flstandardbreds Chapter 119 The Adventures of Little Carp
Chapter 119 The Adventures of Little Carp
"They're back, they're back, they're back!"
“I brought a lot of stuff!”
"Wow, there are wild boars and pheasants!"
Su Weixi and his companions had just walked not far from the cave entrance when a few children who were squatting and playing at the entrance saw that everyone had returned with a full load, and they excitedly ran to inform the adults who were still in the cave.
Furong saw the wild boar and pheasant on the way back just now and killed them.
When Village Chief Chen heard the noise, he came out of the cave to greet everyone. Seeing that almost everyone was holding wild vegetables and fruits in their hands, his smiling face became more wrinkled.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to have such a good harvest. There are even wild boars and pheasants." Village chief Chen said happily.
"Let everyone eat meat tonight." Su Weixi replied.
"Good good."
After everyone carried all the things into the cave, Village Chief Chen saw three sacks carried by three villagers behind him.
"What is this?" Village Chief Chen asked in confusion.
"Dad, these are three bags of coarse grains we found in a cave. They might have been hidden in the mountains by someone."
One of the people carrying the grains was the eldest son of Village Chief Chen, who told Village Chief Chen the whole story. Village Chief Chen originally thought that it would be bad to take the grains if they were emergency grains. But when he learned that Su Weixi would ask the guards to replenish the grains later, he asked them to carry the grains back, so he didn't say anything more.
"Miss Su, you are not very familiar with the mountain roads. When you are safely down the mountain, let our villagers gather these bags of food and put them back to their original place, so that you don't have to make a trip." Village chief Chen suggested.
"Okay, I'll trouble you to arrange it."
Su Weixi knew that Village Chief Chen said this because he knew that there were more people in their village and they consumed more food, and he didn't want to take advantage of Su Weixi, so he agreed.
Anyway, the owner of the grain is me, so I won't take it. If Chenjia Village encounters danger again that day and hides in the mountains, and finds that the grain has not been taken away, I can use it for emergency.
"Grandpa Village Chief, are we going to eat pork tonight?" A child in the village boldly came forward to ask Village Chief Chen.
Village Chief Chen recalled the solution he had discussed with Su Weixi and called everyone together. Soon, the heads of every household in Chenjia Village were called together.
"Ahem, stop talking and be quiet." The villagers who were whispering below immediately fell silent.
Village Chief Chen was very satisfied when he saw the quiet villagers below, which showed that he, as the village chief and clan leader, usually managed the village well.
"I guess everyone is running low on food these days."
"Village chief, look at what you said. If there were more, we wouldn't go out to dig traps and pick wild vegetables today."
"Yeah, it's a good thing I went out to find food today, otherwise there would be nothing to eat at home."
"My family is the same."
"Quiet, do you want to listen to me or you yourself?" Village chief Chen made a gesture of silence, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Everyone fell silent again.
"Almost every family has arranged for someone to go out and look for food today. We have found a lot of food today. However, if the food is divided among them, each family will not get much. Miss Su and I have discussed that in the next few days, we will cook the food we find together and eat it together to ensure that everyone can have something to eat. Do you have any objections?"
After the village chief finished speaking, he looked around to see if anyone had any different opinions.
"Village chief, does the hunted game also count as shared food?" asked a villager hiding behind the crowd.
"Are you unwilling if they are not put together?" Village Chief Chen said sternly.
When the man saw this, he panicked and immediately explained, "No, no, no, how dare I? I'm just asking. If there's no meat, I won't complain if you give me wild vegetables and coarse grains."
Others also echoed and said that as long as there was someone with a stutter, it would be fine.
Village Chief Chen was somewhat satisfied when he saw this. He was familiar with all the villagers. Some of them had some small thoughts, but they were not bad. After all, they were just poor.
"Okay, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, Miss Su said that all the prey in the traps you and the guards set will belong to everyone. We will also eat the wild boar that her guards killed today."
"Really? That's great."
"Miss Su is generous."
"I'll kill the pig later. I have experience."
"I will be in charge of pressing the pigs later. I am familiar with this job."
After Village Chief Chen and the others finished talking, they began to assign servants to each person.
I am in a happier mood today, so I cooked half of the wild boar so that everyone can have some, and the remaining half will be saved for later eating every day.
Everyone was very happy. Some were slaughtering pigs and processing pork, some were washing wild vegetables, and some were cooking coarse grain porridge. Everyone had a smile on his face.
If we were in the wrong place, people who didn't know would have thought it was a banquet in the village.
Fortunately, the Japanese did not go up the mountain, and this place is considered a deep mountain, otherwise they would not dare to do so.
Su Weixi kept the pheasant that Furong had shot today for her family and guards to roast. She knew that everything was excessive, and she couldn't take out everything, so she had to make some distinctions.
Even so, others are still very satisfied.
The pork was cut into large pieces, so each villager could get half a bowl of it. There were also quite a few wild vegetables in it. The vegetables had absorbed the pork soup and were still shiny with oil. When paired with coarse grain porridge, everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Su Weixi and others also got some pork, wild vegetables and coarse grain porridge, but they got more than the villagers, including roasted chicken.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Weixi found the village chief again.
"Grandpa Village Chief, was there anyone on duty last night?"
"Yes, I'll arrange for two people to be on duty for one hour."
Su Weixi had heard Furong mention this before. When Furong and the guards took turns on night duty, they saw some villagers also on duty, but Su Weixi felt that it was far from enough.
"Grandpa Village Chief, I think this is not enough. We should have someone on duty during the day or at night, and it would be best if there were more than two people."
"You have a point. The war has not ended yet. I am really worried that the Japanese will be forced to come up the mountain."
Therefore, after discussion between Su Weixi and Village Chief Chen, the villagers were finally divided into six groups of five, with each group taking turns to guard for two hours day and night.
After Su Weixi had discussed with the village chief, they returned to their own territory, while the village chief went to arrange the duties that had been discussed.
"Sister, when can we go home? Ningning misses mother." Ningning saw her sister come back and asked while lying on her sister's lap.
"I miss my mother too, and I'm worried about my father. He must have gone to the battlefield to fight." An An also had a worried look on his face.
"Be good, we can't go down the mountain now, there are still dangers down there. Our daddy is so powerful, he will be fine. Once daddy drives the Japanese away, he will come to take us home." Su Weixi said, reaching out to touch the two little guys' heads.
Ning Ning knew that she couldn't go back now, but she just missed home. Hearing this, she didn't make any noise, and just lay in Su Weixi's arms obediently.
Su Weixi looked at the depressed children and decided to tell them a story.
"Let me tell you a story."
"Okay, sister, do you want to continue telling me about Journey to the West?"
When it comes to storytelling, Ningning and Anan immediately become excited.
"What Journey to the West?" Qing'er looked confused, not knowing what Su Weixi and the other two were talking about.
"Let's not talk about Journey to the West today. Your brother Qing'er didn't listen to the previous ones, so I'm afraid he won't understand. Sister, let's tell you a new story today.
"What's the new story? Tell it quickly, sister."
"Sister, stop making noise and let me continue."
"The story we are going to tell today is called The Adventures of Little Carp."
"There is a little carp named Bubble. He is full of curiosity about the outside world..."