"We are back!" Niu Caohua returned home and shouted to her mother.
"We are fat." Niu Xiaodi also imitated his sister.
My mother, Xiao Cuier, was the only one at home, washing clothes.
There is a well in the house, and Niu Dadu asked someone to dig it, because Xiao Cui'er was afraid of strangers and did not dare to go out to meet people, and Niu Dadu was not worried. Xiao Cui'er went out to wash clothes. If she went to the river to wash clothes, she would be beaten by someone. What to do if you are bullied, what to do if you fall into the water.
Daddy Niu Dadu went out to take care of his one acre of land, but it wasn't time to eat yet and he didn't come back.
"Caohua, brother, bubbles." Xiao Cuier was washing clothes and playing with bubbles in the water. When she saw the two siblings coming back, she invited them to play together.
"Mom, eat meat!" Seeing his sister closing the door, Niu Xiaodi wanted to drag the basket to show his mother, but couldn't drag it, so he pulled his mother over.
Niu Caohua locked the door from the inside, and then took out the contents of the basket with peace of mind.
Grass, grass, grass, rabbit!
Green grass, green grass, green grass, red fruits!
"Rabbit!" Xiao Cuier was more knowledgeable than her son. She recognized the rabbit at a glance, and transparent saliva flowed from the corner of her mouth.
"Mom, let's eat rabbit tonight!" Niu Caohua couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
God knows she used to eat vegetables every day to lose weight and didn't even bother to touch meat.
It's better now, I want to eat everything I see, and I'm even more greedy for meat.
Mainly because there is no oil or water in the stomach.
There was no oil at home, and all we ate was soup and water, which made me hungry even faster.
"Eat meat!" Xiao Cui'er was also greedy, but she didn't know how to eat meat, so she could only look at her children longingly.
"Mom, go do the laundry, I'll do it!"
I had never killed a cow, a flower, a chicken, let alone a rabbit. But seeing my mother like this, I gritted my teeth and decided to do it myself.
It is impossible for a living person to suffocate to death!
Picking up the only kitchen knife at home, Niu Caohua completed a series of operations in the yard.
Peel off!
Open your belly!
Deal with the entrails!
Chop into small pieces!
Xiao Cuier's clothes were also washed. Together with her son, she squatted beside her daughter and swallowed saliva, taking a bite of the sweet fruit fed by her son from time to time.
The lunch was cooked with cow grass and flowers. Xiao Cuier looked at so much meat and didn't know what to do with it.
Braised rabbit meat is the most delicious, but I only have a clay pot at home, so I can only stew it in water.
Bring to a boil over high heat, then slowly cook over low heat. Soon, the aroma of meat wafts out of the clay pot. The three people squatted next to it, sniffing the smell deeply. Their saliva was overflowing, and their stomachs growled even more. .
The little food they had eaten in the morning was long gone, and now their stomachs were empty and painful to eat.
The rabbit's fur hung on the eaves, and the blood stains were washed away, but I don't know what to do with the rest of the cowgrass flowers.
I heard that animal skins have to be processed, otherwise they cannot be preserved, but they don't know how to process them, so they can only wait for Dad Niu Dadu to come back and see if he can.
When the sun rose to its highest point, the cow belly came back, and he could smell the aroma of meat from a long way away. He also thought that since he lived in such a remote place, he could smell it. Could it be that the village was feasting.
It turned out that the smell of meat came from his own house, and the door was locked from the inside. This frightened this honest man so much that he banged the door hard and was ready to climb over the wall.
"Daddy, it smells good, eat it!" Niu Caohua opened the door, and Niu Xiaodi rushed forward excitedly, hugged his father's thigh, and rubbed his saliva and snot on his father's clothes.
His sister said that he would wait for his father to come back and eat meat together, so he waited and waited, drinking several bowls of water, and finally there was a knock on the door.
There is only one clay pot at home. After cooking meat, there is no way to cook anything else, so they only eat meat for lunch today.
Niu Dadu wanted to ask where the meat came from, but he opened his mouth and looked at the happy faces of his family. The words came to his lips but he couldn't say them. He could only follow Niu Xiaodi to the dining table.
Niu Caohua was the chef today, and the task of taking charge of the kitchen fell into her hands. She picked up the earthenware bowl and filled a large bowl of meat neatly.
"This is a rabbit. I picked it up on the mountain. It's not bad." After dividing the meat, Niu Caohua explained calmly, seeing the uneasiness in the cow's belly eyes.
Dad Niu Dadu undoubtedly loves his children, but his love is too reserved. This honest man has only one idea, and that is to farm the land well and feed his family.
If he knew that his daughter Niu Caohua went hunting in the mountains, it would definitely have a big impact on his soul, and he would definitely stop it.
After all, there are countless dangers in the mountains here, and you will lose your life if you are not careful.
But if we don't go hunting, we can't support a family of four on just this acre of land.
The moment the rabbit meat entered her mouth, whether it was because it was too hot or because she was too sad, Niu Caohua's tears immediately flowed out.
Crying while eating.
It’s been a month since I traveled here, and it’s only now that this bite of meat feels like I’m really alive!
Niu Xiaodi's eyes widened as he ate the fragrant meat. It was so delicious. This was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten in his entire life.
Xiao Cuihua was the same, she was smiling happily after eating, the grass and flowers were so awesome!
Only the beef belly, this honest man, looked at his family devouring the food, his eyes were covered with tears, and his throat felt sore. He ate the meat with big mouthfuls, and the tears flowed down his cheeks into the bowl, and were mixed with the rabbit meat. .
At this moment, no one knew what this honest man was thinking.
"Sister, it's delicious." Niu Xiaodi quickly finished the meat in the bowl. He licked his mouth and licked all the soup in the bowl clean.
"Do you still want to eat?" Niu Caohua lowered her head and asked. She didn't put a lot in the bowl for Niu Xiaodi, for fear that others would not be able to eat it.
"Yes!" Niu Xiaodi's voice was extremely cheerful, and he handed the bowl to his sister, his eyes bright.
"I want it too!" Mother Xiao Cuier also handed over the bowl, her eyes bright.
"Okay." There was still a lot of meat in the clay pot, and Niu Caohua filled a large bowl for each of them, along with the soup.
As soon as it was served, another bowl was handed over. It turned out to be Daddy's beef tripe.
A plump rabbit filled the stomachs of a family of four. The cow was lying in her sister's arms, stroking her belly happily: "Sister, it would be great if there were meat every day."
He was still thinking happily.
"It's definitely possible. We'll go to the foot of the mountain tomorrow to see if we can pick up meat to eat." Niu Caohua is now full of confidence in her skills. As long as she doesn't encounter predators, these small animals can be easily captured.
"good!"
The cow belly is preparing the rabbit skin.
After he finished eating, he didn't say anything, just picked up the piece of rabbit skin from the eaves, squatted by the well without saying a word, and started working.
In the kitchen, Xiao Cuier was washing dishes and humming a tune.
"The flowers are blooming, the moon is round, and the insects are chirping~"
