The snow is pattering under the sky, and the sun comes out occasionally. The snow and the sun are like playing, rising and falling. At this time, the wife of the family was already waiting at the entrance of the village early. Because today is the time to return from autumn hunting. Although there were people waiting at the entrance of the village early, no one came.
Even after noon, there was still no figure seen.
The wife of the family couldn't wait any longer, so she sent the young man of twelve or thirteen years old to the mountains. It's not that we don't send other people to pick them up, but children at this age are very energetic. If a woman goes there, it snows in winter, and women and children are very likely to be in danger in the mountains.
Even if these half-grown men fall, it won't be a big deal. Moreover, they have better recovery ability and can also help Qiu Hunter transport some things.
As for the old people who are in charge of things in the village, they have settled down next to the fire. After all, they have all lived to this age. Who doesn’t want their children and grandchildren to die early?
Especially some old people. They don't care about their granddaughter or the land at home, and they always have concerns in their hearts.
There was even an old man in Wangjia Village. When he died, all his brothers and descendants were present, but just because he lit two lamps and they were not extinguished, he kept pointing out that he had not died for seven consecutive days.
It wasn't until the eldest daughter-in-law discovered something unusual and broke the wick that the old man died. This shows the scarcity of supplies.
In this way, people in the village stayed at the entrance of the village for three days, and then they saw most of the children and young men, carrying pheasants, hares, and even a small wild boar on their backs, slowly and leisurely walking back from the mountains and forests.
Of course, some people were carried back by others, and one was even missing a hand. After seeing the four or five big wild boars, two elk, and even a lot of pheasants and rabbits, the clan leader was very happy. These things meant that the clan could have a good year. However, one person broke his leg, and another broke his leg. arm. There are countless other minor injuries, which is why some people are reluctant to go to Qiu Lie - life and death are unpredictable.
After all, not every hunt is as fruitful as this one, without encountering wolves.
Even though it is hard to believe, there are wolves in the mountains behind Wangjiacun. And wolves come in packs. Every winter when there is no food, they will come to the village to bite people and animals.
Of course, they rarely come here. According to records, Wangjia Village has only been here three times, on the eve of three major disasters.
Because Wang Yiyi’s father was on the way to the mountains for hunting. Even Wang Yiyi's grandparents were given a hen and a wild duck.
Originally, the old lady planned to stew the duck to replenish her son's health. But after thinking about it carefully, one duck has to provide a big house, two houses for two people and two old men, so it is simply not enough to eat. So I simply told Wang Yiyi to send her off.
Let her be raised, but it was unsuccessful. Wang Yiyi starved to death after raising her for two days, mainly because this wild thing did not want to be tamed, and this kind of wild duck is very dedicated. If its partner dies, it will The other one will also die with it. The other one must have been frozen to death. This one is next to it and will not eat or drink after being brought back.
It's not that the old lady doesn't want to give it to others. After all, giving it to anyone is a kind of partiality, so she might as well keep it for herself.
Moreover, the eldest grandson is not short of food, and the second brother's family is not short of food either. There was a hunter who at least shared a lot of pork. He was also afraid of conflicts between the two families. Usually when a family is divided, the boss is the majority. She just divided it equally. The bosses must have opinions.
There must be a lot of furs and furs that Wang Yiyi and her father received this time. Some of those furs will definitely be used to honor the two old people, but Wang Yiyi, an outsider, may not have them. The other furs are only for her own use. I'm afraid they were all sold to pay for my two brothers to study.
So in order to prepare for this winter, Wang Yiyi went to the mountains to pick a lot of wild cotton. This kind of cotton is similar to modern cotton, but there are more cotton seeds. It takes her a lot of time just to pick these cotton seeds, but he can't bring items from other worlds from the space, and it's winter. , if you use reed flowers and the like, it really won’t keep you warm.
The winter in the north is really too cold. Just relying on a little earthen house to block the cold wind cannot solve the cold problem at all. Even if there is a fire, it is very cold.
