An Moxue took out a picnic blanket from her spatial storage and spread it on the ground.

The grass was green, surrounded by unnamed wildflowers, and the air was filled with the rich fragrance of grass and trees.

She took out a bag of milk from her spatial storage, poured it into a small basin, and then took the two wolf cubs out of the basket and placed them next to the basin. Unexpectedly, the two wolf cubs smelled the milk and came over on their own. They wobbled and lowered their heads to drink the milk in the basin. In just a few minutes, the two wolf cubs had drunk the small basin of milk clean.

An Muxue put the wolf cub back into the basket. She took out eggs, milk, apples, and sandwiches from her spatial storage and sat down to eat breakfast while enjoying the scenery of the lake and mountains.

The sun had risen high in the sky, and its golden rays pierced through the wisps of mist, making the entire lake look like something out of a fairyland, as if it had descended to earth.

After finishing her breakfast, An Moxue took out a machete and chopped some small sticks. Then she went into her space and built a small fence around the orchard for the two wolf cubs, putting them inside.

Then she found a kayak in her storage room, inflated it, went to the lake, found a relatively flat and sturdy spot, put the kayak on the water, sat on it, and paddled out.

The further you paddle towards the center, the deeper the water becomes, to the point where you can't see the bottom; the emerald green lake seems unfathomably deep.

An Moxue originally wanted to take out a fishing net to catch fish, but when she looked at her kayak, she rejected the idea. What if a big fish came and dragged her into the lake?

She thought and thought, then took out some cornmeal from her spatial storage and drew out some well water to knead the cornmeal into small dough balls. She then found a place that she thought was relatively satisfactory, scattered a small handful of cornmeal dough balls, and put her hand into the water to observe the movement on the surface and underwater.

When she sensed something swimming towards the corn dough in the water, she picked out the larger fish and put them into her spatial storage. They were all four or five pounds, with the largest weighing over thirty pounds.

When An Muxue realized that the corn dough had been used, she looked at the extra fish on the empty ground in the space and suddenly realized that there were so many, probably a thousand or eight hundred. She stopped and paddled the kayak towards the shore.

After landing, I put away the kayak and went into the space. I took out storage boxes from the storage room, sorted the fish, packed them into several boxes according to different types and sizes, and then sent them to the space storage room.

She thought that if she had the chance next time, she should get a boat in the space, just in case.

After leaving the space, An Moxue went to the place where she had dug the traps yesterday. There were three traps. She found a roe deer in one of them, while the other two traps were empty. She put away the animal traps in the traps and caught the roe deer.

Then she returned to the place where she had breakfast, took out a large iron pot, and set up a makeshift stove. After thinking for a moment, she went into the woods to collect some dry pine branches. After collecting the branches, she took out a wild boar from her spatial storage, choosing a small one, and also took out a few fish.

She skinned the wild boar and scaled and gutted the fish on the lakeshore. After washing the boar clean in the water and butchering it, she put a large pot on the fire, added a spice packet, and cooked the whole small wild boar in it. She marinated all the fish and baked them in her spatial oven.

After the pork was stewed and the fish was grilled, they laid out a picnic blanket, took out a portable table, and served a piece of pork, a grilled fish, a glass of orange juice, and a dagger. They started eating, taking big bites of fish and meat. An Moxue suddenly felt like a knight-errant, now enjoying the scenery, feeling carefree and content.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, it was already afternoon. An Moxue packed up all her things and returned.

On the way back, An Moxue was no longer in such a hurry. She searched for dead trees and branches as she walked.

Large dead trees were sawed off and placed in the space, while smaller ones were simply put in. They collected firewood along the way.

By the time she returned to the foot of the mountain, it was already evening. Looking at the quaint little village, she had a feeling of unreality, as if she herself in that valley did not belong to this world. When she woke up, she was back in the real world, and she had to be careful and discreet.

Back home, An Moxue released the two wolf cubs from her spatial dimension, found some dry grass, and made them a small den, placing it next to the woodpile in the kitchen.

I cooked a pot of corn porridge, added a few potatoes and eggplants, a bowl of steamed chili sauce, some small green vegetables with dipping sauce, and a plate of wild boar meat. It was an authentic northern farmhouse meal, with meat, vegetables, coarse and fine ingredients, nutritious and delicious.

After finishing her meal, An Moxue took out some firewood from her space, sorted it out, and stacked it in bundles, enough to burn for several days.

That evening, she went into her study and looked at some materials on wilderness survival. This trip to the deep mountains and forests made her fully aware of her shortcomings. According to the course of history, she would have to stay here for many more years. She had to turn the deep mountains into her own backyard to better ensure her safety.

An Moxue absorbed knowledge like a sponge, and never felt it was enough.

The next morning, An Moxue was practicing her boxing in the yard when Aunt Meihua's bright voice rang out: "Moxue, you're up so early to practice your boxing? I thought I'd be a bit early!"

"Aunt Meihua, come in quickly. I get up at four o'clock every day to practice boxing. It's a habit. Did you come to see me for something?"

"Yes, are you free today? Let's go mushroom picking. It's foggy on the mountain, the mushrooms should be coming out soon. Didn't we agree to call you when we went mushroom picking last time?"

"Aunt Meihua, you're so kind! Okay, when are we leaving? Where should we meet?"

"Go to the grove behind your house and pick some small gray mushrooms and broom mushrooms. Only these two kinds of mushrooms are available right now. You'll have to wait a while for the others. I'll come and call you in a bit, and then we'll go. Do you have a basket? If not, I'll get one from home for you."

"Auntie, I have some, you don't need it."

After Aunt Meihua left, An Moxue quickly ate breakfast and fed the two wolf cubs.

Several other women came with Aunt Meihua, each carrying a large basket. Aunt Meihua introduced them to each of them.

When they went out, they saw that An Moxue's basket was still too small, so they asked her to change to a bigger one. An Moxue had no choice but to change to a larger basket before they locked the door and set off together.

Along the way, Aunt Meihua walked beside An Moxue, chatting as they went. Aunt Meihua told An Moxue, "Only in larch forests like this do gray mushrooms and broom mushrooms grow. When we come into the forest, you and I will walk together. When we find them, I will teach you how to identify the mushrooms. You can eat these two kinds of mushrooms right away or blanch them in water and pickle them with salt to eat slowly. Just don't dry them in the sun, because they are less delicious when dried."

Not far into the woods, mushrooms appeared. Following Aunt Meihua's instructions, An Moxue quickly gathered many mushrooms, picking them in clusters, which was incredibly satisfying. In less than two hours, her basket was full of mushrooms.

Everyone agreed to deliver the mushrooms to their homes and then come back. That morning, An Moxue followed Aunt Meihua and the others and picked two full baskets of mushrooms. She learned how to cook these two types of mushrooms. After returning home, she went with them to the consignment shop to buy some coarse salt and pickled the mushrooms at home.

The next few days of rest were spent picking and pickling mushrooms with Aunt Meihua and her group. An Moxue also gave some of the mushrooms she picked to Aunt Ma. She was old and in poor health and had not been up the mountain to pick mushrooms for two years. She was very happy to see the mushrooms that An Moxue gave her.