Chapter 46: Going into the Mountains to Learn Hunting [VIP]
After breakfast, Chen Yao was going to follow her father into the mountains and was getting ready in the yard.
Huang Xing packed steamed buns and a can of soy milk for the father and daughter, and repeatedly reminded Shen Qingshan to make sure everything he ate was heated up and cooked for his daughter.
I really don't feel comfortable leaving my husband, who has been eating raw meat and drinking blood since he went into the mountains, to take care of the baby alone.
Shen Qingshan promised readily while carrying the basket on his back, and then winked at his daughter: "Hurry up and save your old father."
"Mom, my cousin Dongsheng will send a car to pick up the Ruyi vegetables, tofu, and dried bean curd sheets this afternoon. If you have time, you can go into town with him. Wenying and my cousin will accompany you."
Huang Xing understood her daughter's good intentions and reached out to wrap her tightly in the multiple layers of linen clothing she was wearing. A look of heartache filled her eyes. "Mother and your aunt and uncle have an appointment to go harvest reed flowers. We have to hurry and make your new clothes."
Although reed fluff is not as warm as cotton, at least it will not fly out when stuffed into soft cotton cloth, which is better than wearing several layers of linen clothes.
If she saved up some more copper coins for a while, together with the money her father earned from hunting, she could buy two kilograms of cotton.
At that time, the cattail fluff will be replaced with cotton to prevent the two children at home from suffering from the cold.
Yang Wenying came out of the house after feeding the chickens and had just closed the door when she was called over by Huang Xing.
"Auntie, what's the matter?" Yang Wenying patted the grass seeds in her hands.
Huang Xing took down the counting rope hanging on the wall, pulled Yang Wenying into the house, and closed the door: "Auntie will make you a reed coat. First, measure your body."
"No need, auntie, I can do it myself." Yang Wenying waved her hand to refuse. Her auntie was weak and making clothes was energy-consuming, so how could she let her do it for her?
"Be good. You have to go to the school every day to teach, and then you have to reel silk with Baozhu when you come back. How can you have time to do this?"
Yang Wenying wanted to tell Huang Xing that she only taught for one hour a day, and the cocoons at home were the last batch, so there was really not much work.
But Huang Xing looked at her with such tenderness, as if she was cherishing her like A Yao, so she had no choice but to agree.
When the father and daughter heard this outside, they knew that no one in the family could resist her mother's gentle offensive.
"Mom, Wenying, Dad and I are leaving!" Chen Yao shouted, and two voices responded from the room.
The father and daughter set out for Wufeng Mountain carrying backpacks.
On the field path leading to the foot of the mountain, Chen Yao smelled an indescribable smell.
She saw that the fertile fields around her had been covered with a layer of manure. When she got closer, she could see the fresh crops on the ground. The smell was so strong that she almost vomited her breakfast.
"Dad, I'll go first." Chen Yao covered her mouth and nose and ran towards the foot of the mountain.
Shen Qingshan strolled behind them and shook his head. Wasn't it her idea to fertilize the fields with manure? Now that the villagers were doing it, it was obviously a good thing.
It doesn't matter if it's a little smelly, as long as there's a good harvest next year. Why are you complaining about it so much?
He also planned to wait until his daughter finished harvesting the edamame, then clean out the manure vat at home and apply fertilizer to the wasteland. It seemed that he had to choose a time when his daughter was not at home to clean out the manure.
Chen Yao had already run to the red maple forest at the foot of the mountain, but could still smell the scent, so she continued to go deeper into the mountain.
Seeing this, Shen Qingshan quickened his pace and followed closely.
When the father and daughter followed the deserted path into the mountains and could no longer see the thatched houses in the village from the dense forest.
Chen Yao didn't dare to walk around anymore and followed her father to listen to his instructions.
The reason why this mountain is called Wufeng Mountain is because there are five peaks towering into the clouds in this mountain forest, and the rest are endless mountains.
It is next to the nearest hill to the village. Villagers usually chop firewood and dig mushrooms and wild vegetables here, so there are rarely any prey here.
But the adults in the village still wouldn't let the children go in alone, because no one could guarantee that the ferocious beasts in the mountains wouldn't suddenly run out.
Chen Yao followed his father's instructions and found the hawthorn tree in the woods. There were bushes and thorns all around the tree.
When Chen Yao thought about how the six-year-old kid from Luodunzi had run so far alone just to pick up a few hawthorns, she felt that he deserved a good beating.
"Dad, were you afraid when you went into the mountains alone before?" Chen Yao held the hatchet and chopped the surrounding thorn bushes with his father, intending to clear a mountain path so that it would be easier to enter in the future.
By the way, check if there are any edible fruits in the grass, and knock down all the ones hanging on the branches to prevent the children in the village from worrying about them.
Shen Qingshan waved the hatchet in his hand and remained vigilant at all times. After all, this was his first time taking his daughter up the mountain. "I'm scared, but I have your grandfather to guide me step by step. Once you have developed courage, you won't be afraid anymore."
Something was moving in the thorn bush. Before Chen Yao could take a closer look, he held the hatchet in his hand. His father came over and said to her, "Don't be afraid. It must be a rabbit."
Chen Yao looked at Shen Qingshan with admiration: "Dad, you can tell what it is just by listening to the sound, it's amazing!"
"That's right. Dad's hunting skills are all inherited from your grandfather. If you want to learn, Dad will teach you."
Learn, she wants to learn.
So in the mountains, he would follow the path and look at the size of the fallen weeds to identify his prey.
It will be easier to identify if it snows.
Then teach my daughter how to deal with it.
Chen Yao subconsciously said that she wanted to run, but then she thought that her two legs could never outrun four legs, so she closed her mouth and listened carefully.
Shen Qingshan told his daughter that if she encountered a wild animal that was difficult to deal with in the mountains, she should first stay calm and run away.
Instead, you should quickly climb to a high place so that the beasts can hardly attack you, and then you have to wait for rescue or
Chen Yao nodded rapidly, absorbing the essential knowledge of hunting.
Seeing that his daughter was studying seriously, Shen Qingshan taught her more easily.
After the father and daughter finished cutting the thorn bushes, knocking off the hawthorns on the trees, and digging out some edible ones under the trees, they picked them out and put them into the backpack, then continued on their way inside.
The further they went in, the thicker the white miasma became. The mountain became darker and colder, and the dense forest blocked out the sun, making it impossible to tell the direction. Even in broad daylight, Chen Yao didn't dare to come alone.
No wonder her father always reminded her not to go into the mountains alone.
Shen Qingshan took his daughter to the place where they used to rest when hunting. He made a trap with a bamboo cage on the small animal trail nearby. After he finished making one, he taught his daughter step by step.
"If I set up the trap today, can I come and get it tomorrow?"
"Well, you can come and check out traps like this one for small animals tomorrow, but if you're setting a trap for big game, it'll take three to five days until the hungry beast has no strength to struggle."
Shen Qingshan told his daughter while carving a mark on the tree.
Chen Yao watched her father take out the animal trap from the backpack, her eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement.
"Dad, what did you sprinkle on me before entering the mountain?" Chen Yao smelled the powder and it was very pungent.
"It's a herbal medicine that repels snakes and insects. The recipe for making these animal traps and snake repellent powder was given to me by your grandfather. I'll leave them to you from now on."
After Shen Qingshan finished speaking, he noticed that his daughter, who had always been talkative, fell silent.
"If you don't want these, I'll change them into silver and leave them for you as your own pocket money."
Chen Yao's eyes were dry from the cold wind, and her heart was a little bitter: "Dad, don't you plan to have another son with Mom?"
Good things passed down from ancestors must be passed down to sons, not to mention that the ancient feudal society only passed them down to sons and not daughters. Even now, if you are conservative, you must pass them down to sons.
But Shen Qingshan said he wanted to keep it for himself, and was afraid that she would despise it, so he wanted to exchange it for silver for her.
"Dad doesn't plan to have any more children. You are enough for me. Ayao, if you were born in a rich family, you would have lived a worry-free life. It's Dad who failed to give you a better life." These days, Shen Qingshan watched with his own eyes the children in the village learn to read and do math with Yang Wenying. His daughter was the most intelligent among them.
If he had not been born as a tenant farmer's daughter, his A Yao would surely have been able to fly higher and farther.
"Dad, things change over time. We're poor now, but we'll definitely be rich in the future. Besides, no matter how much money other people have, they won't love their daughters like you do." Chen Yao said sincerely from the bottom of her heart, "I'm very happy and satisfied to be your daughter."
The father and daughter opened their hearts and spoke freely in the mountains, and their eyes were red with tears.
Shen Qingshan took off his gloves and wiped his daughter's tears. "Don't cry. Crying in winter will make your face chapped. Your mother will scold you later if she sees you."
"Mother never curses." Chen Yao turned around and picked up firewood.
Shen Qingshan told her not to go too far, and after lighting the fire, he took out the soy milk and steamed buns to heat them up.
"Dad is going to set animal traps in there. Are you afraid to stay here alone?" Shen Qingshan put the baked buns in his daughter's hands.
Chen Yao took a bite of steamed bun and a sip of soy milk and glanced at the surrounding rocks and trees.
"Don't be afraid. If there's danger and I can't climb the tree, I'll just climb onto the rock and wait for Dad to come back and save me."
Hearing this, Shen Qingshan's heart trembled, and he couldn't even move a step. He felt extremely regretful and wondered why he took his daughter into the dangerous mountains.
As a father, he can just hunt whatever his daughter wants to eat.
But in the end, reason triumphed over fatherly love. What if both he and Xingniang were gone in the future?
If A Yao could learn the skill of hunting, he would be able to survive with this skill no matter how difficult life would be in the future.
"Yes, that's right. When we get home, Dad will teach you to climb trees. Where is the bone whistle Dad gave you before going into the mountains?" After eating and drinking, Shen Qingshan approached his daughter and asked.
Chen Yao took out a bone whistle tied with a hemp rope from around her neck and showed it to him.
"Well, wear it. If you are in danger, blow it. The wild animals will be scared, and Dad will be able to hear it in the woods."
Chen Yao held the bone whistle in her hand, "What about you, Dad? What if you are in danger?"
Hearing his daughter's concern, Shen Qingshan took out a bone whistle from his neck and showed it to her. "Dad has one too. If I'm in danger, I'll blow it twice. But you're not allowed to come. You have to go down the mountain and ask the villagers for help. Do you understand?"
Chen Yao waved her hand to indicate that it was not possible and that they had to use a whistle as a secret signal.
So the father and daughter came up with a whistle that only they could understand.
A whistle means danger, but one can handle it alone;
Two whistles mean the situation is too dangerous to handle, but everyone is safe and reinforcements are needed;
Three whistles mean it is extremely dangerous and someone is injured and needs help as soon as possible.
Chen Yao sat by the fire to keep warm, watching her father carry the trap deeper into the cave, holding the bone whistle tightly in his hand.
Not long after, a whistle suddenly sounded in the woods. Chen Yao stood up quickly, took only one step, and then stopped where she was and listened carefully.
After making sure that there was only one whistle, he sat back by the fire and kept an eye on his surroundings.
Shen Qingshan put the trap away and walked back, holding a colorful pheasant in his hand.
"Dad, how did you catch this chicken?" This pheasant has such long wings, it must be able to fly. Her dad is really too awesome.
Shen Qingshan threw the pheasant into the backpack, shook out the jujubes in his arms, and took out a bunch for his daughter to taste.
Chen Yao ate the sweet and delicious jujubes and listened to her father talk about catching chickens.
This pheasant was not killed by his father, but was snatched from the mouth of a python.
Chen Yao was so frightened that she choked and asked her father, "Can this chicken be eaten? Will I get snake venom if I eat it?"
Shen Qingshan patted his daughter's back and explained, "Raphanus cobras are not venomous. It's really rare to see pythons around at this time of year."
Because of this matter, the father and daughter had no intention of staying in the mountains and returned home before sunset.
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