allonlinenovel Chapter 196: Great Merit
Chapter 196: Great Merit
At first Xu Wenyan thought it was just shy of strangers and didn't think much about it.
Maybe he just ran out to play and will probably go home soon.
After collecting yesterday's rabbit bones, Xu Wenyan baked a potato. This kind of big dog from the countryside is not as precious as the ones raised at home nowadays.
They eat almost anything they are given and are not picky at all.
They are also much more loyal and are very sincere when encountering problems.
Leaving a large leaf on the side, Xu Wenyan placed the food on the leaf: "Eat it, and then go home."
Seeing that the big dog was eating voraciously, it had been hungry for a while. Xu Wenyan looked at it reluctantly for a few more times before leaving.
After the first batch of stone slabs were paved, it was planned to have another trip. However, when he went out this time, the big dog was gone, which made Xu Wenyan feel a little disappointed.
A pair of warm hands took him up: "Do you like dogs very much?"
After exchanging a glance with Chen Sanlin, Xu Wenyan nodded slowly: "I guess so, but that should be someone else's dog."
Chen Sanlin increased the strength in his hands: "When we go to town later, Brother Chen will buy you one."
"Really!" Xu Wenyan looked at Chen Sanlin with a smile.
"of course."
It was the first time that Chen Sanlin saw Xu Wenyan smile like this, as if there was a gleam in his eyes. Chen Sanlin had raised a hunting dog before, but the mountains were dangerous. Once when he was catching a wild boar, the dog was gored to death by the fangs of an adult wild boar.
After that, Chen Sanlin didn't want to keep it anymore.
After the house was built, Xu Wenyan was thinking about the mice in the yard.
He looked at the backpack for a long time, then picked up a wooden board and started tinkering with it. He first fixed the middle of the board to the backpack, thus forming a seesaw structure.
After that, you can put leftovers in the backpack, and the mice will step on the wooden board to get over there. When they reach a certain distance, they will fall into the board.
Thinking that the mice might bite through the basket and get out, he sealed the inside of the basket with mud first, and then wove a funnel with bamboo at the opening, this way he would be foolproof.
The mouse went in and couldn't get out no matter what.
After handing the task of weaving the funnel to Wang Dongmei, Xu Wenyan took people up the mountain to pick ferns.
Ferns grow very fast, and if they are not picked in time, they will be inedible once the leaves open.
It is still the same fern field as before. You can see a lot of curved ferns on the roadside. All you have to do next is bend down to collect them.
Because it is close to the village, Xu Wenyan called several children along. After teaching the villagers to recognize wild vegetables, almost all the larger wild vegetables around have been picked.
Xu Wenyan could only switch to picking ferns. This time, Xu Wenyan didn't dare to let Chen Sanlin pick toon. Now that his body is well, he feels that everything is good. He can climb up a tree like this in a few steps.
Picking these wild vegetables requires no technical skills, and it takes almost half an hour to carry them back because there are so many ferns.
"Huzi, you and Xiaoman should carry two baskets of bracken to the military tent together."
The army would provide a meal for the refugees at noon. Xu Wenyan had already taught Man how to deal with the ferns, so there was no need for him to follow them.
The things that Wang Dongmei was asked to make at noon were also ready. Xu Wenyan assembled them and put the backpack in the kitchen. It depends on how much he can catch tomorrow.
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In the Lu family shack.
After learning that his ears would never grow again, Lu Dagang cried for a whole day, which made Cui heartbroken.
"It's all Xu Wenyan's fault. He taught us to build this shabby shack that can't even keep out rats. They're really useless!" Cui said gritting her teeth.
"Brother, the meat at home has gone bad and there is nothing left to eat." Hua, the third wife of the Lu family, had to interrupt at this time.
Everyone in the Lu family looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. What else could they do? The big words had already been spoken, and they would no longer be able to earn a living in the military.
"Brother, didn't the Xu family bring back a lot of food? If we take a little bit, they won't notice, right?" Lu Ergang said.
Lu Daniu in Cui's arms also kept shouting that he was hungry. Cui also echoed, "Yes, we treated Daniu, and that idiot didn't see anything. The food is what they owe us."
Seeing that his family members were all looking at him, Lu Dagang had to make a decision. He pondered for a while and thought that he should wait until the middle of the night to take action. After all, Xu Wenyan's home was remote, and it would take a long time for the army patrol to reach him.
If he didn't go to get it, his family would probably starve to death. As the head of the family, he had to make a decision.
"My second son will come with me tonight. It will be troublesome if there are too many people."
Lu Ergang nodded in agreement and now they just had to wait until dark. In order to prevent them from searching through their footprints, the two of them wore straw sandals. When they came back they could just burn them and no traces would be left.
"Brother, the army has changed shifts." Miao hurriedly ran into the shack.
After Lu Dagang nodded, he followed the patrolling soldier. As long as they waited until he finished his patrol, the time given to the two of them would be greatly increased.
There is basically no possibility of being discovered by patrolling soldiers.
The wall on the left side of Xu's house had been pushed down, so it was naturally easy to get in. The two men walked in hunched over. The last time Miao came to Xu Wenyan's house to see a doctor, she saw that Xu Wenyan's stove was outside.
This can also increase the chances of success for several people.
I entered the stove and searched carefully. There was half a bag of potatoes in the backpack beside it, a dried rabbit hanging above my head, and several sacks of dried things. Although I didn't recognize them, the things on the stove were definitely edible.
"Damn it, I was wondering why Xu Wenyan is so tough. He has so many delicious foods hidden at home, but he gives us wild vegetables to eat." Lu Dagang cursed in a low voice.
The two men went out carrying bags full of food.
As soon as I walked out of the stove door, I heard the sound of iron chains being dragged.
The two men thought to themselves that this was not good. Could it be that they had been discovered? Just as they were about to run, they saw a dark shadow jumping out from the night.
This thing kept making a "mmm" sound from its mouth.
In the next second, deafening dog barking sounded in the small courtyard.
“Woof—woof!”
The big dog bared its teeth and wrinkled its nose, ready to attack. As long as the two people in front of it dared to run, the big dog would rush up and bite them.
Chen Sanlin and Xiaoman, who heard the sound, got up first, without even putting on shoes, and ran outside barefoot.
When Lu Dagang heard the sound, he didn't care about the big dog in front of him and said, "Oh no, second brother, run."
The two men ran towards the yard entrance.
Hunters are naturally excited by moving things, and as the two men ran out, the big dog retreated a few steps and then caught up with them.
Are you kidding? How can these two-wheel drive vehicles beat four-wheel drive vehicles?
The big dog bit Lu Dagang's trouser leg and pulled it backwards several times. When Lu Dagang's balance was unstable, he ran forward.
He used the chain around his neck to trip Lu Ergang.
When the two men struggled and wanted to run, someone grabbed them by the collar, and then they felt a pain in their knee joints.
The two of them just knelt on the ground.