Hua Zhian knew in his heart that they wouldn't be able to take over Xun Liangfen's position so quickly. If he returned to the city, his younger sister would definitely have to go to the countryside.
Having experienced the hardships of being sent to the countryside, he didn't want Xiangyun to go through it again.
Hua Xiangyun: "Second Brother, do you think you can't come back after going to the countryside?"
“It’s not that we can’t come back, it’s just very troublesome.” Hua Zhian said, looking into the distance. “The first batch of comrades who went to the countryside have been there for more than ten years. Some of them couldn’t stand it and started families there, giving up their desire to return to the city.”
I talked to my dad last night, and I have to go back after the New Year.
If things really come to light, even hiding in the city won't save you."
Hua Xiangyun asked curiously, "Did Dad agree to this?"
"He promised to discuss it with my grandparents. You don't need to worry about anything else. Just focus on finishing your last six months of classes and you'll take over from your grandmother."
Hua Xiangyun: "If I told you that you could return to the city without working, would you believe me?"
Hua Zhian kicked away the stone under his feet. "You mean the resumption of the college entrance examination?"
Rumors of this have been circulating since last year, but nothing has been implemented, and people have long since given up hope.
Silly girl, you have two older brothers, how could you possibly suffer like this?
Don't worry, I'll definitely convince my family.
Hua Xiangyun, "..."
"Come on, your second brother will take you forward. There's my secret base there. I'll get you some wild eggs there." Hua Guangzong's mood changed quickly. He stared at the forest behind him and headed straight in.
Hua Xiangyun followed slowly behind, becoming increasingly curious about the mountain in front of her.
Unlike other mountains where there are graves, they walked for so long without seeing a single one.
"Second Brother, aren't there any graves on this mountain?" Hua Xiangyun wasn't going to hold back; she asked directly if she had a question.
"Grave?" Hua Zhian felt these two words were somewhat ominous. "Why are you bringing this up?"
Hua Xiangyun: "Isn't it just curiosity? It seems like other mountains have them too."
"This must be related to the other villages, right?" Hua Zhian was also a little uncertain. "I heard that the nearby villages all want to include this mountain in their jurisdiction, but the other villages are against it, so it's at a stalemate."
I've heard this has been the case for hundreds of years, so naturally they won't allow other villages to build their graves here.
Since no one has done it before, naturally no one has set a precedent.
“But it’s not impossible,” Hua Zhian said, who was quite familiar with the mountain. “I’ve seen a place where there was no tombstone, but my grandfather told me that it was an old grave, probably a long time ago. It was covered with weeds and a few trees had grown around it.”
"How can you tell?" Hua Xiangyun asked curiously as she followed.
"I don't know about that. At the time, I also thought that Grandpa had made a mistake."
After all, the terrain there is flat, and there are no graves. If you're curious, you can ask Grandpa when you come down the mountain.”
Hua Xiangyun: "Is that place far away?"
“It’s not far,” Hua Zhian said, pointing in the opposite direction. “It’s only about 200 meters from here. Shall we go ahead and see if we’ve found anything? If we still have time, I’ll take you to see.”
Hua Xiangyun said, "No need for that. I was just curious. Let's go take a look first. Maybe we can add some dishes to our menu today."
Hua Xiangyun had already heard the commotion coming from ahead. She squatted down and picked up a few small stones.
Hua Zhian thought it was just Xiangyun's curiosity and didn't take it to heart. "That's for sure. I'm not bragging, but I've never come down the mountain empty-handed."
Hua Xiangyun: "...I seem to remember that my second brother didn't bring back any game a few years ago either?"
Hua Zhian, "...You probably don't remember." Occasionally finding a few wild eggs or bird eggs shouldn't count as not leaving empty-handed, right?
The two siblings had only walked fifty meters forward when several pheasants flew out of the bushes ahead. Hua Zhian excitedly lunged forward, and Hua Xiangyun instantly threw out a few pebbles.
Hua Zhian was a little disappointed when he found nothing. Then he heard the sound of pheasants falling to the ground and flapping around. Not far from him, there were two pheasants flapping around on the ground. He quickly went over and caught the pheasants in his hands.
At this point, it was also discovered that one of its wings was injured and bleeding, and the other one appeared to have a head injury; it flapped its wings a couple of times in his hand and then stopped moving.
"Xiangyun, did you shoot those two pheasants?" Although he was running fast, he did see his younger sister throw the stones. "When did you learn this skill? You're so good at it!"
Hua Xiangyun walked towards the spot where the pheasant had just flown out. "I learned this from my master. How's it? Not bad, right?"
"You've finally shown up! Does our master still want to take on apprentices?" Hua Zhian knew exactly what Xiangyun was up to, after all, he had done this kind of raid on enemy strongholds quite a few times before.
"You and Dad really are father and son, you say the same things."
"But unfortunately, my master only said it was for a destined person, and there was only one." As Hua Xiangyun spoke, she parted the bushes and sure enough, she saw a nest of wild eggs inside.
"I didn't expect there to actually be any," Hua Zhian said, seeing that the two pheasants in his hands couldn't escape either, so he simply threw them aside.
He didn't damage the bushes, after all, a few pheasants had just flown away and might come back.
He found a relatively sparse opening, crawled inside, and carefully took out the eggs one by one, handing them to Hua Xiangyun who was waiting outside.
I counted them silently in my mind, and there were a total of thirty-two, which was quite a bumper harvest.
"We're really lucky today. It seems like no one has come here for a long time, and we've gotten a great deal." Hua Zhian took out a bag from his back, laid some hay at the bottom, and then carefully placed the eggs on top.
Hua Xiangyun: "Second Brother, didn't you say this was your secret base? How come other people know about it?"
Hua Zhian, "Uh... doesn't my older brother know too?"
Seeing that he had finished packing, Hua Xiangyun asked, "Shall we continue on?"
Hua Zhian: "Let's look ahead! Maybe our good luck will continue."
Hua Xiangyun followed behind, and Hua Zhian didn't forget to turn around and remind her, "Little sister, remember to pick up a few more pebbles. If you encounter any more pheasants, you can slaughter them all."
Hua Xiangyun smiled and nodded, showing him a few small pebbles on her palm. "They're all ready."
After walking around and clearing through a few bushes, collecting a dozen or so eggs, I stopped collecting them.
Hua Zhian was somewhat disappointed; things had started off quite well.
Hua Xiangyun said, "We've been up here for so long, why don't we go down the mountain first? So Grandpa won't get anxious."
Hua Zhian said, "Alright, let's head back. Aren't you still interested in that grave? It's not far from here, and it's on our way. I'll take you there to see if we find anything there."
Hua Xiangyun hadn't expected him to remember this. If he hadn't added that last sentence, she thought she would definitely have been moved.
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