out today, so he stayed home to help. With Wei Mo's help, the speed increased a lot.
After all, Wei Mo is someone who can weave 10 fish baskets a day by playing around with the craft.
Wei Mo kept repeating the knitting motion until her little hands started to hurt. After knitting about two pieces, she ran to the yard to hunt birds.
The new willow fence has been completed and has been doubled in size, enclosing my grandparents' house as well.
After all, the Wei Mo family doesn't have much else, but they have a lot of willow branches. Wang Ling, Qian Manman, and the others often go and collect some whenever they have free time.
After Wei Mo finished setting the trap, he secretly slipped out with Wei Xiaomin. In fact, the adults saw all of this but didn't say anything.
The two of them even secretly brought spears, planning to catch toads later.
But they hadn't gone far when they ran into the brothers Shan Zhenhai and Shan Zhenjiang.
"Wei Mo, what are you holding in your hand?"
The Shan brothers were interested in what Wei Mo had; it was clearly a new weapon, as they were both tired of fishing now.
There are still fish traps for catching fish, and these fish traps were also developed by Wei Mo.
Wei Mo looked at the two brothers and decided to take them with him, since at least he would have someone to help him carry the bags.
"This is a spear, used to stab toads. Let me tell you, toads smell amazing."
The two brothers' eyes lit up when they heard it was a weapon for catching toads, knowing that Wei Mo had a lot of good stuff. Shan Zhenhai spoke slowly.
"Wei Mo, could you take me with you? I just want to go and take a look, okay?"
When Shan Zhenjiang saw his brother about to leave, he also called out to him from the side.
"Me too, me too, is that okay, Brother Wei Mo?"
Shan Zhenjiang still remembers what he said: as long as Yu Mo lent him his fishing rod, he would be his elder brother from then on.
Wei Mo pretended to be hesitant, then slowly opened his mouth.
"Alright, but you still remember the rules, right?"
Shan Zhenjiang nodded in agreement.
"I'll do whatever you say, Brother Wei Mo. You can't talk or make a fuss."
Wei Mo nodded in satisfaction.
"Let's go together then."
The two brothers excitedly followed behind the siblings.
What are children's natural instincts? They are active and curious.
Not long after they left, Shan Zhenhai couldn't help but ask Wei Mo.
"Wei Mo, how do you use this gun? How do you catch toads?"
Wei Mo turned around and glanced at Shan Zhenhai. Only then did Shan Zhenhai realize what was happening and quickly covered his mouth.
"I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore."
Upon arriving at the edge of the rice paddy, Wei Mo gave instructions to the two men and handed them the cloth bag.
"Shan Zhenjiang, you go with my sister and remember to listen to her. Shan Zhenhai, you come with me and remember to watch your mouth."
The two brothers nodded at the same time, took the cloth bag handed to them by Wei Mo, and followed closely behind the two siblings as Wei Mo instructed.
As Wei Mo slowed his pace and slowly drew his gun, a frog was stabbed by him. He then reached out, grabbed the stabbing gun, and put the frog into the cloth bag in the hands of Shan Zhenhai, whose eyes were red.
Shan Zhenhai was about to speak, but remembering Wei Mo's rules, he quickly covered his mouth with his left hand.
Wei Mo couldn't help but smile when he saw his adorable appearance.
"Hold the bag tight, don't let the frog escape."
Shan Zhenhai nodded, lowered his hand from his mouth, and gripped the cloth bag tightly with both hands.
After walking along a ridge, the siblings met at the edge of the field. By now, each of them had caught quite a lot, and the brothers, including Shan Zhenhai, were having difficulty carrying it all.
Wei Mo glanced at the Shan brothers and then spoke directly to Wei Xiaomin, who seemed reluctant to leave.
"Let's go, sis, let's go home."
Wei Xiaomin could only follow behind Wei Mo reluctantly. The Shan brothers were finally able to speak, and the two brothers vied for the right to speak.
"Wei Mo, can I borrow you to play for a while?"
"Brother Wei Mo, you're my older brother, so if you're going to play, you have to let me play first."
Wei Mo found the two brothers somewhat amusing and thought he probably wouldn't go again today.
He handed the spear to Shan Zhenjiang, since Shan Zhenjiang now called him brother.
Seeing the spear in his younger brother's hand, Shan Zhenhai became anxious and said to Wei Mo, who was even younger than him.
"Brother Wei Mo, Brother Wei Mo, where's mine?"
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