The three of them did not waste any more time and started picking the fruits quickly. Xiao Lanlan reminded Xiao Hechuan not to run out of her sight and that he must be the kind that would respond if she called him.
Xiao Hechuan nodded obediently:
"I'll follow my wife, I won't get lost."
He was also very clingy and always followed his wife closely. Xiao Lanlan thought of her fourth brother in the past, who was rather cold and only liked to read, which was in stark contrast to his current appearance.
Jiang Sui took Xiao Hechuan along the way to pick mushrooms. Soon her basket was full again, and Xiao Hechuan's backpack was also one third full.
There was some sun in the afternoon, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on Xiao Hechuan's forehead. She pulled out a small handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped his sweat.
This handkerchief is still new. It was a small one given to me by Xiao's mother before I went out. Now it comes in handy.
He was tall, and Jiang Sui had to lift her arms with great effort. Xiao Hechuan obediently let her wipe the sweat off her face. The sunlight shone through the branches of the chestnut tree, forming light and shadows. Under this light and shadow, the two stood together and wiped each other's sweat, looking like an ordinary couple in love, the envy of others.
After a short rest, the two continued to pick fruits. Xiao Lanlan called out from behind from time to time, and the couple responded.
As we walked, we saw a ravine in front of us, and we heard some noises from inside, and there seemed to be the faint cries of animals.
Xiao Hechuan and Jiang Sui heard the noise at the same time. Jiang Sui instantly became alert, fearing that he might encounter some large wild animal.
Xiao Hechuan was more excited. He left the backpack where it was and stood up and walked towards the edge of the ravine.
Jiang Sui quickly grabbed him:
"Tsurukawa, don't go, it's dangerous!"
But Xiao Hechuan was really curious. He looked at Jiang Sui in embarrassment:
"Wife, I'll just take a sneak peek, just a look, okay?" He really wanted to know what was down there.
Jiang Sui listened carefully and found that the sound coming from below did not sound like that of a large wild beast. The whimpering sound was more like the cry of a herbivore.
To be honest, Jiang Sui was also curious. At first glance, there was a big ravine ahead. Standing on the top of the valley and taking a look, he thought nothing should happen. Even if there was a wild beast below, it would not be able to rush up for a while.
So, driven by curiosity, Jiang Sui took Xiao Hechuan's hand and prepared to go over to find out:
"Then let's just take a look. If something doesn't seem right, let's run away." Jiang Sui said seriously.
Xiao Hechuan nodded vigorously in agreement.
Then the two of them came to the edge of the ravine, pulled aside the green plants and looked down.
Wow, there was a big surprise until you saw it. The couple's eyes lit up instantly, especially Xiao Hechuan, who excitedly held Jiang Sui's hand:
"Look, daughter-in-law, there are robes and wild boars underneath, and they seem to be injured."
Jiang Sui saw it and nodded quickly. There was indeed a silly roe deer and a wild boar at the bottom of the ravine. The robe was still alive and was whimpering faintly. It seemed that its leg was broken and it could not move. Next to it was a big wild boar. It was not sure whether it was alive or not, but it was motionless, and there was a pool of red blood on the ground.
Jiang Sui thought to himself, this was really a stroke of luck, if he could bring the robe and the wild boar home, the family would have no idea how long they would be able to eat.
Jiang Sui immediately said to Xiao Hechuan:
"Hechuan, go and call Lanlan over. I'll stay here. Go quickly."
Seeing that his wife was very anxious, Xiao Hechuan didn't care about the doubts and questions in his heart. He just thought that his wife wanted to ask Lanlan to come over and see it together, and didn't think about eating meat at all.
Xiao Hechuan turned around and went to look for Xiao Lanlan, and Jiang Sui reminded him to watch out for the road.
Not long after, the brother and sister came over. Xiao Hechuan had already told Xiao Lanlan on the way. Lanlan was also very excited and ran out of breath.
The first thing she did was to look down the ravine, and sure enough, she saw the robe and the wild boar, and a smile of surprise instantly broke out on her face.
"Oh my God, what luck we have! Such a good thing happened to us. Brother and sister-in-law, it looks like we will have meat to eat every day for the next few months!"
When Xiao Hechuan heard that he could eat meat every day, he was very happy:
"Really? How did you know?"
This silly kid hasn't thought about that aspect yet.
"Isn't there ready-made meat down there? Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, you guys keep an eye on them and make sure no one finds them. I'm going to go down the mountain right now to find dad and the others to bring the robe and the wild boar back home. These two unlucky guys must have accidentally fallen down during the fight. I don't know how long they've been down there, and no one has noticed them."
Xiao Lanlan felt that she was really lucky today and her face was shaking with smile.
"Okay, go ahead, we'll be here to guard, be careful."
Jiang Sui was no less excited and anxious than Xiao Lanlan. Who wouldn't be excited about such a good thing as meat falling from the sky?
Xiao Lanlan nodded and didn't dare to delay any longer. She ran down the mountain as fast as she could. On the way down the mountain, she was in a hurry and met villagers from two villages.
They went up the mountain to dig kudzu roots, and asked Xiao Lanlan if she had seen any kudzu trees. Xiao Lanlan was smart and pointed them to a place far away from the ravine to eliminate the possibility of someone dividing the meat. Whoever found it got it.
The four members of the Xiao family, father and sons, were working in the fields when they saw their youngest sister coming from afar. Xiao Lanlan told her father and brothers about the discovery of the wild boar and the robe. After hearing this, the four members of the father and sons became anxious and hurried home to prepare knives and hemp ropes, not daring to delay for a moment.
Wouldn't it be stupid not to seize this opportunity?
Xiao's mother was free in the afternoon, so she went to the room to mend Jiang Sui's clothes. After all, she had promised her in the morning. Zhou got a piece of flowered cloth and also planned to make two underwear clothes to wear, so she followed Xiao's mother in the room, talking and mending.
While they were busy, they heard a burst of thudding sounds in the yard. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law put down their needlework and came out. Liu, who was sulking, also opened the door and watched quietly.
All the men in the house came back, threw their hoes and shovels all over the floor, and searched the house. Xiao Lanlan came back alone, but Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan were not there.
Xiao's mother's first reaction was to think that something had happened to the couple. She was so scared that her heart was pounding and her face turned pale.
"What's going on? Did something happen? Lanlan, why are you back alone? Where are your fourth brother and his wife?"
Xiao's mother rushed to the center of the yard and shook her daughter around. Xiao Lanlan hadn't even caught her breath yet, and she felt dizzy and nauseous.
"Mom, stop shaking. You're about to vomit. Fourth brother and his wife are fine. Just listen to me and I'll tell you quietly."
Xiao Lanlan noticed that her third sister-in-law was peeking through the crack of the door, and knowing that she was a gossipy person, she decided to tease her so that she would not know what was going on and would be thinking about it.
She leaned over and whispered in Xiao's mother's ear. Zhou was also curious, so she pulled her man aside and asked:
"What happened? You're in a hurry."
"You'll know tonight, it's good news." The second brother Xiao Mian showed a mysterious smile.
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