There were many bugs singing happily in the yard, and Niu Xiaodi, who was equally cheerful, raised his head from his sister's arms: "Sister, I want to catch bugs and play."
The bugs have been in the yard all summer, and now in autumn, they are still singing in different places every day, and the yard is never quiet.
In the past, Niu listened to their voices and wanted to play with them, but there was nothing in his stomach. He was so hungry that he could only lie in the arms of his parents and fall asleep listening to the tunes his mother hummed.
But today, he, Niu Xiaodi, is different!
After he had eaten, he felt full of energy, not sleepy at all, and full of curiosity about the grass.
"Go and play." Niucaohua did not stop him, but encouraged him with a smile.
Niu Xiaodi is only five years old this year and is already very sensible. He knows that his family is poor and will not make a fuss because he is hungry.
Knowing that the children in the village don't want to see him, he won't rush to make others uncomfortable.
Knowing that his sister didn't like him before, he didn't hang around her.
Knowing that his current sister likes him, he has been clinging to her.
Therefore, Niu Caohua is happy to see that Niu Xiaodi has such a childlike innocence.
"Sister, flower."
"Sister, Chongchong."
"Sister, what is this?"
Niu Xiaodi scratched at the corner of the wall with his little butt raised high. When he found something, he ran over and showed it to his sister, going back and forth like a happy little bird.
Cow Grass Flower: "Well, this is a flower. What color is this flower?"
Niu Xiaodi: "??"
Cowgrass: "This is yellow."
Niu Xiaodi: "Yellow!" Super loud!
Cow Grass Flower: "This is a bug, what is it called?"
Niu Xiaodi: "What's the name of a bug?"
Cow grass flower: "Cricket."
Niu Xiaodi: "Cricket!" Super loud!
Cow Grass Flower: "This is, this is a snail, take it away quickly!"
After seeing clearly what Niu Xiaodi brought back this time, Niu Caohua finally lost her composure. It turned out to be a snail!
She, Cowgrass, and other small animals were all fine, but they were super afraid of these molluscs. Seeing them squirming made the hairs on their bodies stand up.
Especially this snail is very small and fragile. It has been crushed into pieces by Niu Xiaodi in his hands. It is a sticky mass mixed with soil, which looks very disturbing to the senses.
"Oh." Niu Xiaodi obediently threw away the snails in his hand, but most of them were still stuck to his palms, and there was a strange smell.
Niu Caohua took her brother to the well, washed his hands with water many times, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"You can't catch snails with your hands, and you can't eat them, remember?" Niu Xiaodi wiped her hands dry with her sleeves, Niu Caohua warned her with a serious look.
Snails are a traditional Chinese medicine, but they are also pests.
Snails eat plants, especially vegetables, fruit tree buds and roots and leaves of crops.
But their family didn’t grow any vegetables, so there weren’t many snails in the yard. They could only be seen in the moist soil.
As for why there are no vegetables in the Niu family's yard, it's because my mother, Xiao Cui'er, doesn't know how to do it, and my father, Niu Dadu, can only take care of the crops in the land.
No one in the village wanted to come to Niu's yard, so they always ate wild vegetables from outside.
Fortunately, there are mountains and water nearby, and there are enough wild grasses to eat.
Niu Dadu quickly made a piece of rabbit skin, fixed it on a branch, and basked in the sun.
After doing all this, without saying a word, he took a pot of water and went out to tend his one acre of land.
"You stay at home with your mother in the afternoon, and I'll go out to play." The harvest in the morning made Niucaohua more confident, and she decided to go to the foot of the mountain in the afternoon to see what she could gain.
In this way, you can't take Niu Xiaodi with you. If you are alone, you can at least run away when in danger. But if you take Niu Xiaodi with you, it's hard to say.
Niu Xiaodi: My sister won’t play with me! Want to cry!
But before he could open his mouth, his sister Niu Caohua looked at him, and he was so frightened that he immediately closed his mouth. His little mouth shrank and shrunk, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"Be obedient, sister will bring you food when she comes home." After Niu Caohua finished speaking, she put her small backpack on her back and left without looking back.
Only Niu Xiaodi was left, looking at her sister's back, then turned around and threw herself into her mother's arms, crying and falling asleep.
There were many villagers working in the fields on both sides of the road. Niucaohua didn't want to attract attention, so she didn't take the main road, but took a small path.
The path is rarely passed by, and is overgrown with weeds, which are much taller than an adult, making the path even more difficult to pass.
Cowgrass held a strong branch and slapped the grass on both sides of the road to drive away any dangers that might exist inside.
In a place like this, you may encounter danger at any time.
For example, the most common one is snake.
There are many kinds of snakes, some of which are non-venomous, but some of which can seal their throats with blood. If you are bitten by one of them, you are likely to die.
There are also poisonous things such as spiders and poisonous insects.
Even if they are not fatal, if they are poisoned, they will have various adverse reactions on the body. It is best not to encounter them if possible.
After passing through this dangerous path, Cow Grass Flower finally came to the foot of the mountain again.
This village is located deep in the mountains, surrounded by mountains, but these mountains have no names. No one in the village can read, and no one has thought of giving the mountains names.
As soon as she arrived here, Cow Grass Flower was keenly aware of the movement coming from everywhere.
In the mountains, there are all kinds of soft and rustling footsteps, some light and some heavy. Although we can't tell the types of these animals based on the footsteps, we can also know their size and distance.
There was also a crawling sound, and you knew it was definitely a snake.
Cowgrass is also afraid of molluscs such as snakes, and does not want to mess with them, no matter whether they are poisonous or not.
After analyzing the nearby situation, Cowgrass began to pick up small stones on the ground. These became her weapons.
My family was so poor that the only iron tool we had was the kitchen knife, but the kitchen knife was still used at home to cut vegetables and meat. If it was used as a weapon, my mother would probably cry if it was broken.
After picking up about a dozen small stones, Niucaohua went up the mountain without hesitation.
There were no animals at the foot of the mountain. The sounds she just heard came from the mountain, from the outside.
When you step on the dead leaves, the sun-dried leaves make a cracking sound, startling a small snake hovering nearby and fleeing like flying. It also makes a gray rabbit nearby prick up its ears and become alert. .
"Whoops~" A stone hit its eye accurately, killing it with one blow.
The rabbit fell straight to the ground, its limbs still twitching.
