"Daya, come quickly! Look what daddy caught?!" Xu Da walked out of the woods with an excited look on his face. He carried a large bundle of firewood and a bow and arrow on his back, and held a pheasant with its head hanging down in his hand.
Xu Dabao followed behind, holding a small bundle of fresh rattan, with an unstoppable joy on his face.
"Wow! Dad! You are so awesome!" It is really amazing that Xu Da was still able to catch prey after passing so many people along the way.
"Dad, you've made it! If Uncle Li knew, he would definitely praise you!" Xu Ning started a series of flattery and surrounded Xu Da together with Xu Xiaobao.
"Dad, you're so awesome! As awesome as Uncle Li!" Xu Xiaobao praised his dad without any hesitation.
"Hehe!" Xu Da's tanned face had a bright smile that dazzled the eyes, and his teeth were really white!
This is also what Xu Ning likes most about the Xu family. When he was in the valley, Xu Ning specifically popularized the importance of brushing teeth. Now that there is no water, the Xu family will chew some sweet wild grass to clean their teeth.
"Dad, let's have chicken stewed with mushrooms tonight!" Xu Ning couldn't wait to order the dishes. The pheasant was oily and the mushrooms were tender. They were very delicious with just a little bit of salt!
"Okay, let's eat chicken stewed with mushrooms!" Xu Da agreed and immediately started to clean the pheasant.
Xu Ning ran to Old Lady Xu and started muttering to herself. Xu Xiaobao looked at his sister, then at his eldest brother who had followed his father, and finally followed the men of the Xu family.
"Grandma, do you have any more salt?" Xu Ning leaned close to Old Lady Xu's ear and asked in a low voice. Old Lady Xu nodded. Xu Ning immediately smiled and ran to watch Xu Da process the pheasant.
Zhang started to take out dried mushrooms from her backpack and put them directly into the pot with the chicken. Due to limited conditions, she did not soak them specifically.
There were many inquiring eyes around. Old Mrs. Xu had a gloomy face and used her body to block the steaming pot. When the water boiled, Xu Da came back with a bunch of chickens. There were not many internal organs, so Xu Da didn't want to bury them directly. He only brought back a small piece of chicken blood. Xu Da scooped a ladle of boiling water to remove the chicken feathers, and the pheasant was basically clean.
Xu Da handed the processed pheasant to Old Lady Xu, and took his three children to practice archery in the last bit of light.
As the sky darkened, fragrance began to waft from the Xu family's pot, and more eyes were staring at the Xu family.
Xu Ning stared at a circle drawn with stone on the tree trunk. It was a target specially drawn by Xu Da.
"Thump, thump, thump" Xu Ning shot three arrows in a row, all of which hit the target. Although they were not exactly right, they still attracted less attention from the surroundings.
"Wow! Sister is so great!" Xu Xiaobao clapped his hands happily!
Xu Dabao's eyes lit up, and Xu Da also shouted "Okay!"
"It's time to eat, stop practicing." Zhang called softly. Xu Ning took a deep breath of the fragrance in the air and was about to respond when he suddenly heard someone calling Xu Da's name.
"Dayong? Dayong, is that you?" Xu Xiaohu came from the other side of the road, supporting his mother. He heard Xu Da's voice when he stopped to rest just now. He thought he had heard it wrong, but finally couldn't help but walked over to confirm.
"Dayong, it's really you!"
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