Xiaohua said quickly, "Sister Axue? She was picked up by Brother Mufeng during the dry season. Sister, you know, Sister Axue is amazing. Did you see that thorn wall at the door? It was Sister Axue who built it with her team. She also helped us plant lots of cabbages and radishes."
When Xiangcao heard her calling her "Sister Xue" over and over again, a bitter feeling flashed through her heart. It turned out that she was just someone picked up by Mufeng. She immediately asked her with a lack of interest, "Oh, what is that?"
"Sister Xue said it was a vegetable and it would be delicious if cooked. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the fields to pick some cabbage. You'd never have thought that we could eat vegetables grown by ourselves even in the cold season."
Vanilla smiled bitterly, her eyes flicking towards the bowl of water Jiang Xue was drinking from. "By the way, what's the name of that thing she drinks from?"
"That's a ceramic bowl. It was also made by Snow Witch. It's very useful." Xiaohua spoke quickly, not paying any attention to the expression on Xiangcao's face. "I'll get you a bowl of hot water to help you get rid of the cold. Sister Xue said hot water is good for you."
"Xiaohua, please don't. I'm not thirsty. From now on..." Vanilla quickly stopped her. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes in pain: "Stay away from me from now on. It's for your own good."
I have already been ostracized by the people in the tribe, and I can't let Xiaohua suffer the same pain as me.
She can bear this kind of sin alone.
Xiaohua looked at her puzzledly: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Sister did something wrong and was punished. I don't want you to suffer the same punishment as your sister."
"Xiaohua, don't be afraid."
"But I'm afraid. If you don't listen to me, I'll go wandering alone tomorrow and never come back!"
"Can--"
"Since you know you did something wrong, I can forgive you for Xiaohua's sake." Jiang Xue walked in front of her without her knowing when. The moment she heard her voice, Vanilla opened her eyes and looked at her steadily.
Jiang Xue reached out and touched Xiaohua's head, then said to Xiangcao, "Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue. I already punished you on the way back. Think about it, if it weren't for my instructions, would others deliberately exclude you?"
Vanilla sneered, she knew it was this woman's idea!
"I just want you to know that I won't pursue your attempt to kill me, but look at Xiaohua now. She's already a grown-up girl, and your mother is gone. As her older sister, you should give her some advice on finding a partner. You can't plan for yourself, but do you not even plan to take care of Xiaohua?"
Vanilla stared at Xiaohua in a daze. She bit her lip, but her throat felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a word!
"The plains are over now. You should look forward." Jiang Xue advised, "You've been tired for so long. Come over and warm yourself by the fire and drink some hot water to ward off the cold."
Vanilla turned her head away and didn't look at her.
"Since you want to be stubborn, then be stubborn."
Jiang Xue said all the nice things, but the other party didn't appreciate them, so she really couldn't do anything about it. She gestured to Xiaohua, "Spend some time with your sister. She's been wronged over there and has no one to vent her grievances to."
Xiaohua agreed ignorantly. After Jiang Xue left, she looked at Xiangcao, only to find that tears were already streaming down her face.
She reached out to wipe away the tears from her face, opened her mouth and called out "Sister", but no words came out.
Vanilla was both shy and embarrassed, so she hugged her in her arms. She didn't dare cry out loud, and could only let the tears flow silently down her face.
"Axue, are you really not going to hold Vanilla responsible?"
"I think the punishment of these few days is enough for her. As for the rest, it depends on her future performance." Jiang Xue said ambiguously.
If she wants to cause trouble for me again in the future, I will be the first one to deal with her.
While resting at night, Jiang Xue couldn't help but sigh heavily again.
Although people were needed to guard the night, the tribe suddenly had more than 30 more people, and the cave became increasingly crowded.
They had no choice but to put the backpacks, baskets, straw sandals and other miscellaneous items made by Asongbo and his men into the empty firewood shed, and only then could they barely accommodate so many people.
Jiang Xue couldn't favor one over the other. Although the tribe suddenly had so many more people and pottery bowls couldn't be made or fired, everyone could still have a pair of straw sandals.
She was not stingy and gave a pair to everyone in the tribe.
When Xiaohua woke up the next morning, she took Xiangcao to the toilet first, then went to see the two sheep pens, and finally, took her to the field.
Xiangcao was stunned when she saw the lush green cabbage: "Xiaohua, is this the cabbage you were talking about?"
"Yes, this is cabbage, and that is radish." Xiaohua said excitedly. Finally, she walked to the field, picked a few cabbages and put them into the backpack.
"Is this how you eat it?"
"Yes, but Sister Axue said that these yellowed old leaves can be chopped up and fed to the chickens and sheep, and we can only eat the tender leaves." Xiaohua twisted five or six cabbages and filled the backpack. "Now that there are many people in the tribe, we need to consume a lot of food every day. Fortunately, we have Sister Axue. When she has free time, she goes to the bamboo forest to catch pheasants. Our tribe used to have 30 or 40 pheasants at most!"
Vanilla said "oh" in disapproval and that was all.
Xiaohua twisted off two more and stuffed them into her hand: "Please take two back for me."
Vanilla shook her head. She had seen how Xiaohua carried the backpack when she came here. "You hold it. I'll carry this backpack."
The two sisters returned to the tribe talking and laughing all the way.
When she returned to the tribe, Xiangcao didn't see Mufeng and Jiang Xue, and she felt relieved.
Jiang Xue and Mu Feng had already taken archers and several other people to the bamboo forest to catch pheasants.
Jiang Xue didn't feel like moving right now. She directed the archers, "The last competition was disrupted by the Eagle Tribe, so let's have a small competition today. Each of you will have to rely on your skills to see who can hunt the most pheasants. Whoever catches the most will be the captain this month."
Xiaoxi's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Of course. When have I ever lied to you?"
"I'll be angry with anyone who tries to steal from me!" Xiaoxi turned around and said to the other six people, "This time, I will definitely be your captain!"
"Stop bragging! I think I'll definitely be the captain this time!"
"The Snow Witch said that whoever hunts the most pheasants will be the captain. Let's see who's the captain!"
"bring it on!"
“…”
Jiang Xue frowned as she watched them start to push and shove like children. "That's enough. If you delay any longer, it's almost dark."
At Jiang Xue's urging, they immediately set up their own camps, their figures appearing and disappearing in the bamboo forest.
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