In the autumn forest, under the blue sky, white clouds float by, contrasting with the red, yellow and green leaves, which is beautiful beyond words.
After brunch, Gu Xinran, eager to achieve her goal of having meat every day, pestered her older brother to take her up the Daqing Mountains. With dreams of digging ginseng and hunting wild boars in mind, they enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way, feeling relaxed and at ease.
Whenever I met someone along the way, I would sweetly call them "Aunt, Aunt, Brother, Sister".
Widow Sun watched from afar, frowning and muttering, "That little bastard was almost dead the other day, how could he go out now? It seems he's wasted my five taels of silver."
Thinking about yesterday, when I heard someone in the village say that Taoyuan went to the town and bought a lot of good things, which originally belonged to her, my heart bleeds.
In the village, the mother-in-law usually manages the household, but Grandma Gu is old and doesn't want to worry about it. Her daughter-in-law is capable, can earn money by embroidering, and is also a good caregiver. The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is good, so the Gu family's mother is the head of the family.
The two siblings passed by Widow Sun without even giving her a glance.
Hunting is a tradition in the Gu family. Grandpa Gu was also an excellent hunter in his youth. Father Gu's money for school was earned through hunting, but now he is over 60 and can no longer hunt.
Gu's father only read books of sages and did not know how to hunt, but Gu Yuchen was a good hunter. He often went up the mountain with the three sons of Zhang the hunter in the village. Occasionally, he could hunt a pheasant or a rabbit to improve his life.
After walking for more than half an hour, I didn't see a single chicken feather outside.
As they were about to enter the deserted forest, Brother Gu said, "Ranran, you must follow me closely. Although this is not a deep mountain, danger is everywhere."
"Don't worry, big brother. I'm afraid of my life. I will definitely be somewhere you can see me."
Being alone was a good place. There were plenty of wild fruits and vegetables, and Gu Xinran happily picked them. Occasionally, she would sneak some good-looking ones into the space and decided to plant some when she returned at night.
Brother Gu walked quietly ahead, bow and arrow in hand, occasionally observing footprints and feces on the ground. After half an hour, he found nothing. It seemed that it was difficult to find wild animals unless you went deep into the mountains.
Gu Xinran picked a lot of wild vegetables and fruits, and also found a pear tree. There were not many fruits on it, but they were all ripe and tasted slightly astringent, which was acceptable. She picked them all and took them back to supplement vitamins for everyone.
It’s a pity that I haven’t seen any trace of ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. The time-travel god didn’t distribute the benefits properly.
This won’t do. We haven’t even had dinner yet.
She saw a cluster of dandelions in the distance and quietly walked over, taking a drop of spiritual spring water from her space and sprinkling it on them. There was no animal in the world that didn't like spiritual spring water. If there was, it was simply because there wasn't enough. Hopefully, it would work, since there really wasn't enough spiritual spring water.
After spreading the seeds, he hid secretly nearby and called Gu Yuchen: "Brother, come here quickly. I just saw a rabbit run to the dandelions and disappeared. Let's squat here and wait."
Not long after, there were noises coming from the surroundings. Brother Gu concentrated and aimed at the direction where the noises came from. Gu Xinran held a stone in his left hand and a sickle in his right hand, ready to strike.
Suddenly, several hares scurried towards the dandelions. Brother Gu shot his arrows, knocking them down and harvesting two. Although Gu Xinran had lost his supernatural powers, his skills, honed in the apocalypse, remained. He killed one with his sickle, and the other two escaped by nibbling on the dandelions and ran away.
Wow, finally there is some meat to eat, spicy rabbit head, braised rabbit cubes, crystal rabbit... I can't even think about it, my saliva is watering.
Brother Gu laughed excitedly, "Ranran, you have good aim and strength, you are a potential hunter. And you are lucky, I don't usually see so many rabbits."
This is another conversation in which the contribution of the spiritual spring water is overshadowed.
"Now you know it's worth it to accompany me up the mountain. There's meat for us tonight. Let's dig a few traps and come back every day. Maybe we can have meat every day."
Brother Gu picked up the rabbit and put it in his backpack, and put away the arrow.
"Well, sure. I'll find a few spots and you decide where to dig. Good luck to you."
"Ever since I fell into the water, my strength and luck have become stronger. Haha, if you survive a disaster, there will be good fortune in the future."
The brother and sister spent an hour digging three traps. Gu Xinran sprinkled the last drop of spiritual spring water in the big trap deep in the mountains, hoping that a big fish would come tomorrow.
Brother Gu also helped and even caught a big pheasant while digging the trap.
When we reached the foot of the mountain, the sun was setting in the west, the sky was full of red clouds, and the faint sounds of children playing could be heard from the village.
When I passed by Hunter Zhang’s house, I saw her four-year-old granddaughter Zhang Tiantian playing with Tingting and Wang Wuya.
Gu's mother and Zhang the hunter's wife, Wang, were sitting in the yard, mending clothes and chatting, glancing up the mountain from time to time.
When Mother Gu saw that they had finally returned, she finally felt relieved, and the two adults and three children gathered around them.
Gu Xinran happily shouted, "Mom, Aunt Wang, Xiao Tiantian, Tingting, Wu Ya, come and see, we have a great harvest today. Come, eat some pears."
He took the pears and distributed them to everyone, "Wu Ya, little sweethearts, thank you for helping to testify against Wu Wangnan that day. Here's one more."
The thin Wu Ya held the pear in her hand and couldn't let it go. She buried it carefully under the wild vegetables she had dug.
"Thank you, Sister Ran. I'll take it back and eat it with my sisters."
"You're welcome, you're so good."
Shuoran picked up Tingting who was eating a pear and ran away, leaving the eldest brother to endure the nagging of Gu's mother's love.
"Yuchen, you took Ranran to the mountains before she was fully recovered. You let her act like a fool, it's really outrageous..."
Seeing the abundance of prey, Wang interrupted, "These two kids are really capable! These rabbits are really fat, they must weigh four or five pounds, they'll sell for a lot of money. Let's go home and take care of them."
Gu Yuchen took out a medium-sized one and handed it to Wang: "Aunt Wang, thanks to your family for taking care of us all these years, this is just for Brother Zhang and the others to supplement their nutrition. I know you don't need it, but this is a token of my appreciation."
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