Early the next morning, Ji Changze got up and went out for a few more walks.
He went up the mountain and squatted for a while, using branches and vines to make a small bow and arrow, and he actually caught a pheasant.
The pheasant was already dead when it was shot down. Ji Changze just picked it up, thought about it, turned around and removed the vines on the bow and arrow, and wrapped it around its neck several times.
Seeing its new shape, Ji Changze nodded with satisfaction.
Now, this pheasant has died from a small bow and arrow.
It turned into a pheasant that was strangled and suffocated to death.
Death seems to have become more dignified.
The pheasant must also be grateful to him.
congratulations.
When he was carrying the pheasant home, he happened to see the Ji family getting up.
Ji's father and mother originally thought that their youngest son was still sleeping in like before, but they were shocked when they saw him coming in from the door with a pheasant in his hand.
"Nagaze, where did this pheasant come from?"
Ji's father looked similar to Ji Changguang in appearance and had the same honest temper. He would immediately ask about the pheasant when he saw it.
Ji's mother was more discerning than her husband. Almost as soon as she saw Ji Changze holding the pheasant in his hand, she stood up and closed the door in a hurry.
Although it is said that the inspection is not as strict as it was at the beginning. It is okay for people like Uncle Ji Qi to go to the mountains to get wild products from time to time, but can wild chickens be the same as pheasants
This is meat! !
Nowadays, apart from sharing the pork every year during the Chinese New Year, everyone can't get any food or water for the whole year. To be honest, it is not an exaggeration at all. Those who are greedy for meat can't wait for a mouse to come to them as if they are treasures.
However, the current situation is not good and the mice are nowhere to be seen.
After closing the door, Ji's mother quickly came to Ji Changze's side: "Yes, Changze, where did this pheasant come from?"
Ji Changze threw the pheasant to the ground. His face was filled with the familiar complacency of the Ji family, and he said, "I caught it, Dad, Mom, let me tell you, how else can I be said to be promising? Today I woke up early in the morning and went out to the hut. As soon as I came out, I heard a pheasant crowing. It was so noisy that I couldn't sleep anyway. So I went up the mountain and followed the rooster's crow. ”
As he said that, he kicked the chicken on the ground: "As soon as I saw it, I immediately became excited. When I got up, I started to chase it, and it started running. Can it outrun me? It Two legs. I also have two legs. My legs are longer than its own. No, after my own efforts, I caught this pheasant. No, I strangled it and brought it back. "
After listening to Ji Changze's bragging, no one in the Ji family present believed it.
Don’t they know what Ji Changze is like? He has been weak since he was a child. He cannot outrun even a human being, let alone a flying pheasant.
Ji Changguang knelt down and picked up the pheasant and looked at it. He found that there were vine-like weeds wrapped around its neck. He looked up at his brother naively and said, "Naganze, this pheasant seemed to have died because it was entangled in weeds."
"Oh, is it so?"
Ji Changze's expression did not change, and he immediately changed his story: "I remembered it wrong just now. In fact, it was killed by wrapping vines around its neck."
oh…
The Ji family understood immediately.
It seemed that the pheasant was not killed by Ji Changze, but that it was somehow entangled in vines and died, and was discovered by Ji Changze.
They just say it.
Nagasawa was weak and usually felt weak when walking. How could he outrun a pheasant
Hey, young people just love to talk big.
Father Ji opened his mouth to reveal it: "Nagaze, is this pheasant you..."
Ji's mother suddenly bumped him with her arm and signaled him not to speak. Ji's father could only swallow the rest of his words, and then watched his wife looking at her youngest son with a face of praise and speaking in a coaxing tone. :
"Hey, our Nagasawa is really awesome. We can even catch pheasants. I told you a long time ago that Nagasawa is the most promising."
After saying that, she felt it was not enough, so she went to see Ji Changguang again: "Yeah, Changguang, your brother should make a career."
Ji Changguang nodded and said cooperatively: "Yes, Changze has a lot of potential."
He felt that since his younger brother was so good, it was rare for him to show off now, so even if it was a boast, he should cooperate.
He didn't praise himself, and went to see Ji's father: "Dad, you think so."
Ji's father also reacted. He looked at his eldest son, then at his wife, and then at the pheasant on the ground: "Yes, yes, yes, our Nagasawa is awesome!"
Never mind where this pheasant came from.
Why couldn't others pick up the pheasant, but they, Nagasawa, did? !
Their parents are so awesome!
No one thought that this pheasant was really caught by Ji Changze. After all, he was a member of his own family and knew that he was not capable of this.
But when you should praise, you still have to praise!
For a time, the Ji family's yard was filled with false praises.
It was rare to find meat, and it was such a plump big pheasant. Ji Mu was so happy that she just picked up the pheasant and said that she would pluck it and make sure it was clear. It happened that there was some salt left at home, so she marinated the meat to save money. You can eat it for a long time.
Ji Changze directly interjected: "Where can I find delicious stewed chicken? Mom, I want to eat stewed chicken."
Ji's mother was now in a dilemma: "Nagaze, how do you make this stewed chicken? We don't have an iron pot at home, how can we stew it?"
And now that the team is not allowed to open fire, they are living and cooking blatantly. What if the smoke comes out and someone discovers it
"Aren't I going to my sister-in-law's house today? I'm going to take it to my sister-in-law's house. It just so happens that I'm visiting for the first time. I feel sorry for not bringing something. People in the city make their own fires, so they don't need to stew chicken and do it secretly."
While talking, Ji Changze also put his hand on Ji Changguang's shoulder, raising his eyebrows with a proud face: "What's more, since my eldest brother married my eldest sister-in-law, he has been taken care of by my eldest sister-in-law's family. Although eldest brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship, how many people in our family are there? I have to help big brother hold on to the scene."
Ji Changguang's face was immediately moved.
He really didn't expect that his brother would be so kind to him.
Such a pheasant was actually willing to hand it over to his father-in-law and mother-in-law for him, just to support him.
Ji's mother didn't look very good.
Although what Ji Changguang said yesterday made her feel a little relieved, now a pheasant finally came to the house. Such a lot of meat, she had not even eaten two bites, but it was going to be given to outsiders.
How could she be willing to do so
"We haven't eaten such a big chicken yet. Your sister-in-law's family is a working-class family, so they can still afford this kind of meat."
Seeing the light in Ji Changguang's eyes dimming due to his mother's words, Ji Changze looked carefree:
"Brother, Mom is afraid that our family will bring a pheasant over and embarrass you. My sister-in-law's family is not short of meat."
Ji's mother didn't mean this. She opened her mouth to speak, but Ji Changze quickly grabbed her arm with quick eyes and hands:
"Mom, this pheasant can't just be sent over like this. It needs to be dealt with. Come on, I'll accompany you to pluck it."
He didn't put down her arm until he pulled Ji's mother into the house.
Ji's mother waved her hand: "Nagaze, why are you stopping me? Our family has asked their family to get a son. Now your eldest brother belongs to someone else's family. Why are we eagerly giving them meat to eat?" !”
"Hey mom, why are you so stupid!"
Ji Changze had a look on his face that said "I'm smart and I'm the right one", and patted the pheasant in his hand: "We have the chicken in our hands and we can't stew it. Your son wants to eat stewed chicken, can you do it? "
"Then we can't just give it all to them! Just give them some meat. We won't be able to eat a whole chicken like this, and we'll be giving them an advantage in vain."
Ji’s mother just felt aggrieved.
Forget it if your good son goes to someone else's house.
A pheasant finally came here, so why should it go to Liu's house
"Mom, don't worry. If you take this pheasant over here, I will definitely come back with chicken stew."
"Bring it back? The ready-made meat is there. Who would be willing to let it go?"
Ji Changze: "Don't worry, I have a solution for your son. Mom, let me tell you, you must never say those things you just said to me in front of my elder brother. Anyway, you can say more in front of him in the future." Say nice things about him and be considerate and considerate.”
Before Ji's mother could get angry, he continued: "Let me tell you, the eldest brother is not really a son-in-law, but look at how good my sister-in-law's family is to him. If our family keeps treating him It's not good for him to push it out. Think about it, your eldest brother is still filial to you now, but over time, he will be separated from our family."
Seeing the expression on Ji's mother's face turn thoughtful, Ji Changze struck while the iron was hot: "Now you have to be nice to my eldest brother and make him feel that our family is so warm and you are really nice to him. Then, sister-in-law No matter how hard the family tries to win over the eldest brother, don’t you hear clearly which one to choose between his biological parents and father-in-law and mother-in-law who are good to him?"
"But if it were his biological parents who were not good to him, and his father-in-law who was good to him, I wouldn't be sure which one to choose."
yes.
Ji's mother was originally full of anger, but when her younger son said this, she gradually felt that it was what Nagasawa said.
Hey!
Her youngest son is so smart! My mind is spinning so fast!
Outside
Ji Changguang waited in the yard with an uneasy look on his face, craning his neck to watch.
Finally the door opened, and he hurriedly stepped forward, looked nervously at his mother who came out, and called out dryly: "Mom."
With a smile on her face, Ji's mother came forward with the pheasant: "Chang Guang, your brother is right, your father-in-law and mother-in-law have taken care of you for so long, and our family didn't say thank you or anything. It's rare to have pheasant meat now. Mom has clarified it now and asked you to take it over and thank your in-laws properly."
Ji Changguang's eyes widened, and he was so shocked that he even stuttered: "Mom, mom, do you really want me to take the pheasant back?"
"This is still fake."
The mother in front of him smiled very lovingly. In Ji Changguang's impression, he had never seen such a smile on his mother's face since he moved to his wife's house.
His eyes were so moved that his eyes turned red: "Mom, I don't want this pheasant. Nagasawa got it. You worked hard, so you should keep it to eat."
Mother Ji: We must keep them to eat!
But pheasant is delicious.
The son is more important.
She tried her best to smile kindly:
"No, you have been living in my father-in-law's house for so long, so you have to show some respect. After all, you are the son of our Ji family. How can you be so embarrassed to live in someone else's house for nothing? Be good, Mom, go get some chickens now."
Ji Changguang was moved to tears. He watched his mother carrying the chicken to boil water. He stood there for a long time without regaining consciousness.
"elder brother."
Ji Changze knocked on his shoulder from behind: "Brother, I dug out some fabrics. You can help me wrap those mountain goods. Make them more attractive and easy to sell... No, I might as well send them to my sister-in-law's house to make you look better." .”
Ji Changguang was even more moved.
Parents who gave up eating pheasant meat for him.
For his brother who worked so hard to prepare gifts.
He is so happy.