A hickory tree.
Walnuts can be eaten as food and also used in medicine. They are rich in fats and proteins, containing many essential amino acids. They can nourish the kidneys, warm the lungs, and moisten the intestines, while also improving brain function and intelligence, making them a highly nutritious food. (Source: Internet)
Many leaves have fallen from the walnut trees, leaving only a few scattered leaves and fruits on the branches.
Apart from the withered leaves, the ground was covered with fallen walnuts, their ripe yellow shells standing out conspicuously among the fallen leaves.
Jiang Yimian picked up a few at random, removed the yellow outer skin and found that the walnuts inside were still intact, so she immediately picked them up from the ground.
Some of the outer skin has already peeled off, while others still have a bit of a bluish tinge.
After carefully picking and peeling the outer skin, they plucked some more from the tree and soon filled the basket behind them.
After doing all that, she picked some more mugwort leaves, intending to take them back to the small depression to use for fumigation.
It was already noon when she returned to the small depression. Mimi had already run back and excitedly circled around her as soon as she saw her.
Jiang Yimian reached out and rubbed Mimi's breasts before putting down her basket and going to eat.
Lunch was plentiful. Although it consisted of corn porridge, there was a large pot of rabbit and lotus root soup, along with several side dishes. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Zhao Dashu drank three bowls of soup in a row, and said with a smile, "This lotus root soup is really delicious, and the stewed meat is really fragrant."
Both children nodded in agreement, expressing their fondness for the taste of lotus root.
A few days ago, Jiang Yimian noticed that the lotus leaves in the pond had withered, so she asked everyone to dig up some lotus roots. Now, every household has quite a few lotus roots.
If we don't dig up some lotus roots this year, when the lotus leaves grow again next year, they will pile up, blocking the way and not looking very nice.
Right now, it has given everyone an extra delicious meal.
Wang Fengqin also inquired about Lu Cijian.
Jiang Yimian simply replied truthfully, "He's probably not around these past few days; he's probably out hunting."
Winter is just around the corner, and if we don't stock up on food for the winter, the winter will be tough.
Wang Fengqin then responded and didn't ask any more questions.
Zhao Dashu and the others were eager to try, and said with a grin, "Sister Mian, when Brother Jian comes next time, can we ask him to take us hunting? We can also store some wild game."
Rather than learning to read, he would rather learn hunting from Lu Cijian, which would improve his martial arts skills and allow him to find food—a win-win situation.
Zhao Erhei and Wang Xiaohei nodded repeatedly, their eyes lighting up, showing no trace of the frustration they had felt while practicing calligraphy.
Jiang Yimian found it amusing and was about to speak when she heard a hurried shout from outside.
"Sister Yimian, Grandpa, a wild boar has run in! You must go and see!"
Everyone was startled, and immediately abandoned their meals, dropping their chopsticks and running out.
From afar, two adult black wild boars could be seen running towards the vegetable garden, but their path was blocked by a patch of wood near the garden that had not yet been cleared.
The wild boar was rampaging through the woods, getting closer and closer to them.
Everyone was terrified and dared not approach, holding their hoes and shovels.
If it were other small wild animals, like two wolves, they might dare to go up and fight, but these two big wild boars were really frightening to look at.
Gou Sheng was still swallowing hard, sweating profusely with anxiety. "What should we do? These two wild boars are so big, they'll ruin the vegetable garden!"
The vegetables in the garden are all meant to be eaten during the winter. If the wild boars destroy them all, what will they eat?
He had just come out for some fresh air when he suddenly saw two wild boars. He thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but now he still felt it was a little unreal.
Old Liu was also extremely anxious. He grabbed his hoe and was about to rush forward, shouting, "How did these beasts get here? I'll risk my old bones to drive them away!"
Once wild boars go berserk, they are not someone they can control; not only will their vegetable garden be destroyed, but their houses will also suffer.
The house was built entirely of wood using mortise and tenon joints, so it could withstand ordinary impacts.
These are two adult wild boars in front of us, with terrifying charging power, especially their long horns next to their snouts. One buttock would definitely make a hole in the house.
He has to lure the two wild boars away.
Jiang Yimian grabbed the impulsive old man Liu and calmly instructed him, "Don't come any closer. Stay away. If the wild boar goes berserk, run away immediately."
After saying that, he rushed straight towards the wild boar in the forest.
Everyone was startled and extremely anxious. They immediately forgot their fear and rushed over.
Liu Dayong quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, let's not cause any trouble. If Yi Mian is in danger, we'll rush over and put a rope on her."
In the past, he would never have believed that anyone could handle two large wild boars, but after spending the past six months together, he knew how formidable Jiang Yimian was.
Although I was a little worried, I trusted him more than anything.
If they rush to help, they might end up making things worse and affecting Yi Mian. It would be better for them to stay where they are and see how things go.
The others then calmed down, abandoned their thoughts of rushing over, and stared intently at the wild boar charging through the woods with their farm tools.
As the wild boar charged, a tree as thick as an adult man's head was instantly snapped in half, leaving everyone wide-eyed in shock.
Liu Dayong was also startled, and his worries increased.
The women were so frightened that their eyes turned red. They told the children not to go over, while they clung tightly to their clothes, afraid that something might happen to Jiang Yimian.
As Jiang Yimian got closer, she noticed that the wild boar had suffered many injuries, and one of its eyes, which was frantically spinning in circles, had been pierced by a bamboo arrow.
The two wild boars looked frightening, but they were just bumping into each other in the forest. Because of their injured eyes, they couldn't see the way very well and were completely trapped in the dense woods.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow, then leaped forward and plunged the dagger in her hand into the wild boar's other eye.
At the same time, two extremely fast bamboo arrows shot towards another wild boar, piercing its eyes with two "plop" sounds.
The wild boar let out a miserable cry and, in its panic, crashed into a nearby tree, snapping it in two with a loud thud.
A sharp pain shot through the top of its head, leaving the wild boar disoriented and its entire body frozen in place.
Jiang Yimian quickly took out a hemp rope from her spatial storage and swiftly tied it around the wild boar that was running around in a panic. At the same time, she didn't stop, but used all her strength to stab the wild boar under her.
Unfortunately, the wild boar's skin was too thick, and even with all her strength, she could only manage to cut a large gash.
Another wild boar was also struggling to break free of the rope around its neck.
Jiang Yimian controlled the raging wild boar with one hand, and with the other hand, she used a dagger to stab at the wild boar that was running around wildly beneath her. The huge force of the attack made her somewhat exhausted.
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