Zhuang Zhixi felt that even when he was a child and secretly followed his brothers and sisters, he never ran so fast.
But thinking that there was a pig's trotter in front of him, he felt that he could hold on for a while, no, hold on for a while. After all, it was a rare pig's trotter. They couldn't buy it on weekdays.
Both of them were running panting, but in fact, it was only Zhuang Zhixi who was running panting. Mingmei's breathing was very steady and she was very powerful.
They both work, but Zhuang Zhixi, who works as a waiter in the medical office, cannot compare with Mingmei, who sells tickets on the bus all day, walking around, getting on and off. But even so, it did not consume his enthusiasm at all. He quickly followed his wife and the two finally arrived at their destination.
I have to say, their speed really played a big role.
When the two ran over, no animals came over yet. Of course, it might be because there were no ferocious animals like tigers and wolves on this mountain. Zhuang Zhixi quickly picked up the pig's trotters and tails and put them in the basket. He was so happy that he wanted to dance with joy: "Oh, what do you think of our luck? Is this a successful find?"
Mingmei was delighted: "Of course."
They really had a good thing happen to them this time. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. I've never heard of anyone as lucky as them to be able to find such a good thing. They are so happy. You can't imagine the joy of successfully finding a good thing.
Zhuang Zhixi looked around again and said with a sigh, "They must have come here specifically to capture this wild boar."
Mingmei: "How do you know?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Look at the surrounding environment, it's very suitable for an ambush. And these half-grown children took such a dangerous thing up the mountain, they must have been prepared."
Mingmei observed for a while and nodded in agreement with Zhuang Zhixi's words. To be honest, this was true.
She sighed and said, "I feel..."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Hmm?”
Mingmei: "Whether they come here specifically to kill wild boars has nothing to do with us. It's best to kill the wild boar, otherwise it's so ferocious that it might get hurt if it encounters a human. My mother-in-law often goes up the mountain, and it would be bad if she encountered it. Fortunately, it's been killed now."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Who says it's not true?"
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Zhuang Zhixi's eyes suddenly wandered. He said, "Wife, do you think they can lift it?"
Mingmei: "I guess not."
This is not looking down on people. Although the five young men we met today did not look very old, even if they took turns to carry the wild boar, that wild boar was not a small pig. Even Mingmei could see that the wild boar must be more than 200 pounds.
If we walk for a while, there will definitely be no problem.
But getting it into the city would probably be difficult.
Mingmei hesitated for a moment and said, "What do you want to do?"
It's true, no one knows a man better than his wife.
She stared at Zhuang Zhixi: "You don't want to continue picking up bargains, do you?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Why not?"
He rubbed his hands together, "I think they will definitely chop off the pig's head when they are tired. Even though they haven't done it yet, I think it's only a matter of time before they give up the pig's head."
Mingmei: "Well, it would be embarrassing if others saw us."
Young people have a hot temper, and it would be bad if conflicts arise.
She is not afraid of fighting, but beating up bad guys is normal, bullying children is another matter.
Zhuang Zhixi: "We will quietly hang behind. After chopping off the head, there will be nothing else to chop off. We will pick up the pig's head and retreat."
Mingmei made the decision: "Let's do it."
The two quickly followed in their footsteps. These people were going directly down the mountain, but they did not take the same route up the mountain as Mingmei and the others. Instead, they walked on the other side. Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei followed all the way. Mingmei: "Hey, hey, hey. Look."
She pointed and saw a string of wood ears.
Mingmei: "This is delicious, we'll take it back later."
"good."
The two continued to move forward. Zhuang Zhixi said, "If we go down the mountain from here, we should be a little far from the city."
Mingmei: "Aren't they kids from the city?"
Zhuang Zhixi didn't know either. He said, "Who knows? Judging from their attire, it should be. Forget them. Let's just... Hey, look, a pighead!"
Their judgment turned out to be correct. The pig's head had been chopped off halfway up the mountain. They must have chopped it with great effort and it took them a long time. The marks were very fresh, so the two of them decisively picked up the leak again.
Mingmei was very satisfied. Although they didn't kill the wild boar, they were still very happy to have picked up so many good things without doing anything.
Zhuang Zhixi: "It would be great if I could meet children like this every day when I go up the mountain. I think we can live a good life without doing anything."
Mingmei smiled and said, "You wish."
Isn't that wishful thinking? Such a good thing only happens once in many years.
This is because the teenagers are just grown boys. If they were hunters or villagers, they would not have any chance of getting this thing.
"Let's go. Let's go back."
Rustle, rustle.
A sound came, Mingmei immediately said: "There is movement."
A pheasant popped its head out. Mingmei's hands were quicker than her brain. The kitchen knife in her hand flew out and hit the pheasant directly. The pheasant died instantly due to the knife.
Mingmei: "Oh wow, I'm so awesome."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Applause!”
Mingmei burst out laughing, and the two of them quickly picked up the pheasant. Mingmei said, "See, I said that the small animals ran away because there was a more ferocious animal over there. It's true, isn't it? Once the wild boar died, the pheasant came out."
Zhuang Zhixi was very puzzled: "Wild boars don't eat wild pheasants?"
The two city-raised children were deeply pondering the question of whether wild boars eat pheasants.
However, nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to give up.
It wasn't a very important matter, so the two of them soon stopped thinking about it.
"Let's go back and pick some fungus."
The two people walked back quickly.
"You really live off the mountain. Do you think the people in the village down there know that there are so many good things on the mountain?" Mingmei sighed. Zhuang Zhixi looked at his wife deeply and said, "Do you think they don't know? They must know."
Zhuang Zhixi understood this better than his mother. He said, "There is no village directly next to the mountain. The nearest one is quite a distance away, but it's not far. But even so, it won't hinder them from going up the mountain. It's not very convenient to come from our city, but it's not far for them. They must know. Otherwise, where did the mountain products sold in the pigeon market come from? But now it's strictly controlled. Everyone is just careful."
Mingmei actually agreed with this view, but she also said: "But, since they all go up the mountain, why are there so many good things on the mountain?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Although this mountain is not very high, if only one or two villages come here to pick the fruits, it shouldn't be completely bald, right?"
Mingmei: “That’s true.”
Zhuang Zhixi said pertinently: "I even think that other people know about the pond that our mother discovered, but they are just like our family, they don't dare to catch too many fish, they just don't have the conditions. After all, it's hard to grasp the degree now."
If you catch too many people, you will be accused of fleecing the sheep.
If you want to hide it from others, it is not easy. If you sell it on the black market, it is also dangerous. So if someone else finds this pond, it will not be surprising.
Mingmei: "Okay, Comrade Zhuang Zhixi, I think you have a good way of looking at things."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "That's right. Don't you see who I am? I'm very powerful."
This guy started to brag again, not at all ashamed. He said calmly, "I think that although I am not as strong as you physically, I am not bad at all when it comes to brainpower."
After saying this, the man clapped his hands and laughed, saying, "Ah, aren't we one civil and one military?"
Mingmei: “Pfft.”
She poked Zhuang Zhixi's shoulder and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
"Why are you just being so nagging? What I said is all true."
He and Mingmei picked the last of the fungus and packed it up, saying, "Let's go back. We've walked quite far, let's hurry back."
The distance between them is really not close. After all, they were running and chasing all the way. At that time, it was not very obvious, but now that they have calmed down, they can feel the distant distance. Mingmei: "What a beautiful day."
She yelled, "Do you think we'll be rich if we encounter a poisonous snake like last time?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Don't scare me."
He acted like a scared kid and said, "I'm not as good as you. Although it's great to be able to make money, I still want to be safe. If this happens a few more times, I'll be scared to death."
Mingmei chuckled, and Zhuang Zhixi curled his lips: "Are you making fun of me?"
Mingmei said crisply: "No."
Whether it is really not there or not, only she herself knows.
But her big, curved eyes full of smiles betrayed her. She could tell he was a joke the moment she saw him.
Zhuang Zhixi said viciously: "Just wait and see if I can punish you when I get home tonight."
Mingmei: "Huh, I'm afraid of you."
Zhuang Zhixi teased: "Then don't beg for mercy."
Mingmei's face turned slightly red, and she said, "How could I beg for mercy? I won't argue with you."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Haha.”
Mingmei: "Humph."
She said coquettishly: "What do you mean? You laughed at me."
This laugh sounds really annoying.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Wife, you are too overbearing, aren't you? I can't even chuckle."
He reached out his arm around Mingmei and said, "Since you've behaved so badly, I've decided to teach you a lesson twice when I go back tonight."
Mingmei slapped Zhuang Zhixi's hand. Zhuang Zhixi pretended to scream in pain and said, "How dare you bully me like this? Woohoo! I knew you were a bad guy. I'm going to teach you a lesson three times tonight..."
Mingmei: "..."
This guy is really shameless.
She didn't bother to argue with him and took a few quick steps.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me, my wife."
The more he talked, the faster Mingmei walked.
Zhuang Zhixi: "My lovely wife, if you do this to me, I will do it for the fourth time..."
Mingmei was speechless. She stopped and looked at him provocatively, saying, "Four times? Are you sure? Are you sure you have the energy?"
She looked Zhuang Zhixi up and down in mockery, snorted, and said, "Boasting."
Zhuang Zhixi: “!!!”
He looked at his wife in shock. Was he being mocked?
Well, he didn't fight for the buns but for his dignity. He said firmly: "I'll let you know when I get home tonight!"
Very vicious.
Mingmei: “Hehe.”
Sneered.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh no, you really are... You can doubt that I'm lazy and that I don't have good physical strength, but you can't say that I don't have the ability."
Mingmei: "...ha."
Her haha was quite sarcastic.
Zhuang Zhixi: ...I just can't stand this kind of grievance. As a man, you can say this about me, or that about me, but you can't say I'm not good enough. He is obviously very good, and he has personally proved it. He said that he felt very wronged and wanted to prove himself again.
"Wait until we get home..."
He couldn't prove himself on the spot and could only shout in grievance.
Mingmei: "Comrade Zhuang Zhixi, as a...oh my god~"
Mingmei suddenly passed Zhuang Zhixi and ran out. Her movements were so fast that she could be described as swift as a rabbit. Mingmei ran out and Zhuang Zhixi reacted quickly, following her without saying a word. Mingmei ran quickly, took a step forward, and caught the prey in front of her in a few moves - a wild goat.
Mingmei held down the goat and called out, "Come and help me."
This wild goat was obviously not as fast as the pheasant or the rabbit, and it was not very agile either. It did not escape much when Mingmei rushed over, and the whole goat was pinned down. Mingmei quickly pulled over the willow branches and tied it up.
It is really good to have so many willow trees on this mountain. At least they can be used when we encounter prey.
Zhuang Zhixi quickly cooperated with his wife to tie up a goat. After finishing, the two of them were a little embarrassed, but the irrepressible joy made them not care about these things at all. Mingmei shook Zhuang Zhixi's arm and shouted, "We are rich, we are rich."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded in agreement. He muttered, "Aren't we too lucky?"
Mingmei pointed to her nose and said, "I'm lucky."
Zhuang Zhixi agrees with this point. His mother went into the mountains so many times, and his sister-in-law followed her, but they didn't get so much. But Mingmei got a lot every time she went into the mountains.
Besides, this must have been Mingmei's gain, because if it was someone else, such as him, his mother, or his older brother... their movements might not be as quick as Mingmei's, and it would be difficult for them to subdue the poisonous snake and catch the wild goat.
Perhaps even if they saw a wild boar's trotter, they wouldn't be able to pick it up.
There might be a fundamental difference between their approximate location and the actual location.
But it’s different with Mingmei around.
Mingmei's judgment of direction was absolutely correct, he was very familiar with the road, and his fighting ability was high. It must be said that even a useless guy like him felt very safe leaning against his wife at this time.
"Wife, you are so amazing."
Mingmei: "Of course I'm good."
She was so proud that she almost crossed her legs and said, "I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. Who knew this idiot would suddenly appear."
Although the wild goat only flashed past and popped up its head, Mingmei saw it immediately. Her eyes were like magnifying glasses! She saw it very accurately.
Mingmei chuckled and said, "Let's go, let's have a good meal today, and discuss what to do with this sheep. Should we kill it or keep it."
Zhuang Zhixi: "It must be killed. There is no place to keep it. If you dare to keep it in the yard, believe it or not, more than one person will report you in no time." Zhuang Zhixi sees this point very clearly.
It’s not that people are so vicious, but everyone is like this.
Where did this thing come from and what's going on with it? People are very wary.
Mingmei frowned: "But if we kill it directly, it won't stay there in such a hot weather."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Let's go back and let Comrade Zhao Guihua worry about it. I wonder if Comrade Zhao Guihua can exempt us from a few months' living expenses since we provided such a big wild goat. Isn't this already agreed upon? Small things like pheasants and rabbits can be eaten by the family. But if we get a big one, then it belongs to each of us. Is our wild goat big enough?"
Mingmei laughed and said jokingly, "Oh, look at this, after giving birth to a son, his elbows turned outward as soon as he got married."
"Why do you want to turn away? Everyone does it for themselves, doesn't my sister-in-law do it for herself?"
He spread his hands: "I'm married now, so I naturally have to think about my little family."
Mingmei smiled softly and said, "You are..."
She scratched her head and said as she walked, "Your mother won't think that I have led you astray, will she?"
Zhuang Zhixi held his head high and said firmly, "That's definitely not possible. My mother knows what kind of person I am. It's good enough that I don't lead you astray? How can I be led astray by you? To be honest, if it were someone else's family, they would definitely blame their daughter-in-law, but you can rest assured about my family. Although my mother has a bad temper, you can rest assured about this. My mother knows me best and knows what kind of personality I have."
Mingmei: "You're quite proud of yourself."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I didn't do anything bad, so why shouldn't I be proud of myself?"
Mingmei: “That’s right.”
Who doesn’t care about his own family?
They are fine now, but when they have children in the future, they will need money for food, drink, and shelter.
Mingmei scratched her head and thought of what her mother-in-law said - children are all money-eating beasts.
Mingmei didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.
This is what it means to raise children.
The two walked back along the road, Mingmei spoke softly. Although she was strong in fighting, she was a bit like her mother, and she usually spoke softly, very soft and sticky, and sounded very "easy to bully", but what she was like in reality, anyone who knew her a little bit would know.
There are no weak people these days.
Mingmei: "Do you think they will gain anything?"
Zhuang Zhixi was very fair: "My dad must have some. He has some talent for fishing, and there are a lot of fish in this pond. It's impossible for him not to have any harvest. But as for the others... I'm really not sure. Although my eldest brother and sister-in-law have gone up the mountain many times, they have always been with my mom and under her command. If it were just the two of them, I'm not sure how they would perform."
He told the truth: "Actually, hares and pheasants are not easy to catch. My mother was able to catch them because she used a trick. You were able to catch them because you are quick, accurate and ruthless. But my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law... to be honest, I don't think they will do well. They can only pick some wild fruits at best. You see, they took advantage of me again. Even though I always complain, I am the one who suffered the loss. Can't people who suffer the loss complain?"
Akemi chuckled.
Zhuang Zhixi: "I took advantage of him when I was a kid, but now I'm giving it back to him."
He was very resentful.
Mingmei looked at Zhuang Zhixi in surprise and said, "What did you do when you were a child? Come on, tell me and make me happy."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
Mingmei: "Just say it."
She really wanted to know about Zhuang Zhixi's childhood.
Zhuang Zhixi: "When I was a child..."
He stretched out his tone. Mingmei: "Go ahead."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and then said, "I was actually a good kid when I was young."
No one believes this.
"I'm a really good kid. I don't get into trouble very often, but I tend to stick to my eldest brother and second sister. I always pester them. Since they're older kids, they don't like to bring me along as a burden, but I can always keep up with them, and they can't get rid of me. At that time, our family was poor, and there was not much food to eat, so my brothers and sisters often went out to find ways to get food. Speaking of which, Tiger Head is a bit like my second sister. My second sister also dares to eat everything. When she was a child, she almost got food poisoning from eating wild vegetables. Fortunately, it was a false alarm and no one was hurt. They picked fruits, caught sparrows, or caught a small fish by the river, and never ate alone... It's not that they didn't want to, these two guys always wanted to eat secretly, but they could never escape my sharp eyes. I always stuck to them and always got most of it. If they didn't give it to me, they would cry. They divided the small half between the two of them, and gave the majority to me. I would cry if I couldn't eat it, and my eldest brother and second sister were beaten a lot for this at that time."
Mingmei: “…”
This child really looks a bit annoying.
"When I was a kid, my mom distributed food by number of people. Every time after distributing, I would stuff the food into my mouth quickly, then look at my older brother and younger sister with tears in my eyes. I did it anyway, as pitifully as I could. My younger sister saw through my true nature, and after being taken advantage of a few times, she also learned to stuff more like me. As for my older brother, he would suffer every time and give me half of his share. Later, when he was a little older and knew how to find food, I got to take advantage even more. Hehe."
He sighed: "My eldest brother was very good to me before he got married."
Mingmei: "...So you don't like your sister-in-law because you're jealous. You're jealous that she took your brother away from you."
Zhuang Zhixi curled his lips: "I'm not that kind of person."
Mingmei: “That’s obviously it.”
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "Really not, although I am indeed a petty person, but you can't say that to me, it really makes me sad."
Mingmei smiled and said, "Isn't it?"
Zhuang Zhixi said righteously: "Of course not, it's mainly because she supports her family without any bottom line and wants to plot against me. Otherwise, I would care about her. Wife, you can't misunderstand me."
Mingmei: "I don't have any."
The two of them talked as they walked, and they didn't feel that the road was very far.
Mingmei and her friends had a good harvest. Zhuang Zhiyuan's guess was correct. Zhuang Zhiyuan and his wife did not catch any prey. However, they also had a good harvest. In addition to picking a lot of wild cherries, they also found a large area of mushrooms, although they were just the most common ones.
Mushrooms are a good thing. In winter, fresh vegetables are scarce and the variety is limited. Apart from cabbage, there are only radishes. They learned how to pickle sauerkraut from Aunt Wang, which is just one more dish.
But it would be nice to have mushrooms. Stewing them in winter can change the taste.
The two of them picked the fruits for a long time. After they finished, they walked back under the scorching sun. Zhuang Zhiyuan was happy: "I think we got more than the third brother."
He was also talkative, "Last time they caught pheasants and rabbits, he showed off in front of me eight or ten times. I don't believe they are lucky every time. This time they definitely didn't get as much as us, so it's our turn to show off."
He smiled brightly, but Liang Meifen didn't dare to be so optimistic. She whispered, "I think my sister-in-law is still quite amazing."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Well, I know that, but they have to be able to meet them. I don't think there are many wild rabbits like this in the mountains. You see, we didn't see one in the whole morning."
Mei-Fun Leung: “Uh…”
She said weakly, "I saw it, it flashed by and ran away very quickly."
"Eh? Really?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan didn't see it at all, but Liang Meifen did see it, but the rabbit ran away like a flying bird, and before she could react and chase it, there was no trace of it.
She was very melancholy.
"Yes, it was so fast that it ran away before we could react."
"Then you see, it's really hard to catch."
Liang Meifen: “…”
But, but, but for Mingmei, it shouldn't be difficult to catch, right?
Liang Meifen wanted to refute, but seeing her man's happy face, she swallowed her words.
She was so conflicted. She hoped that Mingmei and her friends would gain more, so that they could benefit from it. But she also didn't want them to gain more. If they did, she glanced at her man. Would he be disappointed? Seeing how happy he was now, she was so conflicted.
Zhuang Zhiyuan and his wife walked back together. Compared with Zhuang Zhixi and his wife who chattered as they walked, they were much quieter. This was the difference between an old couple and a newlywed couple. As for the older couple, Zhao Guihua and Zhuang Laonian were very harmonious.
The two people had their own division of labor. During this morning's work, both Zhuang Zhiyuan and Zhuang Zhixi had good results, and the same was naturally true for them.
Zhuang Laonian caught a lot of fish, Zhao Guihua grilled a bunch of them and gave one to each child. There were a lot of fish bones, so Zhao Guihua watched the two children eat and didn't give them any more. But the two children were still very happy that they could get a fish "snack" by picking up some firewood and digging some wild vegetables in the morning.
Tiger Head said crisply: "Grandma, how can we eat the fish here when we go home?"
Zhao Guihua: "Each of you grill one fish for lunch today, and take the rest home. I'll dry some salted fish."
Tiger Head groaned and said happily, "Salted fish is delicious too."
Zhao Guihua looked at Hutou and sighed that children nowadays are so easy to take care of. As long as they have food, everything is fine. This is not like later. Hutou got married quite late. When his child was born, she was already quite old and definitely could not take care of the child. When the child grew up and could run, jump and eat, it was already the 1990s.
She couldn't take care of the child, but she lived with Hutou. Hutou's wife was too busy to handle it alone, so she hired a nanny.
Even so, there were several people serving him, and the children were chatting while eating all day long.
I don't eat this, and I don't eat that.
Just for the matter of eating, the little tiger got beaten a lot.
It was hard for the child to eat. When life was good, the child seemed to be picky about food. Now that life was difficult, the child would eat anything. Zhao Guihua was not paying attention and saw Xiaoyanzi out of the corner of her eyes. She shouted, "Xiaoyanzi!"
The small wild vegetable that Xiaoyanzi was about to put into her mouth suddenly fell to the ground.
Zhao Guihua poked her forehead speechlessly and said, "Why are you eating this?"
Xiaoyanzi's eyes sparkled: "Let me try it."
"If you eat this raw, you will feel uncomfortable. You need to go home and blanch it in water and dip it in sauce." Zhao Guihua was helpless. If you don't pay attention, these children will stuff food into their mouths. She said, "Have you forgotten? Your brother was hospitalized for eating wild fruits on the roadside. If you don't listen, you will also go to the hospital if you get sick from eating, and you will take the bitterest medicine and the most painful injection."
Xiaoyanzi's face suddenly became serious, and she quickly said, "Little Yanzi, be obedient. Little Yanzi won't eat anything carelessly."
Zhao Guihua: "Since you've eaten something bad, I'll give you an injection."
Xiaoyanzi immediately became well-behaved. Children don't like taking medicine or getting injections.
"Besides, if you eat these now, what will you do if you get full? Maybe there will be meat at noon."
Zhao Guihua was somewhat mysteriously confident about Mingmei. She said, "Maybe when they come back, we can catch some pheasants or rabbits. Do you like meat or grass?"
Xiaoyanzi said decisively: "Eat meat!"
She is not a little rabbit, so why would she like to eat grass?
She likes to eat meat, especially the meat of little rabbits.
The little girl swallowed her saliva greedily, and Hutou also became excited.
The two of them were busy this morning, helping to dig wild vegetables and collect firewood to prepare for lunch. And... anyway, they did a lot of things. If he hadn't eaten a grilled fish halfway, he would be hungry now.
But, Hu Tou touched his stomach and said, "Grandma, when are we going to have lunch? I'm hungry."
"Little Swallow is hungry too."
Zhao Guihua: "Wait a moment, they haven't come back yet. These people have been out for a long time this morning."
"Mom, mom, we're back." Zhuang Zhiyuan and his friends came back first. When they saw Zhao Guihua, they were so happy that they said, "Mom, don't you think we have a good harvest? There are a lot of wild cherries and a lot of mushrooms. We can go back and dry these mushrooms and stew them with chicken."
Zhao Guihua: "Oh, this is a good idea."
Tiger Head: "Dad, where are the chickens? Where are the chickens? Aren't we going to stew the chickens?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
I never expected that the one who sabotaged me would be my own son. He is so unreliable.
"Chickens...will come later."
Hu Tou looked at his father suspiciously, he was no longer a child of four or five years old, so he could not be easily fooled by adults.
Zhuang Zhiyuan coughed and said, "What are you looking at? Do you have any objections? There are no pheasants on this mountain. Your mother and I have not seen any. Besides, even if there are, do you know how difficult it is to catch pheasants? They are not domestic chickens. Pheasants are very powerful. Not only can they escape, they can even fly. It is quite difficult to catch a pheasant. So it's not that we didn't try hard, but there really are no pheasants."
"Nothing?" Zhuang Zhixi's voice came. They came back almost at the same time as Zhuang Zhiyuan. Although they were not from the same direction, they came back at about the same time.
"Uncle, my dad said there are no pheasants in the mountains. I... eh?"
The little tiger's voice paused.
The others' gazes also paused.
After a long while, Zhao Guihua was the first to react. She asked in surprise, "Where did you get a sheep?"
She was extremely shocked.
There are sheep in this mountain? Didn't she remember that in her previous life, she said that there was almost nothing in this mountain?
Ah, where did these rumors come from?
This, this, this! She looked at her youngest son and daughter-in-law in shock, her eyes wandering around them. When they had wandered far enough, they landed accurately on Mingmei and asked, "Where did you catch it?"
Not "you guys", but "you".
This mother knows her son so well.
I know that this couldn't have been done by Zhuang Zhixi, it must have been Mingmei's doing.
Mingmei: "Of course it's in the mountains. We walked quite a long way, hehe."
Zhao Guihua couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "You are really amazing."
Tiger Head and Little Swallow looked at each other and murmured, "Do we have sheep to eat at home?"
Zhao Guihua nodded: "Yes, we have sheep to eat at home. Isn't your aunt awesome?"
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi nodded quickly, looking at the little aunt with admiration, thinking that the little aunt was the most powerful person in the world. No one was more powerful than Xiao Shengsheng, not his mother, not his father, not his grandfather.
Well.
Grandma... Grandma can do it, but she didn’t catch the sheep, so little aunt is still more capable.
Tiger Head: "Aunt, are you a fairy?"
Mingmei smiled proudly, raised her chin, and said, "If you want to say that, I don't object."
Her proud look made everyone want to laugh. Zhao Guihua exclaimed: "This sheep is really good."
She said: "You two...F*ck!"
She was rummaging through the backpack when she saw a big pig's head, which scared Zhao Guihua.
Zhuang Zhiyuan poked his head out: "Fuck!"
Even polite people don't swear.
"This, this, this...where did this come from?"
Zhuang Zhixi immediately became excited and told them about how they found the wild boar and how they were so scared that they were about to walk back, but they heard a popping sound after a few steps. This guy is really good at telling stories. He can tell a simple story in a very dramatic and vivid way.
Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this. Zhao Guihua said, "So, a few guys killed him with hunting rifles?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "They couldn't lift it, so they chopped off its hands and feet and then its head and threw it away?"
Priscilla Leung: "You don't want this good thing anymore? What a prodigal child."
Zhuang Laonian stopped fishing and sighed sincerely: "You guys are so lucky."
The two little kids didn't understand much, they just knew that this was something that people didn't want. They were confused, why didn't they want it? This was obviously the most delicious meat. Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like to eat meat? Unbelievable!
Everyone was shocked and had their own thoughts.
But Zhao Guihua thought about more.
According to the description, it seems like they were those lads from a wealthy family who discovered a fish pond and caught a large number of fish in their previous life, and then swaggered into the city.
It's not surprising that Zhao Gui would make such a guess, but it is quite reasonable. First, the time is about the same, and it was about the same time in the previous life. Second, these kids are quite ostentatious, and they were like this in the previous life. Most people would hide such good things. But they are not like that. They are very ostentatious, riding the bus openly, and they would show off to anyone who asked. This also caused the supply here to dry up all of a sudden.
If one or two people or ten or eight people come here to fish, it will definitely not cause any impact here. For example, Zhao Guihua and her friends come here every day at the end of the year, fishing for half a month and heading for the end of January. They sell fish every day and never run out of fish here.
It can be seen that the foundation here is still very solid.
In the previous life, there were really too many people coming here, a large number of people, from the city and the countryside. There were too many people coming, and no one wanted to go back empty-handed. All the small fish were caught away, and this place was completely turned into a dry pond.
This time, they went back so brazenly. If they were seen, more people would definitely go into the mountains.
Although these people came here for hunting, if the people who went up the mountain saw the pond and knew there were fish... I guess it would be the same as in the previous life. Oh no, maybe not. After all, those young men in the previous life were showing off.
If it were someone else, they might not show off.
But no matter what, Zhao Guihua was determined: "We must catch more fish today. My dear wife, from tomorrow on, you will come here with me to fish. If we can't do it, we can cast the net. We must try to catch more fish."
Miriam Leung didn't quite understand, but she nodded obediently.
As for her husband Zhuang Zhiyuan, she had to ask even though she didn't understand: "Mom, why are you in such a hurry? There are too many things to deal with. It's better to take it slow."
Zhao Guihua: "Do you think I don't want to keep the water flowing slowly? If there are too many people going up the mountain, how can the water flow slowly? Maybe it will flow to other people's homes."
“Are there many people going up the mountain?”
Zhao Guihua held her forehead with her hand. This boss looked smart, but he was actually not smart at all. He talked a lot of big principles all day long, but he couldn't figure out such a small matter at the critical moment. She was speechless, but still said: "Do you think those guys carrying wild boars into the city will not be seen? By then, everyone will know that there are wild boars on this mountain, and there will always be those who are bold. Do you think this pond can be hidden forever? No one knows now, but when more people know, this place will still be ours?"
"Well, you're right."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. I'll make lunch. I brought some pancakes. Let's roast them. This...oh my god~ why is there a pheasant here?"
Mingmei: “I caught it.”
She said innocently: "One cut and it will die."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhuang Zhiyuan.
Little Tiger's expression was the most subtle. He said, "Dad, didn't you say that pheasants are hard to catch?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
Little Swallow chirped: "Daddy lied."
Little boy, why do you want to expose your own father?
This is my biological father.
Zhuang Zhiyuan's face turned red.
It's so embarrassing.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's roast the pheasant."
The worst thing about this weather is that if you have something, you can't keep it. However, there are also good things. When the sun is strong, you can dry the fish in the sun for at least 30% to 40% of the day.
After four or five days of sun exposure, it will be completely dry, which is much better than when the weather is cold.
"Lao Da's wife, you pluck the feathers off the chicken. Lao Ni'er, you and Lao Da and Lao San go kill this sheep together. We will deal with it here and then take it back to the city."
She continued, "I'll take care of some fish, and you can help me, Third Wife."
"good."
Everyone started moving immediately.
Mingmei was also a little worried and asked, "Mom, if we kill a sheep here, will the smell of blood attract some animals?"
Zhao Guihua hesitated for a moment, her eyes fell on the two children, and said, "You two should not be idle. Do you see there? There are some dried mugworts. You two should pick some over here."
The two children hurried away, and watched the child run away.
Zhao Guihua said: "I'll order some mugwort to cover the flavor. Plus there's a pond here, the flavor should be lighter."
Mingmei: "Yeah."
Zhao Guihua glanced at Mingmei and said directly: "This sheep should belong to you and your wife."
She looked at the eldest couple again and said, "I told you this, didn't I? If you come across something big, it's yours. Wild rabbits, pheasants, etc., all belong to the family."
Zhao Guihua had mentioned this before, so Zhuang Zhiyuan was not surprised. He nodded and said, "I know, the wild goat was caught by my sister-in-law. We are not greedy for it."
Liang Meifen felt a little uncomfortable and secretly pinched Zhuang Zhiyuan. Zhuang Zhiyuan seemed to have no sense of pain, but Liang Meifen herself did not dare to raise any objections.
Zhao Guihua continued, "But it would be a shame to sell it, so I thought we should keep it for our family. Although it's a bit extravagant, it's good for our health. We used to save money before the third child got married, but now that you've all started your own families, there's no need for me to be too picky. Your father and I bought this sheep."
Mingmei: “Ah?”
Mingmei quickly shook her head: "How can I have the nerve to ask you for money? It's not right to tell anyone about this."
Zhao Guihua: "What's the big deal? I'll keep things to myself. I'm not that biased old lady."
At this time, Zhuang Zhiyuan also spoke up: "Mom, I really can't let you take the money. If you buy it, our whole family will eat it. How can we be so shameless to take advantage of the elderly? Let me tell you how much this sheep is worth."
Zhao Guihua: "What are you going to do?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "I'll buy it. As an older brother, I can't always take advantage of my younger brother. Usually, our two families pay the same living expenses. I have two more children, so we are already taking advantage."
Liang Meifen didn't dare to believe Zhuang Zhiyuan's suggestion. She pinched Zhuang Zhiyuan silently again, but Zhuang Zhiyuan turned a deaf ear to her.
Zhao Guihua looked at her eldest son deeply, feeling mixed emotions in her heart. In her previous life, she tried hard to maintain family harmony and refused to split up the family, but the brothers each had their own complaints, and the two of them drifted further and further apart. Now that the family is split up, they are more calm and peaceful.
They were able to get along with each other, and it was clear that they had no problem with each other. It was completely different from their previous life.
Zhao Guihua didn't know what to say. She did a lot in her previous life, but was blamed. In this life, she did less, but thought she was fair in everything she did...
She was a little speechless, but still said: "Since you say so, I will be fair..."
She glanced at the eldest brother and said decisively: "Mingmei, cut a leg of lamb and send it to your mother's house. After all, you caught it."
Mingmei nodded: "Okay."
Leung Mei-fun felt bitter, it was so rude of her.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's sell the remaining mutton for yuan. Mutton is a little more expensive than pork now, usually one yuan or one and a half yuan. And you need a ticket for that. Your sheep is not very big. After removing the bones and a leg, the remaining meat will be about 40 to 50 kilograms. I estimate it will not be more than fifty yuan, and the bones can be used to make soup, and there are also internal organs. Anyway, let's calculate it as fifty yuan. This is equivalent to our family buying it together. Don't say who is filial to me, we have money ourselves. But since you are filial, we will pay the smaller amount and you pay the larger amount."
She just wanted to figure it out: "If the price is fifty, you can each pay twenty and I'll pay ten. Is that a problem?"
The two sons and two daughters-in-law were all stunned and shook their heads blankly.
"Then the third brother used his twenty dollars to offset it. The eldest brother, you prepare twenty dollars to give to your younger brother, and I will give him ten dollars as well."
Everyone continued to nod blankly.
Zhao Guihua: "Then this sheep is equivalent to being bought by the whole family, so there is no such thing as one taking advantage of another. Third brother, your eldest brother didn't take advantage of you. And you didn't take advantage of your eldest brother either."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
Who is the sexiest one or his mother is the sexiest one. How could she be able to do this?
He hadn't thought that there was such an operation.
Zhao Guihua: "As for the pheasants, pig trotters, pig heads, and pig tails, these small things don't count."
She said, "Don't think that you are at a disadvantage because you have more prey than your eldest brother. On weekdays, when I go up the mountain, it is your eldest sister-in-law who helps me. She doesn't care about this, but we can't calculate everything clearly. If that happens, this family will be meaningless. It's too cold."
Zhuang Zhixi: “I know.”
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Mom, we understand."
Zhao Guihua glared at him, "What do you know? How can I, an old lady, not know you? You all say yes and yes, but you all have your own little thoughts and plans in your hearts. I'm telling you all this in advance, so that you brothers won't call each other idiots and fools behind each other's backs!"
Both Zhuang Zhixi and Zhuang Zhiyuan were wronged.
They didn't!
The two men looked at each other and to be honest, there really was no barrier between them brothers.
This old lady, is her imagination too strong? Really, she thinks too much.
Zhuang Zhixi defended himself: "Mom, I don't think of my eldest brother that way. Besides, when have you ever heard me call someone an idiot?"
These are not the words he would curse.
He is really, so wronged! Zhuang Zhiyuan also thinks that this is not true, and he will not blame others in his heart. He is not that kind of person. Has his mother watched too many dramas? He can imagine it himself. What is he thinking? What kind of people does he think they are? Poor these two brothers, innocent people, they were wronged by their mother.
It's true, it's very bitter!
"Mom, we are really not like that. We are a family. I..."
"You're just talking nonsense to me. Hurry up and get back to work." Zhao Guihua settled the matter, looked down at the fish, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let's not cook this fish. Let's just dry it in the sun! It's rare that this lamb has just been killed. It's fresh. Let's have some grilled lamb skewers for lunch."
"ah?"
Everyone was surprised.
Zhao Guihua: "I let you eat some meat, but you're still not satisfied?"
"satisfy!"
“That’s great.”
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, let's get to work, get busy!!!"
Today is a good day~ (End of this chapter)
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