As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, Niu Caohua spotted several children on the field ridge in the distance. Niu Ergou took the lead, each carrying a small basket and chattering.
Judging from their appearance, their destination is also at the foot of the mountain.
I originally planned to catch a few pheasants at the foot of the mountain and take them home to beat the teeth and sacrifice the cows and grass flowers. I suddenly changed my mind. I turned my steps and went straight into the mountain. I was very vigilant in my heart.
Niucaohua does not plan to go deep into the mountains, and only hangs around the outside of the mountains. However, the outside is much more dangerous than the foot of the mountain. There are traces of wild boars rolling over in many places.
There are most things in the mountains, and of course they are trees. The towering trees and their dense branches and leaves completely block the sun. Only occasional rays of sunlight shine through the gaps, adding some light to the mountains.
There are many wild vegetables along the road, as well as many mushrooms of different colors.
The cow grass flowers simply ignored them, the wild vegetables were unnecessary, and the mushrooms were not recognized.
"Phew~" The stone hit the target easily, and a plump pheasant fell to the ground, flapping its wings.
Niu Caohua hurried over to pick up the pheasant, but found that she had not hit it accurately, but only hit its wings, and now it could not fly.
But it's okay, live chickens can be kept longer.
With this chicken, lunch was provided. Niu Caohua originally wanted to go back, but then she thought about it. The group of children at the foot of the mountain must not have left yet. How about not waiting and finding more food.
Walking a little further, I suddenly heard the sound of running water, and there was a creek!
That means there are fish.
There are actually several lakes of different sizes in the village. There is also a big river in the distance. The river is very wide and the water is very deep. I don’t know where it flows. Anyway, it has never dried up in so many years.
Therefore, there has never been a shortage of water in the village. In some years, there was continuous heavy rain, and the water flooded the doorsteps of their homes. The villagers escaped by hiding in the mountains.
There are also fish in the lakes in the village, but every year when the Chinese New Year is approaching, Li Zheng organizes everyone to go fishing together. Normally, everyone is not allowed to go into the water.
Niu Dadu also goes fishing every year during the Chinese New Year, but every year he gets only fish heads and tails, not much meat. He is also very dull, can't speak fully, and doesn't know how to quarrel, so for so many years I have never eaten fish.
The water in the creek is very clear, with various pebbles underneath, which are smooth and beautiful. The water flows down from above, and I don’t know where the source is.
You can clearly see the small fish swimming in the water. The small fish is only as long as your fingertips. It swims briskly in the water, and its body is glowing with silver. It is very beautiful.
There are also small crabs, not big in size, crawling flexibly between the gaps in the rocks.
There were also a lot of snails, and my mouth watered just looking at the cow grass flowers.
Spicy snails, fried fish, spicy fried crabs.
But now, there is no chili, no wok, and these cannot be eaten. Niu Caohua looked at the delicacies in the water with regret and continued walking along the stream.
But while walking, Cow Grass Flower suddenly stopped.
Why are there so many bees coming to drink water here?
In just such a short time, she had already seen four or five waves of bees, with several in each wave. Could it be that there was a hive of bees nearby?
Thinking of honey, the cowgrass flower immediately became excited and cautiously followed the bee drinking water.
Bees in this era were all wild and had not yet been artificially bred, so there was very little honey in the market and it was expensive, making it unaffordable for most people.
The search for the beehive went very smoothly. Not long after following the bees, I heard the sound of many bees flying.
In a big tree, a beehive was found.
The hive is very large. It is estimated to weigh about ten kilograms. It is an irregular shape and hangs under the branches. There are many bees lying on it. There are also some bees surrounding the hive, busy going back and forth. The air is full of You can also smell a faint sweet smell.
Cow Caohua swallowed her saliva, made a mark on the tree, turned around and returned to the creek.
It's not sensible to take the beehive now. First, the location of the beehive is a bit high and you need to climb a tree.
Second, there are too many bees, and if you directly confront them, you will be stung into a sieve.
The third is that he didn't bring any tools. To deal with this, fire attacks are needed.
The next time we call Daddy, Niu Dadu comes together, and the two of us can divide the work and cooperate, so that we can be sure.
It was getting late now, and the children at the foot of the mountain should have gone back. Niu Caohua decided to go back first to kill chickens and cook rice.
Walking down the mountain along the creek, when I was almost at the foot of the mountain, I suddenly stepped on something familiar under my feet.
Chestnut!
A split thorn ball, you can clearly see the brown fruit inside.
Chestnut roast chicken!
Familiar dish names appear in my mind.
Niu Caohua's eyes lit up, and he was not in a hurry to go home. He squatted down and picked it up in his backpack, and then looked for chestnut trees nearby.
Soon, I found a tall chestnut tree nearby. Near it, there were many small chestnut trees that had not yet begun to bear fruit.
The big tree was covered with dense green thorn balls. No bird came to peck at them, and many fell on the ground.
Don’t people here know that chestnuts are edible?
This is too...good!
What's on the ground is enough for them to eat for a long time!
Stir-fried chestnuts with sugar, roasted chestnut chicken, chestnut cake, chestnut porridge...
No matter what, it’s delicious!
Very good!
Niu Caohua happily picked up a basket and marked it here before turning down the mountain and going home.
At the foot of the mountain, the group of children had indeed gone back. They were not only playing around at the foot of the mountain, but also picked up a lot of mushrooms and wild vegetables. They took away all the edible things and left some places bare.
Sure enough, the children of the poor have already become the masters of their families. No matter how pampered they are at home, they still have to work.
It was very quiet along the way, with only the chirping of insects and birds and the sound of feet stepping on the grass.
Halfway there, Niu Caohua was surprised to find that Xiao Cui'er was outside. She was collecting firewood with Niu Xiaodi.
What's going on? There's a lot of firewood at home.
Although Dad Niu Dadu was unable to feed them, he had a pile of firewood at home.
When he had nothing to do, he would go outside to collect firewood and pick wild vegetables. There were piles of firewood under the eaves, which could be burned for a long time.
"Mom, Xiaodi." Niu Caohua called them from a distance.
Niu Xiaodi was squatting on the ground working when he suddenly heard his sister calling them. It was very subtle, but he still caught it.
"Sister~" Niu Xiaodi stood up and looked around. He was small and his sight was blocked by the weeds. He couldn't see his sister for a long time.
"Little Di~" Cow Grass Flower continued to shout, running much closer.
This time both mother and son discovered the cowgrass.
"Sister~" Niu Xiaodi stopped collecting firewood and ran directly in the direction of her sister.
Xiao Cuier also wanted to run over together, but then she thought that the firewood at home was gone, so she had no choice but to frown, call out to grass flowers, and continue working.
