Chapter 6 Back Mountain
In the evening, Xia Yutong didn't make any hard rice, but porridge, a very thick porridge, which could both fill the stomach and nourish it.
I'm afraid that everyone in this family has stomach problems. Long-term hunger has made their stomachs fragile.
If they eat something too hard now, it may not only not nourish them but may kill them.
Xia Yutong's cooking skills are really average.
No matter how good the food is, don't have too high expectations of it except that she can eat it.
Even so, the aroma of the food itself made the whole family drool.
"It smells so good." Xiaoxuan slurped his saliva and looked at the meat porridge in the stone pot.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Xia Yutong shook her head: "You have to wait a while, but you can take this soup out for mother to drink first, so that she can feed her sister later." It's really hard for that child. It's a blessing from God that he can live to this day.
"Okay." Xiaoxuan was very obedient.
The porridge needs to be cooked for a while. As soon as Xiaoxuan left, Xia Yutong used her mind to drip two drops of spiritual spring water from the spiritual spring in the space and dripped them into the porridge.
His hands moved three times faster as he stirred the meat porridge.
After Xia's mother finished drinking the soup, the porridge in the stone pot was also ready. Because there were not enough bowls at home, she could only let the patient eat first.
Plus, she had eaten in town today, so she wasn't too hungry now.
The three of them ate the whole pot of porridge, and what was left was hers.
She didn't act pretentiously and just picked up the bowl and started eating, but the food she cooked was still as unpalatable as ever.
if…
It's all in the past, and they will never meet again.
Wash the pot, boil water, and boil the medicine.
The taste of Chinese medicine is fragrant to those who like it, but very pungent to those who don’t like it.
But she was the one who didn't like it. Fortunately, the house was very dilapidated and the smell of medicine was blown away by the wind.
The little sister ate her fill tonight and didn't cry. When Xia Yutong brought the medicine in, she saw her mother and Rongrong sleeping soundly.
"Dad, drink the medicine." She didn't put spiritual spring water in the medicine, mainly because the spiritual spring water was too powerful, and she didn't dare let them take too much at once.
Two drops in the porridge are enough to make a difference to them.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaotong." Looking at his thin daughter holding a large bowl that was bigger than her head, he felt very sad.
"It's all Dad's fault for not being able to take good care of you siblings."
"Dad, don't say that. If it weren't for you and mom, we might not have been born." She was still very grateful for the love of giving birth to her.
If it weren't for them, she might not have come to this world and replaced the original owner to become the ancient Xia Yutong.
Looking at such a sensible daughter, he was willing to endure any hardship, "Grandma and the others will never dare to bully you again, and you and Xiaoxuan should not go to the village in the future."
"Don't worry, Dad. Xiaoxuan and I won't go." Xia Yutong didn't want to go. She was afraid that she would not be able to control her hands when she saw the best.
If something happens then, it will be even more troublesome.
"That's good. When you see your grandma and second uncle, hide and don't meet them. When dad gets better, he will take you away from the village." He didn't want to stay here any longer.
They all say to find your roots, but now it’s worse than having no roots at all.
"Okay, I'll listen to Dad." Leaving would be the best option, and she had originally planned to take her family away.
After taking the medicine, Xia Yutong tidied herself up, and the family of five fell asleep in the shabby house.
Early the next morning, Xia Yutong got up early, prepared breakfast, and then boiled medicine.
There is not even a bowl for each family member, and this life really makes her miserable.
After taking care of her father, Xia Yutong suggested going to the mountain to collect some firewood.
"Xiaotong, take your brother with you. Your father is worried about you going up the mountain alone." If possible, he didn't want them to go up the mountain.
Although there are no wild animals in the mountains, it is still a forest and danger still exists.
This suggestion was exactly what she wanted. "I understand, Dad." Xia Yutong replied with a smile.
Xia Yuxuan was very happy when he heard that he could go to the mountain with his elder sister: "Sister, do you think we can pick up a pheasant today?" He still hadn't forgotten the smell from last time.
It would be great if I could pick up another pheasant this time.
This way, there’s no need to worry about Rongrong having no milk to drink and Dad having nothing to replenish his body.
"Don't worry, our luck won't be bad." Picking up a chicken is no big deal.
There were no living chickens in the space, but she was confident that she could deceive a child.
Seeing the siblings talking and laughing, Xia Feng, who was burdened by the pressure of life, also laughed.
"You must be careful when you go up the mountain. Don't go into Houwan Mountain. There are man-eating wolves there." Xia Feng warned with some concern.
Houwan Mountain is quite a distance away from the mountain behind their house, but he was also worried that they might accidentally go there while picking pheasants.
When it comes to Houwan Mountain, the locals are instinctively afraid.
There are not only man-eating wolves but also ghosts.
No matter how poor the villagers are, they will not venture into Houwan Mountain.
The brother and sister immediately nodded and assured: "Don't worry, Dad, we won't go."
"I will look after my elder sister." Xia Yuxuan said seriously.
Xia Yutong rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "You know that after we get to the mountain, I will throw you into Houwan Mountain and never bring you back." Xia Yutong teased him.
Xia Yuxuan is a native of this village and is very familiar with the back mountain. How could he be scared by his elder sister?
"Don't give me that, big sister, I know the mountains better than you do." Ever since he was old enough to understand, he has been working in the mountains, such as collecting firewood and cutting grass for pigs.
When they lived in the old house, he and his elder sister did all these chores.
His eldest sister also had to wash clothes and cook for the family, so he would first help her go to the mountain to collect grass for the pigs, and then wait for her to come up and carry it back.
Xia Yutong found a memory in the original owner's memory, which was indeed what happened to them in the mountains.
"Why not give it a try and see if I can get rid of you?" Xia Yutong said playfully.
Seeing the siblings bickering, Xia Feng also laughed: "Okay, don't worry, your elder sister won't abandon you. Remember to listen to your sister when you get up the mountain, and don't run around."
The mountains surrounding the village are still very safe, and villagers usually go up the mountain to collect firewood or dig some wild vegetables.
"Oh, I know, Dad." After Xia Feng said that, Xia Yuxuan became much more obedient.
"Okay, go ahead and come back soon."
Xia Yutong took Xia Yuxuan into the back mountain. They couldn't go to those familiar places, otherwise the lie would not be able to be covered up.
Even though there are some memories of the original owner, the original owner himself is not very familiar with this back mountain. He has only been to a few places, which are all places that everyone often goes to.
She didn't plan to go to places frequented by villagers. Xia Yutong led the way, diverting Xiaoxuan's attention and taking him to a deserted place.
Before I knew it, I came to a deep depression where there was an abundance of wild vegetables.
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