OBS Chapter 329 I'll wear it for you
Chapter 329 I'll wear it for you
The two of them stood by the sieve and soon each ate three pieces.
Li said quickly, "Eat less. We'll have dinner soon. How can we eat after eating this?"
After Zhou Guo swallowed the rice cake in his mouth, he said, "Mom, you don't know, we didn't light a fire in the mountains today. My master and I have been gone for so long and only had some fried beans. We are starving."
The old man nodded involuntarily. He would have to bring all the food with him next time he went there. It was not a pleasant feeling to go without food for three or four hours.
Zhou Xing heard this and said, "We thought you had eaten in the mountains, so we didn't leave any for you. Every time you went into the mountains, you ate before coming out."
Zhou Guo glanced at the old man and said, "I should have come back a long time ago, but I was busy catching rabbits. The time has passed. Master has been waiting for me at the foot of the mountain with the deer he caught. I was late."
Mrs. Li disagreed, "When can we not catch rabbits? Besides, didn't you replace all the rabbits at home? You said you were tired of eating rabbits, so why are you catching so many rabbits now?"
Zhou Guo could only repeat the description of her white rabbit cloak.
Zhou Gu said hurriedly, "And mine, my black rabbit fur cape. I'll use grey cloth as the material and trim it with black fur. It will definitely look better than my uncle's."
Zhou Mi smiled and said, "Brother, even if I wear a gray rabbit cloak, I still look majestic and good-looking. Can you wear a black rabbit cloak? Why don't you give it to me? I think I will look better in it than you."
Zhou Gu turned around and looked at him seriously for a few times, and finally said: "Your length is not enough. Black rabbit fur is rare. If I make a small one, you won't be able to wear it next year. It's not cost-effective. I'd better make a big one. I will wear it for two years. When you are as big as me, I will give it to you. How nice."
Zhou Mi: “…”
Zhou Mai smiled and said, "Brother, I am taller than him, so even if it is my turn, I have to put it on first. Only after I put it on can it be his turn."
Zhou Gu nodded, and was very happy that the black rabbit fur cloak he chose was so popular.
Zhou Guo found it funny. People who didn't know him would think he said that on purpose, but he really meant it. Farmers' clothes were all like that. Since the family had no money, even if they wanted to make new ones, they would make them for the older ones.
The older one can be mended and worn by the younger one, but if it is made for the younger one, it will become too small to be worn.
She said, "Brother, don't worry. This time, in addition to the white rabbit, I also caught several black rabbits. Don't we have two black rabbit furs at home? Save some more and maybe you can wear this black cloak next year. By then, if the second and third brothers have grown taller, you three can wear it together."
Zhou Gu nodded happily, not unhappy at all.
Zhou Guo ate a few pieces of rice cakes and his stomach felt less empty. Only then, at Li's urging, did he take off his cloak and put on his thick cotton-padded jacket again.
It was actually not very convenient to wear the cloak when going into the mountains. She couldn't move freely in the forest. If she moved a little, the cloak would fly apart and be easily scratched by branches. She could only hold it together carefully. It was newly made, and she would be sad if it got scratched.
Next time, you'd better just wear your cotton-padded jacket and leather jacket. You can jump around as much as you want. The cloak looks good, but it's not suitable for use in the woods.
Seeing her change back into her cotton-padded jacket, Zhou Xing asked with a smile, "How is it? Are you still warm?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "It's warm, but too troublesome. I was afraid it would get scratched, so I kept it on the whole time. I won't wear it next time I go into the mountains."
Everybody laughed.
Li smiled and said, "I told you that before we left, but you didn't listen."
Zhou Su ate the rice cake in small bites and looked at Zhou Guo and said, "Sister, the cloak is perfect for riding a horse. It can keep out the wind and snow."
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, then sat down next to him. The little guy was wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket. After being raised for more than half a month, his originally sunken cheeks gradually gained flesh, his complexion also turned paler, and he looked much better.
The old man was already processing the deer, peeling off the skin and cutting the meat into pieces, then hanging them under the porch. In this weather, it won't go bad even if it's frozen for ten days or half a month. Whenever you want to eat it, just take it down and cut a piece.
After all, it's snowing and very cold. It's better not to go into the woods if possible. Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home, warm yourself by the fire, drink tea, and practice boxing?
Zhou Gu, Zhou Mai and others went to help immediately.
Seeing this, Zhou Su finished the rice cake in his hand in a few bites, clapped his hands, jumped off the kang and followed him outside. He also had to learn these good skills.
Seeing this, Li Lai and Li Wang followed behind.
"Huh?" Zhou Guo was puzzled. "When did they become so close?"
Seeing her expression, Zhou Xing smiled and said, "You just realized that since Xiao Su came back, the two little guys have become his followers. They follow him in everything, even when he goes to the bathroom, the three of them have to go together. When he carries us on his back, he calls us brother and brother affectionately. Every time Xiao Su is called brother, his little chest puffs out and he looks so proud. Just like when Xiao Taozi took care of him, he takes care of the two little ones properly."
Zhou Guo said: "Not really, I just remember that in the beginning, when I picked up Li Lai and the other two, Xiao Su wasn't that affectionate with them. Although he didn't reject them, he just didn't reject them."
Li sighed and said, "Yeah, maybe he learned it outside."
Zhou Guo pondered, yes, the little guy had been drifting outside for more than a month or two, and had met a lot of bad people, but also a lot of good people. At least the brothers and sisters they got together with were all very good, and he learned a lot.
Seeing so many people outside, the youngest in the family had gone out, and everyone was working, so she couldn't rest. She got up and went to the backyard to feed the livestock. The rabbit she brought back had to be locked up. It was late today, so she would deal with it tomorrow.
After pouring the fodder down, she sprinkled some coarse salt in it, and gave some fried beans to the cow and the horse. She touched the horses' foreheads. Her horse was taken away by Zhou Dacang, and the one at home belonged to the old man. It was always inconvenient to have a horse, but fortunately there was still the cow, which was barely enough.
After feeding the grass, she ran into the house and brought back a few basins of warm water and placed them next to the trough.
The livestock in the backyard is now quite large, including cows, horses, deer, roe deer, wild boars, rabbits and chickens. Except for wild boars and chickens, the other livestock only need to eat grass. If you give them some rotten fresh vegetable leaves and some salt from time to time, they can be raised well.
The pigs now have food to eat. The harvested wheat bran is for the pigs. It is mixed with dried and chopped green grass in autumn and cooked into a pot of paste. Not to mention the big wild boars, even the small ones eat it happily. It is adorable.
Seeing that the wild boar had grown fatter, if it was fed until the end of the year, it would have at least 140 to 150 kilograms of meat. Gradually, everyone in the family stopped saying anything about it eating wheat bran.