Poor family mother and son

Chapter 3 Dinner

This kid is so reassuring.He doesn't cry or make trouble, and seems to be quite considerate.This is a child who is less than 3 years old!The more this is the more distressing.Precocious, because of the harsh living environment.If there are parents to care for, why is this.

Holding the candlestick with the left hand and Xiaobao with the right hand, both hands are occupied, this is not good.Chu Qing pinned the candlestick behind his waist, even if he can't use it as a weapon, maybe he can use a steamed bun instead.

The road became more and more deserted.

Chu Qing began to feel uncertain.After walking for about two hours, I didn't meet anyone along the way.There is no way to inquire about it.It's better if you don't meet anyone, if you meet a gangster, you have to die?Xiaobao has to hang up?

Thinking of it this way, it's like calming down for yourself.The most urgent thing right now is to fill his stomach. I have been hungry for at least two or three meals, and so has Xiaobao.Such a young child is hungry, not crying or fussing, worrying.

The sound of water seems to be heard in the ear.Chu Qing stood still and looked around.It's quite desolate here, and the road can't be seen, because there is no boundary on both sides, and the grass on the road is thinner and shorter.

However, there is a lot of grass growing in shallow or deep surroundings.Looking up at the direction of the sun, it is estimated that it is past nine o'clock.Where there is the sound of water, there are fish.

Running to the sound of water, I saw a small stream.

This place is very interesting, it is considered a grassland.The terrain is very gentle, and there are mountains in the distance. The mountains are covered with trees, and it looks like a continuous dark green.The grass on the ground is almost as high as the calf.

Fortunately, there is this road, otherwise it would be really difficult to walk.The whole person is exposed to the sun without any shade.

Chu Qing and Xiaobao were both sticky with sweat.

Fearing that there might be snakes and insects in these weeds, Chu Qing knelt down and grabbed the trouser legs of himself and Xiaobao and tied them in knots.

"Look, let's tie our trouser legs tighter, so that if there are snakes or insects, we won't be afraid of them getting in." Chu Qing whispered to Xiao Bao while tying up his trouser legs.

Usually Chu Qing didn't like to talk much, but she kept silent, Chu Qing felt like a walking corpse.

Besides, Little Treasure doesn't look like a fool, maybe his development is late if he doesn't speak.

His son, Meng Tong, was also late to talk, so Chu Qing would always talk to his son about the world, flowers and trees, and talk about everything he saw, hoping to inspire the child to speak.

Now Chu Qing is ready to do the same.

"Go to the stream in a while, let's catch fish and eat."

"You will be by the water in a while, don't move, let me see you at any time."

Xiao Bao looked up at Chu Qing, his expression was still dull, wondering if he understood.But Xiaobao felt in his heart that these words sounded familiar, so he nodded.

nod?Chu Qing raised her eyebrows.Hey, it's understanding, it's responding, it's interacting with me.

Chu Qing was very happy, so she raised her hand and stroked Xiao Bao's hair.This child should have been braided into the sky. It is estimated that the proprietress of the restaurant is pregnant and no longer cares about Xiaobao.

Xiaobao's scalp, which was originally shaved, now has more than one centimeter of hair growing out, which feels like a small brush and is very thick.And the upturned braid is also loosely covered on the top of the head, and it will block the eyes when there is wind.

This kid has pretty good hair, just like Meng Dao.

Chu Qing picked up Xiaobao and walked towards the river, still muttering while walking:
"I'll carry you to the water's edge, do you know why I didn't let you go by yourself?" Xiao Baomu stared blankly at Chu Qing, without any response.

"Oh, it seems you don't know. There's a lot of grass on the ground, I'm afraid I'll scratch you, or a creeper will bite you. This creeper may be patient, although it's not big, but it bites you, He just buried his head in your flesh, and then slowly drilled his whole body into your flesh, sucking blood."

Ticks are ticks, but I never heard the scientific name of ticks when I was a child. I was afraid that the world would not call them that, so I simply called them Ticks.

"If there is a snake in the grass, if it gets wrapped around your leg, it will hurt you if you don't bite."

Xiao Bao just looked at Chu Qing, and then had a reaction - Xiao Bao tapped Chu Qing's heart with his tiny fingers.

The look is inquiring.Look, the child is ready to talk to me, Chu Qing feels very fulfilled.

"What do you want to say?" Chu Qing tried to get Xiaobao to speak, but Xiaobao didn't even move his lips, and didn't intend to speak at all.But still bit his heart clearly, and then looked to the ground.

"Are you asking me if I'm afraid of snakes and insects?" Xiaobao nodded again, very slightly.

"I'm not afraid. I'm powerful, they dare not eat me, because I eat them!"

Eating snakes and insects is disgusting to think about, but when dealing with children, you should give them a full sense of security. This is how you dealt with your son before.But the son never asked himself if he would be afraid, and he trusted his mother very much.

Thinking this way, Chu Qing looked at Xiaobao again. Only a strong mother can give a child a sense of security, but Xiaobao obviously doesn't.

When I got to the stream, I found that the water was still clear, so I put Xiaobao down.Teach Xiaobao to hold water to drink, then take off the turban on his head and rub it in the water, wash Xiaobao's face, and drink water to wash his face and wipe his neck.

When he lowered his head, he saw Xiao Bao obediently standing beside the water, but his eyes were fixed on the water.Chu Qing splashed some water onto Xiaobao's body, Xiaobao raised his head, Chu Qing splashed some more water, and it splashed on Xiaobao's face and neck.The water was cool, Xiaobao shivered, moved his little feet to the water's edge, and then backed away.

"Take off your shoes, you can step into the water. The water is not deep. I thought it was a river, but I didn't expect it to be such a small stream." Chu Qing encouraged Xiaobao.Xiaobao didn't move.

"Then let's go downstream and find a place with muddy water to catch fish." Fishing in muddy water, without experience in surviving in the wild, can only go as the name suggests.

Walking downstream, I saw a few large rocks lying across the stream, which bent the water flow and slowed down the water flow.

This place is nice.Seeing that a fish was blocked by a stone, Chu Qing held the candlestick upside down and stabbed it.

The candlestick was very competitive, although the sharp spikes on the top only scratched the fish but did not stab it, but it was a candlestick with three branches, like a three-pronged fork, and the fish was caught in it.

The fish is not small, more than two catties.If you catch it and throw it hard on the ground, the fish will not move.

Then knock off the head of the fish with the base of the candlestick, and the fish will not even shake.Use the tip of a candlestick to cut open along the belly of the fish, and clean the gills and internal organs of the fish with the stream water.Put it next to Xiaobao, turn around and catch another fish.

Good luck, and soon the second fish was also done.Then I saw Xiaobao's fingers picking and picking on the fish.

"Smart, little treasure, I forgot to scrape the fish scales!" Chu Qing was a little amused.This job has not been done.In the past, when I bought fish in the vegetable market, the fish boss would clean it up directly.

He found a stone in the river, smashed it hard on the big stone, found one that was broken into pieces, and used it as a knife to scrape off the scales of the fish.Then Xiaobao and Xiaobao started staring.How to eat raw fish?There is no fire.

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Chu Qing looked around, there was a lot of grass.Grab some tough ones, twist them into ropes, and tie one end to the head of the candlestick and the other to the base of the candlestick. Hay is also easy to find, but it will always wither and dry out in the sun.It is hard to find wood for drilling.

After wandering around for a long time, Liu Hao picked a lot, and finally found half of the broken arrow in the grass.

It was a time of war.There are weapons in the wild.The tail feathers are incomplete.There are no arrows.Another piece of broken wood was found, with a piece of residual paint on it, and the color of the broken part of the wood was still very new, like a fragment of some kind of furniture.

Has there been any violence in this area?When Chu Qing looked into the distance, there was nothing but weeds.Hurrying back to Xiaobao's side, Xiaobao was observing the candlestick tied with a straw rope, with two fish at his feet.

Chu Qing took out the willow wormwood stuffed into his bosom, rinsed it in the stream water, then divided it into two and stuffed it into the belly of the fish.

"This stuff doesn't taste good raw, but it can remove fishy smell." No matter whether Xiaobao could speak or not, Chu Qing told him.

"It's a pity that there is no salt and chili, and hot water can't be boiled, otherwise it will be delicious when you mix it with water."

While talking, Chu Qing moved a few stones up from the river, placed them in a circle, and prepared to light a fire.

Wrap the broken arrow around the straw rope on the candlestick, dig out a small hole in the broken wood with a stone chip for scraping fish scales, and aim the stubble tip of the broken arrow at the small hole.Pull the "bow" made of candlesticks and grass rope back and forth, and the broken arrow stubble becomes a drill bit.

Xiaobao looked fresh and stared at it with good eyes.

Chu Qing then rubbed the collected hay with strong toughness until the grass turned into fluffy fibers, put it around the small pit, and started "drilling wood to make fire".

Although this is a bit troublesome, it is better than rubbing the stick with your hands, otherwise you may not be able to get the fire if your hands are rubbed.

In this way, it took more than ten minutes of drilling before the fire was lit. Surrounded by stones, the fire was born like this.

Put the candlestick on the rock, and put the fish on the candlestick, that's it!Grill fish to eat!It's really not easy!Just this busy meal, this meal becomes lunch.

No salt, really tasteless, but not fishy, ​​Xiaobao's stomach growled while eating.It was starving.

The willow wormwood in the belly of the fish is also cooked, neither bitter nor astringent.This month is the time to eat willow wormwood, and it will not be delicious any later.Two big fish weighing more than two catties are enough for two people, and there is still half of them left.

Chu Qing was very happy.This is the first meal in time travel, and it is also the first time in her life to survive in the wild.

(End of this chapter)