chance world

The next day, before dawn, Ding Qiyu got up and prepared everything. When Lian Er and Da Niang got up, she had already boiled the water, fed the chickens, picked out the eggs from the chicken shed, and cleaned the chicken shed along the way. .The aunt is pleased with her son's sensible and well-behaved son, but feels distressed that Ah Yu didn't get enough sleep, but Ding Qiyu told the aunt that he only feels refreshed when he goes to bed early and wakes up early, without feeling tired at all.

A few steamed bean cakes and water for breakfast, Ding Qiyu was going to follow Lian Er to learn how to make firewood, but Lian Er had an appointment to do embroidery today and couldn't take her there.Aunt He thought about it, and asked Lian'er to take her to He Zhongchang's house not far away to ask, if anyone from their family went to collect firewood, they would take Ding Qiyu with them.

He Zhongchang is Lian Er's cousin, and he has always taken good care of Lian Er's mother and daughter. Yesterday, he heard that their family had a new son. When he saw him today, the young man was well-born, generous and polite, and he had a good impression of Ding Qiyu. good.It just so happened that my son was also going into the forest, so I took Ding Qiyu with me along the way.Therefore, Lian Er temporarily "entrusted" her "brother" Ding Qiyu to He Zhongchang and the others, and went to work on her own.

Ding Qiyu carried a pannier on his back that seemed a bit bulky compared to her small body, picked up the hatchet, and went out with He Zhongchang's son, He Ankang, all the way to the woods.Ding Qiyu was good-looking and sweet-mouthed. He Ankang treated her like his own brother, and taught her without reservation how to choose firewood, how to cut the knife skillfully, and how to tie the firewood properly.

"Ka——" Ding Qiyu swung his knife to cut off a section of firewood, thinking about the identities of beggars and woodcutters, which he never thought about back then. What will happen?

Right thinking went astray, and suddenly I heard a "shua", accompanied by a short sharp sound and the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.Ding Qiyu turned his head to look, and saw He Ankang running not far away to bring back a bloody bird, walking towards her cheerfully.

Ding Qiyu's hairs stood on end immediately, and goose bumps all over his body.If you want to ask Ding Qiyu what she is afraid of, she will definitely answer: "I will be afraid when something that can threaten my life stands in front of me." In this regard, Ding Qiyu is a very rational person. What's so scary about something less than your own safety?When the little girl around her saw the screaming bugs, she would calmly help the little girl get rid of the bugs immediately; when she was in college, lying in bed late at night reading tomb robbery novels and listening to audiobooks of ghost stories, Ding Qiyu just felt that the interlocking and unconstrained plots were very interesting. Fascinating, but not intimidating.Although Ding Qiyu had nothing to be afraid of, she was very disgusted to see the dead birds and fish. It was not a kind of fear, but a real nausea and discomfort.Because when she was a child, she kept birds and goldfish the most. At that time, she was naughty and didn’t know how to raise them. She had seen too many of them dead, which caused Ding Qiyu to form a psychological shadow. Now when she sees the dead birds and fish, she will feel very uncomfortable.

"Hey! I got a big turtledove!" He Ankang had already walked in front of Ding Qiyu at this time, and raised the bloody lump in his hand while talking.Ding Qiyu subconsciously rolled his eyes away, took a step back, squeezed out a forced smile and said to He Ankang: "Brother Ankang is amazing!"

"Ayu, do you want to learn? Brother will teach you!" He Ankang said righteously.

When Ding Qiyu heard this, if he could learn this skill, he would be able to bring some wild game back home for tooth-beating festivals when he went out to collect firewood.But this, this bird was too disgusting after it died. I just glanced at it, and the one in He Ankang's hand seemed to be the one whose head was blown off. In the end, rationality still prevailed. The aunt and the others are so kind to themselves, and they must do everything they can to the extreme. What is a dead bird?Must overcome!

"Brother Ankang, can you really teach me? I really want to learn!" Ding Qiyu raised his head and tried to look happy and said to He Ankang, forcing himself to look away at the dead turtledove in He Ankang's hand, implying that it was meat and delicious!Looking at it like this now is a bit disgusting, but imagining how it will look like after it is made into a delicacy is not disgusting.

Seeing that Ding Qiyu was staring at the turtledove in his hand, He Ankang thought she was greedy. He Ankang was also generous, and he stuffed the turtledove into Ding Qiyu's empty hand, saying, "I like it so much? Then this one I’ll give it to you first, and then we’ll fight, and my brother will teach you how to get the fattest one!”

"Hiss!!" He took a breath, and as soon as the wrinkled touch spread to his brain, Ding Qiyu's goosebumps filled his whole body in an instant as soon as he suppressed it. Every cell in his body screamed and shouted. The hatchet in his hand fell to the ground, but this hand was still holding the dead turtledove's claw.

"Ah Yu?" He Ankang looked at Ding Qiyu's pale face and asked in confusion.

"Huh...no, nothing, I'm just too excited!" Ding Qiyu took a few deep breaths, calmed down the emotions that were about to burst, squeezed out a smile, and tremblingly raised the turtledove in his hand, indicating that he had won this " Trophy" and very happy.

Seeing this, He Ankang smiled and said, "Haha, I'm so happy, your face is turning pale! Let's go, let's continue to collect firewood, and teach you how to hunt birds by the way."

Am I happy? !Calm and calm... I have meat in my hand, which is delicious... Ding Qiyu glanced at the thing in his hand again, not daring to think too much, so he quickly picked up the hatchet and continued to follow He Ankang.

I have to say that people's ability to adapt is very strong, as long as you are willing subjectively.Ding Qiyu forced himself to adapt for a while, and felt much calmer with the dead turtledove in his hand.

After a while, the firewood was almost finished, so He Ankang wanted to teach Ding Qiyu to shoot birds. He untied a small bow from his waist, took out a few earthy projectiles from his pocket, and held it in front of Ding Qiyu: "Use This slingshot can shoot birds."

"This is a slingshot? Isn't this a bow? The kind that shoots arrows." Ding Qiyu knew that the slingshot was a Y-shaped thing. The one in front of him was obviously a small bow, but judging by what He Ankang meant, this small bow Not for shooting arrows, but for firing such small projectiles.

"No, no, this kind of bow can't shoot arrows. The slingshot is smaller than the archery bow, and the sound is quieter when you use it. It's not as powerful as the arrow. Today I will teach you how to use it. I can also shoot arrows. I will bring it out another day. Teach you, if you want to shoot birds, a slingshot is enough." After He Ankang finished speaking, he began to teach Ding Qiyu how to draw the bow, aim, and control his strength. , found that the effect is not bad.He Ankang praised Ding Qiyu for being smart and quick to learn everything.

After practicing for a long time, He Ankang told Ding Qiyu where it was easiest to find prey and how not to scare the prey away. The two followed the method to find small prey to try their hands. After several failures, Ding Qiyu finally hunted in his life. Although her first bird was not fat, it was enough to make her confident.Then He Ankang shot two more fat birds, and the two of them returned with firewood and trophies on their backs.

When saying goodbye, He Ankang said that he would go back and ask his father’s permission before giving the slingshot to Ding Qiyu. Ding Qiyu was already very embarrassed after receiving so much help from others, how could he ask for his slingshot, and immediately thanked him and refused.She has just carefully looked at the structure of the slingshot and the knotting method of the bowstring, and it is not complicated; from He Ankang, she also knows that the bowstring is made of silk, deer tendon, and swim bladder, and the bow arm is made of bamboo. Or a common material like willow will do.Ding Qiyu felt that he should be able to make one.

Ding Qiyu was carrying a bird upside down in each of his left and right hands, one big and one small, and the hatchet was stuck in the back basket along with a full basket of firewood. Although it was a bit heavy, it couldn't suppress her satisfied mood at all. The feeling has long been rushed to the sky by the sense of accomplishment.It was almost noon when we got home, and Lian Er was eating at the work place at noon and would not come back, because the aunt’s injury was still hurting and it was not convenient for her to move around. Lian Er had prepared lunch for them in advance in the morning. Water, burn firewood and heat it up to eat.

"Aniang, I'm back!" Ding Qiyu shouted as soon as he entered the yard, and just as he finished speaking, he heard Aunt He answering from inside the house.

Ding Qiyu unloaded the firewood and piled it up neatly, wiped the thin sweat from his forehead, and with a big smile on his reddish face, he cheerfully brought the booty into the house to show to the aunt.Ding Qiyu is sometimes quite childish, and she has not had time to fully devote herself to society, and her innocent side has not been worn away.

"Hehe, my mother's Ayu is really capable. On the first day I went out to collect firewood, I hunted two birds and came back!" Aunt He looked at Ayu's excited and proud face and loved her very much. Even if Ding Qiyu came back empty-handed, he would probably be praised. What's more, her Ayu is really good.Think about it, it's good to have a boy in the family, just like this, no one will teach these women to hunt.But who would have expected that the obedient son in the aunt's heart is also a girl.

"You can deal with them and put them over the stove. We will have meat to eat tonight!" Aunt He said to Ding Qiyu with a narrowed eye.

Ding Qiyu's smile froze in an instant: "Eh, deal with it?!" Thinking of certain scenes, Ding Qiyu shivered, and the forgotten chill seemed to come back again.

"Can't Ah Yu know? It's okay, it's time to eat, I will teach you after the meal." Aunt He said kindly.

I don't want to learn such a bloody and violent thing, hey!Xiao Qiyu in his heart shouted and protested again, but our brave and rational Ayu still obediently responded to Aniang.

Ding Qiyu made the food hot, carried the aunt out, and the two of them finished their lunch.Under Ding Qiyu's cold sweat and shivering, the aunt taught her how to deal with the returned birds.

"Mother, do you know where I can find deer tendon, fish maw, and silk?" Ding Qiyu asked while sitting on the small stool next to the aunt's bed in the afternoon.

Aunt He thought for a while and replied: "It should be difficult to find deer seeds in the woods. If you want deer tendons, you may have to go to the city to buy them. People in our village often go to the river to catch fish. If they ask, they should be able to find swim bladders. Silk? Aniang has a little here, but there is only a small volume. There should be some where Lianer does embroidery work, if you want, Aniang ask Lianer to ask, and I will exchange some for you."

Ding Qiyu nodded: "You can choose one of the three. I want to make a slingshot. I'll go ask if there is any fish in the afternoon."

"If you want to make a slingshot, mother's silk is enough, why do you ask the fisherman?" Aunt He was surprised.

Ding Qiyu was embarrassed to take up the silk that the aunt kept: "Mother, yours will definitely be useful. I can get some fish maw myself."

"Why are you being polite to Auntie? And it is of no use at all, just to make a slingshot for Ayu." Aunt He's tone could not refuse, so Ding Qiyu had to follow his instructions to find the small roll of silk from the cabinet.