After finishing lunch, they packed up and continued to go up the mountain.
Today's mission up the mountain is for Big Boy to take everyone to look for bamboo shoots and chop more firewood.
Ever since Xia Manni came to their Xia family, their firewood has been used up much faster than before.
Xia Manni suggested that since they were looking for bamboo shoots, they might as well cut some bamboo. Later, she promised the children that she would cut the bamboo into strips so that they could weave things.
Of course you can’t make up anything randomly, you have to write something that can be used.
This time, Sanwa and Sinier were still wearing straw hats, Dawa was carrying a backpack, and Erwa and Xia Manni were carrying Sanwa and Sinier in the backpacks.
But this time there was a small local dog running around at their feet.
Along the way, we attracted a lot of little kids chasing dogs.
"Big Wa, should we go chop wood first or look for bamboo shoots first?" When they reached the foot of the mountain, Xia Manni asked Big Wa as usual.
Why not have someone use her brain for her?
Da Wa is now accustomed to his mother asking him whenever there is something. He doesn't know whether this is right or not, but Xia Manni always has an expression that says this is right, so he doesn't dare to say anything.
"Mom, I thought we should go chop some wood first. That way we can carry it home twice more."
"Okay, Big Boy. We'll listen to you. Just take us there."
So the few of them were led by Da Wa to find dead trees to cut down.
It was basically Xia Manni who did the work of chopping wood. After all, no matter how strong the kids were, they couldn't compare to adults.
Even though the kids had seen Xia Manni's chopping show that day, they still found it difficult to adapt to the sound of her swinging the machete.
After all, when my mother doesn’t need a knife, she is still that gentle mother.
Even the little dog stayed away and didn't dare to get close to Xia Manni.
Xia Manni mainly chopped the thicker trunks, while the other kids broke the thinner branches. Of course, the strongest among them was Erwa, who could easily knock down one with just one kick.
Sanwa and Sinier were picking up branches. They helped whenever they could. Even the local dog brought branches in its mouth.
"Very good, Tugouzi, you are awesome. Our Xia family doesn't keep idle people." After saying this, I don't know if Tugou understood it, but he started to pick up the fruit even more happily.
"Hey, Sanwazi. We just call him Tugou Tugou. Do you think we should give him a name?"
Xia Manni likes to tease Sanwa the most, and Sanwa is indeed the one with the highest emotional intelligence among these children.
If you ask the eldest and second child this question, one will definitely say he has no idea and the other will say he won’t choose one.
"Mom, should I choose one? What should I choose..." Sanwa, who is always talkative, fell into deep thought.
"It's okay, just take your time to think about it, and tell us when you've figured it out." Xia Manni teased Sanwa.
When the cutting was almost done, Xia Manni prepared to move down the mountain.
This time she hadn't planned to let the eldest son go with her. After all, she was still a little worried about leaving the second son on the mountain to look after the third son and the fourth son.
But Da Wa insisted on going. "Mom, you'll have to carry all this by yourself until dark. Besides, the rice harvest is coming up soon, so we probably won't have time to chop wood anymore."
What Da Wa said was right. Not only would they harvest rice, she also planned to take them to the market. This would leave them with almost no free time.
"Mom, don't worry about you and big brother. I can take good care of my younger brothers and sisters."
"Woof woof." At this time, the little dog also barked.
"I know, I know. And you too, right?" Xia Manni teased the dog for a few words, then carried firewood and went down the mountain with Da Wa.
Xia Manni and Dawa did not stop along the way. Not only was Xia Manni worried, but Dawa was also a little nervous.
"It's okay, Big Kid. Since you have chosen to let them be independent, you have to trust them." After all, they will encounter such situations in the future, and she alone cannot follow the four of them all the time.
The best case scenario is that everyone becomes stronger.
When the two of them got home, they simply drank some water and didn't even unload the firewood into the woodshed. Instead, they went straight back.
The place where firewood is chopped is about a quarter of an hour away from the Xia family, but if you walk a little slower while carrying the firewood, it will take some time.
By the time the two reached the mountain, Xia Manni felt her legs go limp with fear.
I saw a snake lying where I had been chopping wood.
The snake was actually half a meter long, but not very wide. It looked like a vegetable snake, not a poisonous snake.
Standing near the snake were Erwa, Sanwa, Si'er and the local dog.
Xia Manni quickly took out the machete and was about to chop the snake. Even though she was afraid of snakes, she couldn't be afraid at this time.
"Mom, you're here. The snake is dead." Erwa let go of Sanwa and Sinier in his arms and walked towards Xia Manni.
Xia Manni took a closer look at the snake and found that it was indeed dead.
There was actually a wooden stick with sharp spikes stuck in its body, and she felt that the stick looked familiar.
Erwa is keen on picking up a stick wherever he goes. Dawa once laughed at Erwa, saying that he was like an old grandfather who had to carry a cane wherever he went.
Erwa not only picks up wooden sticks, but sometimes he will sharpen a knife if he has one, and then he will play with the sharp spikes in a fierce manner. This is just his hobby.
But they didn't expect that one day, Erwa's strange hobby actually saved them.
Xia Manni looked at Erwa, who was still begging for praise, and suddenly felt that this child must have a martial arts dream in his heart.
"Mom, Sanwa is scared." Sanwa walked around the snake and ran into Xia Manni's arms.
Xia Manni picked up Sanwa, stepped over the snake, and then picked up Sinier.
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