Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 20 Wild Fruits

Fortunately, Chen Weidong reacted quickly and caught the pheasant when it fell from the tree.
He had already rushed forward, and just when the pheasant was frightened and wanted to hide in the bushes in front, Chen Weidong quickly grabbed it and stuffed it into the sack.

On the way back, Chen Weidong was very excited to catch another pheasant.

After walking for about half an hour on the mountain road, Chen Weidong took a shortcut back and came to a rocky hillside that he had never encountered before.
Just as I was about to go around, I suddenly found a good thing next to a large rock and a bush on the rocky hillside - a blue wild fruit.

There are many kinds of wild fruit in Laohei Mountain, some are delicious, some are unpalatable, and some are poisonous. The blue wild fruit in front of you is called Dushi.
Also called wild blueberry, it has a sweet and sour taste and can be eaten as fruit.
This is good stuff. Wild blueberries are rich in nutrients.

It has the functions of preventing brain nerve aging, protecting eyesight, strengthening the heart, anti-cancer, softening blood vessels, and enhancing human immunity, and is high in nutritional content.

Among them, blueberries are rich in anthocyanins, which have the effect of activating the retina.

It can enhance vision and prevent eye fatigue, and has attracted much attention. It is even named one of the five healthiest fruits.

Chen Weidong did not plan to take a detour, but instead climbed over the rocky hillside and picked some blueberries.

The rocky hillside, as the name suggests, has many rocks. Although the area is not large, it is very difficult to walk on! So Chen Weidong initially planned to take a detour.

Chen Weidong walked forward cautiously, picking up blueberries when he saw them nearby, and walking on the rocky slope.

Although it seems harmless, if you are really unlucky,

If you miss a step and get stuck in a pile of rocks, and can't pull it out, then heaven and earth will not help. Of course, if you don't even know this simple common sense, you are not suitable for hunting in the mountains.

Many places in the mountains look safe, but they are not safe at all. Take the rocky beach for example.
Chen Weidong would never walk along this road, because this place is most suitable for "Liu Daxian" to live.

After a while, Chen Weidong crossed the rocky hillside with his two pockets filled with wild blueberries.

……

On the kang bed.

Liu Xueting was sitting cross-legged on the kang bed, holding a basket in her arms. In the basket were needles and thread. She was sewing a quilt with the needle and thread.

Wu Ni and Sini were lying on the kang, sticking their little butts out and watching very seriously. Liu Ni was also standing nearby, imitating her two sisters.

Suddenly I heard a sound in the yard.

Si Ni immediately stood up from the kang bed and leaned over the window beside the bed to look outside.

"Mom, it's Daddy who's back!"

Si Ni said in a baby voice, then quickly climbed down from the kang and ran outside without even putting on her shoes.

Wu Ni also followed her fourth sister's example and climbed down from the kang, but she was only two and a half years old.

She was much shorter than Sini, and even though the kang bed was not high, her short legs could not reach the ground.

"Mom, Wu Ni can't go down." She looked at Liu Xueting pitifully.

Liu Xueting looked at Wu Ni hanging on the bed, her white little feet constantly exploring the ground. It was clearly only a short distance away, but she could never reach the bottom, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Be careful, don't run too fast, don't fall again,"

Liu Xueting gently picked Wu Ni up.

"Oh."

Wu Ni nodded. She turned to look at her fourth sister who was almost disappearing at the end of the hall.
She shouted anxiously, "Sister, wait for me! Mom said to slow down, or she will fall!"

Wu Ni said this quickly and then chased after him happily.

"Mom~"

The sisters all ran away, and Liu Ni hurriedly crawled towards Liu Xueting, crying like a baby.

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"Dad, where have you been? Si Ni didn't see you when she woke up."

Si Ni ran to Chen Weidong and asked in a baby voice.

"Dad, we're going into the mountains!" Before Chen Weidong finished speaking, Wu Ni behind Si Ni rushed over and said, "Dad, give me a hug!"

Ever since Chen Weidong forcibly held him several times, the little guy especially enjoys being in his father's arms.

"Si Ni, I want it too."

Two little guys came to him one after another and wanted to hug him.

"Wait a minute, Dad put the things away first."

"You two are the only ones at home! Where are your sister and mom?"

Chen Weidong asked the two little guys.

"Mom and my sister are sewing quilts in the house,"

"Big sister, second sister, third sister, they are playing outside! They haven't come home yet,"

The two little kids are talking in baby voices.

"What's wrong? Sister doesn't want to take you out to play?"

The two little kids quickly shook their heads. They had fallen asleep on the kang.

While talking to his two daughters, Chen Weidong put away the gun and bullets. The bullets in the gun were ejected when he returned to the village. With so many children at home, Chen Weidong was very careful and hung the gun out of the children's reach.
He also put aside his trophies, slingshot, and cloth bag.

"Dad, hug!"

When the two little kids saw that Chen Weidong had finished his work, they immediately stretched out their little hands.

"Hey, wait a minute, daddy brought you some delicious food this time! Si Ni, go get a basin!"

"delicious!"

Si Ni's eyes lit up, she licked her little lips, and immediately ran out on her short legs. Wu Ni followed her sister happily.

"Weidong, why did you come back so late? Are you hungry? You haven't eaten all day. I'll go cook dinner."

Liu Xueting came out of the house holding Liu Ni.

Chen Weidong smiled. He knew that Liu Xueting was worried about him. "I'm not hungry. Your man is not stupid. I've eaten in the mountains. I had barbecue. I shot a lot of greyhounds and a pheasant this time."

As they spoke, two little guys came over panting, carrying basins!
"father!"

Chen Weidong took out all the blueberries in his pocket, just enough to cover the bottom of the basin.

"Dad, what is this?"

Looking at the blue fruit, the two little kids asked curiously.

"These are wild blueberries. They are delicious. You can try them first, but don't eat too much."

"Yeah, sister hasn't eaten yet. If Si Ni eats it, Second Sister will definitely call her a glutton again!"

"Dad, Si Ni, go call your sister!"

"Fourth sister, wait."

The two little guys ran out panting, and Chen Weidong did not stop them.

These little guys have a very good relationship with each other. Of course, they sometimes bicker with each other, but it’s even more interesting when they bicker with each other.

Chen Weidong first came to the kitchen, took a scoop and drank a mouthful of cold water.
Liu Xueting looked at the sack next to the door, put Xiaoliu down, then took out the pheasant inside and tied it up with a rope.

"Weidong, where did you pick up so many pine cones?"

Liu Xueting was not afraid when she looked at those skinned greyhounds. Although she was once an educated youth, she had lived in the village for so many years that she had become an iron girl!
"I dug a hole for the greyhounds. I'll fry it later and give it to the little ones as a snack at night."

(End of this chapter)