In the evening, each family went up to the mountain to hunt for tigers after confirming that they were first divided into two teams by the village chief.
Xie Xiaolian felt that the village chief's arrangement was unreasonable, so he stepped forward to disrupt the reassignment, and the scene was lively until the sunset disappeared into the forest.
Everyone scattered and went home, waiting for the moon to rise above the willow branches and gather up the mountain.
The wives of each family prepared sumptuous dinners to comfort the men who were about to go up the mountain to hunt tigers.
Lao Bai's family was no exception. They cut several kilograms of meat, killed two chickens, weighed several kilograms of tofu, and made a jar of good wine.
Chef Xie Chuntao prepared a large table of dishes.
There are many men in Lao Bai's family, but only Bai Dazhuang and Bai Erzhuang have married. Bai Erzhuang is in town, so Lao Bai's family has two male laborers, Bai Dazhuang and Bai Banban.
Xie Chuntao agreed with her father-in-law Bai Dazhuang's reasons for going to the mountains to hunt tigers, but when he thought about the power of the female insect, his mind was buzzing and he was worried about the safety of his man Bai Dazhuang.
Bai Dazhuang has a lot of strength and is good at farm work and chopping firewood. He is usually the mainstay of the family.
But hunting tigers is no child's play. He has never even killed a pig, and he still doesn't know what he will do when faced with a female giant insect.
Bai Dazhuang was sharpening a wood knife in the yard, and the sound of the sharpening sound reached Xie Chuntao's ears, which made her eyes red with excitement.
He only cut down firewood when he went up the mountain, but he never cut down tigers.
I heard that the big female insect bit people, and a piece of meat was torn off a man's leg in Qinghe. What if Bai Dazhuang...
He is still a captain and is not allowed to take the lead.
Can't think.
Xie Chuntao's tears fell into the pot.
"Sister-in-law, don't cry. Are you okay?" Xiao Fuyuan slipped into the kitchen and saw her sister-in-law crying. She stood on tiptoe and stretched out her hand to wipe her tears.
After all, it was the girl who was careful and found her crying. Her boy was dancing with a sword and stick in the yard, and was excitedly pestering Bai Dazhuang to follow him up the mountain to hunt tigers.
"Sister-in-law, wipe it." Xiao Fuyuan took out his pink embroidered handkerchief and handed it to her sister-in-law.
Xie Chuntao took the handkerchief and wiped it carelessly.
Somehow, she believed her sister-in-law's words. She always felt that her sister-in-law had a kind of magical power and could do whatever she said.
"Yuan Bao, do you think that big female insect can be killed?" Xie Chuntao stopped crying and hugged her sister-in-law and asked softly.
Xiao Yuanbao nodded and said softly: "Kill the tiger to death."
Xie Chuntao was grasping at a straw.
He continued to ask cautiously: "Then your elder brother will be fine, right?"
Xiao Fuyuan waved her little fist and said, "Sister-in-law, brother is fine."
Xie Chuntao continued to ask: "Is dad okay?"
Xiao Fuyuan nodded: "It's okay, everything is okay. The tiger belongs to our family."
Xie Chuntao felt better.
Ignore the phrase "the tiger belongs to our family".
It doesn't matter who gets the credit for the tiger's death, as long as the people in the Lao Bai family are safe.
She asked this behind Mrs. Bai's and Mrs. Zhen's back. Normally no one in the family would dare to mention her sister-in-law's good fortune.
But she couldn't care less about this situation. It involved the man who was the backbone of the Bai family, and she had to ask.
He didn't entirely believe his sister-in-law's words. Xie Chuntao had to find someone to comfort him to feel better.
Bai Dazhuang loved to eat fried toon with eggs. Xie Chuntao picked fresh toon and went out of his way to fry a large plate with ten eggs.
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was a bit heavy.
"Sister-in-law, why are you crying? It's a good thing to go to the mountains to hunt tigers. Brother, go and earn credit for you." Eugene Gui happily picked up the food.
Tiger hunting has nothing to do with her, her man doesn't have to go up the mountain anyway.
If the mother's family has no sons, there is no need to go up the mountain.
She wasn't worried at all.
Xiao Yuanbao looked at her and sighed, this second sister-in-law would cause trouble at inappropriate times.
Especially when it comes to causing trouble for my sister-in-law, seeing her in pain makes her life feel a little bit more interesting.
"Shut up if you don't know how to speak." Old Mrs. Bai threw away her chopsticks, slapped the table and yelled at Eugene Gui.
"Kill the tiger." Xiao Fuyuan suddenly interrupted.
Mrs. Bai and Mr. Zhen, the white board, looked at each other and their hearts moved.
"If you fight a tiger, you'll be fine." Xiao Fuyuan said again.
Xiao Yuanbao's auspicious words never fail.
Everyone in the Lao Bai family was very clear.
After the meal, young adults in twos and threes came to gather at the door.
Bai Dazhuang and Bai Banban were changing shoes and socks in the house.
Mrs. Bai took Zhen and Xie Chuntao to check the dry food and water bottles they brought.
Village chief Zhao Defu came to the door.
"Where's Xiao Yuan Bao?" the village chief asked straight to the point. His eyes searched everywhere and his eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Yuan Bao standing next to the white wooden board.
"What are you doing with my daughter?" Bai Banban was annoyed. He held Xiao Yuanbao in his arms and looked at the cigarette pot with sparks on the village chief's mouth, looking unhappy.
I have repeatedly emphasized that Lao Bai's house is a smoke-free environment. If you don't comply when you enter, you may smoke your daughter.
"You sound like I want to steal your daughter." The village chief put out the cigarette pot.
"That's right, Brother Bai, I always feel that your daughter is very spiritual..."
"What do you want to do?" Bai Banban interrupted the village chief, "Zhao Defu, I have to tell you that hunting tigers has nothing to do with my daughter, so don't take advantage of Xiao Yuanbao."
The village chief looked at Xiao Yuanbao with bright eyes, as if he were seeing a pile of gold ingots, and he looked like a strange uncle.
The white wooden board hugged Xiao Yuanbao tighter.
"What can I do? I just want to ask Xiao Yuanbao if he can kill the tiger when he goes up to the mountain to hunt tigers this time." The village chief looked at the white wooden board and expressed his intention.
Somehow, after he returned home, his whole heart felt up and down.
They were worried that they would not be able to hunt down the female giant insect, but would instead injure the villagers.
The village chief's wife mentioned that Xiao Yuanbao was a lucky child. The goose with great fighting power was obedient to her, and the horse bowed its head when seeing her. The tiger was just a little bigger and more fierce than the goose and the horse. a little.
Not all of them are beasts, maybe Xiao Fuyuan can defeat the big insect.
When people have hope, they want to seize everything. This time the village chief felt that his wife's words made sense and came to ask Xiao Fuyuan.
"My daughter is not a manifestation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. A few words will do the trick." Bai Banban didn't want to drag Xiao Yuanbao into it.
"Fight the tiger, fight the tiger, the tiger will hit you." Xiao Fuyuan raised his head from his arms on the white board, his eyelashes fluttered like butterflies, and he waved his little fist.
The village chief's heart was moved, and he bent down and asked Xiao Fuyuan: "Xiao Yuanbao, tell uncle, do you think tigers can be hunted by people in our village?"
Xiao Fu nodded with his big round eyes.
"Borrow Xiao Yuanbao's good advice."
The village chief smiled.
Somehow, his heart suddenly dropped into his stomach.
He felt that Xiao Fuyuan's words were absolutely true.
His village chief's contribution is another one, isn't it?
The white board changed the topic: "My daughter Tong Yan Tong Yan, I also hope her words come true. But fighting tigers depends on your organizational skills, the village chief. Before you go up the mountain, you have to keep an eye on the young people. They are full of energy. , I don’t know the depth.”
Village Chief Zhao smiled and said, "That's for sure."
He felt very stable now. Xiao Yuanbao said he could hit the tiger, so there was nothing to worry about.
Village Chief Zhao added: "Before we go up the mountain, I want Xiao Yuanbao to say a few auspicious words to everyone."
He was not discussing with the white board at all, he looked at Xiao Fukuoka with a smile on his face.
"Xiao Yuanbao, can you do it?"
Village Chief Zhao felt a little guilty when he said this.
In fact, his plan was to take Xiao Yuan Bao up the mountain with him. He and Bai Banban would not participate in the battle, but would sit behind with Xiao Yuan Bao in their arms.
Why do you plan this?
It’s not this daughter of Lao Bai’s family who is so lucky.
These things, at critical moments, trust is there.
Tiger hunting is no joke, maybe bring Xiao Yuanbao with you, her good fortune can protect the whole village.
He didn't want anyone in Shenshu Village to be harmed by the mother bug.
Once he entered the door of Lao Bai's house, he would rot in his stomach and dare not show up. If he dared to make this request, he would not even think of walking out of the door of Lao Bai's house.
Old lady Bai was the first to pick up the hoe and throw Kou into the mountains to feed the tigers.
(End of chapter)
