Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Discussing a trap.
While Mu Zhuo was showing off his sister, Mu Mian, the younger sister, was quite busy.
Her picture book is in the final stages, with only a few details left to work on, and it can be sent out once it's done.
It took a bit of time, but she was quite satisfied with it. If it could be passed, she would be even more satisfied.
If she can't make it, she can talk about it next time. She has plenty of time anyway.
At the same time, the crops in the fields have entered their final trembling stage. It is estimated that in about half a month, the horn of autumn harvest will sound.
It was a dark day, but there was a slight wind.
It's quite cool, unlike the hot summer days when the wind is hot.
Mu Mian went up the mountain with Xu Lele in the afternoon for a run and dug up some astragalus. Both the roots and stems of this plant can be used as medicine. The purchasing station collects them and now it is the season for them to mature.
The honeysuckle and other things that Mu Mian had bought before had already been sold, and they were sold for just over two yuan.
Although it’s not much, a mosquito is still meat, and two dollars is still money.
On their way back, they met Shi Xiaolian and her mother at the foot of the mountain. The mother and daughter were collecting firewood.
Xu Lele came up to Shi Xiaolian like a happy puppy, "Shi Xiaolian, you are here. I just went to look for you, but Teacher Shi said you were not at home."
Shi Xiaolian thought, "What do you want to see me for? Is there something wrong?"
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Mu Mian, thinking that Mu Mian wanted to talk to her about something.
Mu Mian shrugged. It had nothing to do with her. If Lele wanted to find it, let her find it. There was no serious business for a child.
Xu Lele was indeed fine. "I just want to play with you. Do you want to play sandbag throwing? We can also call Xiao Wanjie and the others."
Before Shi Xiaolian could say anything, Tian Hongjuan said cheerfully, "Go ahead, you little girls should run more together."
Shi Xiaolian subconsciously asked: "Can you get these back by yourself?"
Tian Hongjuan laughed, "If I can't get it back, how can you do it with your little strength?"
Shi Xiaolian, who really had no strength left, said: “………………”
Seeing that the adults agreed, Xu Lele grabbed Shi Xiaolian and left, "Let's go, it's more fun when there are more people!"
Shi Xiaolian was dragged forward and took two steps. It can be seen that Xu Lele is stronger than some reborn people.
Mu Mian was still carrying a small backpack and had to go home to put it down first, so the three of them simply walked towards her home together.
On the way, they passed a corn field near the foot of the mountain. Xu Lele was swinging a vine in his hand, and his mouth was not idle either. He said greedily, "I really want to eat fresh corn. My dad said it will take another two weeks before we can harvest it. I think it's almost done."
As he spoke, he stood on tiptoe on the edge of the field and leaned close to a corn to smell it.
Mu Mian: "It should be fuller after another two weeks of growth."
Corn is harvested twice a year, and the current crop is planted in summer.
The land here is quite fertile, and the crops are growing well this year. The corns look quite pleasing to the eye.
Mu Mian was a little greedy after hearing what Xu Lele said.
Xu Lele laughed, "Hahaha, Sister Mianmian, why are you saying the same thing as my dad?"
Children's ideas are always wild and illogical. After Xu Lele finished speaking, he didn't wait for Mu Mian to speak.
She kept talking, "I really want to harvest it sooner. My mom said that if I can pick up three work points a day from picking wheat ears this year, she will give me ten cents! That's enough to buy ten candies. I'll give it to you two then!!"
Her sister Mianmian would give her candy whenever she had it, and Shi Xiaolian also gave her some.
Mu Mian actually didn’t like hard candies these days, but he still smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll wait, but you have to keep your word, and don’t be reluctant to give it up when the time comes.”
Xu Lele waved her hand and said, "No way, I'll buy ten, you get three, Shi Xiaolian gets three, and I get four."
Because it involved food, the little girl became much faster at math.
Xu Lele finished talking and suddenly said to the back: "Shi Xiaolian, what are you looking at? You are walking so slowly."
Shi Xiaolian retracted her gaze from the cornfield, glanced at Mu Mian, and then said, "I didn't see anything. You can keep the candy for yourself."
Xu Lele snorted, "You two are really weird. You don't even like candy, and you don't even want candy wrappers. That would be so pretty!"
She had discovered long ago that the candy in her sister Mianmian's pocket would sometimes stay for several days without being eaten, and she would occasionally give it to her and Xiaochengzi, as well as some bones.
Just like his parents during the Chinese New Year, he carried candies in his pocket and gave two to every relative's child he saw.
It's really weird.
I don’t understand, but she ate all the candy that day and had a big box of candy wrappers.
Mu Mian: "If you like the candy wrappers, I'll give them to you later."
She was long past the age of collecting such things.
Now she would rather have some...bowls, gold, money, etc. in her little box.
These things are so beautiful, all emitting a golden glow.
Xu Lele didn't know that her little sister was a big money-grubber. She smiled and said, "We agreed not to throw it away again. It's such a pity."
She had seen her sister Mianmian throwing it before.
Mu Mian nodded, then remembered what Xu Lele had just said to Shi Xiaolian, and looked at the person involved thoughtfully.
She didn't believe that Shi Xiaolian didn't see anything just now. There was something going on here!
Mu Mian's curiosity was aroused, and he suddenly remembered what Shi Xiaolian said when he exchanged books with her last time, "It's not the right time yet."
She had originally stopped thinking about it, but now she suddenly remembered it.
I have to say, after my curiosity was aroused, I felt a little anxious for a moment.
Xu Lele also had to put down the backpack first. When they were about to part at the small intersection, Mu Mian held Shi Xiaolian's wrist.
Then he said to Xu Lele, "Just play in my yard. Lele, call Sister Xiaowan later, and we won't have to make this trip."
Xu Lele was a kid who loved to run. "Okay, I'll call Sister Fangfang along. Is she free?"
Mu Mian: "We can go to her house and have a look. If we don't have time, forget it. We can still have fun with just a few of us."
Xu Lele nodded and ran away happily.
The two families were originally close to each other, and Mu Mian's house was just around the corner from the path.
The yard gate was locked, no one was at home, and the old lady had gone somewhere.
Mu Mian took out the key hanging around his neck, led Shi Xiaolian into the house, and then looked left and right.
He was clearly in his own home, but he acted like a thief and asked Shi Xiaolian in a low voice, "Why are you looking at the corn field? Is there going to be any problem with it?"
As he spoke, Mu Mian's head turned and he guessed, "Could it be that someone came to steal the food?"
Although stealing food is a serious crime these days and those caught will be severely punished, there are always some brave people who do it, some for a bite to eat, and some to sell it for money.
This happened before in the neighboring brigade. A small piece of corn field was broken off overnight. It was not known whether it was done by people from their own brigade or from another brigade, and in the end the thief was never found.
Shi Xiaolian shook her head, "No."
Mu Mian was curious about the baby's possession, "What is that?"
Shi Xiaolian hesitated for a few seconds before she said, "I heard... there might be wild boars running down here in a few days."
I didn’t expect it wasn’t man-made, but pig-made.
Mu Mian was stunned for a moment. Wild boars had actually come down the mountain and destroyed crops in the brigade a few years ago.
Sometimes in winter, militia teams from their commune would go up the mountain to hunt.
Firstly, in order to provide some meat for the villagers, it is actually quite difficult for people to buy some meat these days, whether in the countryside or in the city.
Hunting in winter is one of the few times when villagers can eat meat.
Secondly, they are afraid that these wild boars will reproduce too much and come down the mountain to hurt people or damage crops.
No matter which of these two points is true, no one wants to see it. Food is as important as people.
Mu Mian glanced at Shi Xiaolian, thinking of what Shi Xiaolian had said before: "It's not the right time yet." "Is this what you were talking about last time? You want that wild boar?"
Shi Xiaolian nodded, "You don't want it?"
Mu Mian tilted his head, "I want to, but is it easy to do?"
Shi Xiaolian: "I heard... that wild boar came down from the southeast and passed between the two crooked trees above."
It started with the familiar "I heard" again, which made Mu Mian laugh. He subconsciously said, "Who told you that? It can't be the wild boar who told you, right?"
Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
Shi Xiaolian
He glanced at Mu Mian dimly.
Mu Mian nudged Shi Xiaolian with his arm twice, "It's just a joke~"
Perhaps because she had been choked several times, Shi Xiaolian spoke in a serious tone and said, "The wild boar told me in my dream last night."
Mu Mian gave a thumbs up, and his tone was more serious than Shi Xiaolian's, "Then you are really amazing!"
Shi Xiaolian's eyes twitched and she stopped talking nonsense.
She remembered it very clearly, in her previous life, it was the next Saturday.
At noon when everyone was off work, a wild boar ran down and ate up half of the cornfield before it was discovered. Later, the team leader and his men killed the boar.
Probably because they were afraid that more wild boars would escape, the team leader went to the commune to report, and a militia squad arrived the next day.
Carrying a hunting rifle, he followed the footprints and went for a walk in the deep mountains, where he shot and carried down three wild boars.
She also got a share at that time, and heard some aunties talking about it. They said that the militia team followed the footprints and found that the wild boar eating corn ran down from the southeast and passed by the two crooked trees.
There are two crooked trees connected together near the deep mountains in the southeast, which look like a door. Everyone in the team knows about it.
It is said that many, many years ago, two trees were struck by lightning at the same time. Instead of dying, they connected together and grew into the shape of the Chinese character "门".
It's a very iconic place.
She was actually quite familiar with that area. Because it was close to the mountains, not many people went there usually, so there were more pheasants and rabbits, as well as wild fruits.
These things were what she needed very much in her previous life.
Mu Mian thought about it. She had never been to the area with the two crooked trees. Neither her elder brother nor her father would take her to the mountains.
Mu Mian: "Are you trying to set a trap there?"
With their height, it is impossible for them to fight the wild boar head-on. She doesn't want to take the risk for that little bit of meat and money.
She would rather not have a hard fight, and then she would find a way to remind the captain, so that the small corn field could be saved.
If you don't force it, the only feasible way is to set a trap, which can stop the wild boar in advance without being discovered by others, and most importantly, it guarantees safety.
Shi Xiaolian nodded.
Mu Mian thought for a while, "Have you been there many times? Have you ever encountered any dangerous things?"
Shi Xiaolian shook her head, "No."
That was just near the deep mountains, and we didn't go deep into the mountains. The probability of encountering blind bears was very small. I had never encountered one in more than ten years in my previous life.
If she had really encountered danger, she would have surrendered herself right then and there. She wouldn't be who she is now.
Mu Mian casually grabbed a long bench and pulled Shi Xiaolian to sit on it. "Come on, let's discuss this carefully. What do we do after we set the trap?"
Shi Xiaolian: "We can drag it to the small cave you saw before and put it there first. I know there is a small path there, and there are basically no adults passing by during working hours."
Mu Mian's eyes lit up, "You really are a living map."
He must have walked through the mountains many times to know all the paths.
Shi Xiaolian accepted the compliment calmly and said, "The next words..."
Halfway through her words, she glanced at Mu Mian, and the two of them looked at each other.
Mu Mian understood immediately. The next step was to hand it over to Comrade Mu Fugui. Professional matters should be left to professionals.
When it comes to handling pigs, no one in the brigade is more professional than Comrade Mu Fugui.
As for how to deliver it, she would have to make it up.
Thinking about what will happen next, Mu Mian rolled his eyes, "Then we can't split it 50-50!"
Having said that, Mu Mian sat cross-legged on the bench, looking like he was ready to have a good talk with someone.
"You see, a trap that can catch wild boars must be very deep, so you definitely can't set the trap. Most of the time you have to rely on me."
"Then drag the wild boar to the small cave. You are not as strong as Lele. I think it will be difficult for you to hold a pig leg. So you can only serve as a guide."
"And we have to take a small path. Although I have never been there, it is definitely not easy to walk on. I will also have to drag the pig with me. It will be so hard for me!"
"Also, whether we eat the meat ourselves or exchange it for other purposes, we have to rely on my father."
"But my father definitely can't do it alone. He needs someone to cover for him. He will definitely look for my fourth uncle and younger uncle. Will he also give some to my fourth uncle and younger uncle when the time comes?"
After saying that, Mu Mian slapped his thigh and concluded: "To sum up, 50-50 really can't be divided, let's divide it 190!"
Shi Xiaolian's eyes widened instantly, "!!!!"
I don’t know if I was confused by Mu Mian’s chatter, or if I was shocked by the 19 points.
Shi Xiaolian blurted out subconsciously, "Twenty-eight points!"
Mu Mian slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Shi Xiaolian: “????”
etc……
What just happened? Was she fooled? ?
Mu Mian smiled slyly, "That's how you bargain outside, learn from this, or you'll get ripped off in the future."
Shi Xiaolian had a blank expression on her face, "I've learned it."
The first person who tricked her was right in front of her.
Mu Mian said earnestly, "How can I say this is a scam? Are all my points based on facts?"
Mu Mian said as he fiddled with Shi Xiaolian with his arm, "Next time, if there is such a simple job as finding ginseng, we will definitely split it 50-50. I keep my word, otherwise I am a dog."
Shi Xiaolian continued to remain expressionless, saying the same thing as before, "Do you think I look like a ginseng?"
Mu Mian made a "tsk" sound, "I've told you many times, don't talk like the aunties, it makes you look old."
Shi Xiaolian silently lowered her head to look at her legs that were dangling in the air because the bench was too high.
I didn't expect that at my age I would be associated with the word "looking old".
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