Chapter 24 Deer Hunting
After Zhang Juexia listened carefully to what Ye Beixiu said, she felt a little excited. After all, it was she who proposed the idea of reclaiming the land.
If we can get the approval of the head of the family, Ye Jishun, things will go much more smoothly in the future.
After a tiring day, people in the mountains didn't have much of a nightlife, so Zhang Juexia knitted for a while with the help of an oil lamp, and then was pulled to sleep by Ye Beixiu.
Before dawn the next day, Ye Beixiu woke Zhang Juexia up.
The two of them got up breakfast and went up the mountain with their backpacks on their backs.
On the way up the mountain, Zhang Juexia asked in confusion, "Why are you so early today?"
"Go early and come back early."
The slightly rugged section of the road made Ye Beixiu's legs more tired. After Zhang Juexia climbed up, he reached out and pulled him up.
Ye Beixiu patted his leg in frustration, "I think I really need to see a doctor and have a good look at my leg."
"Hasn't this been agreed upon long ago? Let's go to Li's Pharmacy tomorrow and ask Shopkeeper Li."
"Um."
"Are we taking the same route as last time?"
Ye Beixiu nodded.
Zhang Juexia felt more confident. She was familiar with the road as she had already walked it once. Subconsciously, she walked ahead, reaching out to pull Ye Beixiu from time to time.
Ye Beixiu did not resist this time. He had done a lot of farm work in the past two days and his legs really couldn't bear it anymore.
Zhang Juexia walked and looked around. When she saw a familiar herb, she stopped, dug it out and put it in her backpack.
By the time the two of them reached the farthest trap, her backpack was almost full.
What bothered her was why she couldn't get any valuable medicinal herbs, such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. She couldn't help but sigh.
Ye Beixiu asked her with concern why she sighed, and she told him what she was thinking.
Ye Beixiu, who is usually serious, burst into laughter.
Zhang Juexia waved his hand at his thick-skinned back in annoyance.
"No, my lady, what are you thinking about? I have never heard of anyone seeing ginseng or that kind of Zhi in this mountain since I was a child."
"Maybe I can meet him."
Seeing that he couldn't convince his wife, Ye Beixiu went to check the trap he had set.
Zhang Juexia squatted on the ground, struggling with some inconspicuous herbs. Seeing that there was no movement from Ye Beixiu, he raised his head and asked curiously, "Husband, is there a fool rabbit that has taken the bait in the trap?"
There was no reply from the other end, only Ye Beixiu was seen in a daze.
She thought Ye Beixiu was upset because he saw that the trap was empty. "It's not normal for the trap to have no prey. Check it out and we'll go to the next one."
"No, my lady..."
Ye Beixiu's behavior was really confusing, and Zhang Juexia stepped forward.
"Husband, there's a deer inside!"
"Um."
Zhang Juexia directed Ye Beixiu, "Quick, get it up here!"
Ye Beixiu was suddenly awakened and jumped into the deep pit, tied up the deer and handed it up.
He climbed up the deep pit and sat down next to Zhang Juexia. "My lady, pinch me to make sure I'm not dreaming."
Zhang Juexiazhen gently twisted his shoulder and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Ye Beixiu nodded. "My dear, I've been hunting for so many years, and this is the first time I've hunted a deer. Look, it's a male deer, and judging by the appearance of its antlers, it must be newly grown. I'm afraid it can sell for a lot of money."
"Then let's go!"
Zhang Juexia looked around and after making sure that no one saw them, he wanted to pull Ye Beixiu back.
"Let me take my time..."
Soon, Ye Beixiu carefully placed the bundled deer on his shoulders and said, "Madam, you lead the way."
On the way back, Zhang Juexia originally planned to pick some more peppercorns, but now she was not in the mood. She walked in front, reminding Ye Beixiu to be careful with his steps from time to time.
Passing by several traps behind, they didn't get much, only a cute female rabbit. Zhang Juexia pulled her ears and saw that her belly was big.
"Husband, her belly is so big, is she pregnant with a baby rabbit? Can we not sell it and just keep it at home?"
Ye Beixiu quickly tied it up and said, "If you want to keep it, keep it!"
Zhang Juexia took it and put it in his backpack.
"There will be more people going up the mountain soon. Let's go down quickly. I'll take you fishing another day."
Li Yiqun had reminded Zhang Juexia that day, and she didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she picked up the backpack and walked ahead.
They didn't meet anyone along the way, but by chance, when they were almost at their doorstep, they ran into a few women from the village who were picking weeds.
"Oh my, this is terrible, Bei Xiu is hunting a deer."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Bei Xiu is really amazing. Even with a lame leg, he's still so powerful. This deer is really worth a fortune."
In order to quickly avoid these women, Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu ran into the house.
Ye Beixiu untied the deer as soon as he entered the yard, while Zhang Juexia quickly locked the gate. "Husband, they won't follow us in, will they?"
"Ignore them and just don't open the door for them."
"If they knew we had hunted a deer, it wouldn't take long for the whole village to know."
"That's about right!"
"That……"
Zhang Juexia looked anxiously at Ye Beixiu, who was feeding the fawn with some weeds he had just gathered. "We didn't steal or rob, so why should we be afraid of them?"
"It was you who said we should walk faster and avoid the people in the village."
"I just don't want to cause any more trouble. Madam, I'm hungry. Please make me some food!"
Maybe it was because he hunted a deer that life became hopeful.
Zhang Juexia no longer felt bad about eating white flour. "Husband, how about we make dumplings with the leftover oil residue from the oil simmering that day?"
"become."
Ye Beixiu agreed readily.
"I'll go knead the dough. We'll have dumplings stuffed with beans and oil residue. There are still quite a few beans left from the beans grandma gave me that day. I'll blanch them in hot water and dry the rest."
"Go quickly!"
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia's back and remembered what his grandmother said that day. Could it be that she really brought good luck to me?
He also felt strange, as this was the first time he hunted deer so easily.
The deer's antlers nudged Ye Beixiu, and he came back to his senses.
Zhang Juexia didn't know what Ye Beixiu was thinking. She was happy that the deer could be sold for a lot of silver, and with the silver she could live a good life.
She hummed a little tune while kneading the dough and set it aside to wake up.
She picked the beans, washed them, added water to the pot, brought the water to a boil, added a few drops of oil, and put in the washed beans.
The beans in the pot slowly turn emerald green. Let them roll around in the pot for a few times before taking them out.
She picked some tender beans to chop, took out the oil residue and chopped it, added oil, salt and seasonings, and when the dough was ready, she rolled out the dough and started wrapping it.
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