The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

Xing'er quickly responded after hearing the noise outside.

"It'll be ready soon, wait for me."

Outside the tent.

Shuisheng and Hutou became excited when they heard Xing'er's voice.

They were incredibly excited at the thought of being able to go into the mountains, places even adults couldn't enter. They'd heard there were lots of mushrooms in the mountains, which they could sell for a lot of money in Qingshi Town.

If we're lucky enough to hunt a wild boar, everyone can share a lot of money, which will relieve our family's financial difficulties. Our parents will be overjoyed.

Inside the tent.

Xing'er looked at the worn-out straw sandals her two brothers were wearing, and then at her own disguised hiking boots. She had no intention of being nice to them at the moment.

She didn't feel as much for her eldest and second eldest brothers as she did for Hu Tou and Gou Er.

She put on her clothes and placed twenty sickles, a wooden telescopic pole, insect repellent ointment, and a fire tumbler in her basket.

This is the equipment she prepared last night.

After Xing'er finished checking, she turned to her two older brothers and asked:

"Big brother, second brother, are you ready? We'll go out when you're ready."

"Alright, we can go now."

"Let's go out then."

"OK."

She slipped out of the tent with her basket on her back and saw a group of people standing outside, their faces full of excitement, eager to leave.

Shuisheng saw her come out and immediately asked:

"Little Xing'er, can we go now?"

"Have you prepared everything?"

"Don't worry, we're all ready."

Let me count the number of people.

Xing'er silently memorized the names in her heart. There were thirteen people in total: Gou'er, Tie Dan, Shuanzi, Cao'er, Zhao Di, Daya, Shui Sheng Ge, Hu Tou, Da Niu, and others.

Including her family members, there were a total of sixteen people, three of whom were girls and the rest were boys.

"Let's go, let's head into the mountains now."

"Yay, let's go into the mountains!"

"Sister Xing'er, I'm so happy today! We're sure we can find lots and lots of local products."

The dog spread its arms out and made a big circle.

Xing'er laughed heartily:

"Don't cry if you don't find it."

The dog scratched its head sheepishly and said:

"I don't like to cry. I'm not a girl."

Tiger Head, hearing this, murmured from the side:

"I remember someone fell into the river last time and kept shouting 'Save me, save me!' He was crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose. I wonder who it was."

The village children all laughed when they heard this.

The dog's face immediately turned red from the noise, and it could only chuckle awkwardly a few times.

Xing'er adjusted the shoulder straps of her basket and said seriously:

"Alright, alright, alright, I'm not going to say anymore. I'll take you into the mountains now. I'll hunt some pheasants for you to treat you to something nice today."

"Wow, it's great to follow Sister Xing'er!"

"I like Sister Xing'er the most."

"..."

Xing'er and Hu Tou walked in front, Shui Sheng and Li Dashan walked behind, and Li Xiaoshan walked in the middle watching the three little girls. Everyone walked into the mountains with excited steps.

The adults in the village watched their departing figures with a mix of emotions.

It felt like I was transported back to my childhood in an instant.

Sister Lian sighed:

"In our village, only Xing'er has this ability. No one else would dare to do something so big. They're all just kids. If anything happens to them, it will be terrible."

Liu Mugen continued:

"Everyone has pinned all their hopes on her. Who would dare refuse her request? I think only Lao Jiu and his family, Lao Wu, Lao Si, and Li Xiaoman's family didn't go."

Every other family has had one child.

Sister Lian nodded:

"Our Tiezhu and Xing'er have been good friends since they were little, and I believe she will take good care of our children."

Looking at the child's retreating figure, Liu Mugen said again:

"I don't ask them to bring back a lot of mountain products, I just hope they are safe and sound."

The two were talking.

Li Laojiu's eldest and second eldest sons, carrying baskets on their backs, also headed towards the mountains.

Sister Lian exclaimed in surprise:

"Aren't those the ninth brother's kids? Why did those two go along? Didn't they say they weren't going yesterday? Are they trying to sneak in? What if they run into a tiger?"

Liu Mugen squinted and looked, and sure enough, it was Lao Jiu's kid. He snorted and said:

"What does this have to do with us? Their three boys are so arrogant. They said they wouldn't go yesterday, but they sneaked off today. Don't say a word, or if something happens, Lao Jiu will blame us."

.........

the other side.

The autumn sun peeked through the mist and shone on the earth, turning everything in sight golden. Unknown wildflowers shyly greeted the sunrise, quickly drinking in the last drop of dew.

Xing'er led them quickly, and after leaving the village, she stopped and handed them the sickles from her basket. "Take good care of these. We'll bring back some more wild vegetables today."

Shuisheng was surprised to see the sickle in her hand:

"Where did you get such a good sickle? It looks very expensive!"

Xing'er smiled slightly:

"I bought this at the market last time, and I'm lending it to you today. You have to return it to me when you're done."

Shui Sheng laughed when he heard this, "Okay, no problem."

The sickles in Li Dashan and Li Xiaoshan's hands were already very worn out, but Third Sister didn't give them new ones. He only showed a bitter smile, but didn't complain.

It's because they treated Third Sister worse than outsiders.

It's normal for her to feel resentful.

After Xing'er finished distributing the food, she looked at the expressions on her two older brothers' faces and found that they only had wry smiles and did not show any signs of being angry. She felt a little relieved and led everyone to continue walking.

On the way there, he had his friends break off some thick tree roots and put them in their hands.

After Gou'er and Tie Dan folded the wooden roots themselves, they also helped Cao'er and Zhao Di fold one each, before continuing to follow behind Xing'er.

They went further and further away.

The village slowly turned into a small black dot.

The mountains in front of us are getting closer and closer.

After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at a stream. Xing'er turned to everyone and said:

"Walk slowly, don't fall into the water, it's very cold here."

Okay, we understand.

The village children, one holding another's hand, carefully waded across the stream.

The river water in autumn has reached a point where it is icy cold. The mountain spring water flowing down from the mountain flows slowly, making a tinkling sound. It has been raining for the past few days, so the mountains are still a bit damp.

Xing'er crossed the stream and stood by watching them take off their straw sandals and help each other walk over. Their clothes were patched all over and were mostly too short.

Either a large part of their arms is exposed, or their entire calves are exposed.

Their hair was like straw, their faces were tanned dark, and the exposed skin was so cold that they got goosebumps, but they still endured it.

The temperature in the mountains is already lower than in the village, and this sudden chill made Cao'er and Zhaodi start sneezing and rubbing their noses.

"Achoo!"

The two sneezed at the same time and continued walking with their large baskets on their backs.

After Xing'er waited until they all came over, she looked at everyone and said:

"Before we go into the mountains, let me say this: we're going to find mountain produce today, so no fighting or arguing is allowed. Otherwise, I won't take care of you. There are big tigers in these mountains."

I don't care if disobedient people get eaten by big worms.

The obedient person sold the mountain produce and took it home to make a good winter coat for their parents, so they wouldn't be cold this winter.

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