"Okay, I'll practice."
So the old lady chose a tree and practiced using her slingshot against it.
The snow on the ground didn't melt all winter and accumulated to a thick layer. Luo Changtian lay down and rolled around in the snow a few times. Seeing this, Hei Hu got itchy and rolled around with him. The snow stuck to their clothes and wouldn't melt; they could just pat it off.
As for the snow stuck to Black Tiger's body, it all fell off after a few shakes.
The old lady was practicing with her slingshot when she saw Luo Changtian and Hei Hu rolling around in the snow. She put her slingshot in her pocket and also lay down on the ground and rolled around a few times.
Oh my god, this feels so comfortable and relaxing.
When Luo Jingyan walked over, she saw an old man and a child rolling around in the snow with a dark cat.
She couldn't help but smile. However, rolling around in the snow seemed like a lot of fun. Why hadn't she thought of this idea when Xue Yanchen was here? She wanted to roll around in the snow with him.
He's not here right now, so she'll just have to make a few herself.
They rolled around on the ground for a while, and the old lady sat up. "That was so much fun! It's much more enjoyable than rolling around in bed at home."
Luo Jingyan also felt very relieved. Although she didn't have much pressure right now, like the old lady, she felt very happy.
Once you've rolled around enough, stand up and brush the snow off yourself.
Luo Jingyan asked Grandma Xue, "Where is Grandma going next?"
Grandma Xue had no idea what to do. She hadn't found any pheasants yet, and it was almost noon. If she went any further in, she wouldn't be able to get down the mountain by noon.
"Granddaughter-in-law, now that we're going down here, can we come back in a couple of days?"
"Of course we can, we can come whenever we want."
"Oh, then I'll listen to you. Do you want us to go in or not?"
"Grandma, we can go back the way we came. Maybe we'll run into a pheasant on the way back."
"Okay, let's go back."
They retraced their steps, with Luo Jingyan letting Grandma Xue walk in front. After walking for a while, the old lady indeed spotted a pheasant with its head buried in the snow.
She quickly went over and pulled the pheasant out; it was already frozen solid.
"Jingyan, Changtian, look! This pheasant is stuck in the snow and has frozen to death. Its whole body is stiff."
"Grandma, you're so lucky."
"Let's go back and stew some pheasant."
Seeing the old lady's radiant smile, Luo Jingyan realized that releasing the pheasant was truly worthwhile.
As the saying goes, going up a mountain is easy, but coming down is hard.
It's not that going downhill is more tiring than going uphill, but rather that going downhill is more dangerous than going uphill.
As they walked down the slope, the old lady looked at the thick snow on the slope and realized that it would be easy to slip and fall if they continued walking like this. Suddenly, she had a brilliant idea.
"Jingyan, Xiaotian, how about we roll down the slope? It'll save time and effort, and reduce the risk of slipping. What do you say?"
If it were up to Luo Jingyan, she would have ridden the fat tiger down the mountain herself. But now, she really thinks the old lady's idea is pretty good.
"Grandma, I'm fine."
"I'm fine with it too. It's just rolling down, I'll just roll down like an egg, hahaha," Luo Changtian said with a laugh.
Grandma Xue lay down first: "Grandma's going to get out of here first, you two can do as you please."
Then Luo Changtian lay down and said, "I'm leaving too, sister, do as you please."
Only Luo Jingyan remained, with Black Tiger beside her.
【Master, you can get out of here too!】
【Um? 】
No, Master, I mean you should get out of here too!
【ah? 】
The kitten was practically trying to cover its mouth with its paws, as if to say, "Master, are you going to leave?"
By this time, Old Mrs. Xue and Luo Changtian had already rolled halfway down the hillside.
Luo Jingyan lay down as well. [Black Tiger, let's roll around together.]
"Okay, Master. I'm all set." The kitten lay in the snow, its four dark paws pointing towards the sky.
[One, two, three, Black Tiger, begin!]
The two of them started rolling too.
This method of going down the mountain was indeed time-saving and labor-saving. After they returned home, Luo Jingyan boiled water to prepare to pluck the pheasant's feathers.
Grandma Xue had already put the pheasant in the basin. She added a little cold water to the boiling water to prevent the water temperature from being too high and burning the pheasant skin.
After a pheasant is scalded with hot water, its pores will open up considerably, making it easier to pluck its feathers.
Grandma Xue and Luo Changtian stripped the pheasant clean, and Grandma Xue then personally performed an open-heart surgery on it.
Finally, the task of stewing the pheasant was handed over to Luo Jingyan.
The pheasant was stewing in the pot, and its fragrant aroma filled the entire room.
Grandma Xue lived in Beijing for many years and rarely had the chance to eat wild game. In addition, her granddaughter-in-law was a good cook, and the enticing aroma made her mouth water.
She was in charge of starting the fire, adding firewood to the pot as much as she could, hoping to cook the pheasant meat quickly.
Luo Jingyan said, "Grandma, you don't need to use too big a fire. A high fire doesn't necessarily mean it will cook faster. You need to simmer it over low heat to make the pheasant meat tender inside and out."
To satisfy Mrs. Xue's craving, she took out a few pieces of mung bean cake and gave them to her.
"Grandma, if you're hungry, please eat first."
Grandma Xue took the pheasant, ate two pieces, and slightly relieved her eagerness for the pheasant.
At noon, Luo Changtian and Luo Jingyan tried their best to give the pheasant meat to Grandma Xue. They often ate pheasant meat here, but it was a rare treat for Grandma Xue.
Grandma Xue was quite satisfied with her meal today and began to think about whether she could catch a wild rabbit or a wild boar next time.
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