"Stop being lazy at home and quickly go into the mountains to find something to eat back." The old woman urged.
Meng Li looked at her angrily: "Mom, can't you speak more nicely? You must say those unpleasant words to ruin people's mood."
"Then I am willing? How can I be in the mood to say flattering words to you when I live like this?"
The old woman rubbed her hands and put her hand into the water, but the water was no longer warm, so she took it out immediately.
Meng Li had no choice but to take the backpack under the eaves and turn around to leave. The backpack was made of bamboo and was very cold. There was nothing warm in this house.
Spring has just begun, and I can’t find much in the mountains, but I’m having a hard time. Now I’m short of food at home, so I have to find some wild vegetable roots. If I’m lucky enough to meet pheasants and rabbits, that’ll be the best. I also have to collect some firewood to bring back. It’s okay. When I do, I go up the mountain to collect firewood, and I can sell it for some money.
But in fact, there are poor people around. They spend their free time rummaging around in the mountains. There are not many things they can find. The firewood they bring home is only enough for the family. It is unrealistic to have extra money to sell.
Meng Li carried a basket on her back and went up the mountain. She picked it up when she thought it was useful. There was dew everywhere, which made her clothes wet, which made her even colder. Fortunately, some sunlight slowly came out, and she dried her clothes again. She raised her head , facing the sun, the warmth came over her, she squinted her eyes and couldn't help but smile.
This smile embarrassed her, and it made her face hurt. Because it was too cold before, and there was no nutrition during the whole winter, let alone hydrating products, so her face was too dry and stiff.
She found some wild vegetables, some roots, and some firewood. The basket on her back was only half full. Even so, she had to walk a very wide area to find these things. With her mental strength, she could see that there were many other people there too. Looking for things in the mountains is a difficult time for everyone, but it is most difficult for their family.
After all, there are many children, and the backbone of the family has fallen again.
Meng Li sighed deeply and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch her stomach. It was too empty here and she was hungry.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you're hungry, you still have nutritional supplements, but this body hasn't had any oil or water for too long, and there's a desire for meat bursting deep in your body. This desire is always too strong, and you're too greedy for meat.
Meat.
The family is so poor that it is impossible to buy meat to eat. Even if you buy it, you will be scolded by the old woman, so you can count on this mountain.
There must be a pheasant, hare or something on this huge mountain. Meng Li released her mental energy to look for it. It took her a long time to find a pheasant. The pheasant was hiding in the grass outside the woods. Meng Li quickly gave it to her. Leave a mental mark, don't let it run away again.
Then he hurried over and successfully caught a pheasant. The pheasant weighed several kilograms when lifted. Meng Li smiled slightly and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He could eat meat.
This body is so short of oil and water that it is difficult to use it, and the deep needs of the body must be addressed first.
They stun the pheasant and put it at the bottom of the basket because they were afraid of being seen by the neighbors. They lived in such poverty that if anyone saw them, they would come over with a bowl and beg for some meat.
But there are seven people in the family, and they can't eat this chicken to their heart's content. How can there be any extra money to give to others
When she got home, she hid in the kitchen without saying a word, and the old woman walked in quickly. She actually wanted to see the morning's harvest, but unexpectedly she found a fainted pheasant in the basket.
Her mouth opened in surprise, enough to put an egg in it. Meng Li put his index finger in front of his lips: "Shh..."
The old woman understood very well, and immediately closed her mouth, then swallowed, and said to Meng Li, "Caught on the mountain?"
Meng Li nodded: "Yes."
The old woman rubbed her hands, then stretched out her hand to stroke the feathers on the pheasant's back. She said, "This one is quite fat."
"Yes." Meng Li's expression was indifferent.
No matter whether he is fat or thin, he has only found one like this, even if he is thin, he will not let it go.
The old woman immediately sighed: "The last time I found meat to eat was last winter. Ren Da found it in the mountains."
Meng Li didn't say anything and wanted to kill the pheasant and pluck the feathers. Seeing Meng Li's attitude, the old woman stopped her and hesitated. She said:
"How about we sell it and buy some medicine for Ren Da to look at his legs."
"You can't sell this pheasant for much. If you can't buy any medicine, you might as well give Ren Da a supplement." Meng Li said without raising his head.
This body is too short of oil and water. If I don't get food, I will feel panicked and uneasy. Besides, I really can't sell it for much money. Ren Da's legs will be taken care of by myself.
The old woman was a little angry: "You don't care about your husband either."
"You just know how to eat, you greedy woman."
Meng Li frowned slightly: "Mom, what does gluttony mean? Do I eat alone? And the children are there. Everyone is very short of food and water. How long has it been since there was no food in their stomachs? Mom, don't you feel uncomfortable watching? Are you really not hungry?"
"Last time, selling all the grain didn't help Ren Da's leg to heal. How can it be healed just by relying on this chicken?"
"Now that you have learned to talk back, you are really going to make a big difference." The old woman also became angry. She couldn't stand Meng Li's attitude.
Meng Li didn't want to continue arguing with her. She was here to change the life of the client's family, not to deal with the old woman, so he softened his expression and softened his tone:
"The children are all pitiful, and Ren Da is also pitiful. He hasn't eaten meat for a long time, so he will feel better with supplements."
The old woman felt relieved when she saw that Meng Li had given in again. She snorted and said, "Greedy woman." After that, she said nothing else.
"I'll eat it later." It's time to cook anyway. There's not much difference between eating in the morning and eating in the afternoon.
"I'm going to tell the children to stop making noise." The old woman touched the pheasant's feathers and said, "What a pity."
After she left the house, Meng Li took out the firewood found on the mountain and piled it aside. Those were not too dry and could not be burned and had to be left for a while. There were also some wild vegetables, which she began to take care of.
In fact, there are not many wild vegetables, more of them are wild vegetable roots. No one wants to eat wild vegetable roots. Wild vegetable roots are the roots left behind after someone has taken away the vegetables on them. The reason why I kept the roots is because I think it is useless to take them home. Leave it to let it germinate. The people who left the roots behind were not extremely poor. Even though they were poor, they were not poor enough to eat the roots.
In the past, the client's family would only cut wild vegetables without pulling out the roots. Now, even pulling out the roots is a helpless move.
In fact, these wild vegetables taste really bad, especially since there is no oil, water or condiments and they can only be steamed in a pot. The taste tastes like chewing wax. Meng Li was thinking about how to make it delicious, but four children swarmed in. , they came to see the pheasants.
They always feel that their grandmother lied to them. They haven’t eaten meat for a long time. Does meat really exist