Chapter 23 1 Serious Nonsense 8
Chapter 23 1 Serious Nonsense 8
After a morning, the four siblings had caught eighteen wild animals.
"Little sister, let's go home first," Brother Xia said, his lips curving upwards and his eyes crinkling with a doting smile as he looked at Xia Mo.
"Uh-huh."
Xia Mo nodded obediently.
Surrounded by such a warm atmosphere, it's hard not to become immersed in it and unable to extricate oneself.
In Anjia Village, besides Xia Mo going into the mountains to hunt, other villagers also took their own hunting bows and went into the mountains. They didn't believe that without Xia Mo and the others, they really couldn't catch anything!
They went into the mountains full of confidence, but by noon, when they came out, they returned empty-handed and disappointed.
As they left the mountain, they looked back and realized that Xia Mo and the others would also be leaving soon. Reluctantly, they stood guard on the sidelines.
On one hand, they hoped that Xia Mo would return empty-handed; on the other hand, they hoped that Xia Mo would hunt some wild game, which would prove that there was wild game in their low-lying mountain area, and maybe they could catch some in the future!
In Anjia Village, twelve temporary hunters stood at the foot of the mountain, watching.
They saw that summer was ending!
Xia Mo walked ahead, feeling light and carefree. Her three older brothers each had wild game tied to their bodies or waists, and their hands were also full of wild game, returning home with a bountiful harvest.
The twelve temporary hunters fell silent for a moment.
"You've hunted quite a few!"
Wang Daniu stepped forward and sighed, looking helplessly at the hunting bow in his hand, then at Xia Mo and the others. Xia Mo and the others didn't have hunting bows! They were relying on slingshots, which were just for kids.
Some stood up and sighed, while others tried to hide their hunting bows behind their backs, fearing they would be discovered. They too had gone into the mountains, only to return empty-handed.
"This is our first day of official hunting," Xia Sange said, a hint of smugness creeping onto his lips.
The eldest and second eldest brothers had taken on the responsibility of earning money for the family at a young age, and they immediately realized that what their third brother said was wrong.
"Shengqiu!"
Brother Xia called out with a hint of reprimand, and the third brother stopped calling out either.
Brother Xia knew that the people of Anjia Village were only envious of their ability to hunt wild game. They were still just envious and wouldn't do anything underhanded. But if the villagers didn't know how to restrain themselves and kept showing off, it would break their envy and turn into feelings of jealousy!
Unless their family is so well-off that the villagers can only envy them, then they can show off, but until then, they must maintain a good balance!
When Xia Sange was called by his name, he knew that he might have made a mistake just now, and he immediately lowered his head obediently.
Brother Xia and Brother Xia smiled at the villagers.
"Uncle Wang, we plan to sell some wild game to the villagers later. I'll discuss the price with my parents when I get home. It will definitely be cheaper than selling it in the county," Brother Xia said with a smile.
His actions also served as a way of covering up Xia Sange's inappropriate remarks.
Xia Mo stood aside, watching Brother Xia act.
Brother Xia remained as composed as she had been in her previous life.
"Good good."
The villagers, who were almost driven to a mental breakdown by Xia Sange's boasting, were now just envious and decided to go into the forest again in the afternoon to try their best!
Xia Family —
Xia's father had returned from the fields and was helping Xia's mother prepare lunch. After finishing the meal, the two of them would occasionally look worriedly towards the mountains and forests.
I'm afraid the four children, unaware of the danger, will run into the deep mountains... Sigh...
When the four siblings appeared at the end of summer, their father and mother hurriedly went out to greet them.
"Father, Mother, we're back!" Xia Mo giggled and stepped back, gesturing for her parents to look.
Xia's parents were already very happy to see their four children return, but seeing them bring back wild game brought them a mix of surprise and worry.
"You didn't go deep into the mountains, did you?" Xia's mother asked, staring intently at Xia's third brother's face.
Brother Xia, Brother Xia Er, and Xia Mo are all good at keeping secrets, but Brother Xia San is not; he unconsciously makes small movements when he lies.
Brother Xia shook his head: "We didn't go deep into the mountains, we just took a taxi on the outskirts."
Xia's parents' worries have now disappeared, leaving only happiness.
"Good good!"
Brother Xia told his father what had happened when he came down the mountain, and also told his father and mother about his decision.
Xia's father and mother nodded happily.
"Your parents don't want you to understand human relationships so early, but they are also happy that you do," Xia's mother said, looking up at her eldest son with mixed feelings.
In the Xia family, Xia Mo is the shortest. Xia Da Ge and Xia Er Ge are almost as tall as their father, and Xia San Ge is half a head taller than Xia's mother.
Xia Mo hopped on her feet, eager to exaggerate, "Mom, me too, me too!"
"Our Momo has become sensible and capable," Xia's mother said, smiling broadly as she looked at her still lively daughter.
"whee……"
After lunch, Xia's parents killed ten wild animals, keeping eight. Two of them were put into a chicken coop in the backyard to continue raising, while the other six were to be sold to villagers when they came over.
After the meal, people from the same village came to Xia's house to buy wild game.
Just as the Xia family was selling wild game to fellow villagers...
It was at this moment that people from Anping County arrived; they were people who had met Xia's father and mother before.
Hu Zhi, one of the kitchen purchasers for the Wei family in Anping County.
Hu Zhi watched in surprise as Xia's father cut the wild game in half and sold the two pieces to two villagers.
Xia's father still had the blood of wild game on his hands. When he saw Hu Zhi, he hurriedly asked Xia's older brother to go and greet her.
Xia Mo silently followed behind her older brother Xia, acting as his little tail.
After giving Xia Mo an appreciative look, Hu Zhi said to Brother Xia, "The smoked wild game we bought from you yesterday was enjoyed by our guests. We hope you can smoke some more and send it over at the same price."
Brother Xia nodded, thinking that he had caught exactly eighteen today and planned to smoke ten of them to give to the Wei family.
"Manager Hu, it's like this, the process of smoking wild game is complicated. After cleaning, it needs to be smoked and dried repeatedly more than ten times. I'm afraid we won't be able to provide you with smoked wild game for the next few days, it will have to wait a few more days," Xia Mo said sincerely.
Was Hu Zhi referring to a guest? Was she referring to Ma Yiyi, or was she instructing "Young Master Wei"?
Brother Xia was surprised. It wasn't that complicated. But since his little sister had said so, he wouldn't go back on her word. He nodded and said, "That's how it is."
Hu Zhi was surprised. He had wanted to buy the method of smoking wild game and send it to the capital as a tribute to the Wei family, but seeing how troublesome it was, he decided to give up.
"How many more days will it take for the latest batch you have?" Hu Zhi asked.
"There are only five recently, and they've been smoked for seven days. There are probably three more days left," Xia Mo replied earnestly.
Hu Zhi never imagined that Xia Mo could talk nonsense with such a straight face, with such clean and clear eyes!
Hu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, then come to the Wei family to deliver the smoked meat in three days."
“Okay,” Xia Mo nodded with a smile and warmly saw them off.
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