As dawn broke, Lin Xiazhu woke up her three younger sisters. She carried her third sister, Lin Xiaoxue, on her back with a baby carrier, while her fourth sister, Lin Taozi, was carried by her second sister, Lin Chacha.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, Yan Xin sauntered out, "You're leaving? I want to go too, why didn't you call me?"
Lin Xiazhu didn't even glance at her, but simply tossed her a bag, saying, "Take this and stay close. I won't look for you if you get lost."
She had intended to call Yan Xin, but Yan Xin came out first. However, Lin Xiazhu was too lazy to explain. Since everyone was here, she decided to set off immediately.
"So rushed? You haven't washed up or had breakfast yet." Zhao Xiaolian was already somewhat malnourished, and Yan Xin had been malnourished for a while after transmigrating.
At first, she couldn't get used to the food. If it weren't for the fear of starving to death, she wouldn't have wanted to eat a single bite of the food here. Later, she went on a hunger strike, and the original owner, Zhao Xiaolian, became increasingly weak. Now, she is so hungry that she is dizzy and can barely walk.
"We'll eat as we go, and we won't be able to get to the mountains to cook lunch until noon," Lin Xiazhu replied calmly.
It's so far, we won't get there until noon, so we should eat our fill before we set off.
"If you want to eat before you leave, then cook for yourself. We won't wait for you." Lin Xiazhu took her things and went out.
Lin Chacha looked at her older sister, then at her mother, and said with some hesitation, "Mom, you and Dad used to set off very early in the morning when you went into the mountains."
Ever since her father died, her mother has been acting strangely. She cries, makes a scene, and even tries to kill herself. She doesn't do any housework, except for the last two days when she helped her grandmother plant rice seedlings. She doesn't care about anything else.
Lin Chacha is six years old this year. Don't let her mature appearance fool you, she's still just a child. She only half understands many things. She cried for a few days after her father passed away, but that was it. She didn't feel much after that, because the most important thing in her heart is to fill her stomach.
Thinking that the mushrooms in the mountains might have been stolen, she stopped worrying about her mother and had to hurry into the mountains to guard them.
"You guys, wait for me!" Seeing that Lin Chacha had also left, Yan Xin quickly chased after her. She couldn't even start a fire, let alone cook.
Besides, Lin Xiazhu took all the grain from the house. Was she supposed to cook mud for her?
Lin Xiazhu didn't go far; she waited less than five meters outside the door. When she saw Yan Xin come out, she put down her load and went over to lock the door.
Despite carrying people on their backs, with the former also carrying a load on a shoulder pole and the latter carrying a package in her hand, Lin Xiazhu and Lin Chacha were moving at a very fast pace.
After walking for an hour, Yan Xin had to jog to keep up with the people in front of her. Her legs were so weak that she could no longer walk, and her throat was so dry that she couldn't make a sound.
Finally, she stumbled a few times, tripping over her own feet and falling to the ground. "Wait...wait, stop for a moment...I can't walk anymore."
After saying that, she gave up and lay flat on the ground, unable to move.
Hearing the commotion, the two people in front stopped in their tracks. When they saw the woman lying face down on the road, Lin Chacha frowned, then quickly put down the package in her hand and ran back.
She struggled to help Yan Xin sit up, saying, "Mom, how come you can't even walk properly? What are we going to do if this continues?"
The thought that her older sister and she would have to support the family in the future made her feel exhausted.
"Water, I want to drink water... I'm hungry, I want to eat." Yan Xin pouted, with two tear streaks on her face; she had almost run out of tears.
"Sister, Mom is starving, and I'm hungry too. What food did you bring? Bring it over and eat before we continue our journey." Lin Chacha wiped the sweat from her forehead and then skillfully untied the straps and hugged her fourth sister from behind.
Lin Xiazhu put down her load when Lin Chacha went to help the person. She was very thin and malnourished, but after her rebirth, she was several times stronger, so even carrying a person on her back and a load on her shoulders did not feel too hard.
However, considering that her sisters must be hungry, and that she didn't want to deprive herself of food, she decided to eat first before continuing her journey.
Lin Chacha quickly ran over, took the food Lin Xiazhu handed her, and her eyes lit up when she saw what it was. "It's a pancake! Sister hid it so well, I didn't even notice!"
"Eat quickly, we still have to travel after you finish." These pancakes cost one yuan a pack, ten in a pack, which was considered a good thing in those days, but Lin Xiazhu didn't like them much, they were too sweet.
"Mom, eat up, it's pancakes. My sister is so generous, she actually bought pancakes secretly." Lin Chacha had three in her hand. She had just counted, and her older sister had seven more. Her older sister hadn't eaten any herself.
Yan Xin had eaten all sorts of delicious food, but this pancake was really not very tasty and could only barely fill her stomach. She was starving, so no matter how bad it tasted, it couldn't stop her from wolfing it down.
Lin Taozi took a big bite of the biscuit and stuffed it into her mouth. Lin Chacha also stuffed the biscuit into her mouth.
After resting for about ten minutes, Lin Xiazhu urged everyone to continue on their way. Yan Xin, however, had a renewed suicidal thought: "I'm not going any further. I might as well die here."
They've eaten their fill and have the energy to work again.
Lin Xiazhu calmly picked up the load and said, "This is a mountain. There are insects, snakes, and many other animals. If you're not afraid, just stand here."
Waaaaah, sob sob sob.
Yan Xin jumped up and down in despair, "Why go so far to grow mushrooms? It's not like we're fleeing a disaster. Are you doing this on purpose?"
"Mom, didn't you and Dad say we should plant the shiitake mushrooms further away so that Grandma and Uncle wouldn't covet them, and it wouldn't be easy for villagers to steal them?" Lin Chacha said quickly.
Yan Xin ignored the child. Apart from Lin Xiazhu, she hated this skinny but quick-tongued little thing the most. He kept calling her "Mom," but what kind of "Mom" was that? She wasn't his mother.
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