MTL - The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor-Chapter 8 wild eggs

Chapter 8 Wild Eggs

Mo Yan walked along the edge of the mountain and came to a valley. The mountains on both sides of the valley are not high, but one side of the mountain is covered with trees and grass, while the other side looks a bit desolate.

After thinking about it, she decided to go to the densely forested mountains to have a look. The vegetation is so lush, so the water source must be better. Although the vegetation is yellow due to drought, it is not dead after all. Maybe there is something edible growing in it.

Mo Yan picked up a wooden stick that was more than two meters long and as thick as a wrist. As he walked, he used the wooden stick to explore the way. However, he was weak and had to stop to catch his breath after walking a few steps.

By the time she finally reached the mountainside, a long time had passed.

　　Not even a snake was encountered along the way, which made Mo Yan a little depressed. She also thought that since she couldn't find anything to eat, it would be a good idea to catch a snake and make snake soup, but she didn't even see a mouse.

Mo Yan wandered around in the woods for a while, and was about to turn to the other side of the mountain. There was movement in the dense grass in front of him, and he saw a frightened pheasant rushing out, spreading its wings and clucking. , flew away under Mo Yan’s coveted gaze.

Mo Yan looked at her right hand in annoyance. If it were before, the space would definitely contain the pheasant under the control of her mind. Unfortunately, the space has been "cleared" and the level is not enough!

Looking at the pheasant that had disappeared, Mo Yan's heart moved. The pheasant's feathers were not bright enough, so it was clearly a female. Could it have been laying eggs just now?

With anticipation, Mo Yan came to the grass where the pheasants were escaping, and carefully pushed aside the long grass with a wooden stick. The next second, a pile of white pheasant eggs appeared in front of her eyes.

Mo Yan rushed towards the wild eggs with almost tears in her eyes. She counted them with her hands like chicken claws, and there were thirteen of them!

If someone had said before that she would shed tears over thirteen wild eggs, she would have definitely rolled her eyes at that person. Who else would have been hungry for two days without being full for more than a month and not be excited to see the food?

Mo Yan swallowed and carefully put the thirteen wild eggs into the space. She was afraid that if she was carrying the **** with clothes, it would accidentally fall and lose the precious rations.

Maybe he was lucky. Although he didn't find any more wild eggs, Mo Yan unexpectedly found a bush of raspberries (commonly known as raspberries, an edible wild fruit that grows on vines and turns bright red when ripe). The densely packed raspberries were red, like small lighted lanterns. She picked them off without wiping them and threw them into her mouth. She took a sip and instantly felt a sour, sweet and fragrant aroma. The flavor spreads, it’s simply delicious!

The taste buds that had not tasted food for a long time were stimulated by the sweet and sour taste. Mo Yan could not help but eat a few more and did not dare to eat anymore. Raspberries taste very good and have high nutritional value. Because of their sour taste, they should not be eaten on an empty stomach.

Mo Yan picked a few big leaves from the tree. It took almost half an hour to pick all the ripe raspberries, put them on the big leaves, wrapped them carefully, and put them in the space. .

Thinking that Mo Qingze's father would be worried if he didn't go back after being out for a long time, Mo Yan stopped looking for food, picked up the sticks on the ground, and returned the way he came.

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At the entrance of the cave, Mo Zhen sat on a big rock under the shade of a tree, with his hands on his chin, staring straight ahead. Mo Xin was sweating profusely and threw the collected firewood into the sun to dry. Seeing that her brother was still in the same posture as before, she couldn't help but feel funny. She poked his head and said, "Stop sitting there stupidly. Follow me." The second sister goes to collect firewood together, and the eldest sister will wait for the eldest sister to find food and come back to use it!"

Mo Zhen weakly turned his head to avoid his sister's fingers, rubbed his belly with his little hands, blinked his big eyes, looked at the second sister expectantly and asked, "Can the eldest sister really find something to eat? Zhen'er is so hungry!" "

Mo Xin touched her brother's head and said with certainty: "Eldest sister will definitely be able to find food, and we will definitely not be hungry." In her heart, the eldest sister is as capable as her father, and there is nothing they can't do.

Mo Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this. He squeaked and slid down the big stone. He grabbed the second sister's hand and urged her as he walked: "Then let's go collect firewood quickly."

Mo Xin smiled, held her brother's hand, and walked together into the small forest not far away.

When they were approaching the cave, Mo Yan took out the wild eggs and raspberries from the space, overlapped the baggage one layer, and after making sure that the wild eggs would not fall from the hole, he carefully placed the eggs and raspberries on top. , carry it with your hands after pricking your mouth.

 Just walking a few steps, he happened to meet Mo Qingze who came out to fetch water.

 “Yan’er, have you found something to eat?”

Mo Qingze saw the baggage Mo Yan was carrying at a glance and said "ok" several times. Now the children would no longer be hungry.

Mo Yan nodded with a smile: "I'm lucky today, I found more than ten wild eggs!"

His daughter actually found wild eggs. Mo Qingze's eyes narrowed with joy, but his eye sockets were a little red.

Mo Yan pretended not to notice and continued chatting with him as if nothing had happened.

After collecting firewood, the two children were sitting at the entrance of the cave waiting for their father and elder sister. When they heard the voices of their father and elder sister, they stood up in a hurry. When they saw the bundle in their elder sister's hand, they jumped for joy several times. , If I hadn’t been really weak, I would have had to jump all the way to meet him.

The originally quiet small cave suddenly became lively because Mo Yan found something to eat.

The two little ones chatted non-stop around the wild eggs and raspberries. Mo Qingze was guarding the pot of water, adding firewood, listening to his children talking, and answering the childish questions thrown by them from time to time, lovingly. His smile never stopped.

Mo Yan leaned on the stone wall and watched everything quietly. Who would have thought that these laughter and laughter came from the Mo family who had been fleeing for more than a month?

 The harsh baptism of disaster did not diminish their hope of survival. Even the original owner, at the moment before his death, firmly believed that their family could reach the eternal city where there was no hunger!

Mo Yan asked herself, if she had encountered such a thing in her previous life, she might not be as positive and optimistic as that thirteen-year-old girl...

 Thirteen wild eggs were eaten in two parts at Mo Qingze’s insistence. Mo Yan had no choice but to pick seven big ones, put them in a bowl, stirred them up with chopsticks, and slowly poured them into the boiling water. Suddenly, bursts of egg fragrance floated out from the pot, and she was very disappointed. Swallowed exasperatedly.

 There were no vegetables, no tomatoes, and even no oil or salt in the egg soup, but the four of them drank it with great satisfaction. For the Mo family who had not tasted meat for more than a month, this egg soup was simply a delicacy!

Mo Yan felt sad when she drank, and even more sad when she saw the satisfied expressions of the two little ones. She secretly thought that she must find a chance to go into the space to take a look at night...

 (End of this chapter)