"Mother, sister, there are so many meaty things here."
Little Nuan'er pointed at the things in the basket on her back, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her fair face still flushed with a few lingering blushes, looking incredibly cute.
Jiang Yimian was charmed by the little dumpling. She picked up the little guy, who had gained some weight recently, and said with a smile, "Yes, you've gained a lot of weight. What would you like to eat tonight, little Nuan'er? I'll make it for you."
Upon hearing that the other party was going to cook, the little dumpling immediately gave Jiang Yimian a happy kiss on the cheek and counted on her little fingers, saying, "I want to eat, mmm..."
After thinking for a long time, the little one still couldn't come up with an idea. Finally, Jiang Yimian said she would make chicken drumsticks for the two little ones tonight, and Xiao Nuan'er nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, chicken drumsticks, Xiao Nuan'er likes them."
Jiang Yimian was amused by the other person's flattery, and pinched the little guy's cheek before saying, "What if the chicken legs I made aren't good?"
Little Nuan'er shook her head repeatedly, pouting and saying seriously, "Everything my sister makes is delicious, and Little Nuan'er likes it all."
Whether it was the Guanyin Tofu from before, or the spicy rabbit head and braised rabbit meat later on, she liked them all very much; her sister's cooking was delicious.
Jiang Yimian was pleased by the little guy and agreed to go out and collect firewood after making something delicious.
As Wang Fengqin packed up the things she had brought, she also cleaned up the dusty sieves in the cave, marveling at their good fortune in finding not only a cave but also so much food.
Jiang Yimian went out and collected a lot of firewood, and also took out the bamboo bed from her spatial storage.
Wang Fengqin was pleasantly surprised to see that someone had dragged back a bed board. "It's just that what I was saying came true. I was thinking that it would be nice if we had a bed board since it's cold in the cave. You brought it to us. Where did you find this?"
Jiang Yimian cleared her throat and made up a story: "I found it outside while I was gathering firewood. I thought it could be used to make a bed board, so I brought it back. It has a lot of dirt and dust on it. Mother, you should clean it up first."
Wang Fengqin quickly responded and carried the bed board to a large rock deep inside the cave.
Because of the dim light, she couldn't see clearly for a moment. It wasn't until Jiang Yimian lit a fire in the cave that she stared at the bed board and asked in confusion, "Yimian, why does this bed board look like the one that Gousheng helped make?"
She thought it looked familiar earlier, and now that she'd wiped the dust off with a cloth, it looked even more familiar.
The bamboo board in front of me, apart from having some scratches on it, is almost exactly the same as the one my family used to use.
Jiang Yimian: ...
You have a good eye, isn't it? This is the same one from before.
She didn't dare say that, and quickly changed the subject, "Mother, I think it's still early, I'll go see if there's a water source nearby, and fetch some water to use tonight."
Wang Fengqin responded casually, still studying the bed board with her head down.
Jiang Yimian then pulled Xiao Ye, who also wanted to go and see, and led the group out of the cave with a wooden bucket.
Just kidding. If Ono went to see it too, she would definitely hold a grudge and wouldn't be able to explain it clearly later.
Xiao Ye had no doubts about her sister dragging her to fetch water, and willingly followed Jiang Yimian to find water, carrying a bucket along the way, lamenting that there was no firewood nearby.
"Sister, why isn't there any Guanyin firewood on this mountain? Will we be unable to eat Guanyin tofu in the future?"
He hadn't eaten it for many days and was really craving it. He looked around all the way, but there wasn't a single tree that looked like Guanyin Firewood.
My sister said that the Guanyin firewood has a strange smell. You can tell it's nearby just by smelling it, but he hasn't seen it or smelled it at all during the past few hours of travel!
Jiang Yimian ignored what the other person said and focused on looking for water around her.
The last time I discovered that paradise in the cave, I was so surprised and excited that I was so focused on whether there was water inside that I forgot about the outside world.
It would take more than half an hour to get inside, and she really didn't want to go in. The main problem was that the narrow path was making her uncomfortable.
She will tell her family after she has rested well tomorrow.
Just then, the person next to her, who had been sullen because they would never be able to eat Guanyin Tofu again, suddenly became excited. Grabbing Jiang Yimian's hand, she excitedly pointed to the stream not far away and said, "Sister, look, isn't that Guanyin firewood on that hill? I see it all over the hill! Look!"
Before she could even rejoice at discovering the stream, Jiang Yimian looked toward the hilltop that Xiao Ye was pointing to. What she saw startled her; the green branches and leaves intertwined on the hilltop were none other than a mountain covered in tamarisk!
"Yes, that's Guanyin firewood. How are you so amazing?"
Jiang Yimian was somewhat surprised. A few days ago, she had only casually mentioned the appearance and smell of Guanyin Chai, but she did not expect that this kid would remember it after hearing it only once, and now he actually discovered it at a glance.
Upon hearing the praise, Ono became a little proud and shook her head before saying, "That's right, I'm very smart. As long as you tell me what those things look like, I will definitely remember them and won't forget them easily."
Jiang Yimian patted the other person's head with amusement, without doubting Xiao Ye's words.
The little one has an amazing memory. Every time she tells someone what wild vegetables or mushrooms look like, the little one remembers them after just one glance. She never misses anything she finds. She is definitely a promising student.
After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "When I start earning money in the future, I'll send you to school, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ono's face immediately contorted into a grimace. "No, I'm not going to school. I'm going to fetch water."
As he spoke, he picked up the bucket and ran to the stream.
Back when we were still in the village, my grandparents often said that my cousin's schooling had cost them all their money. He didn't want to spend all the family's money; he just wanted to be with his mother, sister, and Xiao Nuan'er.
All he wants is to have enough to eat; he doesn't want anything else.
Seeing how fast the little guy ran, Jiang Yimian could only swallow her words. After all, it was too early to think about those things now; the most important thing right now was whether she could survive in the mountains.
Putting aside her thoughts, Jiang Yimian walked towards the stream.
Jiang Yimian hadn't had Guanyin tofu for quite some time, so she picked a lot of Guanyin leaves after fetching water.
When the two returned to the cave, Wang Fengqin had already cleaned it up, and bedding had been laid out on the bamboo bed. Jiang Yimian breathed a sigh of relief and went straight to make dinner.
It was already dark outside, and Jiang Yimian had blocked the entrance to the cave with stones, so from the outside, it was impossible to tell that a cave was hidden in the dense grass.
We traveled a lot today, and everyone is a bit tired.
While the others weren't paying attention, Jiang Yimian took out a piece of beef from her spatial storage, and then cut some potato chunks to stew with the beef.
Wang Fengqin, under Jiang Yimian's guidance, made a bowl of clear and translucent Guanyin tofu.
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