On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 75 Hunting
  There were escorts who were familiar with the road conditions, and at the beginning of the afternoon they found the riverside where they had rested.

The escort pointed to the straw hut set up in front: "That straw hut was built when we came here. We will spend the night here."

"We can arrive in Lingping County tomorrow afternoon. We don't have to live in the wild and can stay in an inn."

His words did not comfort the Xiao family.

Thinking that staying in an inn for one night would cost one or two silver dollars, the Xiao family would rather live in the wild.

Xiao Laoer said dryly: "That's good."

Then he asked: "Are you going to leave after just one day's rest?"

He was still torn between following or not.

I immediately thought that I would just tell my elder brother and the others about this later, since I couldn't make a decision anyway.

After hearing this, Boss Xiao saw that it was still early and said to his younger brother: "Go and kill all the pheasants and rabbits. Remember to ask your mother to put some chili peppers. I will go around with San'er and the others first."

He discovered that the roadside he was walking on today was lush with vegetation, and there were even a lot more pheasants and rabbits.

Pheasant soup is nourishing. If you catch a lot, you won't have to slaughter the chickens and ducks tomorrow at noon.

Who knows that the two hens and two hens we bought are very lively? They are all kept in a bamboo cage and they lay eggs every day without delay.

So much so that his wife was reluctant to kill them, and said that when they got to the place, they would let the chickens and ducks hatch chicks and ducks?

If you can catch more game, it doesn't matter if you keep the chickens and ducks you bought.

Otherwise, he was afraid that Jiang Yu would whisper in his heart that he was stingy and would buy chickens and ducks as decorations.

And seeing his daughters shoot pheasants and hares made him want to show off too.

Xiao Laoer responded and watched helplessly as his eldest brother led his nieces away.

He wants to go too.

It turns out that his archery skills are indeed not as good as those of his daughters.

After walking for a while, he spotted a pheasant. Boss Xiao borrowed his eldest daughter's bow and arrow and immediately aimed at the prey and shot.

In addition, Xiao Lian and Xiao Xiu also shot arrows at the pheasant.

The poor pheasant doesn't know that when it comes out to eat bugs, it will also attract natural enemies.

Hearing the noise, he flapped his wings and wanted to fly, but he encountered three arrows.

"Hahaha, I got it, I got it." Boss Xiao was as excited as a boy who had passed the exam. He ran up and picked up the pheasant that had been hit by three arrows, completely ignoring the existence of the other two arrows.

Xiao Lian leaned into Xiao Xiao's ear and whispered: "Now dad can brag in front of mom and grandfather."

Xiao Xiao couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "There are a lot of game here, let's look for it again."

After Boss Xiao was excited for a while, he saw that his three daughters had gone far away. He hurriedly chased after them and gave Xiao Xiu the pheasant in his hand: "Da Ya, take it. Today you just pick up the game we shot."

Maybe it was because it was far away from the village. After walking for a while, I saw two more hares.

Unfortunately, the grass was too dense, and in the blink of an eye, the hare disappeared without a trace.

When the breeze blows and the green grass sways, it becomes even harder to find the hare.

Boss Xiao refused to give up: "Let's go a little further."

After walking a few steps, he saw a place where the grass had been trampled. After tapping it with a stick, the hole was pried open, revealing a hole larger than a fist.

He motioned to his daughters to be gentle and whispered: "There may be hares here. You should quickly find some dry grass so that they can come out after being smoked."

After all, he grew up at the foot of the mountain. He was even more naughty when he was a child, catching birds, hunting rabbits and so on. Of course he would do it less often.

And smoking hare is their favorite thing to do.

It’s just that rabbit holes are generally secretive and difficult to find. In autumn, there were more dead grasses, so Xiao Xiu carried a basket on his back and placed it at the entrance of the cave just in time to invite the rabbit into the urn.

Boss Xiao was really lucky today. When he opened the rabbit hole, six hares of different sizes actually came out, and they all fell into the trap again.

This was so beautiful to Boss Xiao that he couldn't close his mouth: "Hahaha, not bad, we have had a good harvest."

Like a general returning victoriously from the battlefield, he waved his hands and said with great momentum: "Let's go back first."

He decided not to enter Lingping County tomorrow afternoon. He could hunt and save money by living outside, killing two birds with one stone.

Xiao Xiu looked at the six yellow-gray rabbits in the basket and was a little confused: "Three of the rabbits are too small and don't look like they have much meat."

It's impossible to let go. It's a pity why Bunny is so small.

Xiao Xiao now also knows that most hares are yellow or gray, and he also regrets: "That's right, if the white rabbit is alive, it will be valuable."

In the past, rabbits were mostly white.

But now, the rare white rabbits and red rabbits are just like Chang'e's moon rabbit in the myth, and they are expensive.

Xiao Lian joked on the side: "Maybe someone would like to raise hares?"

Xiao Xiao thought her idea was a good one.

As far as she knew, wild rabbits can give birth to several litters in one litter, and female rabbits can give birth to seven or eight litters a year. They can be ready for slaughter in a few months, and they are cheaper than pork, so some people will definitely eat them.

Moreover, rabbit fur has good thermal insulation properties. Some people specialize in collecting and processing this fur, which is another source of income and is a good way to make a fortune.

Anyway, in later generations, #zhou’s rabbit head was very famous.

Although she has never eaten it, she has eaten rabbit meat.

The Zhazha Rabbit is appetizing, tender and refreshing.

The spicy hotpot rabbit is mellow and delicious; the fragrant baby rabbit is tender and delicious; the orange-flavored rabbit meat has a unique flavor.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but swallowed: "Rabbit is so cute, how can you want to eat it?"

Xiao Xiu was surprised when he heard this and couldn't believe that it was his little sister who said this.

It’s not the first time you’ve eaten rabbit, so why did you say such a thing?
  "Are you stupid?" Xiao Lian rolled her eyes and said what Xiao Xiu and Xiao Boss were thinking: "It's not like you haven't eaten it before. Just pepper rabbit, how can you eat one more bowl of rice?"

"This time, that time." Xiao Xiao didn't know if he could feed the rabbits. He was embarrassed to express his thoughts, so he simply pointed at the two little rabbits and said in a very domineering manner: "Leave these two to me."

Boss Xiao really wanted to dispel his daughter's idea: "San'er, rabbits, chickens and ducks can't be raised together."

He was worried that his daughter would cry if she raised the bunny to death.

Xiao Xiao thought that her grandfather was a master of craftsmanship: "Then let my grandfather make me a small cage."

Boss Xiao didn't refute anymore. Forget it, when the little rabbit died, he would catch another nest for her.

Now he is very confident in his hunting skills.

I feel that I can support my family even if I rely on hunting in the future.

He saw that the sun was almost setting, and he did not dare to stay in this strange place longer: "Shall we go back first? It seems that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are indeed wealthy, and there are not many people hunting."

Xiao Dalang and the others also wanted to hunt, but they had to work.

The grass where you spend the night must be cut to prevent snakes and insects from getting in and out of sight.

We still have to build a pot and find some dead wood, so we can only envy him.

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