Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Harvesting the wild boar.
Shi Xiaolian glanced at the man quietly.
Mu Mian blinked his eyes and showed an innocent smile.
The next second, they both heard Xu Lele's voice at the gate of the yard, "What are you guys doing? Why are you just sitting here?"
Mu Wan, who followed in from behind, shouted, "I know, Xiao Mian, are you guys playing a game of who can keep their eyes open the longest? Whoever blinks first loses!"
Mu Mian nodded seriously and spoke first, "Well, I won just now."
Xu Lele showed an incredible expression, "Sister Mianmian, you actually won? Your eyes are so big, wouldn't it be more tiring to keep them open all the time?"
Shi Xiaolian had no idea when she lost, "………………"
Who has small eyes?
She has double eyelids after all! !
Mu Mian was amused by Xu Lele's straightforward words. He leaned close to Shi Xiaolian's ear and laughed softly, "Children should not be afraid of what they say. Lele is just like that. You know that."
Of course Shi Xiaolian would not bother with a real child.
Mu Mian is not like that, so it can be taken into account.
This led to the next part of throwing sandbags, where Shi Xiaolian took every opportunity to throw them at Mu Mian.
Mu Mian moved flexibly and avoided most of them.
As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate.
When it was Mu Mian's turn to throw, she also threw it at Shi Xiaolian, which made the other girls silent.
Xu Lele really said whatever he wanted to say, and his tone was full of doubt, "Did you two just have a fight while we were away?"
Mu Mian shook his head, "No."
The girls obviously didn't believe it, and Xu Lele seemed to be possessed by her mother, transforming into a small women's director.
"If there are any conflicts, we can solve them through discussion. Getting angry won't solve the problem. We still have to live our lives, right?"
Those heartfelt words and the look of concern for his two little sisters.
She is simply a smaller version of Liu Guizhi.
It’s funniest when kids pretend to be adults.
Mu Mian felt that he was being touched by cuteness, so he reached out and rubbed Xu Lele's face, "Why are you so cute~"
Xu Lele pouted and brushed away her sister Mianmian's hand with a serious look on her face, "Seriously, Sister Mianmian, don't disturb me!"
Mu Mian said in a cooperative tone, "Okay, okay, it's my fault, but Shi Xiaolian and I really didn't have a fight."
Xu Lele looked at Shi Xiaolian suspiciously, "Really?"
Shi Xiaolian nodded silently, "Yeah, no quarrel."
She just got a unilateral lesson.
Some people look cute with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but in fact they may be glutinous rice balls filled with black sesame fillings, and they love to fool people.
She understood.
In order to prove that they really didn't quarrel, when they played later, the two finally stopped throwing sandbags at each other.
Xu Lele was having a lot of fun and was very relieved. She felt that her sister Mianmian and Shi Xiaolian must have had a quarrel.
You still don’t admit it! !
Humph, she saw through it at the first glance! !
The reason they are reconciled now must be because...what she did just now worked.
What's that word called? Her mother often said that.
Oh yes, mediation, she mediates well!
When she grows up, she will take over her mother's job. If there is a quarrel in anyone's family, she will definitely be able to mediate!
The naive little girl planned her future in this way.
They didn't play sandbag throwing for long, as half-grown children had to help with housework. For example, Mu Wan and her younger sister Fangfang sometimes had to take on the task of cooking at home.
Mu Mian has an old lady who is in charge of cooking at home. She doesn't have to cook, but she has to help out.
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After dinner, when it's late at night and everyone is asleep.
Mu Mian lay in bed alone, thinking carefully about what Shi Xiaolian said, and felt that it was very feasible.
And it’s not that dangerous. Although the place is close to the mountains, it is still some distance away from the real mountains.
It is basically impossible for bears, blind tigers and the like to escape. To take a step back, it is still unknown whether there are these animals in the deep mountains.
It’s just that adults always use this to scare children, saying there are blind bears in the deep mountains, but in fact no one has ever seen one.
But there is no need to rush, it will be next week, so there are still several days left.
During these few days, Mu Mian completely finished her picture book and was waiting to send it out when she had time.
During this period, Mu Mian also made an appointment with Shi Xiaolian to go and check out the area, and they finally saw the two crooked trees that everyone in the team had heard of.
It really looks like a door.
No wonder Shi Xiaolian could remember it so clearly after visiting it again. Such an iconic place is rare.
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On Friday morning, the two men quietly went up the mountain again.
Shi Xiaolian brought out a big shovel from her house, and Mu Mian also brought a sickle to cut wood.
Digging a hole is really a strenuous job, but fortunately Mu Mian is not short of strength. The two of them worked on it for half a morning and barely finished it.
When I left, I made very obvious marks on the two trees nearby to show others.
Usually there are marks near these deeper traps. Mu Mian saw two on the way up, but he didn’t know who dug them.
The day passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was Saturday noon.
Mu Mian ate much faster as he was worried about something. After finishing his meal, he put down the bowl, wiped his mouth and prepared to run out.
Liu Shuangcui asked, "Where are you going in the middle of the day?"
Mu Mian lied without even typing out the draft, "I went to play with Shi Xiaolian. She wrote something again. I'll go and help her take a look."
Liu Shuangcui didn't say anything else. The two little girls were both promising ones and it was nice for them to be able to play together.
Mu Mian carried her small backpack and left, inside it was a butcher knife that her father had abandoned at home.
This knife was not discarded because it was too blunt or had a chip on it. It was simply because Comrade Mu Fugui had a knife that was more convenient to use, so this one was no longer used and has been kept at home.
Sometimes he used it to chop firewood, sometimes he used it to cut vegetables, and Mu Mian also took it with him to the mountains.
I brought it with me today as usual. If everything goes well, I may need it later.
Mu Mian, who said he was going to Shi Xiaolian's house, came out of his house and walked straight to the foot of the mountain where the cornfield was.
When she arrived, Shi Xiaolian was already waiting there.
The two of them were not in a hurry to go up the mountain, but just sat nearby for a while, just in case the pigs were not caught by them and went down the mountain to damage the corn field.
Shi Xiaolian had said before that this pig was a sow that had not yet fully grown, and weighed only a little over 100 kilograms in total.
Mu Mian couldn't beat a wild boar of this weight. Even if he couldn't kill it, he would at least be able to drive it away.
When she was rushing, Shi Xiaolian could run to call for help, so that at least the corn field could be saved.
As it turned out, their concerns were a bit unnecessary.
They sat under the shade of the tree until it was almost time to go to work, but the wild boar didn't come down.
Mu Mian pushed her small hands against the ground, "Let's go, he must have been trapped, let's go up and take a look."
Shi Xiaolian stood up right after him.
When the two of them climbed up to the vicinity of the two crooked trees, there was still some distance between them, and Mu Mian noticed with his sharp eyes that the dead branches and leaves on the trap had disappeared, and it was obvious that the trap was really set.
Mu Mian was a little excited and ran away with Shi Xiaolian.
After they ran closer and saw the situation under the trap clearly, the two girls paused for a second at the same time.
Mu Mian took a deep breath, and this time she was the one who spoke to the other person in a faint voice.
Mu Mian opened and closed his mouth, "Is this the little sow you were talking about?"
Shi Xiaolian didn't expect this to happen and was silent for a moment.
At the bottom of the pit, a fat and strong wild boar with long fangs was lying there motionless.
Whether from the size or the fangs, this is undoubtedly an adult wild boar, and a relatively large one at that.
After two or three seconds, Shi Xiaolian said in a very affirmative tone: "I really remember that it was a small sow."
She was very sure that she remembered correctly, as she had seen the pigs being divided with her own eyes.
Almost at the moment when Shi Xiaolian finished speaking, Mu Mian narrowed his eyes and pointed his arm downwards, "It seems there is another end below, which is blocked."
Shi Xiaolian took two steps forward and looked down.
It’s true, the blocked end matched the one in my memory.
Mu Mian smiled, "It can be considered an unexpected gain."
It’s just that the harvest was a little beyond my expectations.
Mu Mian rolled up his non-existent sleeves and took out the butcher knife from the small backpack, "Get to work!"
As he said this, he plunged in through the wound that had been left. Both ends were dead, but they were still bleeding.
We'll have to drag him into that small cave soon, and we can't let him bleed all the way.
We can’t leave the pig here forever, so it’s better to drag it to the small cave where it’s safer.
Firstly, if she asked her father to come here directly, she was afraid that Comrade Mu Fugui would find out that the trap was dug by her and Shi Xiaolian. Then she would not be able to explain why they knew in advance that there was a wild boar passing by.
Secondly, her father would not be back until the evening.
If the wild boar is left here for an afternoon, the smell of blood might attract something.
In addition, if her father wanted to avoid being seen, he could only go up the mountain at night.
It's too dangerous to come here at night.
It's different over there in the small cave. It's halfway up the mountain and there's nothing that can hurt people. At most there are some wild rabbits and pheasants.
After Mu Miansuo went down and stood firmly, he raised the butcher knife and slashed the necks of the two wild boars several times. This made the blood flow faster, and he could only drag them away after it had all flowed out.
Her quick movements stunned Shi Xiaolian who was standing above.
Shi Xiaolian's neck shrank, her eyes widened slightly, and the corners of her eyes twitched.
She is worthy of being the daughter of a butcher. Her technique is so skillful that it seems as if she has killed many pigs herself.
Of course Mu Mian had never killed anyone, but who could blame her for having a talkative father?
Comrade Mu Fugui has talked about the issue of slaughtering pigs at home at least seventy or eighty times, if not a hundred times.
Mu Mian understood it all.
While the blood was still flowing, Mu Mian pulled out all the spearheads and threw them aside. He could only do this once, and there probably wouldn't be such an opportunity again.
Mu Mian didn't waste any time and said to Shi Xiaolian: "Throw the rope to me."
Fortunately, the ropes they brought were long enough, otherwise they would not be able to tie them up.
Because there were two ends, Mu Mian took a lot of effort to get it up.
Shi Xiaolian was responsible for burying the trap, otherwise the smell of blood would be too strong.
Mu Mian squatted beside and tied the two ends together. Only after they were tied tightly could they be dragged away.
If it was just a beast weighing a hundred pounds, she could just drag it away. It was very easy and she could even pick it up in her arms.
But now the two ends together weigh several hundred pounds, so it is impossible to hold it. I can only drag it along, which saves a lot of effort.
After a while, everything was ready.
On the small mountain path, there were two more little figures grunting and carrying heavy loads forward.
Mu Mian pulled the cart in front, while Shi Xiaolian helped push the cart from behind and also directed the direction to go.
The weight of the two ends together was really not light, and Mu Mian was so tired that he was out of breath.
Fortunately, it was downhill all the way. If it was uphill, we would probably have to do it separately.
Even so, Shi Xiaolian was still frightened. She wanted to ask when Mu Mian got the wild boar out of the pit.
How can one person be so strong?
This was a bit beyond her understanding. She thought Mu Mian could only move things weighing more than 100 kilograms at most.
But now
It weighs several hundred kilograms. Although dragging it is definitely different from carrying it, it is still scary.
Is this something a normal person can do?
Shi Xiaolian thought so in her heart and asked it directly.
Mu Mian's itchy feeling came back, he turned his head and said expressionlessly: "How do you know I'm not a human? Since you discovered my secret, then..."
Shi Xiaolian interrupted him halfway through the conversation with a twitching eye, "Don't laugh while we're acting."
Mu Mian: “………………”
Did she smile?
She felt like she was pretty cool just now.
Mu Mian couldn't act anymore, so he stopped pretending, "I'm just three or four points bigger than a normal person."
She had discovered long ago that the strength of her two lives seemed to be superimposed together, and was a little beyond the range of normal people.
But even things like waking up from a sleep and crossing several decades have happened, so what's wrong with being a little stronger?
Mu Mian completely regarded his great strength as a golden finger.
Others who travel through time have systems and spaces. She just has a little strength. How normal!
And this strength is not without limit, at least it is not strong enough to stop a car with one hand.
These two pigs are already the limit of her current small body.
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The mountains are not a good place to talk.
The two of them didn't say a word and continued walking down the hall.
Mu Mian was panting all the way, dragging the pig along, and inexplicably felt like a calf only a few months old, being driven out to plow the fields by its black-hearted owner at such a young age.
When they were almost at the small cave, Mu Mian stopped and leaned against a nearby tree. Although he was obviously very tired, he kept talking, "This is really difficult for me, Fatty."
Shi Xiaolian was also very tired from pushing from behind. She didn't mind the dirtiness and leaned on the wild boar to rest. Hearing this, she asked in confusion: "Fat Tiger? Why is it Fat Tiger?"
Mu Mian understood that this was someone who had never watched cartoons.
She said nonsense casually, "Those aunties all say I'm a tiger, and they also say I'm a fat girl, so doesn't that make me a fat tiger?"
Shi Xiaolian was so tired that her brain was a little slow. She didn't think this explanation was far-fetched and even revised it, "Shouldn't it be Fat Biao?"
Mu Mian: “………………”
It's really ugly, she doesn't want it.
After resting for a while, Mu Mian continued to drag the two pigs forward. Although the path was not easy to walk on, it was indeed much closer.
This time, they dragged him to the small cave in one go, and Shi Xiaolian pulled the weeds and vines in front of her.
Mu Mian dragged the pig inside. Although the entrance of the cave was small, the inside was a little bigger, so it could still fit two wild boars.
After everything was done, Mu Mian even moved a big stone to block the entrance of the cave. He worked as hard as a tiger and the two were so tired that they were sweating profusely and sat down to rest.
Mu Mian's eyes were blank. This was much more tiring than looking for ginseng. It was really just a pure physical job.
Mu Mian: "I won't do it again if this happens again."
Shi Xiaolian had a similar expression, her eyes looking forward, not knowing where to look. "There won't be a next time."
These were the only few things she could remember clearly.
The two of them rested for half an hour.
After his strength had almost recovered, Mu Mian went down the mountain carrying an empty backpack with only a butcher knife in it.
The old lady was at home this afternoon. When she saw her granddaughter like this, she was surprised and asked, "Where did you go? You're sweating all over."
Mu Mian said with a flushed face: "Hey, something good happened. I'll talk about it when my dad comes back."
If her grandmother knew now that she had gone to the mountains, she would probably be scolded.
At least her father can help her when he comes back.
Zhao Meihua smiled, "What good news is this? You have to wait for your dad and can't tell grandma?"
Mu Mian pursed her lips and shook her head, with an expression that said, "I'm very tight-lipped. I won't tell you anything no matter how you ask me."
Zhao Meihua didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just another father and daughter playing a joke.
The afternoon passed quickly.
Not long after Liu Shuangcui got off work, Mu Mian stood at the gate of her yard and saw her father coming back on a bicycle.
Mu Mian took a deep breath and patted her face. It was time to test her acting skills.
So, when Mu Fugui returned home, he was delighted to have a warm-hearted daughter.
Mu Fugui laughed and said, "What are you doing? Do you need help from your father? Is it a big thing or a small thing?"
"I can't make the decision on important matters. You know, we usually listen to your mother on important matters in our family."
Mu Mian said seriously, "It's not a big deal, nor a small deal, it's a good thing!"
Mu Fugui became interested, "Hey, what's the good news?"
Mu Mian didn't say anything directly. She took two steamed buns from the pot and gave them to her father. "Dad, you eat first. I'll talk to you after you finish eating."
This made Comrade Mu Fugui very nervous, "Is this really a good thing? Why do I feel like something is wrong?"
Mu Mian nodded vigorously, "Really? It's more real than real gold."
The father and daughter were talking back and forth, which made both Liu Shuangcui and her mother-in-law laugh.
Liu Shuangcui interrupted, "Just tell your father, but I can't tell your grandma?"
Mu Mian: "I'll tell you everything. I'll tell mom and grandma later."
Mu Fugui finished eating two steamed buns, gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, then put down the enamel pot and turned to his daughter, "Can you talk now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Mian took her father's arm and walked out, "Let's talk while we walk."
Comrade Mu Fugui was completely confused. "Where are you going?"
In less than a minute, Mu Fugui knew the answer. He stared with his big eyes and shouted in shock, "What?!"
Mu Mian stood on tiptoe and said "hush" to her father. Although her mother and grandmother would know sooner or later, she still wanted to tell them later.
Mu Fugui subconsciously lowered his voice, "You went to the mountains?"
Mu Mian's hands directly made an afterimage, and she knew that this would be the first question her father would ask, and her mother and grandmother would probably ask the same question in a while.
Mu Mian: "It's not the deep mountains, it's those two crooked trees."
Then he came up with a very useful excuse, "I was just chasing rabbits with Shi Xiaolian, and I accidentally ran a little far away."
Mu Fugui said with a fierce look on his face, "You are going too far. You are going too far. There are blind bears in the deep mountains. Do you know that they only eat tender children like you? They can swallow one in one bite!"
Mu Mian: “………………”
If that were really the case, the blind bear would probably become a spirit.
Mu Mian took her father's arm and dragged him out, trying to change the subject, "Dad, let's go check on the pigs. It's so hot, if they go bad, my whole trip will be in vain."
Mu Fugui had no way to deal with his daughter, so he just followed the force.
Zhao Meihua, who hadn't heard anything just now, leaned over to take a look and said to her daughter-in-law, "What are the father and daughter doing? Why did they go out? They are so weird."
Liu Shuangcui: "Ignore them, Mom, you eat first."
When the two came back, it was already dark.
Mu Fugui had just eaten a small meal and was not hungry at the moment. Besides, he had no time to eat. He took the flashlight, pushed his bicycle and was about to go out.
There are people everywhere during the day, so it is naturally impossible to deal with it, so we can only do it at night.
Liu Shuangcui: "Where are you going?"
Mu Fugui did not follow his daughter's wish and was not very eager to help the little girl push forward. He recounted what had just happened in a rush.
The little girl is too bold, so she needs to be talked to by her wife and mother.
Mu Fugui didn't give Liu Shuangcui and Zhao Meihua time to react, and continued, "I'm going to go find the fourth brother and his family. You don't have to leave the door open for me at night."
As soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked out of the yard.
Mu Mian was left alone facing her mother and grandmother whose expressions kept changing.
Mu Mian, who was locked in two pairs of gazes, said: “………………”
Her father was born in the year of the rabbit, so he runs really fast.
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There was a kerosene lamp on the table in the yard, and it was very quiet all around.
Mu Mian tilted his little head back and smiled a smile that couldn't be cuter.
If outsiders saw this, they would probably think that this girl is quiet and obedient, and that she would never do anything bold and reckless.
I can only say that sometimes some people's appearance is really deceptive.
As family members, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would certainly not be deceived.
Liu Shuangcui tapped her daughter's forehead, "Why are you so brave! Are you trying to scare your mother to death?!"
The old lady's eyes conveyed the same meaning.
Mu Mian smiled flatteringly, "I really ran up there accidentally, and we came back safely, without encountering any bears or tigers."
Then he added: "I promise I won't go there again!"
This trip really exhausted her.
Seeing that Comrade Liu Shuangcui was about to say something, Mu Mian tried to use a self-torture tactic, "That pig is really too heavy. Look, my hands are red from being strangled."
As Mu Mian spoke, she stretched out a pair of short hands towards her mother. Under the light of the kerosene lamp, the short hands looked particularly white and tender, without any red marks at all.
Liu Shuangcui, who was about to show it to her daughter: “………………”
At the same time, Mu Mian saw it clearly: “………………”
Mu Mian smiled awkwardly, then took his hand back with a smile, rubbing his hands across his chest for a few times, "When did it get better? It got better so quickly!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were amused by Mu Mian's silly look.
Within two seconds, Liu Shuangcui's smile disappeared, and she said with a stern face, "You guys are lucky this time, don't let it happen again next time."
Fortunately, the wild boar had fallen into the trap. If it was still alive and running around, adults would have no choice but to run away.
What’s more, they are two little kids, it’s a bit scary just thinking about it.
Mu Mian nodded honestly, "I promise!"
Liu Shuangcui stood up and said, "Okay, go take a shower and go to bed. Aren't you tired after tossing around all afternoon?"
Mu Mian was really a little tired. She had been busy for more than one afternoon. If yesterday was counted, it was an afternoon and a morning.
After all, he was still a child, so Mu Mian fell asleep right after washing up.
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When I woke up the next morning, Comrade Mu Fugui had already returned.
Mu Mian rushed to her father with her messy hair, "Dad, when did you come back? Have you dealt with everything?"
Comrade Mu Fugui seemed quite happy. "Your father still has a lot to deal with."
Mu Mian was curious, "How much money was exchanged?"
There was so much meat, they couldn't possibly take it all, so they could only take it out and exchange it.
Mu Fugui immediately started talking, "I've left thirty kilograms of meat. I'll give some to your aunt and uncle later. Your fourth uncle and uncle also took some meat."
"The total amount of money is more than 180 yuan. I gave 30 yuan to your fourth uncle and younger uncle each. As you said before, I gave the other 35 yuan to the little girl from the Shi family."
Mu Mian's brain was spinning rapidly, "Then we still have about ninety yuan left."
Mu Fugui laughed and said, "That's right. I'll round it up for you and put it down as 100 yuan. I've already asked your mother to keep it. Put it together with the 300 yuan from the ginseng."
Mu Mian didn't bother to be polite with her father. No matter who kept the money, it was her family's money.
If you add the meat, the net profit is one hundred dollars! !
Suddenly she felt that all the hard work yesterday afternoon was worth it. If there is such an opportunity next time, she wants to say...
She's OK!
She was reckless yesterday. She can do it again next time!
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