Not far from the tree trunk that Gu Dong was holding, a half-meter long Ringed Flower Snake as thick as a wrist was twisting its soft body. It had a pair of bean-sized eyes and a scarlet tongue. It was hissing as it stared at him. It looked like it was ready to attack at any time.
F * ck! Why did I encounter this thing? Gu Dong cursed in his heart and swallowed his saliva unconsciously. Normally, when he was on the ground, he would be afraid of this thing. As a man, he was not afraid. But now, the two eyes and the flat head were pointing at his head. It was eerie and creepy.
The Ai Cao was below and did not know what was going on above. But when she saw Gu Dong being so careful, she felt that something was wrong. She followed his gaze and shouted, "Ah! Snake, get out of the way! "In Mugwort's understanding, this kind of animal was always dangerous.
When she shouted, it was obvious that Gu Dong was not the only one who heard her. The birds in the nearby trees were frightened and flapped their wings to fly away. The Ringed Flower Snake also twisted its head. But just as it moved, Gu Dong made his move. He quickly grabbed the snake's head and fiercely pulled it down from the tree trunk.
"What are you shouting for?!" Gu Dong shouted at the Ai Cao with a bad expression. This thing was very evil and moved very fast. If it was frightened, it would directly bite people.
People who often went to the mountains would have seen many kinds of snakes. This snake did not look poisonous, but if it bit someone, they would still feel uncomfortable for a long time.
Gu Dong was standing on the tree. To him, the easiest way was to throw the snake to the ground. If he was alone in the past, he would definitely do this. But now, there was an Ai Cao standing below, and it was a rabbit with courage.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Dong leaned his body against the tree trunk and quickly grabbed the snake's tail with his other hand. Then, he turned around and tied it to another branch.
The Ai Cao became listless after being yelled at by Gu Dong. Her small face scrunched up into a ball as she stared fixedly at Gu Dong's hand. She didn't dare to make a sound. Only when she saw him wrap the snake around the tree did her nervous heart let out a sigh of relief. She said anxiously, "Hurry up and come down. Don't get bitten. Don't want the bird eggs anymore."
"Why not? It wasn't easy for me to climb up here. Just wait for a while." It wasn't easy for Gu Dong to give up on the food that was already in his mouth. This woman was really timid. She didn't even know how precious this thing was. If they didn't want this bird egg, they would have nothing to eat at night.
Gu Dong grinned and quickly crawled to the bird's nest. He quickly took out the things in the bird's nest and put them in his pocket. Hehe, not bad. There were three of them.
"Let's go home." The Ai Cao saw Gu Dong come down. She grabbed the basket and pulled him down the mountain. There were snakes in the mountain. Just thinking about it made her feel uncomfortable.
When she was young, there was a time when she went to Zhuangzi to avoid the summer heat. Her brothers took her along when they went hunting. They encountered a snake in the forest and almost got bitten.
At that time, she was almost scared to death. Her second brother used a sword to cut off the snake's head. He teased her and said that it was fine. Looking at how soft and slippery it was, she was almost disgusted to death. The night she went back, she had a high fever that didn't go down. From then on, this thing really left a psychological shadow in her heart.
"Don't worry. There's another tree over there. Let me touch it before we go." Gu Dong pointed to a bird's nest on a big tree not far away for the Ai Cao to see.
"No need. We already have it. It's enough for dinner with some wild vegetables!" The Ai Cao pulled Gu Dong's arm. Her face was still in shock. It was as if she was the one who encountered the snake and not Gu Dong.
"Why are you so timid? What can you do with these three bird eggs?" Even though he said that, Gu Dong still took the basket from her and stuffed the eggs into her hands. He told her to put them in Xiao Bu's pocket and then led the others down the mountain.
So annoying. He might as well go into the mountain alone instead of leading her.
Gu Dong was a bit angry. He was used to being alone in the mountain. Even if there were more people around, they wouldn't be of any help. He still had to take care of her.
If he didn't care, he would feel uncomfortable. If he cared, he would still feel suffocated.
The Ai Cao saw that Gu Dong's expression wasn't too good, so she didn't argue with him. She knew that when men scolded women, they would continue to do what they were supposed to do. Now that Gu Dong was willing to go home with her, she felt a bit satisfied.
When they got home, Gu Dong poured the wild vegetables into the basket for the Ai Cao and said to her, "You stay at home by yourself. I'll go carry the firewood from this morning." Then, he went out again.
"Hey!" The Ai Cao shouted at Gu Dong, who had just walked out the door.
"What are you shouting for?" Gu Dong stared at her. He already said that he had a name. Why couldn't she remember it? Was this girl looking for a beating?
"Gu, Gu Dong." The Ai Cao said uncomfortably. She paused for a moment before raising her head to look at him and said, "Be careful when you go up the mountain."
Oh, so she was worried about him. She was afraid that he would be bitten by a snake. Gu Dong suddenly felt his face turn red. Did he speak a bit too fiercely just now? But even if he felt a little embarrassed, he wouldn't admit it. Instead, he continued to pretend to be fierce and said, "I know. But I'm not afraid of snakes!"
Hmph, you're putting on a decent act, but don't smile so widely that you're showing all your white teeth.
The Ai Cao was scared and didn't really argue with him. She just waved her fist at his back and muttered, "Who do you think you are! Hmph, little brat! "
Seeing that the food was already in his mouth, Gu Dong obviously wasn't someone who would give up. When he went up the mountain to carry the firewood, he went back the way he came and climbed two trees and found two bird's nests.
His mood was as bright and cheerful as the sky above his head.
When he came back down the mountain with a basket of firewood, the Ai Cao was in the courtyard picking vegetables. She sat on a small stool with half a basket of wild vegetables in it, basking in the sun. Her mouth was muttering something, but he didn't know what she was saying. She seemed to be very happy.
"There's no need to finish it all at once. You can pick less next time." As Gu Dong spoke, he took out the bird's eggs from his pocket and gave them to her, "Look, I just found more. Cook more later. We'll each eat two tonight!"
Those two bird's nests weren't in vain. He brought back five this time. Even if the three of them ate two each, there would still be two left. These things were too small. They couldn't eat too little, but they couldn't eat all of them either.
Gu Dong had been hungry since he was young. He had experience with this. On the way back, he made a mental note to himself about the food. Right now, he really couldn't eat all of the rations at once. Otherwise, he would have to worry about it.
"Okay, okay, I know." The Ai Cao saw that there were so many eggs all of a sudden. She could eat one more tonight. She happily held it with a smile. She wanted to nag him about how unsafe it was to take the bird's eggs, but she had long forgotten about it.
Sure enough, filling one's stomach was the most important thing.
"You're drooling!" Gu Dong tried to scare her.
"What? Ah! " The Ai Cao raised her hand to wipe it. Halfway through, she saw Gu Dong smiling so widely that his face couldn't be seen. She knew that he was trying to trick her.
"You!" The Ai Cao's hand that was halfway in the air turned and slapped Gu Dong's body. It hit him right on the chest.
The light slap was like a tickle to Gu Dong. He didn't feel the anger from his wife at all.
"Hahaha, you're so easy to trick! You're so stupid! " Gu Dong said with a smile. He quickly bent down to pick up the basket on his back and spread out the firewood. He dodged the Ai Cao's shadowless feet and ran to the door, leaving behind a string of hearty laughter.
"Don't come back if you dare!" The Ai Cao's face was red. She angrily shouted at the back of his head.
Really, he only knew how to bully her. The Ai Cao angrily stomped her feet. Then, she hugged the bird's eggs in her arms and entered the house. Looking at the sky, it was getting late. She should clean up and prepare to cook.
The Ai Cao's cooking skills were all learned from the original owner's memories. Although her wife's cooking was a bit better than this Ai Dabao, she still felt that it tasted bad. No matter what she made, she would cook it until it was cooked.
At that time, every time she finished cooking in the Ai family, she would despise it. However, perhaps the Ai family was already used to it. She saw that they were eating quite happily. At that time, she cooked according to how she did it before. She never thought of improving the living conditions of the Ai family. It wasn't only because she didn't have much food, but also because she didn't have the heart to take care of that family.
But it was different now. She was eating by herself and felt much more comfortable. So, she wanted to try improving her cooking skills. But the truth was that when she went to the kitchen to roll up her sleeves, she found that the kitchen didn't have as many things as the Ai family did.
Ai, she only cared about eating in the morning and didn't pay attention to the kitchen. There was pitifully little seasoning. There wasn't even any soy sauce or vinegar. As expected of a man's kitchen, there was only salt!
Speaking of which, they were now earning work points to exchange for money. Although the Ai family ate a lot, they earned more because they had more people. Other than the Ai San An, the rest of the Ai family usually worked in the fields. Even the Ai Yaozong had to earn some money during the busy farming season. But in the end, the money he earned would belong to him. When it was time to settle the accounts, he would ask his mother for his money.
There was nothing at home. The Ai Cao could only make a coleslaw of purslane, make a wild vegetable soup, and cook two small bird eggs for each person.
After everything was done, the Ai Cao sat on a small stool and started a fire. She remembered that she forgot to tell Gu Dong about the bathtub at noon. She had to tell him at night. Also, when she had money, she had to buy some seasoning. Also, … …
The Ai Cao was thinking about a bunch of things when she heard a noise behind her. She thought that Gu Dong had returned.
"You … … Why is it you!" The Ai Cao jumped up from the stool when she saw who it was.
"Hehe, why don't you want to see me? What are you doing? Sister-in-law's cooking is worse than pig's food. It's far worse than yours. " Although Ai Yaozong said that, his actions didn't stop at all. He walked past Mugwort in a few steps and lifted the lid of her steaming pot.
The Ai Cao was anxious. She was cooking wild vegetable soup under the lid, but there were bird eggs steamed on top of the soup.
"Hey, bird eggs! There are so many of them! " The Ai Yaozong's eyes lit up when she saw the bird eggs. She swallowed her saliva and didn't care if it was hot or not. She reached out to take it.
"Put it down!" The Ai Cao bent down and pulled out a burning match from the stove. She waved it at the Ai Yaozong. "This is our family's. Put it down."
The Ai Cao had been with the Ai family for a few days. Whenever there was something delicious in the Ai Yaozong's hands, no one else could have a share. These eggs were their dinner. She definitely couldn't let him take them.
"Damn girl, are you looking for a beating? How dare you hit me with a fire stick! "The Ai Yaozong dodged while trying to grab the fire stick from the Ai Cao.
"Get out, get out quickly!" The Ai Cao waved her hands fiercely. She didn't dare to stop for a moment.
She wasn't as strong as the Ai Yaozong. If he caught her, she would only be beaten.
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