Although the way down the mountain was fast, everyone's knees were more or less injured.
Especially the elderly, whose knees hurt so much that they can't walk, so they think of resting for a night before continuing on their journey.
After crossing the mountain, they felt noticeably warmer.
Even the vegetation and grass have more than doubled, and you can also see the traces of wild vegetables and fruits.
The old people rested where they were, while the young people dispersed to look for food.
In order to travel light, the large items of food were left behind. Seeing the food, everyone became very motivated.
When Su Man's family came out, there were only four people in it. Now there are twice as many. In addition, Xiaolan and Du Yuanyuru are both diligent and capable, so they brought back a lot of wild vegetables in a short time.
Xiaolan even found some sweet potatoes and carried them back in a basket.
Grandma Zhou was tapping her calf. When she saw Xiaolan bringing back such a big sweet potato, she smiled and praised her, "Xiaolan, you are amazing. This is a good thing."
Xiaolan grew up surrounded by insults, and when she arrived at her husband's house she was criticized for not being able to give birth to a son. Now, such a simple compliment made her so happy that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
"I...I was just looking for it randomly..."
Su Man, who was picking wild vegetables, also said with a smile, "Xiao Lan, don't be so modest. We couldn't find it even with a lantern, but you found it by searching blindly. Doesn't that mean you are more capable?"
"Huh, Sister Man, are you talking about me?"
Zhao Yuru was frustrated because she hadn't found many wild vegetables. "I couldn't find any even with a lantern."
Su Man poked her forehead and said, "You are not capable, but your Du Yuan is capable."
Du Yuan not only brought back a lot of firewood, but also shot back a wild rabbit, which he is currently processing.
Hearing this, he smiled naively and said, "It's all my fault. I took away all my wife's things."
"Alright! You're making me even more embarrassed by saying that!"
Zhao Yuru angrily retorted to him, causing everyone to laugh even louder.
Zhou Anan was the last to come back. Holding the hem of his clothes in his pocket, he came up to Su Man and said mysteriously, "Auntie, guess what I found!"
Seeing his face full of treasure, Su Man guessed, "Could it be that you found the fruit?"
"No, guess again."
"Hmm... wild vegetables?"
Zhou An'an couldn't bear it any longer. He opened the hem of his pants and said, "It's a bird's egg!"
This is a rare thing, and everyone came over to take a look. Zhou Anan looked so proud that her pigtails were almost sticking up to the sky.
When they first set out on the journey, they only took a small pot for convenience.
It was modified by Wang the blacksmith. It is okay for making pancakes or cooking, but it is not big enough for cooking a whole rabbit.
Since they couldn’t cook it, Suman and the others built a fire to roast it.
The food was so juicy, fat and tender that the kids were so greedy that they almost jumped into the fire.
After it was roasted and allowed to cool a little, they removed the large pieces of meat, knocked the skeleton and threw it into the pot to cook, added some crispy wild vegetable hearts and potatoes, and cooked it into a pot of bone soup.
As for the meat, each person was given two small pieces, which they put in their mouths to savor the taste, and were reluctant to swallow it easily.
Su Man's original intention was to share her food with the two children. She had Mimi to feed her, so there was no need to compete with the children for food.
But An An and Ping Ping refused to eat. Ping Ping pouted and said, "If Auntie doesn't want to eat, Ping Ping won't eat either."
An An also agreed with this, "If Auntie doesn't want to eat, then we won't eat either."
There was no other way, Suman could only eat it by herself.
Although the meat was not enough to fill them up, they still had broth to drink.
There were potatoes, and even without starch, the soup was still sticky and had the taste of meat and bones. It was so delicious that the children almost swallowed their tongues.
After drinking the soup, each of them ate half a sweet potato. The children were so full that they lay on the rocks with their bulging bellies, counting the stars in the sky together.
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Those who suffer from drought will die of drought, and those who suffer from floods will die of floods.
Su Man is a hardworking person. She will eat whatever food she can't finish.
But Qin Mosheng was either sick, crazy, or lazy.
Aunt Wang Wu is the only laborer left.
Aunt Wang Wu’s health was not very good to begin with. She searched for a long time before she finally picked a handful of wild vegetables, all of which were older ones.
I swallowed one end, but the other end was still in my mouth.
Qin Mosheng had already woken up, and Widow Song brought wild vegetable soup to his mouth.
"Come, Wanru, it's time to eat."
Ever since Qin Mosheng fainted, Widow Song became even more crazy due to the shock, and completely mistook Qin Mosheng for Qin Wanru.
Qin Mosheng was coughing so hard that he didn't have the energy to correct himself. He drank half a bowl of soup from Widow Song's hand and lay down again.
Aunt Wang Wu glanced at Qin Mosheng, coughed, and said, "Mosheng, I see your mother is in such a state that I'm afraid she won't be able to recover for a while, and now you've collapsed again. It's really hard for an old woman like me to take care of the three of you."
She glanced at Qin Mosheng's bag and said, "If you still have any food, take it out and use it as a last resort, otherwise the four of us will starve to death before we even reach the south."
Qin Mosheng subconsciously grabbed the bag under his head.
They did have some food, which was brought to them by Qin Wanru before she left.
He divided it into two parts, and he and Widow Song hid one in their bags in case of emergency.
I didn't take it out before because, on the one hand, I didn't want to share it with Aunt Wang Wu and her daughter, and on the other hand, the origin of this grain was unclear.
We are all from the same village and live together day and night. Everyone can see how much food each family has stored.
Qin Mosheng and his mother were the weakest people in the village, so how could they have any food?
They used to rely on Wang Xiuxiu for support, but now Wang Xiuxiu no longer cares about them, so they borrow money from here and there.
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