"Xiaohua, this big snake is very long and big. Our family can improve our food today."

Although Zhong Wen collapsed on the weeds from exhaustion, he could not conceal the excitement in his eyes.

Xiaohua stared blankly at the big snake on the weeds, with lingering fear in her heart. This big snake was really going to bite her brother and sister, so they would definitely die.

At this time, the big snake's head was still moving, and even the snake's body was rolling on the weeds.

"Brother, this big snake is poisonous and cannot be eaten."

Although Xiaohua was also afraid of this big snake, most of the people in the village would not eat the snake meat, so they would just kill it and throw it aside.

"Xiaohua, snakes are edible. The venom of snakes is in the head, and the body is not poisonous."

Zhong Wen also thought about taking it back later so that he could make food for his parents. If he really wanted to throw it away, it would be a waste.

Xiaohua listened to her brother's words and thought that the big snake was inedible, but she really wanted to eat meat. Meat was rarely eaten at home all year round, and she hadn't tasted meat in half a year.

Other than catching a mouse or occasionally hunting a hare, the people in the village would be excited for several days, not to mention the presence of such a big snake.

Although Xiaohua refused in her heart, she was very slanderous in her words. At least she could take it back and give it to her parents to see if she could eat it.

Zhong Wen collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. After he had rested enough, he got up. He picked up a kitchen knife and chopped off the head of the big snake. He picked up a dead branch and threw the head of the snake into the distance.

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Then, he lifted the snake body directly and put it into the basket.

"Brother, there will be snakes ahead."

Xiaohua looked at Zhong Wen's series of actions and reminded Zhong Wen in a low voice.

"Xiao Hua, it's okay. I'll chop down a branch and beat it to scare the snake away."

Zhong Wen cut a branch and took it in his hand, holding the basket in his arms, and continued to move forward. The branch in his hand kept beating in front of him, frightening many small animals away.

The journey along the way was quite difficult. In the mountains and forests, there were dense weeds and thorns, making it difficult to move. In addition, Zhong Wen and Xiaohua were short in height, making it even more difficult to move.

The brother and sister finally reached the stilts with great difficulty.

"Brother, there is nothing." Xiaohua's eyes looked at the sling covers made in the morning, but they were empty.

"Well, it's okay. We have made so many sling covers, and we will always get something."

Zhong Wen didn't care at all, even if the sling trap didn't catch any prey, there was still a big snake in the basket, and it was quite heavy, at least enough for his family to have a big meal.

The brother and sister continued to walk towards the next position of the stilts. Fortunately, there were more trees here, blocking the sunlight, and the weeds and thorns were not so dense.

Before Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua approached, there was already a lot of movement at the stilts.

"Hahaha, something is here, Xiaohua, listen, is there a loud noise?"

Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua approached a pine tree, heard a noise not far in front, and laughed loudly.

"Brother, brother, there is something, let's be careful."

Xiao Hua still looked around nervously. Although her little hands never left Zhong Wen's clothes, for Xiao Hua, any noise meant there was danger.

"Let's go, Xiaohua, something must have been trapped in front of us. The movement doesn't sound like a large prey or something, so there shouldn't be any big danger."

Zhong Wen did not doubt that he was there, and walked directly towards the sound with Xiao Hua.

"Hahaha, Xiaohua, look, it's such a big hare. It still wanted to run away, but unfortunately it was caught in my sling. No wonder there was such a big movement."

After the brother and sister arrived at the position of the sling, a big hare suddenly got caught in the sling, with a noose around its neck, and it kept struggling there.

"Brother, brother, catch it, don't let it escape."

Xiaohua let go of Zhong Wen's clothes, pointed at the trapped big rabbit and shouted, "This is a huge hare, this is meat." Xiaohua's mouth was dripping with saliva. She must have been slandered.

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"Xiaohua, please stand aside and I'll catch it."

Zhong Wen put the basket at Xiaohua's feet, carried a kitchen knife over, and swatted the hare with several kitchen knives, killing the hare directly.

"Hahaha, it's quite heavy."

Zhong Wen unhooked the hare from the sling and weighed it in his hands. This big hare weighed five or six pounds.

"Brother, brother, give it to me, give it to me." Xiaohua looked anxious and excited, and had to let Zhong Wen carry it for him.

"Here, this rabbit is not light."

Zhong Wen handed the hare to Xiao Hua and looked at the excitement on the little girl's face. She opened her mouth slightly and squinted her eyes as she looked at the hare in her hands, imagining the stewed hare meat that her mother would make tonight.

"Brother, you are the best. Even my father can't hunt such a big hare."

Xiaohua stared at the hare in her hand for a long time, then came back to her senses and looked at Zhong Wen with admiration, praising Zhong Wen to the point of being a little embarrassed.

"Okay, Xiaohua, let's go check out the other stilts. Maybe there are hares."

Zhong Wen picked up the basket, threw the hare in Xiaohua's hand into the basket, and continued walking to the next stilt in his arms.

Xiaohua, who was following Zhong Wen, was only happy at this moment. Her eyes never left the hare in the basket, and she licked her tongue from time to time. Perhaps in her heart, she was imagining holding a piece of rabbit meat and biting it.

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Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua were walking in this relatively quiet mountain forest. The chirping of insects and birds came from not far away, making the brother and sister feel a little nervous.

I walked through three or five stilts in a row, but they were all empty.

"Why is there nothing? It seems that there is not enough time. If we come back tomorrow, there should be something."

Zhong Wen looked at several sling traps, but none of them had any hares on them, and he felt a little dissatisfied.

"Brother, we have already hunted a big hare today. If we don't have one, there won't be one."

In the little flower's eyes, there is only the big hare in the basket. As for tomorrow, it can only be a matter of tomorrow.

But this matter was unacceptable to Zhong Wen. The meat diet was taken care of today, but he still had to fill his stomach tomorrow. Otherwise, why would he put so much effort into making so many slings?

Maybe the brother and sister had good intentions, but they forgot that they had a father and mother above them. For people who have not eaten much meat for many years, they would kill and eat a hare in one meal.

I will only cut a little bit to clarify the slander, and basically dry the rest for emergencies.

After several slings without prey, Zhong Wen had to continue walking towards the next location. Although it was not very far, it was still a bit difficult to walk in this mountain forest covered with weeds and thorns, and he had to pay attention at all times.

Are there any snakes?

"Hahaha, there is another hare, Xiaohua, look."

After arriving at a sling position, Zhong Wen once again saw a hare trapped in a sling. Although it was not as big as the one before, it was still quite small.

"Hehehe, brother is the best."

Xiaohua looked where Zhong Wen was pointing, and saw a dead hare lying on the ground with its neck tied around its neck. She was counting with her fingers how many pieces of rabbit meat she wanted to eat.

Zhong Wen approached, untied the hare, threw it directly into the basket, and set off again.

Along the way, more than a dozen slings were used to trap three hares. They were all quite big. Of course, only the first one only weighed about five or six kilograms, and the next two probably only weighed four or five kilograms.

For Zhong Wen, these are all ways to add some meat to his family, and he doesn’t care how much they weigh, as eating some is good.

Everyone in the family, from my father and mother to myself and my little sister, is all skinny. They eat wild vegetable porridge twice a day. Without nutritional supply, it is impossible to gain weight.

It's not an exaggeration to say that you are too weak to resist the wind.

"Xiaohua, let's go home and show dad and mom. We have to have a big meal today."

Zhong Wen was a little excited. It had been two or three days since modern times and he had eaten porridge with wild vegetables every day. For a carnivore like him, without meat, everything he ate was tasteless.

"Okay, brother, let's go home."

Xiaohua couldn't hide her excitement either, staring at the three hares in the basket, she was so happy that she didn't know what to do.

It took another two or three moments before brother and sister Zhong Wen walked out of the forest.

Zhong Wen was holding a basket, and the weight of the basket was nearly twenty kilograms, but it made Zhong Wen tired.

"Xiaohua, let's sit down and rest for a while. I'm a little tired."

Zhong Wen was not only tired, but also felt hungry in his stomach, which made it difficult for him to have any strength. He didn't pick anything to eat along the way, so he could only resist.

When Xiaohua heard her brother say he was tired, she quickly stopped and sat next to Zhong Wen. She looked at her brother nervously, and all the worry in her heart showed on her little face.

"Brother is fine. I'm just a little tired carrying such a heavy basket."

Zhong Wen saw worry on the little girl's face and knew that the little girl was worried about him.

After resting, I walked home with my basket and flowers in my arms.

After returning home, Zhong Mugen and his wife had not yet returned home from working in the fields. They looked up at the sky and saw that it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. They thought that in a little while, they should go home and cook dinner.

"Brother, I'm going to call my father and mother back."

Xiaohua was a little impatient when she got home. She had to make rabbit meat for dinner tonight, otherwise her parents would come back later and it would be too late for the rabbit meat to be ready.

"Xiaohua, don't be anxious. Dad and Mom will be back soon. Sit down and rest for a while."

Zhong Wen didn't know why the little girl was so anxious. Even if it was too late, the hare would not resurrect and run away.

Maybe to Zhong Wen, hare meat is just a common thing, but to Xiao Hua, it is a rare delicacy, and there is no need to worry about it.
Chapter completed!