After an unknown amount of time, He Tiantian woke up to find herself sleeping on a large rock. That arrogant snake king was at least somewhat kind-hearted; he hadn't made her lie on the muddy ground.

He Tiantian stood up, stretched, and found that she not only did not feel weak or dizzy, but also felt comfortable and energetic.

Shouldn't you feel dizzy and lightheaded after losing blood?

She looks so energetic and radiant, it's not scientific!

Thinking of this, He Tiantian chuckled in surprise. The appearance of the Snake King was the most unscientific thing, so it could not be explained by ordinary reasoning.

Then, looking around, the Snake King had also woken up. Originally only the length of a chopstick, it had now grown to be a full one and a half times the length of a chopstick—half its original length. It seems her blood truly is a powerful tonic. I wonder if, at this rate, she'll become a monster?

"Are you full? Shall we go catch some rabbits?" He Tiantian looked up at the sunlight streaming in; it was no longer scorching, so it must be afternoon, time to go back.

The Snake King's arrogant demeanor returned. He slightly raised his head, glanced at He Tiantian not far away, and said nothing.

He Tiantian followed the Snake King's gaze and was overjoyed to see three large rabbits, all plump and big, along with two pheasants.

"Wow, Snake King, you're amazing!" He Tiantian stepped forward and stuffed all the rabbits and pheasants into her basket, praising Snake King's skill repeatedly.

The Snake King ignored He Tiantian's shrewish expression and turned his head away. He'd tolerate it for now, considering He Tiantian possessed holy blood.

"Let's go, it's getting late." Seeing that the Snake King was unwilling to leave the puddle, He Tiantian said insincerely, "If you don't want to leave, I can come and pick you up tomorrow."

"Hmph!" the little silver snake said arrogantly, "You think you can shake me off so easily!"

With a "whoosh," it flew onto He Tiantian's body and returned to her ankle.

He Tiantian used to be a little scared, but now she's not scared at all. Instead, she's grateful that the little silver snake gave her a second life and caught so many wild animals for her, which is enough to make up for her fear of blood loss.

With so many things in the basket, He Tiantian didn't even have time to pick the sour dates.

After leaving the cave, He Tiantian carried a large basket of grass on her back and a wicker basket on her shoulder. She returned to the foot of the mountain and happened to meet Old Man Qi, who was returning from herding cattle.

Old Qi sniffed, looked at the basket covered with straw by He Tiantian, and said, "Why does it smell of blood in here?"

"No, Grandpa Qi, it was my trap that caught three rabbits and two pheasants," He Tiantian said shyly. "I haven't eaten meat in a long time, I want to eat meat..."

"Haha!" Old Qi chuckled in surprise, "Who doesn't want to eat meat! But you're quite lucky, you actually caught so many."

During this special period, He Tiantian dared not let her guard down and asked, "You're quite lucky, but since I hunted it on the mountain, should I hand it over to the village?"

"No need to hand them over," Old Man Qi said. "These few rabbits are a lot for you, but they're nothing to the village. You won't get any more if you hand them over. Whatever other families catch on the mountain belongs to them. There's no reason why you have to hand over the rabbits you caught."

He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Qi, there are so many, Grandma and I can't finish them all. How about we go to the livestock team later and I'll clean them up, leaving one for you and one for Aunt Liu. Once the rabbit skins are cleaned, three rabbit skins can make a fur coat."

Old Qi's beard twitched as he laughed, "You little rascal, you know how to bribe us. Fine, I won't take your things for nothing. Give me a rabbit, and I'll give you a few cloth coupons. Go ahead and buy some cloth to make a dress."

“Grandpa Qi, this is not right. You already gave me brown sugar. These cloth coupons are very precious, I can’t accept them.” He Tiantian declined. “If you feel bad about it, Grandpa Qi, please let me leave the rabbit skin here to dry, so that no one will see it when I take it back.”

“Alright!” Old Qi said, “No one will dare to say anything if those things are left with me. As for your Aunt Liu, I will talk to her and tell her not to talk about it outside.”

“Aunt Liu isn’t stupid. She won’t talk about it outside if she gets the benefits,” He Tiantian said, having figured out Aunt Liu’s personality.

Sure enough, Aunt Liu was quite envious when she saw that He Tiantian had brought so many rabbits and pheasants. When she heard He Tiantian say she would give her a rabbit, she was even happier, and her eyes shone with even more kindness as she looked at He Tiantian!

Aunt Liu volunteered to help He Tiantian clean up the wild rabbits and pheasants.

"Uncle Qi just told me not to talk about it outside. Sweetie, I'm already so grateful for the rabbit you gave me, how could I go around telling people and causing you trouble?" Aunt Liu said, not wanting anyone to be envious if they knew she had rabbit meat at home.

"That's good," He Tiantian said. "Everyone is short of meat right now. If others knew that we could catch rabbits by cutting grass on the mountain, they would think it was a good job and make sarcastic remarks. It won't be so easy for us to work here in the future."

“You’re right,” Aunt Liu agreed, then thought for a moment. “Sweetie, how about this: we’ll cook half of the rabbit you gave me here at Uncle Qi’s place and marinate the other half. Once the dishes have cooled down, I can take them back and reheat them when they’re ready to eat. Otherwise, if we cook it at home, the aroma will travel far and wide, and people will be able to smell the meat without me having to tell them.”

He Tiantian was relieved. Aunt Liu was even more cautious than her; how could she possibly gossip about it?

“Aunt Liu, you’ve thought this through. Let’s do it this way,” He Tiantian said. “Anyway, there’s an empty room over there. We can put the marinated meat here, and no one will know.”

He Tiantian chopped the three rabbits in half, hung the head-end half up to marinate, and stir-fried the three headless halves together. The two pheasants were also marinated by He Tiantian and hung together to air dry.

Later, Aunt Liu found two small porcelain basins at Old Man Qi's place, filled each basin with a little less than half a basin of rabbit meat, and took them home.

Old Qi was also very happy. He took out half a bottle of wine left over from the New Year, and ate and drank it with braised rabbit meat, enjoying it immensely. Ah, if only every day could be like this.

When Aunt Liu got back, she said that it was the two rabbits that Old Man Qi had caught, and that he had given her some, without mentioning He Tiantian.

Grandma Qi's teeth were bad, so He Tiantian would remove the meat from the bones, shred it, and put it into her corn porridge.

"Oh my, I've eaten meat twice since you came!" said Grandma Qi. "It's all thanks to you!"

In fact, Grandma Qi San couldn't eat much; most of it ended up in He Tiantian's stomach.

"Hehe, Grandma Qi, you only ate a few pieces, and I ate them all," He Tiantian said. "Anyway, they're from the mountain. It's really lucky that I was able to catch them. If it weren't for your reminder, I wouldn't have been able to live so easily in Qi Family Village."

The other educated youth were exhausted from working. Although they could work for a few days and rest for two, their work was still more tiring than He Tiantian's.

Now He Tiantian not only has light work but also high work points, and she can often go up the mountain to have a good meal. She is living a very good life and is very satisfied.