The Sweet Little Fulang

Days go by so quickly, days are in the blink of an eye.

It's almost winter, and the wild animals in the mountains that should stick to autumn fat are all eaten with round and fat stomachs. As long as the weather is colder, those who should hibernate will hibernate.

The hare and pheasant Shen Xuanqing often beats. It's not a rare thing. These days he leads a big dog to hunt for badgers. Whether it's a dog badger or a pig badger, the fat is pasted. The fur is the thickest in winter. This is a good time to hunt before they hibernate.

In addition to fur, the refined badger seed oil is also a good thing. It can be used as medicine, and the price charged by the medical center is acceptable. In winter, apply some to the dry hands and feet, and it will moisturise, and you don't have to suffer from chapped skin.

This thing is ferocious and has sharp teeth. Sometimes it is hunted by the hounds. When pressed, it dares to attack the hounds with its teeth. It also punches well. It connects to each other in the ground and has several exits.

But it is often said that "eight catties of badger and seven catties of oil", things that can be sold for money, the price is not low, naturally many people will think of ways to go into the mountains to catch, those who bring dogs with dogs, and some who go under the net, Or smoky fire, all the methods that can be used have been used.

Last year, Shen Xuanqing hit some badgers. Badger skins and badger oil are not as expensive as fox skins, but if they hit more, they can sell for a fortune. In addition to selling money to pay off debts, I left a small half can of oil for my family to wipe my hands and feet. I used a lot in the past winter.

The big gray and the thin dog have been used to catching them for two years. They know how powerful this thing is. After driving the badger out of the hole, it will avoid the sharp teeth that come in. The three big dogs are hunting and biting, and they are not afraid of it.

Sometimes the badger is too fierce, and will fight with the dog for a while. Some idlers in the village go to the mountains to hunt the badger in winter. Several men bring the dog. Just like the dog chasing the rabbit, they like to watch the scene of rounding and biting.

But Shen Xuanqing didn't have such spare time. Ever since he started to study art, the most common thing for him was hunting, and he lost interest in watching such scenes a long time ago.

He didn't want to delay, so the long knife on his back came in handy. His knife was long and heavy, and the back of the knife was thick and sturdy. , he can knock the badger unconscious in one or two strokes, put it in the sack and carry it back, his hand looks so sophisticated and neat.

The reason why the blade was useless was that he felt that it was not easy to take it back after cutting off the head and gushing blood, and it took time to bleed and peel the skin in the mountains.

Of course, sometimes I can't control my strength. It is common to smash a badger to death with a single knife. Shen Xuanqing doesn't feel that he has missed it. .

He ran around in the deep forest for six or seven days and came back with a lot of prey, including hares, pheasants, and a dozen fat badgers.

Shen Xuanqing was busy outside, and Lu Gu was not idle. He picked as many wild vegetables and fungi as he could find, as well as medicinal herbs and fire grass. When the sun was good for a few days, they were dried, and he went to pick two baskets of wild bath beads. This thing was green and wet just after it was picked up, and it was quite heavy when the basket was full. He stopped several times on the way.

After six or seven days of clearing, the sky changed again, and the clouds were heavy.

Although it didn't rain or snow, it was not easy to go out when the wind was blowing, the sand and stones rolled up, and it was hard to even open the eyes.

The two of them didn't go out today, and the courtyard door was closed, so as not to keep blowing in the air.

In the afternoon, it was too cold and the two lit the brazier again. Shen Xuanqing took a sip of hot water, looked at the sky outside and said to Lu Gu, "If it's not windy tomorrow, let Da Hui go back to find Big Brother and Mother, and have a rest. In the evening, after you pack up, you can go down the mountain and go home the day after tomorrow."

Lu Gu took a branch and poked the sweet nest root in the brazier, and when he heard the words, he replied, "Then I'll clean it up tomorrow."

There are a lot of things to take down the mountain. If it is just the two of them, the scooter is too heavy. The field has not been busy recently, so it will be easier for two more people to come up and pull the trolley together.

Whether it is roasted or steamed, the sweetness is very mild. The country people don't eat so many tricks. When roasting in winter, bury a few in the fire and roast them, and they are eaten as snacks. Also warm.

The puppy and the big dog were also surrounded by the brazier, squatting in a circle, like a human being. Seeing that the puppy was squatting for a while and wanted to lie down, Lu Gu dragged their sacks over, otherwise they would lie on the ground. It's too cold on the ground.

The sweet nest root was roasted, Shen Xuanqing took the branch and pulled it out. Some of the outer skin was scorched and blackened. It was too hot to get started, so he left it to dry on the ground.

It didn't taste good even if it was cold, so he picked up the big piece on the ground after a while, broke it apart while blowing it, handed it to Lu Gu, and said, "It's still hot, blow it and eat it."

Lu Gu took the half, and it was really hot, so he could only take it in turns with both hands, and the skin was easy to pull when it was cooked.

When it was pulled out of the fire, he didn't eat it. The puppy only looked up. When he saw that they were talking, he knew that it was edible. He got up and rubbed Lu Gu's calf. Sound, obviously want to beg for food.

"Don't worry, feed them when it's cold." Shen Xuanqing said.

That being the case, Lu Gu didn't feed the puppy, and the puppy who hadn't eaten was barking and kept looking at them both.

When it was finally warm and cool, Lu Gu gave it to it. Unlike other dogs in the village, it has always eaten well. At this moment, Xu was disgusting that the sweet nest root was not meat and had a weak taste. After two or three bites, he lay down on the sack. , don't ask for it anymore.

The wind stopped in the middle of the night. Early the next morning, Shen Xuanqing found an unwanted piece of rag, and wrote two characters on it with Lu Gu's embroidered pen, "hui" and "more", and stuffed them into Lu Gu's little finger. In such a larger and slender bamboo tube, a small strand of twisted hemp rope was passed through the eyes on the bamboo tube and hung around Da Hui's neck.

Last year, he went down the mountain a few days after the winter, which was relatively late. Before going up the mountain this time, he did not discuss with his family about going down earlier. If only Da Hui ran down today, Shen Yaoqing might think that he was picking up on the way, and wrote Words will understand.

Both of his brothers have studied. The word "hui" means that they are going down the mountain to go home and will not come up again. The word "more" means that there are too many things. Shen Yaoqing will naturally know what it means after reading it.

After feeding Da Hui and Da Bai a few pieces of meat, Shen Xuanqing patted the two dogs on the necks, and after saying go, they ran out the door and soon disappeared.

After eating breakfast, there was nothing else to do. Lu Gu put the chickens and ducks out and locked them in the big fence outside to let them shave. The first thing he did when he returned to the yard was to go into the low house to see the wild vegetables and dried vegetables that he had dried. Mushrooms are the most important thing to eat.

The low house was cool and dry, and I brought a lot of food here because I was afraid that the water in the kitchen would be too wet all day long. Seeing Shen Xuanqing coming in, he asked, "Do you want to take the quilt and mattress back?"

Lu Gu didn't know about this, so he would definitely ask.

"No, it will come up in the spring of next year. It will be stuffed into the box and tightly closed. Next year, pick a sunny day to go up to the mountain early, turn it out and dry it for a whole day, and then it can be covered at night."

Shen Xuanqing glanced at the rice sack and the noodle sack while talking. There were only half sacks left. He opened his mouth and said, "You don't need to take away the grain. It won't sprout and get wet in the cold winter. You can still eat it next year."

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded and glanced at the bag of dried mushrooms that he had saved. The bag was full, and it was placed on the ground about as high as his calf. Seeing it, he was very satisfied, and happily packed it up with Shen Xuanqing.