The firelight illuminated the pale faces of the Xu family and Feng.

Xu Ning stared at the flame in a trance, and felt lucky more than once that she had exchanged for the telescope on a whim.

"Yaya, come and have some fish soup!" Old Mrs. Xu hugged Xu Ning with heartache. Xu Ning took the only two broken bowls and drank a sip of the warm fish soup before he felt his heart settle down.

"Grandma, I'm fine!" Xu Ning's face was still pale, but his eyes were clearer. He handed the bowl to Old Lady Xu: "Grandma, drink quickly too!"

Xu Xiaobao was still watching eagerly. He did not see the murder with his own eyes like Xu Ning, but he was also frightened by the noises.

While helping to watch the fire, Xu Dabao reached out and touched his inconspicuous dagger. The fear in his heart was relieved a little by the warmth of the fire.

"Dabao, come, have a sip of fish soup." After Old Lady Xu took a sip, Xu Xiaobao followed suit and fed her a sip. At this time, the broken bowl had been handed to Xu Dabao's mouth.

"Milk, let mom and dad drink it first."

"Drink it quickly, your parents can drink it only after you drink it!" Old Mrs. Xu handed the bowl forward again, and Xu Dabao quickly took it and took a sip.

Feng wiped the corner of her mouth and handed the bowl to Zhang who was bringing the fish soup.

"Sister Zhang, I've had enough. You should go and have a rest." Both of them looked unhappy, but they were mothers and they couldn't fall down.

Zhang did not refuse. She took the bowl and filled it with another one. She drank two sips herself and then passed it to the younger ones.

When Hunter Li came back with a few bamboo bowls, all the Xu family members except Xu Da had gone to bed.

There was still Li Liehu's fish soup in the earthenware jar. When Xu Da saw Li Liehu holding the bamboo bowl, he took it without hesitation and used the bowl to serve Li Liehu the soup.

"Auntie, your cooking is really good!" It turned out to be a polite remark. Xu Da didn't hear it and immediately replied: "This is my cooking."

Li the Hunter sat down and took his second sip when he almost spit it out in his face.

"Why, it doesn't taste good?"

"No." Hunter Li coughed lightly a few times, and saw Xu Da took a piece of firewood and fanned the fire.

"Then why are you drinking so quickly? No one is competing with you for it." Xu Da put the firewood away and continued to stare at the fire.

Li the Hunter didn't respond. He was tired and hungry, so he decided to finish his drink first.

Xu Da didn't say anything until Li the Hunter finished eating and put down his bowl.

"How are they?" Xu Da asked, looking at Li the Hunter with sharp eyes. Li the Hunter sighed and told Xu Da the truth.

Xu Da remained silent after hearing this. In fact, after Li the Hunter left, Old Lady Xu pulled him aside and talked to him about it. After getting the exact answer, Xu Da's last bit of guilt towards the people of Xujia Village disappeared.

"Brother Li, go and have a rest. I'll keep watch." Hunter Li did not refuse, because he would be needed to lead them out of the mountains tomorrow, and he was indeed tired.

Hunter Li returned to his wife and saw Feng lying on the quilt. At first he thought his wife and child were already asleep, but when he got closer he realized that his wife, with her back to the crowd, was breastfeeding her son.

Seeing this scene, Li the Hunter suddenly relaxed. Seeing her husband, Feng also smiled with relief.

Xu Ning was awakened by a nightmare. It was just dawn when he woke up.

Thinking of everything that happened in his dream, Xu Ning could no longer sleep.

She looked around in the dim firelight. The other members of the Xu family were also sleeping uneasily, especially Xu Dabao. He was still holding the dagger tightly in his arms even in his sleep, with his brows furrowed. I wonder if he was having a nightmare too.

The fire in the firewood pile was still burning brightly. Xu Da was dozing off with his arm resting on it. Xu Ning carefully climbed up holding the box.

It was still a little chilly in the morning of August. Xu Ning walked out of the cave in long sleeves and felt a little cold. He rubbed his arms and felt a little better.

"Bao, can you exchange it for some pheasant eggs?"

"Hello player, pheasant eggs are not the same price."

Xu Ning: ...It's fine as long as it can be changed. The Xu family is scared and needs to eat something good.

Xu Ning walked a little further out and used the infrared light in the telescope to check the surroundings. Only after finding that there was no danger did he go into the bushes.

I don’t know if Xu Ning was really lucky, but she actually picked up two pheasant eggs in the bushes and picked a handful of small red fruits. Xu Ning tasted them first and they were sour and sweet and delicious.

When it was completely light, Xu Ning took out a dozen identical pheasant eggs from the box, wrapped them with the hem of his clothes, and tucked the box under his armpit. Holding the hem of his clothes in one hand and the small red fruits in the other, he walked towards the cave.

As Xu Ning walked to the entrance of the cave, he saw a figure rushing out of the cave quickly.

"Daya, you little girl, why are you running around? Can you run around in this mountain? You... hey, eggs!" Old Mrs. Xu was very anxious when she didn't see Xu Ning when she got up in the morning. She didn't do anything else and just started scolding Xu Ning. Then, as soon as her eyes adjusted to the light outside the cave, she saw the pheasant eggs in Xu Ning's arms.

"It really is an egg, Yaya, where have you been? It's not safe in this deep mountain, you are not allowed to run around!" After waking up, the Xu family found that Xu Ning was missing and they were very anxious. Just as they were about to go out to look for him, Xu Ning came back.

Zhang was blaming herself so much that she was too nervous and scared yesterday. She didn't wake up at dawn this morning. She only realized her daughter was missing when she heard her mother-in-law's scream. Zhang was not only panicked but also extremely worried.

Fortunately, her daughter was fine. She just got up early in the morning to find something to eat. Thinking of Zhang, she felt even more guilty and couldn't bear to blame her.

"Girl, you are more capable than your father!" Xu Da rubbed his eyes and grinned with joy when he saw more than a dozen eggs, but he also did not forget to remind Xu Ning to be careful.

Xu Dabao and Xu Xiaobao also ran over. Xu Ning handed all the eggs in his arms to Old Lady Xu to deal with, while she herself held the small red fruit and shared it with Xu's second baby.

Xu Dabao was still unwilling to eat, so he pushed it back to Xu Ning and asked her to eat it. Xu Ning was originally waiting to explain to Old Lady Xu, but seeing that the boy was awkward again, he directly opened his mouth to show him.

"See? I came back after I was full." Xu Ning's teeth, tongue and lips were all red, and it was obvious that he had eaten a lot.

"Just eat it if I give it to you. Dabao, you're a boy, why are you so shy? At worst, you can pick more for your sister after you finish eating them." Old Mrs. Xu felt much better as she counted the eggs. Seeing Xu Dabao pushing away the small red fruits, she felt a little angry, helpless and distressed.

After all, he ate too little. Her eldest grandson was two years older than Daya, but they looked like they were the same age. Old Mrs. Xu suddenly worried that if this continued, her eldest grandson would not grow taller.

"Grandma, there are still a lot of small red fruits over there. I will take my brother to pick them after dinner." As Xu Ning said this, he did not forget to stuff a small red fruit into Grandma Xu's mouth.

Xu Xiaobao followed suit and stuffed the small red fruits into Zhang's mouth, then into Xu Da's mouth, and finally he and Old Man Xu shared them out.

Xu Dabao tasted a small red fruit. It tasted sweet with a little sourness. It was so delicious that a smile involuntarily broke out on his shy face.

Feng also felt warm watching this scene. Hunter Li had woken up before Xu Ning went out, and it was he who added the firewood at that time.

At this time, he walked into the cave carrying a cleaned pheasant and saw the Xu family talking excitedly. The eldest son of the Xu family was standing next to his wife and was handing her a small handful of red fruits.

"Ah! Pheasant! Uncle Li, you are so awesome!" Xu Ning was sharp-eyed and was the first to spot the returning hunter Li.