When Yuan Qiwen came over and saw Liu Gang take a skinned rabbit out of the basket, he exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, a rabbit! Mom, shall we stew rabbit meat for dinner tonight?"
As he spoke, Yuan Qiwen swallowed hard, as if the stewed rabbit meat was already in front of him.
With limited supplies from the government, even families of high status cannot afford to eat meat regularly, which is why Yuan Qiwen was extremely tempted by the rabbit.
Han Xiuqin rolled her eyes at her youngest son and said, "Yes, I'll let you satisfy your craving today."
After receiving confirmation from his mother, Yuan Qiwen inquired with Liu Gang about the rabbit's origin. Upon hearing that Du Yuhan had caught it herself in the mountains, his eyes lit up; he hadn't expected the petite Du Yuhan to possess such skill.
He decided to visit his cousin more often in the future, hoping that he might be able to find rabbit meat to eat again.
Yuan Qiwen was very curious about how Du Yuhan, who was younger than him and much smaller in stature, managed to catch a wild rabbit. He decided to go to Du Yuhan to learn from her.
Du Yuhan, who was cooking at home, was unaware that someone had their eyes on her.
When Liu Gang rode his bicycle home, Du Yuhan's braised rabbit was almost ready.
There was meat stewing in one pot, and Du Yuhan steamed a bowl of rice in another.
The rice is first washed and boiled briefly in a pot, then drained and steamed in a bowl. This prevents burnt rice and ensures nothing is wasted. The remaining rice water is then consumed as porridge.
After the meat and rice were cooked, Du Yuhan stir-fried a sweet and sour spicy cabbage dish, which was also very appetizing.
Du Yuhan washed some of the wild vegetables she had dug up and ate them directly in a cold salad. They were especially refreshing and had a unique flavor.
There was meat, vegetables, and a bowl of steamed rice that looked crystal clear on the table. Liu Gang couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
After the rice was served, Han Yi picked up his chopsticks and started eating first, while Liu Gang then buried his head in his food and ate heartily.
Because the food at home had been good during this period, and Du Yuhan had been making nourishing soups for Han Yixian from time to time, Han Yixian's originally thin and pale cheeks became noticeably rosier, and his face was no longer so sunken, making him look more handsome, seemingly even better than before.
Liu Gang has also changed. The young man, who never stops exercising every day, has become noticeably stronger and seems to have grown taller.
The most obvious change is in Du Yuhan. She has been eating and living well during this period and is enjoying a comfortable life. Her body was already in her puberty period, so in just over a month, Du Yuhan has grown taller, gained weight, and her face has opened up a lot, already showing signs of beauty.
Du Yuhan's temperament has gradually blended composure and liveliness, and also subtly reveals an elegant and generous demeanor.
At this time, Du Yuhan had already grown into a graceful young woman.
This made Han Yixian constantly wonder what kind of environment Du Yuhan grew up in. Han Yixian absolutely did not believe that Du Yuhan was raised by her adoptive parents in her hometown.
Could it be that she inherited it from her biological parents? If so, Du Yuhan's biological parents are definitely not ordinary people.
At this moment, Du Yuhan no longer had the timidity and shyness she had shown when they first met. She was full of confidence and no longer showed any trace of timidity or inferiority.
Han Yi wondered if Du Yuhan had been faking it at first? But it didn't seem like it. However, Du Yuhan had changed so much recently.
Perhaps it was just a protective shell for her in the past.
The next day, Du Yuhan went to dig for wild vegetables again, while Liu Gang was assigned to turn over the soil in the yard to make vegetable plots.
Han Yixian also came to the courtyard to bask in the sun.
Winter has passed, the earth is warming up, and everywhere is full of life.
The peach tree that was already in the yard has blossomed, and the pink peach blossoms have added a lot of beauty to the small yard.
A jujube tree is about to bud; the willows growing outside the yard have already donned green coats, swaying their silken branches in the spring breeze; the locust tree has also budded; and the pine tree, needless to say, remains evergreen, but under the caress of the spring breeze, it has begun to grow new branches and leaves.
The clusters of tiny, dark black tufts on the elm trees, caressed by the spring breeze, have transformed into strings of glistening, emerald-green elm seeds. They hang close together on the branches, waiting for those who appreciate them to pick them.
Elm seeds have a very short lifespan, lasting only a dozen days or so before they can be harvested and eaten, as they quickly turn yellow and fall off, drifting away with the wind to various places.
Elm seeds are like seeds; perhaps next year, a new sprout will grow from where they fall and slowly become a towering tree.
There are many ways to eat elm seeds, and Du Yuhan decided that they would have elm seed rice tomorrow.
This courtyard, like the retirement home, once belonged to a wealthy family, so like the retirement home, it is surrounded by various trees, all of which are very old and have long since matured into large trees.
The courtyard, surrounded by walls, appears quite secluded and tranquil.
Du Yuhan really liked the environment here. There was a river not far from the courtyard. The river was not wide but several tens of meters wide, and the water was clear, flowing slowly past the front of the mountains.
It is said that this river eventually flows into the sea, so one can reach the sea by following this river.
It's likely that the wealthy family who built their villa here were attracted by the surrounding environment.
When Du Yuhan saw the slowly flowing river, she thought of fishing.
Now that the weather is warmer, it's not cold to sit still by the river fishing for a long time.
She decided to make a fishing rod and dig up some earthworms to go fishing in the next couple of days.
Her space has been upgraded to level 10. The lower the level, the easier it is to upgrade. The higher the level, the more experience points are needed and the more difficult it is to upgrade. So Du Yuhan is now putting all her effort into upgrading her space.
Now that there are more and more things that can be planted in the space, and pastures and fish ponds will soon appear, Du Yuhan is full of enthusiasm.
After being reborn, the space was upgraded from scratch, but Du Yuhan's current space is different from her previous one, because when she reached level ten, several mountains appeared in the space.
Du Yuhan was shocked but also overjoyed.
However, those mountains were bare except for a few scattered trees, so she had to make full use of them.
She planted some fruit trees on the mountain. Some of the seedlings and seeds were bought from the space store, while others were directly planted from seeds found in the fruit shops in the big shopping mall.
At first, Du Yuhan was just trying it out, but she didn't expect the space to be so helpful and all of them grew out.
The city has all kinds of fruits from both the north and south, and Du Yuhan, who had seeds, tried planting some of them. So at this time, there are a wide variety of fruit trees on the mountain.
Du Yuhan especially loves eating fruit, and seeing these thriving fruit trees, she looks forward to the day when they grow up and bear abundant fruit.
Every morning after exercising, eating breakfast, and getting ready, Du Yuhan goes to the mountains. One reason is to dig for wild vegetables, and the other is to find some good trees to transplant to the mountains in her space.
There are several large mountains there; she can't just leave them bare and wasting their potential.
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