Afterwards, Mo Qian led San Ya away from the vicinity of the educated youth compound and headed towards the back mountain.

Before long, we arrived at the foot of the back mountain.

"Auntie, Grandma won't let us go into the back mountain. There are big tigers there that will eat people."

"It's almost time. Grandma must be worried. Let's go back." Sanya said quickly as she saw Moqian still heading towards the back mountain.

“It’s alright, Auntie, you don’t need to go deep into the mountains. There’s a wild peach tree not far ahead, Auntie remembers. Let’s pick some before we go back.”

"Alright then, let's go pick some quickly." Sanya's mouth watered when she heard Mo Qian mention wild peaches.

Since they weren't going deep into the mountains, they didn't object and just urged him on.

Then, Mo Qian led San Ya toward the location of the wild peach tree in the original owner's memories.

"Auntie, there are so many peaches on the peach tree!" Sanya exclaimed with delight after seeing a wild peach tree in the distance laden with peaches.

"Yes, there are quite a few. Let's pick some and let our family have a taste." After arriving under the wild peach tree, Mo Qian looked around for a long stick.

Then, a similar-looking one grew, and Mo Qian stood under the wild peach tree.

"Sanya, later I'll pick some wild peaches, so pick a bunch and put them away."

“Okay, Auntie.” Sanya said earnestly.

Mo Qian stood under the peach tree and raised the long stick in her hand to strike the peach tree.

"Sasha!"

"Sasha!"

Before long, a lot of wild peaches fell to the ground.

Mo Qian thought it was about time.

He then stopped.

"Auntie, there are so many wild peaches!" Sanya said to Mo Qian with a smile after picking up a pile of fallen wild peaches.

"Okay, I'll bring you to pick them again next time." Mo Qian then helped Sanya put the wild peaches into her basket.

"Auntie, let's go back." After packing, Sanya carried the basket on her back, not letting Moqian touch it.

Seeing that Sanya really didn't need any help, and that these wild peaches were easy for her to get, Mo Qian didn't insist any further.

"Okay, let's go."

Just as the two were about to leave, a pheasant emerged from the bushes.

Seeing this, Mo Qian picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it at the pheasant.

The pheasant collapsed to the ground.

Mo Qian picked up the pheasant.

"Auntie, you're amazing!" Sanya looked at Mo Qian with starry eyes and full of admiration after seeing her throw down a pheasant.

"It's alright."

After putting the pheasant away, Mo Qian said.

"Let's go, it's getting late, let's head back." Then, the two left the back mountain.

Laughter and chatter filled the air the whole way.

To avoid being seen by others, Mo Qian and San Ya took a shortcut, bypassing crowded areas, and quietly returned home.

"My dear daughter, you're finally back! Why are you so late? Your mother was so worried."

"Sanya too, if you don't bring your aunt back sooner, she's still not feeling well."

Upon seeing Mo Qian enter, the original owner's mother quickly got up to greet her, her face showing a hint of worry.

He looked at Sanya with a hint of reproach.

"Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry about Sanya, I just want to walk around a bit longer."

"Mother, look what this is!" Mo Qian then presented the pheasant to the original owner's mother with a smile.

"pheasant?!"

"Where did this come from?" The original owner's mother asked in surprise.

"Mom, this is a call from your daughter. It just happened to run right up to me, so I caught it," Mo Qian said proudly.

His face had a look of seeking praise.

"My dear girl, you went to the back mountain?!"

"There are ferocious beasts deep in the back mountains! My dear girl, where did you run off to?!"

"Sanya, what did you do to your aunt? How could you let her run off to the back mountain?" The original owner's mother shouted angrily at Sanya, who was standing to the side.

"Mother, don't blame Sanya. Sanya stopped me. I wanted to clear my head, and I was also craving wild peaches, so I went. I didn't go deep into the mountains."

Mo Qian gave San Ya a wink, signaling her to leave quickly, and then explained to the original owner's mother.

She was speaking while also acting coquettishly.

"Mom, I was wrong. I won't go next time. Please don't be angry."

"You, I just can't do anything with you. You can't go next time. If you want to eat, have your brothers pick some for you." The original owner's mother nodded Mo Qian's head and said helplessly.

"Hehe, Mom is the best."

"This pheasant is surprisingly plump." The original owner's mother then picked up the pheasant and exclaimed with delight.

Yes, that's right.

"I'll make you some chicken soup today. You've lost a lot of weight since you were sick, so this pheasant will help you recover," the original owner's mother said with a smile.

Then, he took the pheasant to the kitchen.

Before long, a rich aroma of chicken filled the kitchen.

"Who's cooking chicken here? It smells amazing."

"Yes, it smells so good, my stomach is rumbling."

"The last time I ate meat was before the Lunar New Year. I'm really craving it."

"Let me smell it a few more times."

...

It was right after work, and as they passed by Mo's house, they were all drawn by the smell of meat.

Mo Qian's brothers also looked craving it.

Not to mention the smaller ones.

I was originally planning to take a few more puffs to satisfy my craving.

But when they discovered that the chicken smell was coming from their house, everyone's faces lit up with surprise.

The younger children rushed into the yard, jostling each other.

"Grandma, we're back."

"Auntie, we want to eat peaches too!" As soon as the children entered the room, they saw Mo Qian and San Ya sitting on small stools eating wild peaches. They rushed to Mo Qian's side with eager expressions on their faces.

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