"Erhu, let's go. Our family is having a housewarming party in two days. Today, you take your longbow and go up the mountain with your mother. Let's go to the mountain to hunt a big wild boar."
The next day, Ye Chuqiu talked to Lin Erhu.
"OK."
Lin Erhu was overjoyed when he heard this. During this period, he was busy with work at home and had no time to go to the mountains.
It is even more impossible to wait for these beasts to come to your door. These beasts are very alert. When they hear the sound of working here, they will not come here at all. Therefore, he has been buying a bow for a while.
Apart from shooting for fun and practicing my aim in my spare time, I have no chance to put it to use.
"Mom, I want to go too."
Hearing that he was going to go hunting in the mountains, Lin Sanhu quickly came over.
"You are still guilty. You will be at home today and clean the new house inside and outside." Ye Chuqiu said to him.
"Mom, how can I do these things?" Lin Sanhu was somewhat reluctant.
"If you don't know how to do these things, what else will you do?"
When Ye Chuqiu heard what he said, she became a little angry, "You don't think our family is just a wealthy family, do you? Go and do some work for me. I'll be back in the evening. If you haven't cleaned the house yet,
If it’s clean, then don’t eat.”
Hearing Ye Chuqiu's fierce tone, Lin Sanhu didn't dare to say anything more and just went to work obediently.
Lin Wufeng, on the other hand, followed silently. When Ye Chuqiu saw her, he didn't say not to let her go, so he just let her follow. Lin Sanhu saw it and pursed his lips again. He felt that Ye Chuqiu was targeting him.
In fact, his feeling was not groundless. At home, Ye Chuqiu liked whoever was obedient and well-behaved.
The eldest and the second are both down-to-earth and hard-working, so of course she likes them.
The fourth child is sweet-mouthed and smart. He also knows how to protect her outside, and she likes him too.
Although Lao Wu doesn't like to talk, he either doesn't say anything, but when he speaks, he hits the nail on the head, and he practices martial arts diligently. She is also a girl, so Ye Chuqiu naturally likes her.
Therefore, poor Lin Sanhu became Ye Chuqiu's least favorite child.
Of course, I can't say I don't like him, I just want to temper his temperament. After all, nothing can be done without polishing it. It's better to correct it now when I'm still young. Otherwise, in the future, it will become a lazy temperament, which will be troublesome.
Going up the mountain, in addition to bringing a long bow, Lin Erhu also brought a sickle, a hatchet, and a backpack on his back. In the backpack, he put some dry food and a water bottle.
Ye Chuqiu had never hunted before. She walked all the way up the mountain for most of the day. Her mouth was dry and her tongue was dry. She saw nothing except a few squirrels on the tree.
As promised, hares are running everywhere and pheasants are as numerous as grass?
Why didn't she see anything?
Soon, the whole morning passed by climbing the mountain. Ye Chuqiu found a big rock and sat down, wiped the sweat from his forehead, took off his coat, and Lin Erhu on the side quickly handed over the kettle, "Mom, you
Drink some water."
Ye Chuqiu took the kettle and took a sip, and Lin Erhu handed over the dry food. After eating and drinking, Ye Chuqiu said: "Erhu, you will go ahead later, and my mother will follow you."
"Why?"
"Mom, you're not lucky. I've been walking for a long time and haven't seen anything. I think you have better luck," Ye Chuqiu said.
Lin Erhu scratched his head and said, "Mom, my luck has not been good since I was a child. The fourth child in our family has the best luck."
"Then let Wufeng take the lead, and Laowu will be lucky." Ye Chuqiu said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll go ahead and you can just follow me."
Wufeng agreed immediately. Since she was a child, people in the village have said that she is a lucky baby. Even if she doesn't like to talk, she is said to have too much wealth and wisdom, which will be harmful to her health.
"By the way, Erhu and Wufeng, can you two climb trees?" Ye Chuqiu suddenly asked again.
"Mom, I can climb trees, but why are you asking?" Lin Erhu was a little confused.
"If we encounter a tiger later, you two will climb a tree and hide." Ye Chuqiu said matter-of-factly.
"Isn't a tiger that easy to meet?"
"It's not impossible. Think about it. We haven't encountered any prey along the way. Maybe there is a big one. Anyway, we should be prepared. When the time comes for a fight, I won't be able to take care of you."
"What mother said makes sense, second brother, then you can teach me to climb trees."
Lin Erhu looked at Wufeng and felt a little embarrassed. In the past, when he wanted to climb a tree when he was a child, his mother picked up a broom and beat him severely. But now, he was asked to teach Wufeng to climb a tree in front of his mother.
He was a little hesitant.
"It doesn't matter, just teach Wufeng."
Hearing Ye Chuqiu speak, Lin Erhu nodded, called Wufeng to walk to the tree, and talked to her about tree climbing skills.
Ye Chuqiu was also listening attentively. In fact, she didn't light up the tree climbing skill, but she was embarrassed to ask her son to teach her, so she just listened secretly, planning to wait until she came out alone in the future.
Try again.
During this period of time, Wufeng was practicing martial arts with Ye Chuqiu, and her body became much softer, and climbing trees was no problem. Lin Erhu just told her some simple techniques, and she quickly learned it.
In fact, the most important thing about climbing trees is that your limbs must be strong.
If you encounter a tree with branches, it is easier to climb up. If you encounter a straight tree, you can wrap yourself tightly around the tree, hold the tree with your hands and climb, and hook your legs tightly around the tree. You must do this.
Even if you take your hands off the tree, you won't slip down from the tree.
In this way, if you slowly climb up like a bug, you can climb up.
This is a technique summed up by Lin Erhu, and it doesn't sound difficult at all.
Ye Chuqiu secretly remembered it, sat on the stone, and watched Lin Erhu and Lin Wufeng each climb a tree and compete.
Hearing their voices, Ye Chuqiu also smiled on his face.
They are all still children.
"Wufeng, you learn so fast, even my second brother can't compare to you."
After climbing to the tree branch, Lin Erhu said something, and Lin Wufeng smiled slightly, with bright eyes and a rare expression of pride.
Lin Erhu smiled at her, then looked at Ye Chuqiu, "Mom, please hand me the hatchet from underneath, and I will chop down these dead branches."
"What are you doing? Are you out hunting or chopping firewood? You're not going back empty-handed because your mother can't find any prey today, so you're bringing two bundles of firewood back to give her face, right?"
Ye Chuqiu said with a straight face while looking for a hatchet.
Lin Erhu thought that Ye Chuqiu was angry and was at a loss. He was speechless and was about to explain. However, the next moment, he heard Ye Chuqiu say: "Erhu, chop more firewood. I rely on you to protect my mother's face today."
"Well, mother, don't worry, leave it to me."
Lin Erhu's expression relaxed, and Lin Wufeng smiled at the side, "Mom, I'm lucky, we will definitely gain something."