For more than a week, the two of them rested at home on rainy days and went into the mountains to try their luck when the weather was good.
We did catch some pheasants and rabbits, and also shot a few flying squirrels and dug out a few flying squirrel nests.
Apart from that, the two of them only killed a wild boar weighing a little over 200 kilograms, and there was no other significant gain.
It can be clearly felt that there are fewer and fewer prey in the mountains.
Unless you are extremely lucky and find an area where large prey are hiding, like the three brothers of the Yang family.
Otherwise, it will become increasingly difficult to catch big fish as the temperature drops.
Two days before Christmas, I woke up and found it had started to snow.
These days, certainly no one celebrates any foreign festivals, and not many people even know about these foreign festivals.
The temperature has also become colder, and breathing out feels like puffing out smoke.
The children didn’t feel that cold. They all hoped it would snow heavier so they could make snowmen and have snowball fights.
After breakfast, the little girl took the little monkey Jixiang and the dog Ruyi who was almost too big to hold, and ran out to play with her friends in the village.
Chen Wang was not worried at all whether she would catch a cold. Children these days are very tough and don't have as many flu viruses as they did before they traveled through time.
Today is also a day of playing badly.
In weather like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to find anything valuable if we go into the mountains.
I discussed with Chen Dazhuang yesterday that if the weather is bad, we will just rest at home for two days.
In the warm room, Chen Wang was holding a cup of hot tea and drinking it leisurely.
In front of him was a brazier filled with charcoal that had been taken out from the stove after making breakfast.
In addition, the charcoal that was not used up from the barbecue a few days ago can also be added in.
Lin Xiuqin also sat beside him, warming herself by the fire, knitting a sweater and unable to stop.
Just now, before the little girl went out, she put on a new sweater and trousers that she helped make.
"That's right."
Chen Wang suddenly thought of something, stood up, put the teacup on the table, and walked out of the room.
Lin Xiuqin raised her head and looked at him with a puzzled look.
"It's okay, I'll go get something from the back room and be right back."
Chen Wang smiled at her.
Lin Xiuqin nodded slightly and became even more curious.
A few minutes later, Chen Wang came back, holding a few sweet potatoes in his hand and shaking them at her, saying with a smile: "Hehe... How can you roast some sweet potatoes while roasting a fire?"
Lin Xiuqin rolled her eyes in amusement.
To her, sweet potatoes are not a good thing. When she was a child and in the poor days before, she ate this thing almost three times a day, and it really hurt her.
Now that life is much better, she didn't expect that her husband still likes to eat this stuff.
"Don't be so disgusted. We used to eat it every day, so of course we don't like it. Now we can eat it occasionally, so it's still fine. Wait, I'll bake it for you and let you try it. It will definitely be delicious."
As Chen Wang spoke, he sat down, put the sweet potatoes into the brazier, and covered it with charcoal fire using tongs.
While letting the sweet potatoes roast slowly, he took the teacup from the table and continued to drink tea and eat melon seeds.
"Wife, do you want to drink fish soup? Or I'll make a fishing rod this afternoon and try to go fishing?"
Chen Wang suddenly thought of this and asked his wife beside him.
Hearing this, Lin Xiuqin looked at him with a smile.
"What? Are you still doubting my ability? I'm a good hunter, so is fishing harder than hunting?"
Chen Wang was not convinced.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and nodded, indicating that he could go if he wanted to, and pointed to the closet, meaning that he should remember to wear more clothes.
"Then I'll go cut some bamboo to make a fishing rod. I have nothing better to do anyway."
Chen Wang said cheerfully.
We have been eating meat at home recently, and it is time to change the taste. The main reason is that my wife is pregnant with our baby, so it is necessary to have some fish soup from time to time.
He had already made up his mind that if he really couldn't catch any fish, he would go to the old man in the next village and buy a few crucian carp and pretend that he had caught them himself.
This is also a common practice for many fishermen.
He was not a fisherman in his previous life, but he had gone fishing a few times. However, most of the rivers and lakes at that time were seriously polluted, and it was difficult to find a suitable place to fish.
Thinking of the rich resources in the river, he became inexplicably impatient.
After about half an hour, Chen Wang felt it was almost done, so he used tongs to pick out the three sweet potatoes.
You can see that the skin has become soft and broken in some places, revealing the caramel-colored flesh inside.
After the sweet potatoes had cooled down a few minutes, Chen Wang picked up one. It was still a little hot, so he blew on it while tossing it back and forth with his left and right hands.
Lin Xiuqin rolled her eyes in disdain and snatched the sweet potato away.
There were calluses on her hands from working so often, and she was used to serving hot meals and dishes, so she didn't feel the food was very hot.
I saw her peeling the skin of the sweet potato slowly, and after peeling off the upper half, she handed the sweet potato to him.
After Chen Wang took it, he blew on it and passed it to his wife, saying with a smile: "Try it first, it must be delicious."
Lin Xiuqin leaned back slightly and shook her head, indicating that she didn't want to eat.
"Listen to me, try it. We used to eat it as a staple food and a side dish every day. You may feel tired of it, but you haven't eaten it for a long time, right? Roasted sweet potatoes are a perfect match for a snowy day like this. If you don't believe me, try it. Will your husband lie to you?"
Chen Wang talked a lot.
Lin Xiuqin was persuaded and opened her little mouth and took a small bite.
The sweet and soft taste seemed completely different from the taste of sweet potatoes in her imagination, and it made her eyes light up.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
Chen Wang asked with a smile.
Lin Xiuqin nodded with a smile.
"Then eat one. It's very warming."
Chen Wang picked up a smaller roasted sweet potato and put it into his wife's hand.
Lin Xiuqin did not refuse. After peeling the skin, she started eating it in small bites.
Just as Chen Wang said, after eating a few bites of roasted sweet potatoes, the body quickly warmed up.
But she had eaten roasted sweet potatoes before. When she was a child, her parents would often put a few into the stove when cooking in winter.
However, the roasted sweet potatoes in my memory were far less delicious than today's.
Maybe it's because I haven't eaten it for a long time, or maybe life is getting better and better. With my loved one sitting next to me, the warm and sweet taste of the roasted sweet potato seems to be magnified many times, overshadowing all the previous bitterness.
Lin Xiuqin's brows were filled with smiles. She glanced at someone who was eating with gusto beside her. She felt that her life now was so happy, so happy that she felt like she was dreaming.
The little girl came back in a hurry just after she finished eating three sweet potatoes.
After rushing into the room with Jixiang Ruyi, the little girl supported her knees with her hands and panted for a while, then suddenly stood up, sniffed her nose, and looked at the two of them with a wronged face.
"Brother, sister-in-law, what delicious food are you eating while hiding? Where's mine?"
"Are you born in the year of the dog?"
Chen Wang asked with amusement.
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