She was being extra careful while they were talking. Thinking it best not to alert them, Li Li left with Xu Pandi first.
"Judging from her clothes and appearance, this female educated youth doesn't seem to be short of money or coupons. Why would she come along to pick mushrooms?"
Ye Zhaozhao voiced her doubts. If she wasn't mistaken, the polyester fabric she was wearing was something that couldn't be bought even if you tried to snatch it from the supply and marketing cooperative.
"I guess they're just here to join in the fun."
No one paid it any mind and continued picking mushrooms. In one day, Ye Zhaozhao picked two sacks of mushrooms, the others each picked one sack, and Sun Xiuhua picked one and a half sacks.
Ye Zhaozhao thought that she could dry the mushrooms when she got back, so that she could eat fresh mushrooms in winter. Seeing that it was getting late, they should go back and cook.
On their way down the mountain, they encountered a herd of goats. Their eyes lit up when they saw the goats; they could eat meat!
"Let's catch one and take it home to eat."
Sun Xiuhua picked a handful of grass, and the others followed her example, holding grass in their hands and throwing it to the goats, waiting for them to lower their heads and eat the grass.
They flanked from behind. Ye Zhaozhao told everyone to slow down and not to disturb the goat. Taking advantage of its unpreparedness, they grabbed the goat by its hind legs.
There's a trick to catching sheep: grab its legs first.
They each grabbed one sheep, and the rest ran away. Xie Jianing was too weak, and the sheep broke free.
No one planned to chase after them; the four they had were enough to eat.
Sun Xiuhua untied her belt, tied up the sheep, and led it down the mountain. Ye Zhaozhao did not have a belt.
They had no choice but to grab one of the sheep's horns and herd the four sheep down the mountain, which astonished the military region.
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