The corners of Fu Bao's eyes turned red when she saw Old Mrs. Huang. She wiped her tears with her little hands. Old Mrs. Huang hugged her and cried:
"There's nothing we can do about it. I'll feel bad for whoever goes there. Think about it for yourselves, if something happens to any of you.
Don’t worry about the family, your dad and I are here! "
Huang Dalang said: "I'll go, I'm the eldest in the family, Mom, can we forget about the others?"
Huang Wulang said: "The other brothers all have families, so it's better for me to go. Besides, I can also use bows and arrows."
Several other people also spoke one after another, and finally Mrs. Huang said: "That's it, boss and fifth brother, let's go! Get ready in the afternoon. Second child, third child and fourth child will follow me to the town to carry food in the evening."
Fu Bao felt very uncomfortable. Her favorites were Huang Dalang and Huang Wulang. Of course, the other uncles were not bad, but they just didn't talk or play with her often.
Mrs. Huang hugged Fu Bao and muttered:
“The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh, and I don’t want to part with them, but what can I do!
Someone has to go up the mountain, but don’t we have a little blessing in our family? The problem won't be too big. "
After saying that, she called Huang Dalang and Huang Wulang in again and said: "After you go up the mountain, be careful. Don't rush ahead in everything. And when you encounter good things, don't be stupid. Just hide it when you should." point."
Huang Wulang nodded and said: "Mom, don't you know me yet? It's okay."
After giving the instructions, Mrs. Huang felt a little relieved and said, "If it doesn't work out, I'll sell the cow. So when going to the mountain, safety comes first."
That afternoon, Huang Dalang and Huang Wulang went up the mountain with the villagers.
In the evening, Mrs. Huang also took Huang Erlang, Huang Sanlang, and Huang Silang out.
Fu Bao was really curious, but this kind of thing was not something she, a child, could participate in. She could only keep praying for their safe return.
In the middle of the night, Old Mrs. Huang came back with a chill all over her body. Old Man Huang whispered: "How's it going?"
"I bought food. I bought ten bags of coarse grains. People were rushing outside like crazy. I gave the golden peanuts to a guy, who took us out the back door." Old Mrs. Huang's clothes were soaked through, so she changed her clothes. Lying on the bed.
But Fubao couldn't sleep. She didn't know what happened in 1958. Something terrible might have happened.
In the evening, Old Man Huang and his sons put most of the grain into the cellar.
This matter was hidden from the daughters-in-law, and even the son was not allowed to tell them.
Old Man Huang sighed and said: "I used to eat from a big pot, but now I can't afford it! I don't know if the people in the village believe it?"
Mrs. Huang was silent for a while and said: "Believe it or not, we can't control it. At this time, we can only take care of ourselves."
Fu Bao listened to her grandma's words. If there is an old man in the family, it is like having a treasure. This grandma is really smart in doing things.
After listening to them chattering for a while, Fu Bao fell asleep.
The next day, the village chief and the village party secretary came early in the morning. The village chief said anxiously: "I bought a few bags of grain yesterday. I'm afraid something bad is going to happen. The grain shop outside was full of people, but We don’t sell food at all.”
Old Mrs. Huang made a quick decision and said: "Let's find a way! See if it has anything to do with it. It's useless for you to come to me, an old woman!"
The village chief sighed and said: "Who can do anything? There are no promising people in our village. Hey! I will try to find a way."
The atmosphere became more solemn, and Fu Bao was extremely anxious. This was a famine!
Fu Bao wished she could speak now, but her mouth could only make a few simple sounds: "Milk..."
Old Mrs. Huang hugged her and said, "Fu Bao, what's wrong? Are you hungry? I'll stew eggs for you."
God knows, she didn’t want to eat eggs! Just too worried.
Old Mrs. Huang gave her a stewed egg and muttered: "I don't know what happened to your father and your uncle. If you can catch prey, you can exchange game for food. Those people in the city are very willing." Received."
Throughout the day, other people in the family were busy looking for food and firewood.
Fu Bao went to bed in the afternoon and had a dream. In the dream, she was in the river and saw many fish. She drove all the fish into her brother's barrel.
In the afternoon, Huang Nianmei rushed back with a wooden bucket and said, "Milk... look what I got?"
When I opened the bucket, there were five big herrings inside, as well as two big crucian carps.
Mrs. Huang rubbed her eyes and said, "How did you catch them? Are there any fish in this winter?"
"Bang bang bang..." There was a loud knock on the door outside.
Several other people also came back with buckets, two more buckets full of fish.
"Ouch! Has anyone seen you catch so many fish?" asked Mrs. Huang.
“No, absolutely not, we were in the reeds, there were few people there, and we smashed all the ice blocks.
Then we put the barrels by the river. Who knew these fish would go crazy and dive into our barrels? "Huang Nianmei's face was full of excitement at this time.
Old Mrs. Huang said: "Bring these fish to my house. No one can tell anyone about this, you know? If anyone does, I will break their legs."
Huang Nianmei nodded quickly, and Old Mrs. Huang said: "Go and call your father back, and tell them that I have something to ask them."
After a while, the second uncle and the third uncle went home, but the fourth uncle was missing.
Mrs. Huang said with a straight face: "Where is Huang Silang?"
Huang Erlang said: "Bai Lulu came just now, but Bai Lulu shamelessly dragged her away."
Old Mrs. Huang snorted coldly: "Didn't you go back to your parents' house and not come back? Why are you back again? Okay, you follow a few children and go to the river to have a look. They say there are a lot of fish there."
Huang Erlang rolled his eyes and said: "Mom, it's December now. The river is frozen. Where can I catch fish? You won't be..."
"Bang..." Old Mrs. Huang shuddered on his head: "Go if you are told. Where did you get all this nonsense?"
The eldest brother is honest, the second brother is shrewd and cunning, I don’t know who he looks like?
Third child! She is a bit silly and stutters a bit when speaking, but fortunately, she listens to everything.
Fourth child! He has a soft ear, and was deceived by Bai Lulu after a few words.
Lao Wu is different. Not only is he more handsome, he is also the one who looks most like her.
Huang Erlang took the big wooden barrel at home and Huang Sanlang out. Along the way he muttered:
"You guys are serious, what kind of fish are you going to catch in the winter? Isn't this a joke?
There is not even a single fish to be seen in this winter, so I might as well sleep at home! "
Fu Bao dreamed again. She didn’t know why she kept dreaming about catching fish. She kept chasing fish. Some of the fish were very obedient, and some were disobedient. She just grabbed the fish by their tails and pulled them into the bucket. .
When they arrived at the place, Huang Nianmei placed the barrel by the river. After a while, the fish rushed towards the barrel as if they were stupid.
The force was so strong that Huang Erlang was startled. Huang Erlang quickly took the basin and said, "I'll come, I'll come...Are these fish crazy?"
Soon, several people returned home carrying several barrels full of fish. Oh my God! Huang Erlang has never encountered such a thing since he was a child!
I'm afraid you're not dreaming!
