Geng Feng Carrying a Wolf on a Mountain Road
Geng Feng also picked up the wild goose bones and put them in the backpack.
Qin Nian was puzzled: "Why are you picking up these bones?"
"It's for hunting wolves at night. The wolf that's watching us eat can't run away. I can hunt it at night."
Qin Nian thought of Mr. Jiang Rong's novel "Wolf Totem" that he had read in his previous life. Wolves are so cunning and smart.
She hurriedly reminded:
"Wolves are fierce and intelligent animals, so you must be careful."
"I know, it'll be fine, don't worry."
The two men watered the ridges that had not been watered yet again. Geng Feng carried a basket containing goose bones and sent Qin Nian to the foot of the ridge.
After Qin Nian's figure disappeared, he turned around and went up the mountain again.
When Qin Nian returned home, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I knew you would come back early today.
Xiao Nian, come back quickly after you deliver meal to Geng Feng tomorrow. You can do the work in the mountains in a few days.
The day after tomorrow Geng Feng's family will come to propose marriage. You have to go to the county town tomorrow. We have to prepare food. This is a big happy event and we can't mess around.
Go buy some vegetables, a few pounds of pork, and some eggs. After Li Dahua got married, there hasn't been a wedding in our family for many years, so this time we have to do it properly.
After saying that, he opened the old cabinet, took out a cloth bag from it, and took out ten taels of silver.
"In addition to buying vegetables, pork and eggs, buy a few pounds of white flour. On happy occasions, steam some large steamed buns made from 20 grams of flour. They are steaming and delicious, and look good, and they also have good meaning."
"That won't cost that much money."
Mrs. Li waved her hand generously and said, "Take it. After buying the vegetables and noodles, buy yourself a silver hairpin and some silk flowers.
Hide the silver in the backpack and use it as a snack when you take it out, so that it won’t be seen by scoundrels.”
"Don't worry, you can't lose it."
After Qin Nian finished speaking, he found a piece of clean cloth to wrap the silver, brought in the backpack, and put the cloth bag into the backpack.
He did not take the backpack out, but placed it on the ground against the north wall.
"It's more than thirty miles to go. Grandma can't walk, so she can't go with you. There are so many things to buy. You can push Geng Feng's cart tomorrow."
"No need to push the cart, it's more convenient for me to carry the basket on my back."
Qin Nian thought of her space, bought things and put them in a backpack, threw the backpack into the space, and took it out and carried it on her back when she got home.
Still using a cart?
Mrs. Li did not suspect anything and thought that Qin Nian disliked the cart being in the way, so she did not insist.
Before dusk, Qin Nian and Mrs. Li cleaned the house and yard thoroughly.
As soon as it got dark, I lay down on the kang early.
When Qin Nian heard that Mrs. Li had fallen asleep, she slipped into the space, washed her hair and took a shower, making herself feel refreshed.
It is past midnight, that is, twelve o'clock at night.
Qin Nian came out of the space and was just about to fall asleep when he heard Ye Meizi's voice next door.
The two families lived close to each other, and Ye Meizi was probably afraid of disturbing them, so she spoke in a very low voice.
Qin Nian turned over and fell asleep.
The next morning, as Qin Nian just walked out of the house, she saw Geng Feng standing in his yard, his eyes staring at her door.
He had nothing to do, so he stood in the yard just to wait for her. Seeing Qin Nian coming out, Geng Feng smiled and called her:
"Xiao Nian, I'm back. We don't have to go up the mountain today."
Qin Nian asked casually: "Did you come down this morning?"
"Last night at midnight."
Geng Feng's deep pupils sparkled: "I hunted that wolf, look."
Qin Nian looked in the direction where Geng Feng's finger was pointing, and sure enough, there was a wolf lying in the yard, and it was quite fat.
"Last night, I buried the goose bones at the entrance of the cave, very thinly. After buying them, I hid in the bushes in the distance with a bow and arrow.
The wolf followed the smell and went there, but he did not take it and eat it first. He kept observing.
It took almost an hour for the wolf to move. While it was digging for bones, I shot it dead with an arrow.
I carried it back so you don't have to run back to deliver food in the morning."
Geng Feng spoke so naturally that Qin Nian's heart felt as comfortable as being basked in the warm sunshine of May.
Mrs. Li came out and said with a grin, "Geng boy, you're getting engaged, you must be so happy, right?
My little Nian can match you a hundred times. Of course, you can also match my little Nian a hundred times.
In a word, you two are the perfect match. "
Geng Feng was amused: "Grandma Li, I feel like you are the happiest person."
Mrs. Li narrowed her eyes and said proudly, "Of course."
After breakfast, Qin Nian carried the bamboo basket to the county town. When he reached a deserted place, he threw the basket into the space.
Only when they reached the city gate did Qin Nian take out the basket and put it on his back again.
I went to the market first and asked about pork, but it was too expensive.
Qin Nian bought three pounds of pork, ten eggs, one pound of green peppers, half a pound of red peppers, and two pounds of spinach.
After buying vegetables and pork, Qin Nian asked about flour. It was fifty cents per pound, which was ridiculously expensive.
After thinking that grandma might not have eaten fine grains for several years, Qin Nian bought ten kilograms of white flour.
Qin Nian did not buy the silver hairpin or silk flower.
In a year of famine, you have to be frugal and not spend money carelessly. If you really want these things, it won't be too late to buy them later when you have enough food and clothing.
Qin Nian wanted to buy a fish, asked the price, and then turned and left.
Okay, just buy this much. She carried the basket on her back, left the city and returned to the village.
Mrs. Li was not at home. She went to the headman's house and asked his wife Suqin to help with cooking tomorrow.
Mrs. Li has a problem with her legs, and Qin Nian can't handle it alone, so he really needs to find someone to help.
Suqin smiled and said, "Auntie Li, I will definitely go to help tomorrow."
Mrs. Li also smiled: "You should go earlier."
"Don't worry, I'll be there soon."
While Mrs. Li was looking for someone to help, Ye Meizi was also busy. She went to Dahe Village.
Inform Geng Feng's aunt Geng Zhenlan, Tang Xiaomei's mother, that Geng Feng will propose tomorrow.
Geng Zhenlan wanted Geng Feng and Tang Xiaomei to become closer.
I was dumbfounded when I heard that Geng Feng was going to propose marriage tomorrow.
Tang Xiaomei turned even paler, and she couldn't control her temper anymore. She yelled at Ye Meizi:
"What's so great about your Geng Feng's engagement that it's worth sending a letter to us from so far away?
No time, no go."
It was a courtesy, and Ye Meizi didn't care whether Geng Zhenlan and her family went or not. It was just because of Geng Zhenhai's face, otherwise she wouldn't have notified them.
She really didn't want Geng Zhenlan to go.
Geng Feng went to the relatively far Lihua Village to inform his uncle Geng Zhenhai and his family and invite them to the wedding.
Everyone is busy, but everyone is busy happily.
The next day, Suqin did come very early. As soon as she entered the door, she congratulated Mrs. Li and teased Qin Nian a few words.
She and Qin Nian moved the dining table outside and started picking vegetables.
Ye Meizi saw it through the low wall and slapped her thigh: "Xiao Nian, did you buy vegetables yesterday?
Oops, I bought all the food and forgot to tell you."
She regretted it so much.
Hurry up and bring all the vegetables and meat she bought.
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