Niu Qianshan's house was filled with sadness at this time.
While everyone was busy harvesting rice, Niu Qianshan lay on the bed, groaning in pain.
Both of his legs were broken and the doctors put them back together, but the injuries lasted for a hundred days and Autumn Harvest could not help him at all.
Mrs. Qian took her son back to her parents' home, but she hasn't come back yet. It seems she is still angry.
Therefore, all the work in the family fell on Grandma Bai alone. She had to take care of her son and be busy with the autumn harvest. She also took out part of the coffin book to pay off the debt. Now she is full of resentment.
He cursed his daughter-in-law at home.
Anyone in the village who had any grudge was cursed by her.
The old man had such a face that he didn't look good on anyone he saw.
"Mom, I'm hungry. Why isn't the meal ready yet?" When it was time to eat, Niu Qianshan began to call out skillfully.
Although being beaten was very embarrassing and the pain was severe, Niu Qianshan was very happy not to have to work.
No need to work, just food to open your mouth and clothes to stretch your hands. The only regret is that I have no meat to eat, so I drink porridge with pickles and dumplings every day.
"Come on, come on, it's so exciting. I didn't see that I was busy." Grandma Bai was annoyed when she heard her son's voice. When she came over with the meal, she saw her son with his eyes closed and his mouth open, looking so content. Not even anywhere.
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. Why am I so unlucky to have given birth to a weakling like you? It's useless."
"Mom, why are you scolding me so well? Am I hurt?" Niu Qianshan opened his eyes, his expression looking pitiful.
It was true that they were injured, and it was true that the two sons of the Li Zheng family were tall and strong, so it was true that they could not be beaten. But Grandma Bai just couldn't get angry, and now she was full of resentment and had nowhere to go.
"I haven't finished the work in the field yet. You can eat it yourself. Your leg is broken but your hand is not broken." Grandma Bai put the rice bowl on the table and walked out, taking two bites of rice casually. , closed the door, put on the straw hat, and went out to work again.
The millet in the village has almost been dried, but her family hasn't finished cutting it yet. If she doesn't hurry up, it will be too late.
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There were only two days to go to the market to pay taxes. Niu Caohua thought about the honeycomb she saw last time, discussed it with Niu Dadu, packed up her things overnight and went into the mountains.
The father and daughter traveled lightly and quickly climbed up the mountain.
Niu Dadu walked cautiously and energetically, like a frightened bird when there was any disturbance in the grass. He jumped up several times when he was frightened by the movement of grass next to him.
"Dad, it's very safe here. There are no wild animals. I've been here several times." Niu Caohua comforted him.
Wild beasts all have their own fixed circles and will not run around unless there are special circumstances. Niu Caohua has been here several times and has not seen any dangerous beasts.
"Father knows..." Niu Dadu said, a little embarrassed.
He took a deep breath, carried a large backpack, and walked quickly without making any fuss.
The water in the stream is still flowing, and the moonlight at night shines on the stream, making the waves sparkle.
"We're here." Cowgrass Flower came to the familiar big tree. Through the moonlight, she could clearly see the big beehive on the tree.
The bees have rested at night, and the hive is very quiet at this time.
"It's so big!" Niu Dadu also saw the big beehive on the tree and couldn't help being frightened.
In his entire life, he has never seen such a big one.
The most I have seen in the past is as big as a palm.
The cowgrass is already at work.
The best way to deal with these bees is fire attack.
Tie the straw prepared in advance to the bamboo pole, light it on fire and place it under the hive. The thick smoke is accompanied by the light of the fire, and the bees begin to stir. A large number of bees fly away from the nest, unable to avoid being ignited by the fire, and fall one after another. When it reaches the ground, there are bursts of burnt fragrance.
The straw is semi-dry, but is coated with oil, which burns for a long time and emits thick smoke, which is most useful for dealing with these bees.
Bees were flying everywhere, and some even flew to the cow belly and cow grass flowers.
Cowherd had made preparations in advance. The exposed parts of her body were all tightly wrapped in cloth, with only a pair of eyes exposed. It was difficult for the bees to break through the defense line.
As the flames on the bamboo poles gradually became smaller, there were more and more bees on the ground, and there were only a few flying bees in the air. The cow grass flower knew that it was almost done.
"Dad, be careful."
The job of climbing the tree is left to Niu Dadu.
Because Niucaohua's tree-climbing skills are not as good as her father's.
Despite Niu Dadu's current honest appearance, he was still a naughty kid when he was a child. Climbing trees was a common occurrence, but now his edges have been smoothed by life.
"Okay." Niu Dadu said and ran up the tree. Although he had not climbed a tree for a long time, he was still agile and agile, climbing quickly like a monkey, and soon reached the location of the beehive.
There were still some bees flying near the hive. When they saw the cow belly crawling over, they met the enemy aggressively. They all lay on the cow belly's clothes and pricked the enemy hard with their tail needles.
Taking out the beehive went smoothly. The cow belly was holding the beehive in one hand, so it was a little inconvenient to get down from the tree. But fortunately, the tree was not that straight, and there were still many branches.
"Dad, are you okay?" Niu Caohua's sharp eyes saw many bees stinging her father. Without caring about anything else, she stretched out her hand to pat them all down and asked Niu Dadu with concern.
"It's okay, honey is okay too."
The cow's belly protected the honey very well, and its eyes were narrowed into slits with a smile.
This is all money.
Honey is valuable.
They carefully put the honey into the basket and planned to go back.
On the way back, we still passed by the creek. When Niu Dadu saw the fish in the water, he couldn't walk anymore.
So they started catching fish again.
As the father and daughter worked together, catching fish became much easier. They caught a total of four fish, each weighing half a catty.
The fish in the stream are very delicious, with no fishy smell at all. The two fish Niu Caohua caught last time were cooked with a little salt and chopped green onion without any seasoning.
String the fish together with a straw, and the cow belly happily carries it.
"Dong dong dong~" When they got home, Niu Caohua knocked on the courtyard door.
"Dad and sister are back!" Niu Xiaodi's excited voice accompanied his running.
Within two seconds, the door opened, and it was indeed Niu Xiaodi who opened the door.
Xiao Cuier followed closely behind him.
Niu Xiaodi is Niu Caohua's follower. He follows his sister wherever she goes. He hands her a towel when her sister washes her face, and he hands her a towel when her sister washes her feet. He also sleeps when her sister sleeps. His little body is warm and cozy in her arms, and he closes his eyes happily. Eyes sleep.
