Er Hu's sense of direction was really good. Under Er Hu's leadership, Ye Chuqiu and the others finally returned to the familiar road.
By this time, it was getting dark.
But Ye Chuqiu didn't panic at all. She took out a flashlight from somewhere and illuminated the way forward.
The children at home have become accustomed to the gadgets she takes out from time to time. Although they are still curious, they no longer ask more questions, nor do they talk about it in front of others.
Especially Erhu and Wufeng, these two were both arrogant and taciturn. In front of outsiders, they could hardly be heard saying more than two words, so Ye Chuqiu had a little more trust in them.
Under the light of the flashlight, the three finally returned home.
"Mom, is that you?"
Far away, I heard Lin Dahu's voice.
"Dahu, it's us."
Ye Chuqiu responded, and Lin Dahu walked over quickly with a lantern. Seeing that Ye Chuqiu and the others were safe and sound, he felt relieved, "Mom, just be fine, I'll go back and let Hehua cook."
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While talking, he handed the lantern in his hand to Wufeng beside him, and he reached for the backpack on Ye Chuqiu's back. Ye Chuqiu took off the backpack on his back and handed it to him. But as soon as he took the backpack, Lin Dahu
My hand felt heavy and I almost lost my balance.
"Mom, what kind of prey did you find when you went to the mountains this time? It's so heavy." Lin Dahu asked again.
"You'll know when you go back and take a look." Ye Chuqiu said softly.
Ye Chuqiu put away the flashlight, and the others walked home using the lantern held by Lin Wufeng, and returned home within a few steps.
Zhao Hehua had already been waiting at the door with Qiao'er in her arms. When she saw Ye Chuqiu and the others coming back, she quickly said hello to her, then went into the room and scooped two ladles of hot water for her and brought it over, "Mom, it's so cold outside, you guys
Wipe your face with hot water."
Ye Chuqiu walked to the basin and washed his hands, and Zhao Hehua quickly walked to the stove to light the fire.
"Have you all eaten?"
After washing his hands and shaking off the water, Ye Chuqiu came over and asked.
"Not yet, everyone is waiting for you."
As Zhao Hehua spoke, he used a fire stick to stir up the fire in the stove. Soon, bursts of aroma came out of the pot.
"You don't have to wait for us next time. If we don't go home today, you won't even have dinner." Ye Chuqiu said and walked to the table to wait for dinner.
Several children also gathered around. They looked at the basket full of prey stuffed in Ye Chuqiu's back. Someone said, "Wow, it's a wolf."
"Let me see."
Lin Dahu put Qiao'er aside and strode over. Only then did he realize that there were three wild wolves and a mountain muntjac in the backpack.
"Mom, did you encounter a pack of wolves when you went out this time?" Lin Dahu asked with some concern.
"Yes." Ye Chuqiu nodded, "There are more than ten wolves in that pack, but it's a pity that my mother only got these three.
Lin Dahu swallowed his concerned words. He originally wanted to tell Ye Chuqiu to be careful next time he went up the mountain, or even not go up the mountain. But what Ye Chuqiu meant was that he disliked her for catching too few wild wolves?
Thinking of his mother's great strength, he said no more.
"Mom, let's peel off the skins of these three wild wolves and ask someone to take care of them. How about making you a fur coat?" Lin Dahu suggested.
"Okay, I'll take off this suede and make suede shoes for you and Erhu. That should be enough." Ye Chuqiu also said.
"Mom, are you just going to do it for the eldest brother and the second brother?" Lin Sanhu couldn't help but said.
"What if?"
Ye Chuqiu didn't even raise his eyelids, "What's wrong with your eldest and second brothers spending so much effort to build a house for our family this year and making them a pair of shoes?"
"Mom, I don't need it. I'll give my share to Sihu when the time comes. Didn't you say that next year you will send Sihu to study? Scholars should wear better shoes." Erhu said quickly.
"Who said that?" Ye Chuqiu said: "If they behave well, I will naturally make it for them. Now this leather will be made for you two brothers."
"Hey...hey."
Hearing Ye Chuqiu's words, Lin Erhu was a little moved. He didn't expect that he, who had never been treated with kindness by his mother, would actually fall into her eyes.
Lin Sanhu on the side was a little annoyed. His mother used to love him and Sihu the most, but now he seems to have fallen out of favor. Not only does her mother not love him, she also makes him work.
"By the way, Sanhu, Mom asked you to clean the new house, have you cleaned it well?" Ye Chuqiu suddenly remembered this matter.
"I cleaned it." Lin Sanhu responded, with some emotion in his tone.
"I just cleaned it, why are you so loud?" Ye Chuqiu said: "Originally, you did a good job, and my mother wanted to reward you. Since you don't want it, forget it."
"I want it, I want it, mother, what are you going to reward me for?" Lin Sanhu didn't feel bad as soon as he heard that there was a reward.
"Here, here's a slingshot for you. You saw the Four Tigers have one before. Haven't you always wanted it?"
Ye Chuqiu took out a slingshot from his arms. This slingshot was also given by the system after signing in, and the quality was very good.
"Thank you, mother." After taking the slingshot, Lin Sanhu smiled happily and forgot to be angry.
A child's temper comes and goes quickly. After getting the slingshot, he went outside to pick up stones and play with the slingshot. It wasn't until Zhao Hehua heated up the food that he reluctantly put down the slingshot and washed his hands and ate.
Today's dish is steamed pork with pickled vegetables and a bowl of white rice. Ye Chuqiu doesn't like to eat whole grains, so their family now eats japonica rice. This makes Zhao Hehua's hands tremble a little every time he cooks.
Calculating how much money she spent on this scoop of rice.
For the sake of food, she has told her husband several times, asking him to tell her mother that she should stop eating white rice every day. She can eat taro. There are many men in the family, so every time she eats, she will eat a bowl of it.
, she had to eat dozens of pennies worth of food a day, which made her feel distressed.
Now the family has no income, and so much money has been spent on building a house. She is sitting on nothing every day, and she is very worried.
Her previous mother-in-law was too stingy and only gave her a small amount of food every day. She never had enough to eat. At that time, she felt like she was soaking in bitter water.
But since she fled the famine, her mother-in-law has become more generous. She just puts the food in the rice vat and scoops it out as she pleases, which makes her even more frightened.
If you scoop too little, the family won't have enough to eat. If you scoop too much, it's all money.
She was also afraid that there would be no rice in the rice vat, and Ye Chuqiu would complain about her. She was very worried about cooking every day. She even hoped that Ye Chuqiu could go back to the past and ration her food every day.