"Besides, we were the ones who caught them, so they were in the wrong. Why should we be afraid of them?"
Yu Qingqing felt that she had never felt so aggrieved.
"Qing'er! Less trouble is worse than more. After all, we live in the village, and the village chief is a good person. We can't let this ruin our relationship with him.
"That's someone else's business, and it has nothing to do with us. If we don't talk about it, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble." Yu Qingshu explained patiently.
"Alright, as long as Yu Ling'er doesn't act like a troublemaker in front of me, I won't mention this matter." Yu Qingqing also felt that what Yu Qingshu said made sense.
"Qing'er, when you go back, just say that I fell down by myself. Don't let your mother worry about it."
Yu Qingshu still explained to Yu Qingqing about his injury.
"Dad, don't worry! I know what to do." Yu Qingqing knew this.
The ox cart slowly drove out of the grove, and the grass on the roadside was sparse.
After walking for so long, Yu Qingqing and Yu Qingshu were sweating profusely. So they found a tree nearby and prepared to rest for a while. After drinking a few sips of water, they felt much better.
Yu Qingqing planned to find a way to get some more radishes out of the space.
Later, she found some radish seeds at home and planted some. Now there are a lot of radishes in the space, enough to eat for a long time.
"Dad, you take a rest here first. I just saw a green area over there on the ox cart. I think it's wild vegetables or something. I'll go and take a look."
Yu Qingqing said this and pointed to one side, then walked over there.
"Okay, Qing'er, be careful. Just call me if you need anything." Yu Qingshu also found some grass that still had green leaves nearby and fed it to the cow.
Yu Qingqing walked to a spot where the soil was relatively soft, found some branches, dug a few large holes, and then took out eight or nine radishes and buried them one by one in the holes.
After burying them, they dug out a few more and placed them next to them.
"Dad, come and see, there are really wild vegetables here." Yu Qingqing began to shout loudly towards Yu Qingshu.
"Qing'er, is that true? Let me see." Yu Qingshu quickly came over, only to see a large white radish in front of him.
It's unbelievable. Wild vegetables are hard to find, but how could my daughter find a big radish? Basically, one radish is enough for the family to eat for two meals, and it still makes us full.
Yu Qingshu rubbed his eyes hard and looked carefully again. It was really a big radish.
"Qing'er! This is true, you are so lucky." Yu Qingshu was not idle either, and started to pull radishes together.
The radishes were quickly picked and piled up, which was a delight to look at. This was enough for the family to eat for a long time.
"Dad, if we take this radish back directly, it will attract attention. Let's find some hay or something to cover the radish.
This way, others won’t be able to tell what it is. Although we are almost at the village, others will definitely ask questions when they see it.
"We've already pulled out all the radishes here, so it's useless for them to come looking. They'll just target us." Yu Qingqing carried the radishes and walked towards the ox cart.
The two of us went back and forth several times, mainly because the radishes were quite large. There were nine radishes in total, which was quite a lot.
"Qing'er, come and look at this radish. I saw a pile of hay there. I'll go get some more."
Yu Qingshu quickly brought back another large pile of hay. To others, it looked like just a pile of hay and no one could tell what was inside.
"Dad, this is fine, no problem. I'll watch over it, you drive the ox cart." Yu Qingqing stacked the radishes neatly and sat beside him.
"Qing'er, thanks to you this time, this is enough for our family to eat for a long time."
Yu Qingshu also started driving the ox cart. It was getting late, and he had to hurry back. It seemed that his parents-in-law didn't have time to look for them for the time being.
Soon, Yu Qingshu and his friends arrived at the village entrance.
"Big Tree, did you bring back a pile of hay?"
There was a hunter at the entrance of the village who had hunted with Yu Qingshu before. He was also very surprised to see Yu Qingshu with a pile of hay.
"Yes, Lao Li, we went out and saw that there was a lot of hay there, so we planned to use it to sleep on the ground."
Yu Qingshu could only find a random excuse, after all, he didn't want anyone to find out that it was for food.
Yu Qingshu quickly drove the oxcart to the door, and Yu Qingqing quickly knocked on it. Hua Qinglu was puzzled to see that it was her husband who had returned, and there was a pile of grass on the oxcart.
"Husband, have you heard from my parents? What are you doing with this grass? We don't lack firewood at home."
"My dear, look what this is." Yu Qingshu pushed aside the hay, revealing a big, plump, white radish inside.
"This? Husband? Where are you from?" Hua Qinglu's voice suddenly became louder due to surprise.
"Mom, don't get excited. I found this in a small forest." Yu Qingqing covered Hua Qinglu's mouth in time.
"Mom, this radish is growing well and is quite big. We are worried that someone will see it, so we covered it with hay."
Yu Qingqing explained again, and soon they moved all the radishes to the kitchen.
"Oh my god! Such a big radish must be delicious." Yu Qingji appeared out of nowhere.
"Shh! Brother, please speak a little more quietly. Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall. If someone finds out, you won't be able to eat it."
Yu Qingmei made a gesture to her younger brother.
"Mom, let's cut all the radishes today. The sun is so strong, they can probably be dried. We can eat them when we go on the road to escape the famine."
Yu Qingqing gave her opinion, thinking that it would be difficult to carry too many radishes, and it would be easier to carry them if they were dried.
"Yes, Qing'er, this radish can be dried and eaten, and it is also convenient to store."
Without saying much, everyone started washing, cutting, and drying the radishes. After about a quarter of an hour, all the radishes were processed.
Looking at the white scene in front of me, I feel really comfortable.
"My wife, we asked passersby on the way to look for them. My father-in-law and mother-in-law probably went to Dongyu." After Yu Qingshu finished his work, he helped Hua Qinglu sit at the door of the house.
"Husband, do you think Dad and Mom will be alright?" Hua Qinglu was still worried, after all, things were different now.
"No, don't worry, I will look for them later."
Yu Qingshu stood up and held Hua Qinglu in his arms to comfort him.
Outside Shuihe Village, a group of women were enjoying the cool air under a big tree by the river.
"Have you heard? The third daughter of the Yu family and a man from the village were discovered in the woods.
Oh my! These two people are so shameless, they dare to do this in broad daylight. Women nowadays really don’t care about their dignity."
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