The persimmons were covered with a layer of ice and snow, making them hard.

The eldest child nimbly climbed the tree, picking persimmons as he thought how incredibly lucky they were.

When villagers ran out of food in winter, they tried going up the mountain, but most of them returned empty-handed, and some were even bitten by wild animals.

But going up the mountain with my mother was like strolling through my own backyard; before long, we found some good things.

"The ones that are too high to reach will not be picked; some will just hang up there."

The eldest child paused.

He looked up; the persimmons weren't far from him. He just needed to climb a little higher to reach them.

He was used to hardship.

The habit of possessing all food that comes into view has become an ingrained part of my soul.

He had never done anything like Chen Yunyun suggested leaving some things behind.

"Come down quickly, it's too dangerous up there!"

Chen Yunyun's voice came from below.

The eldest child looked down at the bag full of persimmons, then without pausing, nimbly climbed down the tree.

"Wow, our Arun is amazing!"

His mother's warm hand rested on his head, and a barely perceptible smile curved the corners of the boy's mouth.

"Let's go home."

They took a few pine cones and displayed them outside as a formality before the mother and her children went down the mountain.

They ran into Tiger's mother with Tiger, who were catching fish by the river.

Seeing that Chen Yunyun also had a child with her, Tiger's mother tucked the large white radishes in the basket into her hands and snorted coldly with her nostrils pointing to the sky.

Tiger huffed and puffed as he hauled the fishing net up.

Apart from broken ice and weeds, there wasn't even a fish tail to be seen.

Tiger, with his sharp eyes, spotted the pine cone in the eldest child's hand.

He spread his palms out, striking a pose like a big brother, and said without any politeness, "Give it to me."

Da Wa completely ignored Hu Zi, gave him a light glance, and then followed Chen Yunyun, walking slowly forward.

Tiger was used to being a little tyrant, and few children in the village dared to disobey him.

Besides, this was in front of his mother.

Da Wa's actions were tantamount to slapping the face of Xu Jia Village's local tyrant!

"Hey! Your Grandpa Tiger is calling you, can't you hear me?"

Tiger didn't learn his lesson at all. When his father was talking about his mother that day, he listened attentively at first, but then his mind wandered.

Chen Yunyun stopped and turned to look at Hu Zi's mother, her eyes filled with a hint of mockery.

As soon as Chen Yunyun's gaze swept over her, Tiger's mother instantly remembered what her husband had said.

She gritted her teeth, grabbed Hu Zi, and spoke loudly, as if deliberately for everyone present to hear, "My little darling, why are you arguing with those penniless people!"

"Look at them, they're so poor they can only go up the mountain to pick up some unwanted pine cones to eat. The pine nuts inside are so hard, they'd probably break your teeth if you ate them."

“My little darling, let’s catch some fish to take home. Mom will cook fish for you tonight, and also stir-fry two white radishes.”

"Some people can only look on with envy, but can't have what they want!"

Tiger was appeased. He nodded, gave Big Brother a defiant look, and looked very smug.

Niu Niu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing that both of them were looking at her, she had no choice but to cover her mouth with her small hands.

But with those crescent-shaped eyes, who wouldn't know she's smiling?

You're almost starving, and you're still laughing?

Tiger's mother and Tiger looked completely bewildered.

Have these people gone mad?

Chen Yunyun didn't care what others thought.

She took the children home and unloaded all the mountain goods from her system backpack.

The pine cones were piled up into a small mountain under the eaves.

Chen Yunyun placed all the persimmons on a large, flat bamboo basket, arranging them very neatly.

She selected three plump and bright red fruits and soaked them in the water from the water vat.

Once the ice melts, the frozen persimmons will taste delicious.

While waiting, Chen Yunyun didn't sit idle.

All these pine cones need to be processed properly.

Fortunately, her potion still had more than half a month left to last.

She used a machete to split the pine cone's leaflets.

The children helped to remove the pine nuts from inside.

Well... to be precise, it was the eldest child and the youngest child who were picking pine nuts, while the third child was making things worse...

Chen Yunyun not only had to do physical labor, but also had to keep an eye on Sanwa to make sure he didn't put things in his mouth carelessly.

I saw him pick up a hard pine cone from the ground, put it in his mouth, and seem to be eating it with great gusto...

Chen Yunyun couldn't wait to pick him up and pat his little bottom.

You can't eat this stuff!