Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 172 Overnight
After quickly exiting the stone gate, Su Ning used a flashlight to carry the basket he had previously placed there back on his back, and took out the small hoe from inside and held it in his hand.

"Jiaming, you go first?"

"I'll pave the way for you, just you wait!"

With a chuckle, he realized he had successfully found the medicine, and there was hope that both the old man and his elder brother's injuries would be healed. His gloomy mood dissipated considerably, and he regained some of his former carefree demeanor.

Fu Jiaming bent down and picked up the hemp rope from the ground. He first tugged at it and found that there was nothing wrong with the knot he had tied. Then he crouched down and crawled into the pit, pulling the rope up the slope little by little.

After maintaining a safe distance, Su Ning followed closely behind, using the rope in her hand to laboriously move upwards, just like him.

Having successfully climbed out of the pit, Fu Jiaming was only slightly out of breath, while she collapsed to the ground.

"Haha, Suning, you need to train more often to maintain your stamina."

"Do you think I don't want to? It's something I was born with!"

This is no exaggeration. From the moment she was born, she had to rely on her mother's daily doses of pregnancy-preserving medicine to stay healthy. As a result, she was indeed weaker than her peers after birth.

Later, it was her maternal grandfather who carefully fed her with medicinal meals every day, which enabled her to get sick as often as ordinary people.

Physical fitness is her only weakness, a flaw that can't be overcome. My grandfather once joked that God gave her a smart brain in exchange for it.

"How are you? Are you alright? Why don't you go back too?"

"You've forgotten yourself; I'm afraid you might not be able to find yourself again if you turn around."

"Hehehe, I almost forgot about that!"

One is terrible with directions, and the other is physically challenged; neither of them should laugh at the other.

After Su Ning recovered, the two began to look for firewood in the surrounding area.

Since we're planning to spend the night here, the temperature underground in the cave must be lower than outside the mountain, so we definitely need plenty of firewood.

However, there was no shortage of dead branches and broken wood in the mountains, and it didn't take long for the two of them to collect two large bundles, which should be enough for their needs.

Darkness comes earlier in the mountains, and once the sun is blocked by the mountains, the forest becomes more eerie and terrifying.

Rubbing the goosebumps that had involuntarily appeared on her arms, Su Ning turned her head and glanced at the person not far away who was peeking out with Uncle Yan's bow and arrow, searching for small animals.

Squat down and see if there are any ways to solve the problem directly.

"Hey, what?"

A single glance at the small, fluffy ball on the ground caught her attention. She quickly walked to the big tree, and when she looked up, a joyful smile appeared on her face.

Great! I almost forgot that this is the time when chestnuts are ripe.

Quickly take the basket off your back and place it at your feet, then pick up a small hoe and start smashing the 'fluff balls' that have fallen naturally to the ground.

Once the chestnuts come out, pick them up one by one and throw them into the basket.

There were quite a few wild chestnut trees in this area, and Su Ning only stopped smashing and picking them up when she felt that there was enough for the three of them.

With a few quick glances, he took out some wild onions, ginger, wild chili peppers, and other seasonings that could be found in the mountains from his spatial storage.

"Suning!"

Startled by the shout, Su Ning, who was secretly carrying out an important task, throbbed with fear. He patted his chest and stood up from the overgrown area, calling out in the direction of the voice, "Here."

"You actually found wild chestnuts! That's amazing, Suning!"

In contrast, Fu Jiaming looked like a flower wilted by a storm, dejectedly saying, "I watched that rabbit dart right past me!"

These little animals are so fast and quick; without special training, it's impossible for him to have stumbled upon them by sheer luck.

"I think we should go to the river to catch fish!"

We have chestnuts, which can fill our stomachs, but meat would be even better for a faster recovery. So catching wild rabbits or pheasants is hopeless; we can only try to catch some fish next.

"Okay, then we need to hurry."

Glancing at his watch, Su Ning estimated the distance to the water source and nodded in agreement.

"Did you bring what I gave you?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, the sachet and jade pendant are both there."

Even as she said that, her hand still instinctively reached out and touched it. Finding that the item was indeed still there, she nodded with even greater certainty.

We definitely can't throw away these snake and insect repellent and evil spirit wards-off items!
With her leading the way, the two arrived at the small pond without any problems.

The pool is small, its deep green color obscuring its depth; it must have been formed by the constant erosion of mountain springs, streams, rain, and snow over the years.

"There should be fish here, right?"

Scratching his head, Fu Jiaming muttered something and quickly took off his shoes. "Su Ning, wait for me by the pond. I'm going to try it out in the stream below." "Okay, be careful!"

"rest assured!"

After he slowly climbed over the moss-covered stones and reached the stream below, Su Ning turned his head and stared intently at the pool below.

Upon closer inspection, one could see black dots floating and swimming in the deep pool; they were fish, and not small ones at all.

We can't rely on that guy Fu Jiaming; whether he can catch the fish with an arrow really depends on whether God will grant it or not.

Smiling and shaking his head, Su Ning lifted the somewhat heavy basket he had placed on the ground and looked around to find a relatively flat spot.

First, make a circle with stones, then pour all the chestnuts from the basket into the circle to prevent them from rolling away.

The basket floated down to the edge of the pool, and the person bent down, holding its bamboo strap, and placed the basket into the water, where it sank more than halfway.

Immediately afterwards, his consciousness entered the Peach Blossom Spring space and caught a few fish, each weighing two or three pounds, from the small river within the space.

Once the basket is scooped out of the water, there will immediately be lively, jumping fish.

Isn't this much faster and more efficient than that guy's?

The basket filled with fish was quite heavy, but fortunately the straps were sturdy enough that they didn't suddenly break even though they were rattling. With all my might, I managed to drag it ashore.

He spat twice, then wiped the water splashed on his face by the fish tail before picking up a few tough grass roots from the pile of weeds by the pool.

Once most of the water in the basket had drained, they began to pry open the fish gills, thread them through the grass roots, and tie a knot. Before long, a string of fish was tied on the ground.

"Haha, Suning, Suning, look! I caught a fish! We can have grilled fish tonight!"

A joyful shout came from the stream below, startling the birds resting in the trees.

"Keep your voice down, or we'll attract some big guys and they'll feed you!"

"Cough cough~"

Embarrassed, Fu Jiaming touched his nose, made a "shut up" face, looked up and found a path that was easier to climb up, and happily trotted back to the pool.

As he proudly held up the palm-sized fish, waiting for praise, he noticed five fish strung up at her feet, their tails occasionally swishing – one, two, three, four, five!

Startled, Fu Jiaming quickly raised his hand to close his jaw, then pointed at her and the fish on the ground, utterly astonished. "How...how did you get that?"

"Here!"

"A basket? With a net in it?"

Damn, how could he be so stupid?
If I had known, I wouldn't have been so foolish as to stick the arrow in there.

"Hehe, let's go. With this one, it'll be enough for us to eat. Hurry up and pick up the chestnuts and go back, or Uncle Yan will worry."

"Row."

The fish that he had just been treasuring was casually tossed next to the string of fish. Fu Jiaming simply decided to avoid seeing it and worry about it, thinking that if he didn't see it, he would forget the stupid thing he had done.

The two of them worked together, putting handfuls of chestnuts back into their baskets.

After loading everything, Fu Jiaming put the basket back on his back, ignoring the fact that it was still dripping wet.

"Suning, throw all the fish you can into the basket."

They filled the two baskets to the brim with just two baskets, and then each of them carried two more baskets and hurried back.

When it got completely dark, the two of them finally found their way back to the pit.

"Su Ning, you go down first. I'll use a rope to slide the basket and firewood down, and you can keep it lit."

"it is good."

Going down was much easier and faster than going up. After sliding to the bottom and losing all fear of the unknown, she found it quite fun and had a unique kind of thrill.

"Ning Ning?"

"It's my maternal uncle, Yan."

"You're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I would have gone upstairs to look for you two!"

Uncle Yan breathed a sigh of relief and helped the person who had slipped up. "Are you alright?"

"fine."

The three of them then worked together to transport the items back to the most open and well-ventilated area at the very back of the cave.

Before long, they successfully lit a fire and roasted fragrant chestnuts and fish.