Chapter 17 Return victoriously with prey!
Liu Dongniang came in from outside. Seeing her sister-in-law sew a few stitches and then look at the fat girl who was sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Zhuzhu is completely healed and will definitely not change back to her previous appearance."
Yang Lihua sighed, pulled her sister-in-law to sit down, stuffed a ball of cotton into her hand to help her smooth the bed, and whispered, "Although the child is better now, she's often drowsy. I'm afraid she'll develop a chronic illness.
"And last time her father went into the mountains, she woke up and didn't see him, so she cried a lot. Now that the old man is gone, I'm afraid she'll still make a fuss!"
"No, when she wakes up soon, just let the kids take her out to play. Children have short memories and can't remember too many things!" Liu Dongniang advised.
The two sisters-in-law were busy like this until dark, and only after they had re-quilted the old man's quilt did Zhuzhu wake up.
The fat girl rubbed her eyes, yawned with an unsatisfied look, and then she saw her mother next to her.
She immediately grinned and climbed into her mother's arms on her hands and knees, calling out sweetly, "Mom!"
"Hey!" Yang Lihua's heart was at ease. She smiled and hugged her daughter and gave her a kiss. "My little piglet, Bao'er, is awake. Are you hungry?"
The fat girl held her belly, looked at her aunt with her big eyes, and smiled with her white teeth shining, "Second Aunt, my belly is growling!"
"Okay, okay!" Liu Dongniang couldn't help herself any longer and leaned forward to kiss the fat girl with a milky smell. She was full of energy and said, "Wait, Second Aunt will go cook meat porridge for you!"
"Baji!" Zhuzhu generously returned the kiss to Second Auntie, clapping her chubby hands happily, "Eat meat porridge, eat meat porridge!"
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue, who were playing in the main room, heard the noise and ran in, shouting together.
"Meat porridge tonight? I want meat porridge too!"
Needless to say, Liu Dongniang slapped everyone and scolded them, "You're already grown up, and you're still arguing with your sister. Hurry up and help me light the fire."
The two boys were deflated. Seeing that their sister had woken up, they raised their eyebrows, glared and made faces, which made their sister laugh even louder.
Yang Lihua said to Liu Dongniang, "Because Zhuzhu injured her head, the family has been busy for a few days, and the boys have been delayed in their studies. Should we let them pick it up tomorrow?"
Liu Dongniang nodded quickly, "Okay, don't worry about how they will survive in the future, it won't hurt to learn more skills.
"Besides, he's been running wild all day. Put on the bridle quickly and keep the house quiet for a while."
After just a few words, the two sisters-in-law made up their minds, but Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue regretted it.
If they had known this would happen, they would never have come in!
It’s not that studying and writing are tiring or difficult, but comparatively speaking, building snowmen and having snowball fights are more fun…
The mountain forest was shrouded in the dawn, the north wind blew the remaining snow, and occasionally dead leaves fell, adding a bit of desolation.
Old Man Tai stood on a large rock at the top of the mountain with his hands behind his back, tightly gripping his pipe, looking at the mountains in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.
Tai Yongan wore a cotton hat that tightly covered his big head.
He shuffled over to Grandpa's side and said, "Grandpa, why are you up so early? We didn't see you and were a little panicked!"
Old Man Tai retracted his gaze and replied, "Why are you panicking? I can still lose it! Let's make the fire in the cave a little bigger. Let's roast some dry food, drink some hot water, and then we can get to work.
"I've just found the footprints of a wild animal. I'll try to bring back some goodies. Everyone at home is waiting for us!"
"Okay, Grandpa!" Tai Yongan turned around happily and ran to report the news.
Grandpa Tai took one last look at the hilltops, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and finally, he followed in his grandson's footsteps and left...
The sun rises and the moon sets, and in a blink of an eye, it has been three days since the hunting team entered the mountains. Everyone in the village is worried about them.
On this day, even Mr. Tai San couldn't sit still and walked around the village entrance with his hands behind his back.
Tai Jizong went out to throw away dirty water, and when he saw this, he quickly invited the old man to come into his house to sit and warm himself by the fire.
Uncle Tai San came in, followed by seven or eight villagers who were also concerned about the situation.
"Sixth Uncle and the others have been gone for so long, why haven't they come back yet?"
"There's so much snow in the mountains. Will they get lost? Should we go meet them?"
"Pah! What depressing words are you talking about? Uncle Six is an old hunter. He won't get lost no matter who gets lost."
"Oh, I was just saying it, why did you take it so seriously? I'm also looking forward to the hunting team coming back soon!"
The villagers were gossiping and occasionally arguing with each other, but they would all become quiet after being glared at by Master Tai San.
Just then, Yang Lihua came out of the house carrying Zhuzhu. Master Tai Sanye picked up the fat girl and teased her, "Zhuzhu, do you miss your grandfather? Grandpa went hunting for you and will be back soon with Rourou!"
Fatty's eyes sparkled, and she nodded vigorously, saying seriously, "Grandpa will bring back a lot of meat! Lots and lots!"
Such a baby voice, so soft and sweet, made everyone laugh.
Life was hard, and every child in the family was pale and skinny, with a big head and a thin neck. They were not very cute at all.
Suddenly, when such a chubby white New Year picture doll appears in front of everyone, everyone wants to take a few more glances at it and tease it a few more times.
"Guess what kind of meat grandpa will bring back?"
"Yeah, Zhuzhu, guess it, there's a reward if you guess right!"
Zhuzhu tilted her head, trying to think, and broke off her chubby little fingers one by one, "Meat... Meat, meat!"
It’s hard to tell what kind of meat it is from those little little balls of milk.
Doesn’t Rourou look the same?
Isn’t meat fragrant?
The little boy was extremely confused, his little eyebrows were wrinkled like two question marks, and his fat fingers were raised, looking very innocent.
Everyone successfully stumped Naituanzi and burst into laughter again.
Everyone sat for a while, and when they saw that the dim sun outside was almost overhead, they got up and went home.
Tai Jizu and Tai Jizon went out to see the guests off. Zhuzhu felt bored in the house, so she clung to the door frame and wanted to go out to take a look, but was picked up by her mother.
The north wind has no eyes. If it blows the child's nose again, the family will be worried again.
After everyone left the courtyard, they subconsciously looked towards the intersection and actually saw some small dark shadows.
"Oh, is the hunting party back?"
"That's possible. There's a gentle slope on the side of the road, so it'll be easier to go down!"
Everyone shouted with joy and ran forward to meet them.
Old Man Tai walked in front of the team with his pipe tucked into his belt and his sword leaning on his intact arm.
Behind him were villagers dragging two sleds, all of them panting with exhaustion, their eyebrows and eyelashes covered with frost.
When they saw their family members coming to pick them up, everyone sat down on the ground and refused to get up.
"Haha, Lao Liu, you are finally back! How is it, is anyone injured?" Master Tai San pulled his old brother and looked him up and down.
Old Master Tai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Third Brother, we've returned with a full load. It wasn't a wasted trip!"
"Really? Haha, that's great!"
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