"Mom, bundle up these firewood first. I'll take Yanli over there to pick some wolfberries!"
Tang Xinyi looked at the sky and thought that if she asked her mother-in-law to come again, it would probably be dark.
So they planned to arrive here tonight, pick some wolfberries first, and then each of them would carry a bundle back.
I'll get some of the rest every day tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, which should be enough for my family during the busy farming season.
"Then be careful. Bring your machetes and sickles with you. If you encounter any danger, run back quickly!"
Zheng Xiulian looked up at the place. It was not far from them, and there was no trace of wild boars around.
So I let my daughter-in-law and daughter go without any worries.
"Sister-in-law, go!"
Picking wolfberries is much more interesting than chopping wood. Jiang Yanli took her sister-in-law's hand and walked towards the red field.
They went straight around the hillside on this side and soon arrived in front of the wolfberry patch.
The wolfberries here grow in clusters, and when you get closer you'll see there are quite a few red ones.
"Hurry up and pick it!"
"We have limited time, so pick the big ones first!"
"Let's wait and see tomorrow night if the remaining small ones are still there. If no one picks them, we'll pick the small ones back too!"
There are many wolfberries, some big and some small, some red and some not.
The two of them didn't waste any time and immediately started picking the big, red ones.
Tang Xinyi pretended to rummage in her trouser pocket and took out a small cloth bag.
"Sister-in-law, you're so well prepared for going out!"
Because the pockets on pants in that era were made very large, even if you bought pants from outside, people would add a section to the pockets after taking them home.
The members did this, on the one hand, to make it convenient to store things, and on the other hand, so that they could smuggle some food back to fill their stomachs while doing farm work.
So when Tang Xinyi took out a small cloth bag from her trouser pocket, it would not arouse any suspicion at all.
"That's called being prepared. I thought we might come across some wild fruits when we go up the mountain. I can pick some and bring them back to eat."
"It's a pity I didn't find any wild fruits, but I did find a big bunch of wolfberries!"
The two of them picked all the big wolfberries into the cloth bag with great speed, and later even the small ones were not spared.
"Xinyi, my dear daughter!"
"It's getting dark, we have to go back quickly. Are you two done yet?"
As the sky grew darker, Zheng Xiulian felt a little worried.
It’s not safe on the mountain after dark. Haven’t you seen that the villagers in other places are also returning one after another?
"Okay, Mom, wait for us for a while!"
"Sister-in-law, we should go back."
Jiang Yanli replied, then quickly picked the few fruits in front of her and put them into the cloth bag, and then urged her sister-in-law to go back.
"You hold the cloth bag, and I'll lead the way!"
I didn't notice it when I came here, but when I went back I found out that the mountain road is really steep.
I don’t know why I didn’t notice it when they came over?
“Hehe, hehe!”
After taking only two steps, Tang Xinyi heard the sound of an animal humming.
"Sister-in-law, I heard a pig grunt!"
Jiang Yanli clenched the sickle in her hand with some fear, looking around.
"I heard it too. Don't be afraid, follow me closely. Let's go back quickly!"
The two walked forward for a distance and still didn't see the wild boar, but the sound sounded very close to them.
"Down there!"
Suddenly, Jiang Yanli nervously grabbed Tang Xinyi.
With trembling hands, he pointed the sickle at a depression not far below them.
"Don't be afraid, they can't get up here!"
There were three wild boars below, one big and two small. They should be the three that escaped from the village before.
They were now trapped in a valley, with hillsides all around them. The wild boars were desperately digging the ground, as if trying to climb up.
"It seems these three wild boars slid down the hillside. Let's hurry up. If they climb up, we'll be in trouble!"
Jiang Yanli's first reaction was to stay as far away as possible, but Tang Xinyi didn't think so.
If we kill them all, we can quietly take them home at night.
This much meat will keep them fed for a long time.
The parents-in-law at home no longer have to live frugally, and they can also send some money to the wife’s family so that they won’t be exhausted during the busy farming season.
"Yanli, go tell mom, I'll watch over here!"
"Tell our mother not to tell anyone. I plan to save this meat for the two families to use as supplements during the busy farming season!"
If the matter were to be made public, the meat would definitely be taken to the village and distributed to everyone.
Even with the big pig and three little wild boars, their family only got less than two kilograms.
This is because her father-in-law is the village chief.
If these two children, one big and two small, were to be divided among the villagers, they probably wouldn’t even get one kilogram.
Instead of this, it would be better to let the Tang and Jiang families split up.
My mother's family is also very tight-lipped and will never tell anyone about this.
"Then I'll go tell Mom and ask the Tang brothers to come over and help."
Jiang Yanli confirmed again and again that the wild boar really couldn't climb up, then she quickly went to Zheng Xiulian.
After Jiang Yanli left, Tang Xinyi began to look for a big rock.
There were quite a lot of stones here. In order to prevent the wild boar's screaming from attracting other villagers, she simply found a big and heavy one.
He had to kill the wild boar with one blow.
As for the little wild boars, they have no brains anyway, so they probably won't scream unless they are hit.
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