He nodded repeatedly, pointing to the plate of snake meat and saying, "Mother, you should try this snake meat, it's so fragrant and tender."
Xiao Nuan'er quickly took a sip, then pursed her lips and drank the egg and lichen soup. She still preferred this soup; the vegetable that looked like a dumpling was delicious, tender and crisp.
Jiang Yimian gestured for Wang Fengqin to try it. The other woman hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Xiao Ye and Xiao Nuan'er had both eaten it, she picked up a piece, closed her eyes, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Never mind, their whole family is together even if something happens.
There was no sticky, slippery feeling as she had imagined. The first taste was the aroma of chili peppers, followed by the tenderness of the snake meat. It tasted great, not as bad as she had thought; in fact, it was quite delicious.
Wang Fengqin was somewhat surprised, picked up another piece of snake meat, and nodded repeatedly, "Hmm, Yi Mian, this snake meat is quite delicious."
In the end, most of the snake meat ended up in Wang Fengqin's stomach.
Since neither the Chen nor the Liu families could accept it, and there wasn't much snake meat available, Jiang Yimian didn't send any to them.
In the afternoon, Zhao Xing'er brought them a lot of wild vegetables.
"This vegetable tastes really good. We stir-fried some at noon, and Da Ya and the others loved it, so I went and picked some more. I picked all the ones from around here, there's so much of it."
As Zhao Xing'er poured the lichen from her basket into a basin, she said with a smile.
It was her first time eating this vegetable, and she found it delicious. Since she had nothing else to do, she picked all of it and brought it back to both families.
When Xiao Nuan'er saw so many wild vegetables, her eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Xing'er. Xiao Nuan'er loves these wild vegetables; they taste so good."
Zhao Xing'er paused, looking at the pile of lichen on the ground. She had to admit, it really did look like it.
She just smiled, reached out and pinched the little guy's cheek before going back.
Jiang Yimian and Wang Fengqin poured all the lichen into a basin, intending to wash it.
This vegetable is delicious, but it's hard to clean because it has too much dirt and sand inside.
This basin needs to be washed for an hour.
After cleaning it, Jiang Yimian poured the lichen into a winnowing basket and placed it in the yard with the dried shrimp to dry and store.
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As the days went by, the Jiang family's rabbits had two more litters, and the original small rabbit pen could no longer accommodate the rabbits.
Wang Fengqin and Jiang Yimian plan to build a large shed to raise rabbits.
Xiao Ye and Xiao Nuan'er drooled as they stared at the newborn rabbit.
My mother and sister said that the big rabbits were ready to eat, and they would soon be able to enjoy their fragrant and tender meat again.
Xiao Nuan'er was initially a little sad about having to eat the rabbits she had raised for so long, but when she saw that there were many more adorable little rabbits, she was instantly less sad.
My heart and mind are filled with the thought of eating rabbits again.
Rabbits smell so good and taste so delicious, why don't you eat them?
When Zhao Xing'er saw that they were going to build a large shed, she quickly called Liu Dayong and Old Man Liu to help.
It had been raining for the past few days, but the sun finally came out today. Since the group had nothing to do, they all came together to help out when they saw that someone needed assistance.
Looking at the small rabbit pen crammed full of baby rabbits, and then at the several adult rabbits covered by baskets in the yard, Old Liu sighed repeatedly, "These rabbits really can reproduce. If they keep having babies, this big straw shed probably won't be enough to house them all."
Liu Dayong laughed from the side, "Dad, don't worry. With so many mouths to feed at Aunt Wang's house, they'll eat some every now and then. Can rabbits reproduce faster than people eat them?"
Old Liu was speechless and immediately glared at his son, annoyed. What kind of son was this, always undermining him?
Liu Dayong, oblivious to his father's anger despite being glared at, continued to grin foolishly.
Wang Fengqin quickly smiled and said, "Dayong is right. You should take a few back to eat later. I'll also send some to Xiaoyun. I'm not afraid of the rabbits having many offspring, I'm just afraid they won't have any."
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the group finished building the thatched hut.
Wang Fengqin was about to invite a few people to eat at her house and went to call Gousheng when she saw Gousheng running over anxiously.
"Aunt Xing'er, Aunt Wang."
Gou Sheng ran so fast that he was out of breath and could barely speak.
Wang Fengqin quickly handed him some water and said with a smile, "I was just about to call you over for dinner, but you came right away. You should take some food back to your mother and father first."
As he spoke, he was about to go into the kitchen.
Gou Sheng waved his hands repeatedly, took the water and said anxiously, "Auntie, no, something bad has happened! My mother fell and her stomach hurts right now. Please go and see her quickly!"
His mother had just come out of the house, intending to check on the chickens, but she slipped and fell to the ground, bleeding. He was so frightened that he quickly helped her to bed before rushing to call for help.
Everyone was startled.
Wang Fengqin paused, saying anxiously, "How could she have fallen like that? Oh dear, she's pregnant! Xing'er, let's go check on her quickly."
With that, he wiped his hands and hurried to the Chen family.
The men were also startled, and they all rushed to the Liu family's house in a flurry.
Upon entering the room, one could see Liu Xiaoyun lying on the bed, clutching her stomach, her face deathly pale, with bloodstains on the mattress beneath her.
Wang Fengqin and Zhao Xing'er were both startled. When they saw Jiang Yimian come in, they simply pushed her out.
"Don't look at this bloody scene, you little kid. Go out and help boil water."
Seeing the urgency of the situation, Jiang Yimian only glanced at Liu Xiaoyun from afar before going to boil water.
Gou Sheng and Liu Dayong also rushed in to help, one chopping wood and the other adding fuel to the fire.
Old Liu went to comfort Chen Tiezhu and the children.
While adding firewood to the stove, Gou Sheng anxiously asked, "Sister Yi Mian, how is my mother? Will she be alright?"
It's all his fault for not paying attention. It's been raining these past few days, and the ground is slippery. He should have kept an eye on his mother and prevented her from coming out, or at least carefully watched over her from the side.
Jiang Yimian didn't know the specifics either, so she could only say softly, "It should be fine."
Her estimated due date was around this time, but this sudden fall made things really hard to predict.
She didn't see it clearly either.
Gou Sheng was anxious and worried until the water in the pot boiled and Liu Xiaoyun's screams came from inside the house again. He was terrified and hurriedly tried to rush out.
Jiang Yimian quickly grabbed him, comforted him, and told him to stay here and boil water. She then hurried to deliver the hot water, the scalded cloth, and the scissors. Just as she was about to check on Liu Xiaoyun's condition, she was kicked out.
She wanted to check on the other person's condition, but before she could see clearly, she was locked out, which made her a little anxious.
Chen Tiezhu was even more anxious in the other room. He struggled to sit up from the bed, looking outside every now and then, pressing his ear tightly against the wall to try to hear what was happening there. However, apart from the increasingly loud screams, he couldn't hear anything. His face turned even paler as he sat on the bed.
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