The people who were picking wild vegetables and herbs hadn't left yet. When they saw Chen Song and others coming back with Cao Ya and the others, the women were overjoyed. They stopped what they were doing and gathered around to greet Cao Ya with great care.
"Cao Ya has lost weight."
"Caoya, where have you been for more than a year? How come there is no news about you? Your eldest sister and Zhao Di are very worried."
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, and don't leave again."
"Look at how thin you are... I'll go to my aunt's place after we get down the mountain. My aunt dug a lot of wild vegetables today, which will keep you full."
They all showed true feelings, and some people even wiped away tears while talking.
They had watched the three Caoya sisters grow up. Even if some of them also had the concept of favoring boys over girls, it was hard not to sympathize with the experiences of the three sisters. What a good child, why did he end up with such evil-minded and tormenting parents?
But after all, it's not their own family's business, and they can't care that much. If they care too much, Caoya's mother will come to the door and point her nose at others.
The little girl, who was only in her early teens, had no idea how much she had suffered while wandering alone for more than a year.
It had been a long time since Caoya had been cared about by so many people. Looking at the familiar faces and listening to the familiar voices, she suddenly turned red, her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and her mouth was open. He closed and opened again, but not a word came out.
"Okay, okay, stop talking here and go down the mountain first." Chen Song said.
So the group of people returned happily with a full load, and the women didn't stop talking along the way. They either asked Caoya to introduce the six children, or asked Caoya about her experience in the past year... As for the fire, they all had a tacit understanding. Don’t mention it.
Everyone knows that Chen Jin is a bad guy who can make me angry to death. In order to pay off gambling debts, he almost sold out all his property and didn't know how to restrain himself. He also sold his own daughter to a brothel. He deserved his death.
As for whether the fire was started by Cao Ya, it no longer matters. Even if they still don't know what the truth is, they were able to stop discussing and doubting it because of the village chief and the clan leader. They told the official that it was an accidental fire. It means that they have never thought about the justice of pursuing murderers to pay for their lives.
Today is a good day, what should I do with those unlucky ones?
Feeling the kindness of her aunts, Caoya also understood that Brother Ping'an was right. The uncles and aunts in the village didn't mind what she had done. Gradually, she let go of her guard and chatted cheerfully with her aunts.
When the six children saw this scene, they felt sour in their hearts and their envy was written on their faces. They can be abandoned by their families so easily, and they are not welcomed at home. It is rare for them to be cared about like this. But they felt happy from the bottom of their hearts, happy for Sister Caoya and happy for themselves.
Fortunately, Sister Caoya saved her. These adults care about Sister Caoya so much. They have benefited from Sister Caoya, and they can be protected by adults even in times of famine.
When they got down to the mountain, Caoya was not taken away by her other aunts. Before setting off in the morning, Li Dafang asked Dashan's wife and daughter to cook Caoya and the six children's portions. This was obviously intended to make them happy. Cao Ya and her six children ate with their family along the way.
This is also the best choice. After all, all members of the team are laborers. Even the recruiters are used to doing the job. They can help a lot and it is relatively easy. Besides, Cao Ya was still the biological sister of Tao Hua and Zhao Di, so they couldn't just sit back and watch. The worst they could do was ask Zhang Xiaoshan to eat less and ask Li Ping'an to look for food together.
Why do you want to go with Li Ping'an? Who asked this kid to always "study" her youngest son? Li Dafang saw with his own eyes that as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, Li Ping'an carried the basket of rabbits that Zhang Xiaoshan had carried down the mountain onto his shoulders.
I don’t know who this child is following. His father and mother are obviously hard-working and can endure hardships, so why does he like to boss around so much.
Li Ping'an didn't know how his aunt planned him, but even if she knew it, she wouldn't care. He only liked to manipulate Zhang Xiaoshan, who was willing to fight and who was willing to suffer.
"Little sister, what do you think the elder brother has brought back?" Li Ping'an put the backpack on the ground and waved to his younger brothers and sisters happily, "Come and see."
Xiao Ruyi threw her legs and ran over. She was just a head taller than the basket. She saw the big rabbit and the little rabbit inside at a glance. Her eyes suddenly brightened. She clapped her hands and jumped, "Rabbit, it's a rabbit." , there are so many rabbits, I want to eat rabbit meat from the big pot!”
Ji Xiang Xinglong also shouted happily, and then more and more children, big and small, gathered over, and many adults also came over to take a look.
"Hey, there are quite a few of them, a dozen of them, right?"
"Exactly ten, four big rabbits and six cubs." Li Ping'an said proudly, "I killed them all in the afternoon, plus two pheasants, and cooked a big pot of soup. I don't dare to say that each person can eat a mouthful." Meat, but it’s enough to drink some meaty soup.”
We had discussed it with Zhang Yu on the mountain, and we had just harvested something. Let's just have a good meal while we were resting, so that everyone could regain their energy before continuing to escape.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be happy. Before the famine, many of them rarely ate meat at home. On the contrary, they could have a bite of meat from time to time during the days when they were hiding from floods in the mountains. Now that they have escaped from the famine, they can only eat gruel and rice porridge along the way. I haven't eaten enough, but with these rabbits and two pheasants, there is still some oil and water in my belly.
However, some people are happy but can't help but worry. After more than ten days of escaping from the wilderness, they still caught prey for the first time. They are not sure whether such a good thing will happen again in the future. What will they do after they have eaten everything? Is it better to leave some behind?
"Why keep it? There seems to be a lot of these things. If you really have to keep some of them separately, the soup will be clear and watery, so what's the point? Besides, it won't take long for the meat to stink in this hot weather. No. If we kill and eat now when there are no other people around, why don’t we cook and eat it in front of people we don’t know? Doesn’t this force others to rob us?”
After that, Li Ping'an put on a playful and smiling expression, and said shamelessly: "Uncles, I'm going to take advantage of this and ask for some chicken and rabbit meat for my Jixiang Xinglong Ruyi family, okay?"
"You and your uncle fought back. You can do whatever you want." Chen Song laughed happily and then suggested, "Look, the adults can just drink the soup, and leave the meat for the children. There are a lot of them." I just got sick, so I need to eat some meat to replenish my body."
Everyone had children at home, so they didn't raise any objections. They all agreed with Chen Song's proposal. Then they all looked at Li Erlin and Zhang Yu. They were the leaders. As long as they agreed, the decision could be made.
Of course Zhang Yu had no objection. He had already discussed with Li Ping'an and Chen Song on how to deal with these prey on the mountain. Not to mention Li Erlin, there is no need for him to deliberately oppose something that everyone agrees with, and he has no reason to oppose it.
After talking about this, Zhang Yu talked about seeing a group of pheasants on the mountain again, and said that he wanted a few people to go up the mountain with him in the afternoon and catch all the pheasants.
Everyone was overjoyed and responded enthusiastically, fearing that Zhang Yu had not chosen them.
