Splendid Pastoral: The Strong and Hot Wife

Chapter 12 Harvest
Er Niu took a bite of the cake and said vaguely: "It would be great if there was water, it's so choking!"

"Eat slowly, it will be fine, don't worry!" Father said while chewing the cake slowly.

"Yes! Erniu, go ahead of us to see if there is any water!" Xu Xiaomi said, holding Erniu's hand and walking forward.

"Girl, don't go, let's just eat something! We've walked a long way, we should go back after eating quickly. If we don't leave, we will spend the night in the woods." Father stopped them and said worriedly.

"Father! Just ahead, we won't go far! Water can be dug here, there must be a source of water nearby, trust me!" Xu Xiaomi said to his father while walking.

After about fifty steps, a white mist appeared ahead.

"Sister, don't go, there is no water, there are fog monsters here, it's scary."Er Niu took her hand and stopped and said.

"Erniu, don't be nervous, listen carefully, what's the sound?" Xu Xiaomi smiled and asked Erniu who was a little scared.

Xu Xiaomi had already heard the sound of gurgling water, and when he saw the mist, he was sure that there was water ahead.

Sure enough, Er Niu closed his eyes and listened for a while and said happily: "Sister, I heard the sound of water! It's water! I heard it, it's the sound of water!"

"Did you hear that?" Xu Xiaomi asked proudly.

"Ok!"

"Come on! Let's go!" The siblings ran hand in hand.

They ran about another twenty meters through the mist, and a clear stream suddenly appeared in front of them.Looking upstream of the water, there is mist surrounding the creek. It turns out that the mist diffuses from here.

Seeing the water, Er Niu couldn't wait to walk over. He picked up the water by the stream and poured it into his mouth. He took a sip and wiped his mouth and said, "Sister, this water is hot and a little sweet!"

Hearing that Er Niu said it was a little sweet, Xu Xiaomi immediately became nervous and remembered the saying about Yaquan in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he had seen in TV dramas.

It is because of the heavy copper content in the water that it tastes sweet.This water can be drunk but not too much, because the copper in it is more harmful to the human throat.Thinking of this, Xu Xiaomi hurriedly stopped and wanted to take a second sip of Er Niu.

"Brother, don't drink, you can't drink too much water, let's go find dad." Xu Xiaomi walked over and pulled his brother to go back.

Er Niu was very puzzled why his sister suddenly refused to let him drink and asked: "Why didn't you let me drink, sister, I am thirsty to death!"

"Erniu, this water is poisonous and it is a mute spring. If you drink it again, you will be speechless and your throat will still hurt. We should go back according to what my sister said. Dad will worry if it is late!"

Xu Xiaomi took his younger brother's hand and patiently explained to Erniu.Er Niu looked at his sister and then at the water, and asked unwillingly and helplessly, "Sister, is it really poisonous? Why? It's okay if I drink it? Sister, you...don't scare me!"

"You child, why do you even doubt your sister's words? Do you think your sister will lie to you? But why should I lie to my brother? Go away! Dad should be in a hurry!"

Xu Xiaomi felt that her father was right. After doing so many things on the mountain today, it must be getting late. She didn't dare to delay any longer, holding her brother's hand and running in the direction of her father.

Xu Erqiang saw his sons and daughters running towards him and thought they were in some danger.Yigulu stood up and stretched out his hand to pull the children behind him, letting them hide behind him.

After seeing that there was no movement ahead, he turned around and asked, "What happened to my daughter?"

Seeing how her father was protecting them when she didn't know it, Xu Xiaomi was so moved that she threw herself into her father's arms. Although this embrace was a little thin, it gave her warmth. With such a father who protects her and loves her, She feels very happy!

Although, in the society of the previous life, as long as she worked hard, she could get the life she wanted, but she had never felt so cared for by anyone.

Here is a little poor, but she is regarded as a treasure by her parents, how can this make her not moved?
Xu Erqiang put his arms around his daughter's shoulders and asked Er Niu who was standing stupidly: "What's wrong with my sister? What happened to you, or did you make her angry?"

Er Niu looked at his father, then at his sister, frowned and said, "I didn't mess with her, and we didn't encounter anything, but I wanted to drink water, but she refused to let me, and said the water was poisonous."

"Then did you drink?" Xu Erqiang growled at his son.

"Father! It's none of my brother's business. Don't blame him. I just haven't lived with you all these years. I usually take care of everything by myself. No one will help me when I am scolded, and no one will hurt me when I am beaten. Just now The way you protect our siblings, I will..."

Seeing that her father blamed her younger brother for her mistakes, Xu Xiaomi hurriedly explained to her father.

After the father and son heard her words, Xu Erqiang showed a look of helplessness.Er Niu showed a distressed expression.

He was only three years old when his sister was sold by his grandma, otherwise he really wanted to beat up that eccentric old woman.Of course, this can only be done in the heart if you really want to do it, the old man will beat him to death.

Anyway, that's my father's mother, isn't she?If someone else's father had settled with that person long ago, how could he wait until four years later?Er Niu thought so.

Xu Erqiang is aggrieved!My own mother sold her daughter, and in the end she played the trick of crying, making trouble, and hanging herself.She was so angry that she and her wife left the house with their children.

I live at the end of the village and I don't want to see that eccentric mother.Anyway, apart from money, she is only satisfied with the elder brother's family, always saying that Xu Daqiang is the eldest son, let him eat and wear first, and he and his two younger sisters are the coolies in the family.Nothing to eat and nothing to wear... Sigh!

Thinking about it, I feel that I am not my mother's own.Sad!So what?That's my mother!

Seeing his father's painful expression, Xu Xiaomi felt guilty again, why did he make his father feel sorry for him again?

He hurriedly took his father's arm and said, "Father, let's go home! Mother will worry later!"

Xu Erqiang pulled his thoughts back from his own world, his eyes were blurry, and he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves and replied, "Okay! Let's go home!" After speaking, he walked over to pick up the full backpack, picked up the hoe and pulled his children go back.

The father and son walked quickly.Because it was starting to get dark in the woods, probably the sun had already set.As he was walking, Xu Xiaomi heard a voice screaming in front of him. This voice did not belong to humans, could it be...

Xu Xiaomi looked at the surrounding environment, it should not be far from the second trap they dug.She said to her father and younger brother who were running, "Dad, did you hear any noise?"

Xu Erqiang pulled his children and said without any intention of slowing down: "Girl! It's a bit late now, and it's normal for large animals to come out to find food. Let's go quickly."

Xu Erqiang was also very scared. If he was alone, he might still want to see what was calling.However, there are three of them, and besides him, there are two other children who belong to him.

So, when he heard the cry, he became nervous.He also heard what his daughter said. In order not to scare the children, he pretended to be very calm. He didn't care what kind of animal it was, as long as he got out of the forest as soon as possible, he would be safe.

However, Xu Xiaomi didn't think so. The animal sounds she heard seemed to be calling for help.She is not afraid at all.

They were walking fast, and the sound was getting closer and closer.Xu Xiaomi was sure that the sound came from near the second trap they dug.She was even more certain when they walked past the trap.

"Father! The sound came from the trap, hurry up! Let's go and see!" Xu Xiaomi said to his nervous father.

"Son, it's impossible, that was dug today. You may have heard wrong..."

"Ugh..."

Before Xu Erqiang finished speaking, he heard it too.Now he stopped and listened carefully, and heard two more "woo... woo..." voices.

And, indeed, as the daughter said, it came from a trap they dug.He immediately pulled the children quickly to the edge of the trap.

At first glance, there was a hole in the dead grass and branches spread on it.Xu Erqiang was overjoyed and said: "Children! We may have a big harvest today!"

Speaking of which, he had lifted the dead grass and branches covering it, and saw a big white dog lying on the sharpened stump in the trap, his body was covered with red blood, and he was now dying.

Xu Erqiang slid down carefully, and lifted the dog-like animal up from below, and Xu Xiaomi stretched out his hand to help pull the animal up.The father happily climbed up and said: "Girl, we are so lucky that we are an underage white wolf."

Xu Xiaomi heard from his father that it was a wolf.After rubbing the rope with dead grass for 10 minutes, she put the twisted rope around the wolf's leg that was watching her with its eyes open.

He cut off a branch big enough to remove the branches and leaves and said to his father, "Quick! Dad! Get up and go, it will be too late when his kind comes. The three of us don't want to leave."

Before leaving, Xu Xiaomi wrapped the wolf's body with the motherless vine, so that the blood would not fall to the ground, so that the wolves would not follow the smell of blood to find their village.

Finally, I didn’t forget to wrap the wolf’s mouth with a rope to prevent it from attracting wolves by howling before dying.

After finishing all this, she and her father drove home with the wolf on their backs and Er Niu with a basket on their backs.

It was already dark when the father and son arrived home.Mother and sister waited for them outside the fence with torches.

(End of this chapter)