Then everyone gathered around Zhou Shitou all of a sudden, with three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounding him so tightly that there was no way out.
Everyone started asking questions at once, and the scene was really lively.
"Shi Tou, please tell us what we are going to do next. We will listen to you!" A young man said anxiously, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Yes, yes, Brother Shitou, you are experienced and must have a good way to catch more rabbits. Please teach us." Tiezhu also echoed with an excited smile on his face.
Zhou Shitou was very happy when he saw everyone's enthusiastic expressions.
He cleared his throat and then led everyone to search carefully in the nearby grass and woods.
After a while, Zhou Shitou's eyes lit up. He quickly led everyone to a place, pointed to a hole on the ground and said to everyone, "Look, this is the rabbit's hole! You just need to look for this kind of hole later. They say a cunning rabbit has three burrows. This rabbit is very cunning. It won't have just this one hole, so you have to find all its holes carefully.
"Then, arrange for several people to block each hole and guard it, and then select one person to light a fire at one of the holes to create smoke. The rabbit has a very sensitive nose and can't stand the smoke. When it can't stand the smoke in the hole anymore, it will jump out of the hole in a panic. Then, everyone will seize the opportunity and put it into the prepared sack. Hey, this method really works!"
After listening to Zhou Shitou's detailed explanation, everyone nodded repeatedly, with a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces.
"Hey, this doesn't look difficult. It feels quite simple. We will definitely catch a lot of rabbits." A half-grown boy said confidently, rubbing his hands together, as if he had already seen many rabbits jumping in the sack.
"That's right, just do what Brother Shitou says, you will definitely go right." Others also responded.
Soon, everyone spontaneously formed a team of three or five people. They were all very excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and could not wait to start looking for rabbit holes according to the method taught by Zhou Shitou.
In an instant, the entire forest was filled with the excitement of everyone looking for rabbits.
The men took their children to explore the rabbit burrows.
The women were not idle either. They began to work busily in the nearby grass and woods, bending over and looking for fresh wild vegetables with bright eyes.
As for the old people who stayed in the camp, they found a comfortable place to sit down and began to skillfully weave straw sandals, hemp ropes and sacks.
In short, everyone is very busy and everyone is contributing their own efforts to their family's life.
Time slipped away quietly in everyone's busyness, and soon, bursts of laughter came from the direction of the men.
The laughter echoed in the mountains and forests, clear and loud. As soon as you heard it, you knew that there must have been some great gains.
Before I knew it, it was noon. The sun was high above my head, warming the earth.
The men's faces were all filled with joyful smiles. They collected the sacks full of rabbits and happily handed them over to the village chief and Su Wenjun and other people who were good at counting and careful in their work, so that they could carefully count the total number of rabbits.
The village chief and Su Wenjun took the sacks and started working seriously.
They carefully took the rabbits out of the sack one by one, and counted them one by one. After counting them once, they were still not satisfied, so they counted them again and again carefully.
Finally, after they counted, they found that they had harvested more than 300 rabbits, which was a very rich harvest.
When everyone learned this number, they couldn't help but cheer, and the excited sound echoed throughout the makeshift camp.
Upon seeing this, the village chief gathered with several respected elders to discuss how to distribute the rabbits.
In the end, it was decided that every adult could get a whole rabbit, children under ten years old could get half a rabbit each, and the men who worked hard to find rabbits could get an extra half rabbit each, which was also a reward for their hard work.
As for the remaining rabbits, as well as the cleaned rabbit offal and other things, add some freshly found wild vegetables and stew them all in a big pot to make a big pot dish.
At noon, everyone can enjoy a sumptuous rabbit meal.
When everyone heard the distribution plan announced by the village chief, they were so happy that they danced with joy.
The adults' faces were filled with bright smiles, and they kept saying, "Oh, this is great! I haven't eaten so much meat in a long time!"
As he spoke, he waved his arms excitedly, as if he had already eaten a sumptuous rabbit dinner.
The children were so excited that they screamed continuously. Their voices were so sharp and bright that they echoed over the makeshift camp.
Their eyes were as round as copper bells, staring at the plump rabbits, their mouths wide open, saliva swirling in their mouths, and then they swallowed hard with a "gulp". They looked extremely greedy, and they were probably thinking about how delicious the rabbit meat would be.
Next, everyone worked together to prepare to deal with all the rabbits.
The men picked up their knives, and the women helped to pass things and boil water. Even the children were not idle, running around doing small chores within their ability, such as helping to pick up firewood and pass small items. The whole camp was bustling with activity.
The village chief was very worried during this period. He watched everyone working and kept reminding them: "Listen carefully, everyone, don't damage the rabbit skin. You can exchange it for money when you get to the big city. These are all valuable things, so be careful!"
After hearing what the village chief said, everyone nodded in agreement, saying that they would handle the matter carefully.
In this way, with the joint efforts of everyone, half an hour later, all the rabbits were killed neatly.
The village chief then began to distribute the rabbits according to the distribution plan that had been agreed upon previously.
Those families with large populations could get twelve or thirteen rabbits. The heavy pile of rabbits placed before their eyes was particularly pleasing to the eye.
Families with relatively smaller populations were also given three or five rabbits, which was enough for the whole family to have several delicious meals.
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