Xiaojiu was running and sweating profusely.
He wiped the sweat from his face and happily shook the beef tendon strips in his hand.
"Sister Ruan, I brought the beef tendon. Now we can make a slingshot!"
Children are more playful and at this time, they have completely forgotten about delicious food.
Ruan Mengmeng took the beef tendon strips from his hand and pulled them hard with both hands.
The elasticity is really good, and it is also very strong.
"Yeah, sure. With so much beef tendon, we can make several slingshots!"
She glanced at the group of children around her. There were six of them, plus Ruan Zilong, a total of seven children.
There is so much beef tendon that it is not enough to make seven slingshots.
Why don’t she and Xia Xiaojing each do one?
While thinking about this, her hands did not stop moving.
Peel the branches that we cut with sickles and scrape off the excess bark.
Then I took some beef tendon and started making a slingshot.
Xia Xiaojing and Xiao Chujiu saw her peeling the bark non-stop, and then tying beef tendons to the tree forks.
It looks pretty simple, just follow along.
As a result, Xia Xiaojing's eyes, I know, hands, are nothing!
Not as good as the little kid Chujiu standing next to him!
At least, after working on it for a while, they managed to make a small slingshot that was 90% similar!
"Wow, Xiaojiu, you're so amazing, you actually succeeded!"
Xia Xiaojing looked at Xiao Chujiu with envy, her eyes sparkling.
"Oh, it's actually quite simple. Sister Ruan taught me well!"
Xiao Chujiu scratched his head a little embarrassedly and threw the credit to Ruan Mengmeng.
"You're good at doing things and you're smart, so you did a great job!"
Ruan Mengmeng patted his shoulder and encouraged him.
Ruan Zilong was also good at hands-on work. By the time Xiaojiu had made the third slingshot, he had also made a decent one.
"Well, you did a good job, little brother!"
Ruan Mengmeng was not stingy with her praise, and the same words of praise came out of her mouth as if they were free.
Among so many children, only Ruan Zilong and Xiao Chujiu have good hands-on skills.
The other children, including Xia Xiaojing, all did a terrible job.
In order not to waste anything, Ruan Mengmeng stopped their urge to try again.
The final task was handed over to these two people.
The slingshot was ready here, and the delicious aroma of meat wafted from the roasted bird on the fire over there.
Ruan Mengmeng divided the roasted bird meat into pieces.
Then, everyone tasted a few pieces.
The reason why we tasted them instead of eating them was because the birds we shot were all sparrows.
Not only is it small in size, but there isn't much meat left after removing the internal organs.
It’s pretty good if I can eat a few pieces by myself.
That is, just a taste.
"Delicious, this bird meat smells so good!"
"After we finish eating, let's go and catch a few more. This is too little, and we don't have enough!"
"Let's go together. I know a place where there are a lot of sparrows!"
A group of children were eating and discussing where to go to play mahjong.
"When you shoot sparrows later, be careful. Don't use this slingshot at people. It's very dangerous!"
Ruan Mengmeng reminded, what if the children were careless and hurt someone?
"Okay, Sister Ruan, we'll remember it!"
A group of children ran away with the slingshots they had just made.
Even Ruan Zilong joined in. He thought it was really fun here.
It’s great to have so many friends to play with!
In the end, only Xia Xiaojing and the other person were left. They gathered around the fire and began to slowly roast bird eggs and wild mushrooms.
When the mushrooms and bird eggs were almost baked, a group of children came back chattering.
He was holding a bunch of sparrows and some larger unknown birds in his hands.
"Sister, sister, I shot a big bird!"
At this time, Ruan Zilong ran a few steps quickly and came to Ruan Mengmeng who was squatting in front of the fire, and showed her a pigeon-sized bird in his hand.
"turtledove!"
Ruan Mengmeng nodded. This kind of bird is commonly known as wild pigeon. Its meat is delicate and sweet, with a slightly sweet aftertaste.
"Yes, my little brother is great!"
Ruan Mengmeng gave a thumbs up and praised.
"Sister Ruan, we have it too!"
Seeing Ruan Mengmeng praising Ruan Zilong, the other friends were not to be outdone and raised the prey in their hands to show her.
“Yeah, they’re all great!”
She praised each of the children one by one.
They all grinned with joy, revealing innocent smiles.
"Okay, now let's go to the river to prepare it. I'll grill it for you later!"
"Ah, ah, ah, there's meat to eat!"
After being praised, a group of children carried their spoils in their hands, ran towards the river.
After a while, the sound of playing and laughing came from the other side.
Ruan Mengmeng shook her head. What a group of kids!
By the time they came back after cleaning, the bird eggs and mushrooms were already roasted.
Ruan Mengmeng and Xia Xiaojing distributed the baked food equally among the children.
He started to apply seasoning and salt to the washed bird meat.
Then it was put on the fire and grilled for a while.
When the aroma permeates the air, it means the meat is cooked.
A group of people gathered around a big rock, eating enthusiastically, as if the weather was not that hot after all.
The mountain breeze blew, the flames swayed, and carried away wisps of white smoke.
After making everything, everyone was about 70% full.
These days, people are short of food and drink, and there is almost no oil or water in their stomachs. When they see a little meat, their eyes light up.
Ruan Zilong and Ruan Mengmeng also ate a lot.
It was my first time eating these wild things in the wild, and they had a special taste.
Inside my heart, there is more novelty.
After eating and drinking, everyone put out the burning fire with river water.
Then, dig some moist soil and cover it.
Prevent unextinguished sparks from being blown everywhere when it is windy and causing a fire.
This is the default action for children living in the mountains who often go into the mountains.
After eating and drinking, a group of people sat lazily on the big rocks to enjoy the cool air.
Next to the big rock, there is a big tree that three people can’t hug.
A breeze blew, and the leaves rustled.
Sitting under a big tree, feeling the breeze, a group of people looked very happy.
The children didn’t have so many thoughts. After they had eaten and the weather was so comfortable, they just wanted to go to sleep.
Several boys lay down on a big rock, covered their faces with big leaves, and fell asleep.
This is truly a natural stone bed!
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