Chapter 7: Can Fleeing From Famine Be Called Stealing?
The aroma of roasted rabbit is so delicious that everyone cooking nearby is very excited and their mouths are watering.
We were all going to escape the famine, so we brought as much dry food, pickles and other portable items as possible.
Some people did bring jerky, but it was basically the kind that was pickled until hard. When making porridge or something at night, cut some and throw them into the pot to cook together. There is no such aroma as roasted rabbit.
By the end of the roasting, the people cooking nearby were so greedy that their mouths were watering all over the floor.
When the roasting was almost done, Qiao Huaping took out the coarse salt he brought from home from the bag, pinched a little, and sprinkled it evenly on the roasted rabbit, and the roasted rabbit was ready.
Qiao Huaping took the roasted rabbit dressed in wood and went into the cave.
The people who were cooking nearby almost wanted to beat gongs and drums to say goodbye.
Because the cave was damp and gloomy, the smell was not very good. Qiao Huaping just took the roasted rabbit and stood at the entrance of the cave. The smell attracted many people resting in the cave to immediately look up.
Fragrant, really fragrant.
Mei Qingyu, who was sitting on the linoleum, even heard the sound of many people slobbering around.
"Wake up your brother, your brother and your sister, it's time to eat." Qiao Huaping raised the big roast rabbit in his hand and signaled to Mei Qingyu, "Eat this tonight."
In fact, there was no need for Mei Qingyu to scream, the scent went straight into people's noses, and the three remaining children of the Mei family were all awakened.
As soon as Mei Qinghuang opened his eyes, he saw Qiao Huaping standing at the entrance of the cave against the dim light, holding a fragrant roast rabbit and calling them to get up and eat.
He would never forget this scene in his life.
His nose felt sore for no reason.
Not only him, but also Mei Qingyao and Mei Qingying, who had just woken up, were staring at Qiao Huaping and the roast rabbit in her hand in a daze.
Qiao Huaping is actually not very patient, but when it comes to several children, she considers herself to be quite patient.
"What's the matter, you don't want to eat it?" Qiao Huaping said kindly, "Then I'll eat it myself! Oh, the rabbit is roasted this time, the skin is charred, the meat is fragrant, and it's oily. I'll have another piece of cake and eat it, um,
Absolutely!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The children of the Mei family looked at each other, sipped their saliva, and silently climbed up from the linoleum, and quickly walked towards Qiao Huaping, who was leaving.
Qiao Huaping raised her eyebrows and smiled. She avoided the wind in a humanitarian spirit, lest the fragrance make the children next door cry.
She found a low spot and gently pushed the stick for roasting rabbit into the ground.
The stick sank straight into the ground like a tofu stick.
——Since using that drop of water, Qiao Huaping's physical fitness has been strengthened in all aspects, his five senses have become sharper, and his strength is much stronger than before.
It's a pity that the dripping speed of the stalactite spring is too slow. She just glanced in the space earlier and saw that the second drop of water could have condensed from the stalactite spring. From the looks of it, it would take more time to wait for it to drip.
when.
It was really too slow, otherwise Qiao Huaping would have thought about strengthening the physical constitution of her children so that they would have less hardship on the way to escape the famine, and she would also be able to relax.
Qiao Huaping took out four steaming pancakes from the bag.
The eyes of the children in the Mei family were widened.
"Didn't I go back earlier? I took the food that others didn't want and baked it." Qiao Huaping winked at the children and said quickly, "This is a little secret between us. We can't tell others."
."
Keeping a common little secret together is a very easy way to enhance your relationship.
Sure enough, after Qiao Huaping finished speaking, the precautions and vigilance in the eyes of the children gradually dissipated.
"You are stealing." Mei Qingyao snorted.
Qiao Huaping spoke righteously: "What are you talking about? Can fleeing from famine be called stealing? If I don't take it away, the food will just rot in the ground. What a waste! Waste is a very shameful behavior. I am
It’s about cherishing the beautiful quality of food. Yaoyao, it’s okay if you don’t understand, but don’t talk nonsense to slander me.”
Mei Qingyao was speechless.
He said one thing, and Qiao Huaping could pay him back ten.
Qiao Huaping shook the cake in his hand again: "Do you want to eat it or not?"
Mei Qingyao swallowed and was about to struggle when he saw that his third brother, Mei Qinghuang, had already reached out and took one of the pancakes.
The little guy also whispered "thank you".
Immediately afterwards, Mei Qingying also took a piece of cake.
The little girl also said slowly: "Thank you."
Qiao Huaping's smile deepened a little.
Mei Qingyao puffed up her cheeks.
Mei Qingyu glanced at Mei Qingyao, took a piece of cake, and handed it to Mei Qingyao first.
Mei Qingyao took it awkwardly.
Mei Qingyu then took another piece of cake for herself.
After dividing the cakes, Qiao Huaping took out a small knife from the bag. She gestured and winked at the Mei brothers and sisters: "This is what I picked up on the previous trip back. I sharpened it, don't tell me,
It’s surprisingly useful.”
After saying that, she raised the knife and lowered it, as if she only made a slight cut, and then cut off a large piece of rabbit meat.
Qiao Huaping handed it to Mei Qingying: "Here, roll it with the pancake and eat it. The fat will seep into the pancake and it will be more fragrant."
Mei Qingying swallowed unconsciously, took it, and whispered: "Thank you."
Qiao Huaping cut off another piece and handed it to Mei Qinghuang with a smile: "Huanghuang, here you go."
Although the sky was dark, the joy in Mei Qinghuang's eyes was bright. He took it and couldn't wait to take a big bite. The little guy's eyes lit up again and he almost cried when he saw it.
He chewed vaguely and said with a cry: "It's delicious..."
Qiao Huaping puffed up his chest: "That's right, don't you see who roasted it?"
While looking pretty, she picked up the knife and quickly cut off a piece of rabbit meat and handed it to Mei Qingyu.
Mei Qingyu took a deep look at Qiao Huaping, and said thank you when she took it.
The last person to get the rabbit meat was Mei Qingyao, the boss.
Mei Qingyao thanked him awkwardly.
Qiao Hua said calmly, "Don't worry, although these four children have their own difficulties, there really is no big problem in their upbringing. Even if they took someone's things, they still knew how to thank her, the "evil little stepmother".
It seems that the short-lived ghost man who died early was quite good at teaching children.
Satisfied, Qiao Huaping took out another pancake from the bag, cut off a piece of fragrant rabbit meat, and ate it with the pancake.
Mei Qinghuang quickly finished the rabbit meat in his hand. Just as he was hesitating, he saw Qiao Huaping hand over the knife: "Cut it yourself."
Mei Qinghuang became excited again and said "hmm" happily.
He cut off a piece of meat that was roasted golden and buttery. After hesitating for a moment, he actually handed the piece of meat in the direction of Qiao Huaping: "Here you go."
Qiao Huaping said "Hey", but did not brush off the child's kindness and took it with a smile: "Oh, I just finished eating the meat, thank you, Xiaohuang."
The dim sunlight hid the sudden blush on Mei Qinghuang's face.
Eating meat and pancakes alone was a bit dry. Qiao Huaping was just thinking about boiling some water when he saw Mei Qingyu turning around and going back to the cave, bringing the water bag over. He glanced at Qiao Huaping and handed the water bag over.
come over.
Qiao Huaping once again lamented that the short-lived man had really done a good job in educating the children. When they settled down later, she would burn some yellow paper for the short-lived man.
Eating the rabbit meat cut off by Mei Qinghuang, drinking the water brought by Mei Qingyu, and blowing the cool evening breeze, Qiao Huaping was enjoying himself when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
Qiao Huaping looked in the direction of the footsteps and saw an old woman holding a little boy with a runny nose walking this way.