MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 18 Auntie doesn't want us anymore

Chapter 18 Auntie doesn’t want us anymore

When Qin Yao woke up, the rain had subsided and the woods were wet. At first glance, it was all white mist.

 In such weather, no one, let alone animals, would go out.

 Qin Yao remembered what Old Man Liu had said before that it would rain in the next two days. It seemed that the old farmer had a pretty good eye for the weather.

 I just don’t know if the shadow will affect growing wheat.

But she didn’t care about it now. She first picked a rabbit, skinned it, took out the meat and roasted it on the fire. They would eat it together for breakfast and lunch.

 After filling his stomach, he continued to pack up the remaining six rabbits.

One morning, Qin Yao cleaned up all seven rabbits. The skins were peeled with high integrity. They were briefly treated with plant ash, and all the meat was roasted together.

 You can just heat it up if you want to eat it later, and it is more convenient to carry it with you. Fortunately, the temperature has dropped, and these roasted rabbit meats should be kept for two or three days, which can be used as her food ration for these days.

Qin Yao has a huge appetite, and her physical consumption is directly proportional to her food intake. If she eats it with an open belly, these seven rabbits will only be enough for her for two days.

By noon, the rain stopped completely, and a little sun shone from the clouds. The water vapor on the ground evaporated, and a bad smell was brewed in the forest. Mosquitoes also flew out, and small animals also tried to leave their nests. Walking in the woods.

Qin Yao covered the cave, took weapons, and went to look for water sources.

Along the way, Qin Yao found traces of many wild animals, of which wolves and monkeys were the most common. There was at least one monkey group and one wolf group nearby.

 Monkeys are not valuable because the animals are similar to humans. People in Sheng people are very taboo about them. They do not eat them and do not actively hunt monkeys.

Wolves are mostly gray wolves. Their meat is not tasty and their hides are relatively valuable.

 But wolves are social animals, and provoking a pack of wolves without adequate weapons and equipment is no different than sending someone to death. Qin Yao avoided walking the whole time.

 In this season, snakes rarely come out of their holes and are rarely encountered.

Qin Yao didn't even bother to touch the little snake passing by. Instead, the snake spotted her and got into the grass with fright, and swam very fast.

On the way to the water source, Qin Yao shot two arrows and hit a weasel and a roe deer.

After yesterday's practice, she is now very accurate in shooting arrows. She deliberately left them a breath, but she didn't hit the vital points. In order to chase the two little guys who were stumbling to escape, Qin Yao also ran for a long distance.

Especially the weasel marten, which is small, nimble and very fast. If it weren't for the arrow dragging on its tail and being blocked by branches, Qin Yao would have to chase it farther.

 After being captured alive, the little thing showed his teeth and grinned very fiercely. He wanted to bite Qin Yao, but was knocked unconscious by a slap from her.

The roe deer is not stupid, but because few people set foot in the deep mountains, it was so focused on chewing leaves that it didn't notice the hunter approaching. Qin Yao shot an arrow into its front thigh, and it was so frightened that it started to run wildly.

 But it was big in size and had a big target. It was much easier to catch than the weasel marten. It had a long rope and fell down on the spot, but was tied back by Qin Yao.

There is no shortage of carrying poles in the forest. Qin Yao cut down a thick branch, tied the two prey to the branch, and carried them to the water source.

This is a small pond naturally formed in the depression in the center of the mountain top. It should be mountain spring water seeping out of groundwater. The water is very shallow and clear, and there are actually fish in it.

There were many traces of small animals drinking water by the pond. Qin Yao put down her burden, found a clean place to wash her face, and tried to catch fish. Unexpectedly, the fish here could not hide and their movements were slow. She could catch them accurately. .

After a while, Qin Yao caught six fish weighing two to three kilograms. They were all strung up with straw ropes and hung on the other end of the pole. They also filled a bamboo tube with water. They could have extra meals tonight.

 At dusk, when the wild beasts in the mountains are most active, Qin Yao left the water source in advance, picked up today's prey and hid nearby to observe the situation.

Two kilometers away from the water source, a pile of fresh feces was found. It seemed that it was left behind when going out for swimming after the rain stopped.

Qin Yao may not be able to identify all the crops in the field, but she can tell which animal they belong to at a glance from the feces of various large animals.

 This is the excrement left by a black bear, and judging from the size of the excrement, it should be an adult black bear. Qin Yao was ecstatic, but also a little worried.

The hearing of bears is very sensitive, and in this season, there is plenty of food. Black bears that are fattening up for hibernation generally do not appear, so it is not easy to squat down to them.

  But now that its traces have been discovered, Qin Yao does not intend to let it go.

It was getting dark, and Qin Yao returned to the cave with today's harvest. While grilling fish for a snack, she thought about how to attract the black bear to appear.

 But God was not kind to us, and it started to rain again in the evening.

 And this time, it rained intermittently for two days.

Qin Yao was lying in the cave, looking at the struggling spores and weasels, as well as a few pheasants and squirrels that were caught casually, unwilling to go down the mountain like this.

Without hesitating for too long, she decided to stay in the cave and continue to wait for the opportunity.

Four days have passed since Qin Yao entered the mountain.

In the past four days, it has been raining intermittently.

 Fortunately, Liu Bai and his two brothers had finished planting the wheat seeds left by Qin Yao on the first day.

If it's even half a day late, the wheat in these two acres of land will be wasted.

 There was an autumn rain and a cold spell. In just four days, the temperature dropped several degrees.

In the thatched house at the back of Liujia Village, Liu Dalang and Liu Erlang lit a fire in the house, but there was always wind leaking into the house, and it was still cold despite the fire. In the end, the four brothers and sisters, who were wearing thin clothes, moved directly to the bed and wrapped themselves in it. Putting on the quilt and lighting the fire, it felt a little warmer.

 The taro left by Qin Yao was gone after a half-full meal this morning.

It has been raining outside the house and the ground is muddy. Dalang and Erlang couldn't get out even if they wanted to go out and dig some wild vegetables.

　　If they get caught in the rain or catch wind and cold, they will have no money to buy medicine and will have no choice but to die.

Having not seen Qin Yao for several days, Siniang counted the days on her fingers and asked every day:

 “Brother, when will Aniang come back?”

Today, after the four fingers were broken, she asked again: "Brother, why isn't grandma coming back?"

Saburo asked his second brother in a low voice: "Is she not coming back?"

Erlang glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense, she will be back when the rain stops."

Saburo was quiet for a moment, and then he couldn't help but wrinkled his face and said worriedly: "Second brother, do you think she has been eaten by wild beasts?"

 After saying this, Siniang cried out with a "wow" sound: "Oh, oh, oh, Siniang, I don't want my mother to be eaten by wild beasts!"

 As soon as she cried, the other three people in the room fell silent.

After three seconds of silence, Sanlang couldn't hold it in anymore and cried too. He raised his little hand to wipe his tears in grievance, and choked with sobs: "Auntie doesn't want us anymore, she must have run away."

Erlang looked at Dalang worriedly, "Brother, did she really run away?"

Dalang looked at the twins who were crying miserably, and then at Erlang who was full of panic. The suspicions in his heart for many days seemed to be confirmed. A sense of sourness and anger at being deceived and abandoned came to his heart, and he was about to grit his teeth and scold him. The younger siblings said not to miss her.

 Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

 (End of this chapter)