The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 14

The closer it was to Zhangjia Village, the darker the sky was, and the north wind was blowing loudly. Nuanbao didn't feel cold in the ox cart, not to mention that there was a quilt under him.She opened the curtain and met the little uncle's strong back. No wonder the cold wind didn't hit the carriage. It turned out that this simple man used himself to block the cold wind.Nuan Bao took off the wool cape he just bought and put it on his little uncle.

Zhang De felt that there was an extra piece of clothing on his body, and he looked back immediately, "Girl, uncle is not cold, wear it yourself."

Nuan Bao lay on his uncle's shoulder, and tied up the cape strap by the way.

"Uncle loves Nuan Nuan, don't you want Nuan Nuan to love Uncle?"

Zhang De laughed when he heard this.

Nuan Bao took a step forward, bent her legs and sat next to the little uncle.

"Uncle is bored driving alone, Nuan Nuan will accompany you."

"Then sit down and be careful not to fall." There is no fence at the driving position, and it is easy to be thrown out under the bumps.

The night is like ink, the moon is like water, under the vast starlight, the smoke from cooking in the distance is swaying in the wind, the bare trees are stacked one after another, the north wind is icy cold, and after a while, crystal snowflakes fall in the darkness, and there are only dots of stars in the vast land .Nuan Bao raised his head, moistened the tip of his nose instantly with a little coolness, and raised his hand to caress it, leaving only a trace of water.

Looking at the blurred night sky, Zhang De couldn't help murmuring, "It's snowing."

Nuan Bao turned around and opened the curtain, and said to the people inside: "It's the first snow, everyone, come out and have a look!"

Xiaofu squeezed it out with hands and feet, and pressed it on her sister, "Wow...it's snowing, it's snowing!"

A few women saw the scene outside through the curtains, and they all said that the snow was good, and it was late this year, and they were afraid that the freezing would not kill the pests, which would harm the next year's crops.

Zhao Xiaohu smiled and bragged to Xiaofu how he had a snowball fight with Mu Mu and his gang in the past, how he caught sparrows in the snow, and Xiaofu was fascinated by it, feeling like he hated seeing each other late.

The cold wind was still howling, Nuan Bao hugged her legs and looked at the person sitting beside her, feeling extremely warm.

It snowed all night, and the new kang was burned red at night, and both Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu slept very comfortably.

When I woke up, the ground was covered with snow, really covered in silver.

When Zhao Xiaohu came home, Xiaofu was still asleep, Nuan Bao asked Xiaohu to sit down first, and she went to wake Xiaofu up.

Zhao Xiaohu said coyly: "Don't be so anxious, let her continue to sleep. You...do you want to play with wooden toys? I'll play with you."

Nuan Bao twitched the corners of her mouth. Although she has an eight-year-old body, she has a mind in her twenties. This little tiger should be left to Xiaofu to receive.Pour him a cup of hot water, go back to the room and let Xiaofu get up.Xiaofu was still sleeping with his head covered at first, Nuan Bao pinched her little face and told her that Zhao Xiaohu came to play with her, Xiaofu then leisurely opened his eyes wide, cleaned up quickly, and mixed up with Zhao Xiaohu.

Nuan Bao lit the stove and put it in the hall, then went to the kitchen to make breakfast.Wash the pot and place rice, cook a pot of lean meat porridge, warm it in the stove, and eat it whenever you are hungry.

I need a lot of firewood in winter, and I have been busy building houses before, so I forgot about it.Now that it is snowing, the mountain will not be able to go up the mountain again after the closure, and we must collect firewood before the closure of the mountain.The little uncle is at home today tending a few parts of the backyard. The Chinese cabbage planted earlier is ready to be picked. The rest needs to be covered with a layer of straw on the vegetables and put some plant ash to heat up. Otherwise, this year’s radishes and vegetables It's too late.

Nuan Bao and the little uncle informed, and walked to the back mountain with bamboo baskets on their backs.

The back mountain is still sparsely populated. The villagers are afraid of the mountain god on weekdays, and dare not go up the mountain when they have nothing to do. Only the hunters will worship the gods at home.At the foot of the mountain, there are Buddha statues and incense sticks of the land father.Nuan Bao thought that he would not do bad things when he went into the mountains, so when he passed by the Buddha statue of the father-in-law of the land, he bent down and joined hands to worship, which was considered as a complete ceremony.

Qin Chengyi found that after one night, the ground was covered with snow, which was a good time to hunt prey.Taking advantage of the thin layer of snow, it is not difficult for people to walk around, their feet will not sink in the thick snow, and wild animals will leave footprints on the snow. He is carrying a bow and arrow, and tied three cloths around his waist. The bag is off.

He is very familiar with this mountain. Before his father died, he always took him to run all over the mountain and taught him hunting skills.Later, he lived alone, and his uncle provided oil, salt and food, but it was too difficult not to be tempted to watch the pheasants and hares scurrying all over the ground.So he learned to hunt slowly. At first, he didn't dare to go too far. He just waited for the small animals in the vegetable field near his home. Later, when he gained enough experience, he also started hunting large wild animals with his bow and arrow.

It is customary not to enter the mountains in winter, but he lived in the mountains all year round, so he ignored it.Fortunately, there are traps that his father dug in the early years, and he is not afraid of wolves surrounding the house.But he usually didn't go to the deep mountains, because he didn't dare to grow up, that's how his father disappeared.Secondly, he was the only one left in the family, so he had to be careful no matter what.

It was cold, and animals came out to look for food. He walked down from his house halfway up the mountain, and there were usually small animals such as pheasants and hares below, which were not very harmful. He always hunted these mostly.

Compared to the last time he entered the mountain, Nuan Bao felt that this time it was undoubtedly much easier.The wild grass has long since withered, and she no longer has to worry about whether there are dangerous snakes or poisonous insects lurking under the grass.She hummed happily while bending down to pick up wooden branches.

Just as she was throwing the wooden branch into the bamboo basket behind her, she suddenly heard the rustling of the wind, followed by a sharp arrow piercing the wind. The hare, which was running for its life, was instantly nailed to the ground, struggling to stay still.Nuan Bao stood there waiting, and sure enough, she saw a blue figure coming out from behind the tree.

Qin Chengyi followed the direction of the prey, aimed at the arrow, drew the bow, and the arrow instantly shot into the prey's body in a parabolic arc.For this kind of small prey, he doesn't say that he hits every shot, but his accuracy is still very high.Holding the bow, he was about to step forward to put the prey into the cloth bag, but at this moment he found that Nuan Bao was standing not far away and looking at him.

The two looked at each other in surprise.

Nuan Bao couldn't believe that the elder brother whom he met last time turned out to be a good hunter.Qin Chengyi frowned, why did she come to the mountain.

"Brother Cheng Yi" Nuan Bao stared at Qin Chengyi with staring eyes.

Qin Chengyi thought it was funny. Is this a look of admiration?Picking up the rabbit, walked to Nuanbao, "Why did you go up the mountain?"

Nuan Bao pointed behind her, "here... to collect firewood. Then why are you here to hunt too? Are you alone?"

"My family lives in the mountains, and today I came down to hunt while there was snow." He stuffed the bloody rabbit into the bag, for fear that Nuan Bao would be scared.

Nuan Bao immediately asked excitedly: "So there are really people living in the mountains! Are you not afraid of wild animals? What do you do on weekdays? How many households are there in the mountains?"

Qin Chengyi looked at Nuan Bao's excited face, she probably didn't know her own background.If he knew, would he be as unlucky as the villagers?Thinking of this possibility, he felt depressed, and turned away without answering her words. Although she would know sooner or later, he didn't want these words to come out of his mouth.

Nuan Bao stood there blankly, unable to understand why Qin Chengyi left suddenly. Did she say something wrong?
(End of this chapter)