Although was not that dirty, it did get stained with a lot of things. She quickly threw away the wild boar in her hand, took off the basket on her back, slapped her body vigorously, then rubbed her hands on her body a few times, then slapped them again before hugging her son.
"Dad, you're finally back." AnAn hugged his mother's neck, pouted and spoke in a low voice at the people who gathered around him, with a pitiful look on his face.
Gulan felt distressed by the sound of grievance, and quickly patted her son on the back, saying softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault for not coming back earlier, AnAn, please don't be angry with Dad, okay?"
"I'm not angry, I just miss my dad." AnAn shook his head. He has grown up and is no longer an ignorant baby. He knows that his mother went into the mountains to find delicious food. It is impossible for him to be angry with her, and he will not do anything unreasonable.
"Dad misses AnAn very much, too. Dad promised AnAn that he would come back as soon as possible next time he went out, so that AnAn would not worry so much." The more sensible her son is, the more distressed Gulan feels.
"Yeah." It feels so good to be valued, the little guy nodded slightly.
"Come, look what delicious food daddy has found." As she spoke, he pulled her son to the basket as if no one was around. She casually pulled two roe deer onto the ground, rummaged through the basket, and then took out a bright red apple. It's not too exaggerated, just a little bigger than the real wild apples in the basket, but obviously more juicy, and the taste is naturally better.
"Fruit" AnAn smiled in surprise and held the fruit handed to him by his mother in both hands. He didn't know what kind of fruit this was, but looking at its beautiful red appearance, he thought it must be delicious.
AnAn rubbed it on his body excitedly twice and was about to put it in his mouth, but Gulan stopped him quickly,
"Don't be in a hurry to eat it, wash it first, have you forgotten what your father said?" After saying this, she looked at his son with disapproval.
AnAn looked at his mother guiltily. He was so happy to get the good things that he really forgot about it.
Xiang Yunjin, who had been standing aside, looked at the fruit in AnAn's hand and his eyes became deep. The quality is so good that even he rarely eats such good apple.
"Uncle Gu, Goudan wants some too."
Looking at the fruit in Brother AnAn's hand, Goudan, who never knew what politeness was, immediately grabbed Gulan's legs and asked for it.
As one of the onlookers, Aunt Li almost couldn't bear to look at this shameless little grandson. The other grandsons in the family were not as shameless as him!
Looking at the little dog, Goudan, who was looking at her with golden eyes, Gulan laughed and then took out three similar big apples from the basket and gave them to Goudan, as well as Daya and Erya who were standing next to Goudan. The little girls holding the big red fruits made the other little ones around them envious.
"Mom, I want to eat it too." The fruit was so tempting that a boy who was standing next to his mother and slightly younger than AnAn couldn't help but said in a low voice.
"Okay, I will buy it for Qing'er when I have the chance, but you have to be good now, okay?" The woman, Li Mu's wife, looked at Gulan awkwardly. She didn't ask for it but comforted her son. Qing'er knew that his family didn't have any, but he couldn't help it. When he heard his mother say that, he nodded sensibly. Half of the crowd were children, but they were all older than Qing'er and had better endurance.
Looking at these sensible children and seeing them secretly swallowing their saliva, Gulan, who was always softer towards children, rummaged through the bamboo basket. Then move the wild fruits out of the basket one by one. Soon there was a small pile of fruits on the ground. Among them, some fruits like the one in AnAn's hand were the most eye-catching, but the others were also very pleasing, also bright red, but a little smaller in size. Then, she waved to the little guy who had just spoken, and said softly, "Come here, little guy."
"Mom" Qing'er looked at his mother at a loss. Was it what he thought? He didn't know, maybe his mother knew.
Master Gu was always generous. Looking at the pile of red fruits on the ground, Li Mu's wife understood and hesitated for a moment to let her son go.
Qing'er, who listened to his mother, suppressed his timidity and stood in front of Gulan, and then a red fruit was stuffed into his hand.The little guy was surprised. He was really given fruit. He looked at Gulan in disbelief.
"Take it and eat it." Gulan touched the skinny little bun that was about the same size as her son.
This made the other children who were watching extremely envious, and their eyes were all fixed on the red fruit in Qing'er hand.
Fruit is a luxury item. Even if a farmer has a fruit tree at home, they will keep the fruits to exchange for money after they mature, and their own family will rarely eat them. As for wild fruits, there is no need to mention them. Even if there were a few of them, they would die early before they could mature. They were either eaten by birds or picked by children before they were ripe.
The children's eyes were so eager. Seeing the child named Qing holding the fruit nervously, Gulan smiled and said to the children watching, "If you want to eat fruit, just line up and there will be some."
The sound was like heavenly music. The childrens, who were caught in surprise, were instantly excited. Then they rushed out and lined up obediently. They lined up one by one to receive the fruit, and then happily returned to their families.
This made the adults who were watching feel a little embarrassed. They wanted to refuse politely, but seeing how much the children wanted to eat, they couldn't bear it and thanked Gulan embarrassedly.
Gulan chuckled and nodded, accepting the thanks. There was no need to say you're welcome. This was something she had worked hard to bring back. Giving it was a favor, and not giving it was her duty. Since she had given it, it wouldn't be excessive to say thank you.
"Children, thank Uncle Gu?" The village chief's wife was also in the crowd. She admired Gulan's behavior and reminded the children who were holding apple.
Hearing this, the children felt a little embarrassed, especially the older ones, who were so focused on the fruit that they forgot to say thank you. So they all ran to Gulan to thank him.
Gulan has always been more tolerant towards children. After hearing their thanks, she softened her heart and gave each child one more. Even so, only a little more than half of the fruits on the ground were gone, not to mention that there were even more in the space.
The children took two fruits, and the adults felt embarrassed to stay there, even though they could hardly pull their eyes out of the lumps of fruit on the ground. They secretly thought that Master Gu was really amazing, as he had actually killed such a big wild boar. They had rarely seen wild boars, but they had heard that wild boars were very powerful and difficult to kill. Even experienced hunters do not dare to provoke wild boars lightly. If they are not careful, getting injured is a minor matter, but losing their life is no joke.
Although they are all women with little experience, they really admire Gulan. Especially when they are capable and not stingy, they would be extremely reluctant to give away so many fruits that they have worked so hard to harvest. Thanks to Master Gu, the children also had a good meal of fruit and enjoyed themselves. As for why they are so sure that they are sweet, do you understand this? The apple are all red, obviously ripe.
Can it not be sweet?
However, Master Gu's harvest was really rich, and everyone couldn't help but envy him. Just as they were about to disperse, Gulan called out to the village chief's wife.
"Auntie, is the village chief here?"
The wife of the village chief was stunned and subconsciously glanced at their tent. "In the tent, what do you want to do with him?" the wife of the village chief asked curiously.