Chapter 87 Catching Pheasants

"Uncle...I was wrong..."

In order to avoid being punished, Li Anan admitted his mistake very straightforwardly.

But today was special. Her well-behaved attitude did not make her uncle show any mercy.

"First, kneel in front of your mother's grave for an hour, and then pound rice for another hour."

"Ah?! Uncle, can you please not pound the rice? I can kneel for two hours!"

When Li Anan thought about pounding rice, her arms subconsciously weakened. She would rather kneel for a while longer than do that job.

"If you don't want to pound rice, I can arrange for you to help Ah Rong and the others deal with wild animals."

"I'll go, I'll go! I can go, can't I?"

"I'll say it again, you are not allowed to leave the mountain. If you do that again, I'll have Uncle Tie tie you up with a chain and tie you back home."

"I know..."

Li Anan instantly became like a seedling without water, and walked out of the door listlessly.

"well……"

Li Xiao felt bad to see the girl he had raised so unhappy. But not allowing Anan to leave the mountain was his sister's last will, and he couldn't disobey her.

And down the mountain...

Back then, my younger sister secretly went down the mountain and fell in love with a man, and they were planning to get married. But the man took advantage of her and disappeared, and my younger sister returned to the mountain with a big belly.

It's been almost fourteen years, and he still feels itchy with hatred every time he thinks about it.

Seeing Anan grow up, Li Xiao was on high alert, fearing that this girl would become like her mother. But there were many things going on in the village and he couldn't keep an eye on her all the time, so this girl would always find a chance to sneak away.

It really makes people angry and helpless.

I can only keep a closer eye on it.

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Li Anan on the mountain was kneeling down as punishment, while Jiang Wan and Qin Yue at the foot of the mountain were walking home happily.

Yin Huaixi was so delighted to take the whole basket of herbs home that she held her daughter's face and kissed her several times.

"Wanwan, you really understand my mother so well."

These medicinal herbs are to Yin Huaixi like gold to a money-loving person, or delicacies to a food-loving person.

Apart from her daughter, what she cared about most were the medicinal herbs on the mountain.

"Mother, I will go up the mountain to pick some for you tomorrow."

"No, no, wait until I clean these up first. Our house is a mess now, and there's no place to put more. By the way, you two haven't had lunch yet, so hurry over there and eat."

Yin Huaixi limped off to distribute the herbs, while Jiang Wan took Qin Yue to her cousin's house for dinner.

Only then did Qin Yue feel that something was wrong.

She came to visit others without bringing any gifts, and now she is going to Xiaowan's uncle's house for dinner. It seems a bit inappropriate to show up empty-handed.

"Xiao Wan, why don't I go back to the boat and eat some dry food while you finish your meal..."

"Hey, what are you waiting for? Let's go in and eat together. There's no need to be so particular."

Jiang Wan pulled Qin Yue into the yard and started calling people.

"Cousin, Auntie, I'm so hungry..."

"You're still hungry? I thought you were full just by chewing leaves in the mountains."

Yin Ning came out of the house with her lips pursed, obviously in a bad mood. She was angry that her cousin went up the mountain without asking her.

She originally wanted to give her little cousin a good scolding, but when she came out and saw that there was a stranger there, a gentle smile immediately appeared on her face.

"What is this, cousin?"

"This is Sister Qin Yueqin, whom I just met yesterday. She lives in the city and came to the village to play today."

Jiang Wan missed her cousin so much after not seeing her for a day that she immediately went over and took her cousin's hand and shook her.

"Cousin, is there anything to eat? Two servings please~"

"Yes, yes, there's food in the pot, enough for the two of you."

Yin Ning took his cousin and asked Qin Yue to go to the kitchen.

As soon as the lid of the pot was removed, the aroma of fresh clams rushed into my nose.

It's loofah and clam soup~

Jiang Wan loves to drink it!

It’s a pity that tofu is not available here, otherwise the soup would taste better if a few pieces of tender tofu were added.

Jiang Wan helped Qin Yue get the bowl and chopsticks.

There are steamed buns and soup dishes, which are shredded carrots fried in oyster sauce.

My original family and Qin Yue were all from the north, so their eating habits should not be much different.

If you really can't get used to it, there's nothing you can do. This is the condition at home. We don't have to eat meat and fish every day.

Jiang Wan was really hungry at this moment. After giving a steamed bun to Qin Yue, she picked up a large piece of shredded carrots from her own bun with her chopsticks and then took a big bite.

Qin Yue was so excited that she sat up straight, wishing she could run home right away to bring her mother to see her.

Who said that girls from wealthy families eat slowly and carefully? Jiang Wan is not like that!

"Why don't you eat more? Is there not enough food?"

“No, no…”

To show that she didn't complain about the lack of food, Qin Yue ate each bite of steamed bun and each bite of vegetable with great joy.

It’s so nice not to have to eat it by the spoonful, and you can still eat your fill!

Qin Yue felt sad when thinking about the past days.

When Jiang Wan wanted to take another steamed bun at the end of the meal, she found that Qin Yue had already eaten it, and there was only a little soup left in the plate.

The clam soup in the pot only had shells but no soup, and even the loofah was eaten cleanly.

Qin Yue burped and couldn't help blushing.

She seemed to have eaten too much.

Yin Ning took out two eggs and prepared to make egg soup for her cousin and Qin Yue.

"Are you full?"

"I am full. I am full."

Qin Yue blushed as she quietly loosened her belt. Jiang Wan happened to see it and almost couldn't help laughing.

This is not about being full, this is about being full.

If you've eaten too much, do something to help digest the food.

After Jiang Wan and her cousin cleaned up the kitchen, they slowly went up the mountain with Qin Yue.

This time I went up the mountain not to pick herbs, but to look for those thorny vines.

I don't know what's going on. When I'm not looking for them, I feel like I always run into them on the mountain. But now I go up the mountain specifically to look for them, but I can't find a single one after a long time.

She saw the ones without thorns, but hesitated before digging them up. Because that one was also a large piece, and her backpack would probably be full if she dug it out. She should see if she could find another vine.

"Xiao Wan, why don't we split up and look for it, it will be faster if we both search together."

Jiang Wan shook her head repeatedly.

Qin Yue was brought here by her. If they were separated, it would be bad if something unexpected happened. Let's just look for her together.

The two of them walked along the paths in the forest, getting further and further away. Jiang Wan found two banana trees in the forest, but it was still too early for them to ripen, so she could only note the location and pick them when they were ready to eat.

After searching for a long time, they calculated the time and found that it had been nearly half an hour since they went up the mountain. Jiang Wan's clothes were soaked with sweat, and Qin Yue was also sweating profusely.

She was just about to turn back when she heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes on the left.

The sound made her alert instantly. Jiang Wan pulled Qin Yue back a few steps and leaned against a big tree, ready to climb up the tree if anything went wrong.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Wan. I used to go up the mountain often. This noise doesn't seem to be from any big group. It sounds more like a rabbit or a pheasant. You stay here and don't move. I'll go take a look."

Qin Yue was about to go over to check, but Jiang Wan quickly pulled her back.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. What if it's not a snake?"

As soon as Jiang Wan finished speaking, a pheasant with beautiful feathers flew out from the bushes, flapping its wings.

The two girls' eyes lit up immediately, they threw away their backpacks and rolled up their sleeves.

"It's a pheasant! Catch it quickly!"

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(I have guests at home today, so the second update will be a little later, around 9 o'clock. (〃｀ 3′〃))