Chapter 40 Catching Piglets 3
Nie Laosan's wife took away the skinniest and smallest piglet—a boar, to be sure—which wasn't entirely satisfactory, but it still made Nie Laosan's wife happy. She let Nie Laosan and his nephew, Nie Dashan, carry the piglet in front, while she walked with a swagger and a triumphant air: "We've got it! We've got a piglet!"
She told people how lucky she was: "I told you, my family was so unlucky before because of Fubao. Now that he's gone, I'm so anxious that I've been burning and throwing away everything he used. Who knew it would actually work? Look, I caught a piglet today. I'm thinking of raising it well. I hope I can save a few dozen yuan by Chinese New Year. We're a small family of four, so it's more than enough for us to spend."
Seeing others looking at her piglets with jealous eyes, Nie Laosan's wife was so happy that she couldn't stop chewing.
Shengyin followed her parents silently, watching the envious gazes of those around her. She finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since her rebirth, she had stumbled along, never quite finding her way. She couldn't understand why everything was so different from her previous life, and even less what kind of joke fate was playing on her.
But now she understood that all the mysteries lay in this stone.
As long as she had this stone, what was there to fear? What belonged to the Nie family would always belong to the Nie family.
Thinking of this, Shengyin looked down at the stone, but found that the color of the stone seemed to be slightly lighter than before?
She frowned, then looked again, and it didn't seem to have faded. Was it just an illusion under the bright sunlight?
As the neighbors watched Old Third Nie and his family proudly carry the piglet home, some began to murmur, "Did Fubao really bring bad luck to the Nie family? How strange!"
Wang Fugui's wife snorted softly, "Come on, look at Fubao. He went to live with the Gu family. They're doing so prosperously. This time, they drew lots and got a pig too. They were the first to win, and they picked a fat, strong, shiny little sow. If they're lucky, they'll have a litter of piglets by the end of the year! That's what we call real luck!"
If you think about it, it seems that the Gu family is luckier than the Nie family!
The news that the Nie family had also caught a piglet naturally reached the ears of the Gu family. Miao Xiuju snorted when she heard it, "They're really lucky. They caught one too. But I think Nie Laosan's wife looks so unlucky. She won't be able to grow up even if she feeds pigs. We'll just have to wait and see!"
When Nie Sanni heard about the smug look on Nie Laosan's wife's face, she also said, "That's right, we must find a way to feed our pigs strong and healthy. Then we can beat his pigs and see if she still feels proud!"
Shen Hongying also thought: "Hey, we have to feed them well. Let the children go to the mountains to cut grass for the pigs every day and fatten them up!"
Only Liu Zhaodi was secretly wondering what Nie Laosan's wife had said. She said Fubao was unlucky and that if they burned and threw away everything Fubao had used, he would be lucky. Was it really so true?
Although my family lives a good life, without Fubao, can it be better?
She was chopping vegetables while thinking about this, and she was obsessed with how to talk to Shen Hongying and let her take the lead in finding out about this matter.
Or maybe just find a fortune teller to see where Fubao came from?
But these days, it’s hard to find a fortune teller. After all, it’s a new society now, and there are no nunneries anymore, so how can there be any fortune tellers?
She was thinking about it when she suddenly screamed.
Miao Xiujiu next to her frowned and looked over, only to see that Liu Zhaodi had actually chopped off her own finger. A small piece of flesh fell off the fingertip and blood was flowing down.
"Oh my god, what a sin! I asked you to chop vegetables, but you ended up chopping your own hand!"
At this time, everyone else also hurried over and helped her pick up the dust accumulated on the door latch to cover the wound, and then tied it up with cloth.
Liu Zhaodi's hand was bandaged, but she was still in so much pain that tears streamed down her face: "It hurts so much, it hurts so much, why does it hurt so much!"
Miao Xiuju was helpless: "I lost a piece of flesh, how can it not hurt?"
Fortunately, the wild vegetables have to be wrapped in wheat bran before being fed to chickens, otherwise she would still feel sorry for the vegetables on the chopping board!
Liu Zhaodi's hands were sore and she was also despised by Miao Xiujiu, which made her feel even more aggrieved. But what could she do about it? She had indeed cut her finger while chopping vegetables. If this got out, wouldn't people laugh at her?
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Since raising this pig, the whole family has naturally paid attention to it. The brothers and sisters in the family have all started school, and those who have not started school yet, such as Gu Shengtian, Fubao and Xiuni, have taken on the task of cutting grass for the pigs at home.
So every morning, Fubao and Gu Shengtian would get up and go up the mountain to cut grass for the pigs, picking up some wild fruits or something. Miao Xiuju loved Fubao, and when she saw Fubao going out, she would always put something in her bamboo basket, sometimes an egg, sometimes a few peanuts, and sometimes pear paste candy that she didn't know where it came from.
Although Fubao is busy running up the mountain every day, he lives a comfortable life and has snacks to eat from time to time.
That day, she and Gu Shengtian held hands and skipped up the mountain.
Now that the weather is warmer, the streams in the mountains have melted, and the flowers and grass outside are sprouting new buds, so there are more edible things in the mountains.
Fubao loves to pick up ashweed in the mountains, pick the tender green leaves, cook them, and mash them to mix with his home or use in porridge. It tastes fresh and delicious. In addition to ashweed, there is also wild garlic thistle, which Fubao also likes to eat.
Fubao also loves to catch grasshoppers with Gu Shengtian. After catching the grasshoppers, they string them together with dogtail grass, take them home and roast them in the stove. No matter how small the grasshoppers are, they are still meat, and the grasshopper meat with a roasted aroma tastes unique.
Fubao and Gu Shengtian jumped into the mountains carrying bamboo baskets. As soon as they entered the mountains, the two of them started looking everywhere like they were having fun.
Gu Shengtian ordered, "Fubao, you stay here. I'll go check out the hillside over there. Our goal today is to catch a couple of grasshoppers, pick some sour dates, and cut two bamboo baskets of pig grass!"
Fu Bao laughed and said loudly: "I have received the order and I will complete the task!"
These lines were told to them by their older brothers when they were reading comic books. Sometimes when Gu Niudan and Gu Yuejin were reading comic books, the two younger ones would come over and their older brothers would tell them the lines. Gradually, they memorized a few words and knew what the characters in the comic books were saying.
Fubao first came to the river with her small bamboo basket on her back. She loved cleanliness, but it was too cold in winter to boil water for a bath, so she had to endure it. Now that the weather was warmer, she would secretly wash by the river every time she went up the mountain. Even if it was not convenient, she would take off her shoes, roll up her trouser legs, and wash her feet.
The stream water in early spring was still a little cold. Fubao endured the chill and washed his little feet. The crystal clear water splashed on the newly sprouted grass next to him.
While washing, he suddenly saw a grasshopper jumping past in front of him. Fubao saw that this grasshopper was fat and big, and he liked it immediately. He didn't even bother to put on his shoes and went to chase the grasshopper.
Who knew that this grasshopper was so cunning? When it saw Fubao chasing it, it jumped forward. When Fubao was out of breath and stopped chasing it, it stopped and landed on a piece of green grass.
Fubao finally couldn't stand it anymore, sweating profusely, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Grasshopper, grasshopper, don't run away, I want to eat roasted grasshoppers!"
While muttering to himself, he approached the grasshopper cautiously.
Who knew that at this moment, a hand came over, slapped the grasshopper and caught it in its hand.
Fubao got anxious when he saw it. This is the grasshopper I’ve chosen, the one I’m going to catch soon!
She looked up and saw that the man was Nie Dazhuang.
Nie Dazhuang used to be her cousin, but he always liked to bully her secretly. Fortunately, Nie Dashan protected her so that she didn't have to suffer from his anger.
Unexpectedly, Nie Dazhuang actually caught the grasshopper first.
Fubao looked at Nie Dazhuang aggrievedly: "I've had my eye on this grasshopper for a long time."
I've been chasing it for a long time.
Nie Dazhuang held the grasshopper by its tail, watching it struggle in his palm. He made a smug face at Fubao, saying, "Whoever catches it owns it. I caught it, so of course it's mine!"
Fubao hummed softly, turned his face away and ignored him, then hurried to the river to look for his shoes.
She definitely couldn't get the grasshopper back, and Nie Dazhuang wouldn't give it to her either, so her efforts were in vain.
Who knew that when Nie Dazhuang saw that she ignored him, he felt bored and deliberately chased after her: "Fubao, do you want a grasshopper?"
Fubao knew he did it on purpose and ignored him.
Nie Dazhuang: "Fubao, if you want grasshoppers, just tell me and call me Brother Dazhuang. I'll consider giving them to you."
Fubao glared at him and said, "Who cares? She has plenty of brothers. If she wants grasshoppers, all six of her brothers will help her catch them!"
Nie Dazhuang deliberately fiddled with the grasshopper: "Why is this grasshopper so fat? I have never seen such a fat grasshopper."
Then he let go of the grasshopper. Seeing that it had a chance to survive, the grasshopper flapped its wings and jumped forward.
Nie Dazhuang shouted, "Look, the grasshopper ran away."
Fubao looked at the grasshopper limping forward and she understood that Nie Dazhuang was deliberately teasing her. If she tried to catch the grasshopper, he would definitely catch it before her and then deliberately make her angry.
Humph, who cares!
There are grasshoppers all over the mountain, why did she have to pick just this one? Even if it's fatter, there won't be much meat left!
Fubao tried hard to comfort himself, telling himself that he didn't care about a grasshopper at all. Isn't it just a grasshopper?
But at this moment, she heard Nie Dazhuang suddenly shouting: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing!"
Fubao looked over quickly and burst into laughter as soon as he saw it.
It’s Xiao Dingkun.
Xiao Dingkun held the grasshopper in his hand.
Nie Dazhuang: "Give it back to me!"
That's his grasshopper.
Xiao Dingkun looked at Nie Dazhuang and said, "Whoever catches it owns it. I caught it, so of course it's mine!"
Nie Dazhuang: ……………………
This was exactly what he had just said to Fubao.
Nie Dazhuang: "I just caught it!"
Xiao Dingkun: "Really? I didn't see it. Who can prove that you caught it?"
Nie Dazhuang pointed at Fubao: "She saw it."
Fubao refused to testify for him and quickly waved his hands: "I didn't see it, I didn't see anything!"
Nie Dazhuang was immediately annoyed: "You are talking nonsense."
Xiao Dingkun: "If you keep saying she's talking nonsense, I'll beat you up."
Upon hearing this, Nie Dazhuang looked at Xiao Dingkun hesitantly.
Nie Dazhuang is ten years old this year, and Xiao Dingkun is thirteen. Although there is only a three-year age difference, Xiao Dingkun looks mature and is also very tall. Ten years old is still a child, but thirteen years old is already between a child and an adult.
After some evaluation, Nie Dazhuang felt that he was no match for Xiao Dingkun.
He could only stare at the grasshopper breathlessly, then backed away while swearing, "I won't let you go. Just wait, I'll let my brother beat you up!"
After saying that, he ran away quickly.
Wow, this Xiao Dingkun is so scary, he has to find his brother quickly!
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