Last night, Ye Meizi picked out the wild vegetables that Qin Nian sent over, washed them, blanched them, chopped them up, and mixed them with cornmeal.
I got up early this morning and steamed some fluffy corn cakes, put them in a clean cloth bag, and placed them in a small basket.
She asked Qin Nian to bring it to the mountain and give it to the two of them to eat. Neither she nor Geng Zhenhai was willing to eat any of it.
Qin Nian went out carrying a small basket. Thinking about Geng Feng who was hunting in the mountains, she walked quickly.
When they reached the most difficult mountain to climb, Geng Feng was already waiting.
Seeing his figure standing by the rocks, Qin Nian felt like she had seen a relative, and her heart was filled with joy.
"Geng Feng, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Geng Feng's smile was like the warm sunshine in May: "No, I just came down too. Look at your face full of sweat, did you walk too fast?"
Qin Nian shook his head: "No."
Qin Nian didn't ask whether they had hunted any prey last night, Geng Feng said it himself:
“We only hunted two pheasants last night, which are not worth much.
Don't worry, I will continue hunting tonight and I will definitely hunt valuable animals."
Qin Nian smiled: "Hunting is always an unknown, I'm not in a hurry at all. You must be hungry, you eat first."
Geng Feng took the small basket from Qin Nian's hand and said, "Let's go up first and eat at the edge of the field."
After crossing the mountain and passing the Mimetic Spring, the two men arrived at the edge of the land.
After Qin Nian went back yesterday, Geng Feng plowed a large area of land again.
Qin Nian could imagine Geng Feng turning the soil alone under the moonlight, holding a western-toothed iron fork.
He must have looked up at the moon, right? When the night wind blew across his face, it must have admired his ability and courage.
Qin Nian turned his head to look at Geng Feng: "Did you not sleep last night?"
Geng Feng ate the pancake with big mouthfuls, and his pleasant voice came over in the wind: "I hunt for a while and turn the land for a while.
It seemed like the day had come in the blink of an eye, and I wasn’t sleepy at all.”
Qin Nian sighed in her heart. How could it be as easy as Geng Feng said? He was just trying to comfort her. She understood that very well.
She silently picked up the water bag and left, quietly filling it with spiritual spring water and brought it back.
Geng Feng threw a piece of cake in his hand into his mouth, poured a bowl of water, and drank it all.
He wiped the water droplets from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand and said with a smile: "I'm full, let's work!"
"Geng Feng, gather some hay, put it in a sheltered place, take a nap, and then continue working."
"It's okay, I'll sleep at night."
Geng Feng picked up the fork and continued to turn the soil, while Qin Nian took the sickle and mowed the grass for a while.
Thinking of last night's plan, she stood up, looked at Geng Feng and asked, "There is so much green grass on this field, is there a rabbit hole nearby?"
Geng Feng stopped what he was doing and pointed:
“There are rabbit holes on that hill. But rabbits are so cunning that they leave holes after holes.
They run very fast, so even if they come out, they are hard to catch.”
Qin Nian looked at Geng Feng and smiled. He put down his sickle, picked up a lot of green grass and put it in the basket. He then picked up the water bag and poured all the spiritual spring water in it onto the grass.
"I'll go to the entrance of the rabbit hole to lure them out and see if they can come out."
Geng Feng's laughter flew in the spring breeze. If Qin Nian's method could be considered hunting, she would be the first person from ancient times to now.
The first person who is bound to fail.
Qin Nian didn't explain. She carried the basket to the hill and found the rabbit hole that Geng Feng had mentioned.
Qin Nian put the green grass at the entrance of the rabbit hole, squatted there, and tilted his head to look inside.
Before I could even blink, a pure white hare scurried out.
It ignored Qin Nian who was squatting beside it, and started eating the tender grass near the cave entrance.
Qin Nian was so frightened that he almost fell down.
When she reacted, she reached out and grabbed the big white rabbit, grabbing its ears.
It can also be said that the rabbit was so busy eating that it didn't run away at all.
Even though he was pressed to the ground by the little girl, he kept eating, as if he had been hungry for eight lifetimes and would feel ashamed of his life if he didn't eat.
What was even more surprising was that three more white rabbits rushed out and squatted there, eating grass frantically.
The rabbits' fur was very smooth, so Qin Nian could only hold on to the first one that came out. Her heart was beating loudly, and she turned around and shouted loudly to someone not far away:
"Geng Feng, come here quickly! Bring the backpack over here, and get some more long grass."
The distance was a bit far, so Geng Feng didn't see Qin Nian catch the rabbit. But when he heard Qin Nian say to take the basket over, he didn't hesitate.
After listening to Qin Nian's words, Geng Feng put down the fork, grabbed a few handfuls of long grass from the edge of the field and put them in the backpack, then carried the basket over.
He didn't believe Qin Nian could hunt the rabbit, but he didn't want to discourage her enthusiasm, so he was willing to play with her for a while.
When I got closer, I saw Qin Nian holding a rabbit's ear.
I didn't know what was wrong with the rabbit. It just lowered its head to eat the grass at the entrance of the hole and completely ignored the fact that its ears were being held in the hand.
What was even more surprising was that there were three rabbits squatting at the entrance of the cave eating grass, as if they didn't take Qin Nian seriously at all.
Geng Feng was extremely shocked: Since when did the rabbits become so arrogant? Or did they think Qin Nian was one of their kind?
He even looked at Qin Nian, but they didn't look alike.
Geng Feng blinked his eyes vigorously several times. He hadn't slept all night. It was such an ordinary thing. Was he hallucinating?
"Geng Feng."
Qin Nian's voice was full of joy and urgency: "I'll hold the rabbits, you quickly twist some straw ropes and tie up these rabbits."
"Tie up the rabbit?"
Geng Feng repeated the sentence, feeling that there was something wrong with what Qin Nian said, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. It seemed that no one had ever tied a rabbit before.
He first poured out the dry and hard long grass in the basket, then bent down and picked up three rabbits one by one and threw them into the basket, and then picked up the grass at the entrance of the rabbit holes and threw it in.
With nothing to eat left, the rabbit in Qin Nian's hand began to struggle desperately and soon broke free.
"Geng Feng——"
Qin Nian yelled, wanting Geng Feng to come and catch it. Unexpectedly, the rabbit used its legs to push hard and jumped into the backpack by itself.
It huddled together with the other three and continued to eat grass.
Geng Feng and Qin Nian were both dumbfounded.
Geng Feng reacted and temporarily suppressed his surprise. He quickly picked up the long grass on the ground, twisted it into a thin grass rope, and tied it horizontally across the backpack.
After blocking seven or eight times, and making sure the rabbit couldn't get out, he looked at Qin Nian and asked, "Why is this happening?"
Qin Nian certainly knew the reason, but she couldn't say it.
He pretended to lower his head and frowned in thought for a long time, then suddenly his brows relaxed and he looked at Geng Feng and said:
“When I took the grass just now, I saw that it was a little dry, so I watered it with the water in the water bag.
The water in the water bag is taken from the Mimosa Spring, which must have a fatal attraction to rabbits. "
Geng Feng thought about it and said, "That's probably the case."
Qin Nian asked hurriedly: "How much can a wild rabbit sell for? Is it enough to buy seeds?"
Geng Feng nodded: "These wild rabbits are very fat, it is no problem to sell one for 500 coins, but I can only sell one for two taels.
That should be enough to buy seeds.”
The two young people rejoiced together.
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