Chapter 3 Practice Confirmation
There was a bird she couldn’t name resting on a branch not far ahead. It’s you. Hong Xiaoduo threw the stone in his hand towards the bird.
The bird just flew away, Hong Xiaoduo was thinking, when he heard the bird chirping and fell off the branch.
Should I go? Did it really hit?
Hong Xiaoduo scratched his head in disbelief, raised his legs and walked over there.
Looking at the bird she killed under the tree, she was still a little unsure. Did she really kill it by herself?
The first time might have been a coincidence, but the fact that he hit the target this second time was probably no coincidence.
Does that mean that you can try to hunt hares or something? Then you and the children will have something to eat, and it will be meat dishes, which are authentic game foods.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Hong Xiaoduo straightened up and walked deep into the forest. After walking a few steps, he stopped and looked back at the dead bird: "What if, wait a minute Can’t catch any other game? Although this bird is smaller, it’s still better than nothing.” He muttered and turned around, picking up the bird and seeing a thin vine at his feet. Keep walking.
It has been almost a day and a night from yesterday to now. Therefore, the beautiful fantasy that I originally thought that I could return to modern times after the ninety-minute experience journey has been shattered. What is the current plot? She didn't know the content at all, so she had no idea how it would end and when it would end.
Anyway, with this identity setting, it's good to have a little effort. At least like now, I can survive hunting game in the wild without going hungry.
Calm down, the more urgent you are to find answers and understand the truth, the more anxious you will become. In that case, apart from making your mood worse, there will be no benefit at all.
So, for now, think of ways to fill your stomach before thinking about other things. People come up with solutions, so there is nothing that cannot be solved.
Thinking about this, and having just verified the skill of hitting wherever you point, it should be possible to replace it with darts, flying knives, etc. It can be regarded as a hidden weapon skill in martial arts novels, Hong Xiaoduo My mood is slightly better.
Having just walked a short distance, Hong Xiaoduo saw a pheasant emerging from the bushes. Without saying a word, she threw the pebbles she had just picked up with excitement.
This pheasant is dozens of times bigger than the previous one, so it should be easier to win, right?
As soon as this idea came up, I saw the pheasant was hit by a stone and fell to the ground.
“I hit it, I really hit it.” Hong Xiaoduo was so happy that he trotted over and looked at the pheasant still fluttering on the ground. He couldn’t restrain his excitement and picked it up and tied it with the previous bird. Together, the vines picked up again suddenly became heavy.
One or two more of this size should be enough for them to have a full meal.
After hunting another hare and pheasant, Hong Xiaoduo had forgotten his previous plan to have enough to eat, and he couldn't hold back his interest in hunting.
In the end, I caught too many prey, and it was hard to carry them with both hands. Then I reluctantly looked deeper into the forest and walked back.
Just as they were about to emerge from the woods, there was a faint cry in their ears. To be precise, it was the cry of a child, and it was not just one or two, it was the kind of chorus.
Hearing the cry, Hong Xiaoduo's scalp immediately began to tingle. Although she had no memory of the past, she was sure that she didn't like hearing her child cry.
What's wrong with this? Could it be that the man is chasing you?
Hong Xiaoduo was very worried. She sped up and ran out quickly. Because she was so anxious, she didn’t notice that her hands were now full of prey, which together weighed hundreds of kilograms. However, But I didn’t feel strenuous at all.
Moreover, her feet had almost left the ground, and it looked like she was flying forward on the grass tips.
She began to regret that she had left them on the road even though she knew that the man who abused them would probably come after them. She should have hidden them before entering the woods.
Out of the forest, I saw children not far away at a glance. Some were standing and sitting, some were crying with their heads raised, some were crying with their heads down, and some were hugging each other and crying.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven? Hong Xiaoduo counted the number of people from a distance. There was no more or less, and he didn't see the figure of the bad man. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down his pace. Hey, how come it hurts your feet when you slow down?
"Look, it's mom, mom didn't leave us behind." The oldest boy was facing the forest from beginning to end, so he saw her first, and told the other companions loudly and in surprise.
The group's crying stopped, and everyone turned to look over there.
Then, someone ran towards Hong Xiaoduo first, followed by other children.
"Don't run, don't fall, be careful...oh my god." Hong Xiaoduo shouted while watching some children fall, and frowned and quickened his pace to meet them.
“Mother, did you catch so many?”
“Mother, did you beat them all?”
"Mom, you are so awesome."
"Can these be sold for a lot of money?"
Amidst a group of chirping sounds, Hong Xiaoduo, like a mother chicken, led a group of The chick returned to the roadside.
The children were very excited to watch the prey. If it weren't for the tears and runny noses on their faces, it would be as if the heart-wrenching crying just now was not them.
The oldest child always paid attention to Hong Xiaoduo's face. Seeing her frowning at the faces of her friends, she quickly pulled out a piece of cloth and wiped it with them.
"Mom, I thought you didn't want us anymore, that's why you were crying." The boy explained carefully while wiping the faces of his friends.
Hong Xiaoduo sat on the throne that the children had made for her with leaves: "Why, do I look like a liar?"
"No." The children responded in unison.
"Forget it, the game is here, let's make a fire and roast it and eat it." Hong Xiaoduo didn't want to emphasize the promise again. What she was worried about now was how to clean up the game. She didn't seem to know how. .
Also, when she touched her body, there was no fire like those in costume TV dramas or ancient novels. How to start this fire?
However, just when she was worried, the children nearby suddenly dispersed and picked up dry branches and piled them together. Soon there was a big pile.
The oldest boy skillfully pulled out a few handfuls of hay and stuffed them under dry branches, and then took out something from a tattered cloth bag around his waist.
Huozhezi? This child actually has one? Thinking of the actions of these children when he mentioned making a fire, and the boy's skillful movements in lighting a fire, Hong Xiaoduo did not feel happy, but rather sad.
"Mom, which one do you want to bake? I'll go and clean it up." The boy who lit the fire turned to ask her.
"You can do this too?" Hong Xiaoduo couldn't believe it.
The boy smiled and nodded: "Yes, I can do a lot of things, and I can also cook."
"Mom, I can wash clothes."
" Mom, I can do it, I can do it too.”
“We can all do things.” The other children rushed to say.
Their expressions clearly told Hong Xiaoduo that they were not burdensome and knew how to work.
“You are so awesome.” Hong Xiaoduo felt a little uncomfortable.
She doesn’t seem to know how to cook or pack game. It seems she can only eat.
She looked around at the children and made a slight estimate of how many kinds of game they would need to roast to make enough food. Then I felt like I couldn't estimate the correct amount, because I had no experience.
So, let me pick up three hares and five pheasants first.
She got a hare for two people and a pheasant for each person. If there was more than she could eat, it would be fine. She could have leftovers for dinner in the evening.
"Mom, can you eat so much?" the boy asked in confusion.
Hong Xiaoduo was startled for a moment: "I'm not eating it alone. Is there enough for eight of us?"
"Ah, is there a share for us too?" Some children couldn't believe it. asked.
"Of course, what else? Don't you want to eat?" Hong Xiaoduo asked.
One child blurted out: "Of course we are chewing bones."
Hong Xiaoduo's face suddenly sank. No wonder they are all so sallow and thin. They are hungry and have not had enough to eat for a long time. caused.
“Everyone eats meat today, not bones.” Her tone was very bad.
"Mom, we can chew the bones. The bones are delicious." The older boy felt her annoyance and said quickly.
"How can you be full if you don't eat meat and just gnaw bones? How can you have the strength to continue on the road if you don't eat enough?" She wanted to say, if you don't have the strength to walk fast and far, you are not afraid of being caught up by that bad man. ?
But when I thought about it, it was better not to scare them.
When the children heard her say that everyone can eat meat without chewing the bones, they stared at her in disbelief, thinking they heard her wrong.
The boy reacted and pointed not far away and said that there was a pool there where the prey could be cleaned.
Hong Xiaoduo wants to go along, although she doesn't know how to do it, and she can't really let these children do it all.
A few children resolutely refused to let her go. They also said that they often do it, are very skilled, and they make sure that the collected prey is clean in a serious manner. No hair will stick to it, and the gall will not break and the flesh will be bitter.
Seeing them carrying the prey and taking a few steps out, Hong Xiaoduo remembered and asked, "Do you need a knife? Otherwise, use this, but be careful not to hurt yourself?" she said. Prepare to draw the sword from your waist.
"Mom, don't worry, you don't need a knife or that, it will be fine soon." The boy finished with a smile and called his friends to walk towards the water pool he found.
Really quickly, the children came back carrying the packed game.
The skinned hare, the plucked pheasant, and their internal organs were all removed, and even the tiny bird was cleaned up.
Watching the children chattering, they poked the game rack with wooden sticks and roasted it in a circle around the fire. The older boy also took out salt and sprinkled it.
"Mom, don't worry, brother, he's done a good job baking it and it won't burn." The youngest girl stood next to Hong Xiaoduo and told her.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded, crossing his legs with his arms on his legs and supporting his chin, watching the children excitedly roasting game.
At this time, she heard the sound of horse hooves. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a carriage coming, followed by two horsemen.
The children noticed it as they got closer and looked a little nervous.
"Don't worry, it's not that person." The big boy looked towards the carriage and said.
After hearing what he said, the other children really became less nervous and continued to stare at the roasted game. Some of them were already swallowing their saliva. It was great that this one could eat the meat.
The group of people approached and stopped. The horseman didn’t know what he said to the people in the carriage, and then pointed to the roasted game on the horseback and the unpacked food tied around the side. Ye Wei said to Hong Xiaoduo: "Those and those are all sold to us."
Looking at the people high on the horse, Hong Xiaoduo said nothing, but looked at the children with eager eyes. They all looked at the game that was already roasted and fragrant and ready to be eaten, and then looked at her.
Maybe I can’t eat this meat...
(End of this chapter)