novelaction Chapter 312: Mountains
Chapter 312: Mountains
Li looked over and sighed again at her thin brother-in-law. After going on a long journey, some of the flesh they had gained back was lost again. They had to be replenished. Fortunately, the result was good and the lost flesh was worth it.
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The old man got up as usual to practice martial arts at this time. He glanced at his apprentice and Zhou Dacang who were sleeping soundly, then walked out.
Zhou Guo slept until dawn, which was a rare occasion. In the more than one month he had been away from home, he had not slept peacefully and comfortably even for a single night.
After I came back and relaxed, I fell into a sound sleep.
I didn't hear any human voices coming from the cave through the curtain. There were only a few people speaking, and it seemed that everyone had gone out.
Zhou Su beside him was gone. He turned his head and saw that there was another person opposite him who had not gotten up either. "Uncle, uncle!"
"Hmm..." Zhou Dacang responded dazedly, turned over and fell asleep again.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to get up by himself. If we talk about hard work, he is the one who works harder. He takes care of all the work and sometimes even follows her into the mountains to hunt. Let him get a good sleep.
The food she ate on the road was so good that she felt she had gained weight after running around outside for more than a month. It was all thanks to her!
There were no more people in the cave, only some young children who could barely walk steadily were left, and the older children were with them, while everyone else was gone.
The sunlight shines in from the cave entrance, making it bright and warm just by looking at it.
At this time, everyone changed into padded clothes. It was even colder in the mountains, and it was impossible to sit still at night without a fire.
I walked out of the cave and took a look. I didn't pay much attention last night because it was dark, but I found that all the flat places outside were built with thatched huts, with some pots and pans placed inside. Everyone set up the kitchen outside.
Yes, the cave is really not big and has no ventilation. If the kitchen is set up inside, the whole cave will be full of smoke and fire, which will make living there even more uncomfortable.
She walked along the sheds and soon found her own shed. Zhou Xing was busy in the shed. "Sister, what are you still busy with?"
Zhou Xing turned around and saw that she had gotten up. She smiled and said, "Are you awake? You must be hungry. Wait, I'll heat it up for you."
Zhou Guo was curious, "What do you want to eat in the morning?"
Zhou Xing looked around and whispered, "Matsutake mushroom chicken soup and steamed buns. We live together these days, so we can't eat anything too eye-catching. We usually eat the same as everyone else. Now that you're back, Second Aunt said she wanted to give you some good nourishment. Grandpa caught a few pheasants early in the morning and asked us to chop them up for chicken soup. It's almost ready."
Zhou Guo said, "You don't have to make it specially for us. Just eat the same as everyone else. Although we are busy outside and sometimes in a hurry, as long as we have free time, we can stop and make a good meal. We have eaten a lot of these pheasant rabbit soups, so we are not short of them."
Zhou Xing looked at her and said, "Although that's what you said, look at yourself, you've lost a lot of weight."
"Ah? Really?" Zhou Guo touched his face. "I feel like I've gained weight. I eat a lot at every meal. Rice, cakes, meat, soup, snacks, dried meat, etc. We never lack anything."
Zhou Xing said, "How can they be the same? It's not like I haven't been on this road before. Just wait, it will be ready soon. I'm telling you, the cucumbers you planted have also borne fruit. After applying some fertilizer, they have borne a lot. It's just that the weather is cold and the cucumbers are small. I picked them all before going into the mountains and pickled them with beans in a small jar. Now we can eat them. They are crispy and delicious when eaten with porridge. They are very tasty."
Zhou Guo really didn't pay attention to the vegetables in the vegetable garden. "Then I must try them carefully."
She hadn't had fresh vegetables for a long time, and of course pickled ones weren't fresh, but she hadn't had cucumbers for a long time.
Zhou Xing picked out two, cut them into shreds and put them in a small bowl.
Breakfast is steamed buns with chicken soup and a small bowl of crispy and sour pickled cucumber.
Zhou Guo broke the steamed bun apart and put some shredded cucumber, pine mushrooms and shredded chicken on it.
Zhou Dacang on the opposite side smiled and said, "Your way of eating is quite novel. In one bite, there are noodles, vegetables and meat. I want to try it too."
Zhou Guo ate a steamed bun, found the luggage they brought back, and took out the remaining dried meat inside, which she had put a lot of ingredients in.
The journey was boring and tedious, and her mouth was always tasteless. She bought a lot of seasonings as if they were free, ground them into powder, and sprinkled a lot of them on the jerky. It was fragrant and tasty, and it also satisfied her appetite. It was much better than the bland jerky.
A few people ate some, and there was a big bag left.
Zhou Dacang saw her take this thing out and bared his teeth, "Why did you take this thing out? You're not going to put it in the steamed bun, are you? It's so hard, won't it break your teeth?"
Zhou Guo sat down happily and said, "No, I'm just used to it. I feel uncomfortable not eating one a day. It's good to have one after dinner. Uncle, you can have one after you finish eating, to satisfy your craving."
Zhou Dacang agreed with this statement, "It can satisfy your craving, but it's too hard. It would be better if it was softer."
The two of them happily finished the breakfast in front of them, burped, and couldn't help but lie back and sigh!
"Comfortable!"
"comfortable!"
Zhou Guo looked at the uneven cave ceiling and said, "Uncle, let's go down the mountain to take a look. We can't stay here forever. It would be best if we could get out before the mountain is closed."
How can we live in this winter? It takes a whole day to go up the mountain, and if we are not careful we will roll down the mountain.
Zhou Dacang nodded, "We have to go and watch and get information. I'll go, you stay here. If we run into the Hu people, you can still deal with them."
"Where did the Hu people come from? Even the horses had a hard time getting here. These Hu people would never go into such a deep mountain." Zhou Xing came in to collect the dishes and chopsticks. After hearing this, he couldn't help but speak. If there were Hu people hiding here, then this was their destiny.
They both smiled and agreed.
Zhou Dacang rested until noon, waited for all his family members to come back from the woods, and then led the horse down the mountain.
A group of people watched him slowly leave.
Li said, "The child just came back. He slept for a night and is going down the mountain again. Can't he take a rest? He has become so thin."
The rest of the Zhou family nodded.
Zhou Guo tried to hold back, but couldn't help saying, "Mom, we haven't lost weight, have we? We've gained some weight."
Li didn't answer her. "The food I asked him to bring is only enough for two days. He has to come back in two days."
Zhou Guo sighed.
Life in the mountains is both busy and leisurely.
She had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she carried a basket and took Heidao with her, following her brothers to pick wild mushrooms and nuts all over the mountain.
In fact, not much can be picked up. For more than half a month, everyone has been carrying baskets out to pick them up every day. All the chestnut and walnut trees nearby have been plucked out, and even the skin on the ground has been peeled off.