Back in the valley, Mingli looked at his sister, "You go back to bed first, and I'll go find my parents."
"good."
Mingyi yawned and left.
Cheng Mingli carried the rabbit ears to the wooden shed where his parents lived, stood outside and knocked on the branch at the door, "Mom and Dad, are you asleep?"
Chen Daya was deep in sleep and heard it, but Cheng Yuanxi, who was sleeping lightly, heard it. He turned to look at his wife, got up and walked out. When he saw the rabbit in Cheng Mingli's hand, he said helplessly.
"You and your sister went out again?"
"Well, we went to the grassland and caught a rabbit. We didn't bring any salt or knife." We had to bring it back.
Cheng Yuanxi took the rabbit and bumped it, "It's quite heavy. It should weigh five or six pounds."
Cheng Mingli nodded slightly and said nothing. It was quite heavy; even though his arm strength had improved, it was still too much to lift all the way.
"It can only be eaten tomorrow. It will be stewed in the morning. You and Yiyi remember to come back to eat at noon." Cheng Yuanxi did not kill the hare. In weather with temperatures above 40 degrees, killing the hare will cause the meat to rot. It is better to wait until tomorrow to kill it and stew it. , can eat fresh meat.
"All right."
Cheng Mingli left with regret.
Cheng Yuanxi stared at his son's retreating back, shook his head and laughed, "This boy has almost forgotten the rules of a gentleman."
Cheng Yuanxi was afraid that the rabbit would run away, so he took out a thick rope made of weeds from his luggage and tied it up to prevent it from biting the rope. He also tied the rabbit's head and mouth, and then carried it into the wooden shed. , keep it handy to check whether it is still there at any time.
That night, Cheng Yuanxi didn't sleep well, always thinking about the hare. When he thought about it in his sleep, he would touch a hare. Only when he could feel the warm rabbit fur could he sleep for a while.
The sky is bright.
Cheng Yuanxi returned to consciousness. He was so sleepy that he didn't care about anything else. He relaxed again when he felt the warm rabbit fur; he stretched out and sighed in comfort.
Not because of the comfort of sleeping, but because of the comfort of having meat to eat again soon.
"Madam, Madam." Pushed Chen Daya who was still sleeping next to her. Cheng Yuanxi saw her moving and said, "Get up quickly. Our family Mingli and Yiyi caught another rabbit last night; stew it after breakfast. , there is meat for lunch.”
"Well, did they run out again?" Meng Meng opened his eyes, and Chen Daya rubbed his face, trying to wake himself up.
"Yes." Cheng Yuanxi said: "It's time to get up and wash up. It's time to make breakfast. After dinner, Mingli and Yiyi have to take the clan leader out."
"Get up." He got up with some difficulty, felt dizzy for a moment, and took two steps back.
Cheng Yuanxi quickly held her with his eyes and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Chen Daya didn't take it to heart, but he stopped fainting after standing for a while. He took the time to look at the gray rabbit at his feet, with a smile on his face, "Our family's Mingli and Yiyi are really good. Awesome, I often bring meat back these days; we still have some dried meat at home, so we finally have some hope on our way out."
Cheng Yuanxi nodded, "Go to the next town to find a drugstore to sell the ginseng. Let's secretly stock up on some salt. It will be convenient to eat salt in the future without having to explain to mother."
"How much can those two ginseng plants cost?"
"The ones that are fifty years old should be able to sell for hundreds of taels, and the ones that are thirty years old can be sold for dozens of taels. It is enough to buy salt. If you can buy more salt, just stock up." You have to make plans for the future.
Chen Daya nodded in agreement, "The eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second brother and sister-in-law should also have money; you can discuss with them and let them stock up on salt and the worst coarse grains for food. We have to be careful about our budget."
She reminded Cheng Yuanxi this way to make Cheng Yuanxi more thoughtful. Each of them had a little money in their hands; no matter how much, it was certain that each room had one or two in their hands, just a lot more.
If only the third house bought food and salt, and the food and salt in the public house were finished, the third house would have to take out the food and salt they sold separately. In this case, they should first discuss with the second house and decide whether to buy the food or salt. Bought together, there are so many on the surface.
They bought some more privately, which are considered as private belongings for their third bedroom.
"Okay, I will discuss it with the eldest and second brothers when we get to the next town."
The two walked out of the wooden shed and saw that everyone in the second room of the big house was getting up. Cheng Dazhu and his wife came over with Mingyi and Mingli.
"Mom and Dad, Yiyi and Mingli will kill another rabbit tomorrow. Let's stew the meat for lunch later." Cheng Yuanxi walked over with the rabbit in his arms.
Cheng Dazhu smiled and stared at the wild rabbit, "It's so fat. After we arrived on this mountain, the game Yiyi and Mingli brought back every time was very fat."
"It was Mingyi who discovered a good place. The water and grass there are relatively plump and game naturally grows well." Cheng Yuanxi finished speaking nonchalantly and handed the meat to Cheng Yuandong, "Brother, please clean it up. Let's have breakfast." Just stew it."
Cheng Yuandong nodded and said, "Okay."
"Go and do whatever you have to do. Hurry up and make breakfast." Cheng Dazhu said. Luo Cuihua took her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law to work. Cheng Mingyue could not escape the fate of working.
Cheng Mingyi was sent out to wash up by Chen Daya.
Cheng Mingyi and others called Ming Li and Mingyi to go to the pool to wash up, chatting while washing.
"Cousin Li, little cousin, where did you catch the wild rabbit? We have been wandering around the valley for a few days, but we are not as good at catching game as you." They have never caught it once, but other people have set traps occasionally. There was a gain, but not much.
"My cousins want to know where to catch the game. It just so happens that we are going to take the clan leader after dinner. Do you want to go?" Cheng Mingli said openly.
Cheng Mingyi was surprised for a moment and nodded repeatedly, "I must go then."
Cheng Mingzhi frowned slightly, "Could it be that the clan leader came to see Third Uncle yesterday for this matter?"
"Nine or ten." Cheng Mingli nodded and stamped his seal.
Cheng Mingxin said unhappily.
"How can the clan leader be like this? We have not given enough benefits to the clan members? Why are we all being treated like this?"
"Be careful what you say." Cheng Mingzhi scolded, "The patriarch did this for the sake of the clan. There is no right or wrong."
Cheng Cheng Mingyi nodded in agreement, "The responsibility of the clan leader is to the clan members. As the leader of a clan, he should act for the benefit of the clan members. At the critical moment of fleeing from drought, the clan leader's starting point should naturally be based on the survival of the clan members."
"Exactly, Mingxin, don't say such things again in the future." You should also implement things after you say it. While you are doing good things, you will ramble on and on at the same time, but you will not be able to do well; others will not appreciate it and will find it annoying.
This is a typical case of doing good things but failing.
Now that you know this matter has to be done, it is better to choose the option that is most beneficial to your family.
"I'm a quick talker." After repeated warnings, Cheng Mingxin realized that he had said the wrong thing and couldn't help but slap his mouth, "I won't do it again."
"It's okay for our brothers to talk, but we can't say it smoothly." As the eldest brother, Cheng Mingyi has a certain leadership role among the brothers and sisters. They have relied on him to make decisions many times in their lives.
