Xie Zirui looked at Yun Yiyi in surprise. He didn't expect Yun Yiyi to learn words so quickly, and even if the order was messed up, Yiyi could still recognize them correctly.
"Haha, Brother Zirui. I was born with a good brain. It's just learning words, a piece of cake."
Xie Zirui looked at Yun Yiyi, who was slightly raising her chin with a proud look on her face, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, Yiyi is the smartest. I remember when I was learning to read, it took me several days to learn how to recognize and write these words."
Yun Yiyi turned her head to look at Xie Zirui, her big eyes full of surprise.
"It's true, Yiyi. I'm not kidding you. You are indeed the fastest learner I have ever seen." After Xie Zirui finished speaking, Yun Yiyi didn't believe it and nodded affirmatively.
"Brother Zirui, let's just learn these five today. You can teach me five more new characters tomorrow."
"Okay, tomorrow, I will check your five words first, and then learn the new ones, Yiyi."
Yun Yiyi lowered her head and read the five big words on the ground again. After making sure that she had remembered them all, she erased the words.
"Yiyi, Zirui, stop playing and come over to wash your hands and eat."
Hearing Zhang's shout, Yun Yiyi ran away in a flash. Xie Zirui slowly caught up with her.
"Mom, can we eat so soon?"
"Yes, your father and the others have brought back all the firewood. The meal is ready, too. Let's eat."
Soon, everyone washed their hands and sat down at the table to eat. It was actually a bit late to eat at this time. Many families in the village had already finished their meals.
Yun Yiyi picked up a bun and took a big bite. It was fragrant and delicious. Brother Yun and the others sitting next to her also ate with relish.
Everyone was hungry and no one spoke, so the meal was finished in silence.
After dinner, Zhang and Second Brother Yun cleared away the dishes. Butcher Yun went back to restock the mule and donkey with hay and water. He also took the hen off the cart and fed it with cabbage leaves, cornmeal, and water.
After Yun the Butcher and Zhang were done with their work, everyone lay down on their mats to take a nap.
It's almost November now, and the mornings and evenings are noticeably cooler, but the daytime is still hot.
Resting time always passes quickly. Yun Yiyi felt that she was called up just as she lay down.
"Yiyi, go to the car and sleep for a while. Just let your elder brother drive." Zhang supported the dazed Yun Yiyi and instructed.
"Okay, Mom." Yun Yiyi opened her eyes and closed them again. She had worked hard at noon, so she felt very tired.
After everyone had packed up their things and put them on the cart, Zhang carried Yun Yiyi onto the mule cart and let her continue sleeping.
"Zirui, go in and sleep with Yiyi. Children need to sleep more to grow taller." Zhang looked at Xie Zirui who looked a little listless and asked him to go to sleep too.
"Aunt, brother, I'm going to sleep for a while." After Xie Zirui said this, he went into the carriage to sleep.
Although Xie Zirui also practiced martial arts, he had never done any work. This afternoon, he and Yun Yiyi were together, kicking trees and picking wood ears. He was exhausted and kept feeling his eyelids fighting.
After hearing what Zhang said, he happily went to bed. He was also worried that if he accidentally fell asleep, he would fall under the car.
"Boss, are you still sleepy? How about I catch the bus for you so you can go get some sleep?"
"Mom, I slept well at noon and I'm not sleepy anymore. You should go back quickly because we're leaving soon."
"Then I'll go back, Boss." Zhang looked back at the Yunjia Village team. They had already reached the official road, and it would soon be the Yun family's turn. She hurried to the mule cart at the back.
By the time Zhang got on the mule cart, it was the Yun family's turn to go up the official road.
So, the afternoon journey began again.
In this way, they traveled every day, rested and ate, and then traveled again. After repeating this process over and over again, the people of Yunjia Village finally left this state and entered the state closest to the river.
The most obvious feeling when arriving in this state is that there are more green trees on the mountain next to the official road than before, although they are still from the top of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.
In addition, the further you go, the more you will find that there is no shortage of water in the villages you pass by. The trees covering the villages are all green.
Once, Yun Yiyi even discovered that there were vegetables growing in a field very close to the village. From a distance, she could only roughly identify the green ones as cabbage and the red ones as radishes.
At noon on the third day after entering this state, the official road was no longer bare on both sides. Green weeds began to grow, and of course there were also yellow weeds. Yun Yiyi carefully identified them and found that these weeds had turned yellow on their own due to the season, not because of lack of water or drought.
The trees on both sides of the road were either leafless or full of green leaves. But at least there was green to be seen.
"Ah, we've been walking for so long, and we finally see green leaves and green weeds. It's really not easy."
"Yes, I thought it was bare outside, just like where we are."
"Great! There are living trees and grass, which means there is no shortage of water here."
"We're on the mountain road now. When we get to the flat land ahead, we should be able to see crops growing in the fields."
"That's not necessarily true. Growing crops requires a lot of water."
"When I see these green trees and grass, I instantly feel brighter inside."
"Yeah, the water we bought earlier is almost used up. It should be easier to find water now."
"Mom, it's almost noon now. I guess the village chief will ask everyone to stop and rest soon."
"That's great! I was thinking of going to the mountain behind to see if there are any wild vegetables. Yiyi, look at those weeds that haven't died from the drought. Maybe we can actually dig up some wild vegetables."
Zhang got off the mule cart and walked forward with Yun Yiyi.
"That's great, Mom. I'll go dig wild vegetables with you later. Let's dig up more and bring them back. We can use them to make cold dishes or soups. I feel like I haven't eaten fresh wild vegetables in a long time." Yun Yiyi said excitedly as she looked at the green mountains and forests beside the official road.
"Okay, then I'll take you with me. I haven't dug wild vegetables for a long time, and I wonder what kind of wild vegetables I can find. By the way, Yiyi, wild vegetables are also delicious when made into steamed buns."
"Mom, if it's like this in the future, we won't be short of wild vegetables." Yun Yiyi shook her head as soon as she finished speaking.
"Mom, if we dig up some wild vegetables, we can't eat them all. We should pickle them and keep them. When the weather gets colder, I don't think we'll be able to dig up any wild vegetables."
Zhang was so busy listening to the conversation of the people from Yunjia Village in front of her that she didn't listen carefully to what Yun Yiyi said. As soon as Yun Yiyi finished speaking, she nodded.
When Yun Yiyi saw that Zhang was busy listening to other people chatting, she stopped talking.
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