It was not until Tong Wenyao heard a few screams of chickens that she crawled over hunched over.
A pheasant lay in the hollow, the other struggling. She reached out to grab the two chickens and tied their claws with vines. After taking them out, she found eggs hidden there. This delighted her greatly. She hadn't eaten eggs in a long time and really missed them. Perhaps because of the pheasants, the eggs in this clutch were much smaller than those of ordinary chickens. She took out the last egg, and it obediently climbed into her hand and coiled into two circles. Xin'er saw that she was done, and hurried over, not even caring about the leaves on her hair.
"Wow, sister is so awesome, and Sheshe is so awesome too." Xin'er looked at the little dog on her wrist with admiration, her eyes never leaving it for a moment.
"Xin'er, its name is Guaiguai."
After hearing its name, Xin'er immediately added, "Wow, that's awesome!"
Seeing that Tong Wenjiang was still trying to crawl over, she stopped her, "Wenjiang, don't come over. We'll be there soon."
Seeing that Xin'er really liked Guaiguai, she communicated with Guaiguai to see if it was willing to climb onto Xin'er's hand and stay for a while.
She reached out and held Xin'er's hand. If it was willing, it would crawl onto Xin'er's hand. If it was not willing, it would not even move.
After holding it for a while, just when she thought it was unwilling, it stretched out its head and crawled from Xin'er's hand to her shoulder.
Xin'er's eyes lit up, and her mouth was drooling because it had been open for too long. Fortunately, her clothes were already dirty, so it was no big deal.
She used her mind to place the eggs in her pocket into space first, and then put them back into her pocket after they were out of the forest, otherwise she was afraid they would be crushed.
After climbing out, they continued to search the forest for food, but they were not as lucky as before. They only found a few herbs that could replenish qi and nourish the stomach, or soothe the throat. She thought that these herbs could be boiled into tea to drink in the autumn, otherwise the dry weather would make her throat and nose uncomfortable.
Since the sun went down, the woods also became dark. It might be because the woods were too dense and blocked the view. After going out along the way I came, I found that the clouds in the sky were piled up in groups and were pink in color. They looked very beautiful.
The sun sets in a pink and orange color, and smoke curls up from the riverside. If they were not in exile, how wonderful life would be like this!
After admiring the sunset for a while, she carried two pheasants and took them back to the river. At this time, her second uncle also came back with Wen Yao, and they also carried hares in their hands. When they saw the two pheasants in her hands, their faces were full of surprise!
He couldn't believe that three half-grown kids could actually catch a pheasant. You know, pheasants are usually very smart. They will run very fast at the slightest sign of trouble. Even the pheasants they usually catch are shot after they relax their vigilance while foraging.
Xin'er was naturally happy to see her father. She hurried over and chattered to him about Tong Wen Yao in the woods. When she got close, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Guaiguai by the shoulder. Tong Wen Yao was so scared that she hurried over to stop him.
"Uncle, it won't hurt anyone." Uncle glanced at her, seemingly unconvinced. Seeing that he was about to tighten his grip, Xin'er burst into tears.
"Dad, Dad, the chicken was caught obediently, you are not allowed to hurt it." She was frightened and after approaching her second uncle, she reached out and held the snake's body, "Second uncle, let go, it's my pet, it won't hurt anyone."
Tong Hong saw that her eyes were wet and tears were flowing down drop by drop. He sighed and let go of her hand.
Without any restraints, Guaiguai immediately bared his teeth and made an attacking gesture.
"Good boy, good boy, I'm here, don't be afraid." She motioned her second uncle to go away, and she gently comforted Good boy.
"Brother, take the two pheasants over to Uncle Er later. Remember to leave a raw chicken leg for Guaiguai." Tong Wenyao saw that the snake had calmed down before carrying the chicken over. He had originally thought that if it dared to hurt his sister, he would risk his life to kill it.
Xin'er stared at Guaiguai from the side, tears streaming down her face, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't taken it to find Daddy, it wouldn't have been hurt."
She touched Xin'er's head and said, "We'll give it a chicken leg later and it will be fine." Wen Jiang was still standing there in a daze. She reached out and pulled him, then took Xin'er back to the river.
After returning, Tong Wen Yao fed Guaiguai alone, and Xin'er watched from the side, touching its tail from time to time. The chicken legs were chopped into pieces, and she fed them to Guaiguai piece by piece. She thought that if her family said that no one could eat meat, and she still fed it to Guaiguai, then she would just take the two chickens back, even if she threw them into the river, she would not let them eat them. Fortunately, they didn't mind, and asked it if one chicken leg was enough. She lowered her eyes to look at Guaiguai's wound, and secretly took out the medicine in the space to apply it, so that it would heal quickly.
"Sister, why doesn't it cry out in pain!" Xin'er squatted on the ground with her head down looking at Guaiguai. If it could speak, it would be a spirit.
After hearing what I said, she looked up and refuted my words, "No, sister, the teacher once told us that the miasma in the south is full of miasma, and there are giant talking snakes in it."
I patted Xin'er's head. "Didn't the teacher also say that if a child doesn't obey, he will be caught by a big snake?" Xin'er's eyes widened, and her eyebrows moved up and down. "Sister, how do you know everything?"
"I saw all this in books, so Xin'er should read more." She couldn't help laughing when she saw Xin'er clenching her fists and a look of determination on her face. The riverside was filled with her and the child's laughter.
Wen Jiang was unhappy after taking a bite of the meal made by his second aunt today. He glanced at everyone and continued to eat. Cui's mother saw what he was thinking and scolded him, "Eat it if you want or not." When Tong Wen Jiang heard this, she ate even faster. Although it was not as delicious as what her elder sister made, it was very filling!
After dinner, she took the bowl to the river to wash it. Qian's mother helped to pass the bowl to her. There was not much oil or water in it, so she just washed it simply with wood ash. Tong Wenyao put the leftover bones into the fish cage, intending to see if he could catch any fish tonight.
At night, she boiled hot water in a clay pot and put it in a simple basin for Xin'er to bathe and wash her hair. She planned to go into the space to take a bath tonight. She couldn't stand the whole family sharing one bathtub.
After Xin'er finished washing, the hot water was not poured out, so Cui's mother used it to wipe her body. Adults can just wipe it, but children must wash themselves, otherwise they will get rashes.
In the second half of the night, Tong Wen Yao slept in the space for a while before coming out and pretending to sleep next to Qian's mother. She glanced at the sky and saw that it was already getting light. She estimated that she would have to get up soon. There seemed to be someone in the shadows by the river. She squinted her eyes and looked carefully. At first she thought that the person was going down to the river to take a bath. From the action, it seemed that he was trying to touch something secretly. Then she looked at the surrounding scenery. Wasn't that the fish cage her brother had put there?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
