As the sun grew stronger, the group returned home laden with their spoils.
"They're back, they're back." Zhang Dandan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. She hurried over to take the food, and when she saw what each person was holding, she was overjoyed. "My son is really capable, finding so much to eat."
That little thing, if it had a tail, it would probably be wagging its tail really high.
If Li Junsheng were still the same Li Junsheng who only wanted to study the classics, he would have accepted without hesitation. But after experiencing the beatings during the famine, and hearing his mother's words that clearly flattered him, he felt his face burning.
"Mother, Xiaoguai found all of these; I just brought them back casually."
"Xiao Guai is really amazing. Not only did she find a water source, but she also found food. The water we brought back isn't enough, so we'll have to trouble Xiao Guai to make another trip later."
"Meow..." The kind words pleased Xiao Guai, who comfortably raised its airplane ears, held its tail high, and swished the tip of its tail idly.
"Everyone must be thirsty, try this watermelon first, it's very sweet." Five watermelons were brought back in total. Li Minghui immediately cut two, one for each person. As they ate, the sweetness spread, making the sweltering heat seem insignificant.
After tasting the fresh watermelon, Li Minghui and Li Minghuang led the younger generation to fetch water, while Li Xiujuan took out a pot to prepare a meal.
Because of the previous attack, none of the Li family's pots were spared, and now only the Lin family still has a pot left in the whole family.
Water was put into a pot, and potatoes and sweet potatoes were added. When they were almost cooked, Li Minghui and his group came running back in twos and threes. The one in the lead was Xiao Guai, who had a big white rabbit in her mouth. Li Minghui also had one in his hand.
"Uncle, where did this rabbit come from?" he asked, his eyes widening and his mouth watering.
"Xiao Guai caught it! It's really amazing. That rabbit was running so fast, but it caught it in one bite." Li Yunyun was still immersed in Xiao Guai's heroic feat, her eyes shining as she spoke.
Zhang Dandan: ...
I deserve to die. I even complained that Zhao Niang was being nosy. There weren't enough watermelons to eat, and she was feeding a beast instead.
After running around in the mountains several times, Xiao Guai was clearly a little tired. Lin Zhaozhao fed him some supernatural energy and spiritual spring water, and the little guy became lively again. He lay on the ground and started playing with his own tail, biting his head on his tail and then swinging his tail away, forming a perfect closed loop.
Lin Zhaozhao was amused by what she saw, so she used what was available to make a cat toy, using grapevines as the handle. She played with it with great enthusiasm, and the others thought that Lin Zhaozhao was just teasing Xiaoguai.
There are two rabbits, one for Xiaoguai and the other for stewing.
Li Xiujuan skillfully skinned and gutted the rabbit, chopped it into small pieces, and put it into a pot to stew. When it was almost cooked, she added cooked sweet potatoes and ground potatoes, which are potatoes that grow underground and look like enlarged versions of beans.
Since it was a meal for three families, Liu Yinxiu and Zhang Dandan couldn't just eat for free. The former brought out smoked pork, added some wild vegetables and pickled vegetables, a perfect side dish, while the latter dug out the leftover grain and steamed it with sweet potatoes.
Fearing there wouldn't be enough sweet potato rice, Li Xiujuan cooked another pot of sweet potatoes. By the time they ate, there were three full bowls, and everyone was so full they could barely stand up straight.
Good times always pass quickly. After resting, the group set off for Shou'an again. However, with Xiao Guai as their cheat code, they felt less afraid of the unknown road ahead and more hopeful and excited.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the main road in the direction of Shou'an was crowded with fleeing groups, all of them emaciated and dressed in rags.
The weather grew increasingly hot, sweat dripped onto the ground, and people walked on in silence. Someone collapsed, followed by heart-wrenching cries.
Li Xiujuan couldn't bear it and looked away. Lin Fusheng, who was walking beside her, put his arm around her shoulder.
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