After the New Year, farmers begin preparing for spring planting, and the Zhang family gradually gets busy as well.
Song Lili and Lin Xue didn't remember to earn work points; they stayed home taking care of their children while doing sewing and mending.
Women hardly need to do any work in this world; most women stay at home, tend to their fields, and grow vegetables.
Song Lili and Lin Xue spent a day turning over their private plot of land, and were just waiting to go to the market to buy seeds and plant them.
During the spring planting season, neither Song Lili nor Lin Xue went to the fields. While everyone else was busy working in the fields, the two sisters-in-law went to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables, carrying baskets.
It's the time when wild vegetables are just sprouting and are still very fresh and tender. Let's dig some out and let the family have a taste.
Because Song Lili is generous with the amount of oil she uses when cooking, the wild vegetables don't have that bitter taste, and even her two children love to eat them.
So, the two sisters-in-law happily went up the mountain.
While foraging for wild vegetables, Song Lili suddenly thought of a problem: the college entrance examination was tomorrow, and if her family members passed, they would need money.
So, is it time to start saving money?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the time has really come.
Song Lili kept this matter in mind.
After the dissemination was over and they had some free time, Song Lili discussed the matter with Zhang Qinghua.
"If we're free, shall we go for a stroll in the mountains? We could find some wild game to satisfy our cravings."
This was just an excuse. During the Lunar New Year, the Zhang family prepared quite a lot of things, including plenty of meat.
Therefore, Zhang Qinghua knew that Song Lili wanted to go up the mountain on her own.
Although he didn't know why, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, nothing much has been happening lately."
Even if there are any, they're just trivial matters, and it's not a big deal if you don't go; they won't earn you many work points.
"Really? That's great! Let's hurry up and go. The sooner we go, the longer we can stay." Song Lili happily went to prepare her basket.
Zhang Qinghua looked at Song Lili, who was practically jumping for joy, and shook his head with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence, wondering what she was so happy about.
The two of them carried ropes and baskets up the mountain and headed straight for the deepest part of the mountain, without ever thinking of stopping outside.
Treasures can only be found in remote, untouched areas; in the outskirts, forget it, you won't find a single hair.
At first, there was a short, intermittent path, but later it became overgrown with dense, thick weeds, so dense that no trace of human life could be seen.
"Lili, stay close to me. There might be large animals around here. It would be dangerous if we got separated."
Upon seeing the wild grass that was more than half a person tall, Zhang Qinghua took Song Lili's hand and gave her some instructions.
Song Lili nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely follow you closely."
Despite her great strength, she was helpless against animals like wild boars, and in fact, she would put herself in danger.
She didn't plan to go alone either; she was very worried that Qinghua was the right choice.
Zhang Qinghua was relieved, but he still didn't let go of Song Lili's hand, holding it tightly as he walked inside step by step.
It's springtime now, a time when everything comes back to life, and many small animals come out to forage. If you're lucky, you might actually run into one.
And so, the two walked in, pushing aside the weeds. Song Lili saw several kinds of wild vegetables, which were growing very well and were very tender. If it weren't for the fact that wild vegetables weren't her target, she would have dug them all up.
Suddenly, Zhang Qinghua stopped, put his index finger to his lips, and told Song Lili to be quiet.
Song Lili was puzzled. Had she discovered something?
She tilted her head to listen carefully, but found that she couldn't hear anything.
Looking at Zhang Qinghua again, I noticed that his eyes were fixed on the woods to his left, his expression serious, and his eyes seemed to be showing a hint of ruthlessness.
Song Lili was slightly stunned. Was something really wrong?
She also quietly stopped, not daring to move or speak, deliberately lowering her breathing, and stood quietly behind Zhang Qinghua.
Suddenly, Zhang Qinghua charged out like a cheetah lying in ambush, finding the perfect moment to hunt, with a clear target in mind.
Song Lili was startled. After realizing what had happened, she quickly ran over to find out what it was.
As soon as I went outside, I saw Zhang Qinghua's figure rushing past, and a white figure flashing by.
Song Lili didn't even get a clear look at what the white thing was before it disappeared from her sight, so she could only hurry after it.
The two ran very fast, and after about ten minutes, Zhang Qinghua slowed down and shot a stone with his homemade slingshot.
Without hearing any sound, Zhang Qinghua stopped. Song Lili ran over and saw that it was a small pheasant with beautiful feathers, not the white she had just seen.
So, she misread it?
She crouched down and picked up the motionless pheasant lying on the ground. "Is it dead or just unconscious?"
She couldn't tell if the pheasant was still alive.
"Is he unconscious? I just hit him on the head, I don't know if I killed him instantly." Zhang Qinghua himself wasn't sure either.
"Never mind that for now. Find something to tie it up just in case. It would be best if it died, but even if it doesn't, it'll prevent it from escaping." Song Lili waved her hand dismissively.
Anyway, now that this pheasant is in their hands, it can forget about escaping and will be at their mercy.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Seeing Song Lili's happy expression, Zhang Qinghua's voice was gentle, like the finest brocade, warm and comforting.
Song Lili plucked a few wild grasses, twisted them into a short rope, tied the pheasant tightly, put it in her basket, and then clapped her hands, relieved.
"I didn't expect we'd be so lucky today! We've already run into pheasants as soon as we arrived," Song Lili thought happily.
I didn't have high hopes, but the final result was unexpected. I ran into it right away, and my luck was off the charts.
Zhang Qinghua smiled slightly after hearing this, "It's early spring now, and many small animals are coming out of hibernation. They're hungry, so of course we can run into them."
During the years when Zhang Qinghua was starving, he spent his time wandering around in these deep mountains and forests, and he was very familiar with the habits of these small animals.
That's why he didn't object when Song Lili said she wanted to go up the mountain to find wild game. Because they really could find a lot of good stuff.
"Oh, I see." Song Lili suddenly realized.
Although she was born in the countryside, by then the mountains had long been terraced fields and farmland, and there were hardly any large trees.
Unlike now, there are still weeds that are half a person tall. She had never seen them before, let alone the small animals. She had only heard of them but never seen them.
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