Guiqing
Chapter 36
, so that the husband and the boys couldn't support their backs...
But how good can it be?Left is nothing but useless. "
As he said that, he couldn't help but punched his knees twice, his poor right hand was considered good, but he also lost the whole little finger and half of the ring finger and middle finger, it didn't even look like a fist.
Apa Gong was really sad when he saw it, he didn't even care about the shock caused by the locust plague just now, he turned his back and secretly wiped away two tears.
It's not that Gong Twelve has no sympathy for the disabled, but first, he has no affection for this uncle, even if he understands Gong's father's mood, it's hard to empathize; I don't have the ability to help the uncle put his fingers back, but I can pay more attention to other information objectively.
Although Gong Twelve Quan didn't pay attention to any locust plagues in the past, why did he care about droughts in the past?Hadn't he been forced into disgrace in the past few months?
So as soon as I heard about the Locust Plague Palace Twelve, I set up the radar, and I heard my uncle sighing with emotion. My father was too weak and only cared about his heart, and he no longer cared about himself and his younger brother who hid behind the scenes and made small talk. Shuanzi put it down, and kept him busy by pointing to things:
"I don't know how many eggs they laid today? You go pick them up, feed them some food, and see how many vegetables you can pick from the field. If there are not enough, ask your neighbors." On the other hand, it is rare for Uncle to come here, and he always wants to make a face for Dad."
On the other hand, he casually brushed the strands of hair hanging from his forehead to the back of his head, and hurried a few steps to the front yard, laughing before saying anything:
"Uncle, why are you still sitting in the yard? Although the stone bench is cool, the tree is not enough to cool you down! It's better to go inside the house."
Liu Mao looked at his nephew, whom he had not seen for a long time, the little brother in his memory who shrank timidly in his father's arms, and was so frightened that tears rolled down his face when he saw the scar on A Bin's face. He has grown into such a radiant and heroic look.
I couldn't help laughing for a while: "Good brother!"
Just thinking about what happened a few months ago is a bit cramped:
"Don't go inside the house! Daliu Village is not close to here, I have bad legs and feet, and I have to go to the market to sell things...
I just came to see you today, and remind your father, now that everything is done, but you have to hurry to get home before dark! "
While speaking, while supporting the hand of his eldest son Liu Xuewen, he was about to get up, and Father Gong hurriedly stopped him:
"Uncle, it's rare for you to come out here. You don't even eat a meal. If you say it, your nephew will be ashamed to see others!"
Liu Mao laughed at himself and shook his head: "No, no, no one in your village will misunderstand you because of this."
Although he swallowed a lot of words and didn't mention them again, how could Dow not know his own thoughts?He felt more and more guilty about his inappropriate actions, so he couldn't say anything in front of Gong Twelve's grandson, so he just patted his nephew's hand:
"You should also pay attention to what I said before. Although the food price will be much higher this year, it is useless to be on guard, and you will lose a lot of money; but if the Locust God really comes, it is not accurate, and it is not a joke.
To be prepared but not to use is just to lose some money, as long as people are alive, they will come back one day; but if they are not prepared, in case something happens, it is a major event that cannot be regretted...
It's just that Uncle's family can't help you a lot, you, you and the family are taking good care of each other, so there will be nothing left. "
A few words made Apa Gong feel very sad, and the more I couldn't bear the heart of Uncle dragging his legs and feet to come here, but he went back without even taking a sip of water.
It's just that he has always been stupid, and he always misses the point when he wants to keep customers. Gong Twelve had no choice but to stand up:
"What's going on with this locust plague, and where did my uncle see that there might be a locust plague? What if it happens sometimes, besides storing food, what should I do...
But I still have to bother you to tell us in detail!My father's husband is from a family, and my brother and I are young, so we don't know anything.But it's not good not to discuss such a big matter with the elders in the clan——
How to put it this way, uncle needs to take it easy, stay for a few days, and teach us juniors, it is best to meet the elders of the clan. "
In fact, Liu Mao was not very willing to meet the Gong clan members. No matter how many accidents happened in the case of Gong Liuxi back then, the Liu family always felt guilty.
Because of this, my nephew didn't know how much estrangement he had received in the clan. After all, the Gong family was kind, and no matter how estranged he was, he never gave the allowance to the widows and widows in the clan. My nephew, with his eyes open and closed, let his husband come to his door, and he will take away a lot of the duties of helping the orphans and widows in the husband's family...
When Liu Mao was young and in his prime, he was once one of the most capable men in Da Liu Village. He was always good at hunting, and he was willing to work hard when he was in the field. He was once unconvinced, and he was really better than the men of the Gong family in hunting skills.
Now, people are poor and short-sighted, and they are afraid that Gongshi will see them come to the door and alienate his nephew, so he can't help hesitating.
Gong Twelfth laughed: "I'll talk about whether the elders of our clan have met, but we, the younger generation, have no experience. Uncle, can you be willing to teach us a little bit?"
Liu Mao naturally couldn't bear it.
The Baishui River can gather in this area, and mountain springs often converge into streams in nearby mountain villages. Half a village like Daliu Village on the mountainside can open up fields...
In this area, not to mention good weather and good harvests every year, droughts and disasters are rare.
Naturally, there is very little experience in dealing with locust plagues.
Liu Mao himself was not wary of encountering locust plagues twice because he ran outside in his early years. He heard some stories from old people in several places. He has traveled far because of his poor legs and feet these years, but he didn’t really eat for nothing:
Incomplete fingers can't do too fine work, but when the legs and feet are good, they often go to the nearby forests to find some wood suitable for carving, and pick some rattan suitable for weaving.
And because of his inconvenient legs and feet, he is more sensitive to the weather and cherishes the nearby skin grafts more.
"It is said that the locusts are brought about by the extreme drought, and the old people also say that the locust god is because the rivers are falling, and the shrimp god can't live, so the locusts turn into locusts and come out to find another place to live...
I have never seen this latter statement with my own eyes, but in places where there have been two locust plagues by chance before, it is true that there have been severe droughts in the previous one or two years, or two or three years. "
When Liu Mao said this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued:
"Accordingly, the drought generally lasts for three to five months, and the places where the crops can still be harvested may not be able to withstand the locust plague, but things are always uncertain."
To be a good hunter, you really don't have to be brute force.
Liu Mao's observation skills are good, and his mind is also careful, and because his father and father, the head of the family, died one after another when he was only half a child, he couldn't bear to let his married brother worry about him all the time, and he didn't want to take risks at will My own incense, it is unavoidable to be extra careful when entering the mountains. In addition to the experience passed down from my ancestors, I also pondered and compared many small details.
This pondering has become a habit. When going out and encountering locust plagues or places after locust plagues, in addition to listening to the old people talking about ancient times and listening to the government read out the countermeasures, it is imperative to see and ponder more by yourself.
Then Liu Mao really discovered a few details that others didn't mention:
Sometimes it is a place with average drought or even more drought, but because the crops and trees planted are more drought-resistant, and where there are more plants, even if there is a locust plague, there will be fewer locusts at the beginning, although because of The locusts in other places will also be attracted to the plants, and the final disaster may not be worse than other places, but based on his observations, coupled with what the old people said, and even simply deduced from the saying that the shrimp deified the locust——
It is also very likely that some gods who originally lived with plants turned into locusts because they could not live without plants?
So fewer plants mean more locusts?
Of course, in the early years, because the generation in his hometown basically had no drought, Liu Mao just thought about it and didn't take it seriously.
But this time is different.
Under the severe drought this time, in addition to the reduction of crops, because there are many trees and grasses in the surrounding area that require a lot of water, every time there is drought, I don’t know how many withered:
"The number is innumerable, but where I can walk every day, the living trees are not enough for [-]% of the original——
This one looks like the locusts I met in my early years, so I dare not be unprepared!
The locust god is really making a fuss, maybe even people can eat it! "
Liu Mao recalled the misery after the locust plague in his early years, and the horror when he really encountered locusts and was still raging:
It covered the sky and covered the land, and all the crops were eaten up in a short while, and there were few weeds left. Seeing him, an irrelevant person, felt distressed and flustered.
But if anyone is really distressed but can't go out and dare to go out to the locust gods, it will be light to peck the flesh, blind, or even seriously injured and die, there are many people who have heard it!
Not to mention that he is a useless person now, even when he was the most daring and capable, he would still rather meet a few bears, blind men and a group of big wild boars. Dare to face such a dark and seemingly endless piece!
Liu Mao sighed and sighed, and there were a lot of ignorance in his words, but who is Gong Twelve?
No matter how you don’t like reading and don’t have any education, you are still a child of everyone, and you have experienced a bit of baptism in the information network, okay?
I have heard the saying that the drought is extreme and locusts, and I have also heard the saying that the skin grafting with less than a few tens percent will produce locusts—although I don’t remember the exact tens of percent that are most likely to produce locusts, but it must be more than 20.00% yes!
Although Liu Mao still said: "I haven't been lucky in these years, even your cousin and the others have never been in the mountains again. I don't know exactly how to say it, but it is certain that many trees have been damaged..."
Gong Twelve did not go into the mountains too often!
Immediately, shit: If uncle uncle hadn't mentioned it, my master's tricks would have been for nothing!He clearly saw the land that had been cleared for at least six or seven, but he didn't think about the locusts at all!
Thinking about the drought we just passed through, my teeth hurt and my heart hurts!
☆, meat pain
Gong Twelve is really not a stingy person, but the method of preventing locusts and the way of controlling locusts, in addition to his own knowledge reserve, if he wants to change with the system master, the price it will cost is really hard to avoid!
Biological governance, that is, only providing three kinds of locust nemesis natural enemies, would cost 50 JJ points, or memorize nine books!
Gong Twelve TT_TT: "If you want to change a hundred cotton-padded clothes, you only need to memorize three books. Why do you need nine books to provide three kinds of natural enemies of locusts? Please protect the rights and interests of consumers, and suppress profiteers to drive up prices!"
The system is well organized:
"First, what you can get by memorizing three books is the finished cotton coat. One hundred pieces may seem like a lot, but it's actually not enough for the members of the Gong clan who are within five clothes of you; Durable, but if you can't afford the method of plucking cotton, it will still be warmer in just three to two years.
However, it is known that the number of locust killers is not limited. As long as you believe in your statement, as long as you can raise those three kinds of creatures, you can prevent and control locusts, and there is no time limit.
Second, this system is definitely the conscience of the industry. Originally, 50 JJ points can only be used to buy biological information that is most suitable for restraining locusts under what circumstances, but because your situation is critical, this system also gives you how to quickly and safely breed those locusts Biological method--
You must know that knowledge is wealth, and technology is power. Even if this method is deducted by the system and only provides you with three kinds of creatures in exchange, it is definitely a conscience price for losing money and jumping off a building! "
Gong Twelve once again had the realization that "books are used only when they are used up".
It's a pity that there is no time for regret. The dregs who don't even know how to pick cotton, probably know that frogs can eat insects but don't know how to quickly breed frogs when the severe drought is not subsided. Only speechless tears.
And compared to the benefits of applying cotton to the heat preservation system and the widespread dissemination of the method of controlling locusts, Gong Twelve really can't gossip about saying that Mr. System is a real profiteer.
50 JJ points is indeed a lot of money, and he is not sure that he can earn it in time before the locusts strike, but nine books, nine books...
Palace Twelve┯┯_┯┯: Isn’t it just reading?At any rate, this uncle is a well-behaved student who graduated safely from a higher education institution in S city and got a degree. Back then, he spent five or six hours a day and at least 240 days a year for more than ten years. How could he not survive nine books?
Rise up!Must rise up!
Originally, it was only three days before he was idle and watched for a quarter of an hour when he was resting in the middle of hunting. However, due to the increased workload, more urgent goals, and more serious consequences, etc., Gong Twelve was able to survive, and immediately went to the backyard that night. Hide and light a torch, stay up late and read!
In one night, I memorized the remaining half of the "Three Character Classic", and I also understood seven or eight points of the interpretation. Although I didn't memorize the allusions, I still understood roughly three to five points.
Then early in the morning, they said they wanted to go up the mountain to get some fresh prey to entertain Uncle and the others. They went out before dawn, and traveled all the way to the deep mountain that was always promising. As expected, they caught two wild boars in less than half an hour. Then I found a place with enough light to endorse the book. Although I was thinking about it, I suddenly ran to the place where the wild boar was halfway up and dug a few times. I didn't know if it was a yam or something else. Don't dare to delay the endorsement.
A book of "Zeng Guang Xian Wen", which should be more than three times the number of words in "Three Character Classics", actually memorized it all at once, and looking up at the sky, it seems that it is only a little bit off at noon.
The living habits of the aborigines nowadays, it is said that even the nobles and wealthy families only eat two meals a day, and even the villagers and farmers will only drink something that can illuminate the face in order to save food. Multigrain porridge!
As for how many snacks the nobles and rich can eat a day, it is not certain, but anyway, if Gong Twelve can continue to read at this speed, he will memorize the rest of "Sound Enlightenment", or even memorize one more book with a similar number of words If you don't have a book, you can still catch up with using this prey to entertain the uncle to feed.
It's just, um, it's not just because Gong Twelve can't sit still anymore, the "Uncle might be in a hurry to sell things after noon so he can go home" is really reasonable Yes, when Gong Twelve was carrying the humming little wild boar, dragging the pig's blood and leaving a half-dried female wild boar home, Liu Mao's family had already stood at the door!
Father Gong held Tao Shi's hand, and Xiao Shuanzi also held a stick of maltose in his hand, and he didn't know what he was talking about—
Gong Twelve didn't listen carefully, and rushed over a few steps:
"Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, what are you doing here? It's so rare to come here, it's time to stay for a few more days."
As he spoke, he shook his shoulders and flicked his wrist deftly, and the little wild boar was thrown onto the pile of rice stalks on the left side of the yard. The snorting became louder for a while, and there was a sound of pain and anger mixed in. There was a half whine and half roar, but because the four hooves were tied tightly by Gong Twelve, no matter how hard he struggled, he could only mess up the straw pile a little bit.
Liu Mao's family was stunned by Gong Twelve's action, but Gong Twelve only paid attention to Xiao Shuanzi:
"Come on, you go to Zhou Da... No, let's go to Lizheng's house, just say that I beat two pigs, and it is not easy to release the big one if it dies. Let him help divide the people in the village. There is a lack of labor. A little bit more for those with old people and children.”
Xiao Shuanzi responded crisply, held up Maltose, and ran away with his feet.
Gong Twelve casually threw the sow wild boar to a shaded place, and went to greet relatives:
"Father said that Uncle is good at killing pigs, and the wild boar that Uncle roasted back then was also a masterpiece! It's a pity that I didn't meet any young wild boars that were tender enough. I'm afraid it would be a waste of time to roast the half-big ones." Great workmanship."
Liu Mao responded with "ahhh" twice, and didn't even think about feeling that he has only five out of ten fingers left, and it takes a long time to make even the crudest trap, how can there be any craftsmanship?
On the other hand, Tao Shi, although he was so shocked that his three souls and seven souls did not return to his place, but people who are used to life, seeing his nephew roll up his sleeves to clean up the little wild boar, he instinctively followed up to help:
"This pig's blood is a good thing. It's the same dish after steaming it. If you can add a little salt, it will be so tender and salty that you will swallow it with your tongue!"
Don't forget the pity: "That old sow lost a lot of blood..."
Following his nagging, Liu Mao and his son turned their gazes between the little wild boar and the old sow, and Liu Xuewen suddenly shouted:
"Don't rush to eat the little pig! This pig is only half-grown, and the wild boar eats coarsely. It can eat any kind of wild grass and roots. If you raise it until the new year, you may get thirty or fifty catties of meat!"
This one was still dazed in the shock, but before Dow's knife was about to stab the wild boar's neck, he instinctively cried out.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the eldest brother. Although he was of average health and bad at archery in his early years, he was surprisingly talented in writing. He has studied for a few years, but after all these years, he already knew what careful planning is. , One dollar has to be broken into two petals, and one piece of meat can only grow two pieces to eat.
Liu Mao and Tao's father and son are indeed a close family. They have not been in the mountains for many years, so they came here instinctively:
"As a hunter, during this breeding period, you must kill the pregnant female beast. Unless there is an accident and unavoidable, the young animal is not in a hurry to kill it, but it is a rule!"
After finishing speaking, the first person to wake up was not the strong and capable Surprise Palace Twelve, but frowned at Father Gong:
"Orion is a dangerous job in exchange for food. I have taught you such a clear lesson, and your family can't live without it. Why do you let your eldest brother do this?"
Then he turned around and asked Liu Xuewen: "Because I heard that my eldest brother went to the mountains, I was so anxious, and I forgot to ask how much you sold for those things? How much is the price of food outside? If you can afford it, I will give more to your brother." Save some time."
Then he turned his head to Father Gong and sighed: "I know that these few years I have not been willing to part with my little family property, which has made it difficult for you. But no matter how difficult it is, you can't let the children in the family take risks? The Gong family is no better than us Liu Family, where we have been eating for generations, there is nothing we can do about it, the palace family has so much land, how can we be willing to do that?"
Liu Xuewen was embarrassed for a moment, then gritted his teeth, and took out two pieces of broken silver worth about a dozen taels:
"It's sold for 67 taels! My younger brother can use it. At least I can store more food, so don't let the elder brother risk it again! Brother, brother, although you are not very capable, you don't have to ask for a little baby who is only eight years old. ish."
Tao Shi saw that his eldest son took out [-] to [-]% of the silver in one breath, and a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but he looked at Gong Twelve's small body, and then thought about what he had acquired over the years, what he had done in the past few months, and biting again. Gritting her teeth, she snatched the broken silver from Liu Xuewen's hand, and quickly stuffed it into Apa Gong's arms:
"If you want you to take it, you can take it! Uncle Uncle has come to the door with a lot of cheek these years, so why are you so polite?"
Don't look at it, it is said that you can see the sea in only two counties, but salty salt is really not cheap!The salt he took away from his nephew over the years is not only 20 taels!
How many people in Daliu Village have a big neck disease?As far as his family is concerned, regardless of whether they are sick or injured, at least their necks are slender and intact!
Now, now...
Alas, although I don't know why A Bin clearly asked that his nephew's family, in-laws, and clan have all calmed down, but it is still rare for his eldest brother to go to the mountain, but anyway, it is so difficult for his nephew, he can't really Of course, you have to take advantage of all the advantages!
Dow was very worried that the remaining money would be enough for the locust plague in the future, and at least one year after the locust plague, but after weighing the interests and interests, he still felt that even if his own belt was thinner, he would have to pay for it. The nephew's family is long-lived and An An is good.
As long as there is more balance, this pain in the flesh is not much lighter than when Gong Twelve first heard 50.
☆, fancy
Father Gong has been married for almost ten years, and has been supporting a family by himself for several years, but he is still very shy, and he is really not familiar with pushing back and forth.
In the past, Dow always had a piece of unsalable wood carving, a handful of wild fruits picked from the mountains, and when he was about to come to exchange half of the oil and salt in his family, he was better.
Although I sigh occasionally, I feel a little sad when I hear Gong Twelve talking about the etiquette and scum of relatives, but as long as I look back and think about my childhood stories, I can see that every meal of a pair of children is oily and salty. I don't feel bitter, and I don't feel bad.
Unexpectedly, there would be a day when Tao Shi insisted on stuffing money into his hand, and he would get [-] to [-]% of the money. Father Gong seemed to return to the house where there were three pieces of meat, and he would always be able to get one piece alone. Days are really in a trance and sad, dazed and happy, mixed with all kinds of flavors, but I can't wait to give more than half of my rations for the next two years to my uncle's family and take them home. How can I be willing to ask for this money?
But if you want to give in, he is really not Dow's opponent.
I was so anxious that my face was red, my eyes were red, and I couldn't understand what I said.
Gong Twelve looked amused, and tugged on Father Gong's sleeve with his hands:
"Give it to the elders, but dare not say it. My uncle said it, and my uncle's father-in-law gave it to you. It's boring for you to do this. Why don't you hurry up and clean up the wild boar and have a good meal to be filial to Uncle and them!"
I went to help Liu Mao again:
"My uncle said that it is reasonable to say that it is better to kill young wild animals and eat them immediately, and it is even more difficult for those who rely on mountains to eat mountains to fish in dry swamps or burn forests to hunt.
It’s just that you don’t know, our place is no better than Daliu Village. Your house is mostly hunters, even those who don’t go into the mountains. There are also one or two good dogs in the house to guard the house. No matter how hungry the wild boar is, No, I won't send food there for nothing unless it is absolutely necessary.
But here in our place, it is said that the backing is also backing on the mountain, but the land master enjoys food, and everyone digs food from the ground, so they don’t go to the mountains to show their heroic spirit, and even dogs are rarely raised, just three or five , It's just an ordinary dog, maybe it's okay to watch the house, fighting with wild animals is just a joke, even pheasants may not be able to catch them!
It is also dry in the mountains, the vegetation is sparse, and the wild boars have nowhere to look for food, so they have come down the mountain several times to eat crops!
The adults in the village seem to be thinking about building the village wall, but it is said that this matter cannot be decided casually, and the adults in the county always need permission, and they cannot be started for a while.
However, all the big crops in the field are harvested now, but some people still grow vegetables and fruits. If this is a disaster, although they will not starve because of it, it will be a waste of a lot of effort and a lot of money. !
Therefore, when people in our village go to the mountains, they don't easily hunt small things like pheasants and rabbits, and they all stare at the troublesome things to deal with!
But it doesn't mean that we don't have enough greed and don't live with the mountains. In fact, there are not many people hunting here on weekdays, and there are too many wild boars. "
The elder brother in the original body may only have the word delicate, but since he changed to the twelfth palace, he has eaten much better. Except for the first few days, he can basically have meat every day; After several months of pressure, Gong Twelve's spine was never bent, instead, he lost some dandyism and exaggeration, and the kind of arrogance raised by big airs became more and more obvious.
This person, apart from his natural beauty, which is exquisite to the extreme and has no dead ends in 360 degrees, is always three-pointed in appearance, three-pointed in grooming, and four-pointed in his mood and temperament.
Looking at Gong Twelve now, his facial features seem to be the same as his original body, but he feels much more handsome.
He helped Liu Mao into the room, asked him to sit down, brought him a bowl of barley tea, and then sat down by himself, chatting slowly, occasionally sipping tea with his head down...
He didn't talk about flowing water in his actions, but he also had a kind of bearing that no matter how rich the peasants were, they couldn't support them.
Tao Shi couldn't describe it, but he just felt vaguely that if his nephew could have such a baby, even if it was just a little brother, he would not suffer in this life.
And his previous ruthless sacrifice may have made his children and grandchildren suffer for a while, but it may not be impossible to come back with greater glory.
Liu Mao didn't think much about that, and just nodded following Gong Twelve's explanation:
"It's also the same reason. Although it's not good to ask too much and displease the mountain gods, it's also not good to indulge those beasts."
Then he said: "You don't have any dogs at home, do you? So, Uncle's family has no other good things, but they have two dogs. They were raised from the family's hounds in the early years, and they were bred with the wolf king in the mountains! They are fierce and capable. They just gave birth at the beginning of the year, and they are all excellent puppies, but I can’t afford them anymore. If you want them, I’ll ask your cousin to bring you one or two later.”
Gong Twelve is not polite: "That's a good relationship!"
I still have to push forward: "How can one or two be enough? If Uncle is willing, I can raise a few more! I heard that dogs can not only guard the house, but also hunt, and those who help herd sheep and ducks are also good hands! "
Liu Mao has always felt ashamed of his nephew and these two grandchildren. He has not been able to come to the house for many years, and he no longer dares to ask his son to pick up his nephew and father.
Before Gong's father and Tao Shi made concessions, although he liked the good nature of this nephew who was still not greedy, he was also a little disappointed that he was alienated after all.
Now seeing Gong Twelve so tired and begging for money, he likes it instead:
"Yes, why not? Uncle's family has seven big dogs and puppies. If you want it, Uncle asked you to come out with three cousins and four cousins, and I will recite them all for you!"
It's a pity: "If I knew you wanted it, I should have paid more attention to the puppies, and I wouldn't have killed two of them..."
Dow laughed: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not that I don't want to part with it, but how can my nephew keep so many dogs? It's just leftovers, isn't it food?"
And annoyed: "When Ah Hua gave birth to a puppy, you wished you could give him all your food. Isn't that good enough? Even though one of them died due to lack of milk, then another one fell to his death for some reason. It's fate."
Liu Mao was a little embarrassed:
"Where is the exaggeration you said? It's not that the family has a lot of food, and Ah Wen and the others have work, even Xue Xin has to do it...
I'm fine anyway, wouldn't eating less make A'hua more energetic to look after the house, recover earlier and go into the mountains to catch prey? "
Dow scolded him again, saying that when no one cooperates, Ahua and Ahei are mixed with wolf blood after all, and they can only catch some rats in the mountains, and occasionally catch a pheasant. It's a big piece, and it's not enough for the two of them to eat or something.
Gong Twelve listened patiently, and only laughed when they had said enough.
"I really want to raise ducks, maybe there are other things. There are not too many dogs. I'm afraid my uncle will also use them at home, and I have developed a relationship with the big dogs. I don't think they will all come! "
Liu Mao was very generous: "What's so good, no matter how deep the relationship with the dog is, it's important to have your father?"
Liu Xuewen also said: "I'll go back immediately, and I can bring the dog before it gets dark."
Gong Twelve smiled and said, "That's a good relationship! Cousin will look at the house again, and if things are all right, he will bring other cousins and uncles along... I seem to remember that there is a cousin who is two months older than me." ? Haven’t you seen any relatives? Now that the crops have been harvested, it’s rare to be free, why not come and visit relatives?”
Liu Xuewen didn't think too much when he heard the words: "Abin and the others are rushing to make some woodcarvings to see if they can exchange for more food. My boy can help deliver the dog."
Tao Shi couldn't help but glance at Gong Twelve's forehead, this elder brother's red mole was originally born brightly, so his fertility must be excellent.It's just the sudden scar, and it's just that when outsiders look at each other, they may be misunderstood and pay attention to it. If you beat a child like this and look at him as an adult, what is there to misunderstand?
It's a great thing for this cousin to be a cousin.
As early as 20 years ago, Dow had considered the idea of matching his nephew with his own son, so that he could be a family for a long time, but the elder brother-in-law had already engaged his nephew when he was still alive, and the Gong family was also good. People, they are so good that Cheng, who continued to pass by, is also moved, wishing to snatch it for his younger brother!
Fortunately, although my brother-in-law and husband-in-law love the color of Cheng's family, they are a little confused about small things, but they are still clear about big things. After all, they are not confused about the nephew's marriage.
At that time, Liu Mao was fine, and the Liu family was still rich. Tao was half sincere, half for the reputation of his children and grandchildren, and he really didn't want to bear the notoriety of coveting his brother-in-law's dowry, so he let go of his thoughts.
But later, under all kinds of changes, he had six sons and one son, but the eldest son had to get married early, so that he could have a husband and a son. The burden is not a good dowry, it is already fifteen or sixteen years old and no one has said a kiss...
Whether Dow regrets it or not, God knows what he knows.
Now that I saw Gong Twelve, it was hard to tell how much it was because of family affection to marry back my nephew and grandson, and how much it was because of other reasons.
Gong Twelve didn't know that Tao Shi was up to his idea, but he was still thinking about it, if these ducks were really good at exterminating locusts, it would be better if there were as many ducks as possible.
After all, although the extent of the drought is not yet certain, but listening to the words mentioned casually by the uncle and the county leader Bo, at least this county and three or five neighboring counties on the left and right have not escaped.
If there is a drought, there will be locusts...
But how many locusts should there be, how many ducks can be fed, and how many people will be needed to raise these ducks, and how many people should be arranged to follow when they are promoted to eat locusts in various places in the future?
Speaking of which, it may not be enough for the Gong clan, or even the entire Xiaowang Village, to go out!
It just so happened that Dad was thinking about the original uncle, and this uncle didn't look very confused and selfish, so Gong Twelve wanted to see the whole family, and if he could pull it off, it wouldn't be cheap Outsiders go.
Gong Twelve thought really well, but apart from Tao Shi's petty thinking that might cause trouble, there is the most important thing:
There are still seven books that have not been memorized!
☆, if you are a man, you must do it
Endorsing a letter is really difficult for Gong Twelve.
In other words, he is not too impatient to wait at all. Well, it is no problem to lie still for an hour and a half in order to ambush the prey. I can bear it even if I don't drink or drink.
Or, when the old man in the family is interested, he wants to tell them the story of the past. Even if Gong Twelve has heard the old revolution's routines a hundred and eighty times, he can patiently sit with him for half a day, although he often interrupts in the middle. , just to prevent the old man from losing his voice.
But it is such a Gong Twelve, for some reason, he can't sit still when he picks up a book.
The first half an hour might be better, but after that time, on average, he would go away once every 5 minutes. If he didn't wake up, the god who ran away would be like a wild horse running away without looking back. Go for a day!
Moreover, this kind of situation is common in children. In the past ten years from elementary school to university, it has not been corrected!
In the end, the elders of the palace parents had no choice but to accept their fate, Gong Twelve is really not a material for studying!
The tall and beautiful teaching building of a certain university in S city is the product of such resignation.
But who would have imagined it? The so-called unexpected is just to see where it goes.
Now there is an imminent event like the locust plague, and there is a big carrot thrown by the system master:
"If you can memorize ten books in three days, I may consider vomiting blood and jumping off a building. In addition to giving the fast and efficient reproduction methods of the three creatures, I will also give you [-] sets of cotton clothes as a gift! Male and female! There are ten suits each~"
Gong Twelve gritted his teeth:
"Do you think I'm stupid? Cotton clothes can be dismantled and remade, okay? Even if you don't have the ability to play cotton, a man's big cotton clothes may not be able to change two or even three sets of baby cotton clothes——
No, what does it mean to become a male and become a 'female'?Where can I find cotton-padded clothes from so many 'deformed' guys with two lumps of flesh on their chests? "
Mr. System seemed to choke: "Okay, okay, you stingy sugar cock, there are not enough goods to take advantage of! I will give you all thirty sets of super-large and super-thick versions of the strong man, okay?"
Gong Twelve clenched his fists: "OK!"
Mr. System's prescription for eliminating chilblains is also sold at sky-high prices, and Gong Twelve can't take care of it at the moment, so he has to work hard to manage cotton clothes and quilts for a whole winter!
thoughts run wild
But how good can it be?Left is nothing but useless. "
As he said that, he couldn't help but punched his knees twice, his poor right hand was considered good, but he also lost the whole little finger and half of the ring finger and middle finger, it didn't even look like a fist.
Apa Gong was really sad when he saw it, he didn't even care about the shock caused by the locust plague just now, he turned his back and secretly wiped away two tears.
It's not that Gong Twelve has no sympathy for the disabled, but first, he has no affection for this uncle, even if he understands Gong's father's mood, it's hard to empathize; I don't have the ability to help the uncle put his fingers back, but I can pay more attention to other information objectively.
Although Gong Twelve Quan didn't pay attention to any locust plagues in the past, why did he care about droughts in the past?Hadn't he been forced into disgrace in the past few months?
So as soon as I heard about the Locust Plague Palace Twelve, I set up the radar, and I heard my uncle sighing with emotion. My father was too weak and only cared about his heart, and he no longer cared about himself and his younger brother who hid behind the scenes and made small talk. Shuanzi put it down, and kept him busy by pointing to things:
"I don't know how many eggs they laid today? You go pick them up, feed them some food, and see how many vegetables you can pick from the field. If there are not enough, ask your neighbors." On the other hand, it is rare for Uncle to come here, and he always wants to make a face for Dad."
On the other hand, he casually brushed the strands of hair hanging from his forehead to the back of his head, and hurried a few steps to the front yard, laughing before saying anything:
"Uncle, why are you still sitting in the yard? Although the stone bench is cool, the tree is not enough to cool you down! It's better to go inside the house."
Liu Mao looked at his nephew, whom he had not seen for a long time, the little brother in his memory who shrank timidly in his father's arms, and was so frightened that tears rolled down his face when he saw the scar on A Bin's face. He has grown into such a radiant and heroic look.
I couldn't help laughing for a while: "Good brother!"
Just thinking about what happened a few months ago is a bit cramped:
"Don't go inside the house! Daliu Village is not close to here, I have bad legs and feet, and I have to go to the market to sell things...
I just came to see you today, and remind your father, now that everything is done, but you have to hurry to get home before dark! "
While speaking, while supporting the hand of his eldest son Liu Xuewen, he was about to get up, and Father Gong hurriedly stopped him:
"Uncle, it's rare for you to come out here. You don't even eat a meal. If you say it, your nephew will be ashamed to see others!"
Liu Mao laughed at himself and shook his head: "No, no, no one in your village will misunderstand you because of this."
Although he swallowed a lot of words and didn't mention them again, how could Dow not know his own thoughts?He felt more and more guilty about his inappropriate actions, so he couldn't say anything in front of Gong Twelve's grandson, so he just patted his nephew's hand:
"You should also pay attention to what I said before. Although the food price will be much higher this year, it is useless to be on guard, and you will lose a lot of money; but if the Locust God really comes, it is not accurate, and it is not a joke.
To be prepared but not to use is just to lose some money, as long as people are alive, they will come back one day; but if they are not prepared, in case something happens, it is a major event that cannot be regretted...
It's just that Uncle's family can't help you a lot, you, you and the family are taking good care of each other, so there will be nothing left. "
A few words made Apa Gong feel very sad, and the more I couldn't bear the heart of Uncle dragging his legs and feet to come here, but he went back without even taking a sip of water.
It's just that he has always been stupid, and he always misses the point when he wants to keep customers. Gong Twelve had no choice but to stand up:
"What's going on with this locust plague, and where did my uncle see that there might be a locust plague? What if it happens sometimes, besides storing food, what should I do...
But I still have to bother you to tell us in detail!My father's husband is from a family, and my brother and I are young, so we don't know anything.But it's not good not to discuss such a big matter with the elders in the clan——
How to put it this way, uncle needs to take it easy, stay for a few days, and teach us juniors, it is best to meet the elders of the clan. "
In fact, Liu Mao was not very willing to meet the Gong clan members. No matter how many accidents happened in the case of Gong Liuxi back then, the Liu family always felt guilty.
Because of this, my nephew didn't know how much estrangement he had received in the clan. After all, the Gong family was kind, and no matter how estranged he was, he never gave the allowance to the widows and widows in the clan. My nephew, with his eyes open and closed, let his husband come to his door, and he will take away a lot of the duties of helping the orphans and widows in the husband's family...
When Liu Mao was young and in his prime, he was once one of the most capable men in Da Liu Village. He was always good at hunting, and he was willing to work hard when he was in the field. He was once unconvinced, and he was really better than the men of the Gong family in hunting skills.
Now, people are poor and short-sighted, and they are afraid that Gongshi will see them come to the door and alienate his nephew, so he can't help hesitating.
Gong Twelfth laughed: "I'll talk about whether the elders of our clan have met, but we, the younger generation, have no experience. Uncle, can you be willing to teach us a little bit?"
Liu Mao naturally couldn't bear it.
The Baishui River can gather in this area, and mountain springs often converge into streams in nearby mountain villages. Half a village like Daliu Village on the mountainside can open up fields...
In this area, not to mention good weather and good harvests every year, droughts and disasters are rare.
Naturally, there is very little experience in dealing with locust plagues.
Liu Mao himself was not wary of encountering locust plagues twice because he ran outside in his early years. He heard some stories from old people in several places. He has traveled far because of his poor legs and feet these years, but he didn’t really eat for nothing:
Incomplete fingers can't do too fine work, but when the legs and feet are good, they often go to the nearby forests to find some wood suitable for carving, and pick some rattan suitable for weaving.
And because of his inconvenient legs and feet, he is more sensitive to the weather and cherishes the nearby skin grafts more.
"It is said that the locusts are brought about by the extreme drought, and the old people also say that the locust god is because the rivers are falling, and the shrimp god can't live, so the locusts turn into locusts and come out to find another place to live...
I have never seen this latter statement with my own eyes, but in places where there have been two locust plagues by chance before, it is true that there have been severe droughts in the previous one or two years, or two or three years. "
When Liu Mao said this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued:
"Accordingly, the drought generally lasts for three to five months, and the places where the crops can still be harvested may not be able to withstand the locust plague, but things are always uncertain."
To be a good hunter, you really don't have to be brute force.
Liu Mao's observation skills are good, and his mind is also careful, and because his father and father, the head of the family, died one after another when he was only half a child, he couldn't bear to let his married brother worry about him all the time, and he didn't want to take risks at will My own incense, it is unavoidable to be extra careful when entering the mountains. In addition to the experience passed down from my ancestors, I also pondered and compared many small details.
This pondering has become a habit. When going out and encountering locust plagues or places after locust plagues, in addition to listening to the old people talking about ancient times and listening to the government read out the countermeasures, it is imperative to see and ponder more by yourself.
Then Liu Mao really discovered a few details that others didn't mention:
Sometimes it is a place with average drought or even more drought, but because the crops and trees planted are more drought-resistant, and where there are more plants, even if there is a locust plague, there will be fewer locusts at the beginning, although because of The locusts in other places will also be attracted to the plants, and the final disaster may not be worse than other places, but based on his observations, coupled with what the old people said, and even simply deduced from the saying that the shrimp deified the locust——
It is also very likely that some gods who originally lived with plants turned into locusts because they could not live without plants?
So fewer plants mean more locusts?
Of course, in the early years, because the generation in his hometown basically had no drought, Liu Mao just thought about it and didn't take it seriously.
But this time is different.
Under the severe drought this time, in addition to the reduction of crops, because there are many trees and grasses in the surrounding area that require a lot of water, every time there is drought, I don’t know how many withered:
"The number is innumerable, but where I can walk every day, the living trees are not enough for [-]% of the original——
This one looks like the locusts I met in my early years, so I dare not be unprepared!
The locust god is really making a fuss, maybe even people can eat it! "
Liu Mao recalled the misery after the locust plague in his early years, and the horror when he really encountered locusts and was still raging:
It covered the sky and covered the land, and all the crops were eaten up in a short while, and there were few weeds left. Seeing him, an irrelevant person, felt distressed and flustered.
But if anyone is really distressed but can't go out and dare to go out to the locust gods, it will be light to peck the flesh, blind, or even seriously injured and die, there are many people who have heard it!
Not to mention that he is a useless person now, even when he was the most daring and capable, he would still rather meet a few bears, blind men and a group of big wild boars. Dare to face such a dark and seemingly endless piece!
Liu Mao sighed and sighed, and there were a lot of ignorance in his words, but who is Gong Twelve?
No matter how you don’t like reading and don’t have any education, you are still a child of everyone, and you have experienced a bit of baptism in the information network, okay?
I have heard the saying that the drought is extreme and locusts, and I have also heard the saying that the skin grafting with less than a few tens percent will produce locusts—although I don’t remember the exact tens of percent that are most likely to produce locusts, but it must be more than 20.00% yes!
Although Liu Mao still said: "I haven't been lucky in these years, even your cousin and the others have never been in the mountains again. I don't know exactly how to say it, but it is certain that many trees have been damaged..."
Gong Twelve did not go into the mountains too often!
Immediately, shit: If uncle uncle hadn't mentioned it, my master's tricks would have been for nothing!He clearly saw the land that had been cleared for at least six or seven, but he didn't think about the locusts at all!
Thinking about the drought we just passed through, my teeth hurt and my heart hurts!
☆, meat pain
Gong Twelve is really not a stingy person, but the method of preventing locusts and the way of controlling locusts, in addition to his own knowledge reserve, if he wants to change with the system master, the price it will cost is really hard to avoid!
Biological governance, that is, only providing three kinds of locust nemesis natural enemies, would cost 50 JJ points, or memorize nine books!
Gong Twelve TT_TT: "If you want to change a hundred cotton-padded clothes, you only need to memorize three books. Why do you need nine books to provide three kinds of natural enemies of locusts? Please protect the rights and interests of consumers, and suppress profiteers to drive up prices!"
The system is well organized:
"First, what you can get by memorizing three books is the finished cotton coat. One hundred pieces may seem like a lot, but it's actually not enough for the members of the Gong clan who are within five clothes of you; Durable, but if you can't afford the method of plucking cotton, it will still be warmer in just three to two years.
However, it is known that the number of locust killers is not limited. As long as you believe in your statement, as long as you can raise those three kinds of creatures, you can prevent and control locusts, and there is no time limit.
Second, this system is definitely the conscience of the industry. Originally, 50 JJ points can only be used to buy biological information that is most suitable for restraining locusts under what circumstances, but because your situation is critical, this system also gives you how to quickly and safely breed those locusts Biological method--
You must know that knowledge is wealth, and technology is power. Even if this method is deducted by the system and only provides you with three kinds of creatures in exchange, it is definitely a conscience price for losing money and jumping off a building! "
Gong Twelve once again had the realization that "books are used only when they are used up".
It's a pity that there is no time for regret. The dregs who don't even know how to pick cotton, probably know that frogs can eat insects but don't know how to quickly breed frogs when the severe drought is not subsided. Only speechless tears.
And compared to the benefits of applying cotton to the heat preservation system and the widespread dissemination of the method of controlling locusts, Gong Twelve really can't gossip about saying that Mr. System is a real profiteer.
50 JJ points is indeed a lot of money, and he is not sure that he can earn it in time before the locusts strike, but nine books, nine books...
Palace Twelve┯┯_┯┯: Isn’t it just reading?At any rate, this uncle is a well-behaved student who graduated safely from a higher education institution in S city and got a degree. Back then, he spent five or six hours a day and at least 240 days a year for more than ten years. How could he not survive nine books?
Rise up!Must rise up!
Originally, it was only three days before he was idle and watched for a quarter of an hour when he was resting in the middle of hunting. However, due to the increased workload, more urgent goals, and more serious consequences, etc., Gong Twelve was able to survive, and immediately went to the backyard that night. Hide and light a torch, stay up late and read!
In one night, I memorized the remaining half of the "Three Character Classic", and I also understood seven or eight points of the interpretation. Although I didn't memorize the allusions, I still understood roughly three to five points.
Then early in the morning, they said they wanted to go up the mountain to get some fresh prey to entertain Uncle and the others. They went out before dawn, and traveled all the way to the deep mountain that was always promising. As expected, they caught two wild boars in less than half an hour. Then I found a place with enough light to endorse the book. Although I was thinking about it, I suddenly ran to the place where the wild boar was halfway up and dug a few times. I didn't know if it was a yam or something else. Don't dare to delay the endorsement.
A book of "Zeng Guang Xian Wen", which should be more than three times the number of words in "Three Character Classics", actually memorized it all at once, and looking up at the sky, it seems that it is only a little bit off at noon.
The living habits of the aborigines nowadays, it is said that even the nobles and wealthy families only eat two meals a day, and even the villagers and farmers will only drink something that can illuminate the face in order to save food. Multigrain porridge!
As for how many snacks the nobles and rich can eat a day, it is not certain, but anyway, if Gong Twelve can continue to read at this speed, he will memorize the rest of "Sound Enlightenment", or even memorize one more book with a similar number of words If you don't have a book, you can still catch up with using this prey to entertain the uncle to feed.
It's just, um, it's not just because Gong Twelve can't sit still anymore, the "Uncle might be in a hurry to sell things after noon so he can go home" is really reasonable Yes, when Gong Twelve was carrying the humming little wild boar, dragging the pig's blood and leaving a half-dried female wild boar home, Liu Mao's family had already stood at the door!
Father Gong held Tao Shi's hand, and Xiao Shuanzi also held a stick of maltose in his hand, and he didn't know what he was talking about—
Gong Twelve didn't listen carefully, and rushed over a few steps:
"Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, what are you doing here? It's so rare to come here, it's time to stay for a few more days."
As he spoke, he shook his shoulders and flicked his wrist deftly, and the little wild boar was thrown onto the pile of rice stalks on the left side of the yard. The snorting became louder for a while, and there was a sound of pain and anger mixed in. There was a half whine and half roar, but because the four hooves were tied tightly by Gong Twelve, no matter how hard he struggled, he could only mess up the straw pile a little bit.
Liu Mao's family was stunned by Gong Twelve's action, but Gong Twelve only paid attention to Xiao Shuanzi:
"Come on, you go to Zhou Da... No, let's go to Lizheng's house, just say that I beat two pigs, and it is not easy to release the big one if it dies. Let him help divide the people in the village. There is a lack of labor. A little bit more for those with old people and children.”
Xiao Shuanzi responded crisply, held up Maltose, and ran away with his feet.
Gong Twelve casually threw the sow wild boar to a shaded place, and went to greet relatives:
"Father said that Uncle is good at killing pigs, and the wild boar that Uncle roasted back then was also a masterpiece! It's a pity that I didn't meet any young wild boars that were tender enough. I'm afraid it would be a waste of time to roast the half-big ones." Great workmanship."
Liu Mao responded with "ahhh" twice, and didn't even think about feeling that he has only five out of ten fingers left, and it takes a long time to make even the crudest trap, how can there be any craftsmanship?
On the other hand, Tao Shi, although he was so shocked that his three souls and seven souls did not return to his place, but people who are used to life, seeing his nephew roll up his sleeves to clean up the little wild boar, he instinctively followed up to help:
"This pig's blood is a good thing. It's the same dish after steaming it. If you can add a little salt, it will be so tender and salty that you will swallow it with your tongue!"
Don't forget the pity: "That old sow lost a lot of blood..."
Following his nagging, Liu Mao and his son turned their gazes between the little wild boar and the old sow, and Liu Xuewen suddenly shouted:
"Don't rush to eat the little pig! This pig is only half-grown, and the wild boar eats coarsely. It can eat any kind of wild grass and roots. If you raise it until the new year, you may get thirty or fifty catties of meat!"
This one was still dazed in the shock, but before Dow's knife was about to stab the wild boar's neck, he instinctively cried out.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the eldest brother. Although he was of average health and bad at archery in his early years, he was surprisingly talented in writing. He has studied for a few years, but after all these years, he already knew what careful planning is. , One dollar has to be broken into two petals, and one piece of meat can only grow two pieces to eat.
Liu Mao and Tao's father and son are indeed a close family. They have not been in the mountains for many years, so they came here instinctively:
"As a hunter, during this breeding period, you must kill the pregnant female beast. Unless there is an accident and unavoidable, the young animal is not in a hurry to kill it, but it is a rule!"
After finishing speaking, the first person to wake up was not the strong and capable Surprise Palace Twelve, but frowned at Father Gong:
"Orion is a dangerous job in exchange for food. I have taught you such a clear lesson, and your family can't live without it. Why do you let your eldest brother do this?"
Then he turned around and asked Liu Xuewen: "Because I heard that my eldest brother went to the mountains, I was so anxious, and I forgot to ask how much you sold for those things? How much is the price of food outside? If you can afford it, I will give more to your brother." Save some time."
Then he turned his head to Father Gong and sighed: "I know that these few years I have not been willing to part with my little family property, which has made it difficult for you. But no matter how difficult it is, you can't let the children in the family take risks? The Gong family is no better than us Liu Family, where we have been eating for generations, there is nothing we can do about it, the palace family has so much land, how can we be willing to do that?"
Liu Xuewen was embarrassed for a moment, then gritted his teeth, and took out two pieces of broken silver worth about a dozen taels:
"It's sold for 67 taels! My younger brother can use it. At least I can store more food, so don't let the elder brother risk it again! Brother, brother, although you are not very capable, you don't have to ask for a little baby who is only eight years old. ish."
Tao Shi saw that his eldest son took out [-] to [-]% of the silver in one breath, and a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but he looked at Gong Twelve's small body, and then thought about what he had acquired over the years, what he had done in the past few months, and biting again. Gritting her teeth, she snatched the broken silver from Liu Xuewen's hand, and quickly stuffed it into Apa Gong's arms:
"If you want you to take it, you can take it! Uncle Uncle has come to the door with a lot of cheek these years, so why are you so polite?"
Don't look at it, it is said that you can see the sea in only two counties, but salty salt is really not cheap!The salt he took away from his nephew over the years is not only 20 taels!
How many people in Daliu Village have a big neck disease?As far as his family is concerned, regardless of whether they are sick or injured, at least their necks are slender and intact!
Now, now...
Alas, although I don't know why A Bin clearly asked that his nephew's family, in-laws, and clan have all calmed down, but it is still rare for his eldest brother to go to the mountain, but anyway, it is so difficult for his nephew, he can't really Of course, you have to take advantage of all the advantages!
Dow was very worried that the remaining money would be enough for the locust plague in the future, and at least one year after the locust plague, but after weighing the interests and interests, he still felt that even if his own belt was thinner, he would have to pay for it. The nephew's family is long-lived and An An is good.
As long as there is more balance, this pain in the flesh is not much lighter than when Gong Twelve first heard 50.
☆, fancy
Father Gong has been married for almost ten years, and has been supporting a family by himself for several years, but he is still very shy, and he is really not familiar with pushing back and forth.
In the past, Dow always had a piece of unsalable wood carving, a handful of wild fruits picked from the mountains, and when he was about to come to exchange half of the oil and salt in his family, he was better.
Although I sigh occasionally, I feel a little sad when I hear Gong Twelve talking about the etiquette and scum of relatives, but as long as I look back and think about my childhood stories, I can see that every meal of a pair of children is oily and salty. I don't feel bitter, and I don't feel bad.
Unexpectedly, there would be a day when Tao Shi insisted on stuffing money into his hand, and he would get [-] to [-]% of the money. Father Gong seemed to return to the house where there were three pieces of meat, and he would always be able to get one piece alone. Days are really in a trance and sad, dazed and happy, mixed with all kinds of flavors, but I can't wait to give more than half of my rations for the next two years to my uncle's family and take them home. How can I be willing to ask for this money?
But if you want to give in, he is really not Dow's opponent.
I was so anxious that my face was red, my eyes were red, and I couldn't understand what I said.
Gong Twelve looked amused, and tugged on Father Gong's sleeve with his hands:
"Give it to the elders, but dare not say it. My uncle said it, and my uncle's father-in-law gave it to you. It's boring for you to do this. Why don't you hurry up and clean up the wild boar and have a good meal to be filial to Uncle and them!"
I went to help Liu Mao again:
"My uncle said that it is reasonable to say that it is better to kill young wild animals and eat them immediately, and it is even more difficult for those who rely on mountains to eat mountains to fish in dry swamps or burn forests to hunt.
It’s just that you don’t know, our place is no better than Daliu Village. Your house is mostly hunters, even those who don’t go into the mountains. There are also one or two good dogs in the house to guard the house. No matter how hungry the wild boar is, No, I won't send food there for nothing unless it is absolutely necessary.
But here in our place, it is said that the backing is also backing on the mountain, but the land master enjoys food, and everyone digs food from the ground, so they don’t go to the mountains to show their heroic spirit, and even dogs are rarely raised, just three or five , It's just an ordinary dog, maybe it's okay to watch the house, fighting with wild animals is just a joke, even pheasants may not be able to catch them!
It is also dry in the mountains, the vegetation is sparse, and the wild boars have nowhere to look for food, so they have come down the mountain several times to eat crops!
The adults in the village seem to be thinking about building the village wall, but it is said that this matter cannot be decided casually, and the adults in the county always need permission, and they cannot be started for a while.
However, all the big crops in the field are harvested now, but some people still grow vegetables and fruits. If this is a disaster, although they will not starve because of it, it will be a waste of a lot of effort and a lot of money. !
Therefore, when people in our village go to the mountains, they don't easily hunt small things like pheasants and rabbits, and they all stare at the troublesome things to deal with!
But it doesn't mean that we don't have enough greed and don't live with the mountains. In fact, there are not many people hunting here on weekdays, and there are too many wild boars. "
The elder brother in the original body may only have the word delicate, but since he changed to the twelfth palace, he has eaten much better. Except for the first few days, he can basically have meat every day; After several months of pressure, Gong Twelve's spine was never bent, instead, he lost some dandyism and exaggeration, and the kind of arrogance raised by big airs became more and more obvious.
This person, apart from his natural beauty, which is exquisite to the extreme and has no dead ends in 360 degrees, is always three-pointed in appearance, three-pointed in grooming, and four-pointed in his mood and temperament.
Looking at Gong Twelve now, his facial features seem to be the same as his original body, but he feels much more handsome.
He helped Liu Mao into the room, asked him to sit down, brought him a bowl of barley tea, and then sat down by himself, chatting slowly, occasionally sipping tea with his head down...
He didn't talk about flowing water in his actions, but he also had a kind of bearing that no matter how rich the peasants were, they couldn't support them.
Tao Shi couldn't describe it, but he just felt vaguely that if his nephew could have such a baby, even if it was just a little brother, he would not suffer in this life.
And his previous ruthless sacrifice may have made his children and grandchildren suffer for a while, but it may not be impossible to come back with greater glory.
Liu Mao didn't think much about that, and just nodded following Gong Twelve's explanation:
"It's also the same reason. Although it's not good to ask too much and displease the mountain gods, it's also not good to indulge those beasts."
Then he said: "You don't have any dogs at home, do you? So, Uncle's family has no other good things, but they have two dogs. They were raised from the family's hounds in the early years, and they were bred with the wolf king in the mountains! They are fierce and capable. They just gave birth at the beginning of the year, and they are all excellent puppies, but I can’t afford them anymore. If you want them, I’ll ask your cousin to bring you one or two later.”
Gong Twelve is not polite: "That's a good relationship!"
I still have to push forward: "How can one or two be enough? If Uncle is willing, I can raise a few more! I heard that dogs can not only guard the house, but also hunt, and those who help herd sheep and ducks are also good hands! "
Liu Mao has always felt ashamed of his nephew and these two grandchildren. He has not been able to come to the house for many years, and he no longer dares to ask his son to pick up his nephew and father.
Before Gong's father and Tao Shi made concessions, although he liked the good nature of this nephew who was still not greedy, he was also a little disappointed that he was alienated after all.
Now seeing Gong Twelve so tired and begging for money, he likes it instead:
"Yes, why not? Uncle's family has seven big dogs and puppies. If you want it, Uncle asked you to come out with three cousins and four cousins, and I will recite them all for you!"
It's a pity: "If I knew you wanted it, I should have paid more attention to the puppies, and I wouldn't have killed two of them..."
Dow laughed: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not that I don't want to part with it, but how can my nephew keep so many dogs? It's just leftovers, isn't it food?"
And annoyed: "When Ah Hua gave birth to a puppy, you wished you could give him all your food. Isn't that good enough? Even though one of them died due to lack of milk, then another one fell to his death for some reason. It's fate."
Liu Mao was a little embarrassed:
"Where is the exaggeration you said? It's not that the family has a lot of food, and Ah Wen and the others have work, even Xue Xin has to do it...
I'm fine anyway, wouldn't eating less make A'hua more energetic to look after the house, recover earlier and go into the mountains to catch prey? "
Dow scolded him again, saying that when no one cooperates, Ahua and Ahei are mixed with wolf blood after all, and they can only catch some rats in the mountains, and occasionally catch a pheasant. It's a big piece, and it's not enough for the two of them to eat or something.
Gong Twelve listened patiently, and only laughed when they had said enough.
"I really want to raise ducks, maybe there are other things. There are not too many dogs. I'm afraid my uncle will also use them at home, and I have developed a relationship with the big dogs. I don't think they will all come! "
Liu Mao was very generous: "What's so good, no matter how deep the relationship with the dog is, it's important to have your father?"
Liu Xuewen also said: "I'll go back immediately, and I can bring the dog before it gets dark."
Gong Twelve smiled and said, "That's a good relationship! Cousin will look at the house again, and if things are all right, he will bring other cousins and uncles along... I seem to remember that there is a cousin who is two months older than me." ? Haven’t you seen any relatives? Now that the crops have been harvested, it’s rare to be free, why not come and visit relatives?”
Liu Xuewen didn't think too much when he heard the words: "Abin and the others are rushing to make some woodcarvings to see if they can exchange for more food. My boy can help deliver the dog."
Tao Shi couldn't help but glance at Gong Twelve's forehead, this elder brother's red mole was originally born brightly, so his fertility must be excellent.It's just the sudden scar, and it's just that when outsiders look at each other, they may be misunderstood and pay attention to it. If you beat a child like this and look at him as an adult, what is there to misunderstand?
It's a great thing for this cousin to be a cousin.
As early as 20 years ago, Dow had considered the idea of matching his nephew with his own son, so that he could be a family for a long time, but the elder brother-in-law had already engaged his nephew when he was still alive, and the Gong family was also good. People, they are so good that Cheng, who continued to pass by, is also moved, wishing to snatch it for his younger brother!
Fortunately, although my brother-in-law and husband-in-law love the color of Cheng's family, they are a little confused about small things, but they are still clear about big things. After all, they are not confused about the nephew's marriage.
At that time, Liu Mao was fine, and the Liu family was still rich. Tao was half sincere, half for the reputation of his children and grandchildren, and he really didn't want to bear the notoriety of coveting his brother-in-law's dowry, so he let go of his thoughts.
But later, under all kinds of changes, he had six sons and one son, but the eldest son had to get married early, so that he could have a husband and a son. The burden is not a good dowry, it is already fifteen or sixteen years old and no one has said a kiss...
Whether Dow regrets it or not, God knows what he knows.
Now that I saw Gong Twelve, it was hard to tell how much it was because of family affection to marry back my nephew and grandson, and how much it was because of other reasons.
Gong Twelve didn't know that Tao Shi was up to his idea, but he was still thinking about it, if these ducks were really good at exterminating locusts, it would be better if there were as many ducks as possible.
After all, although the extent of the drought is not yet certain, but listening to the words mentioned casually by the uncle and the county leader Bo, at least this county and three or five neighboring counties on the left and right have not escaped.
If there is a drought, there will be locusts...
But how many locusts should there be, how many ducks can be fed, and how many people will be needed to raise these ducks, and how many people should be arranged to follow when they are promoted to eat locusts in various places in the future?
Speaking of which, it may not be enough for the Gong clan, or even the entire Xiaowang Village, to go out!
It just so happened that Dad was thinking about the original uncle, and this uncle didn't look very confused and selfish, so Gong Twelve wanted to see the whole family, and if he could pull it off, it wouldn't be cheap Outsiders go.
Gong Twelve thought really well, but apart from Tao Shi's petty thinking that might cause trouble, there is the most important thing:
There are still seven books that have not been memorized!
☆, if you are a man, you must do it
Endorsing a letter is really difficult for Gong Twelve.
In other words, he is not too impatient to wait at all. Well, it is no problem to lie still for an hour and a half in order to ambush the prey. I can bear it even if I don't drink or drink.
Or, when the old man in the family is interested, he wants to tell them the story of the past. Even if Gong Twelve has heard the old revolution's routines a hundred and eighty times, he can patiently sit with him for half a day, although he often interrupts in the middle. , just to prevent the old man from losing his voice.
But it is such a Gong Twelve, for some reason, he can't sit still when he picks up a book.
The first half an hour might be better, but after that time, on average, he would go away once every 5 minutes. If he didn't wake up, the god who ran away would be like a wild horse running away without looking back. Go for a day!
Moreover, this kind of situation is common in children. In the past ten years from elementary school to university, it has not been corrected!
In the end, the elders of the palace parents had no choice but to accept their fate, Gong Twelve is really not a material for studying!
The tall and beautiful teaching building of a certain university in S city is the product of such resignation.
But who would have imagined it? The so-called unexpected is just to see where it goes.
Now there is an imminent event like the locust plague, and there is a big carrot thrown by the system master:
"If you can memorize ten books in three days, I may consider vomiting blood and jumping off a building. In addition to giving the fast and efficient reproduction methods of the three creatures, I will also give you [-] sets of cotton clothes as a gift! Male and female! There are ten suits each~"
Gong Twelve gritted his teeth:
"Do you think I'm stupid? Cotton clothes can be dismantled and remade, okay? Even if you don't have the ability to play cotton, a man's big cotton clothes may not be able to change two or even three sets of baby cotton clothes——
No, what does it mean to become a male and become a 'female'?Where can I find cotton-padded clothes from so many 'deformed' guys with two lumps of flesh on their chests? "
Mr. System seemed to choke: "Okay, okay, you stingy sugar cock, there are not enough goods to take advantage of! I will give you all thirty sets of super-large and super-thick versions of the strong man, okay?"
Gong Twelve clenched his fists: "OK!"
Mr. System's prescription for eliminating chilblains is also sold at sky-high prices, and Gong Twelve can't take care of it at the moment, so he has to work hard to manage cotton clothes and quilts for a whole winter!
thoughts run wild
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