It was spring now. There were many wild vegetables and fruits, but he did not plan to pick them now.
He would get some meat first and pick it fresher when he went back. He did not have to carry a pile of food and look for things.
Wu Ziqiang walked and stopped as he carefully observed his surroundings.
They passed through a bush.
As far as the eye could see, there was a mountain stream in front of them, surrounded by a relatively flat lawn.
"There's a water source!"
Wu Ziqiang was delighted.
Usually, there would be animals around a place with a water source.
Moreover, the terrain here was relatively flat, and animals liked to live nearby.
After a careful search, Wu Ziqiang discovered that there were rabbit feces and many animal footprints around.
He cut down some vines and used them as ropes.
As he checked, he made a few ropes.
Along the way, Wu Ziqiang discovered several rabbit holes.
This grassland was probably the habitat of rabbits. There were at least a dozen of them.
"This is definitely a treasure land. If we can catch a rabbit, we can have some meat.”
Wu Ziqiang stuffed the rabbit hole with a rope.
Some rabbit holes with fewer footprints were simply sealed up.
A cunning rabbit had three burrows. Rabbits liked to dig holes, and the tunnels underneath were crisscrossed.
Wu Ziqiang's rope was limited, and time was limited. He could only choose some of the holes to trap.
As for the other entrances, they were destroyed.
In this way, the rabbit could only enter and exit through the hole.
After settling the traps, Wu Ziqiang began to look for other food.
Originally, he wanted to see if he could catch a few pheasants, but there was not even a shadow.
On the side of the mountain stream, there were quite a few mountain conches. They were as big as a baby's fist.
This was high-quality protein. Wu Ziqiang naturally wouldn't let it go. He picked up a lot and threw it into the basket.
At the same time, Wu Ziqiang also picked the wild vegetables.
In this mountain valley, he found more than a dozen kinds of wild vegetables. If not for his current speed, it would have been difficult for him to go deep into the forest.
The ones on the periphery had long been cleaned up.
Wu Ziqiang chose to pick some wild vegetables that tasted better, such as bracken, small garlic, Wormwood sprouts, and so on.
Then, he picked some raspberries for his sister.
This kind of raspberry was also known as March Pao. It was the size of a finger and was bright red. It tasted sweet and sour, and little girls would definitely like it.
Wu Ziqiang was still in the nearby bamboo forest, getting a lot of spring bamboo shoots.
On the spot, he directly peeled off the outer shell to reduce the weight.
When the time came, he would bring it home and dry it into dried bamboo shoots. When he wanted to eat it, he would soak it in water to solve the problem of eating vegetables.
Before he went to check on the traps, Wu Ziqiang also found two nests of wild eggs.
He was pleasantly surprised and put them into his basket.
"Let's go and see if the rabbit falls in!"
After busying himself for half a day, Wu Ziqiang estimated that the rabbit had almost fallen into the trap. He was full of anticipation.
He checked all the way and finally found that one of the traps had been destroyed.
"Huff huff…"
Only Wu Ziqiang's breathing was left in the quiet forest.
He squatted down and reached out to pull his body out of the hole.
Soon, a small gray rabbit was pulled out of the hole.
"Such a big rabbit is not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”
Wu Ziqiang shook his head in disappointment.
It was early spring now, so it was normal for the rabbit to not be fat yet. However, size was also meat, so it was placed in the basket.
As he continued to check a few traps, Wu Ziqiang found another small rabbit in the circle.
However, it was even smaller. Once Wu Ziqiang approached, its legs jerked with all its might and it ran away.
The trap was slightly bigger, and the rabbit was still small, so it broke free.
Wu Ziqiang chased after him.
His speed was not slow at all, and he soon caught up to a patch of grass.
There were even more rabbit footprints outside the bushes than there were earlier.
Wu Ziqiang took out a chopper and directly opened up the hole. He found a rabbit hole.
There were two fat rabbits in the hay nest, estimated to be more than three catties.
There were seven or eight little rabbits around, lying on the ground and trembling.
If they blocked the rabbit hole, none of the rabbits inside could escape.
"This is like poking a rabbit's nest!"
Wu Ziqiang was overjoyed. He had found a nest of rabbits. No one could be so lucky.
He poked a few holes in the snakeskin bag he brought with him and killed the rabbits.
As the sun gradually set, Wu Ziqiang could only hurry down the mountain and go home.
Even if he was fast, it would take at least one to two hours to reach home.
If he went back late, his mother and sister would definitely be worried.
Wu Ziqiang returned with a full load. He carried a basket of wild vegetables and snails on his back, and a large nest of rabbits in the sack in his hand.
By the time she reached her house, it was already dark.
"Ziqiang, you're finally back. Where did you go? Why are you so dirty?”
Zhou Sufen and Wu Xuhong had been looking around for a long time. They immediately came up and asked worriedly.
Wu Ziqiang had been busy in the mountains for a day. His face, hands, and clothes were covered in mud.
He looked a little disheveled, so it was normal for Zhou Sufen to be worried.
Wu Xuhong was also worried. She obediently took a clean towel and handed it to Wu Ziqiang.
Although there was some dirt, she was relieved to see her brother return safely.
Looking at the snakeskin bag rising and falling, there seemed to be a living thing moving inside.
The little girl's attention was on the bag.
"Brother, what's in this bag?”
Wu Xuhong was extremely curious.
Only then did Zhou Sufen realize that there should be small animals moving in the snakeskin bag, and there was more than one.
"I went to the suburbs to dig for spring bamboo shoots and wild vegetables today. I accidentally found a nest of rabbits, so I cleaned them up.”
Wu Ziqiang opened the opening of the snakeskin bag, revealing two big hares and nine small hares inside.
"Wow, a big nest of rabbits!"
Wu Xuhong's face was full of excitement as she leaned her head into the sack.
"You went to the suburbs and even brought back a nest of rabbits. How did you go?”
Zhou Sufen was surprised.
Wu Ziqiang was more introverted and had a soft personality. He would be afraid of a cockroach at home for a long time.
Now, she had actually brought back a nest of rabbits, as well as a lot of wild vegetables and spring bamboo shoots. Zhou Sufen was also surprised.
"I walked there and even took a donkey cart from a fellow villager.”
Wu Ziqiang said casually as he sorted out his gains.
"You really don't let me worry. Your body just happened to run so far away.”
Zhou Sufen cursed. However, when she saw the rabbit in the snakeskin bag, she was happy.
"Brother, are we having meat tonight? Is there rabbit meat to eat?"
Wu Xuhong looked at the rabbit meat and began to swallow.
It had been too long since he had eaten meat. He could almost smell the meat when he saw the rabbit.
"Alright, let's kill the big rabbit tonight and keep the small rabbit. Maybe we can have another nest of rabbits when the time comes.”
Wu Ziqiang said with a smile as he patted his sister's head dotingly.
"Gluttonous cat, you only know how to eat. This rabbit meat costs 50 to 60 cents per catty even if you have a ticket. If you take it to Pigeon Market, you can sell it for at least 70 to 80 cents without a ticket.”
"These rabbit sprouts are even more expensive. If we sell them all, we'll get at least a dozen yuan.”
"When the time comes, how much food can we exchange for? It's enough for our mothers to eat for a month.”
Zhou Sufen saw that Wu Ziqiang wanted to kill the rabbit and quickly stopped him.
Although the family hadn't had meat for a long time, these rabbits could be exchanged for a lot of food. No matter how much Zhou Sufen cared about the children, she had to be careful.
Moreover, Wu Shengli was no longer around. He had no source of income and was living off the mountain.
To Zhou Sufen, Wu Ziqiang was lucky to be able to pick up a nest of rabbits for free.
Luck had always been unreliable.
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