Chapter 8 A chicken in the left hand and a rabbit in the right hand
Having experienced the afterlife, she has seen a lot of good things.
But this body lacks oil and water.
The gluttony in my stomach is totally out of control.
Alas, it’s all because of poverty.
However, this pheasant can also provide nourishment to the family.
Thinking of this, Lin Tang looked happy and walked towards the foot of the mountain with brisk steps.
After walking a few steps, I came across a fat, snow-white rabbit.
"...What a little cutie." Lin Tang sucked his saliva.
Just picked up the rabbit.
Before she could take a closer look, she faintly heard a familiar, crying voice.
Lin Tang listened carefully and realized it was Goudan.
She panicked, thinking her nephew was in danger, and quickly ran down the mountain with the pheasant and the rabbit in her arms.
"...Auntie, auntie, where are you?"
Goudan thought that his aunt was taken away by the big bad wolf and was afraid while imagining it.
The dark and thin little face was covered with tear marks.
He lost his aunt and was going to be beaten to death by his grandmother when he returned.
His parents no longer have a son like him.
There is no one to play with his brother...
The more I think about it, the more scared I become, and the more wronged I feel.
Goudan finally couldn't hold back any longer, and cried even louder with a "wow".
Lin Tang walked out from behind and put the pheasant with a broken neck and the rabbit with its legs tied into the bamboo basket.
Patting Goudan's shoulder, he said, "Goudan?"
Goudan was confused. He wiped his face which was covered with tears and snot and turned his head away.
"...Little aunt?"
The child's eyes and nose are red.
Because the crying stopped suddenly and he hiccupped uncontrollably.
Lin Tang was almost laughing out loud at his cute little look.
But he knew it wasn't the time to laugh, so he said with a smile in his eyes, "It's me."
Goudan looked at her blankly, and for some reason he couldn't help but burst into tears again.
"...Auntie, where have you been? I thought you were captured by the big bad wolf... I, I'm so scared..."
Lin Tang didn't know that Goudan was so scared by his disappearance for a while.
Seeing the little guy crying loudly, I felt embarrassed and guilty.
He quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Goudan's face.
“…Okay, okay, it’s my aunt’s fault.
I just wanted to go a little further to see if I could catch any wild animals, it wasn't intentional."
"Just forgive your aunt this time, or I'll give you both chicken legs?"
Goudan was stunned by what Lin Tang said about the chicken leg and almost drooled.
"Aunt, you are lying. There are no chicken legs here. It's a big deal if you can just have eggs."
The crying stopped in seconds.
A transparent bubble of snot was blown out with his breath.
Lin Tang's face was filled with black lines.
It’s over! It’s over!
She scared her nephew so much that he couldn't even see the fat pheasant.
"Goudan, what do you see here?" Lin Tang asked as he brought the fat pheasant in front of Goudan.
How could Goudan, such a smart and sensible kid, be scared like this by her?
It's so sinful.
Goudan looked mechanically at the pheasant that suddenly appeared in front of him, his little mouth slightly open.
He was stunned for a long time without coming back to his senses.
“…Really, it’s a pheasant!!”
Lin Tangmo, "..."
What else?
Goudan had a confused expression on his face. He poked the colorful feathers of the giant pheasant with his fingers, and his eyes were as bright as the sun.
"Aunt, it's real, it's a real pheasant..."
He sighed like a little adult and said enviously, "My aunt is really amazing! I wish I could be as amazing as her."
If he could catch a pheasant like his aunt, he would have enough to eat.
You won’t wake up hungry at night.
The young boy looked at the chicken and swallowed his saliva.
Lin Tang didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt that children needed encouragement.
So he said, "Goudan is also great. You are still young now, but you will be great when you grow up."
Goudan, who was adored by his new idol, raised his chin when he heard his aunt's praise.
"Well, I take after my aunt. I'm very smart. I'm sure I'll be great in the future."
Lin Tang, who felt that he had comforted his nephew well, silently gave himself a thumbs up in his heart and felt that he was great.
"Let's go home and have meat tonight." Lin Tang waved his hand and said heroically.
Goudan grabbed her and said, "Aunt, are you going back like this?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the pheasant in her hand, his little face full of disbelief.
His grandmother said that everyone is short of food now, and everyone who has food will hide it.
People outside will rush to grab bean cakes like crazy when they see them, so wouldn’t meat be snatched up even more?
The meat is so delicious, the villagers will definitely want it when they see it.
Thinking of this, Goudan decided to empty the basket full of firewood first.
Upon closer inspection, there was actually a fat rabbit inside.
“?!”
The little guy's eyes widened in shock.
"Auntie, auntie, a rabbit? There's a rabbit!"
Lin Tang nodded his chin and said, "Yeah, I just grabbed it."
Goudan: “!!!” My aunt is so awesome!
The look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Tang was shining, as if he was looking at a god.
"Okay, stop looking, it's time for us to go down the mountain!" Lin Tang patted his head and said.
Goudan quickly came to his senses.
Looking at the fat rabbit with longing.
His eyes glowed red and he couldn't help swallowing again.
It’s all meat!!
He first spread a layer of hay on the small bamboo basket, then put the fat rabbit in, and spread another layer of hay on top.
She handed the small basket to Lin Tang and said seriously, "Aunt, take this backpack."
As he said this, he placed the fat chicken upright at the bottom of the backpack and covered it with some firewood.
Fortunately, he brought a large backpack today, otherwise it wouldn't be able to fit everything.
Lin Tang's jade-like face was slightly confused, "...Goudan, what are you doing?"
Why is it like a thief?
Goudan's eyebrows knitted into a small hillock, and he looked at her disapprovingly and said, "Grandma said that people nowadays are like dogs seeing bones when they see food.
This is meat, so of course you have to be careful."
Lin Tang was a little slow to react, but he also knew that food was in short supply, so he acquiesced to his nephew's actions.
Under Goudan's guerrilla-like leadership, Lin Tang followed him home exhausted.
There is not much work to do in the fields at this time, and everyone can go home after finishing their work.
There's still some time before dinner time.
There was nothing much to do in the countryside, so the women would sit in the shade of the brigade with their chores and gossip.
The topic is always gossip about other people.
Lin Tang was very "honored" to catch the eyes of these aunts and uncles.
"Why did the Liu family boy break off his engagement with the Lin family girl? Aren't the two children a good match?
Wasn't this marriage achieved by Yang Chunfang, that woman from the Liu family, who begged for it? "
"I remember this too, it was indeed Yang Chunfang who requested it.
In order to marry the young lady from the Lin family, she went to the Lin family every day and almost broke the threshold of the Lin family with her feet!"
“The girl from the Lin family was indeed cute when she was little, and she smiled whenever she saw anyone.
That little face doesn't look like the Lin family at all!"
(End of this chapter)
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