"There's me! Brother Han, there's me!!" Little Shitou immediately jumped up when he heard that there was meat to eat, and circled around Zhao Han obsequiously.
Zhao Han squeezed his little face and said with a smile: "Yes, yes! Of course our little stone is indispensable!!"
"Brother Han, why do you like pinching people's faces like my second sister?" Xiao Shitou ran away with his face in his hands, and made a big grimace lively.
The children were laughing happily, Liu looked at the sky, and said: "You guys play, the sheets haven't been washed yet, I went to the stream. Don't play crazy, remember to go home and have dinner."
Starting from Emperor Taizu, he had three meals a day. The rich families and restaurants in the town have also developed the habit of having three meals a day, morning, noon and evening. However, many ordinary people, due to family problems, still continue the custom of eating two meals in the morning and in the evening. This made Yu Xiaocao very uncomfortable!
"Mom, don't worry if I'm watching over my younger brothers and sisters!" Although Yu Hang really wanted to follow Brother Han to check the traps, he was still thinking about the task of collecting firewood.
He had just learned from Xiao Lian that grandma had already lost her temper because she didn't see him in the morning. The only way to make her calm down is to do more work.
Zhao Han was very aware of the situation of their brothers and sisters, so he just waved to Xiaocao and Xiao Shitou, and said, "Would you like to check the trap with Brother Han?"
"Okay! Okay!" After all, Xiao Shitou was young, so he agreed without thinking.
Yu Xiaocao looked at Yu Hang brothers and sisters who were bending over to pick up firewood, and hesitated for a while. Seeing this, Yu Xiaolian smiled and said, "Little sister, how much can you help with your strength? Don't stay here and cause trouble!"
"Second Sister, when we come down from the mountain, we can also help to collect firewood!" Xiaoshi's mind turned quickly, trying to persuade Yu Xiaocao.
Yu Xiaocao's previous family lived in the plains, so he was very curious about hunting in the mountains. She hesitated for a moment, and finally her curiosity got the better of her: "Brother, Xiaolian, I'll help you collect firewood when I get down. I'll be back soon!"
Zhao Han's traps were all set on the outskirts of the forest. There were no ferocious animals, and even large prey were rare. That's why he dared to bring his siblings in.
Dog days, the scorching sun outside can make people oily. In the dense forest, it is as cool as autumn, which makes people very comfortable. Yu Xiaocao thought in her heart, if it gets hotter, should she come in to escape the heat
"Be careful! Sister Xiaocao, there is a trap in front of you, don't fall!!" Seeing the little girl looking around, Zhao Han was curious about everything, and didn't even get down to her feet. How dangerous it is, he couldn't help reminding him aloud.
trap? Yu Xiaocao bent down and took a closer look, and sure enough, she found something different. Not to mention, brother Zhao's trap setting skills are not bad, and he can't find it unless he looks carefully.
"Aren't you afraid of accidentally hurting the villagers who entered the mountain by setting a trap here?" Yu Xiaocao asked worriedly.
But Xiao Shitou replied for him with a smile: "Second sister, except for you, even three-year-old children in the village know the signs of Zhao's traps. Look at the knots on the branches over there. If you see them, it means there are traps nearby. Pay attention!"
At this time, Yu Xiaocao also saw the knots made of straw rope on the small tree, and touched her nose in embarrassment.
Zhao Han helped her out and said: "The trap here has not been destroyed, let's look inside again. Xiaocao, if you are tired, remember to tell me."
Yu Xiaocao agreed, followed behind Zhao Han, and went deep into the dense forest. The forest is getting deeper and deeper, and the weeds and shrubs on the ground are getting denser and denser. Fortunately, there is a path stepped on in the forest, which is not too difficult to walk.
The small stone took a long branch and kept whipping the lush bushes, which had the effect of driving away snakes and insects. Occasionally, unknown wild birds would jump out of it in panic.
"Wait a minute!" The handsome guy Zhao Han might have discovered something, so he asked the siblings to wait where they were, and disappeared into the bushes by himself.
The sky above the mountain forest is densely packed with intertwined branches, and it is difficult for sunlight to reach the ground. Occasionally, a little or two sunlight leaks through the gaps, leaving spots of light in the grass and shrubs. Some kind of bird flapped its wings and flew over the top of the head, and there was a melodious cry. The bushes not far away, the complicated branches and leaves shook a few times, as if something passed by...
"Second Sister... Are you afraid?" Xiao Shitou leaned over and took her hand, his big eyes darting around vigilantly, his voice trembling slightly.
Yu Xiaocao deliberately teased him: "Coward! Didn't your brother Han say that? This is the outskirts of the mountains and forests, and there are not many large prey, let alone beasts! Don't you always say 'protect sister'? Cowardly?"
Xiaoshi let go of his hand in embarrassment, picked a blade of grass and tore it, whispered: "When Xiaoshi grows up, he will definitely protect the second sister—Brother Han is back!!"
Xiaocao looked in the direction where Zhao Han disappeared. Sure enough, after a while of branches and leaves shaking, Zhao Han's tall and straight figure appeared in front of him.
"Look! What is this?" Zhao Han showed what he was holding in front of the siblings.
The little stone jumped up all of a sudden, and the voice echoed in the forest: "Mountain egg! Second sister, it's a mountain egg!! The mountain egg is delicious, and it's great tonic!"
"Hold it, we'll bake bird eggs later!" Zhao Han smiled and put five wild eggs into the hands of the siblings, and continued to lead the way.
Some of the traps he set were in dense bushes. He left the path from time to time to check, and asked the siblings to wait where they were. After checking more than a dozen traps, more than an hour passed. But the grass was exhausted.
Fortunately, it did not fail, and picked up a hare that had just died. Zhao Han also shot a fat turtledove with a bow.
"Are you tired? Are you hungry? I know a good place, let's go there to eat wild animals!" Zhao Han has been paying attention to the siblings.
Xiao Shitou is fine, he often runs wildly with the children in the village, and he is full of energy. Yu Xiaocao was far behind. No wonder, recovering from a serious illness, it is very rare to be able to walk such a long mountain road.
Zhao Han knew this mountain forest well. He led the siblings to push through the grass and walked around the forest for about a quarter of an hour. Yu Xiaocao suddenly felt that the eyes suddenly opened up: a beautiful valley appeared in front of her eyes.
The branches and leaves on the mountain walls on both sides are as green as emeralds, the valley seems to be covered with a layer of green velvet blanket, the stream gurgling around the valley looks like flowing emerald brocade, and even the air seems to be as clear as crystal.
"Wow! It's so beautiful!! What a good place to go!!" Yu Xiaocao took a deep breath of the fresh air and sighed intoxicated.
Zhao Han watched with a smile as Xiaocao pounced on the ankle-deep grass and rolled comfortably on it. It's like a cute milk cat, acting like a baby.