The village chief's wife felt that they had already had enough to gain today, so how could they possibly have any more good luck waiting for them? However, she didn't say anything, as long as Gu An'an was happy.

"An'an, is your stomach feeling alright?"

"No, they're doing very well."

Aside from her large belly making walking a little more difficult, nothing else has affected her, and she even feels that her baby is happy now.

"Let's walk a little further in. If you feel unwell, be sure to tell us immediately."

Gu An'an responded quickly, slowing her pace slightly, mainly because she was afraid that if she was too unrestrained, she might not have another chance to get some fresh air like this.

After walking for a while without finding anything, the village chief's wife, worried that Gu An'an would be unhappy, specially comforted her, "We just harvested so much, even if we don't find anything else, we'll still..."

"Aheng, Aunt, is there a pheasant up ahead?"

The village chief's wife stopped talking and looked ahead. Sure enough, what was crouching in the grass was none other than a pheasant. Moreover, the pheasant was standing there dumbfounded, only remembering to run away when they got closer.

But who is Xiao Yuheng? He is quick and ruthless. The pheasant had just taken flight when it was hit by a rock and fell to the ground.

"Oh my! This pheasant is delicious!"

The basket was full of mushrooms, and pheasants weren't really suitable to be put in it. Just as Xiao Yuheng was about to pick it up, he saw Gu An'an take a bag out of her pocket.

When did you release it?

"When you go out."

Gu An'an said calmly, "I had already guessed that I would have a good harvest today, and I brought extra baskets because I was afraid that I wouldn't have enough space."

"You guessed pretty accurately."

Xiao Yuheng took the bag, stuffed the pheasant into it, and was about to ask Gu An'an if she was tired when Gu An'an showed him with her actions.

Not tired at all.

The three walked for a while longer, and then Gu An'an saw many brightly colored mushrooms on the hillside beside them. "Auntie, are those milk-cap mushrooms?"

The village chief's wife squinted and looked, and it really was true.

"Yes, it's lactobacillus."

As they were talking, the village chief's wife wanted to hurry up and start picking, but she had only taken half a step when she remembered Gu An'an beside her and quickly helped her up, saying, "Come on, let's really fill our baskets today."

Both women were very enthusiastic, and Xiao Yuheng dared not be unenthusiastic, otherwise he would be the one who got scolded.

"Auntie, there are also bigfoot mushrooms here."

Gu An'an screamed, and the village chief's wife immediately followed, "How come there are so many giant mushrooms in this place?"

Actually, people in Xiaowang Village didn't eat these kinds of random mushrooms before. But they had no choice. During the famine, they ate them, but some people got poisoned after eating them, and some even died, causing a lot of panic.

But ever since Gu An'an went to Xiao Wang Village, many things from the mountains have ended up on their dining table, and everything tastes delicious.

Of course, there was one thing they didn't eat, because An'an said that it could easily cause poisoning if not cooked properly, even though it was really delicious.

The reason Gu An'an said that Boletus luridus was poisonous, rather than encouraging everyone to taste it, was mainly because in later generations, poisoning from this plant would require several days in the hospital, let alone in this era of scarce medical resources. Losing one's life because of indiscriminate consumption would be a great loss.

The basket was full, the cloth bag that Gu An'an brought was also full, and Xiao Yuheng even contributed his jacket. Only then did today's wilderness adventure come to an end.

"See! Luckily I had the foresight, otherwise how would I have brought all these good things home?"

"Yes, yes, our family would collapse without you."

Gu An'an walked with a proud and domineering air, her head held high.

Xiao Yuheng, however, was damnably in love with her.

Back home, Gu An'an was forced to rest on a recliner while Xiao Yuheng and the village chief's wife began packing.

“We’ll eat these tonight, dry some of these, and distribute these bags to Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhou, and Xiao Liu later. This bag is for Xiao Qing.”

"Okay, Auntie, you can decide how much to give."

Anyway, if we want to eat it, we can just go up the mountain and try our luck; maybe there will be more next time.

After the mushrooms were divided, the village chief's wife delivered them to the three families. When she returned, Xiao Yuheng had already washed the mushrooms and immediately started chopping the filling to make dumplings.

Gu An'an watched Xiao Yuheng tidy up mushrooms while making dumplings. She had to admit, this man could handle a gun, cook, and was also willing to tidy up all this messy stuff.

Not bad, not bad.

She has a pretty good eye.

When she was happy, Gu An'an became very proactive.

So Xiao Yuheng had a very happy night. Although he was worried about Gu An'an's health at first and didn't dare to do anything, he still had a wonderful night with Gu An'an's initiative.

(A thousand words are omitted here; use your imagination~)

The next day.

With great excitement about the upcoming trip, Gu An'an got up very early.

"Auntie, hurry up, we need to leave."

The village chief's wife didn't really want to go; why should she join in the fun when the young couple was out?

"An'an, I won't go."

But Gu An'an refused at all, "No, Aunt, you have to go. After these few days, Aheng will have to go back to work, and by then my belly will be showing, so we won't have time to go out."

"If you don't want to go out, then don't go out. Staying at home is fine."

Gu An'an shook her head in disapproval, "That won't do. I even asked Aheng to borrow a camera for this trip. We'll take lots of photos so that when you go back to the village, people will ask you where you went. Just show the photos to the aunties and grandmas, and they'll be so envious of you."

A few words were enough to pique the interest of the village chief's wife.

"Did you borrow a camera?"

"Of course, I'll go get it in a bit. Auntie, if you don't come, don't be jealous of all the beautiful photos I take later."

The village chief's wife didn't want to be a third wheel, but the temptation of taking photos was too great, and she was still tempted.

"Then shall I come along?"

"Go, go, go quickly and change into a nice outfit. Oh, and Auntie, bring another change of clothes, we won't be back until tomorrow."

"good."

The village chief's wife's voice was filled with surprise, and her tone unconsciously rose.

By the time the two of them finished getting ready, Xiao Yuheng had already driven over.

On the way, Gu An'an gave Xiao Qing the elm mushrooms and got a camera from Xiao Yuheng's friend before heading to the city.

Where are some good places to take photos around here?

Xiao Yuheng thought for a moment and replied, "There's a small park here with mountains and water. The scenery is quite nice, and everyone likes to go there for a stroll."

"Okay, let's go get some food first, and then we'll go to the park to take pictures."

The state-run restaurants in the city were even better than those in the county. The three of them ate to their hearts' content before heading to the park for their wonderful photo-taking trip. Little did they know that besides taking pictures, they would have other unexpected surprises today.