Pig Killer

"I'll do the killing!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a confident light in her eyes, "I've seen your father kill pigs, so I've learned how to do it."

This is a sufficient reason and can be considered as a legitimate reason.

"Yeah! That's great, we have meat to eat." The two children jumped up and down and said.

"We don't eat meat that is to be sold, because that is for making money. We don't eat good meat, so a little bit is enough." The big insect said sensibly and obediently.

"Just one bite will do." The raccoon slave raised a finger and looked at her eagerly.

Shen Hui'e lowered her eyes and looked at the two cautious children with a sad look, "How can we have one bite! We have to eat until we are full."

"Mother has to make money. How can she make money if we eat?" Da Chong said to her with his clear eyes reflecting the morning light.

"Silly boy, I make money to feed you!" Shen Hui'e said softly as she looked at them with her jade-like eyes. She stared at the endless reed marshes with her beautiful eyes wide open, full of amazement. "The sky is big, the earth is big, but eating is the most important thing."

This reed marsh is beautiful, but it is also a natural crime scene.

Shen Hui'e frowned and looked at them seriously, "If you go into the reed marsh, you must go in groups!"

"We understand this, mother. This is what our elders have told us since we were young." Upon hearing this, Da Chong looked at her with his innocent eyes.

"And don't go into the water easily, you could drown." Li Nu looked at her with his big, round, black eyes.

"Remember it well." Shen Hui'e pointed at their upturned noses with her index finger.

"I've remembered it a long time ago." The brother and sister nodded in unison, "Every year people drown in this moat and this river."

"You dragged us here to watch. Remember this lesson well." The big tiger looked at her with his black eyes and said.

"The elders say this every year, but people still drown every year." Shen Hui'e looked at them helplessly and said.

"We won't," the brother and sister promised in unison.

"Actually, we can swim. Daddy taught us." Li Nu looked at her with admiration in his eyes and said, "In the summer, Daddy will take us to play in the water."

There was a hint of surprise in Shen Hui'e's eyes. As far as she could remember, her step-husband was not very close to the children.

"Have you learned it?" Shen Hui'e asked them gently with her eyes as warm as jade.

"I got it!" The raccoon slave said loudly, his dark eyes filled with a bright smile.

"Those who are good at swimming will drown. Remember this." Shen Hui'e pointed at them with her index finger and said.

"I know that daddy won't let me play in deep water," said the big insect with a smile, "nor will he let me play alone."

"We all come in groups." Li Nu said with his round eyes curved into crescents.

"Let's go! Let's go to the river and take a look." Shen Hui'e said, pulling the two little cuties.

The three of them walked on the collapsed reeds for about a quarter of an hour before reaching the river.

"Mother, there's too much ice here and there are no fish." Li Nu pouted and looked at the river with a lost look.

Shen Hui'e walked onto the ice. The river water was so clear that even though there was thick ice, she could still see the fish swimming around on the ice.

Wow! This fish is quite big.

"How do we catch this?" The big insect squatted on the ice and looked at the free fish, slurping his saliva and said, "Even though it has a lot of bones, it's still meat!"

Shen Hui'e carefully studied the ice surface, then walked to the river and picked up a football-sized pebble.

"Mother, what are you doing?" The big tiger stared at the pebbles in her hand with his black eyes without blinking.

"Break the ice." Shen Hui'e said simply and easily.

"No, no!" Da Chong stopped her immediately after hearing that.

"Why not?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with interest as he tried to stop her.

"If you drink water today, you will get sick. A cold can be fatal." Da Chong looked at her seriously with a stern face.

At this time, a gust of wind blew over the river, making the three of them shiver with cold.

"Don't worry! I won't go into the water." Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said, "Am I that stupid?"

"Then what are you going to do? Fishing? We don't have a fishing rod." The big bug looked at her empty hands and said, looking at the basket on her back, "This basket will work! Once it's in the water, the fish will swim in."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e looked at the clever little fellow with her dark eyes and said, "Listen to us, the big bug."

My idea was adopted! The big tiger was delighted when he heard it, but then he said anxiously, "I don't know if it will work?"

"Then give it a try!" Shen Hui'e looked at him encouragingly and said, "It's not a big deal."

"Try it?" The big tiger looked at her with his bright eyes flashing with eagerness.

"You guys come back to the shore, I will break the ice right away." Shen Hui'e said, holding the pebbles.

"Oh oh!" The two siblings slid to the shore, and the big tiger shouted loudly, "Mother, what are you going to do?"

"Just smash it like this!" Shen Hui'e used all her strength and smashed the pebble in her hand down with a clang.

"It's too dangerous to smash it like this. What if you fall down?" The big tiger ran towards her.

"Hehe..." Shen Hui'e shook her head and chuckled when she heard it, "The ice is very thick! Look, there are only white marks left by hitting it." She picked up the pebbles and stepped on the place where they were hit.

"It's so thick!" The big tiger squatted on the ground and touched the place where he was hit with his chubby red fingers. "This hole is not even as big as my fist!"

"Hiss..." The big insect gasped, "It's really cold."

"When can this be broken open?" Li Nu said worriedly, looking at his mother and the pebbles in her hand with his big watery eyes.

"Keep smashing, you'll eventually break it open, just as water wears away stone." Shen Hui'e looked at him with eyes as gentle as jade and said softly, "Please give way, I'll continue."

Shen Hui'e waited for them to return to the shore and continued to carry pebbles and throw them onto the ice.

This native's body was very delicate. After only smashing the pebbles five or six times, he was already panting for breath, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

It's a bit tiring, but the effect is obvious. If you hit a certain point, the hole will get bigger and bigger.

Shen Hui'e held the pebble and smashed it down with all her might. She heard a slight cracking sound and was so scared that she quickly lay down on the ice.

"Mother, what's wrong with mother?" The big tiger was frightened and shouted loudly, then ran towards him.

"Don't move, don't move." Shen Hui'e shouted at the big beast running towards her, "The ice has been broken." She crawled towards them on all fours, hearing two crackling sounds from behind.

"Aniang, the ice is cracked, cracked." The cat slave standing on the shore shouted excitedly.

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e lay down beside the big tiger and stood up. "How is it?" She looked back.