Chapter 174 Almost there, almost there
"That's because you, sister-in-law, are so capable. You can pick them up and take them home, so you don't need him anymore." Gu Xiaoxi joked with a smile.
Li Guifen was stunned for a moment, then she started laughing.
“That seems to be the case.”
Feng Xia thought about it and it seemed that the same situation was happening in her family.
Her husband at home was working hard in the army, and she had never thought of asking him for help with these little things.
Now that I think about it, should she learn from Gu Xiaoxi and be more gentle?
In this way, will my man become more considerate?
As they talked, the three of them quickly picked up two large piles of firewood.
Seeing today's high efficiency, Li Guifen and Feng Xia felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"We picked up things too quickly today. We can take a break." Feng Xia found a clean place and sat down.
Li Guifen pushed her away and said, "It's so cold on the mountain. Let's go home and rest!"
Gu Xiaoxi was about to speak when he suddenly saw a... wild duck flying in the distance?
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled Li Guifen beside her.
"Sister-in-law, look, there are wild ducks?"
Li Guifen looked in the direction of her sight and said with a smile, "There is a river on the back of this mountain. It's not surprising to see wild ducks there. They are just very clever and fly very fast, so most people can't catch them."
Gu Xiaoxi took a deep breath and said, "I want to try it!
"Ah?" Li Guifen thought she had heard it wrongly.
Feng Xia was also surprised.
Gu Xiaoxi coughed lightly and said, "I said, I want to go and take a look."
"It's still early, let's go, it's not far." Feng Xia also stood up.
"What should we do with the firewood? Should we send it down the mountain first?" Li Guifen was worried that once they left, someone else would come and take away the firewood they had picked.
"Let's take him down the mountain and tie him up." Gu Xiaoxi suggested.
"That's fine."
The three of them quickly dragged the firewood down the mountain.
Li Guifen was very strong and could easily drag two bundles by herself, so she went up the mountain again to get the remaining firewood.
After tying the firewood to the cart and the bicycle with ropes, the three of them climbed over the mountain to the back side.
Maybe I was lucky, as soon as I arrived at the river and looked at the stream, I saw a group of wild ducks flying over the water.
But they fly so high and so fast!
"I really hope a few wild ducks will fall from the sky!" Feng Xia said with emotion.
"You have a great dream!" Li Guifen couldn't help laughing.
Gu Xiaoxi was also very excited, so she was already thinking about how to get herself to eat roast duck.
Right now she has a sickle in her hand, which is not easy to operate!
Looking around, her eyes suddenly fell on the shallow river beach.
She ran over and picked up a handful of stones no bigger than two fingers.
Feng Xia asked curiously, "Xiaoxi, you don't want to knock the duck down with a stone, do you? I'm afraid that won't work!"
Li Guifen also nodded. "Many people in the army have tried to shoot these wild ducks. Only a few have succeeded in shooting them, such as your deputy regiment commander Lu. If he were to do it, he would definitely be able to do it."
At this time, Gu Xiaoxi also remembered the wild duck that Lu Jiansen brought back last time.
She later cooked the wild duck into soup and ate it, which was very delicious.
"Since we are here, let's give it a try! If we can't beat them, we will go home later."
Gu Xiaoxi thought that he had learned aiming and shooting techniques, what if he hit the target?
"I wish you success!" Feng Xia wished sincerely.
"You fight, we'll wait for you." Li Guifen wanted to sit down and take a rest.
Although we can't eat these wild ducks, it's fun to look at them.
Gu Xiaoxi didn't want to just watch, so when she saw another wild duck flying towards them, she looked carefully at the duck's flight path and then threw a stone.
call--
The sound of the stone cutting through the air was kind of cool, but the stone didn't hit the duck.
Because she didn't use enough strength and didn't throw it high enough.
"Oh, it would be better if that wild duck flew lower." Feng Xia said regretfully.
"Again." Gu Xiaoxi stood up on the steep slope behind, adjusted the angle, found an opportunity, and threw the stone in his hand again.
call--
"Ah...almost...almost..." Feng Xia shouted excitedly.
Even Li Guifen, who was sitting, stood up suddenly.
Xiaoxi girl has great aim!
"I didn't estimate their flying speed just now, so I missed it. Let's try again..."
Gu Xiaoxi adjusted the angle again and prepared to throw the third stone.
But at this moment, a sharp and piercing shout suddenly came from behind.
"Ah... look... Gu Xiaoxi wants to hit a wild duck with a stone! What a crazy idea..."
It was this shout that caused the stone in Gu Xiaoxi's hand to deflect.
When he looked back, he found that it was Gu Xinli who had brought back firewood again, and he couldn't help but frowned.
Li Guifen also turned around and glared at Gu Xinli, "Why are you shouting? Are you crazy? You scared the wild ducks away."
Gu Xinli was scolded and her face suddenly darkened. "The one with the problem is Gu Xiaoxi! How could she catch the wild duck without me calling her?"
Two military wives behind him couldn't help but nod their heads, "Yeah! Wild ducks are not that easy to beat."
"Wild ducks are not easy to fight, so what are you doing here?" Li Guifen is a straightforward person and says whatever comes to her mind.
One of the wives, who was wearing a yellow plaid cotton coat, said with a smile, "We are here to fish. Deputy Commander Yin's wife said she would teach us how to fish."
Only then did Gu Xiaoxi realize that Gu Xinli was holding a bucket and a homemade fishing rod in her hands.
By the way, Gu Xinli really likes fishing, and it seems that she was the same in her previous life.
Later, after the country implemented the household contract responsibility system, she also contracted a fish pond and made a lot of money.
But she didn't care whether they fished or not, she just wanted to eat roast duck.
She changed her place, away from these gossiping military wives, and launched another wild duck attack.
Li Guifen and Feng Xia also followed. Although they might not be able to hit the target, it was still fun to watch.
The two even picked up some stones and threw them in the direction of the wild ducks.
After this throw, the two of them realized the purpose. They couldn't throw as far as Gu Xiaoxi, and were even less accurate.
Gu Xiaoxi threw the bait three more times but failed to hit the duck, which made Gu Xinli, who was not far away, laugh out loud.
The two military wives who were with her couldn't help laughing.
"I'm afraid Deputy Colonel Lu's wife is already a piece of glutton..."
Gu Xinli curled her lips and said, "She is just wishful thinking!"
Just as she finished her words, a wild duck that wanted to approach the shore was suddenly hit by a rock, flew around uncontrollably in the air, and then fell vertically downwards.
"Hit...hit it?" The military wife, who was smiling just now, suddenly widened her eyes with a look of disbelief.
Gu Xinli's expression also froze at this moment.
Li Guifen was stunned for a few seconds, then burst into laughter, "I got it! I got it!"
"Sister-in-law, go pick up some wild ducks, and we'll share it among the three of us."