Because she didn't go weeding yesterday, Gu Lili took Erniu and Sigou to weed after breakfast today.
Gu Huanhuan originally wanted to go too, but Gu Lili was worried that her foot hadn't fully healed, so she told her to stay home and continue sewing. Meanwhile, she saw the fish drying under the eaves.
At lunchtime, Gu Lili and her siblings finished weeding and went home.
Unexpectedly, Gu Huanhuan had already cooked lunch.
After the group finished their meal, Gu Sigou said, "Sister, let's go to the beach again today and pick some fish to eat."
Gu Lili said, "Look, we didn't hear anyone say that we could find fish today on our way back. Why don't we go up the mountain and take a look?"
Yesterday she even asked Aunt Zhang what day it was.
Aunt Zhang told her that it was the fifteenth of the month, which is why it happened to be the day of the high tide. These fish can't be picked up every day.
However, Gu Lili kept the time in mind, planning to go and harvest another batch of fish during the next high tide.
After discussing it for a while, the three decided to go up the mountain to take a look.
Before leaving, they even measured Erniu and Sigou's measurements, marked them on the cloth, and then had Huanhuan sew them up slowly.
The mountain in Guzhuang is located to the south. The three of them followed the stream southward, which led to the path up the mountain.
In less than half an hour, we reached the foot of the mountain.
It's the perfect time of year for everything to come back to life, and there are plenty of wild vegetables growing on the mountain.
Therefore, there are quite a few people going up the mountain, and you'll encounter a few every now and then.
Gu Lili led the two to a less crowded area, because wild vegetables were still scarce, and it would be easier to snatch them if they went to a crowded place.
"Beep, wild Polygonum multiflorum, fifty coins per catty."
A mechanical voice rang in Gu Lili's mind. Gu Lili looked in the direction of the red dot marked by the system and saw a he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum).
Gu Lili looked at Erniu, then at Sigou, and said, "You two go away and keep an eye on people for me. I need to relieve myself."
Gu Erniu nodded somewhat awkwardly, while Gu Sigou thoughtfully picked a handful of wild wormwood leaves and handed them to Gu Lili.
"Sister, don't worry, my second brother and I will keep an eye on things for you!"
After saying that, he and Gu Erniu walked away into the distance, leaving Gu Lili bewildered in the wind.
Gu Lili shook her head, threw away the wild wormwood in her hand, and then quickly walked to the he shou wu plant.
I casually broke off a tree branch to use as a digging tool.
It took quite a while to dig out the Polygonum multiflorum.
Because it weighed less than a pound, it only sold for twenty coins.
However, Gu Lili was still very satisfied.
She patted the dirt off her hands and went to look for the Gu brothers.
Before she even got close, she could faintly hear Gu Sigou crying. Gu Lili's heart tightened, and she quickly ran towards the two brothers.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that Gu Sigou was lying weeping at the entrance of an abandoned trap hole; it turned out that Erniu had fallen in.
Gu Erniu, looking disheveled, hopped and jumped around in the trap, trying to grab the weeds at the edge of the trap and use them to climb out, but he failed many times.
There was even a kitten in Gu Erniu's arms, but where would a kitten come from in this desolate wilderness?
Without time to think about it carefully, Gu Lili quickly asked about Gu Erniu's condition, "Erniu, are you alright?"
Gu Erniu looked up at Gu Lili with a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Sister, I'm fine, it's just... I think the back of my pants is torn."
"Sister, it's all my fault. I saw a kitten inside and asked Second Brother to rescue it," Gu Sigou said remorsefully.
While keeping watch for his sister, he discovered the cat trapped in the snare and then sent Gu Erniu to rescue it.
Gu Erniu looked at the edge of the trap, which was covered with weeds, and thought it would be easy to get out.
As a result, when they went down and climbed back up, they discovered that the roots of these weeds were not strong.
"Si Gou, how can this be your fault? It just shows that you and your second brother are both kind-hearted children," Gu Lili said, gently patting Si Gou's head to comfort him.
Then she said to Erniu, who was trapped in the trap, "Erniu, don't worry. Let me see if there's anything around that can pull you out."
Gu Lili originally planned to go around once and then take the opportunity to buy a rope from her space to pull Erniu up.
Then we'll just make up some excuse to fob off the two kids.
Unexpectedly, Gu Sigou spotted a vine not far away and ran over to pull it up without thinking.
He was only thinking about pulling Gu Erniu out as quickly as possible, but he didn't realize that danger was hidden among the vines.
As soon as Gu Sigou's hand approached, he immediately screamed in agony.
Gu Lili was not far away, and immediately ran towards Si Gou.
As she ran closer, she saw a snake about a meter long about to crawl away, and Gu Lili immediately got goosebumps.
The snake was purplish-gray with large black diamond-shaped spots all over its body, and its head was yellow.
This startled Gu Lili, but she didn't know much about snakes and couldn't immediately identify what kind of snake it was.
Gu Lili was hoping the system would know, but the snake was moving too fast and the system didn't appear.
The system requires various serums, but we also need to know what kind of snake it is.
Looking at Gu Sigou's teary eyes, Gu Lili couldn't care less about anything else.
In one swift stride, he reached the snake and grabbed its tail.
To prevent the snake from biting him completely, he forcefully slammed the snake to the ground the moment he lifted it up.
Gu Lili has been afraid of these cold-blooded animals since she was a child, and now she is so frightened that her face has turned pale.
However, fearing that the snake would bite her, she stubbornly continued her actions, repeatedly striking the snake.
This scene left Gu Sigou dumbfounded; he didn't even have time to cry, and he forgot to close his open mouth.
She didn't know how long she had been thrown around, but Gu Lili felt like she had used up all her strength.
He stopped when he felt the snake in his hand become still, tossed the lifeless snake aside, and collapsed to the ground.
"Beep, Jade-spotted Rat Snake, a protected animal, non-venomous, trade prohibited."
Only when the mechanical voice in her mind did Gu Lili finally feel relieved.
When Gu Sigou saw his sister lying on the ground, he rushed over.
Gu Lili looked at Gu Sigou, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears.
"Sister, it's all my fault, it's all my fault." Gu Sigou said to himself, patting Gu Lili's shoulder.
If I hadn't thought about rescuing the cat, my second brother wouldn't have been unable to get up here.
If I had taken a good look at the vines, I wouldn't have been bitten by the snake, and my sister wouldn't have needed to avenge me and have been scared to tears.
After crying for a while, Gu Lili calmed down and felt a little embarrassed.
I'm mentally in my mid-twenties, yet I'm still crying in front of children.
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