Chapter 85: Female Hero
"Quick! Quick! Surround them! Surround them!" Ma Shoucai shouted loudly.
"Left, left. Wang Feng, hurry up, run to the left." Liu Bing also shouted loudly.
"National Day, come closer, yes, narrow the encirclement, I don't believe I can't catch you." Ma Shoucai held two axe in one hand and a stick in the other, and was driving a gray rabbit like driving a duck.
It turned out that they found a rabbit hole while cutting bushes. The rabbits in the hole were frightened and ran out, resulting in the scene before us.
Yike found a fist-sized stone and walked over. Seeing that the rabbit was about to escape by running around, Yike raised his hand and hit the stone accurately on the rabbit's head, and the rabbit fell to the ground with a thump. Dong Guoqing pounced on the rabbit like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey and caught it firmly with both hands. He shouted excitedly: "I caught it, I caught it, haha, I am really good." Then he looked at the motionless rabbit and said strangely: "How did it die? I didn't use much strength."
"Dong Guoqing, are you stupid? Didn't you see the wound on the rabbit's head? It was obviously killed by my sister-in-law with a stone. Do you think you can catch it? Do you have that ability?" Ma Youcai laughed.
"That's right. If you hadn't hit it with a stone, the rabbit would have escaped from your side." Liu Bing also agreed, and did not forget to praise Yi Ke, "Sister-in-law, your aim is too accurate. The four of us combined are not as good as you alone."
"Yes, yes, my sister-in-law is some kind of outstanding woman." Wang Feng couldn't remember it for a moment and touched his head awkwardly.
"A heroine! If you don't have any knowledge, you should learn to be pedantic." Ma Shoucai pushed Wang Feng away with disdain, and squeezed forward to say to Yi Ke, "Sister-in-law, how about we let Uncle Hao and Auntie stew the rabbit meat?"
"Yes, braised rabbit meat." When Liu Bing heard about eating meat, he nodded eagerly in agreement.
"Tell Uncle Hao and Auntie to stop mowing the grass. She will be responsible for cooking. The four of us can do these chores. You don't have to do it either. Go and help out."
When the four heard about the stewed rabbit meat, they all started talking about it. But the two of them didn't want to mow the grass and just had to cook.
I didn't want to mow the grass either, so I buried my head. The grass scratched my hands, face and neck from time to time, which was quite painful. She was willing to go hunting, but she really didn't like mowing the grass, so she took the rabbit and went to find Zhang Yuling to go back to the hut to deal with the rabbit.
"Why is there only one rabbit? Aren't there usually several rabbits in a rabbit's nest?" She asked curiously when Yike handed the rabbit to her.
"He must have escaped through another exit. How would they know that? A cunning rabbit has three burrows. It was his luck that he escaped from his place and was found by him." Zhang Yuling amused herself with his strange tone.
"Do you think everyone is as smart as you?" Zhang Yuling tapped Yike's forehead.
"Of course." Yi Ke admitted shamelessly.
"They wanted to eat braised rabbit meat, but unfortunately there was no star anise and peppercorns. Fortunately, we brought ginger and dried chilies." Zhang Yuling felt a little regretful.
"That's right. It would taste better if soybeans were put in." Yike smacked her lips. She still remembered the taste of rabbit meat stewed with soybeans in her previous life.
"The soybeans you bought last time are for seeds, not for eating. Ask your dad to buy more soybeans next time." Zhang Yuling gently pinched Yi Ke's chubby cheeks and said lovingly, "You are just greedy, a greedy little cat."
"Mom! You are the best mom in the world, mom is the best!" Yike started to act coquettishly and cute again.
"You are my daughter, so of course I have to treat you well." Zhang Yuling touched Yi Ke's head lovingly, "Let's go, let's make braised rabbit meat."
"Okay, mom doesn't know that people outside will turn red in the eyes when they see the meat. Haha, that's because they are greedy." Yi Ke said exaggeratedly. "It is indeed difficult for people outside to eat meat. The food supply for people in the city is quantified according to their type of work and age. It is said that they can get a maximum of half a pound of meat per month. For people like us in the countryside, if the production team raises pigs, we will only get a little bit of meat when the pigs are slaughtered during the New Year, or we will get a share of the meat after the pigs are handed in. So it is normal for them to crave meat. Even a little bit of meat is rare for everyone." Zhang Yuling recalled the days outside, and the mother and daughter talked as they went back.
At noon, when Wang Feng, Liu Bing, Ma Youcai and Dong Guoqing came back, they could hear their ghostly howls from afar: "Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! It smells so good!"
"It smells so good! Wow! I can't handle it. Go! Towards the smell!"
"Wow, Wang Feng, your mouth is watering from the delicious smell."
"Wow! Wow! Help! Wang Feng is trying to kill himself for food."
A few people came back playing and joking. When they opened the door, they saw the sumptuous meal on the table. They were so happy that not only did they smile, but they also drooled at the corners of their mouths.
Braised rabbit meat, spicy and sour dog meat, stir-fried cabbage, golden sweet potato cakes, fresh kudzu root soup, cold-mixed sweet potato leaves and stems, and a large bowl of white rice.
"Uncle Hao and Auntie, Yike, your cooking is so delicious."
“Too many!”
“So rich!”
"It's time to sit down, Xiang, finish them quickly." Yike waved her little hand and took the chopsticks to pick up the rabbit meat first. She had been wanting to eat it for a long time, and she had endured so much pain to wait for them.
At the table, everyone had their heads down, their chopsticks constantly extended and retracted, their mouths chewing furiously, fearing that if they were slow the delicious food would be eaten up by others. Each of them is like a greedy squirrel, unable to stop. The table was full of dishes, and everyone ate them all up, without even a drop of soup left.
After eating, Ma Shoucai and Wang Feng started to moan "Ouch!" "Ouch!". When asked, they found out that they were too full, which made everyone laugh and cry.
In the afternoon, everyone started working enthusiastically again. After most of the day, a large area of shrubs and weeds had been cleared. At around five o'clock, everyone packed up their tools and put them in the thatched house. Everyone only took a chopping stick to take home. After all, this is a forest, and carrying weapons for self-defense is a must.
After returning home, Zhang Yuling and Wang Cuihua went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, while Du Qingcang took Ma Shoucai and the other three to the nearby woods to collect firewood.
Du Jiankang followed Yike to feed the livestock. They went to the hidden cave first to feed the livestock and found that the sickly chicks had become energetic and none of them were dead. The ducklings flapped their short wings and ran over on their duckling feet when they saw Yi Ke coming there. They surrounded Yi Ke, stretched their heads out, and scrambled to eat the food in the bowl. Some ducks even pecked Yi Ke's fingers as if they were food. It was so cute!
The little pig was also very lively, not feeling restrained at all by the change of place. As soon as I saw the pigs, I couldn't help talking: "Little pig, you came to my house, but you entered a blessed nest. Look at what we give you to eat? Sweet potatoes and sweet potato leaves cooked until soft. In those people's homes outside, you can only eat some wild vegetables, and you may not be full. So you must cherish this hard-earned blessing, eat more, sleep more, and grow more meat. Look at your kind, look, that group of wild boars, they are crying and shouting to come to my house."
The little piglet ate the delicious food and made "humming" sounds of enjoyment, and its ears, like little fans, were flapping, as if agreeing with Yi Ke's words. They really couldn't get enough to eat at their original owner's house, and the wild vegetables they ate were extremely old. If they could speak, they would definitely be grateful.
Du Jiankang looked at Yi Ke chattering there and thought she was very cute and innocent. I couldn't help but approach him and joked: "How did the wild boar come to your house crying? Tell me about it."
"Don't disbelieve it, it's true." So Yike told her how the wild boar ignored the big pit she had dug and wanted to compete with her, but ended up falling into the trap. She laughed as she spoke, and found it very interesting. Du Jiankang was terrified when he heard this. What if the wild boar didn't fall into the pit? It's so dangerous, but how can my sister find it interesting? Poor sister Yi Ke has to live alone in the forest. It is much harder for her than for their family. At least they have relatives who worry about them, but no one knows whether Yi Ke is alive or dead.
"Sister, don't go hunting in the future. It's too dangerous for a girl like you. You just need to cook and feed the chickens and ducks at home. Those are things men do, so you shouldn't do them." Du Jiankang said to Yi Ke seriously.
Yike was speaking excitedly, but he didn't expect to hear such words. He turned his head to look at Du Jiankang and found that he had a heartbroken expression. After thinking about it, he understood why he was heartbroken. So she comforted him, "Don't worry, brother Jiankang. Ordinary wild animals can't hurt me. My sister is still very skilled. And even if I have to go out hunting in the future, I won't go alone anymore. I will definitely go with Ziyi."
"That's good. Actually, you don't have to go out hunting. Just let the men go." Du Jiankang completely forgot that he is also a man.
"No, I love hunting. Don't worry, I won't take any risks. I still have plenty of youth and I will definitely cherish my life. Come on, let's go feed the big chickens in the bamboo forest." Yi Ke waved his hand and left heroically.
Last time, some of the big chickens in the bamboo forest were eaten by snakes, and some ran away. But after two or three days, they came back again. Yi Keke was very happy. This shows that these wild chickens have completely regarded this place as their home and have become domestic chickens. After they fed the livestock, they went to the herb garden to see how the vegetables and herbs were growing. Also fertilize at the same time. When I finished all this and came back, the food was ready and the people who collected firewood had also returned.
The whole family was eating happily around the table and talking happily about some dangerous things that happened today when they were clearing bushes and weeds.
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