Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Eating My Mother's Family Out of Money
Hearing the name "Xuan Huaiqing", Fu Wenxiao was slightly startled.
Yu Li was staring intently at the bowl of fish soup in front of him and did not notice the changes on his face. He was thinking that he would have to go up the mountain again tomorrow to get more fish and also send some fish to his three sisters so that they could taste it.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Fu Wenxiao ask: "Are you going up the mountain tomorrow?"
"Of course!" Yu Li said without thinking, "There are a lot of delicious things in the mountains. Today I saw a field of wild grapes with many ripe purple grapes. They were very sweet. There are also raspberries, berries, wild pears..."
She counted them one by one on her hands and couldn't help swallowing.
She had just finished her meal, but she wanted to eat again.
This world is so wonderful. There are so many delicious things, and they are all pure natural, without pollution or mutation.
The expression on her face was not concealed and was very easy to understand.
Although it was only a few days, Fu Wenxiao had roughly understood her personality. It was really easy to understand her. Perhaps this was because she had never thought of hiding her uniqueness.
Although Fu Wenxiao didn't know what she relied on, when he thought about the horrible sense of crisis when she was awakened every night, he knew that she had her own confidence.
At night, when the two were resting, Fu Wenxiao suddenly said, "Be careful when you go up the mountain next time."
Yu Li first said "oh" and then asked: "What should we be careful of? Is it a wild animal in the mountains? I didn't encounter any today."
At this point, she still felt a little regretful.
The purpose of going up the mountain today was to find out if there were any ferocious beasts in the mountain and whether I could defeat them, but I didn't encounter any.
Fu Wenxiao was silent for a moment, then patiently said, "Be careful of strangers." After a pause, he continued, "I heard that the other side of the mountain is where foreigners live. Occasionally, some foreigners will cross the mountain and come here. They dare not rashly enter the village and will hide in the mountains..."
"If you encounter someone with strange whereabouts in the future, don't easily contact them."
Yu Li was about to blow out the lights, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but turn around to look at him.
After Fu Wenxiao finished speaking, he closed his eyes and rested. Feeling that undisguised gaze, he felt a little helpless.
This girl is too straightforward and bold. She doesn't seem to know how to get along with others. Sometimes she's not tactful enough...
Of course, maybe it's because her eyes are too clear and bright, so they are not annoying.
"I know." Yu Li said.
She finally blew out the light and lay down on the outside of the bed.
She was exhausted after a long day and wasn't feeling well, so she soon fell asleep to the sound of another person's faint breathing.
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Yu Li woke up as the sky slightly brightened.
There was not much entertainment these days, and farmers lived a simple life, working from sunrise to sunset and resting from sunset to sunrise. Yu Li's biological clock was almost the same.
After a good night's sleep, the discomfort in my body seemed to have eased a little.
Yu Li felt that this was not his illusion. It seemed that he really needed to eat enough to be healthy.
This made her more determined to go up the mountain today. It would be best to have enough food in the mountains, no matter what, as long as she could fill her stomach. If she only fed the Fu family and the Yu family, she was afraid that both families could not afford it.
Fu Wenxiao hadn't woken up yet, so Yu Li quietly put on his clothes and left the room.
After breakfast, Yu Li went to ask Zhou if there was any chores she needed to do at home.
She planned to finish the work quickly and then go into the mountains to find food.
During the past few days at the Fu family, she was idle every day, which made her very uncomfortable.
No matter in the previous life or as "Yu Li" in this life, there are endless tasks and endless work to do. He has never been so idle, as if he just has to wait for dinner.
Even if you take care of patients, they just lie in bed and behave themselves. You don't need to take care of them much. It's not a problem at all.
"We rent out our land to others for farming. We don't grow many vegetables in the vegetable garden, but they are enough for the whole family to eat. We don't need to take care of them. There are not many people in the family, so there is not much work to do." Zhou said softly, "Mother Li, you don't have to work. You and Brother Xiao should have a good rest and take care of your body."
Seeing how thin she was, Zhou was very worried, fearing that her daughter-in-law would die before her son’s health recovered.
If a person is too thin, he will get sick easily.
The sisters from the second branch of the Yu family are too thin and unhealthy. They really need to take better care of themselves.
Although it was for the purpose of getting married, she was married seriously and was treated as a proper daughter-in-law. Zhou never thought of letting Yu Li continue to work like a slave like she did in the Yu family, without a rest all day long. Isn't this tormenting?
At the moment, she just wants to take good care of the person and make him fatter first.
Although Yu Li didn't know what Zhou was thinking, she could feel that she had no ill will towards her, and she was a nice person who would cook for her.
After hearing Zhou's words, Yu Li felt relieved.
"Mom, I'll go up the mountain later," she said. "Many fruits in the mountain are ripe. I'll pick some and bring them back for you to taste."
"You want to go up the mountain? Will it be too tiring?" Zhou was a little worried. "I heard there are poisonous snakes and fierce beasts in the mountains. Don't go too far."
She didn't know what Yu Li did in the Yu family, nor did she know her abilities. Just looking at her pitiful and skinny appearance, she couldn't help but worry.
"No, I can do it." Yu Li said confidently, "I spent the whole day in the mountains yesterday."
Zhou knew that she grew up in Qingshi Village and the girls in the village often went up the mountain to chop firewood. She was very familiar with the mountains, so there shouldn't be any problem.
So she didn't say anything, found a bamboo backpack for Yu Li, and put an axe in it just in case.
Zhou also wanted to prepare some food for Yu Li, so that she wouldn't be hungry outside because she couldn't get back in time for lunch like she did yesterday.
Rejected by Yu Li.
"Don't bother. If I'm hungry, I'll eat something in the mountains."
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Just like yesterday, Yu Li went to Yu's house first.
The gate to the Yu family's courtyard was not locked today. Perhaps they knew that even if the door was closed, it would not stop her, so they simply left it unlocked.
However, the collapsed courtyard wall was covered with new mud, which had not yet completely dried, and you could tell at a glance that it was newly put on.
"This was made yesterday afternoon when grandpa, dad, and my third uncle went to the fields to fetch mud and put it back together," Yu Jin explained.
A section of the courtyard wall has collapsed. If we leave it alone, who knows if a thief will climb over the wall at night and steal chickens?
There are many idlers and scoundrels who steal and cheat in these villages.
Perhaps because of the words she left yesterday, the Yu family left her a breakfast today.
Yu Li was eating her breakfast while her three sisters were sitting beside her, looking very happy.
I don’t know if it’s because they ate well and slept well these days, but their complexions looked much better, and finally there was some color. Yu Li nodded secretly.
"We can all eat our fill now." Yuzhu said happily, "When grandma distributes food to us now, she doesn't just let us drink rice soup. Whatever Uncle San and Aunt San eat, Dad, Mom and we eat too. Mom doesn't have to get up secretly to drink water at night because she's so hungry..."
Yu Yin also smiled, "It's just that grandma and the others don't look too good."
Yu Jin snorted, "So what if they look unhappy? Anyway, my elder sister is here, so they can only bear it."
As the three sisters spoke, they couldn't help but look at Yu Li who was eating breakfast.
In fact, how could the younger sister not notice Yu Li's changes? From childhood to adulthood, the four sisters have depended on each other, and they are too familiar with each other.
Even so, they still like this big sister who has changed a lot.
Although she is still not good at speaking, she is stronger and more reliable than before. She will protect them and fight against their elders for them, allowing them to experience the feeling of being protected for the first time.
Even at night, Yu Jin couldn't help but hide in her bed and cry secretly.
She didn't know why she was crying, she just felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
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After breakfast, Yu Li left the Yu family.
Knowing that she was going up the mountain today, Yu Jin put a bag of boiled peanuts in her backpack and said, "These are the peanuts I picked yesterday. I boiled some today. Big sister, you can take them up the mountain to eat. You can fill your stomach when you are hungry."
Yu Li nodded and said to his three sisters, "There is a pond in the mountains with lots of fish. I will catch some fish for you to eat."
"Okay, okay!" Yuzhu said happily, "Sister, I want to eat pickled fish."
When the sisters Yu Jin and Yu Yin thought of the taste of pickled fish, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
Home-made sauerkraut cooked with fish is sour and appetizing. It will be even more delicious if you add some dogwood to add a bit of spiciness.
Seeing that they really wanted to eat, Yu Li thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll bring a bucket. I'll bring back live fish and make pickled fish for you."
If you want to make pickled fish, fresh fish is better.
Finally, Yu Li put a wooden barrel in his backpack and took it with him up the mountain.
After entering the mountains, Yu Li was like a fish entering the water or a bird entering the forest. He treated the mountains and forests as his own back garden and happily searched for food along the way.
While eating, she picked a lot of ripe wild fruits, wrapped them in leaves and put them in the basket.
Unfortunately, until she was full, she didn't see any small animals.
After meeting Boss Tu yesterday, she remembered that people in this world can hunt. She originally thought that it would be great if she could encounter a pheasant or something, and catch a chicken to take home for a snack, but she didn't even see a chicken feather, let alone a pheasant.
I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or if the animals don’t live in this area.
When it was almost dark, Yu Li went back to the pond from yesterday and caught seven or eight fish in one breath.
If the bucket was not big enough, she actually wanted to catch more, take them home and keep them. She could just scoop them up and cook them when she wanted to eat them. How convenient.
Looking at the fish swimming in the water, Yu Li gave up reluctantly and decided to come here whenever he wanted to eat fish.
This pond is located in a remote area, far away from the outskirts of the mountain. Usually not many people come here, so there is no need to worry about being discovered and having the fish in the pond taken away.
Yu Li has already regarded the fish in this pond as his own food reserve.
If you can't catch any prey, there's also a pond of fish which is also good.
When we returned to the village, it was already dark, with only a faint twilight remaining in the sky.
Yu Li went to Yu’s house first.
She got a lot of things today, and she was thinking about her three younger sisters, so naturally she wanted to bring some food for them.
As it was late, the gate of the Yu family's courtyard was already closed, and Yu Li pushed it open violently without any courtesy.
When the door was pushed open, it attracted the attention of the Yu family.
"Who is it? It's dark now, what's the matter?"
Old Mrs. Yu’s loud voice rang out. When she came out of the house and saw Yu Li coming in, her nagging stopped abruptly, as if someone was strangling her neck.
"Li, Li Niang, why are you here?" Old Madam Yu asked in horror. Her expression changed drastically as she thought of something. "Are you here for dinner?"
She was so anxious that she broke out in a sweat.
The way this girl eats, even the food brought by the strong wind wouldn't be enough for her. Is she trying to eat her parents out of money?
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