After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Mother and son hunting birds

 The children also got up at this point.

 After having breakfast and taking a rest, Dalang and Erlang were determined to go out and run around the village twice.

Sanlang and Siniang are only five years old. Qin Yao does not recommend that children start practicing martial arts at this time, so as not to hurt their foundation.

 So they arranged for them to read by themselves in the morning, and they read Tang poems she wrote on the wooden board.

Only by reading it day after day and deepening your impression can you remember it firmly.

Dalang ran the village very seriously and was not lazy at all.

Erlang was different. When he was tired from running, he sat down on the roadside to pick grass and play, reciting the nine-nine multiplication formula taught by Qin Yao. He would rather study and learn arithmetic than practice martial arts exhaustingly.

Dalang had no choice but to remember what she said first, and then practice it when he had the opportunity to see if it was really the case.

The little boy's eyes lit up, he ran two steps to catch up with her, looked at her and asked: "Really? Make me a wooden slingshot?"

The two of them had already reached the river. Qin Yao told him to wait on the river bank and pick a branch of suitable length and thickness to make a harpoon from the small woods. "It will take two days." He rolled up his trouser legs and got into the river.

"By the way, pick up my steel ball. It should be nearby. It's silver. If you bend down and look up, there will be reflected sunlight." Qin Yao taught him.

Dalang wanted to learn the skills from his stepmother. He knew that he was not as smart as Erlang, so he only wanted to do one thing well.

Dalang didn't expect his little thoughts to be seen through, so he waved his hand a little embarrassedly, "No, it would be bad if it gets damaged."

“I teach you martial arts to protect yourself, not to bully others.” Qin Yao warned seriously.

Hearing this, Dalang felt that he still had a long, long way to go before he could truly practice martial arts.

 But he also wanted to learn Qin Yao's Kung Fu, and the requirement for learning Kung Fu was that he had to complete basic training, which was too difficult for him.

“When I have time later, I will make a wooden slingshot for you.” I still have beef tendon at home, so I can make it for children to play with, which is safer.

 But because people appear from time to time, the animals here are very keen. As soon as people get close, they will run away very fast. It is not easy to catch them.

The river water covered her calves, and the current was relatively fast, but she still stood there steadily, as if the momentum of the entire river could not knock her down.

 Liu Ji has already gone to find Old Man Liu and the others with a sickle.

 After Dalang finished running two laps, Erlang was still sitting on the field ridge debating whether to give up martial arts practice.

As soon as the string was finished, another one was thrown up. The feeling of harvest was so good that the little boy couldn't help laughing, and his excited voice could be heard along the river bank.

“Do you want to give it a try?” Seeing the young man's thoughts, Qin Yao turned around and asked with a smile.

Dalang immediately held it down, pulled a grass stem through the fish's gills, and skewered the fish.

He hurriedly shouted: "That's enough! That's enough!"

Five fish in a row were strung on a piece of grass. They were so heavy that even the old man couldn't lift them.

And birds like to eat fruits the most, so they gather in this area and fly around, becoming a ready target.

“Go and pick it up.” Qin Yao reminded him when she saw him standing still.

 Just getting some meat for dinner in the evening, Qin Yao had no intention of going deep into the forest, only staying on the outskirts of the forest.

Seeing that Qin Yao was still searching, Dalang reminded: "Auntie, there are enough."

"Is that enough?" Qin Yao came over with a slingshot, and she warmed up.

Qin Yao was preparing hunting tools. When she saw Dalang returning, she asked the twins not to go to the river privately, and the two of them went out together.

 But when it comes to Qin Yao, it couldn't be easier.

 The stepmother said that she would not teach her martial arts until she understood these basics.

As long as the birds that came into her sight range were slightly larger, they would not escape the fate of being shot down by the marbles. Dalang only remembered that he was running here and there. When he lowered his head, he saw that he had not picked a single fruit in the bamboo basket. Instead, it was full of various birds. It was heavy, weighing almost twenty kilograms.

 In this kind of place, there is no need for bows and arrows at all. Qin Yao only uses a slingshot.

Dalang squatted down holding the basket, not worried at all that she couldn't catch the fish. He looked at the sky, the ground, and the basket full of birds. He chuckled. He would have his own slingshot soon. Erlang knew I must be so envious that I want to cry.

 Immediately, I couldn't help laughing, showing two pointed tiger teeth, silly.

The fish tail was swaying cracklingly, as wide as Dalang's hand. There was a **** hole in the middle, and it was not completely dead yet.

"Auntie, when will you be free?" He couldn't help but ask, because he was too looking forward to it and wanted to get it as soon as possible.

Dalang brought the bamboo basket because he wanted to pick wild fruits here, which means there will be many fruit trees in this forest.

Dalang nodded heavily, "I know, I won't."

Knowing that Qin Yao was going to go hunting in the mountains today, Dalang specifically asked her to wait for him before he went out. He wanted to go up the mountain with her after he finished his morning exercises, so he ran extra fast.

 “This” Dalang was a little confused.

Dalang nodded heavily and lifted the heavy bamboo basket to show her that it was already full.

Soon, there was a strange noise from the river, and then a fish was thrown in front of him.

He didn't see clearly how she did it. Dalang was just about to say that there was a bird over there when he heard a scream of "chirp" and the bird he wanted to say fell from the tree.

Dalang was looking forward to it.

“Okay, let's go back and catch some fish by the river and make some fish soup tonight.”

 Spring is the season when all things come to life. The ground is covered with green grass and there are many small animals active in the forest.

 At least in Dalang's opinion, it is almost impossible to catch these little and fast guys.

Even on the way back, I couldn't help but take a few glances at Qin Yao's slingshot on her back, thinking that it would be great if I could use this to shoot birds.

Qin Yao didn't try to persuade her any more. Her slingshot was really not suitable for children because it was too lethal.

Dalang looked at his younger brother, shook his head helplessly, and went home first.

At this stop, Qin Yao seemed to be frozen in place, almost integrated into the entire river.

He picked up both the sparrow and the steel ball. Qin Yao threw the sparrow into the small bamboo basket diagonally across his body, and the two continued to look for the next target.

The villagers and teenagers in the village also like to set up some simple traps in the outer woods. Occasionally, with good luck, they can catch rabbits, gophers and other little guys to provide extra meals for the family.

Qin Yao nodded, "You can usually pick up some round pebbles and store them up to use as bullets, but be careful not to point them at anyone who is weaker than you."

This is related to the refraction of light. Qin Yao thought about it and talked about a few more practical skills related to light, treating it as taking students to practice outdoors.

Qin Yao then threw away the wooden stick, jumped up from the river, put down his trouser legs, and the two women carried the fish, while the other held the basket, and returned home with a full load.

On the way, they saw a lot of water celery growing in the ditch, and the two of them picked up a handful and brought them back.

 (End of this chapter)

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