When she woke up, it was already noon. Tian Tian put on her cotton jacket and went out. A gust of cold wind blew over with snowflakes from the roof.
Tian Tian shuddered and trotted into the big house.
Old Lady Tian was making sour noodle soup with Lin Meiyu and Chen Guihua. When she saw Tian Tian waking up and entering the house, she said, "Go find Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo. They went to the mountain with your uncle.
The day before yesterday, Aunt Huang's family next door seemed to have caught a pheasant in the mountains. When they were stewing it in the evening, Tian Baobao, who was playing outside, just happened to smell the chicken.
Tian Baobao was in a bad mood when he came back and insisted on going up the mountain to catch chickens. Tian Lilin had no choice but to take Tian Baobao up the mountain while the snow was not too heavy and the mountain was still walkable.
Tian Zhuo was Tian Baobao's follower, so he went along too.
Tian Tian agreed, went back to the house, took out a cashmere sweater from the snail shell, put it on, then put on her cotton jacket and went out.
She has been wearing this cotton-padded jacket for three years and it is not very warm anymore. It must be colder in the mountains than at the foot of the mountain.
After going out, Tian Tian didn't know which mountain to go to find Tian Baobao.
She stood at the door and thought for a while. Tian Lilin was not willing to take Tian Baobao up the mountain, so he would definitely take them to the nearest and smallest mountain.
During the time that Tian Tian has been here, she has done a lot of work and climbed a lot of mountains. Tian Tian has climbed all the small hills near their brigade and soon locked on the smallest mountain near their home.
Tian Tian didn't complain at first, thinking of trying her luck on that mountain, but she didn't expect that the three of them would actually stay on that mountain.
When Tian Lilin and his friends went up the mountain, they didn't see any pheasants, let alone a single pheasant feather. Tian Lilin thought that since they had come all the way here, he didn't want to go down the mountain empty-handed, so he took the two of them to collect firewood on the mountain.
When Tian Tian looked at the three of them, Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuodong's faces were red, and they were holding a piece of firewood in each hand and dragging it down the mountain.
Tian Lilin was also carrying a large bundle of firewood on his back, and it seemed that they had picked up a lot of firewood.
"Sister!" When Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo saw Tian Tian, they grabbed the firewood and ran towards Tian Tian as if they had seen a savior.
"Second Uncle!" Tian Tian greeted Tian Lilin first.
"Did you catch the pheasant?" Then Tian Tian took the firewood from Tian Zhuo's hand and touched Tian Zhuo's little face, which was cold.
"No!" Tian Baobao said angrily.
They went up the mountain to catch pheasants and rabbits, but not only did they not see a single feather, they also had to bring back firewood.
"Sister!" Tian Zhuo suddenly called out beside Tian Tian's legs, "Let me take it. You don't have gloves on, your hands are freezing!"
Tian Tian came out in a hurry and didn't intend to take anything, so she didn't wear gloves.
"Thank you, sister. If you can't carry it, just tell me!"
Seeing Tian Zhuo's determined face, Tian Tian didn't refuse him. She handed the firewood to him and looked at Tian Baobao and asked, "If they didn't catch it, then they didn't catch it. Maybe what they eat is not pheasant, but chickens raised at home."
Autumn harvest is a job that exhausts one's essence and blood. Now that autumn harvest is over, this year can be considered a bumper harvest. Some families who are willing to spend money will kill a chicken to nourish their family, so there is nothing novel about eating chicken at this time.
"No way!" Tian Baobao said angrily, "I saw pheasant feathers buried behind their house the day before yesterday, and their three chickens were never missing!"
There are corn fields behind Tian Tian's house. Few people come here except during the busy farming season, let alone in the winter.
Tian Tian didn't know what to say. Now when everyone eats chicken, everyone hides it. How could they throw the chicken feathers outside?
"That's enough!" Tian Lilin was a little angry when he saw Tian Baobao like this.
He was originally unhappy that Tian Baobao was clamoring to go up the mountain to catch pheasants, but when he saw Tian Baobao coming up to help him pick up a lot of firewood, he didn't mention it.
Now Tian Baobao was being so clingy again, and kept clamoring to eat pheasant, which made Tian Lilin very angry.
"You want to eat pheasants every day. Haven't you eaten enough meat this year? You've had wild rabbits and snakes, but you're still not satisfied. You keep staring at what others eat. They can catch pheasants because they have the ability. Don't just want to eat what they eat every day. Don't you think about how many people in the brigade can't even eat meat during the New Year? You're already enjoying enough now."
Tian Tian shrank her neck, a little afraid to speak. She didn't expect that her second uncle, who usually looked taciturn, could be really scary when he got angry. People who hadn't seen how naughty Tian Baobao were didn't dare to talk.
Tian Zhuo was also a little frightened by Tian Lilin, and reached out to hug Tian Tian's thigh.
This was the first time that Tian Baobao was scolded by his father. Although he felt a little unconvinced, he did not dare to open his mouth to defend himself when he saw his father's expression. With tears in his eyes, he leaned against Tian Tian's thigh aggrievedly.
Tian Tian felt a little distressed when she saw Tian Baobao like this, but she also knew that Tian Lilin was right.
Although their family's conditions were better than most other families in the brigade, they did not cook meat except for distributing it at the end of the year.
It is normal for Tian Baobao to crave meat at a young age, but he cannot clamor for meat just as others eat meat. He even goes to the mountains to catch pheasants in the cold winter.
It's still very dangerous in the mountains in winter. It would be terrible if something happened.
After Tian Lilin finished speaking, he looked at the three people in front of him who were like quails, one was his niece and the other was his nephew, and he didn't say anything more.
"That's enough! We've climbed up the mountain and haven't caught any pheasants yet. It's so cold outside, let's go back quickly."
Tian Lilin was walking outside alone, carrying a large bundle of firewood. Tian Tian and the other three followed him obediently.
When they got home, Old Mrs. Tian could tell at a glance that the atmosphere between them was not right. She glanced at Tian Baobao, whose eyes were still red, and knew that Tian Baobao had been taught a lesson by Tian Lilin, so she didn't say much.
He said to Tian Tian and the others, "Are you cold after coming down from the mountain? Come here and warm yourself by the fire, and then pick potatoes with grandma."
"Grandma! I'm sleepy!" Tian Zhuo yawned as he sat next to the brazier.
Not to mention Tian Zhuo was sleepy, Tian Tian was also a little sleepy. It was so cold outside on the mountain just now, and now she suddenly came into a warm environment. Now Tian Tian just wanted to lie in the warm quilt and have a good sleep.
But she is not a child anymore, and there is not much work she can do in winter. Now that there is finally a job she can help with, Tian Tian cannot be lazy.
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