At this moment, a voice came: "I think Auntie is right. Only by letting them know how hard it is to earn money will they realize that money doesn't come easily, and they will be motivated to study hard and improve every day."

"Er Ya, you're back? Look how sweaty you are from running. Come and have some water."

Er Ya waved her hand: "Mom, I'm not drinking anymore. I came back to call for help. We found a huge roe deer, it must weigh over a hundred pounds, and a wild boar. We couldn't handle it, so I rushed back to call for help."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heping put down his rake and asked incredulously, "Really? How come the roe deer is with the wild boar?"

Hearing Er Ya's voice, the people in the kitchen quickly ran out and all looked at her.

"We don't know either. We were just walking along when we suddenly heard a noise ahead. We waited there for a while, and when there was no more noise, we went up to check and found that the two of them were fighting. They were both badly injured and died."

Heavens above, Er Ya felt immense pressure. She truly had no idea that going up the mountain today would bring such a wonderful surprise. When she left, she had only said those words casually to avoid giving Jiang's mother an excuse to ask all sorts of questions. Who knew...

"Isn't this a windfall from heaven?" Jiang Heping hurriedly asked, "Daughter, bring out all your baskets. We need to hurry and bring them back, or someone will see us."

Jiang's mother responded and was about to get the basket when Li Taohua stopped her: "I know where your things are, let me get them. I'm alarmed just looking at your belly."

She brought over a few baskets and a machete. Seeing that there were several people, she realized that one machete wouldn't be enough. Li Taohua quickly ran home: "I'll go get mine. I'll go with you later."

Wang Meili quickly said, "Then I'll go too. With more people, we can bring back all the edible stuff so as not to waste it. It's all good stuff."

Er Ya led them all up the mountain, leaving only Jiang's mother, who had difficulty moving around, and Chen Xiuhua in the courtyard. Originally, Chen Xiuhua also planned to go with them, but Jiang's mother was worried about leaving her alone with the pots and pans, so she had no choice but to stay behind.

She had never seen a wild boar and a roe deer fight before, and she was actually very curious and wanted to see that scene.

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The group hurried up the mountain. When they arrived at the place Er Ya had mentioned, they saw Lin Xiao and Gou Dan struggling to cover up the bloodstains on the ground. There were many wild animals in the area, and they were afraid that the smell of the bloodstains would attract other large beasts.

They only breathed a sigh of relief when they looked up and saw Er Ya and the others returning. Heaven knows how nervous they were, afraid of encountering people and having their things stolen, and also afraid of attracting other animals. They were terrified for a long time.

Lin Xiao had never met Jiang Heping and Wang Meili before, so he looked at Er Ya with a puzzled expression. Er Ya quickly introduced them: "Brother, this is our maternal grandfather, and this is our aunt."

Jiang Heping was pleasantly surprised to see the two animals in front of him, both of them quite plump. He interrupted Lin Xiao's greeting and urged, "Let's hurry up and start dividing the meat, lest something goes wrong."

Without further ado, Jiang Heping and Li Taohua took charge of skinning the meat and cutting it into pieces. Er Ya, being less strong, was responsible for covering up the bloodstains. Wang Meili, along with Lin Xiao and Gou Dan, arranged the meat neatly in the basket.

Two baskets were quickly filled. Wang Meili and Li Taohua carried them home first, while the rest of them continued to chop and pack the meat. These two animals had fattened up all winter and had quite a bit of meat. The group looked at the large pieces of meat with smiles on their faces, while Dahei wagged its tail and begged for a piece to taste.

Er Ya always doted on Da Hei. Seeing it staring at her longingly, she picked out a piece of meat that weighed about one or two pounds and gave it to it: "This is your meat. You did a great job today, you're awesome."

Big Black happily bit into the piece of meat and ran down the mountain.

Lin Xiao asked worriedly, "Er Ya, is Da Hei alright?"

After spending these past few months together, he and Dahei have developed a bond, and they usually take Dahei with them when they go up the mountain.

I remember one time, when they were resting on the ground, a snake tried to bite him when they weren't looking. Luckily, Dahei spotted it in time and bit the snake right at its neck. It was a cobra, and its venom was very potent. Fortunately, Dahei saved his life.

"It's alright, Big Black is very clever. Besides, I found it in these mountains. This little path won't be a problem for it. I think it's probably going home to show off to my mother."

Jiang Heping asked incredulously, "Impossible, right? How can a dog be so intelligent? Unless you're not feeding a dog."

"It's true, Grandpa. Big Black runs to this mountain every day. This is its home. You'll see in a bit."

Jiang Heping still didn't believe it, shook his head, stopped dwelling on the matter, and continued chopping the meat.

This time, they couldn't be as wasteful as last time. They packed up all the edible meat, and even packed up the roe deer hide, thinking that they would make a pair of little leather shoes for Er Ya later.

Before long, all six baskets they brought were full, and there wasn't much left on the ground. Just then, Li Taohua and the others returned, each carrying a basket on their backs, while Lin Xiao and Gou Dan each carried a pig's leg. They swayed and walked down the mountain.

Of all the people, Er Ya had the easiest job, carrying only a small basket with some mushrooms she had picked and some unidentified wildflowers.

What a beautiful day! Er Ya hummed a little tune as she leisurely walked home. Their procession was so impressive that it attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Look at the one leading the charge, I don't even recognize her, Li Taohua. Ever since she had some money, she's not one to be manipulated anymore. If you say one thing to her, she'll dare to say ten back. She's not someone to be trifled with.

When they saw Er Ya leisurely strolling at the back of the group, the group exchanged glances and seemed to understand something. A woman quickly ran up to Er Ya, took out a White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket, and handed it to her: "Er Ya, Auntie has some candy here, take one."

Er Ya shook her head and said, "Thank you, Auntie, but my mother doesn't let me eat food from other people."

Nonsense, look at her clothes, they're soaked with sweat and smell sour. Besides, she pulled the candy out of her back pocket; she wouldn't eat it.

It's good that she doesn't eat it; it saves her the candy. She put the candy back into her dirty pocket and asked Er Ya, "Who's that? Did he catch the meat? Is this meat yours?"

"Yes, Er Ya, is this meat from your farm? I'm trying to figure out how to get to your house."

To be continued!