In the blink of an eye, Shu Miao's excited heart calmed down and his gaze turned to the river again.
It was found that as long as there was a little space on the river surface, the debris floating on the water would automatically move closer to the shore under the push of the water flow.
At this moment, Shu Miao suddenly remembered something, turned around and immediately put the two bags he had just dragged up back into the space.
If it weren't for this, she would have almost forgotten that no matter how fast she was, it would be impossible for her to get the right wooden stick and grab two large sacks in such a short time.
After all, she not only had to fool Zili now, but also had to make sure that Zili would not be suspicious when he looked back on it in the future.
Shu Miao made up her mind and walked forward along the grass, collecting everything she could reach into the space.
In addition to large and small sacks, cloth bags, and other small items, she also collected sieves, dustpans, chicken coops, and shoulder poles.
As she took away more and more things, the things and debris that were surrounded in the middle were soon washed towards the shore by the current.
Shu Miao was worried that Zi Li would come back suddenly, so he didn't dare to collect any more.
He carefully returned to the starting position and used the wooden stick to pull the floating sack towards him.
As he got closer to the shore, Shu Miao clearly felt that the weight of the bag in front of him was a little unusual.
He immediately squatted down, stretched out his arm, pulled the bag towards him, and squeezed it through the bag.
It turned out to be a bag of millet!
Just as surprise filled her heart, she heard stumbling footsteps behind her.
Shu Miao looked back and saw Zi Li dragging a crooked wooden stick, his face full of panic.
"Someone, someone is coming!"
Hearing this, Shu Miao's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the numerous objects on the river, he gritted his teeth, gave Zi Li a wink, and then dragged the sack towards the shore.
Although Zili was extremely nervous and at a loss, he knew that his cousin was smarter than him. Since she didn't run away immediately, it meant that she must have another solution.
He quickly threw away the wooden stick in his hand and followed her to drag the sack up.
Shu Miao quickly picked up the wooden stick on the ground and started the next round of salvaging, while urging him,
"Why are you still standing there? These are all ownerless items. First come, first served. Don't you know?"
"Ah? Oh!" Zili was confused for a moment, but he quickly reacted and picked up a stick to start salvaging.
Little did they know that in the bushes behind them, two figures were looking at the two busy children below, looking at each other, and finally they both chose to remain silent.
Although Shu Miao was anxious to salvage things from the water, his senses never failed to notice what was behind him.
She keenly sensed someone's gaze on her. Although she was a little puzzled as to why the other party didn't show up directly, it still didn't prevent her from salvaging things.
She thought that if the person didn't jump out immediately, it meant that he was definitely not the owner of these items, and he was probably here to pick up some bargains just like her.
Maybe he had the same idea as her and didn't want others to see that he had "picked up a bargain", so he didn't show up at the first time.
After all, there are a lot of things floating on the river. No matter how greedy she and Zili are, how much can they salvage?
Following Zi Li's exclamation, Shu Miao immediately paused his thoughts and turned to look at him.
I saw that there was something in the chicken coop he was scratching, so I immediately went forward to help him fish it out.
I picked up the chicken coop and shook it, then I heard a weak clucking of chickens.
She met Zili's eyes, which were shining brightly, and signaled to him with her eyes that he could leave.
Zili didn't expect that he actually picked up some meat, and he was so happy that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
I was extremely happy when my cousin said that I could leave.
But he looked at the large and three small sacks on the ground and looked embarrassed.
Shu Miao had already prepared for this. He took out the hemp rope tied around his waist and immediately strung several sacks together.
Then the two of them each dragged one side of the hemp rope and moved forward with difficulty towards the bushes on the side.
After the two figures disappeared from sight, the two people who were waiting behind the bushes came out and silently repeated the salvage action of the two children before.
Little did they know that Shu Miao, who had not gone far at all, had quietly come back.
After she recognized the two people as He Sheng and Jiang Weihua from their profile, her uneasiness finally dissipated.
By the time the two men, dragging a string of sacks covered in yellow mud, returned to the vicinity of the "base", it was already dark.
No doubt it was getting dark.
But the rain still continued to fall, but compared with the previous lightning, thunder and heavy rain, it remained at the level of moderate rain.
Even so, both of them were soaked through at this moment, and it was unclear whether they were wet from the rain or from sweat.
Zi Li, who was already tired to the point of blurry eyes, didn't dare to say he was tired at this moment, but he didn't realize that the strength in his hands was dwindling, making Shu Miao's eyes stare with fatigue.
Shu Miao, unable to hold on any longer, simply sat down against a tree, breathing heavily.
"Zili, I'll wait here. Go call Auntie. Phew~ I'm really exhausted."
She hadn't eaten anything since her morning meal, and she had worked hard all day, so her legs were starting to feel weak from hunger.
She didn't care that the old lady's feet were injured and shouldn't get wet. She just wanted Zili to get away quickly so that she could have a bowl of sweet pumpkin porridge to replenish her energy.
Zili then realized that his cousin's eyes were tightly closed and her lips were pale. He was so frightened that he immediately became alert. He was about to sit down when he raised his butt again.
"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Shu Miao took a deep breath and pulled the corners of his mouth weakly, "I'm hungry. If you keep nagging me, I'll starve to death..."
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