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

Xing'er laughed heartily:

"You'll know once I get it back."

After saying that, Xing'er carried her basket on her back and hurried towards the newly returned mountain in Xinghua Village to take a look.

That mountain is not far from the entrance of Xinghua Village.

It's just a short walk over a small hill.

Xing'er carried a basket on her back, humming a little tune, wishing there were more wild onions or bamboo shoots in the mountains for her.

Since this mountain originally belonged to Guihua Village, the mountain produce must have been looted by the people of Guihua Village long ago.

Thinking of this, she walked even faster.

Half an hour later, she had arrived at the small hill.

It was already past 9:45 AM.

The sky was a clear blue.

The white clouds hung in the sky like cotton candy.

The sun had already risen, and the warm sunlight felt very comfortable on my skin.

She walked to the foot of the mountain and took a look.

Suddenly, I discovered that many trees at the foot of the mountain had been cut down, leaving only wooden stumps. Many trees at the foot of the mountain had been cut down, and even the dry firewood had been collected.

Not even a single wild vegetable was left.

That's fast!

It seems they don't want to give them any advantage at all.

However, Xing'er did not give up.

She continued walking up the mountain.

Every time she climbed the mountain, she remembered that there were many square bamboos on the mountain.

This type of bamboo produces many square bamboo shoots in the autumn.

So Xing'er quickened her pace and ran towards the mountainside.

She ran up the hillside.

this....

The scene before her eyes disappointed her once again.

Most of the bamboo shoots under the bamboo forest have already been picked.

She had no choice but to continue searching deeper into the bamboo forest.

I searched for ages but couldn't find a single bamboo shoot.

Needless to say.

It must have been taken by people from Shishan Village.

She wandered around for a while but still didn't find anything, though she did see a lot of wild onions halfway up the mountain.

Xing'er was overjoyed.

She quickly put down her basket, squatted down, and began to frantically pull at the leaves.

She uprooted these clumps of wild onions.

have to say.

The feeling of reaping the rewards is very joyful.

Before long, a large pile of green wild onions appeared on the ground.

This stir-fried wild onion with cured pork is so delicious!

Thinking of the group of men who were helping her, Xing'er expanded her search area and continued walking. She picked wild onions for about 25 minutes, finally finishing when she had a whole basket full of them.

Also.

As for bamboo shoots.

She simply entered the space, took out sixty catties of square bamboo shoots, poured out the wild onions, tied them with hemp rope, and then piled the square bamboo shoots on top.

That's it.

After finishing, they quickly headed down the mountain.

On her way back, she ran into several villagers from Shishan Village.

The villagers were furious when they saw the square bamboo shoots on her back.

One of the older women said angrily:

"That girl is from Xinghua Village, right?"

Another old woman chimed in:

"Need I say more?"

"Definitely."

"Look how she managed to get so many bamboo shoots from the mountain. Tell me, we worked all night yesterday, how come we still left bamboo shoots for them?"

A young woman wearing a linen jacket asked in confusion:

"That's not right. Last night, everyone in our village went up the mountain and searched for all the bamboo shoots they could find. They searched all night, there shouldn't be that many left."

Upon hearing this, the old woman pounded her legs and said:

"Oh dear, oh dear, what a pity!"

"What a pity!"

"They got all these bamboo shoots for free."

The young wife's gaze followed Xin Xing'er's basket on her back, and she whispered:

"Where did we find this girl? How come we didn't find so many last night?"

"Who knows? They just have sharp eyes!"

"What we didn't see, others did."

The old woman's tone was very sour.

Xing'er didn't care about any of that.

She hurried back to the courtyard, and when everyone saw the tall pile of bamboo shoots in her basket, they couldn't help but ask:

"Xing, where did you find these bamboo shoots?"

"Wow, there are so many!"

"Didn't the people from Shishan Village plunder the mountain yesterday?"

Chen Sanmei laughed after seeing this:

"That's right, that's right. I heard that everyone in Shishan Village went up the mountain to find bamboo shoots and cut down trees last night. I didn't expect you to find so many."

"You're really amazing!"

Sister Lian stepped forward first to take her basket off her back, and then said with a smile:

"You know, young people have sharp eyes. Yesterday, the people from Shishan Village went to dig bamboo shoots in the dark. How many could they have dug up in the dark? There might still be some left undiscovered. That's how Xing'er spotted them."

She then turned to Xing'er and said:

"Xing'er, you should rest first. Your auntie will make you a good meal at noon today."

"Okay, then I'm going to take a rest."

"it is good."

"I still have some wild onions here, Auntie, please give some more to Uncle Liu."

"Don't worry, Auntie knows. Do you want some bamboo shoots too?"

"Give some to them."

"Okay, no problem, Auntie will take it to them right away."

Xing'er felt completely relaxed after taking off her basket.

She looked up at her new house.

It's already taking shape; the earthen wall is about as high as her calves.

Yesterday, I heard Uncle Liu Yuan say that it would be ready in two days at the earliest.

She glanced at it, then looked at her father's arm, changed his dressing, and asked:

"Dad, does it still hurt?"

Li Fusheng shook his head:

"It still hurts a little, Xing'er. Can Daddy take off this bandage? It's annoying to have my arm in a sling every day."

Xing'er refused:

"That won't do. You'll need at least another twenty days to recover."

"You just need to help with the fire for a while, nothing else."

"Oh well."

Although Li Fusheng was helpless, he had no choice. Looking at the tent, he said again:

"Go see your mother and your second sister first, talk to them, and get some rest today."

"Dad, did our family gain another acre of land?"

"Yes, the land the Wang family compensated for yesterday, you don't need to worry about that land, I'll have your eldest and second eldest brothers get it back."

"it is good."

After she finished speaking, she walked towards the tent.

On the way, one of the men, seeing Xing'er's appearance, remembered another young woman in the village.

"Look!"

"This girl looks just like a young wife from our village."

"Are you talking about Xuecai's wife?"

"Yes, they do look quite alike."

"But Xuecai's wife isn't having an easy time."

"What's wrong?"

How do you know it's not going well?

"Xuecai only allowed her to work and not to rest. Every night I could hear Xuecai beating people until they screamed."

"That young wife is so thin, she's practically skin and bones. I heard she's made to go to the river to wash the whole family's clothes before dawn."

"Xuecai's mother is a heartless person. She bullies her every day and often doesn't give her food, all because Xuecai's wife hasn't been able to conceive. It's so pitiful!"

"You guys think these two look so alike, could they be from the same family?"

"What was the name of the woman you mentioned, Xuecai's wife?"

"It seems...it seems, it seems her name is something like Chunhua."

Xing'er stopped when she heard the words "Spring Flower".

Isn't Chunhua her older sister's name?

She walked over and asked:

"Hey gentlemen, what did you just say about Xuecai's wife being named Chunhua?"