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Little Ruanruan is completely unaware of her older brother's true purpose in coming here, or that Brother Gu Chen is already on his way.
She and Qianqian followed Sister Peach Blossom and Sister Little Lotus from the village home, and after carrying their little baskets on their backs, they happily headed up the mountain.
There are many oak trees on this mountain. The leaves of these broad-leaved trees decompose and become the best nutrients for fungi, so there are many fungi on the mountain.
Peach Blossom and Little Lotus had been picking mushrooms in the mountains with their grandparents since they were little, so they knew exactly which ones were edible and which ones were poisonous.
They also taught Xixi and Xiaoruanruan a very simple way to tell if a mushroom is edible: look for wormholes. If there are wormholes, it means that insects have eaten the mushroom, and if insects have eaten it, it is not poisonous.
Little Ruanruan and Qianqian weren't focused on finding mushrooms at this moment. Instead, they stared at the little baskets on Peach Blossom and Little Lotus's backs, their big eyes shining.
This little basket is so pretty!
Little Ruanruan finally couldn't resist any longer. She trotted up to Peach Blossom with her short legs, and took Peach Blossom's hand with her tender little hand. "Sister Peach Blossom, can I carry your little basket for a bit?"
"You like this little basket?" Peach Blossom asked, somewhat surprised.
For them, carrying a small basket on their backs is something they've been doing since they were little, so it's nothing unusual.
The children in their village, as young as four or five, would carry small baskets and follow their grandparents up the mountain to gather pig feed, firewood, and pick mushrooms.
Peach Blossom generously put down the small basket on her back and let Little Softie carry it.
But Xiao Ruanruan is too short. Even though the little basket is small, it still hits her ankles when she carries it.
Sisi rubbed her hands together excitedly, "Little Softie, it's my turn to carry you, it's my turn to carry you."
Little Ruanruan was a little reluctant to part with her.
Xiao Lian, who was standing nearby, took off her small basket and gave it to Qianqian, saying, "Qianqian, you can carry mine."
"Thank you, Xiaolian." Xixi, carrying a basket on her back, excitedly hugged Xiaolian's shoulder with one hand. "When we get back later, I'll bring you some of my homemade, super delicious snacks."
When Little Softie heard her sister say "homemade," she couldn't help but twitch her eye. She didn't know if it was spicy bat, spicy rat meat, or candied fruit fly larvae, but no matter what it was, she didn't want to eat it.
Of course, she didn't want her sister to take it out and give it to Peach Blossom Sister and Little Lotus Sister to eat, because she was afraid that Peach Blossom Sister and Little Lotus Sister would be frightened.
Sisters Xiaoruanruan and Qianqian followed Taohua and Xiaolian, filling their small baskets with large clusters of mushrooms. In no time, they had filled both baskets.
After the initial excitement of picking mushrooms wore off, Sisi tilted her head back and carefully searched the treetops.
Peach Blossom and Little Lotus followed her and looked up at the top of the tree, but they saw nothing. They couldn't help but ask Qianqian curiously, "Qianqian, what are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for a squirrel. I think I just saw one run by," Sisi replied while searching.
Peach Blossom and Little Lotus immediately lost their interest. "Sisi, it's not fun looking for squirrels now. You have to go to the squirrel's burrow in winter. Squirrels will hide a lot of pine nuts, acorns and other nuts in their burrows. Once you find them, you can take them out and eat them."
"If we destroy the squirrel's nest, won't the squirrel itself have no food to survive the winter?" Little Softie asked in a sweet, childlike voice, looking at Peach Blossom and Little Lotus with her bright, big eyes.
"This..." Peach Blossom and Little Lotus were stumped by Little Softie's question.
Because they never thought about this issue.
They were all a little embarrassed. They used to see city girls on TV who were so kind and caring towards animals, but now they were stealing squirrels' food to eat as snacks… it seemed a bit…
Little Softie continued to look at Peach Blossom and Little Lotus with her big, dark eyes, as black as chilled grapes, and said seriously, "I wonder if squirrel meat tastes good. If it does, we should catch the squirrels too. They won't survive the winter without food anyway, so we might as well eat them along with their food."
Peach Blossom and Little Lotus's eyes twitched when they heard Little Softie's serious words.
What happened to the idea that city girls are kind-hearted and love animals?
They were just trapping squirrels and getting some nuts as snacks, but this city girl, who looks like a fairy, wanted to eat squirrel meat.
However, they had never heard of anyone eating squirrel meat in their lives, so they scratched the back of their heads and said, "Squirrel meat, it probably doesn't taste good!"
Sisi gave Xiaoruanruan a sharp tap on the head. "Xiaoruanruan, you little glutton, all you ever do is eat. Who said a squirrel can't survive the winter if its burrow is destroyed?"
Squirrels have a habit of hiding their winter food in many places during the fall. However, they have poor memories, and sometimes they may forget where they have hidden the food.
Therefore, even if a squirrel has its food stolen from one or two nests, it doesn't affect its ability to survive the winter at all.
You want to eat someone else's flesh? Dream on!
Little Ruanruan raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, which was a little sore from being hit by her sister, and grumbled unhappily, "I was just saying, I didn't really go to catch squirrels to eat!"
Four little girls were carrying two small baskets full of mushrooms down the mountain. Just as they reached the stream at the foot of the mountain, a large stream of water splashed in front of Xiao Ruanruan and Qianqian.
Xiao Ruanruan and Qianqian instinctively took a step back at the same time, and when they looked up, they saw the little boy running towards them smugly holding a green bamboo tube.
Su Xiaowu held up the bamboo tube in front of Xiao Ruanruan and Qianqian, "Xiao Ruanruan, Qianqian, look, Dazhuang and the others taught me how to make water guns, aren't they cool?"
This homemade water gun is actually just like a syringe. A larger bamboo tube is put on the outside as an empty tube to hold water, and a smaller bamboo tube is inserted inside the larger bamboo tube as a piston.
Little Softie nodded emphatically, giving Su Xiaowu face. "Yeah, very handsome!"
Looking into Xiao Ruanruan's beautiful eyes, which seemed to hold the light of stars, Su Xiaowu generously handed the water gun to her, saying, "Here you go, Xiao Ruanruan, you can play with it."
"Thank you, big brother," the little girl said sweetly.
Su Xiaowu then noticed that Tao Hua and Xiao Lian's baskets were full of mushrooms, and he greeted them familiarly, "You picked so many red umbrellas and white stems?"
Peach Blossom and Little Lotus are about the same age as Su Xiaowu. They have never seen boys as good-looking as Su Xiaowu and Su Lei before.
So, when Su Xiaowu spoke to them, both of them unconsciously blushed with embarrassment.
"Mmm," Xiaolian replied, her head bowed.
Peach Blossom was a little bolder. Although she was a little embarrassed, she still tried her best to take off her little basket and hand it to Su Xiaowu, saying with a blush, "This basket was picked by Qianqian and Xiaoruanruan. You can take it back and eat it!"
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