The Abandoned Woman of Space

Chapter 39

Yunmo hung the bamboo basket on the handle of the hoe, carried the hoe and shovel in one hand, and took Yun Xiaotong with the other hand, and the mother and son walked towards Wufeng Mountain talking and laughing.

The couple followed the road they had entered the mountain last time, and soon climbed to the halfway up the mountain.

Walking to a flat place, Yunmo hung the bamboo basket on the top of a tree nearby to avoid the dew, then put the hoe and shovel on the ground, and said to Yun Xiaotong: "Tongtong, look here With something, mother is walking around here."

"Mother, you can go." Yun Xiaotong waved his hand sensiblely.

On the mountainside, the woods were not very dense, and there would be no large prey such as wolves, tigers and leopards. Yunmo took a look at Xiaodouding, and then left with peace of mind.

She wandered around here to see if she could find feces and footprints of wild goats and hares. If there were animal feces and footprints, it proved that it was feasible to set traps nearby.

There are no tall shrubs covering the sky and sun on the mountainside, but the grass and ferns are relatively luxuriant. Just after spring, the grass and moss in the forest are lush and green in the morning sun, and these tender grass Buds, ferns are exactly what ibex, hares forage for.

Afraid of stepping on poisonous snakes and insects in the forest, Yunmo casually left a branch from a pine tree by the side of the road, and used the branch to dig open the deep grass. feces or footprints.

Sure enough, as she expected, after less than a quarter of an hour of searching, she found the feces of a wild goat near a bush. The feces were still moist, and the nearby grass also showed signs of being gnawed. Presumably, the wild goat The goat has just arrived.

Yun Mo hooked the corner of her mouth, and decided to dig the trap here.

Remembering that Xiaodouding was still waiting, she chose the place to dig the pit, and quickly walked back.

"Mother, the mountain road is slippery, walk slowly." Seeing Yun Mo walking back quickly, Yun Xiaotong yelled at her from afar, for fear that she would fall again like last time.

Yun Mo took two steps at a time, walked up to Yun Xiaotong panting heavily, and said softly: "Tongtong, mother is fine, mother has found the wild goat."

"Really?" Little Douding's eyes lit up when he heard about wild goats.

He grew up so big that he had only seen the goat raised by the village chief's grandfather, but he had never seen a wild goat.

Seeing his excited appearance, Yunmo smiled slightly: "Of course it's true. Let's dig the hunting pit quickly. If we're lucky, we'll be able to catch that wild goat in a few days. By then, Tongtong will know the wild goat. What does the goat look like?"

"Yes." Yun Xiaotong nodded fiercely, "Mother, I will dig with you."

After taking a breath, Yunmo took down the bamboo basket hanging on the treetop, then grabbed the hoe, and led Xiao Douding to the place where the wild goat droppings were found just now.

Arriving at the chosen site for the pit, Yunmo put the things away, and told Xiao Douding to stand aside, and pull out the weeds and fern roots on the ground until the soil surface was exposed, then picked up the hoe and started digging the pit.

Seeing his mother digging one hoe after another, Yun Xiaotong couldn't stay idle, ran to pick up the shovel that was put aside, and helped his mother shovel the soil aside with difficulty.

Seeing that he was working furiously and sweating profusely, Yunmo smiled softly and said, "Tongtong, are you tired? If you are tired, go sit down on the grass and rest for a while."

"Mother, I can still shovel." Yun Xiaotong wiped the sweat from his forehead, without even raising his head, he continued to shovel the newly dug soil with great energy.

Seeing that he was full of energy, Yunmo smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more, letting him make troubles on his own. Boys, they have suffered a little bit since childhood, and their minds are strong when they grow up.

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the woods were not too hot. One dug a hole, the other moved soil, talking and laughing. Inadvertently, they had already dug a foot deep.

The sun shines on the moss through the treetops, and the mist and water vapor in the forest dissipate, and the light is getting better and better.

Yun Mo straightened the hair at the temples, looked up at the sky, and found that the sun had moved to the right sky, and it was so bright that it hurt people's eyes.

She threw the hoe into the pit, grabbed a stick of miscellaneous wood and climbed out of the pit, and said to Yun Xiaotong: "Tongtong, are you hungry, let's have lunch first, after lunch, take a rest, in the afternoon, let's continue work."

Coincidentally, Yun Xiaotong's stomach growled, the little guy blushed, and turned his head away, feeling a little embarrassed.

Yunmo felt that her son's shy appearance was very cute, so she couldn't help laughing.

Yun Xiaotong put down the shovel, Yunmo took water from the bamboo basket, the couple simply washed their hands, and ate a few shepherd's purse pancakes with the remaining water, the shepherd's purse pancakes were well baked and eaten cold It is also fragrant and soft.

After lunch, it was the hottest time in the sun. Yunmo was afraid that Xiao Douding would suffer from heatstroke, so he picked a bunch of tung catalpa leaves, spread them in the shade under the ridge, and let him rest on his lap.

The two mothers leaned together and took a nap for more than half an hour. After noon, they continued to dig the pit.

The shepherd's purse pancakes were soft and delicious, and the couple ate very well. In the afternoon, they were full of energy. Yunmo continued to dig the hole, and Yun Xiaotong also helped to move the soil a little bit, until the sun was slightly westward.

Setting up a hunting pit cannot be completed in a day, Yunmo sees that it is getting late, so he decided to stop here today, before it is dark, he is going to wander around and look for some rotten leaves, spring buds, and bamboo shoots along the way Wait for the mountain goods.

She climbed out of the half-person-high earth pit, threw a few branches at random, and covered the half-dug earth pit, then packed her things, and took Xiaodouding for a walk to other places.

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The weather is beautiful, and it has been sunny for several days in a row, which is very suitable for entering the mountain.

Yunmo's mother and son went out early and returned late every day. After four full days of busy work, they finally set up two hunting traps on Wufeng Mountain. In the past few days of digging the pits, she also found a lot of mountain goods and went home. Chunya, According to the old method, bamboo shoots are copied with boiling water and dried under the sun to make dried vegetables. As for the freshly picked rotten leaves, they are raised in well water and kept at home for three or four days, but they are still fresh. The one collected at home is green and oily.

Zigui County goes to the market every five days, and tomorrow is the day to go to the market, Yunmo is going to make some Guanyin tofu and sell it in the county. Followed Xiaodouding down the mountain.

Back home, Yunmo quickly rolled out some rough noodles. After the mother and wife had a simple bowl of hot noodle soup with fat intestines, Xiao Douding helped to watch the fire and add firewood. Before it got dark, Yunmo made two big bowls Guanyin tofu.

(End of this chapter)