Chapter 18 Chapter 18 I was born with great strength and good accuracy
Someone was cursing on the other side of the valley. Before Fu Mingze could say anything, Chen Moer made a gesture to keep quiet. Fu Mingze raised his eyebrows, but really didn't say a word. He even imitated Chen Moer and hid behind the rocks.
Shen Moer quietly leaned over to take a look, and when she saw the man's appearance clearly, she couldn't help but blink in surprise.
No wonder she felt vaguely that the voice sounded familiar, it turned out to be Liu Yinshuang whom she had met at the supply and marketing cooperative that day. Thanks to Liu Yinshuang, she even bought ten feet of defective cloth to make a shirt for her father.
Of course, Shen Moer also remembered that when this man saw her that day, he said a bunch of nonsense like "Isn't he dead?" and "What a ghost!"
It was nonsense, but because she had traveled to this world, Shen Moer actually still cared a little. But Liu Yinshuang ran away after she said that day, and she was from the Songshu Brigade, so Shen Moer didn't usually meet her. She was busy with the new house these days, and she almost forgot about this person.
Now I hear her mumbling about rebirth and past life, could it be that this person is resurrected from the dead?
Shen Moer pricked up her ears, wishing Liu Yinshuang could say more.
Perhaps the people from the Songshu Brigade rarely come here. Liu Yinshuang was not afraid of being heard by others while she was quiet for only a minute before she started muttering again.
"Could it be that things have changed in this life? It's not impossible. Take Shen Moer from Yangliu Brigade for example. She had died at this time in her previous life. I heard that she was starving and had a bad cold. She had a high fever at night, and when her father found her, she was almost dead. Her father was also miserable and died soon after. In this life, both of them are still alive. Not only are they not dead, it seems that their family is going to build a new house..."
“Ahhhhhhh!” Liu Yinshuang suddenly screamed and slammed her head a few times. “How could this happen? Why did everything change? Where is the wild ginseng?!”
She suddenly went crazy, and her screams echoed throughout the forest. Even though they were far away, the people from the Yangliu Brigade heard her. Several children were immediately frightened and screamed, "Ahhh, is there a wild beast?"
The old ladies were farther away and didn't understand what was going on, so they "evacuated" as well.
A group of people retreated for a while, in such a mess that no one noticed that Chen Moli and Fu Mingze were gone for a while.
Liu Yinshuang also heard some of the sounds from the other side, but she knew that although the nearby forests were dense, there should be no ferocious beasts. After all, she had lived for so many years in her previous life, and she had never heard of any ferocious beasts in this mountain until later.
Liu Yinshuang is actually more afraid of people.
She had just talked to herself a lot. If someone heard it, she would be treated as a monster or a psychopath.
“Who’s there!”
Liu Yinshuang suddenly shouted, and then waved the wooden stick in her hand to hit the firewood randomly.
She actually wanted to trick someone. If someone was hiding, they might be caught off guard and she would trick them out. But the two people hiding were not stupid and naive. They had seen through her intentions long ago. How could she trick them?
The two of them didn't say anything, but subconsciously hid behind the rocks again, and then they accidentally bumped into each other.
Feeling the warm body temperature of another person, Shen Moer was suddenly startled and subconsciously raised her head. Fu Mingze also turned his head to look at her at this moment. The distance between them suddenly shortened. Shen Moer could even see his long and dense eyelashes slightly drooping, and there seemed to be a clear and slightly warm breath in his nose... Even though Shen Moer has always been brave, her heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
Fu Mingze was stunned for a few seconds before he seemed to suddenly react. He quickly turned his head and distanced himself inconspicuously.
Shen Moer was a little embarrassed at first, especially because she felt her heart beating very loudly. She was inexplicably worried that the other person might hear it at such a close distance.
But when Fu Mingze turned his head and saw the red spot on his ear, Shen Moer was no longer embarrassed for some reason and even curled her lips.
Fu Zhiqing usually looks calm and composed, but he is actually quite shy. He gets shy when old ladies praise him, but at times like this... he's quite adorable.
Liu Yinshuang used a stick to aimlessly beat around in the forest for a while, and when she found that there was no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief and started to talk again: "I must make a name for myself in this life! When I have money, I will buy two bowls of soy milk, drink one and pour one, buy a basket of buns, and feed the rest to the dogs, and even if they are rotten, I will not give them to those bastards who favor boys over girls!"
"Oh, right, I want to study high school textbooks. The college entrance examination will be resumed in a few years. I want to go to college. Yes, I want to go to college and go to the capital or Shanghai. Then I will save money to buy a house. I will buy a lot of houses and become a landlady. Hahaha!"
Liu Yinshuang became happier as she spoke, and she laughed out loud with her hands on her hips.
Deep in the mountains and dense forests, a mad woman laughed loudly. Combined with her mysterious words about her past and present lives—
It’s true, if Fu Mingze hadn’t been by her side, Shen Moer would have really felt a little scared.
Even though she herself is not a normal person in this world.
Because Liu Yinshuang said that the original owner died of starvation and cold in the previous life, which was very close to the real situation, Shen Moer actually believed her words about 70%. Therefore, when she heard her talk about reinstating the college entrance examination and saving money to buy a house, Shen Moer took notes very seriously.
Liu Yinshuang muttered to herself as she searched in the forest for a while, but she didn't find the wild ginseng she wanted. She did find a few Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus plants, which Liu Yinshuang recognized and dug up immediately.
Although I didn't find any wild ginseng, these herbs are still worth some money. I could sell them for at least ten or twenty yuan at a purchasing station, which is a good harvest.
Liu Yinshuang was unwilling to give up, but she did not continue looking. Instead, she walked away with the basket on her back, cursing.
When the people gradually walked away and the sounds could no longer be heard, Shen Moer let out a long breath and rubbed her numb calves. It was actually quite tiring to hide and not move.
Fu Mingze glanced at her sideways, feeling inexplicably amused. He didn't know why they were hiding here and listening to a crazy girl chattering for so long.
Fu Mingze stretched his body a little and asked, "Do you know that female comrade?"
If it was a stranger, there was really no need to hide from him, not to mention that person mentioned Shen Moer when he was chattering. Fu Mingze guessed that Shen Moer knew the other person and was hiding because she didn't want to meet the other person.
"She is Liu Yinshuang from the Pine Tree Brigade."
Comrade Liu Yinshuang's deeds are widely circulated, especially among the members of several nearby brigades. It is said that she would do some amazing things and say some jaw-dropping words from time to time, which is a hot topic recently.
Shen Moer felt that Fu Mingze should not have heard nothing about it.
Sure enough, Fu Mingze showed a somewhat subtle expression: "It turned out to be her."
"I know her, but we're not very familiar with her. We were classmates in junior high school. Since the village is in the same direction, we would sometimes run into each other on the way to and from school." Shen Moer explained, "I ran into her at the supply and marketing cooperative last time. When she saw me, she said something like someone must have died. I was very surprised, but today I found out that she actually thought... it was both the previous life and the future..."
She asked tentatively: "Fu Zhiqing, do you believe what she just said?"
Of course Fu Mingze didn't believe it. He was a staunch materialist. How could he possibly believe such weird nonsense? He shook his head: "Don't mind what she said. I think she seems to have some mental problems. If conditions permit, she should go to the hospital for a thorough check-up and treatment."
As he spoke, he sighed again: "I hope what she said is true, and the college entrance examination can be resumed in a few years."
This topic was a bit sensitive, so Fu Mingze just mentioned it and didn't say much more.
Seeing that Fu Mingze didn't care too much about what Liu Yinshuang said, Shen Moer secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Liu Yinshuang mentioned her, and to some extent, what she said was actually the truth. The original owner and his daughter had indeed disappeared from this world.
I don’t know whether what Liu Yinshuang said will really happen in the future. Judging from Fu Zhiqing’s tone, he should care a lot about the college entrance examination.
It is natural for scholars to seek fame and fortune, just like during the Daliang period, students all aimed to pass the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and make achievements in their careers.
Thinking of the college entrance examination, Fu Mingze was slightly absent-minded until he heard someone calling them faintly in the distance. Then he came to his senses: "Is it Grandma Chen and the others calling us?"
Shen Moer also heard it: "Let's go find them quickly."
In the deep mountains and dense forests, there were two young men and women alone together. Others didn't know that they just happened to meet each other and might gossip about them.
Fu Mingze nodded.
However, just as the two were packing up and preparing to go back, several gray shadows suddenly jumped out from the bushes beside them, and whooshed out from in front of them to the other side.
Before Fu Mingze could react, Shen Moli had already thrown away the short hoe she was using to dig wild vegetables, and in the blink of an eye, she snatched the sickle from Fu Mingze's hand and threw it out as well.
With a bang.
Suddenly, another one.
The gray shadow was hit. Fu Mingze took a few quick steps over and was stunned. There were several rabbits lying on the ground.
Yes, several.
Some were hit on the head by hoes, some were hit on the body by hoe handles, and some were nailed by sickles. There was no bloody scene, but one, two, three, four... these four rabbits were lying there, unable to run away.
Struggling desperately, but unable to run away.
“You…” Fu Mingze turned around and looked at Shen Moer, hesitating to speak, “You are quite amazing.”
If it was just one rabbit, it could be said to be a coincidence, but four rabbits at once, that is definitely a demonstration of strength.
Shen Moer was also somewhat helpless. She was actually just acting out of reflex. After all, she had ridden a pony to participate in Daliang's annual autumn hunt since she was eight years old. It had been a deep-rooted habit for more than ten years, and she would take action when she saw prey in the forest.
Especially after coming to this world, she has very few opportunities to eat meat. When she saw the rabbit, the gluttony in her stomach came out. Aren't her hands faster than her brain?
In other words, he didn't have a bow and arrow, otherwise what would have been left behind would not have been just four rabbits, but a whole nest of rabbits.
At this point, Shen Moer pulled a handful of grass and tied up the rabbits neatly, threw three of them into Fu Mingze's backpack, and held one by the ears in her hand, then explained: "I am actually born with great strength and good accuracy."
Fu Mingze couldn't refute this. If he didn't have good aim, he could have hit a running rabbit with just one throw. If he didn't have great strength, he could have knocked out three rabbits with a hoe.
What's more, she is very skilled in tying rabbits.
If Fu Mingze hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that someone could catch a hare so easily.
But at the same time, Fu Mingze also had some doubts in his heart. For example, if he had such ability, how could he almost starve to death before? However, since they were just strangers, he did not ask the doubts in his heart.
"Hey, this is... ginseng?!"
After cleaning up the hares, Shen Moer suddenly caught a glimpse of the place where the hares were gloriously wounded and dying. There were several plants that were smashed to pieces, and one of them was clearly wild ginseng.
Judging from the leaf sequence, the age is not particularly old, but they are relatively far to the south, and wild ginseng is extremely rare, let alone ginseng of a certain age?
Could this be the wild ginseng that Liu Yinshuang had been looking for?
Thinking of this, Shen Moer's scalp was tingling. It was one thing that she was half-believing and half-doubting before, but now that she found out that what Liu Yinshuang said was really true and the resurrection from the dead was becoming more and more certain, she still felt a little chill in her heart.
Although she herself had experienced some miraculous things, she had never experienced life and death. In addition to awe, she couldn't help but feel some fear towards ghosts and gods.
Fu Mingze obviously thought of this as well, but the materialist's faith was indestructible, and his voice remained calm and peaceful: "It should just be a coincidence."
Unexpectedly, even if wild ginseng was really discovered, Fu Mingze still didn't believe Liu Yinshuang's words. Shen Moer turned her head to look at him, and saw that his handsome face was calm. She knew that he really thought so, and she was suddenly a little amused and admired him very much.
Fu Zhiqing is truly a man of great determination.
Perhaps influenced by Fu Mingze's calm attitude, Shen Moer was not so scared anymore. She quickly calmed down, rolled up her sleeves, and quickly dug out the wild ginseng.
Now that they have discovered it, we can't just leave it here.
In fact, not to mention the wild ginseng that is more than ten or twenty years old, even the best ginseng that is dozens or hundreds of years old is also available in her family's treasure house, but they simply don't dare to take those things out.
On the contrary, the wild ginseng that is found by chance in the mountains and is not too old is not too eye-catching and can be taken directly to the purchasing station to exchange for money.
Chen Moer threw the wild ginseng she dug out into the bamboo basket on Fu Mingze's back, and cut a few wild vegetables on the spot and put them on top, barely covering up the things in the bamboo basket.
Then he picked up the rabbit that was left outside and said, "Let's go."
She performed her movements smoothly and fluidly. Fu Mingze, who was watching from the side, could not help but raise his eyebrows. He found that the impression he had of Comrade Shen Moli because of hearsay seemed to be very different from her actual appearance.
Not long after the two of them walked out, they ran into Aunt Chen and her friends who had come back to look for them. Aunt Chen looked anxious: "Oh, where have you been? It really makes me anxious."
Aunt Cai's grandson Da Zhuang had sharp eyes and saw the rabbit in Shen Moer's hand: "Ah, rabbit, rabbit!"
As soon as he said that, several other children also discovered it.
"Wow, it's really a rabbit!"
"Sister Moer, did you catch this rabbit? You are so amazing!!"
"This rabbit looks delicious, slurp."
Shen Moer picked up the rabbit, took a look at it, and said confidently, "I didn't catch it, Fu Zhiqing caught it."
The children's admiring eyes were immediately cast towards Fu Mingze, their clear and silly eyes were full of desire for the rabbit.
Fu Mingze: “…”
At this time, he retorted that the rabbit was actually caught by Shen Moer, but it seemed that no one would believe it?
Fu Mingze looked at Chen Moer speechlessly. Chen Moer smiled slyly, turned around and discussed with Aunt Chen how to deal with the rabbit.
According to the regulations, all the prey in the mountains should be handed over to the public. After all, the mountains and forests are collectively owned, and every blade of grass, every tree, and even every rabbit in the mountains and forests are naturally collectively owned.
But in fact, the various brigades would not be so strict, otherwise would members have to hand in all the wild vegetables and mushrooms they picked? That would be a mess.
There are not many ferocious beasts in the mountains over here. There are wild boars, but they usually hide in the deep mountains and almost no one has seen them. There are also pheasants and rabbits, but there are no hunters in the nearby brigades, so there are very few people who can hunt pheasants and rabbits.
Occasionally, a blind cat catches a dead mouse. As long as you don't make a big fuss about it and sell it on the black market or eat it quietly at home, no one will care.
In other words, they can actually handle the rabbit themselves.
Shen Moer discussed it with Aunt Chen and decided that Aunt Chen would take the rabbit home and cook it, and then invite everyone present today to eat together.
A rabbit only has a few pounds of meat, and each person can only get a few pieces, but for rural people who can hardly eat meat all year round, this is a great surprise.
Not only did the children cheer with joy immediately, even the old ladies were all smiles.
Thinking about eating meat, the group of people saw that there were only a few mushrooms in Chen Moer's basket and thought she was busy chasing rabbits and had no time to pick mushrooms. So they asked each other to pick a few, and soon they helped Chen Moer fill the bamboo basket.
They even gave up the original plan of digging bamboo shoots and went straight back home.
After they came down the mountain and entered the village, the group dispersed and went home, agreeing to go home to cook first, and then bring the food to Aunt Chen's house for dinner.
It costs a lot just to cook, including firewood, seasoning, and vegetables for stewing rabbit. If you count them carefully, they all cost money. But no one is so ignorant as to expect others to pay for their food.
Aunt Chen was also happy. She went to her private plot and picked some water spinach. She was going to stew some rabbit meat with mushrooms, stir-fry some water spinach, and mix some wild vegetables. In the countryside, this was quite respectable even if it was a dinner party.
Before they parted, Aunt Chen grabbed Fu Mingze and warned him: "Fu Zhiqing, you can't not come. You caught the rabbit. If you don't come, we won't have the face to eat rabbit meat." She was afraid that the young man would be too embarrassed to come.
Fu Mingze: “…”
But he didn't really catch the rabbit.
The old lady was extremely enthusiastic and kept holding his hand and refused to let go unless he agreed. Fu Mingze had no choice but to agree.
Because the bamboo basket they were carrying belonged to Shen Moer's family, Fu Mingze and Shen Moer carried the bamboo basket back home first.
There were some mushrooms and wild vegetables picked by Fu Mingze under the bamboo basket, but they were all pressed under a few rabbits. There were not many things, so Fu Mingze didn't want to go through the trouble of taking them, so he put down the bamboo basket and prepared to leave.
Just as he turned around, he was grabbed by Shen Moer: "Fu Zhiqing, we haven't divided the spoils yet!"
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