lcionline Chapter 106 Hunting
Chapter 106 Hunting
"Mom, why don't you give my and my brother's share to the children? We are adults, so we don't have to eat eggs. The children are studying, and that's when they need to use their brains."
Li Sheng looked at the peeled, tender white eggs. He swallowed his saliva and said while suppressing his hunger.
When these words were spoken, even Li Cuicui did not say a word of objection.
Everyone wants to leave the best for their children.
Little Stone suddenly said, "Leave the eggs to my brothers and sisters. I'm the older brother."
Seeing that Xiao Shitou is older than Li Dongliang and still not as tall as Li Changyuan, Jiang Jiang is worried that he will not grow taller if he does not eat something nutritious.
In ancient times, most people who wanted to join the army were only about 1.6 meters tall, but even then, many people did not meet the requirement.
Jiang Jiang sighed. The meat in her space and the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep she raised were enough for her family to eat in decades, not to mention eggs.
Seeing that everyone's chickens in the village had stopped laying eggs one after another, Jiang Jiang decided to limit the number of eggs laid by his own chickens to one egg per day.
Unexpectedly, this small action made the whole family feel the crisis.
The most nutritious eggs were like a hot potato, being passed around by everyone.
The children kept talking about feeding the eggs to the milk, while the adults were thinking about feeding them to the children.
Jiang Jiang felt that it was time to give everyone some special treatment.
The baby fat that the children had worked so hard to gain is almost gone.
Coincidentally, after passing the Valley of Broken Souls, there is a small forest next to the place where we rest today.
Many people with hunting experience in Daxi Village planned to try their luck there, and some women and children were looking for wild vegetables, mushrooms and other edible things on the edge of the woods.
Jiang Jiang's family had the same idea. Against all odds, Jiang Jiang took Li Xu and Li Sheng deep into the woods.
The fallen leaves here are piled up in a thick layer. Due to the hot weather, the leaves quickly become dry. When you step on them, there are bursts of crispy sounds like biscuits being crushed, which inexplicably relieves your stress.
After walking for a while, the three men found no trace of animals, neither feces nor footprints.
Li Sheng was a little dejected. His son Laibao's face had become thinner in the past two days and he looked even thinner and smaller. He was thinking about catching a chicken or a bird to feed him some good nourishment.
Li Xu didn't show any expression. This forest had probably been visited by people before. Even if there were animals, they had probably learned their lesson and would not show up when people were around.
Jiang Jiang had different ideas from both of them. She was carefully looking for a place that would be convenient for her to move around.
Got it. The three of them continued to move forward. There was a small mound in front of them, and behind the mound was a blind spot for the three of them.
Jiang Jiang's mind moved, and a chicken was thrown behind the pile of earth.
It was still a little confused at this time. In the last second, it was flirting with the hen in the space and clucking. In the next second, it appeared in a strange place.
The strong feeling of uneasiness made it flap its wings, preparing to leave.
"There's movement!"
Li Sheng and Li Xu looked at each other. They had just heard the crowing of a rooster.
Jiang Jiang pointed forward and said, "The sound came from there."
Li Sheng put sharp stones into the slingshot, ready to attack at any time.
The rooster flapped its wings and flew several meters high. The next second, it let out a cry and fell to the ground, apparently hit by a stone.
Li Xu immediately ran over and tied up the pheasant on the ground. He lifted it with his hands and found it weighed several kilograms. A smile immediately broke out on his face.
"Why is this pheasant so fat!"
"Who knows? It's a good thing after all. The whole family can have chicken soup this time. You two did a great job!"
In response to Jiang Jiang's praise, Li Xu and Li Sheng immediately forgot about this abnormality. Maybe they were just lucky.
Li Sheng rubbed his head in embarrassment. He liked playing with slingshots when he was a child, and was especially good at shooting sparrows. However, he was naughty when he was a child and was often beaten for this.
Now that he's older, he's picked up this craft again, and he's still accurate in every hit. He's a little impressed with himself.
Carrying the chicken, the few people did not return immediately. As it was getting darker, they wanted to walk around a little longer to see if they could get anything else.
As they walked, the few people made some marks on the trees. They planned to sweep the area ahead, and if they still didn't get anything, they would go back.
The place was not very big, and the three of them acted separately. Jiang Jiang was very lucky, as she found a rabbit hole. However, when she dug inside, there was nothing there, so it was probably abandoned.
But that’s not a big deal, because she is still here. Jiang Jiang first called Li Sheng and Li Xu and told them about his discovery.
Then, they found several other rabbit holes. They blocked the holes with mud, leaving only one exit.
Li Xu used the fire starter he carried with him to light the dry leaves he had collected earlier. After the fire started, he used it as fuse on the wet leaves that the three had just collected.
These wet leaves are at the bottom of the ground, covered with a lot of mud, and many of them have been decomposed by microorganisms and turned into fertilizer.
Choking smoke began to rise, and most of it drifted into the cave entrance with the wind.
Before long, the first rabbit that couldn't stand the smoke began to emerge, followed by the second and the third.
Jiang Jiang and Li Xu pulled the bags and caught rabbits one by one and stuffed them into the bags.
This time, the three of them caught five big rabbits and seven small rabbits.
Li Xu, who has always been steady, couldn't help but dance and shout, "I'm rich, I'm rich."
Jiang Jiang just smiled slightly, hiding his achievements and fame.
When Jiang Jiang's family returned home carrying a chicken and a few rabbits, they instantly became the focus of the whole village.
The villagers who went into the woods did gain some, but most of them were just one or two sparrows and a few wild fruits. If they were lucky, they might find a small piece of wild vegetables, which was enough to feed one or two meals.
But what did Jiang Jiang and the other two bring back? It was meat!
Li Changyuan jumped up and down when he saw how powerful his father was.
"It's my dad. My dad brought back some meat for me!"
The friends around him looked at him enviously because they could eat meat again.
Jiang Jiang gave one of the five big rabbits at home to the villagers, even if it was just to make a pot of soup so that everyone could have a taste.
If his family eats alone, the villagers won't say anything, but they will feel uncomfortable. Jiang Jiang has to rely on everyone's strength to survive in the doomsday surrounded by wolves. A rabbit can win people's hearts, so why not do it.
As expected, people are soft-hearted when they eat from the people they love, and they are soft-handed when they receive from the people they love. After eating from Jiang Jiang's family, no one would say anything about it anymore.
Although each person could only get a bowl of soup, and some were lucky enough to get a small piece of rabbit meat, this was still broth with a meaty taste, so everyone drank it carefully, mouthful by mouthful.
For the remaining meat, Jiang Jiang divided it into half a chicken, two big rabbits and two small rabbits.
This was the tuition she prepared for her children.