"Sister... I'm planning to go look for salt blocks tomorrow." Upon hearing this, Haitang looked at Xiaohe and nodded.

"Hmm, be careful. Actually, Xiaohe, you can take others to find it, and then teach them this method. You can take a cut from it." Xiaohe hesitated for a moment before nodding.

The next day, Xiaohe went to find a child about her size and told him she was looking for salt. The children in the area all knew that the Haitang family had found something that could be used to make salt, but the problem was that the family was keeping it a secret, so they couldn't ask for it.

Xiaohe said she would take them to look for it, and would give them some money along the way. Under these circumstances, the children all agreed and started looking for it in a flash.

The saying "Children from poor families mature early" is absolutely true. In this era, there are very few unruly children. Every child wants to do some chores at home, and lazy people are almost nonexistent.

Haitang, Dongfanglong, and Shihu arrived at the bamboo forest. They saw bamboo stalks and bamboo shoots not far away. "These are edible too," Haitang said, and Shihu nodded.

While thinking about certain things, she wondered, "Haitang... is your mother blaming me?" That's why she sees her daughter but not her.

When Haitang looked at Shi Hu, she said, "Father, you are a man. It's not good for Mother to get close to you right now. Your aura is strong, but I am a girl, and we are connected by blood. That's why Mother can find me, and she only comes to me once."

Shi Hu nodded and started helping with the digging, but he still went to get bamboo for Haitang. Haitang looked at the bamboo and couldn't help but swallow. She then asked Shi Hu to pick out the smaller bamboo, because the larger ones were harder to work with.

Haitang needed to choose a variety that wouldn't break easily. After that, Haitang dug up bamboo shoots, while Dongfanglong and Shihu worked with the bamboo. Once they were done, Shihu and Dongfanglong dragged a few bamboo stalks back home.

At this moment, Haitang spotted a pheasant. Dongfanglong immediately pounced on it with the speed of a wild beast. Haitang was delighted. Oh right, the last time the chicks had failed to hatch.

She hasn't eaten the egg crabapple yet. Although she's a food vlogger, she doesn't have the courage to try such a bizarre dish.

Looking at the pheasant, Haitang thought about making bamboo shoot chicken stew for him today. "You can have half when we get back." Dongfang Long immediately nodded.

Dongfang Long wasn't initially unable to speak; he simply chose not to. Now, the other party is also extremely sparing with words.

When Haitang returned with Dongfang Long and the others, Haitang started washing the pillar, which was now broken into sections.

After cleaning the crabapple tree, it was dried in the sun. Then, the sauce was prepared and wrapped in leaves. The distant sunset looked a bit cold.

"Winter is just two days away." Hearing this, Haitang panicked, but quickly breathed a sigh of relief as she remembered that she had enough food stored up.

"Then let's try harder for the next two days," Haitang said, and started cooking. Dongfang Long wanted to roast the half chicken, and Haitang agreed.

"This was caught by your brother Xiaolong." Hearing this, the children nodded, understanding that they shouldn't take it from their brother Xiaolong.

Haitang knew in her heart that an adult's appetite was the basic requirement for a child's. Shi Hu could currently eat the equivalent of four children's worth of food, but he had been eating less these days.

Because he knew he had to endure it, even though he was sometimes starving, he still chose to drink water. Haitang was currently using the bamboo tube to make water cups for the children, and the children were allowed to drink boiled water directly.

It was like this from the beginning, and under these circumstances, Haitang prepared to hang up the prepared sauce, saying, "Come here..."

Haitang was stunned when Dongfang Long called her. Dongfang Long led Haitang directly to the back door, then pushed it open and saw a hidden place not far away with a door. Haitang was slightly surprised when she opened it.

"Did you dig this?" Haitang looked at the roughly ten-square-meter area inside, a little surprised. Dongfang Long nodded. "Little Long, you're so kind." She quickly looked at Dongfang Long's hands; no wonder they were always so dirty every morning. "You silly child..."

Although she sighed, she did not blame anyone. Looking around, Haitang thought that she should put the licorice inside and arrange the branches and other things in a way that would help her.

"Xiaohe, you weave a mat," Haitang said to Xiaohe. "Xingxing and Yueyue, you two can also help your second sister twist ropes at home," Haitang said, looking at Xingxing and Yueyue.

"Mm." Xingxing and Yueyue nodded. Haitang hadn't put everything in yet, as some things were still drying. They would take advantage of the clean weather today to dry them first, and luckily the sun would be strong enough for the last two days.

Haitang went to get food with Dongfanglong and the others. Haitang asked Xiaohe to prepare mats. One mat was laid out in the small warehouse, and the other was placed in the room as a mattress to sleep on, so as not to get too cold.

Haitang even wrapped her back with branches to prevent anyone from getting in. Although few people would dare to cause trouble these days, it was still to keep out wild animals.

Haitang actually had a plan in mind. On this last day, she said, "Father... don't eat this chicken. I fed it some medicine. Now we'll use it to catch wild animals."

"Go hunt wild animals?" Upon hearing this, Dongfang Long was slightly taken aback, while Shi Hu immediately said, "No, what if something happens now?"

"Nothing will happen. I've calculated the medicine for this chicken. After the wild beast eats it, it will react and won't have much strength, making it easier for us to act," Haitang said. "We don't have enough meat at home. According to your appetite, ten catties of meat a day is just right, and the younger brothers also need it." She only remembered that there were about one or two hundred catties of meat at home.

Although the fish weighed about 100 pounds, the problem was that there were too many people in the family. So, Haitang had an idea: she ground up the roots of the medicine she had stepped on last time and was now feeding it to the chickens.

The beasts would be much more exhausted after eating this, making it easier to catch Dongfang Long. Upon hearing this, Dongfang Long and Shi Hu looked at each other and agreed.

Haitang went out with Dongfang Long, telling Xingxing, Yueyue, and the others to stay home safely. As Haitang went out, she looked at the hunting grounds not far away and thought, "There are wild beasts roaming around here."

"Aren't there any traps here?" Haitang looked around, and Shi Hu was slightly taken aback.

"What trap?" Upon hearing this, Haitang's lips twitched. There was no trap; the creature was just charging around recklessly.

Haitang was startled by the tiger's roar. Thinking she had encountered a wild beast, she looked at her owner not far away. Now, she was facing a huge wild boar and began to grab and tear it apart.