Because they had to collect fertilizer that night, everyone ate quickly, but they were all very satisfied.
Du Yuhan left early and rode her bicycle to pick up the fertilizer.
When she arrived at the destination, it was already dark. She took out forty bags of fertilizer and the saplings she had prepared.
She had been ready for a short while when Liang Shouzhen and Du Lianqiao arrived in two horse-drawn carriages with He Zhenhua and the other two young men.
When they arrived, He Zhenhua and his group were surprised to see a huge pile of things, including many saplings.
Du Yuhan said, "These are saplings I bought from someone. Some will be planted outside the fence to serve as a wall. Once these trees grow, my house will be safer and more private. The thorns on these crown-of-thorns will also deter thieves. There are also some fruit tree saplings. Maybe we'll be able to eat fruit this year."
Upon hearing this, He Zhenhua said, "That's good. We'll plant them all for you tomorrow."
No one said anything more, and they all started loading fertilizer onto the truck.
Actually, forty bags of fertilizer isn't much; a horse-drawn cart can haul them all up in one trip, with twenty bags at a time.
He Zhenhua and the others stayed behind to keep their sister company, while some people from the brigade went back to unload the truck.
After finishing hauling fertilizer, the horse-drawn cart quickly returned to fetch saplings for Du Yuhan. There were quite a few saplings, and it took several trips to transport them all back.
The village cadres at the brigade headquarters excitedly gathered around a pile of fertilizer, planning which plot of land to fertilize.
After Du Yuhan and the others got home, they all rested.
The next morning, He Zhenhua and two others got up early to dig holes and plant trees outside the fence.
These physically demanding tasks are nothing to them.
Du Yuhan was touched to see her older brothers getting up early to plant trees for her. It's so nice to have brothers.
Seeing her brothers starting work early in the morning, Du Yuhan felt she had to make a more substantial breakfast.
So she cooked a pot of millet porridge, made a lot of scallion pancakes, scrambled eggs, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and cold wild vegetables.
The three young men were strong and worked quickly, finishing planting all the trees in the front yard in one morning.
Du Yuhan called everyone to eat after she finished cooking.
The three of them washed up and then went to the living room for dinner.
Upon seeing the food on the table, He Zhendong remarked, "Such a lavish breakfast! We're in for a treat."
Du Yuhan said, "You've been working all morning and put in a lot of effort, so of course I have to cook something nice for you. I see the trees are being planted quickly, so after we finish eating and finish planting those few fruit trees, we won't plant any more today. If you still have energy, we can go hunting in the mountains."
He Zhendong was the first to respond, "Great! I'd love to see how good your archery is too. If we catch some game, we can have a nice meal when we get back tonight. I'm getting sick of eating cornbread and pickled vegetables every day lately, I just want something good to eat, especially meat. I could even feed a wild boar to it."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "If we really manage to hunt a wild boar, you can eat as much meat as you want. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
After quickly finishing breakfast, everyone followed Du Yuhan's instructions and planted several fruit tree saplings in the designated locations. After watering them, they were all done.
Du Yuhan prepared fruit tree seedlings for grapes, apples, cherries, hawthorns, peaches, and pears.
The saplings are several years old; once they are planted and survive, they will bear fruit.
Most people wouldn't dare to plant like this, but Du Yuhan wasn't afraid. She had well water from her spatial dimension, so she wasn't worried about the fruit trees failing to survive.
After tidying up again, He Zhenhua and the other two took their daggers, while Du Yuhan took a dagger and a bow and arrow.
Only then did the group finally see Du Yuhan's bow and arrow.
He Zhenhua took the bow and arrow in his hand and examined it, saying, "The workmanship and materials of this bow and arrow are very exquisite; it is a fine bow."
Du Yuhan asked, "How do you know all this, brother? You can shoot arrows too?"
He Zhendong shook his head and said, "A friend of mine likes archery, and I learned some things about it from him."
Once the group was ready, they set off carrying willow baskets with ropes inside.
They went directly into the mountains from the nearest point. Today, with a few more people, they ventured deeper into the mountains.
After entering the mountains, He Zhenhua and the other two witnessed Du Yuhan's archery skills firsthand; she was incredibly accurate and never missed a shot.
The three of them looked at Du Yuhan with admiration, knowing that they could never reach her level.
Seeing how capable his younger sister was, He Zhendong knew he was guaranteed a good meal today. He then took the initiative to run around picking up the prey.
It's the lean season now, and the prey in the mountains are also lacking food, so they will search for food everywhere.
Not long after they entered the deep mountains, they encountered a small group of wild boars: two adult boars and four baby boars, apparently a family out foraging together.
Du Yuhan and the other three were all very agile, and each of them moved quickly, finding a big tree and climbing it up.
He Zhenhua and his two companions decided to climb the tree to observe the situation and see if they could keep the wild boars alive without getting hurt.
While He Zhenhua and the others were still observing, Du Yuhan made her move. She found the right angle, drew her bow, and shot an arrow that flew out with a whoosh, hitting the eye of the largest wild boar.
The wild boar was suddenly shot in the eye and went berserk. The boars also spotted Du Yuhan and her friends climbing the tree.
The wild boar that was shot was in pain and charged around wildly. Another wild boar started ramming into the big tree where Du Yuhan was, and would occasionally look up and hiss at Du Yuhan in the tree.
Ignoring all that, Du Yuhan quickly drew her bow and shot an arrow again, turning the wild boar that had crashed into the tree into a one-eyed monster.
Du Yuhan's arrows were quite powerful; hitting the eye meant the arrowhead was close to the brain. Furthermore, she had deliberately applied a sedative to the arrowhead, which would disorient the wild boar.
After dealing with the two big ones, Du Yuhan started looking at the small ones.
Du Yuhan didn't plan to keep all four wild boar piglets; she only intended to keep one. Wild boar meat is tender, and she planned to save it for her children.
The other three wild boars, probably encountering such a dangerous situation for the first time, ran away in a flash.
He Zhenhua and his men seized the opportunity to slip down from the tree and use their daggers to finish off the two dazed, one-eyed wild boars.
After finishing off the wild boars, He Zhendong ran over to Du Yuhan, lifted her up, and laughed loudly, "Little sister, you're amazing! Your second brother admires you!"
Du Yuhan was a little embarrassed because it was the first time someone had lifted her up like a child. She patted her second brother's arm and said, "Second brother, put me down quickly. I'm not a child anymore. How can you lift someone up like that?"
He Zhendong chuckled and quickly put his sister down.
He Zhenhua and Huo Xicheng chuckled beside them.
He Zhenhua said, "Your second brother is happy to see meat to eat. Now he can eat as much meat as he wants. Xiaohan, your archery skills are really amazing. Not only do you hit the target every time, but you also deliberately shoot in tricky spots. It's not easy to hit the eye. Your eldest brother admires you too."
Huo Xicheng laughed and said, "Yes, Xiaohan's archery skills are probably unmatched by many. Who did you learn them from?"
Du Yuhan said, "I learned this in Luancheng."
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