"It's okay, everything will be alright. Come on, we're sure to have a great harvest today!"

In the woods, small animals would dart by from time to time, making her mouth water.

Bai Yajing was also tempted, so she took the bow and arrow that Xiao Che had made for her, slung her basket over her shoulder, and ran ahead.

"Meiling, stay close. There are a few rabbit burrows over there. Let's bring back some. Let the family have a treat."

Haha, roasted rabbit, braised rabbit, spicy rabbit head, here I come!

"Alright, I'm the best at catching wild rabbits!" Liu Meiling used to be someone who liked to wander in the mountains, so catching a few rabbits was a piece of cake for her.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The two examined the traces on the ground while blocking the entrances to the burrows they found with withered branches and leaves.

Once they determined which burrows contained wild rabbits, they would leave one entrance open and start burning wet branches at the other entrances, waiting for the rabbits inside to succumb to the thick smoke and come out on their own.

The two were also quite overwhelmed by the fumes and had to cover their mouths and noses with strips of cloth to feel a little better.

The two didn't have to wait long; soon, sounds came from the cave entrance.

"They're out! They're out!"

One by one, gray and white wild rabbits emerged from the burrow.

The two of them didn't exert much effort; they caught them one by one.

They grabbed more than half a basket before stopping.

"That's about enough. Let's go catch a few more pheasants! My grandma makes the best soup, and it's so nutritious."

Liu Meiling loves to eat anything that tastes good.

"Okay, okay, I drank a lot of Grandma's soup on your birthday last time, it was so delicious!"

The two didn't stop until evening that day.

"Meiling, let me take yours to my house to deal with. Once it's done, you can take it and send it to your uncle and aunt."

There were other people at the educated youth settlement, which was inconvenient.

Qiao Yu and Zhao Liang are on the same side, so they won't say anything. But what about Li Xingyue? Her motives are unclear, and I'm afraid she'll get into trouble if she reports her.

Everything is collective now, and only their village doesn't care about such things, but other places would make a fuss about it.

Liu Meiling, of course, had no objections.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I'll go help with that too. By the way, Qiao Yu and Zhao Liang are both foodies, but they don't know how to hunt wild game. Should we take them with us next time? They're quite pitiful..."

The wild game she brought back earlier had made the two grown men so hungry they almost cried...

Bai Yajing also recalled the funny story her uncle had told her last time; when he was holding Qiao Yu hostage, she had even seen mushrooms in his pocket…

"Hmm, I'm really craving it... Then let's bring them along next time. But what about Li Xingyue? It wouldn't be good to leave her out."

Don't make it seem like they're isolating each other.

But she really didn't like Li Xingyue.

That woman's gaze towards Xiao Che was way too obvious! And she always seemed to want to get close to him. She's a normal person; this guy clearly has feelings for his partner, how could she possibly like him?

Most importantly, she seemed very unreliable, as if she were wearing a mask, making it impossible to see through her true nature. Therefore, she subconsciously did not want to get to know her better.

Liu Meiling shared a similar thought: "Let's keep it a secret. I don't really want to be with her. Qiao Yu and the others are in a similar situation. When they see Comrade Li at the educated youth settlement, they just nod to each other as acquaintances."

Bai Yajing wasn't surprised by this. Although Qiao Yu was a bit gluttonous and concerned with his image, he was very perceptive and had a good eye for people. It was normal for him to dislike Li Xingyue.