Two days later, seeing that the snails had almost spit out all the sand, Mengyue decided to try her luck in the mountains to see if she could find any spices related to spicy food.

Mrs. Gui saw her daughter carrying the backpack, apparently heading towards the mountains again.

She wanted to stop her daughter from going, but she was worried that if she said too much, her daughter would think too much and become estranged from her.

Mengyue had already noticed her mother's hesitation to speak, and she knew her mother's concerns.

However, she did not intend to give up the idea of ​​going to the mountains in order to reassure her mother.

From now on, as long as she lives in Xingying Village, she will have to go to the mountains frequently. It is definitely unrealistic for her to stay at home honestly just because her parents are worried about her safety.

After Mengyue left, Shi was absent-minded and had no energy to do anything. She made frequent mistakes, such as spilling water or taking clothes outside to dry, only to find that she had forgotten to bring them when she got outside.

An's leg was broken and reattached, and he inevitably felt pain during the recovery process.

It turned out that he was enduring the pain, but when he saw his wife, who had never made any mistakes in her life, frequently making mistakes in front of him, he had a hunch that something was wrong with her.

"Wanniang, stop working. Sit down and talk to me."

When she heard her husband calling her, she suddenly came to her senses and immediately said nervously, "What's wrong? Is your leg hurting?"

"My legs are fine, I just noticed you were hurt. You're not in the right mood today. You're not in the right state of mind for anything. Tell me, what happened? Is your mother bothering you again?"

"No, it's just that Yueyue went to the mountains again, and I was worried..."

Seeing the worried look on his wife's face, An knew that she was too afraid of losing their daughter again. Although he loved his daughter, he knew in his heart that she was an adult.

He and his wife were very happy that their daughter was willing to return to Xingying Village, but he also knew that he and his wife could not become stumbling blocks for their daughter, but should work hard to be her support.

"Wanniang, our daughter is grown up now and has her own ideas. She must have carefully considered everything before doing it. We as parents should not stop her. Instead, we should let her live her life as she pleases."

"I know, but I haven't taken care of Yueyue for a single day. Now that Yueyue is back, we can't let her live a good life. Instead, we have to go to the mountains and take risks for the livelihood of our family. I'm really worried."

Seeing his wife blaming herself and feeling guilty, An felt very uncomfortable as well.

You know, as his wife's husband and the child's father, he should be upright and provide his wife and children with a better life.

But now he couldn't even take care of himself, and he couldn't help but blame his parents. He had been working in the fields since he could remember, and when he grew up, he followed the hunters in the village and learned some hunting skills. During the slack season, he would go out to hunt outside, and he had accumulated quite a lot of prey.

However, when his wife was seriously ill, he asked his stepmother for money for medical treatment, but not only did he not get any, he was also scolded.

He said that he was too cold-blooded and even cared about his brother's tuition.

His mother is his stepmother and doesn't care about him, but his father is his biological father. He can actually watch his daughter-in-law being sick and unable to get up, and he doesn't even ask for money for her medical treatment.

He was forced to try his luck in the mountains to see if he could hunt a bigger prey and sell it for more money to pay for Wan Niang's medical treatment.

In the end, I don’t know whether his luck was too good or too bad, but he actually encountered a big beast. He was lucky enough to survive, but his leg was completely broken.

If his biological daughter had not returned, he probably would not have been able to stop his son from being sold, and he would have lost the will to continue living.

It seems that he has suffered for half his life since his mother passed away. After his daughter came back, his luck began to turn around and he won't have to suffer so much in the future.

Mengyue didn't know that after she left, the An couple had a heart-to-heart talk and wanted to clarify the problem. They decided not to interfere in their daughter's affairs anymore.

She carried her small backpack and did not stay on the outskirts, but went straight into the depths of the jungle.

Because the last time she came here, she discovered that the outskirts might be frequently visited by villagers, not to mention small prey, even wild vegetables are rare.

After walking for about half an hour, the trees gradually became thicker and bigger. Mengyue stopped and decided to take a look around to see if she could get any results.

It seems that villagers seldom come to the deep mountains. Mengyue actually encountered a Polygonum multiflorum plant that was at its peak age.

"It seems that today's luck is pretty good."

Mengyue carefully dug out the Polygonum multiflorum, stored it in the space, and continued to move forward.

Her purpose of going into the mountains today was to find spicy spices. She hasn't seen any so far, and she doesn't know if she can find any.

If she couldn't find them, the snails wouldn't taste very good. Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Mengyue decided to keep trying and go a little deeper.

I don’t know if it was because Mengyue’s desire to eat spicy snails was too strong, but she accidentally saw a few inconspicuous plants.

In the past, Mengyue might not have noticed them. After all, these dogwood trees were in the dense grass and it was difficult to attract people's attention.

Although I didn't find any chili peppers, Cornus officinalis also has a spicy taste and is also a Chinese medicinal material. It has the functions of killing insects, disinfecting, and expelling cold and wind. There is nothing wrong with adding a moderate amount of it when cooking. It can also make the dishes spicy and enhance the taste.

The purpose of this trip has been achieved, and Mengyue decided to go back.

Just as she raised her foot to leave, Mengyue suddenly heard the sound of swords clashing.

Fearing trouble, Mengyue wanted to leave this troubled place as soon as possible.

But her steps forward were forced to turn a corner at the system's request.

[Host, someone needs help. Maybe we can collect some gratitude points.]

[System, you don't want to eat spicy snails anymore.]

The system had never eaten spicy snails before, and its saliva was flying all over the place, but it still managed to hold it back with its limited self-control.

After all, it's just late to eat, not that you can't eat it. If it didn't remind the host to save people, the host would have run away by now.

And based on its understanding of the host, if it didn't urge the host to complete the task, the host would have forgotten the task for a long time and would not think about it at all.