Chapter 11 Sit back and wait.

Chapter 11 Sit back and wait.

"Dog, you go aside and rest for a while." Nanzhi said softly, looking at the sweating dog.

The dog is still too young, and he has suffered from heat stroke. If the dog suffers from heatstroke, he may lose half of his life.

Thinking back to the Huoxiang Zhengqi water that I used to dislike and dislike, it turns out that things have changed and now it has become something that I can't reach.

"Okay." The dog did feel tired. No matter how sensible he was, his body was still that of a baby.

He answered and went to sit and play.

"Aunt Liu, I want to borrow a donkey cart tomorrow. I want to take the chestnuts to the town and sell them in exchange for some grain. Do you want to come with me?"

"Can the chestnuts be sold at a good price?" Aunt Liu was a little hesitant. She had also thought about this, but she was afraid that the chestnuts would not be sold at a high price. If they were sold at a low price, it would be better to eat them as food at home.

"Food prices have risen sharply now. Chestnuts can be sold for 5 cents per catty, and black noodles are now sold for 5 cents per catty. I want to buy more black noodles and store them." Nanzhi said.

"Black noodles are already five cents a pound?" Aunt Liu found it a bit unbelievable. In previous years, when conditions were better, black noodles were rarely eaten at home because black noodles are harsh on the throat, so most people who can't afford to buy black noodles would buy black noodles. .

Nanzhi wiped his sweat and continued to explain, "Chen rice has now reached eight cents per catty, new rice has risen to sixteen cents per catty, white flour has risen to fifteen cents, black flour has cost five cents, salt has reached fifty cents per catty, and oil It’s already 40 cents per pound, and I don’t know how much it will rise in the future.”

Aunt Liu's heart sank more and more as she listened, "Girl Lin, how soon will you go to town to sell chestnuts? I'll go with you."

"Tomorrow afternoon." Nanzhi nodded. She was still a little worried. If she really encountered someone snatching food, how could she handle it with her dog, an orphan and a widowed mother? Aunt Liu would definitely bring her with her if she wanted to go. The men in her family are together, so there is no need to worry about any accidents.

It wasn't until they were about to go down the mountain that they realized the dog was missing. Nanzhi panicked, fearing that something had happened.

He suddenly panicked and followed Aunt Liu around, calling the dog.

"Aniang! Aniang! I'm here!"

After hearing the sound of the dog in the distance, the two of them relaxed and looked for the sound.

Nanzhi was holding a small wooden stick in his hand and was still angrily preparing to scare the dog, but when he saw his appearance, he was dumbfounded.

Due to long-term malnutrition, the thin and small dog looks just a little taller. Now it is sitting on the ground holding a fat, gray rabbit.

"Aniang, Aniang, Rabbit." The dog grinned, clearly showing his small white teeth.

"Dog, where did you catch the rabbit?" Aunt Liu was the one who was shocked.

This dog is only a little kid, how did he catch this big fat rabbit?

It seems that this rabbit weighs five or six pounds.

"Dog, hush, the rabbit ran over and hit the tree." The dog grabbed the rabbit tightly with both hands for fear that it would run away, and explained the origin of the rabbit with a grin.

He always listened to his mother-in-law and did not run anywhere else. He was a good boy.

As a result, as soon as he came over, he saw a big rabbit running over and hit the chestnut tree.

Is this just waiting for the sun to shine into reality?

Nanzhi's head was filled with questions.

"Oh, dog, what kind of good luck are you doing?" Aunt Liu tutted twice, wondering how desolate the Western Mountains were. Almost all the edible wild vegetables had been picked, and the dog could even pick up a nest of wild eggs. , now the dog just comes here and picks up a big fat rabbit for free.

Nanzhi took the wild rabbit from the dog's arms and weighed it. It weighed only five or six kilograms. She just sighed in her heart, look, she is still a non-chief, and her cheap son picked up wild eggs again. I discovered straw mushrooms again, and now I picked up such a fat rabbit for nothing. What is it if it’s not the European King?

"Auntie, Auntie, my pants are wet." The dog blushed a little. As soon as he came over, he ran into this stupid rabbit. Before he could pee, he was afraid that the rabbit would run away, so he kept holding it. As a result, I couldn't hold it in and peed my pants.

Aunt Liu laughed immediately after hearing Gou'er's words, and said jokingly: "Don't be afraid, Gou'er. How can your mother be willing to spank you?"

With this rabbit, Nanzhi felt more energetic when going down the mountain.

The rabbit was just knocked unconscious, nothing serious. You can leave it at home and pick some chestnuts to sell together tomorrow.

It was getting dark when we went down the mountain. We met a few people on the road. Nanzhi just said that he and Aunt Liu went to Dongshan to dig some wild vegetables.

After returning home, Nanzhi dug out half a bowl of old rice and cooked a pot of thick porridge with some chestnuts and potatoes.

"Mom, niang, it smells so good." The dog took off his dirty pants and was running around in the yard with his bare buttocks exposed. He sniffed the smell and entered the kitchen.

"Okay, okay, go wash your hands and eat."

The couple ate happily and went to bed early after washing up.

Shen Dazhu was taken by his old lady to see today's harvest, and even the dry tobacco bag almost dropped to the ground.

A sack full of chestnuts made Shen Dazhu rub his eyes in disbelief.

"This, this, this, you brought all this back?"

Didn't the old lady say that she would go dig wild vegetables and donkey grass with Lin Yatou today?

Seeing her old man stuttering, Aunt Liu puffed up her chest proudly, "What else?"

"Where did you find so many chestnuts? Did you go robbing them?" Shen Dazhu pointed at the sack of chestnuts, his voice trembling.

"You old man, what are you talking about?" Aunt Liu rolled her eyes, "Girl Lin and I picked these on Dongshan Mountain. There is a large chestnut forest over there."

"You have to tell Li Zheng about this. How many lives can a large chestnut forest save?" After saying that, he was about to put on his clothes and go out. Just as he was about to move, he was pulled back by Aunt Liu.

"What are you doing, old woman? If you tell Li Zheng about this, how many lives can you save in the village? Why are you dragging me along?"

"You old fool, am I that kind of person!" Aunt Liu was also angry, "Do you need to pretend to be a good person? I already told Li Zheng that Lin Yatou just took me to pick for two days first. Store some food at home."

Shen Dazhu scratched his head in embarrassment, "This, don't I know?"

After that, Shen Dazhu changed his tactics to calm Aunt Liu down.

The two families were busy on their own, but there was a little more faint light on the east mountain.

Mrs. Wu was wandering around Dongshan with Old Man Li and Li Tian. During the day, she forgot to make some marks. When she first entered the mountain, she could still follow the path opened by Nanzhi and the others, and walk deeper. Where can I find any trace of someone walking by?

"Ms. Wu, is what you said true or false?" Old Man Li smashed his cigarette holder, and there was no emotion or anger in his tone.

Wu suddenly came back this afternoon and said that she had discovered a large chestnut forest on Dongshan Mountain.

Wu always thinks about being lazy, so why would she want to take risks on Dongshan Mountain? He just slapped Li Tian and said that he found out with the little widow of the Shen family.

They hadn't seen much of the little widow in the past two days. She was probably busy picking chestnuts. Thinking like this, the whole family followed Wu into the mountain with suspicion.

I carried ten baskets on my back, just hoping to fill them up and take them back.

As a result, after following Wu for a long time, I didn't even see a chestnut shell, let alone a chestnut tree.

"Mother-in-law, believe me, there really is a chestnut forest on this mountain!" Mrs. Wu was also a little panicked. Looking at her mother-in-law with a dark face, she explained in a panic, for fear of being slapped by Li Tian again.

"How long have our whole family been following you around this mountain? Where is the chestnut forest?" Li Tian glared at Wu, as if he was going to eat her alive if she didn't tell him the reason.

"I, I don't know either." Wu also felt aggrieved. She had obviously seen it, so why couldn't she find it now?