Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

There was a faint sound from inside, and Xuyuan knocked on the door again.

I shouted inside, "Is anyone home?"

"I'm coming, I'm coming, Sister Xuyuan." Gu Qingming's voice came from inside, and the sound of footsteps slowly approached from far away.

The courtyard door was suddenly opened, and Xu Yuan's eyes widened.

What kind of weird savage outfit is this?

"Qingming, are you planning to go into the mountains and become a savage? Why are you dressed like this?"

His entire body was wrapped in leaves, with a bunch of leaves stuck behind his back, and he wore a hat made of leaves on his head, which completely covered his face.

And holding a stick.

"This is the equipment I made for going into the mountains when I had nothing to do. This way I don't have to worry about mosquito bites." After saying this, he deliberately turned in a circle in front of his hand to make a wish.

Oh, it’s really hard to guess what children are thinking.

"That's great. It can still be improved. After all, it's not easy to walk in this place, and it's not breathable. It's not very good."

"That's true. I'll do it later. Sister Xuyuan, how come you have time to come here? Why didn't Brother Guozi and Brother Aduo come here?"

"I need to ask your parents about something. Where are your parents?"

"They went to the mountain to collect firewood. I was going to follow them, but the mosquitoes were very rampant and were biting me. My mother carried a basket of firewood and brought me down with her. I picked some larger leaves and took them home."

"Let me see, take this off."

The mosquitoes in the mountains are very poisonous. When they bite you, a big bump will appear instantly. The bump is red, swollen and itchy. Even adults can't stand it, let alone children.

"Why didn't you bring mosquito repellent sachets when you went into the mountains?" Xu Yuan looked at Gu Qingming, who had taken off his savage clothes. His face, hands, and feet were all covered with big red and swollen lumps.

"We brought them all, but the mosquitoes still chased me and bit me." He said as he scratched the itchy area.

"That won't work. Your face will bleed if you scratch it. You need to apply some herbal juice on it."

Xu Yuan looked around and saw that the yard was overgrown with weeds and he didn't see any Chinese medicine shop. He picked a few leaves at random, rubbed them, and applied them on Gu Qingming's face, hands, and ankles.

Gu Qingming felt cool instantly, and the itchy spot he had scratched was no longer so itchy. It was magical. It was amazing that Sister Xuyuan could achieve such an effect by just plucking a few grass leaves and rubbing them.

"Sister Xuyuan, I don't think I'm so itchy anymore. It's much better."

"It's better."

Xu Yuan unpacked the osmanthus cake and sweet dates that Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu had just given him in the backpack and took some out to give to Gu Qingming.

"Wow, something sweet, thank you Sister Xuyuan." Gu Qingming happily took the snack handed to him by Xuyuan and stuffed a sweet date into his mouth.

"You're welcome. This was just given to you by your Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Liu. Just thank them."

Turn the backpack upside down and pour the sweet potato pieces inside directly onto the ground.

"Qingming, these are the sweet potatoes for you. Remember to tell your parents about it later. The steps are similar to planting vegetables. Don't plant them too densely."

"Okay, I understand. Then Sister Xuyuan, are you leaving without waiting for my father and mother to come back?" After tasting a sweet date, Gu Qingming held it carefully in his hand.

"No, didn't I tell you? Tell your parents and I'll go back first. Stay home and don't run around."

Gu Qingming nodded obediently.

Very cute.

Xu Yuan couldn't help but pinch Gu Qingming's round face.

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"Ah Qing, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Village chief Gu looked at Xu Qing sliding down the slope with a worried look on his face. Seeing that the slope was not very steep, he breathed a sigh of relief, put down the firewood in his hand, sat down and slid down the slope. He came to Xu Qing, stood up and pulled up Xu Qing who was lying on the ground.

"It's okay, it's okay. I wasn't looking at the road just now." Xu Qing was pulled up by her man and patted the grass debris off her body.

"it's okay no problem."

The sound was sharp and piercing, and it didn't sound like something a human could make.

The strange sound that suddenly came out scared Xu Qing and Village Chief Gu instantly. Village Chief Gu held Xu Qing in his arms and looked around vigilantly.

"Who is it? Who is playing tricks? Come out!" Village Chief Gu shouted harshly, picked up the hatchet on his back and looked around.

"Come out, come out."

"Come out, come out."

The voice appeared again, and there was no one around. Who was it?

"Old Gu, look at that, isn't that the black bird on the branch over there? It seems to have some white on its wings." Xu Qing had calmed down by now and began to look around boldly.

Start noticing where the sounds are coming from.

After hearing what Xu Qing said, Village Chief Gu also began to look at the bird on the branch over there and asked tentatively: "Get out here." Then he began to observe the movements of the black bird.

Sure enough, the black bird opened its mouth.

"Get out, get out."

This bird can actually talk. It seems that it was playing a prank just now. It seems to be a bird called a thrush. It is born with the ability to imitate human speech. I didn't expect to meet it here.

Village Chief Gu stared at the bird, looking at the rare bird with joy.

Then, as if it realized that something was staring at it, the black bird cooed a few times, spread its wings and flew away.

"Still looking? They've all flown away." Xu Qing couldn't help but pat the shoulder of the person next to him. Seeing that his man looked very regretful, he found it a little funny.

"Let's go back. It will be dark soon. Let's go down the mountain quickly."

"Okay." Village Chief Gu came back to his senses. The two of them supported each other and climbed up the steep slope. The grass was flattened on the ground by the two of them. It was slippery to step on and it was very difficult to walk on.

The two men could only pull at the weeds here and walk up, picking up the pile of firewood above and tying it up with the cut vines.

Village Chief Gu quickly tied up the firewood, and the couple each carried a bundle of firewood and followed the same path they had come from. Village Chief Gu walked in front, knocking on the front with a stick, and the two slowly walked down the mountain.

Xu Yuan had returned to his home by now. He pushed open the front door and saw that no one was in the yard. It was very quiet all around, which was very strange. He walked to the backyard and opened the back door, but there was no one there either.

I guess they are all resting in the house.

Xu Yuan put down the backpack behind him and knocked on Xu Zhi's room. The door opened immediately and there was no one inside.

"Twigs, many, fruits?"

Where did these three siblings go?

Xu Yuan believed that Xu Zhi would not take his two younger brothers around or to dangerous places, so he felt slightly relieved.

Looking around, I found that the tarp over there where the cow dung was fermented had been opened, and there were traces of someone shoveling inside. It seemed that Xu Zhi must have used it to spread on the paddy fields. After all, he had said before that the rice seedlings in the paddy fields needed fertilizer.

Xuyuan covered the yard with the tarpaulin, took a hoe, closed the gate, and walked towards his own paddy field.