"Oh, Sister Zhao is so kind to me, she's like a real older sister to me. Don't worry, Brother Qian, I'll make sure you have a good meal that day. I'm going to get the kids to work now. I'm going to plant the corn seeds that Sister Zhao gave me today."
"Hey, go on, I need to get to work too."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, both groups got busy.
The two sons were in charge of hoeing the land, the two daughters were in charge of sowing seeds, and Yan Xia...?
She had only been turning the soil for half an hour when her dutiful children pulled her to a shady spot to rest.
It's really hard to refuse such a kind invitation.
She simply wandered off to another path in the mountains and went into the mountains to forage for food.
Our family has been relying on the land for sustenance lately.
Every day it's mushroom soup and stir-fried wild vegetables.
She's tired of eating it.
Today she planned to set a trap. She went deep into the mountains and took out the shovel, axe, and straw that she had put in her space beforehand.
I found a perfect spot that I had my eye on last time.
They dug a pit about 1.5 meters deep.
Then he chopped down a dozen thin bamboo stalks with an axe and sharpened both ends.
Inserted into the hole.
Then spread straw on top, and finally dig some soil to cover the straw.
After all, the animals in the mountains are much smarter than humans imagine.
After finishing her work, Yan Xia took a walk around the area, still thinking about the little fish she had seen in the stream last time.
Now that we have oil at home, we catch some small fish, fry them, and sprinkle some chili powder on top—it's incredibly delicious!
Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the basin this time, and I didn't bring the bamboo basket from home either.
Yan Xia simply used 5 points to buy a fishing net.
They also carried a wooden pole, which they threw into the stream and pulled back.
All the lively little fish inside were caught.
Carrying the net, Yan Xia headed down the mountain.
By the time she finished her round trip, it was almost noon. She took a small portion of the fruit she had picked during her last trip into the mountains from her spatial storage and put it in her clothes.
We returned home laden with our spoils, just as we descended the mountain at noon.
"Mom, where have you been? I didn't see you when Guihua came home to ask for something."
Jin Fu looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Oh, I went for a walk in the mountains and saw a stream full of these little fish. I happened to find a fishing net. Look, let's fry the little fish for lunch. Oh, by the way, I also found a wild fruit tree. I tasted the fruit and it was quite delicious. I picked two for each of you. Let's go home and cook."
"What? Mother, you actually went to the mountains?"
Jin Fu was startled.
After all, there are no streams on the low hill, let alone any wild fruit trees; if there were, they would have been picked clean long ago.
"No, no, Mom just went for a walk around the outskirts of the mountain. I saw that there were many people in the fields, so the animals didn't dare to come down the mountain. It's fine."
Yan Xia felt a little guilty; her eldest son had a serious face.
She can be terrifying when she's angry.
After all, she's only 20 years old at heart.
"Mother, I'm begging you, please don't go to the mountains anymore, okay? Father is already gone. If anything happens to you, Mother, I really..." Jin Fu choked up and couldn't finish his sentence.
It seems that ever since he left the Chen family, he has been unable to understand his mother's actions.
I can't figure out what my mother is thinking.
"I'm not going. I'm just taking a stroll out of boredom. Don't worry. Come on, let's go home for dinner. Look at you, with that long face like an old man. It's really scary. If you scare away any young girls, I'd like to see who would dare to marry you."
Yan Xia patted her chest, still shaken.
I quickly made my escape.
Jin Fu was left alone, shaking his head behind her.
"Why is Mother acting like a child who hasn't grown up..."
The young man was helpless. What could he do? His father was gone, and as the eldest son, he could only take care of his mother.
Back home, Yan Xia cut open the small fish's belly, squeezed out the internal organs, marinated it for a while, then put three spoonfuls of lard into the pot and heated it up. She slowly put the small fish into the pot from the side and fried it over high heat until it was slightly golden brown. After that, she took it out, turned the heat down to low and fried it again. She then sprinkled some chili powder and salt on it and it was ready to eat.
Stir-fry some wild vegetables and cook a pot of brown rice porridge.
A simple farmhouse meal, two dishes are enough.
Yan Xia and the children ate with relish. The brown rice porridge had some refined rice added, making it especially soft, sticky, and smooth.
"Mom, these little fish are so delicious. We've had them at home before. Grandma boiled them with salt and added an egg, but they weren't as good as these. Grandma's cooking was awful."
Just thinking about that smell made La Mei's eyebrows furrow.
"It was really awful, it almost made me throw up. I didn't even dare to eat the small fish that Mom made, but Mom's cooking skills have always been good. Luckily I tried it, otherwise I would have missed out on this delicious food."
After Jinlu finished speaking, he picked up another small fish and put it in his mouth.
The "Guzha Guzha" is so crispy and crunchy that it's like setting off firecrackers in your mouth.
It's delicious!
Yan Xia searched her memory and then remembered what the children were saying.
That dish contained both fish and eggs, so logically they shouldn't have been able to eat it.
It was precisely because it tasted so bad that it was thrown to Yan Xia like garbage, while the original owner couldn't bear to eat this good food and saved it all for her children.
The past was too difficult, and every time Yan Xia recalled it, she hated the Chen family a little more.
These people are even more despicable than her parents.
At least her parents didn't kill anyone.
The Chen family really treated the original owner's family terribly.
"Eat more if you like it. Mom will make you even better food in the future. The past is gone and there's no need to dwell on it. I hope our family can live a happier life in the future. Cheers!"
Yan Xia raised the bowl in her hand, pretending it was a wine glass.
Several children followed suit and drank their glasses.
"Mother, the work in the fields is finished. You and your sisters can rest at home this afternoon. Jinlu and I will just go water the fields. The two of us will be enough."
After lunch, the family took a nap. When they woke up, Jin Fu stopped Yan Xia from going to the fields.
"Alright, then you and Jinlu shouldn't overwork yourselves. Come back as soon as you finish your work. Don't linger there until dark. I'm going to take a walk around the village. Your second sister is making clothes, so let Lamei learn from her at home."
"Yes, Mother. I'm off with my brother now."
"Okay, go ahead."
After saying goodbye, the two brothers picked up the borrowed manure buckets and went to work in the wasteland.
"Guihua, stay home and make clothes. I'm going out for a walk and will be back in a little while."
"Yes, Mother."
After leaving the dilapidated temple, Yan Xia walked towards the village entrance, where the original owner's family home was located at the very end of the first row of houses at the village entrance.
Despite living so close by, the original owner of this body suffered so much, yet her family acted as if they couldn't see it.
Following her memory, Yan Xia arrived at the corner of her parents' house.
Looking through the wall, the houses inside were even better built than the Chen family's, with large brick and tile houses, totaling three rooms.
It's like an enlarged version of her newly built house.
The original owner's biological mother, Sun Yingyun, was an illegitimate daughter born to a mistress. After being discovered by the mistress, she was married off to the original owner's father, Yan Hecheng.
Although she was marrying down, she still brought a considerable dowry.
It cost a full one hundred taels, not including some jewelry.
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