Of course Chaoge knew it was full, because she cheated while the siblings were asleep!
But it was obvious that this boy must have misunderstood what I meant. He probably thought that I was feeling sorry for him using water to cook porridge?
"That's not what I meant. I wanted to ask you how you can cook porridge?
You have never done these jobs before."
"I went to ask Aunt Zhang for advice. Aunt Zhang told me how to do it. It was my first time too."
I see. But if Zhang Shufen knew that they cooked porridge at home, would she think too much?
"Times are different now, it's a good idea to learn more skills. The porridge is well cooked, but there are no bowls and chopsticks. Do the four of us take turns to pick up the pottery jar and drink from it?
That's impossible, how hot would that pottery jar be?"
Chaoge looked at the multi-grain porridge rolling in the pottery jar and suddenly thought of this troublesome problem.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Leng Liecheng took out four newly hollowed pieces of wood from his side: “These are the wooden bowls I made early in the morning. I don’t have enough time, but they can be used as is, right?
When I rest tonight, I will polish it carefully and it can be used as a bowl. "
Looking at the uneven wood in the middle, Chaoge didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"This, this can also make do!
But it will take a while to cook this porridge, so I still have time to polish it."
After saying this, she took out a dagger and started carving.
Not to mention the appearance, the inside of the wood must be smooth.
Watching the wood chips being gently peeled off under Chaoge's dagger, Leng Liecheng opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
He had known for a long time that Chaoge's dagger was very sharp, but when he saw how she easily dug out the wood chips, and then thought about the carving knife he had borrowed from Daqiang before, he felt that the carving knife was really tiring to use.
Even though Chaoge's dagger could cut through iron like mud, without sandpaper to polish it, it could only be processed simply.
At least the inside of the wooden bowl is much smoother, and the heavy wooden bowl has become much lighter.
After all, I will have to carry these wooden bowls on the road later, and if they are too heavy, it will cause trouble for me.
If some things can be left alone, try not to put them there. Space must not be exposed easily.
"Sister, wait till I polish the inside with a stone tonight, and this bowl will definitely look like the wooden bowls sold on the street."
"Ouch! What is that!"
Just as the two were discussing the wooden bowl, Leng Furong, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly screamed and sat up directly from the hay, even waking up Leng Xiaoran, who was sleeping soundly beside her.
When Chaoge and the other man heard the scream, they looked back. Leng Liecheng was almost scared to death by the thing in Leng Furong's hand!
"Ah! Big bug!"
When she saw clearly what she had caught, Leng Furong was so frightened that her face turned pale instantly, and she screamed and threw the thing in her hand away!
Leng Liecheng hurried forward and stepped on the big bug with one foot. Fearing that it was not dead enough, he chased it with all his strength!
Chaoge raised his eyebrows, quickly picked up the wooden stick beside him, folded it in two, and quickly pushed Leng Liecheng away!
Fortunately, the big insect fell on the slope and landed in a pile of hay. Leng Liecheng did not actually crush its body, so Chaoge excitedly picked up the big insect!
"Brother, give me a hollow bamboo tube."
Seeing Chaoge using a wooden stick to pick up the big bug he had thrown away, Leng Furong's face turned pale.
Leng Liecheng was still confused, not knowing why Chaoge would stop him, and now she had caught the beast and wanted to put it in a bamboo tube?
"Sister, what are you doing with this thing?
We have food, I won't eat these horrible big bugs.
It, it, it’s so creepy!”
Leng Furong was confused and wanted to stop it, but Leng Liecheng's idea obviously coincided with hers. When Leng Furong finished speaking, he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sister, I, I would rather chew the bark than eat it."
“What nonsense?!
I won't let you eat this stuff, it's poisonous.
This is a centipede. Although it is poisonous, it is also a medicinal herb. Aren’t we penniless now?
I had been thinking that if I could find some medicinal herbs in the mountains, I would exchange them for some silver when I had the chance to go into the city. But I didn't get anything the whole day yesterday.
I didn't expect that you would catch a centipede!
Oh, if you hadn't noticed, I would have almost forgotten that this little thing can also be exchanged for silver."
"Ah?! Really, can it really be exchanged for silver?"
Leng Furong still didn't believe it, so Chaoge ignored her and directly put the centipede into the empty bamboo tube that Leng Liecheng had brought to him.
"Big sister, since this thing can be exchanged for money, then you keep the porridge and I'll go look for it. I caught a few last night, but they were thrown into the fire. I think there are still a lot of them here."
Leng Liecheng knew that without money, he couldn't move forward. When he heard that this insect could be sold for money, how could he rest?
"Okay, this centipede likes dark and humid places, and usually hides under rocks. You can look under rocks and under some thick leaves, you might be able to find it.
Just be careful not to get stung by it."
After saying that, Chaoge looked at Leng Furong again: "Were you bitten by this thing just now?"
"No, no, I just felt something crawling on my face, it was itchy, and I caught it.
I was probably lucky and reacted quickly, so I threw it away."
Looking at the silly girl like this, Chaoge couldn't help but smile.
"Well, it's really lucky!"
"Catch the bugs, sell them for silver, and buy meat for the pigeons!"
Leng Xiaoran, who was sleeping in a daze, heard the conversation between the siblings clearly while he was half asleep and half awake.
He rubbed his eyes, muttered, and lifted up the wolf skin on his body, then followed Leng Liecheng to look for the centipede.
Leng Furong opened her mouth, wanting to pull the brat back. After all, the centipede was too creepy and poisonous...
"Don't worry about it, second sister. I'm watching over you."
"Well, I'll follow you and catch them. The more we catch, the more money we can earn from selling them. Then our lives will be easier."
Leng Furong was a little afraid of that thing at first, but when she thought about their current situation, she bravely followed it.
Chaoge ignored them and continued to polish the wooden bowl in her hand while watching the porridge in the earthenware jar.
"Wow, another one! Send..."
After a while, the three little ones found several centipedes. Leng Xiaoran was so excited that he couldn't help but shout out with joy.
Unexpectedly, before he could utter the word "get rich", Leng Furong covered his mouth.
Leng Xiaoran blinked his innocent eyes and looked at his second sister in confusion: "Silly, don't shout out loud, if others knew that this bug could be sold for silver, they would all rush to catch it, and then we wouldn't be able to catch many."
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