Ruan Mengmeng drank a bowl and a half of millet porridge, plus two meat buns.
Ruan Zilong was not to be outdone and he bought the remaining bowl and a half of millet porridge for himself.
"I'm so full~burp!" After patting his belly, Ruan Zilong couldn't help but burp.
"I'll go wash the dishes!" He gathered the empty bowls together and prepared to wash them.
"Well, go ahead!" Ruan Mengmeng was not idle either. She stood up and went to find a kettle for the two of them.
We're going up the mountain soon, so we need to bring some water.
Otherwise, in such hot weather, I would be too tired after running for a while.
You don’t have to eat for the time being, but you must bring water.
By the time Ruan Zilong finished washing the bowls and chopsticks, Ruan Mengmeng had almost finished cleaning up.
"Sister, I'm fine!" He wiped the water stains on his hands and looked at Ruan Mengmeng in the yard.
"Okay, I've got everything ready, we can leave right away!"
She poured the hay leaves from the basket onto the ground, then replied to him without even raising her head.
The two men put on straw hats and gloves that had been prepared.
"Let's go!" Ruan Mengmeng picked up the backpack and handed the water bottle to Ruan Zilong.
"Yeah!" Ruan Zilong took the kettle and hung it on his shoulder, then followed him out the door happily.
With a click, Ruan Mengmeng locked the door.
"Let's go and call Xinxin!" The guy said yesterday that if they went up the mountain, they must call her.
It’s early today, so we can spare more time to explore the back mountain.
Seven or eight minutes later, in front of Zhang's gate.
The brother and sister stood outside the door waiting...
"I won't carry a backpack. It's too big. I think a bamboo basket is fine!" Zhang Xinxin took a deep breath and went out.
"You don't need to collect grass for the pigs, a bamboo basket will do!" Ruan Mengmeng nodded, agreeing with her very much.
Both of them have golden fingers, so no matter how many treasures they encounter, they can bring them back.
But no one else knows, so at least the two of them have to pretend.
"Mengmeng and Zilong, don't you want to come in and rest for a while?" Bai Rong walked out of the kitchen.
"No, Auntie, while it's still early and the weather isn't too hot, let's go up the mountain. When we have time, we can come back and play!"
She had things to do today and couldn't go in, so Ruan Mengmeng rejected Bai Rong's kindness.
"Okay, be careful when you go up the mountain!" Bai Rong reminded worriedly before leaving.
"Don't worry, we will pay attention!" Zhang Xinxin patted his chest and promised.
Under Bai Rong's gaze, the three of them left together.
They found a small path that went around the mountain.
The road is indeed flat on the other side, but it is easy to meet villagers.
Ruan Mengmeng was not familiar with the villagers at all, and she didn't like the way they looked at her.
Not to mention Zhang Xinxin, she doesn't like it either.
When we meet, they ask all kinds of questions, like a hundred thousand whys, which is very annoying.
After entering the back mountain, the three of them completely let themselves go.
"It's still quieter in the mountains and the air smells better!" Zhang Xinxin sighed.
"What's wrong? Is it noisy at home?" She looked at Zhang Xinxin with a teasing look.
"No, I said compared to the village!" Zhang Xinxin spread out his palms and rolled his eyes helplessly.
"If you say so, then it is indeed~" After thinking for a while, Ruan Mengmeng nodded in unison.
In the village, just the villagers were a little unbearable for her.
Not to mention, those who like to gossip and talk too much.
"You didn't come yesterday, but Zilong and I gained a lot!" she continued.
“I thought since we just got home, you two might need to rest for a while before going up the mountain to collect grass for the pigs.
Who knew you guys went up the mountain yesterday? The key is that you didn’t even call me! "
As she spoke, she curled her lips, seeming to be a little resentful.
"It's not that I didn't want to call you, but your family situation..." She didn't say anything else. Zhang Xinxin understood what she meant.
This time when my brother came home to recuperate, it was my mother who took care of him, so she didn't pay much attention to him.
"Sister, there are mushrooms over there!" Zhang Xinxin was about to continue speaking when Ruan Zilong's voice rang out.
"It is indeed a mushroom. You are getting stronger and stronger, little brother. It seems that you have remembered everything I taught you."
Now, as long as you go up the mountain to pick grass for pigs, you will come across herbs, mushrooms and so on.
Ruan Mengmeng would always tell him whether he could eat it or not.
Ruan Zilong was also very obedient. He listened to her carefully and tried his best to remember.
Ruan Zilong's eyes sparkled when he was praised, like little stars in the night sky.
The three of them picked the mushrooms together and put them into the basket.
Then walk inside.
…..
By the time the sun reached its zenith, they had almost reached halfway up the mountain.
There are so many good things on the mountain.
You can see wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms basically just a few steps away.
It wasn't too much trouble for three people, they picked them all up one by one.
Whatever can fit into the space, put it into the space.
The two of them collected a lot of game and other things.
Zhang Xinxin's space cannot accommodate living things, so they kill the animals and then put them away.
Anyway, time stands still inside, so no matter how long things are kept in there, they will not go bad.
"Wow~ I'm so tired!" After running for a whole morning, Zhang Xinxin was hot and tired. He leaned against a big rock and gasped for breath.
The mountains and forests are full of towering trees, which isolate the scorching sun.
Only a small amount of light shines through the gaps between the trees and falls on the ground.
The mottled leaves swaying make people feel a little dazed.
"Didn't you bring some water? Drink some!"
Seeing that her forehead was covered in sweat and even the tip of her nose was faintly sweating, Ruan Mengmeng reminded her.
"Won't you add some ingredients for me?" She unscrewed the lid of the kettle and looked at her.
"Add!" Holding back a laugh, she placed a finger on the mouth of her kettle.
There was a splashing sound, and the clear spring water slowly flowed into the kettle.
Ruan Zilong, who was standing next to him, was no longer surprised and didn't care at all.
"What are we having for lunch?" After taking a few big gulps of water and feeling a little cooler, Zhang Xinxin tilted his head and looked at Ruan Mengmeng.
"I don't know. What do you want to eat?" Ruan Mengmeng felt helpless about the topic of eating.
She is a little tired of eating it every day.
Don’t know what to eat?
"I finally got out, why not..." She rolled her eyes, paused, and dragged out her words. "Have some barbecue?"
Ruan Mengmeng looked at the sky. The sun was very strong at the moment and the woods were stuffy.
Eating barbecue at this temperature, are you really not kidding?
Forget it, come to think of it, there’s really nothing to eat, so let’s just have barbecue!
"Okay, I'll leave the task of making a fire and collecting firewood to you two. I'll go and prepare the ingredients!" Ruan Mengmeng assigned the tasks, picked up the backpack and walked forward.
She had to find an open space for them to have a barbecue.
"No problem, leave it to us two!" Zhang Xinxin assured, patting his chest.
Under the shade of the tree, Zhang Xinxin took Ruan Zilong to collect firewood nearby and find some dry grass to start a fire.
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