"Mother, you can pick them here!"

"See these little yellow mushrooms and termite mushrooms? Pick them all and put them in the basket. We'll take them to town to sell tomorrow morning. These things are worth much more than wild vegetables!"

Lin Xue pointed around, to the large patches of small yellow mushrooms and the ubiquitous termite mushrooms. These were all good stuff; whether she ate them herself or sold them, they could fetch a good amount of money.

"Great! I didn't expect there to be so many mushrooms here. If we pick them all, we should be able to make a lot of money selling them in town!"

Seeing the mushrooms covering the ground, Grandma Huang was overjoyed.

Without even asking Lin Xue what she was doing, she squatted down and started picking.

Lin Xue placed the basket not far from Old Lady Huang, and then used her spiritual power to search for prey in the surrounding area.

Behind the big rock to the east is a rabbit burrow with two fat rabbits inside.

A large bird, almost the same species as the one she caught that morning, was perched on a pine tree to the west.

On the edge of the pine forest to the south, a fawn was peeking out and looking this way.

To the west were low bushes, and even if there were prey inside, Lin Xue didn't want to go in, but she still glanced inside and saw no dangerous wild animals.

I glanced at Grandma Huang; she was engrossed in picking mushrooms and wasn't even looking in my direction.

After confirming once again that there was no danger, Lin Xue circled around and flanked the deer in the direction it was located.

Instead of killing the fawn with a stone, she casually tore off a vine from the edge of the forest, tied a knot, and threw it at the fawn's head.

Hit the bullseye.

Lin Xue quickly went to the fawn's side and tightened the rope, but not to the point of strangling the fawn to death.

Holding the fawn, they returned to the place where Old Lady Huang lived.

"Mom, have you finished picking the mushrooms?"

When Lin Xue returned, Grandma Huang was still bending over, picking small yellow mushrooms on the ground.

Lin Xue retied the fawn, putting rope loops on its two front legs in addition to its neck.

Then they tied the fawn's rope to a large tree nearby.

"Not yet! There are so many mushrooms here. It's still early, we can pick them slowly!"

Grandma Huang didn't even look up when she heard Lin Xue's question, but she moved her hands even faster.

Seeing that Grandma Huang was enjoying herself, Lin Xue didn't disturb her. She tied the fawn to a tree on this side and walked towards the back of the big rock to the east.

Now that she'd seen it, Lin Xue certainly wouldn't let such a plump rabbit go.

By the time Lin Xue had tied all four legs of the two rabbits and carried them back to the side where the deer was tied, Grandma Huang had already picked most of the mushrooms.

"Third brother's wife, we've almost finished picking the mushrooms over here. Have you finished picking the ones over there?"

Grandma Huang put the last termite mushroom into the basket, then patted her back and leaned against a big tree next to her, slowly standing up.

"Oh my God, Third Brother's wife, where did these deer and rabbits come from?"

Grandma Huang saw the fawn tied next to Lin Xue, then looked at the two tightly bound fat rabbits at Lin Xue's feet, and then looked at the mushrooms around Lin Xue, and found that none of them were missing.

"I just picked these, Mom, you rest for a while, I'll pick the mushrooms over here!"

Lin Xue looked at Old Mrs. Huang's aching back and legs. Logically speaking, Old Mrs. Huang should be at most in her forties or fifties, but her health was very poor.

It seems I need to find some time to properly take care of everyone in my family's health.

These are all free laborers. If she dies young due to health reasons, then all the work at home and in the fields will fall on her shoulders in the future.

Lin Xue is not a good person. Although she is very strong, she just doesn't want to work in the fields.

Only by taking good care of my family's health can I continue to live a carefree and happy life.

Lin Xue was much faster at picking mushrooms than Old Mrs. Huang; her hands were so fast they were almost blurry, making Old Mrs. Huang's mouth twitch.

The third son's wife picked mushrooms so quickly, are those mushrooms still edible?

Don't let her crush them all!

The more Mrs. Huang looked at her, the more heartbroken she became, but Lin Xue did not notice anything unusual about her.

You should know that Lin Xue is a professional at picking mushrooms. Not only can she not crush mushrooms, she can even break off the roots of the mushrooms, and there is almost no chance of them breaking.

"Alright, that's about enough for today. Let's go home!"

Lin Xue slung the basket over her shoulder, then, holding the rabbit in her left hand and the reins in her right, began to walk down the mountain.

"Third son's wife, what are you going to do with this fawn? It looks like it's only about four months old. There probably won't be much meat left if we eat it now, right?"

Hearing what Grandma Huang said, Lin Xue turned her head and glanced at her in surprise.

"Mom, this fawn is for sale, we'll keep two rabbits for ourselves!"

She would sell the fawn to a wealthy person in town, and it wouldn't matter to her whether they ate it or kept it. However, she wouldn't sell it for too little money.

"ah?"

"Cough cough cough!"

"I was just asking, but this deer isn't very big, it probably won't fetch a high price, right?"

Grandma Huang coughed twice to cover her embarrassment, but the next second she seemed to remember something and asked.

"Rich people have different tastes than us. They especially like to eat tender venison!"

Along the way, Grandma Huang would ask questions every now and then, and Lin Xue felt that her mother-in-law was just like a child.

How can one person have so many questions?

Moreover, this applies to elderly people like Mrs. Huang.

Logically speaking, someone her age should have some experience, so Lin Xue felt like she was taking care of a child.

That guy has just as many problems as a five-year-old.

After returning home, Lin Xue led the fawn into the empty pigpen and locked it up.

I gave it some water, then picked a few vegetables from my storage space and threw them into the pigpen.

The vegetables in this space are all grown using spiritual spring water. Eating them can enhance one's physical abilities.

I wonder if the little deer was traumatized after being caught like that?

Feeding it well will make it stronger, so it won't be listless and unable to fetch a good price tomorrow.

Lin Xue tossed the two wild rabbits to Old Mrs. Huang and Old Mr. Huang. Although the two of them worked slowly, they were meticulous, which was perfect for these kinds of tasks.

Since it was something that went into her mouth, Lin Xue trusted the two old people quite a bit.

After doing all that, Lin Xue poured the mushrooms she had picked that day onto the ground and sorted them into three categories: large, medium, and small, placing them in different baskets.

You can't just put these things together haphazardly and sell them; otherwise, you won't get a good price.

Lin Xue plans to sell these mushrooms in batches, because it's easier to negotiate the price when there's a comparison.