Zhou Xiang then looked at Yu Jiao. Seeing that she looked petite and immature, just a little girl, he asked curiously, "How did you know it was going to rain today?"
Yu Jiao raised her hand and pointed to the top of her head, and said in a half-truthful tone, "God told me so."
This sentence made everyone laugh and cry, no one took it seriously, just treated it as a joke.
Zhou Xiang goes hunting in the mountains all year round and is very experienced with the climate changes in the mountains. Yesterday, he took a special walk around the foot of the mountain. There were no ants moving on the ground, no earthworms coming out of their holes by the river, and no dragonflies flying low over the grass. So he concluded that the weather would be good in the next few days and it would definitely not rain.
The rain outside had not stopped. Zhou Xiang rummaged in the grass pile in the cave for a while and found a small iron pot. He stood at the entrance of the cave and washed it with rain water. He then collected some more rain water and placed it on the fire.
The son of the Zhou family took out some dry food from his bag, and the father and son shared it. Zhou Xiang said, "Let's eat something first. I don't think the rain will stop for a while."
Yu Qiaoshan also took out the Song family's pancakes from his bag and asked Yu Zhixing to give one to Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling respectively. Yu Jiao ate half of the pancake and stuffed the remaining half into her small bag. After the rainwater in the pot boiled, they used water bags to scoop some out and drank some.
After eating and drinking, the rain outside the cave still did not stop. Yu Jiao took out the oil-paper umbrella she brought from the straw basket, stood up and said, "I'll take a walk around here. There is a herb that grows with the rain. I'll go look for it."
Yu Fuling also quickly stuffed the cake into her mouth, stood up and said vaguely, "I'll go with you."
Yu Jiao shook her head, "I'll go by myself, you should stay here."
Yu Qiaoshan stopped her and said, "It's raining so hard outside, Meng girl, you should wait until the rain stops before going."
Yu Jiao had already made up her mind and explained, "When the rain stops, the herb will fall. I will be nearby and will not run far. If I can't find it nearby, I will come back."
Yu Qiaoshan was still worried and said, "Why not let Zhixing follow us? It's too dangerous for a little girl like you in the rain."
Zhou's father and son didn't say anything. After all, they were outsiders, and Yu Jiao was the granddaughter-in-law of the Yu family, so she was still far from being a girl. Although they had more experience in the mountains, it was not easy for them to accompany Yu Jiao out.
Yu Zhixing was a little hesitant. After all, Meng Yujiao had seduced the second wife before. Although she had changed a lot in recent days, if something really happened, he would not be able to explain himself even if he had a lot of words.
Seeing Yu Zhixing's reluctance, Yu Jiao smiled and said slowly, "This umbrella is not big enough for two people. Brother doesn't recognize the herb, so if you follow us, it will just be one more person getting wet in the rain. I'll just look around the cave entrance, so don't worry, uncle."
After saying that, she walked towards the cave entrance. Yu Fuling wanted to catch up, but Yu Jiao had already walked out of the cave quickly with an umbrella and walked into the vast rain.
Yu Fuling stamped her feet helplessly and had to go back and sit down in front of the fire.
Zhou Xiang asked curiously, "Your fifth brother's wife has only been married for a short time, but she can already recognize medicinal herbs?"
Yu Qiaoshan didn't have Yu Ruhai's complicated thoughts, so he explained, "Meng girl learned medicine from someone when she was young, so she has good medical skills."
Zhou Xiang was amazed and said, "There are actually women who study medicine. It's true that people from the same family are related. Your old man is really well-planned. He even found a doctor for his grandson's wife."
Yu Qiaoshan smiled and thought to himself, when the old man was trying to get the fifth brother married, he didn't know that the little girl from the Meng family knew medical skills.
Yu Jiao had not walked far from the cave when her shoes and socks became soaked. She did not care and looked around carefully, then walked towards the shady side of the mountain where there were few trees, holding an umbrella.
The south of the mountain is a sunny slope with lush vegetation, while the north of the mountain is a shady slope, which rarely receives sunlight and is home to most plants that prefer shade and humidity. Yaocao likes to grow in the tight crevices of cliffs and is strong in nature. Wherever Yaocao grows, there are almost no other plants nearby. Even weeds with strong vitality avoid it and dare not take root and grow.
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