"Hey, that girl Pingping is in the mountains, why am I…Master, tell me, why is this girl so bold!”，Aunty Wang was so excited that she slapped the blanket beside her and made a few dull "bang bang" sounds.
" That girl has a mind of her own…" Wang Fugui took off his coat and covered himself with the blanket. He then turned around and kicked off his shoes."He's also very capable!"
"No matter how capable he is, can he be stronger than Hunter Chen? That was Old Bear Ridge, and there was a blind bear there! Tell me, what if…I don't even dare to burn paper for Sister Xu in the future!”
Wang Fugui thought to himself that Hunter Chen was nothing. The pretty girl could nail a flying pheasant to a tree with a knife. His throat moved but he didn't say anything. He patted his wife's hand and said,""You don't need to be anxious. If you don't come back tomorrow, I'll bring a few young men into the mountains early in the morning.”
"Sigh…" Aunt Wang knew that it was useless to be anxious, so she let out a long sigh."Her father, I think that the girl should not be lacking in money. She probably went into the mountains to find medicinal herbs for Yi 'er.”
Wang Fugui nodded in agreement, lifted the blanket, and crawled in.
"Our Zhu Zi is feeling uneasy. I'm afraid he's also thinking about it in his heart!”，Aunt Wang recalled how her son had only eaten half a pancake at dinner and sighed." A while ago, when Brother Yang and Sister Xu were gone, I saw that the three of them were pitiful. Pingping was a year old with our Zhu Zi. Speaking of which, I also had that thought. I thought that if my daughter came to our house and became rich and noble, I would definitely let go of my heartache. However, after two years, I saw that Pingping's daughter looked the same as Sister Xu. I'm afraid that our Zhu Zi's thought wouldn't work. Sigh--"
Wang Fugui's hand, which was covering the blanket, paused." Brother Yang's family has done us a favor. It's only right for us to take care of the three of us. We don't dare to have any other thoughts. It's just that we're used to playing in the First Bureau. Zhu Zi has been silly since he was young and doesn't know anything. He can read. When Boss comes home at the end of the month, let him check and see if there are any shops in the county that are hiring workers. It'll be good for him to save up a few years to find a marriage partner.”
"Hey!" Aunt Wang sighed." I also know that Pingping is not someone who can live in our mountain ditch forever. But, what a good daughter!"”
"Alright, let's rest! Tomorrow, I'll get up early and go to the front village to get a piece of tofu and two bowls of soy milk…The little girl is willing to eat that…"
"Deal…"
The night in the mountains is long.
Yang Ping woke up to the chirping of a flock of birds. Perhaps it was because her relatives were by her side that she slept exceptionally well. The fragrance of rice wafted over. A few steps away, she saw Uncle Cheng using the jar he brought to cook porridge.
"The lazy girl is awake?"
Looking for the source of the voice, he saw his uncle hanging upside down from a tree branch not far away and talking to him. Anyway, no matter what time it was, he would be called all kinds of girls by this uncle. Ping girl, stupid girl, lazy girl, stinky girl, ugly girl…Yang Ping was used to it. She stretched and jumped a few times on the spot."I'm awake. With uncle as my guard, of course I have to sleep a little longer.”
"Well said! Hurry up and pack up. Let's eat something and leave!”，As Xu Changqing spoke, he jumped down from the branch and landed lightly in front of Yang Ping.
The forest in late autumn was particularly rich in natural resources. In less than two hours, the three of them found two places where ginseng grew and marked them. Xu Changqing wanted to go around the surroundings, and Uncle Cheng wanted to catch a few living creatures, so he left Yang Ping here to dig slowly. When the two of them left, they even left her with a signal like a torch and told her to call for help if there was any situation.
Yang Ping was not in a hurry. She dug for almost four hours for the five ginsengs. When her uncle came over, she wrapped the ginsengs in a cloth and arranged them one by one at the bottom of the basket. She wanted to look elsewhere, but her uncle pulled the basket and carried it on his shoulder."Let's go, let's go, stupid girl. We can't run away if we grow here. Master has caught something good, let's go take a look!”
"What is it? Uncle met Uncle Cheng? Where did Uncle go? Is there a blind bear?"
" Stinky girl, why are you so talkative? Let's go, let's go…"
Yang Ping was dragged by her uncle by one arm, almost without touching the ground, back to the mountain stream where she killed chickens and fetched water yesterday.
Ha! Three large stags and two fat deer were thrown by the stream. Yang Ping threw away her uncle's hand and ran over happily,""You've beaten so many people. Uncle Cheng is mighty!”
"Little bootlicker!" Xu Changqing laughed at her.
Uncle Cheng clapped his hands calmly, and the corners of his bearded eyes were filled with a smile."I picked two deer antlers that grew well and hunted them. When I got home, I took some muskiness. The deer meat was dried and stored. The roe deers were all young when I went back and killed them for meat.”
Yang Ping couldn't hide her smile no matter how she looked at this and touched that. She had also seen deer on the side of the Gua Peak, but compared to these, they were nothing. They were small, but they had meat and firewood. She raised her voice and laughed,"Uncle Cheng, I can carry a deer on my back!"
"Ha! You're still a little money-grubber!" Xu Changqing came over and pulled her hair and kicked her antlers twice."Stop looking, stop looking. Let's eat something and go down the mountain.”
"Good!"
It was unknown when Uncle Cheng had finished roasting the rabbit. Yang Ping happily ate two rabbit legs. The three of them organized their things and went down the mountain. Yang Ping insisted on carrying a deer, but Uncle Cheng and Xu Changqing refused. They only asked her to carry a few ginseng.
With Uncle Cheng leading the way and her uncle pulling her along from time to time, Yang Ping arrived at the side of the mountain valley before she felt tired.
She followed Uncle Cheng to a steep mountain stream and saw the stone walls on both sides standing straight like knives. Yang Ping was dumbfounded, but Uncle Cheng unhurriedly took out a grappling hook with a steel cable from the stone crack at the side. He swung the grappling hook and threw it out. The specially made grappling hook with the steel cable darted to the opposite bank like a snake. With a "Deng Chi" sound, it grabbed an old pine tree on the opposite bank of the cliff. It stretched and was very strong. He tied a special knot on this end and fixed it to the tree trunk on this side.
After he was done, he said to Xu Changqing,"I'll go over first. You send the prey over first and then bring the girl over."”，After saying that, he grabbed the ring on the steel cable and pushed his feet against the rock wall. He then slid to the opposite bank with a whoosh. The whole process stunned Yang Ping.
"You haven't seen him before? Are you scared?" Xu Changqing asked with a smile as he hung his prey on the ring.
"I heard from father that the army often uses this method, but I've never seen it before.”，Yang Ping took a deep breath to encourage herself and didn't say that she was afraid.
Xu Changqing squinted his eyes in approval." Don't be afraid. Even if you fall, Uncle and Master will be able to fish you up!"”
Yang Ping didn't know if this was true or not, but she thought that with their kung fu, they should be able to do it. Just as she was thinking about it, the prey had been pushed out by her uncle. One by one, they slid to the other side.
"Come on, close your eyes if you're scared, hold on tight, lift your leg when I push, inhale-exhale, inhale-exhale, and you're there in two!”
Yang Ping was not a timid person. Under the stimulation of her uncle's indifferent gaze, she made up her mind and grabbed the ring. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She only felt that her back was pushed by a pair of big hands and her legs were suspended in the air. The wind in her ears stirred her eardrums, and she felt powerless below her head. She only held her hands mechanically. Just as she was thinking about how to adjust her breath, her wrist was grabbed by a rough and powerful palm.
Uncle Cheng carried her and placed her on a flat rock."We're here. Sit for a while before opening your eyes."
As he panted, Xu Changqing whistled and glided over briskly. He jumped in front of him and said,""Silly girl, how do you feel?"
Yang Ping was furious.
It took her more than two hours to return from the col. When she opened her eyes and saw Uncle Cheng skillfully putting away the steel rope, she couldn't help but grind her teeth. She stomped her feet angrily, picked up the basket, and left. Uncle Cheng and Xu Changqing naturally understood her intentions. They laughed and carried the prey on their backs to follow.
"This place is a little further from home. If the pretty girl is tired, let's take a rest. It's still early before dark!”，Uncle Cheng's voice came from behind. Yang Ping just remembered that she was going home. She could not help but pause in her pique and asked a little aggrievedly,"Uncle is going to live in the county?"
"What's wrong? You don't welcome uncle home?"
"..." Yang Ping was shocked.
Xu Changqing raised his eyebrows and his peach blossom eyes were full of excitement. He took two steps forward and said,"Quick, quick, lead the way!"
"Really?" Yang Ping flew up happily and chased after him.""Uncle, let me carry this roe deer!”
Uncle Cheng looked at the mischievous uncle and niece with a smile, shook his head helplessly, and strode after them.
It was not even half past midnight when the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain. Their small courtyard was right in front of them. There were originally no families in this area. It was only after the landslide buried more than ten families in the village that people moved over here one after another. Because it was far from the center of the village, it was very quiet.
There were three green brick houses. The base was made of stone and covered with small green tiles. There were two rooms in the east and two rooms in the west. The courtyard wall was about ten feet long. There were wooden doors embedded in the door of the chicken house. The door opened to the west. There was a narrow path in front of the door. The side of the wall was covered with bean seedlings. A string of dried beans was clapping in the autumn wind, which made the bleak atmosphere a little lively.
Right in front of them was Uncle Wang's courtyard, which had moved in at the same time as their own. It was the same shape as their own, but the courtyard was longer. Looking further away, there were a few long and short fences dotted among the sparse vegetation.
Yang Ping happily made arrangements." Our yard is small. Uncle Cheng, let's send all the prey to Uncle Wang's house in front. Uncle and Auntie must be worried sick after not returning for two days. Who knows, Little Fei and Yi 'er might be there too…"
He then called out to his uncle, who had already abandoned his prey and was leisurely looking around."Uncle, why don't you go home and wait for us?”
"Alright, hurry up!" Xu Changqing responded and jumped onto the wall in a flash.
Yang Ping shouted at his back mischievously,""Uncle, this is the first time you're meeting Yi 'er. Have you prepared your greeting gift?”
" Haha…" Uncle Cheng couldn't help but laugh.
Yang Ping left Uncle Cheng behind to look at the prey and ran to Uncle Wang's house to call for someone to carry it.
Uncle Wang's courtyard door was wide open. Aunt Wang and Yu Lian were drying the ears of corn that had piled up in half the courtyard. Yi 'er took a stalk of corn and poked it in the east and west to join in the fun. When she turned around, she happened to see half of her sister's body flashing in. She ran and shouted,"Sister…Sister is back! Aunt, Sister Lian…My sister is back!”
Yang Ping couldn't be bothered to put down the basket on her back and caught the small body that was rushing over.""Did you cause trouble for Auntie again? Where's my brother?"
" Brother is reading at home. Yi 'er is helping Auntie with her work. She's not causing any trouble…"
"Pingping is back!"
"Sister is back!"
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