The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

"Is this winter bamboo shoot?"

"How did you dig it up?"

With over a foot of snow, you couldn't see anything at all. How did you manage to dig up winter bamboo shoots?

"I just peed, and a lot of pee came out. Who knew there would be hair roots underneath? I just dug around a bit, but unfortunately, that's all I found." Li Qingqiu said casually, with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Uncle Medicine Basket and Li Qingbing and the others looked at Li Qingqiu and Yin Yi carrying three or five jin of winter bamboo shoots, and they were still not satisfied. The most important thing was that this guy could actually urinate winter bamboo shoots. It was outrageous!

Good heavens, why do you like this one? It's unreliable, lazy, and slacking off. It's just a scoundrel. What's wrong with you, God? You're starting to act like a rogue too. Where is justice? Li Qingbing felt heartbroken. The chill was even colder than the cold wind.

He couldn't win, he really couldn't win. God was on his side. How could he fight? A tear rolled down Li Qingbing's cheek. This kind of desolate feeling chilled him to the bone, even colder than the sub-zero temperature.

"Don't talk nonsense. You can find winter bamboo shoots just by digging in any snow pit. Where are they...?"

Yin Yi lightly patted Li Qingqiu, saying, "He really took a piss, and he didn't seem to feel any shiver. But if you piss on bamboo shoots, they won't taste good."

"You can just dig in any snowdrift and find winter bamboo shoots?"

"I already thought it was a bit much that a little pee just came out, but now you're just blindfolded and digging it out. This is completely outrageous!" Uncle Medicine Basket stared blankly at Li Qingqiu. "Damn it."

"you……."

Li Qingbing stared intently at Li Qingqiu, then finally lowered his head and continued digging kudzu roots, digging and digging, only to find them growing cold and hard. He thought to himself, "What's the point of making any money? That guy's luck is practically cheating."

To be able to dig up winter bamboo shoots so easily is just pure luck. He couldn't believe that Li Qingqiu really had that ability, that he could spot winter bamboo shoots even when there was more than a foot of snow. If that guy had that ability, he wouldn't have needed to argue; he might as well just kneel down and admit defeat.

"Oh, right, Uncle Medicine Basket, could you take a look and tell me if this is Ganoderma lucidum? I was tired from digging bamboo shoots and was resting against a tree when I looked up and saw this thing. It looks like the Ganoderma lucidum you described. Could you take a look and make sure you don't break it into the wrong one, or it will be a waste of your time?"

Li Qingqiu casually pulled out a Ganoderma lucidum. "Little brat, Qingbing wants to compete with me for the vice-captain position and enjoy my perks? He's asking for trouble."

"Lingzhi?"

"You were tired from digging bamboo shoots, leaning against a tree to rest, and then you looked up and saw lingzhi mushrooms?"

He was numb, completely numb. Yao Louzi felt that he was really lucky to be the deputy captain. Compared to Li Qingqiu, he was like heaven and earth. He belonged to the bottom.

"Is it really Ganoderma lucidum?"

Li Qingbing's hands were shaking, really shaking. This was a relentless pursuit. He had just accused the other party of being lazy, but now he was casually pulling out Ganoderma lucidum and winter bamboo shoots. What kind of idiot is that?

"This is a Ganoderma lucidum, and it's quite old. It's so big, it can only sell for a dollar or two."

Uncle Medicine Basket took the Ganoderma lucidum handed over by Li Qingqiu, looked at it, and found it to be even better than the one he had found yesterday. At this moment, Li Fushou, the medicine basket of Lijia'ao, was truly impressed. He had originally felt that it was a disgrace for Li Qingqiu, the deputy captain, to be ranked on the same level as him.

Now, well, being able to be on par with Li Qingqiu is incredibly lucky. He even thinks this kid is qualified to be a team leader. "Luckily, the old hunter took his men to collect hunting traps and didn't go with them, otherwise even a team leader would feel guilty and uncomfortable."

"It really is Ganoderma lucidum. These days, Ganoderma lucidum grows so easily, it's like it's growing everywhere. You can find one on any tree. Uncle Medicine Basket, why don't we harvest some Ganoderma lucidum? We could get dozens or even hundreds a day, that would be great." After Li Qingqiu said that, Uncle Medicine Basket didn't want to say anything more.

Yin Yi covered her mouth and laughed. This Ganoderma lucidum must have been from yesterday. She didn't expect Li Qingqiu to bring it out now. She felt that what Li Qingqiu said was a bit funny, a bit infuriating, and she had a bit of an urge to hit him.

"Why don't you take a rest first?"

Uncle Medicine Basket felt that Li Qingqiu's presence here might affect the excavation progress, which was really infuriating and upsetting. However, he couldn't express it, which made him even more upset. He had to keep his discomfort to himself.

"That's not a good idea."

"You're the vice-captain, you should rest."

Li Qinglian sighed, his mind swirling with images of the exam. Sure enough, when he encountered Li Laosan, he knew he had to say nothing and just work hard, or he would suffer endlessly.

"I'm so sorry, but alright. Digging bamboo shoots is tiring, and climbing trees to cut Ganoderma lucidum is exhausting. Luckily, you guys helped with the kudzu root digging, otherwise, we wouldn't be able to make a living." Li Qingqiu sighed. "I'll get some firewood and make a fire to rest for a while. You guys keep digging, don't worry about me."

Li Qinglian gripped the shovel tighter. He wanted to hit him with the shovel, but he held back. For Lijia'ao, for the production brigade, for his uncle, for Uncle Fuluo... he held back.

"Ugh."

Li Qingbing sighed and patted Li Qinglian on the shoulder. "Don't talk anymore, you'll get too angry later."

Let's get to work.

Li Qingqiu dug and dug, then chopped some branches, lit a fire, and sat down to warm himself. It was easy to get cold if you didn't move, but thankfully there was a fire. "Here, have a taste."

"peanut?"

"Where did it come from?"

"You dug up some mouse holes last time, have you forgotten?"

Li Qingqiu collected some. "I have some left. I'll take it to your place later and stir-fry it. It's not crisp enough or fragrant enough when it's raw."

"I can fry peanuts."

Yin Yi subconsciously swallowed, really craving some fried peanuts. The two of them were munching on peanuts while sitting by the fire, and the scene was just too depressing. Dig, keep digging, dig, dig, I can't look at that despicable couple.

"Roast peanuts," Li Qingqiu thought to himself. "Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Dig them up, hurry up and dig them up."

"Qingbing, Qinglian, put in more effort and dig faster. Maybe we can still make it in time for lunch."

Li Qingqiu threw two peanut shells, and Li Qingbing and Li Qinglian really had the urge to rush out of the pit and slap the dog to death. It was so damn infuriating; they had never seen such a despicable dog. But there was nothing they could do; the dog could find treasure.

Speaking of lunch, Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, feeling a bit hungry. "Sigh, this guy goes out to work even on a snowy day, and he doesn't even prepare any dry food at home." Unfortunately, Yin Yi's family didn't have much food either; they didn't even have many grain pancakes left.

I wonder if Li Qingbing and the others who are working are hungry. As for being tired, what's a little tiredness for men? Li Qingqiu thought to himself, as long as I'm not tired, it's fine. As a college student in the 21st century, it's okay for others to be tired. "Ahem, some of these peanuts are rotten."

"If we're going to reheat it later, we'll have to pick through the pieces."

Li Qingqiu clapped his hands, stood up, stretched, and did a set of calisthenics. He felt much better. "I'll go cut some more branches."

"Oh, go ahead."

Li Qingqiu, carrying a machete, went to the grove and, to his surprise, his luck was off the charts; he found another pheasant. "Activate pheasant-stealing skill."

[The "Chicken Stealing" skill is activated; the alertness of spirit birds decreases in areas within the host's sight.]

"I wonder if it will even work?"

Yesterday's chicken had an element of luck, but this time it used its skill, slowly approaching. Almost there, almost there! Li Qingqiu held his breath. "It's not out of the woods; its alertness seems to have decreased considerably."

Approaching cautiously and stealthily, Li Qingqiu gradually closed the distance. The pheasant seemed unaware of Li Qingqiu's presence and continued clucking. Closer still. "Don't run!" Once within a meter, Li Qingqiu suddenly sprang into action.

To be honest, Li Qingqiu is really fast, faster than many people in the brigade, especially when he goes home from work. His speed is absolutely the fastest in the entire brigade. That's 8 points of agility, while the normal person is 6 points. It's clear that he can run fast.

"Giggle."

The pheasant was grabbed by the neck by Li Qingqiu before it realized that the skill effect had been canceled. It was a pity that it couldn't escape. Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "This one seems to be a hen. The colorful one from yesterday must have been a rooster."

The husband and wife chickens. Li Qingqiu looked at the struggling hen. She had eaten her husband yesterday, and today she was going to eat her. Perfect, the couple was reunited. "Indeed, I'm kind-hearted, but this luck is a bit too good."

"Never mind, it's the newbie village, it's normal to have good luck."

Li Qingqiu cut some tree branches, tied them together, carried them on his back, and swayed back to the campfire, holding a pheasant in one hand.

"pheasant?"

Yin Yi exclaimed in surprise. The brothers Li Qingbing, Li Qinglian, and Li Qinglei, who were digging hard, really didn't want to see Li Qingqiu and Yin Yi. They were feeling frustrated, but when they heard about the pheasant, they couldn't help but look up.

"pheasant?"

"Was it Li Qingqiu who arrested him?"

"Seriously, what else could it be but a pheasant in that hand?"

Good heavens, this is outrageous! I was just chopping firewood, and now I've caught a pheasant! I can tolerate digging up bamboo shoots and cutting down Ganoderma lucidum, but God, this is going too far! A pheasant!

This thing can fly, how did he manage to catch it? Is he feeding it to his mouth?

"This...catching a pheasant with bare hands?"

Uncle Medicine Basket was completely dumbfounded. A pheasant! Yesterday, the old hunter went to great lengths, firing guns and cannons, and even chased the pheasant's tracks for miles before finally catching it. Li Qingqiu just went to cut a few tree branches and brought back one.

The medicine basket guy is numb now. What luck! Is he even human? If he hadn't studied some science and culture, he probably would have given Li Qingqiu a hoe right now to see if he was a fox in disguise.

"How about we roast this pheasant?"

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "Perfect for lunch."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Yin Yi gestured to the group of people, and Li Qingqiu glanced at Uncle Medicine Basket and the others. "Uncle, look, it's getting late. We're afraid we won't make it for lunch. How about this, everyone's quite tired, let's have some extra food."

"An extra meal?"

"Yeah, we roasted the pheasant and shared it among ourselves."

"This isn't a good idea."

"It's all for work, digging is tiring, let's get some rest. I said I'm the deputy captain, listen to me on this." Li Qingqiu's words sealed the deal, handing the matter over to Yin Yi. "Yin Yi, you handle this. Uncle Yaolouzi, Qinglian, Qingbing, don't worry about it, let Yin Yi roast it. You guys keep going."

"Never mind, never mind," Uncle Medicine Basket thought to himself. "Since Li Qingqiu has already said that, he, as a deputy captain, is at most on the same level as Li Qingqiu. I can't control him, I can't control him." He smacked his lips and drool started flowing.

Before long, the pheasant was ready, with roasting, seasonings, and salt all provided. Li Qingqiu also took out a small bottle containing two ounces of spirit oil.

"Oil?"

Yin Yi exclaimed in surprise, not expecting Li Qingqiu to have soybean oil. This was a good thing; the oil she had brought earlier was long gone, and she had no oil coupons left.

"Grill some winter bamboo shoot slices."

"it is good."

Before ordering roasted bamboo shoots, Li Qingqiu asked Uncle Medicine Basket, Li Qinglian, and Li Qingbing if they had brought any dry rations. Sure enough, they did: cornbread and two multigrain steamed buns. "The cornbread and steamed buns are too hard. Break them apart, add some seasoning, pour some oil on them, and roast them."

I must say, Yin Yi's cooking skills are really good. The aroma came out in no time. The group digging for kudzu root sniffed and couldn't help but keep looking at it.