Lu Xingping opened his mouth but said nothing.
Although he is young and doesn't know much about these things, since his elder brother said this, he must have a reason, so during the next period of time, he has to pull Xing'an to pick up more firewood and save it.
Chu Yue listened to the conversation between the two brothers and thought to herself, if the situation continues after autumn, the people's lives will definitely not be easy this year and next, and they may have to stock up on food in advance.
After all, if there is a famine, it can eat people.
After picking the last young leaf into the basket, Chu Yue stood up and said, "Now that we have picked the young leaves, we just need to dig out the roots."
Lu Xinghe quickly picked up the shovel, "I'll do it."
He was very strong, and the soil where Bupleurum grew was relatively loose. It didn't take him long to dig up the soil at the roots of the Bupleurum cluster.
Chu Yue hurriedly knelt down, removed the stems of Bupleurum from near the roots, and stacked them neatly in the corner of the basket.
Lu Xingping and Lu Xinghe were not idle, and they followed Chu Yue's method to deal with it.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Xinghe hid the firewood in a mountain col on the way home and led the two of them forward.
The three of them walked around, and Chu Yue dug out everything that was edible, whether it was leaves, roots, or fruits.
Unconsciously, the three of them came to a mountain spring at the bottom of a short cliff. Although the place was almost bottomed out due to drought, there was still a thin stream of water flowing down from it, and the spring water was crystal clear.
When Lu Xingping saw the water, he felt very happy. He quickly put down the basket and went to the spring to wash his face with water.
"Sister-in-law, thanks to you today, otherwise we would not be able to dig so many wild vegetables."
Chu Yue smiled and walked forward with the basket, wanting to wash the wild vegetables with roots she had just dug in the spring water. However, as soon as she put the basket down, she heard a slight sound of water.
Looking closely, there was a fish stuck in the stone crevice in front of me.
She was so excited that she almost blurted out: "Mr., come quickly, there is a fish there!"
Hearing Chu Yue's name, Lu Xinghe was slightly stunned, but his movements were not slow. He hurried forward to fish out the fish trapped in the crevice of the rocks, and then pulled the cattails aside to string up the gills and mouth of the fish. .
When Lu Xingping saw the forearm-long fish, he clapped his hands excitedly.
"Brother, do we have any fish to eat tonight?"
Lu Xinghe glanced in Chu Yue's direction, cleared his throat unnaturally, and showed a rare smile on his face.
"Okay, let's eat fish tonight."
The three of them squatted by the mountain spring and cleaned the wild vegetables, then walked back with the baskets in their arms.
The sun was about to set now, and if I didn't go home, it would become even more unsafe as soon as it got dark.
Looking at Chu Yue who was carrying a basket full of wild vegetables and with a slightly excited expression on her face, Lu Xinghe stepped forward and reached out to take her basket.
"I'll get it."
Looking at Lu Xinghe's perfect profile, Chu Yue whispered: "You will still have firewood to carry later..."
"It's okay, just follow me and don't get lost." His tone allowed no room for refutation.
Lu Xingping looked at the basket that Lu Xinghe was carrying lightly, with a flattering look on his face: "Brother, you should also care about me."
Lu Xinghe glanced at him lightly.
"Your basket is small, you can carry it yourself."
Lu Xingping curled his lips: Big brother has changed...
The mountain col where the firewood was hidden could already be seen, but the rustling sound coming from the direction of the mountain made the three of them stop.
Lu Xinghe guarded Chu Yue and Lu Xingping behind him with a cautious expression.
Lu Xingping was a little scared in his heart. He had heard people say before that the beasts in the mountains could really eat people.
"Brother, what should we do now?"
Chu Yue was also a little frightened. The danger hidden in the dark made her heart beat with panic.
Lu Xinghe said nothing and put the basket aside, holding the shovel tightly in one hand and holding the fish in the other.
"Slowly step back and go as far as you can."
If I guessed correctly, the thing in the dark was attracted by the smell of fish.
With a "hum", a medium-sized wild boar rushed out. It was extremely fast and headed straight for the fish in Lu Xinghe's hand.
really!
Lu Xinghe's eyes lit up, and he ran aside with the fish in hand, trying to lure the wild boar away.
The wild boar stared closely at the fish in Lu Xinghe's hand, chasing after it.
After Lu Xinghe lured the wild boar away, he ran straight towards a thick tree, slowing down as he ran.
When he got close to the big tree, the wild boar was very close to him.
At this moment, Lu Xinghe suddenly increased his speed. The wild boar became anxious and also increased his speed.
He ran towards the big tree in front of him. When he got close, he jumped up and stepped on the uneven tree trunk to climb up the tree. He was extremely agile.
But the wild boar couldn't climb trees, and because it was running too fast, it couldn't stop, and finally bumped into a big tree, making it dizzy.
Lu Xinghe saw the right moment and turned around quickly. The shovel in his hand was aimed at the weakest part of the wild boar - the middle and upper part of the eyes.
With a heavy blow, a bloody hole appeared on the wild boar's head, and then it swayed and fell to the ground.
Lu Xinghe landed on the ground and stepped forward to kick it twice. There was no movement at all.
Chu Yue and Lu Xingping watched in horror from a short distance away. Seeing that Lu Xinghe had killed the wild boar, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Lu Xinghe turned back to look at the two of them.
"It's okay." He handed the shovel and fish he pulled out towards the two of them, "But I'm afraid you have to hold these two things for me, I have to carry the wild boar."
Chu Yue trotted forward and took the shovel and fish from Lu Xinghe.
"I'll get it. Let's leave quickly. The smell of blood is too strong and it might attract other things."
Lu Xinghe hummed, and with Chu Yue's help, he put the wild boar on his shoulders and led the two of them down the mountain quickly.
As soon as the three of them emerged from the forest, they saw Yun Cuihe who was standing in the courtyard waiting for their return.
Seeing Lu Xinghe carrying a huge thing on his shoulders, she quickly ordered Lu Xingan who was busy in the kitchen.
"Xing'an, come and help your brother."
After saying that, he held his chest and walked to the courtyard door as quickly as possible, opening the courtyard door.
"Such a big wild boar."
Lu Xingping smiled quickly and said, "Yes, mother, my eldest brother killed this wild boar himself."
After Yun Cuihe opened the courtyard door, she immediately made way for him: "Come in quickly, weren't you digging wild vegetables? Why did you take them to the mountains? What if something happens?"
Lu Xing'an, who had just put the rice in the pot, heard the sound and hurried out of the door. He saw Lu Xinghe carrying a large wild boar on his back, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and immediately stepped forward to help him unload the wild boar.
Lu Xinghe put his hands on his hips and took a deep breath.
"I'm going to town early tomorrow morning. Is there anything I need at home? I'll bring it back together tomorrow."
