Chapter 31 Stone
There was fire and smoke on her side, and it was obvious that the other party had discovered her presence.
Su Tong calmly turned the roast chicken in his hand, while his other hand reached to his waist and pulled out a dagger.
She pretended to add more firewood and moved the angle slightly.
At a glance, I saw a person hiding behind a big tree at the back, but his figure looked very thin.
After thinking about it, even though I have caught a fugitive before, it is not possible that I would encounter him everywhere.
Although this is the back mountain and few villagers come in, we are still afraid of accidental injuries...
She put away the dagger, picked up a small stone, chose the right angle and threw it behind the tree.
With a cry of "Ah——", a skinny boy came out from behind the tree, covering his arm, "Tong, Sister Tong, why did you hit me?"
Su Tong looked at the boy in front of him, who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. He was already very tall, but his clothes and trouser legs were hanging high, which showed that he was obviously too small.
All the children in the village are like this. Either their clothes are too big and have loose parts when they wear them, or they patch their clothes over and over again until they can no longer fit into them. It is rare for them to have a piece of clothing that fits them throughout the year.
The child obviously knew her. He only glanced at her, then moved his gaze to the roast chicken, slurping his saliva and saying:
"Sister Tongya, did you bake this? I...I came here because of the fragrance!"
Su Tong took a long time to search for a name in his mind, "Are you... Shitou?"
Shitou's attention was obviously not on Su Tong anymore. He stared at the roasted chicken, unable to move his eyes away. "Sister Tongya, I'm Shitou! Don't you think you should turn it over? It's burnt here."
Su Tong felt amused and turned over the roast chicken in his hand.
"What's your full name?"
Shitou scratched his head, stared at the roasted chicken, and swallowed his saliva, "My name is Ma Qingyan!"
That’s right, Shitou is Ma Daming’s eldest son.
His father was tall and strong, but he was as thin as a bamboo pole. In those days, people were short of food and clothing and could not even get enough to eat, so it was no wonder that the child looked pale and skinny.
"Does your father know that you came to the back mountain? There are wild animals on this mountain."
Su Tong asked casually.
Shitou then glanced at Su Tong and stammered:
"Sister Tongya, don't tell my dad, he will break my legs!"
Su Tong smiled, tore off a chicken leg and handed it over.
Shitou hesitated at this moment, feeling a little helpless, and stammered, refusing to extend his hand.
"Here! See if it tastes as good as it smells."
Shitou looked at Su Tong again, timidly reached out his hand to take it, and took a bite under Su Tong's encouraging eyes.
After taking a bite, his eyes widened immediately.
"Sister Tongya! It's delicious! How come this chicken is so delicious!"
After saying that, he began to eat voraciously.
Su Tong tore off another chicken leg and started eating it himself.
"It's okay. Next time, add salt and chili powder. It will definitely taste better than this."
The herbs remove the fishy smell of the chicken, bringing out the natural freshness, fragrance and sweetness of the meat, but this way of eating is also a helpless move. Normally, salt and necessary seasonings are carried during field marches.
When she went out, she only found half a box of matches on the stove in the room, and didn't even see the salt shaker. She guessed that everything that could be taken away had been taken away by others.
Shi Tou was startled and raised his head blankly.
"Sister Tongya, you just said... there will be a next time? This pheasant is so cunning. I have seen it many times, but I have never caught it. My mother said that we can eat meat during the New Year. I almost forgot what meat tastes like."
Indeed, pigs are now collectively owned, and are only slaughtered during the Chinese New Year, with each household getting a few pounds.
There is meat for sale in the town, but it is state-owned. Not only is the meat expensive, but you need a ticket to buy it. It is really a luxury to be able to eat meat.
Su Tong tore off a chicken wing with a large piece of breast for Shitou, "Eat more if you like."
Shitou hesitated for a moment, reached out to take it, but didn't take a bite for a long time.
"Why don't you eat anymore? You're full with just one chicken leg." Su Tong asked.
Shitou turned his face away slightly, a little embarrassed, "Can I take this... back for my sister to eat?"
This child is really simple and honest. He doesn't forget his family while eating meat.
Su Tong ate the chicken drumstick in his hand, smiled and asked, "Have you thought about how to explain to your dad when you take it back?"
A complex psychological struggle began in Shi Tou's heart.
Although he is not even thirteen years old, he understands many things. Although no one cares about the wild game and mountain products in the mountains, everyone can only secretly hunt them according to their own abilities to add to their own meals to satisfy their cravings.
Even if someone picked some mountain products and sold them secretly to exchange for food, they would not dare to do it openly, and no one dared to make a fuss about it outside, otherwise they would be accused of stealing public property and destroying stability and unity, and would be sent to labor reform.
I could have kept the fact that I ate chicken a secret, but my little sister was only six years old, and she certainly couldn’t have kept it a secret.
If she told her mother, his father would definitely know. If his father knew that he had come to the back mountain, he would definitely beat him up.
And it will also implicate Sister Tongya, because he cannot catch the pheasant by himself.
Sister Tongya had a bad reputation to begin with. If grandma knew that she had talked to Sister Tongya and eaten the meat given by Sister Tongya, grandma would definitely scold Sister Tongya again.
Once grandma started to curse, everyone in the village would know and would follow her to curse.
Shitou looked up at Su Tong and saw that Su Tong was looking at him with a smile.
Shitou gritted his teeth and said:
"I, I won't take it back... I, I can't let the whole village scold you just for my little sister to eat meat."
Su Tong raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised by his answer.
"Okay, let's not think about those things. I just want to ask you, can you still eat now?" Su Tong asked.
Shitou's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously, "I can eat it!"
Now Shitou had no psychological burden and ate with big mouthfuls until his mouth was full of oil.
Su Tong also lowered his head and ate silently for a while. When he saw that Shitou's eating speed slowed down, he asked:
"Why do you think that if I let my little sister eat the meat, the whole village will scold me?"
Shi Tou suddenly raised his head, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
"It's okay, just tell me! I want to listen, too." Su Tong's eyes were calm.
Shitou mumbled for a long time, and when he saw that Su Tong didn't look angry, he spoke:
"Grandma doesn't let us play with you and tells us to stay away from you because she's afraid, afraid of bad luck!
If grandma knew that you gave her the meat, she would definitely scold you for having bad intentions. Once she scolded you, the whole village would know...
Even last time my dad went to the hospital to see you, grandma knew about it and scolded him for a long time!"
Su Tong raised his eyebrows again. Is Ma Daming still being scolded at home?
"So what do you think? Will people who are close to me be unlucky?"
Shitou was silent for a long time. Thinking that he had just eaten almost half a chicken, he couldn't lie now, so he mustered up the courage to nod at her.
"meeting!"
After saying that, he felt it was inappropriate and quickly added, "But, but I'm not afraid."
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