Haitang explained the rules for the distribution to Xiuxiu: she would send three people, Haitang, Yueyue, and Xiaolu, and Xiuxiu would send two people, including Xiuxiu's eldest daughter, Xiaoxiong.

When the time came, everyone would split it in half. Hearing this, Xiuxiu hesitated for a moment and then nodded. However, she took her eldest son, the little beastman, with her.

The other party is very well-behaved, and is seven years old, which is quite a lot... Xiuxiu understands that in this situation, although her daughter is older, she is not as strong as the little beastman.

The eldest son, Changning, was a good worker. When they arrived at the edge of the cliff, they saw rice paddies below. Haitang was immediately delighted, as there were at least ten acres of rice paddies below.

"Aren't there many? I saw them last year, but I didn't remember them then." Not only did I not remember them, but I also didn't know if they were edible. I only started calling them crabapple trees today because I saw them in the crabapple orchard.

Hearing this, Haitang felt heartbroken, but she had no choice but to start using the vines to go down. Yueyue, being the youngest, was on top, and she was supposed to go down too.

“If you go down too, the vines will break, and then none of us will be able to come back up. It will be even more dangerous if others can’t find us.” Hearing this, Yueyue nodded. Xiuxiu wanted Changning to stay, but Changning grabbed her hand and shook her head.

In this situation, the only option was to take people down. The ancient ground below was quite high, about ten meters deep, and Haitang's palms were sweating as she went down.

However, they had no choice but to grit their teeth for the sake of food. After they went down, Xiao Lu helped them. Xiao Lu was quite agile, and having eaten so much today, she had plenty of strength in her hands and feet.

After Haitang and the others were carried down, they started picking rice. After picking the rice, they used baskets to pull Yueyue up. "Be careful, Yueyue. If you can't pull her up, let Brother Xiaolu go up."

"Sister is fine." Yueyue shook her head and breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was impossible for Haitang and the others to break off all the rice and bring it back today, but they would break off as much as they could.

As it got dark, Haitang and the others climbed up and began carrying the loads back. Once they were back, Haitang immediately started distributing the loads.

"You've done so much today." Haitang wasn't happy with the initial allocation, but Xiuxiu is now happy and has done more than usual.

Actually, she was still a little reluctant to tell anyone. But then she thought about it and realized that if she hadn't told anyone last year, the snake would have rotted in the valley. Besides, there are dangers everywhere, and at least she had seen a snake.

It was all done by Xiaolu for Haitang. When Haitang got back, she started cleaning the snake, then made soup and eggs. Haitang asked Xingxing to deliver it to Xiuxiu.

When Xiuxiu saw the snake soup, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva. It looked delicious, but she couldn't bear to drink it herself. Instead, she let Changning drink a bowl, saying, "This is for your father."

Shi Shui was exhausted from working outside all day, so he nodded to the child and said he needed to eat more. Haitang, on the other hand, started feeding everyone.

“Be careful in the valley... those places have the most snakes. Don’t be too careless when you go there. Or Xiaolong and I can go and help.” Shi Hu said as he looked at Haitang.

"Father, no need. We can manage. Now that spring is here, you should hunt more things, because there won't be any left for winter." Haitang immediately shook her head.

Springtime is the best time for orcs to work, and prey is always the most important meat, a fact that Haitang has always understood.

Last year, they asked Dongfang Long and others for help because they didn't have enough manpower. Now it's different. Xiao Lu is very capable. Hearing this, Shi Hu nodded to Dongfang Long.

The little deer drank the snake soup without saying a word, but it tasted delicious. Its tongue couldn't help but tingle as it ate. Haitang's cooking skills were truly excellent.

Haitang and the others went again the next day, this time bringing some medicinal powder. "I put medicinal powder in this bag to protect against snakes, insects, and rodents."

Hearing this, Xiuxiu and the others nodded, hung the baskets on their bodies, and started working. Today they brought several more baskets and carrying poles with them. Under these circumstances, the group went down to work.

Haitang carried a whole basket of food over to avoid getting hungry along the way, and Xiuxiu also packed a lot of food. They harvested a lot of rice that day.

The courtyard was completely full, so the crabapples could only be dried outside. In this situation, it was inevitable that people would ask questions. The crabapples were simply said to be edible, and nothing more was said.

Those people looked at it and nodded without asking any more questions. Xiaohe and Xingxing peeled the rice, while others piled it up without peeling it. Xiuxiu's little female also went to learn how to clean the rice.

So she learned to peel the shells at home. Xiao He taught her how to cook them. Today, Xiu Xiu's family also ate rice, which tasted very good. While eating, her eyes lit up, and Shi Shui nodded, "This stuff is delicious."

"Of course it tastes good, of course it's delicious, since we worked so hard to get it up here." Xiuxiu had cuts on her body, and it took her strength to climb up the valley.

In this situation, Shi Shui hugged his wife tenderly and asked, "Do you need my help?"

"No, if you go to help, it will only delay your own hunting. Now, Changning and I will go to work, and there won't be any problems." Xiuxiu immediately shook her head. The children in the family are now starting to follow the example of Haitang's family.

She helped with chores like the children in the Haitang family, so Xiuxiu had an easy time. Of course, more importantly, the children were well-fed.

Shi Shui felt conflicted upon hearing this, but he nodded nonetheless. "Chang Ning, you are a beastman in the family, and you need to protect your mother outside?"

"Mm." Changning nodded and began feeding her younger siblings. The family was poor and had been hungry for a long time, so the children were very well-behaved.

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