Chapter 63: Skills Revealed
Working and teaching at the same time amidst the wildness of the mountains and forests is a kind of freedom.
Suddenly, a pair of bright little eyes popped out from among the bamboo bushes.
"What is that?" Li Baisong asked.
Pan Laita looked over and saw a nimble little creature flying past him.
"Bamboo rat!" Li Laosan excitedly.
"Rat?" Li Baisong was shocked. He forgave the city kids for having seen rats only a few times in their lives, let alone having close contact with them.
"Brother, let's catch him quickly, that's a good thing."
"Good stuff? Third brother, don't tell me you caught it to take back and cook it?" Li Baisong said jokingly.
"Bamboo rat meat is so tender and fragrant." Li Laosan had never eaten it before, but he had heard about it from the villagers before.
This little thing is more agile than a rabbit and is difficult to catch.
Li Laosan obviously missed the target.
"It's dug a hole. We need to smoke it out, right?" Pan Laita was also happy.
"No, if you really want to eat, okay." Li Baisong quickly found a hole and dug mud from the side to block it. He could not eat, but he could not refuse to help.
In this era, wasting food is shameful.
It should be fine if I take it home and cook it a little, right?
Qin Fangci also joined the army of bamboo rat catching. "First try to prop up the hole. The flint is at home. I have to go back to get it. After going back and forth, it all ran away."
Pan Laita slurped his saliva. The bamboo rat would taste delicious if braised. "How can I let go of the meat that's right in front of me?"
"The hole here is blocked. I found another one." Li Baisong said loudly.
"I've blocked it here too. I need to leave two openings. Third brother, find a long stick and dig in there. Pull it out from the other side and I'll catch it." Pan Laita rolled up his sleeves, eager to try.
Li Laosan picked up a thin bamboo pole and dug into the hole in the ground. The pole made a snapping sound and the bamboo rat that had burrowed into the ground suddenly jumped out.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
A small stone flew out from Pan Laita's hand, and the bamboo rat fell to the ground with a "pa ji".
Little bamboo rat, catch it.
"Huh, I finally caught him." Just as Pan Lazi's face was filled with joy, Qin Fangci came to his side with a gloomy look.
"Oh, what are you doing? Just say what you want to say. Why are you scaring me?" Pan Laita patted his chest, pretending to be scared.
"You have kung fu." is an affirmative sentence.
Qin Fangci stood on the slope and looked down at Pan Laita.
"I... yes, I have some skills. What's the matter? You can't allow me to have some ability to protect myself?" Pan Laita straightened his chest to make himself look not weak.
He's not here to harm anyone, so why is he being so pretentious?
"Have you ever killed anyone?"
"I've never killed anyone," Pan Sloppy stood with his hands behind his back. "Don't worry, I'm not a wanted criminal. I can't travel freely without some self-protection skills."
"Promise you won't harm our family," Qin Fangci looked at Pan Laita, "As for the villagers..."
Pan Sloppy: "..." How could there be a reversal? Could it be...
"If I really make you unhappy, you can quietly put a sack on me and beat me up, but I can't kill or injure anyone."
Pan Sloppy: “…”
He was scared to death and thought that she would ask him to kill someone. Then he would really have to look at the Li family again.
"Oh, you scared me to death. I thought you were..." Pan Sloppy wiped his neck and said, "Don't worry, I'm only protecting myself."
"Do you want better food?" Qin Fangci suddenly changed the subject. Pan Sloppy almost didn't catch it. He took a step back defensively and asked with narrowed eyes, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Fangci looked towards Shuang'an Mountain. Pan Laita followed her gaze and said in horror, "You want me to go hunting in the mountains?"
It’s not that he can’t, but he’s an old man, and he can go through it once. He’s afraid that they will get a taste of the sweetness and ask him to go every now and then. Will he still be alive then?
"I only have three points of self-protection ability. I am an old man with no ability to move. If I encounter a group of wolves and a group of wild boars, I will just be fed to the beasts." Pan Laita said pitifully.
"I'm not asking you to go hunting in the mountains. I just want you to teach my children some self-defense skills. They'll have to go out someday, and if they don't have some skills, I'm afraid they won't be able to come back."
No matter what this person's purpose is, as long as he does not harm their family, now that he is in their hands, wouldn't it be a loss if they don't make full use of him?
"I'm so scared, so scared!" Pan Sloppy patted his chest exaggeratedly, but he didn't agree to Qin Fangci outright. "First, tell me how good your food is?"
"Starting today, I'll be the chef."
To be honest, Qin Fangci couldn't eat the dishes cooked by her three daughters-in-law. Du's food was the blandest, followed by Wang's. Yuan was willing to add oil and salt, but her cooking skills were not in the gifted category.
She has also personally checked the market prices. In the coming month, she will weed and fertilize, sell braised meat and dried meat, and she can also cook a few meals to reward herself.
Yes, treat yourself.
In her previous life, her son was sick and she was under both financial and mental pressure, so she just wanted to have enough to eat.
In this life, she also wants to try her best to be better to herself.
Pan Sloppy swallowed his saliva first, "I've only tasted the braised food you made. I'll tell you about the others after I try them."
"Okay." Qin Fangci nodded readily, "Give me the answer after dinner tonight."
Pan Laita was happy. Judging from the old woman's skill in braising meat, the food should taste good.
However, since she has such a good skill, her life shouldn't be like this.
Never mind, it’s not very important, just take your time and read it.
Li Laosan and Li Baisong tied up the bamboo rats together, and the four of them continued to break bamboo shoots.
By the time they returned home carrying two baskets of bamboo shoots and dragging a bundle of bamboo, the cleaning team at home was just coming to an end.
"Third brother, there's no water in the jar. Go get some." Afraid Qin Fangci would forget, Li Laoer reminded her, "I went to get some water the moment I got home yesterday."
Li Laosan didn't care that Li Laoer asked him to carry a load of water yesterday. He said goodbye to Qin Fangci and left with the bucket of water.
"Wow, uncle, bamboo rat, you caught a bamboo rat—"
Children's eyes always see what they want to see first.
Li Baisong placed the tied bamboo rat on the ground and asked, "Do you dare to eat it?"
"Dare!" Dadan and Erdan not only said this but also slurped their saliva to express their greed.
Li Bosong: "...Aren't you afraid? It looks so much like a mouse."
"It looks like a mouse but it's not a mouse. I heard from Brother Dazhuang before that it's delicious. His family only caught it once. Brother Dazhuang and I went to the bamboo forest to try to catch it, but unfortunately we didn't catch it."
It's such a pity for Dadan.
Li Baisong: “…”
Erdan looked at his uncle and asked quietly, "Uncle, are you afraid to eat?"
"Uncle, you don't dare to eat it!" Dadan'er's voice was so loud that everyone in the yard looked over.
"Little brother doesn't dare to eat bamboo rats. It's okay, we'll help you eat it. Haha, haha..." The two brothers, Li Lao Da and Li Lao Er, were in perfect harmony at this moment. "Hahahaha..."
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