An He curled his lips after listening to his lady's words and said:
"Miss, you'd better dry your clothes first! Don't catch the cold again!"
"I understand."
Lianyi quickly sat back by the fire, and then drank a bowl of ginger soup, feeling that her whole body was much warmer.
"Miss, why don't we go back first? It has just rained now, and the road in the forest is slippery and difficult to walk, and the animals are hiding."
Lotus suggested.
"Okay, let's go back first and come back tomorrow."
Lianyi said with a big wave of his hand.
Anyway, it was not like she had gained nothing this time. The younger brother of the Wen family owed her another favor, so she went home happily.
On the other side, Wen Zhaoming lowered his head and hurried home. Because he had an injury on his leg, he did not dare to walk too fast. When passing by the fields, he was seen by people from Wenjia Village.
"Brother Ming, are you going up the mountain again?"
A dark, thin and strong woman asked loudly.
"Yes, Third Aunt Wen, I'm going to the mountains to find some food. I don't have any land to harvest at home, so I can't sit back and eat in the mountains. Yueyue will feel better after the wind and cold. I'll get her some meat to make up for it."< br>
Wen Zhaoming also raised his voice and explained the purpose of the rabbit in his hand.
“I don’t know how many pieces of meat can fit into the mouth of that girl Yueyue.”
Aunt Wen muttered from the side, obviously she didn't like the two of them.
“That is also the matter of our second room.”
Wen Zhaoming replied in a neutral tone, and then quickened his pace to return. Aunt Wen was so angry that she sighed behind her. But no one paid attention to her, and some looked down upon Aunt Wen, even thinking about what her nephews and nieces had in their bowls.
"Some people are just too greedy. They haven't eaten a grain of rice from you, drank a sip of water from you, or allowed you to raise them. You are quite lenient."
Wen The third aunt couldn't stand it and said directly.
"Who are you talking about?"
"I didn't name anyone, why are you anxious?"
Aunt Wen was picking the rice with a sickle, and after replying, she was too lazy to talk to Wen Er. Mother.
"What are you making such a fuss about? Hurry up and harvest the rice. It has already rained heavily. The rice needs to be exposed in the sun before harvesting, otherwise it will become moldy. I wonder what you will eat next year? Are you going to drink the wind and eat farts?"
A middle-aged woman with bronze skin and a figure stronger than Mrs. Wen scolded directly.
This is Wen Mingxia, the current village head of Wenjia Village. Her words are quite intimidating. Moreover, her words are rough but not rude, and she is right. Everyone immediately silenced them and started harvesting vigorously, fearing another rain.
Not only does the rice soak in water affect its taste, it is also prone to mold. Even if the rice is taxed, the people above will not accept it. When the time comes, they will still be the unlucky ones. Everyone knows this truth.
Wen Zhaoming didn't know that a quarrel had arisen because of a wild rabbit. When he walked to the three-room mud house at home, he saw his sister waiting for him in front of the fence.
“Brother!”
After seeing Wen Zhaoming, Yueyue ran over, hugged her brother’s waist, and asked in a low voice:
"Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm okay. Let's go back and tell you that I was lucky enough to catch a rabbit today."
Wen Zhaoming's expression softened instantly. He touched the top of his sister's head and said.
"Brother is so awesome."
After saying that, he held his eldest brother's hand, looked at the rabbit curiously, and licked his lips, obviously greedy.
After entering the house and closing the door, Wen Zhaoming asked in a low voice: "Someone came to the house to get clothes, and no one saw it, right?"
"Brother, don't worry, that big sister She entered the house through the backyard, not through the main entrance. I saw her as the guard next to Miss Su, so I listened to her and gave her your old clothes. "
Little. The girl said seriously.
"Yueyue, be good, let's exchange a code word. If someone comes to you in the future and says they want to send a message for me or ask you to follow me, just ask them what color clothes I am wearing today. If someone says it’s white clothes, just believe her. If she says it’s not white, don’t believe it, you know?”
Wen Zhaoming was a little scared when he thought about it now. If Miss Su had any evil intentions, he and his little sister would definitely be unable to guard against it.
Yueyue was very obedient, nodded, and just asked doubtfully:
“But brother, I remember you don’t have white clothes!”
“Because I don’t have white clothes, so I can prove that I told him the code word. If the other person saw me and said that I went out wearing brown clothes, how would you tell whether what he said was true or false? "
Wen Zhaoming asked rhetorically.
"Well, Yueyue understands."
Wen Zhaoyue nodded, knowing that the code word was unexpected.
Wen Zhaoming then began to pack up the hare in his hands. A rabbit didn't have much meat, but because it had been covered with autumn fat, the two of them could eat it for at least three days.
Wen Zhaoming stewed the rabbit quickly, then went to the backyard to insert some sharpened branches into the wall made of soil and stones. The guards of the Su family could easily turn it over, and so could others.
Now there are only two people in the family, he and his sister. His mother has just passed away, coupled with his tough attitude, and it is just in time for the autumn harvest. No one dares to think wrong, but there is no guarantee that there will be no bold ones. He is already an adult brother. If someone really sneaks into their house, he won't be able to explain it at that time.
Rather than worrying, it would be better to take precautions early, but the actions of the Su family's guards reminded him. He decided to dig some traps around the backyard wall at night, and then put wooden thorns in them. Whoever came would be unlucky.
Lianyi didn’t know yet that her unintentional act had alerted Wen Zhaoming. At this time, she had already had dinner and was copying scriptures. Since she came to live in Zhuangzi under the pretense of copying scriptures , naturally if she wanted to do it, she would treat it as practicing calligraphy, but she did not give up her decision to go up the mountain the next day.
The next day was a sunny day with the sun shining brightly. The ripples urged the three of them to set off immediately. When the sun was at its strongest, they had already entered the inner area of the mountain forest. This time Cuihua was in charge of hunting, and Hehua and An were in charge of hunting. He was responsible for protecting Lianyi. Although Lianyi repeatedly emphasized that he could protect himself, he was still ignored by the two.
Okay! The original body did not have this ability, but it did not prevent her from taking action, so when she saw a colorful pheasant flying by, Ripple directly drew her bow and shot an arrow. An arrow shot through the chicken's neck, and the pheasant flew into the air and fell down. .
"How's it going? Isn't your young lady's skills pretty good?"
Lianyi said with a smile, and then walked over to pick up the pheasant.
As a result, I walked over and saw that the pheasant had fallen into the trap. Apparently someone had dug a hole and set up a trap here just to catch wild animals.
“Miss, someone has set a trap here.”
“Yes, I saw it.”
Lianyi nodded and looked inside. There was a pit below. There were sharp thorns that pierced the pheasant's belly directly.
"Bring up my prey first."
Lianyi commanded.
After Cuihua heard this, she immediately reached out and pulled the pheasant out of the trap by the tail of the arrow.
"Miss, this pheasant is quite fat."
"Look around to see if there are any pheasant eggs. This pheasant should have been frightened when it heard the noise."
Lianyi said very seasonedly.
At this time, there was a rustling sound in the forest ahead, and the four of them clenched their weapons and stared ahead.