Chapter 31 Damn it, is this still early spring?
Once inside the woods, Yun Zhao started clamoring to get down and walk by himself.
Unable to dissuade her, Xu Yinan had no choice but to put her down, but still gave her many instructions.
"Stay close to your uncle and don't wander off!"
"Okay!"
Yun Zhao nodded seriously, but his eyes were darting around.
Of course she wouldn't wander around, because there's no need for it!
Xu's two uncles picked up some branches here and broke off some branches there.
Yun Zhao saw a thick patch of grass, ran over excitedly, grabbed a nearby branch, and started digging.
She obediently squatted there, and her two uncles let her be.
Once she was sure her uncle wasn't paying attention to her movements, Yun Zhao took out some herbs for treating external injuries from her spatial storage.
"Oh, Uncle, I've found the herbs!"
Suddenly hearing their niece's excited voice, the two brothers quickly turned around to look for her.
My niece was covered in mud, clutching a tree branch as thick as her arm in one hand and holding a handful of grass in the other.
They had no idea what herbs were, and simply walked forward in surprise.
"What kind of herb is this?"
In their eyes, all grass looks the same.
"The book says this is called myrrh, and it has the effects of reducing swelling, promoting tissue regeneration, improving blood circulation, and relieving pain! Mother said that Father was beaten, and he must be in a lot of pain, so this can help him!"
Her face was full of childlike innocence and sincerity.
Xu Yifei and Xu Yinan felt a pang of tenderness, unsure how to tell her that her father's injuries couldn't be cured by a single herbal remedy.
But they couldn't bear to hurt a child's deep affection for her father, so they reached out and patted her head.
"Zhaozhao is amazing!"
Yun Zhao muttered to himself as he tied the herbs together with vines.
"One here, one there, and Father will get better!"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers' eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Before the two could even react, Yun Zhao patted the mud off his hands and exclaimed excitedly, "Uncle, let's go catch some wild rabbits!"
"Alright, let's catch a wild rabbit!"
In fact, both of them knew perfectly well that in early spring when the snow melted, the animals they could catch were all emaciated and had just survived the winter.
However, seeing Yun Zhao's excited little figure ahead, the two of them couldn't help but feel better.
"So what if you're skin and bones? Your bones are perfect for making soup!"
Xu Yinan grinned.
Suddenly, Yun Zhao let out a cry of surprise from ahead.
"Wow! What a fat rabbit!"
"Where is it? Where is it!"
Xu Yifei looked in the direction his niece was pointing and immediately rolled up his sleeves.
Unexpectedly, after only a few steps, the shackles on his feet got in the way, and he couldn't catch up with the rabbit!
Xu Yifei was immediately annoyed.
"I'll tear you to shreds!"
He grabbed the chain and made a move to tear it off with his bare hands!
Yun Zhao: ...
"Uncle, wait a minute! We can't break the shackles anymore!"
Xu Yinan reacted quickly and hurriedly grabbed his brother's arm.
"Yes, yes, brother, don't tear it anymore, or the officials won't let you out next time!"
"What do we do now? The rabbits have all run away..."
Xu Yifei was somewhat annoyed; his niece had seen the rabbit, but he had watched it run away right before his eyes!
Seeing this, Yun Zhao waved in the direction the little rabbit had left.
"Little bunny, don't run away~ Come to Zhao Zhao's side!"
Seeing his niece's adorable actions, Xu Yifei was immediately amused.
"Zhaozhao, rabbits don't come back to their deaths on their own~"
The next moment, a huge rabbit hopped back and crashed headfirst into a tree stump!
With a "Duang," he was knocked unconscious!
Xu Yifei & Xu Yinan: ?!
"Uncle, look! The rabbit has come back by itself!"
Yun Zhao clapped his hands and laughed happily.
Xu Yifei walked up, both amused and exasperated, and grabbed the rabbit by the ears.
"Wow, that's heavy!"
Who would have thought that they could get such a plump rabbit with their bare hands!
"Sure enough, our Zhaozhao is a lucky charm! As soon as you said 'come over,' it really came!"
Xu Yinan picked up Yun Zhao and rubbed his face against her little cheek.
The stubble on his chin prickled Yun Zhao's face painfully.
"Second Uncle, your beard is prickly!"
"My second uncle is a real man, of course he'll have a beard to poke people with!"
Xu Yinan, in a playful mood, transformed from a once-clean young man into a scruffy-bearded boy who started poking his little niece.
Xu Yifei was somewhat speechless: "Alright, second brother, hurry up and go check if there are any rabbits!"
"Alright! Let's take our little lucky star to catch rabbits!"
They initially thought that catching one rabbit was already an exception, but to their surprise, in the next half hour, they caught three rabbits, two pheasants, and even a handful of eggs!
Yun Zhao pulled up his outer robe, which was covered with a pile of herbs and a handful of eggs. His little face was dirty, but he was smiling broadly.
Xu Yifei and Xu Yinan, each holding a chicken in one hand and a rabbit in the other, looked at each other blankly.
"Brother, is hunting always this simple?"
Just now, my little nephew called out, "Coo-coo, come here quickly!" and the chicken flew over...
"I don't know... In the past, it was difficult to even shoot one during the spring hunt, so why are they all rushing to shoot now?"
"It's all thanks to Zhaozhao!"
Xu Yifei nodded heavily, his mood instantly soaring!
"Let's go, Zhaozhao, let's go back!"
At this time, in the camp where the exiles were stationed.
While the officials were still setting up tents, another group was already distributing steamed buns.
Wu Lianzhen returned with four steamed buns, while Xu Yiyuan was helping the officials gather firewood.
Wu Lianzhen looked at the gradually darkening woods and muttered to herself.
"Why haven't those two good-for-nothings, Xu Yifei, returned yet?"
Madam Xu glanced at the tent that Xu Yiyan had set up, her tone vicious.
"You might run into a bear and get swallowed whole."
Xu Qingyi was naturally worried because the three uncles and nephews had not returned for a long time.
Hearing Madam Xu's words, which sounded like a curse, she felt even more worried.
"I'll go take a look."
Seeing this, Lu Xun handed the stick in his hand to his son, stood up and walked into the woods.
Before they had taken two steps, they saw Yun Zhao staggering back.
Yun Zhao looked up and saw Lu Xun, and immediately shouted, "Uncle Lu! Come quick, there are so many eggs!"
Eggs? Where did these eggs come from?
Lu Xun was tall, and he walked up to Yun Zhao in just a few steps.
Only then did we realize that the tiny child was carrying a large handful of eggs in his outer robe!
"Where did you come from?"
He had been traveling the world for many years and had never seen so many wild eggs, let alone in early spring!
"Quick, quick, Uncle Lu, Zhao Zhao's arms are so sore!"
The child's innocent voice reached Lu Xun, and he had no time to think about it anymore.
He put all the eggs into his pocket, then looked at the chubby rabbit in Xu Yifei's hand.
Lu Xun: ...
What the heck? Why are there such fat rabbits in early spring?!
"Zhaozhao!"
Xu Qingyi held her son, anxiously craning her neck.
Yun Zhao ran towards her mother, excitedly shouting, "Mother! Zhao Zhao found herbs for Father! And lots and lots of eggs too!"
"Zhaozhao is really amazing!"
Xu Qingyi sat back down, gently wiping the dirt off her daughter's face with a handkerchief, her eyes full of tenderness.
Yun Huaijin was woken up by the noise and stretched out her little hand, grabbing Yun Zhao's little face and pulling it away.
"Oh, little brother's awake? Big sister's face is dirty!"
Yun Zhao rubbed her little face against her younger brother's cheek. It was warm, soft, and very comfortable, making the little baby giggle.
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