Chapter 21 Catching hares is a skill
Li Xin rubbed the hemp rope and ran to cut down some branches that were thicker than his thumb.
Find a branch with a "7" shape. The branch with a "7" shape is 10 inches thick and the bottom is flat; the branch with a thin branch with a 5 inches left, and the two sides of the head are thinned into a "1" shape; the branch with a crossed tail is cut to 90°, and the main body of the mechanism is done.
Then I found a straight branch about 7 inches long and broke it into 2 and a half. I dug a small "ˇ"-shaped groove on the 5-inch bark. Tie a hemp rope on the end of the branch with a small groove. The hemp rope is left with 5 inches, and tie a short small branch at the end.
I found another water bamboo and made it into a bamboo stick that is about 20 inches long and 1 inch wide, with a pointed end and a flat end. I found a smooth stone slab that is more than 30 inches long.
The tool of the "gate" was ready, and it took a cup of tea. Li Xin touched the sweat on his forehead. The stone was really heavy. He was so tired after moving it for more than 20 meters. He had to exercise more.
Xiaoli was sitting there, watching Li Xin run up and down, making tools to catch hares, and putting his hands on his calves and holding his cheeks, making him look dazed.
Li Xin let the smooth part of the stone contact the ground, and after the ground and the stone slabs are tightly connected, he will move the stone slab and press the "gate". The flat end of the bamboo stick is fixed with a small branch at the end of the hemp rope in the shape of "1", and the pointed end extends under the stone slab. One end of the stone touches the ground, and the other end is gently pressed on the "gate". This "gate" is considered to be installed.
He took another branch and stretched it under the stone to touch the bamboo stick. The "gate" did not react and stood firm. He touched it hard again, but still did not respond. This is the "gate" that is too old to trigger the mechanism.
Li Xin reduced the contact between the bamboo stick and the "1" shape. After testing it again, the branch slightly touched the pointed part of the bamboo stick, and the mechanism triggered it. The stone fell down according to the momentum and smashed on the ground.
During this test, Li Xin was very satisfied. He took out the sesame cake, broke a piece, and put it on the tip of the bamboo stick as a "bad", and pressed the mechanism well, and the "gate" was completed again.
It’s simple to put the hemp rope on one end to a small tree, and a lid cover is applied to the other end. A palm-sized circle is left in the middle of the lid cover. Some straw is used under the hemp rope, and some sesame cake is placed in the middle of the circle. The work of the lid cover is completed.
Li Xin patted the mud on his hand and kicked him: "It's considered complete."
"Then we have hares to eat?"
"I don't know yet."
"Okay, okay, Brother Xin is so smart and powerful, he can definitely catch a hare. Hehehe..." Xiaoli clapped her hands when she thought of having a hare to eat.
"Brother Xin, who taught you these? Is it Uncle Jiu?"
"No." Uncle Jiu is skilled in martial arts and definitely looks down on these pediatric techniques. As long as he is willing, a tiger can be killed. Besides, he may not understand it. After all, this is a technical job.
"Who taught that?" Xiaoli asked in detail.
"Haha, no one teaches me, brother Xin, I am extremely smart, I think." Li Xin could only say what he thought, and it was impossible to tell him that he learned what he was doing before traveling through time. It would be better not to let people know about traveling through time. Su Qi is the closest person now, and he just said he had a dream.
"If you say that, I'm a little worried about whether I can catch the hare." Xiaoli tilted her head and looked at Li Xin.
"Don't you believe me?"
"Believe it."
"What else are you worried about?"
"I'm worried that I won't catch the hare."
...
The two were talking, and Xiaoli kept looking at the "Zhan" with big eyes, feeling it was very novel and interesting. She was talking and staring at her eyes, thinking about the scene of eating a hare.
"After waiting for so long, Brother Xin, why don't the hare come yet?" Xiaoli couldn't help asking, and after saying that, she swallowed her saliva.
"Idiot, we are here, how can we come from the wild rabbit? This will only be the result tomorrow." Li Xin secretly slandered him, he is really a standard foodie.
"Oh, I understand. But Brother Xin, I think you are wrong." Xiaoli was dissatisfied.
"What's wrong?"
"Xiaoli is not stupid, she is still young, have you always said that I am young? Because I am young, I don't understand, how can I say that I am stupid? Brother Xin, although you are smart, it doesn't mean that I am stupid, right?" Xiaoli explained seriously.
"..." Li Xin was speechless again, thinking that the hare didn't come to eat bait when she saw people, but this was wrong. As a result, she actually turned her attention to the question of whether she was stupid or not. Seeing Xiaoli looking at her seriously, she said a little against her heart: "Well, Xiaoli is not stupid at all, I was wrong."
"Well, hehe... you were wrong at first." Xiaoli smiled happily and said, "You really can only catch the hare tomorrow?"
“…”
The sun began to go west, and the old yellow cow lying in the grass, shaking its ox tail, and humming from time to time, it seemed that he was full.
Li Xin looked at the sky and looked at the 4 o'clock in Dakai.
Xiaoli laughed, cried, excited, and talked a lot today. She looked a little listless now, and she seemed tired.
"Let's go home." Li Xin stood up and said to Xiaoli.
"Can you catch a rabbit tomorrow?" Xiaoli asked again.
"I'll know tomorrow."
"Oh..." Xiaoli was not satisfied with Li Xin's answer, but she had no choice but to talk about it tomorrow.
Xiaoli jumped in front, Li Xin walked behind with the old ox, and from time to time he grabbed Xiaoli's clothes and told her not to fall. While walking, Xiaoli said, "It's okay, it's okay, I won't fall. Even if I fall, I won't cry. I'm stronger than Xiaopeng..."
"Qinniang, Qiniang, we are back!" Xiaoli started shouting from a distance outside the house.
Su Qi heard the sound and saw Xiaoli running over and said with a smile: "Xiaoli, run slowly."
Xiaoli smiled and ran to Su Qi, grabbed the corner of Su Qi's clothes, and said impatiently: "Qi Niang, the mountain is so fun."
"Is it fun?"
"Yeah, it's so fun. Qi Niang told you, Brother Xin pressed the gate and caught hares at night. Brother Xin is so amazing."
"Catch a hare?" Su Qi was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Xin who was coming over.
When Li Xin saw Su Qi looking at him with a questioning look, he smiled and spread his hands, and agreed.
"Haha, tell Qi Niang how to press the gate?"
"Hehe, let me tell you, Brother Xin cut off the branches..." Xiaoli began to talk about Li Xin's preparation for the "gate".
"At first I thought it was Uncle Jiu who taught him, but he said no, he thought it out himself."
At this time, Li Xin had already tied up the old ox and came over.
"Xin'er, are you thinking about it yourself?" Su Qi asked.
"Haha, I dreamed last time. Mom, did you forget?"
"Oh!" Su Qi was not surprised when he thought of Li Xin's last encounter with a god.
"Meng, Brother Xin, that's not what you said just now. You said you were thinking about it yourself?" Xiaoli heard that Li Xin's preface was wrong.
"I dreamed that someone else did this, but it wasn't very complete. Some of them were what I thought of."
"Oh. You are still amazing." Xiaoli thought for a while before saying.
"Mom, I'll take Xiaoli home first." Li Xin was talkative for a day today by Xiaoli, and wanted to calm down, so he proposed to take Xiaoli home.
Xiaoli's eyes were sharp-eyed. Seeing that there was oil on Su Qi's hands, she also saw that there was a piece of meat in the kitchen. It should be that Su Qi was washing the meat just now. Thinking of this, she quickly said, "Qi Niang, can I have dinner at your house tonight? Let's go back after eating."
Su Qi also likes Xiaoli very much and always wants to have such a daughter. When Xiaoli makes this request, she certainly cannot refuse: "Okay, we will eat meat tonight, you can eat more."
"Ah, I can eat meat, okay, okay, okay... I like eating meat the most." Xiaoli said happily.
Li Xin could only despise: foodie. Now that he is so edible, what can he do when he grows up?
"Xin'er, go to Uncle Li's house and tell them, and then Xiaoli will take her back after dinner." Su Qi ordered Li Xin.
"Okay, mom." Li Xin went to Xiaoli's house to report the news.
"Brother Xin, come back soon after you go. Let's help Qi Niang wash vegetables." Xiaoli stood at the door of the house and shouted loudly at Li Xin's back.
"Xiaoli is so sensible." Su Qi touched Xiaoli's head and praised.
Li Xin couldn't help but accumulate it in his heart. The foodie's mouth is sweet and he is really likable.
...
In this era, cooking methods were very scarce, and there were generally only three ways: steaming, boiling, and roasting.
Generally, at home, it mainly steams and cooks. In winter, in order to avoid the cold, they will burn fires in the house and roast things at the same time. Now it is March, and it is not very cold.
Therefore, the dining table at Li Xin’s house was full of boiled and steamed. Because there was a little customer, Su Qi specially added a dish today - boiled peas.
"Go and call Uncle Jiu to come and have a meal." Li Xin came back from reporting the message, and Su Qi ordered again.
"Okay." Li Xin quickly ran to find Uncle Jiu. When Uncle Jiu came, he could start dinner. He was already hungry, but when he smelled the smell of meat, he felt even hungry. Gurgling sounds came from his stomach, expressing his protest.
After a while, when Uncle Jiu came, the dishes were already set on the table. Xiaoli stood by the table with chopsticks, watching the wild boar meat drool.
"Uncle Jiu." Xiaoli looked away when she saw Uncle Jiu coming in, and shouted sweetly.
"Xiaoli is here too." It is rare to see a smile on Cui Jiu's face. Everyone likes it. The scar on Cui Jiu's face destroyed his smile and looked a little hideous. Xiaoli is no longer surprised.
A pot of stewed wild boar meat was added with spring bamboo shoots, celery and pickles. A bowl of boiled peas. A bowl of steamed eggs. A bowl of boiled potato slices.
Li Xin said intimately: "It's rare to be so sumptuous. It's time for the Chinese New Year. Adding four dishes to the four dishes is equivalent to the treatment of cadres going to the countryside."
"Brother Jiu, sit down and have a meal." Su Qi came out and greeted.
"Okay." Xiaoli quickly sat down and looked at Su Qi and Cui Jiu. With their smiles, she stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat.
When Li Xin wanted to slander a foodie again.
Xiaoli put the meat in Su Qi's bowl: "Qi Niang, you eat it first."
Su Qi smiled sweetly: "Xiaoli is so sensible." She glanced at Li Xin, meaning, the boy learns a little.
Li Xinyao Yaotou, only 5 years old, has such a high emotional intelligence...
Xiaoli put a piece into Cui Jiu and Li Xin's bowls, and then couldn't wait to eat them.
The room was filled with laughter and joy. In this atmosphere, the serious Cui Jiu couldn't help but curl up his lips.
Chapter completed!