The old lady looked at her with a look of hesitation, "But are these silkworms really as mysterious as Ah Er said?"
Jiang Xue glanced at Ah Er and asked, "Auntie, what did Ah Er say?"
"He said you have a way to make a silk quilt out of their cocoons. Can that tiny thing really be made into a silk quilt?"
So that's what happened.
Jiang Xue nodded: "To be honest, I am absolutely sure about this matter."
Even if you don't know how to do it, anyone can boil silk cocoons. After the cocoons are boiled, cut them open and stretch them with a bow. Let them air-dry for a few days, then find a flat and smooth wooden board to stretch the cocoons. When they are thick enough, press them again with needle and thread.
It sounds simple to say it, but when it comes to doing it, no one has any experience, so it is definitely impossible to succeed in one or two times.
"Well, since you've said so, I'll take care of this!" The old lady looked around and said, "I remember there are some silkworm eggs nearby. Should we go get some and take them back?"
Jiang Xue was so excited after hearing this that she didn't know what to say. What was going on?
This is just like someone bringing you a pillow when you feel sleepy!
"That's great, I'd like to trouble you to lead the way."
The old lady looked doubtful and said, "But we don't have any tools. If we really find silkworm eggs, how are we going to bring them back? And how are we going to take care of them along the way?"
Well, Jiang Xue really didn’t expect this!
She thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. As long as we find silkworm seeds, I'll find a way to bring them back. At worst, I can just let the two brothers work harder and pick more mulberry leaves for them to eat on the way."
The old lady then smiled and said, "Since Snow Witch has an idea in mind, then follow me."
As she spoke, she took Jiang Xue into the forest.
As she walked, she said, "I've seen this tree before. Back then, it was covered with thumb-sized calluses. We didn't know what they were, and we were so scared that we never went down that road again."
Jiang Xue followed her and quickly entered the forest.
It was obvious that the old lady was someone who went out frequently and was quite familiar with the terrain and vegetation in the surrounding area.
She walked around and soon found a mulberry tree: "This is the tree, Ah Er, go ahead."
Ah Er stared at her with wide eyes: "Mom, what do you mean by this? Why are you asking me to climb a tree? Why don't you ask Ah San to climb a tree?"
The old lady seemed to have known about his situation for a long time: "Don't give me that shit. You learned some kind of swallow-walking technique in the Snake Tribe. When did your brother learn it? Do you want to crawl or not? If not, don't blame me for being rude."
"Okay, okay, I can climb!"
Ah Er shook his head, spat into his palm, and quickly climbed up the mulberry tree.
After all, Ah Er had seen silkworms in the Snake Tribe and remembered what they looked like. Even though they were in the wild at that time, they had hatched late due to heavy rain in the spring, and most of the silkworms in the trees had only shed their silkworm skins twice.
He saw seven or eight on just one mulberry leaf.
"Snow Witch, there really are silkworms on this tree!"
Jiang Xue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Then quickly throw a few down for me to see."
The old lady quickly stopped him: "Don't be silly, boy! You threw down the branch as well. If you only threw down a silkworm or a leaf, how would we find it under the tree?"
After that, she turned to Jiang Xue and said, "Xue Wu, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. This kid has been stupid since he was little. If you don't explain, he might really do it."
Jiang Xue smiled and said nothing, just staring at Er on the tree.
When the old lady said this, she hadn't even considered avoiding Ah Er. Ah Er naturally heard everything. He wasn't happy at the time and actually plucked a silkworm from the mulberry leaf, jumped down from the tree, and handed it to Jiang Xue to see: "Xue Wu, I told you it was me and you refused to believe me. Look, this is a silkworm! I wasn't kidding you. There are plenty of them on that tree."
Jiang Xue looked at it carefully for a while and said, "Yes, they are indeed silkworms." She looked up at Ah Er and asked, "Are there many silkworms on the tree?"
"A lot! There are seven or eight of them on a leaf that's only three fingers wide!"
so much?
Jiang Xue frowned and then shook her head: "But if it's true as you said, that there are so many silkworms on the tree, then how we can bring them back is indeed a problem."
She went out to seek revenge and never thought she would find some silkworms.
Now that I have found the silkworms, I can’t take them back with me. This is so frustrating.
Just when Jiang Xue was at her wit's end, Ah San suddenly shouted into the jungle, "Who are you? Get out of here right now, or I'll be rude to you!"
Everyone was surprised by his shout.
Especially Jiang Xue, she didn’t even realize that there was someone hiding nearby. How did this Indian find out?
Soon, several people carrying backpacks came out from the woods.
As soon as they came out, Ah Er was immediately delighted: "Chief Mufeng, you're here at great convenience! Come, there are silkworms on this tree, and the Snow Witch Doctor was just wondering how to take them back!"
Mu Feng said nothing. His face was livid as he walked up to Jiang Xue. He gritted his teeth and said to her, "Xue, how could you just run over here alone? Do you know how dangerous it is?"
Jiang Xue glanced at him and said, "How could I be in any danger..."
Before she could finish her words, Mu Feng suddenly raised his big hand and slapped her on the butt: "I told you not to be disobedient, I let you do what you want!"
Jiang Xue was stunned by his beating. She jumped up on the spot: "Mu Feng, why did you hit me!"
"Why would I hit you? I'd rather kill you now than be heartbroken in the future!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped her hard on the buttocks. However, Jiang Xue stopped yelling and didn't even try to dodge. She just stared at him.
Looking at Jiang Xue's watery eyes, Mu Feng raised his hand again, but he couldn't put it down.
Seeing that he seemed to have calmed down, Jiang Xue finally spoke: "Why, you don't want to fight anymore?"
Mu Feng turned his face away and didn't look at her.
Jiang Xue, however, pushed him further and reached out to hit him hard on the buttocks six times: "You hit me twice, I hit you six times, it's even!"
Mu Feng's mouth twitched, but he turned his face away proudly and didn't look at her.
Jiang Xue ignored him and looked at Elder Chimu: "Elder Chimu, quickly go up the tree and catch the silkworms. Ah Er has seen this tree, there are quite a few silkworms."
Akagi looked at Ah Er deeply and said, "Snow Witch, our tribe has suffered such a disaster, and the biggest suspect is Ah Er. How could you be so heartless and still hang out with him?"
Jiang Xue glared at him: "Are you going to climb the tree or not? If you don't want to climb the tree, then give me the backpack and I'll do it!"
Elder Akagi was not Mu Feng after all. He glanced at the silent Mu Feng and had to take off the backpack from his back and hand it to Jiang Xue.
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