Zhang Yu is quick with her hands and feet, or rather, she acts on the principle that good things should be used well as soon as they’re obtained.
That very night, Zhang Yu soaked the cloth in water; now, with all-cotton fabric, it still shrinks a bit.
Zhao Lei looked at the flawed cloth already hanging by the door to dry. Even though there were no neighbors gathered around in the courtyard now, he could imagine the surrounding neighbors were definitely at ho, calculating in various ways and keeping an eye on his family.
Would it provoke the neighbors? Zhang Yu said that wasn’t her concern, "If they feel it’s inappropriate, they can make their own efforts."
One must admit, there was the big fish caught from fishing before, the bicycle ticket acquired, now the rabbit caught on the mountain, traded for the flawed cloth, truly shocked the nearby neighbors.
Maybe the bicycle ticket wasn’t sothing to expect, but who doesn’t want to eat at?
"Forget it, we must go to the mountains this weekend." Those with large families, all decided that by the weekend, they must go to catch rabbits.
The next weekend, Zhang Yu naturally slept until she woke up naturally. After waking, she washed up, ate a little, prepared so food for lunch on the mountain, and then took the two kids straight toward the mountain.
Zhao Hong sat in the back seat, just giggling away, not noticing anything.
At first, Zhao Lei thought Zhang Yu was preparing to go shopping and didn’t think much of it.
Once they left the city and looked at the direction Zhang Yu was heading, even if he wasn’t familiar with the area, Zhao Lei knew there was quite a distance to the mountain they had visited last ti.
Even if they didn’t go fishing, with a lot of people, the rabbits would be on high alert, either getting caught or fleeing far away.
"Not going to watch the fun today, they’re all over there, who knows what will happen."
Strength in numbers works in certain situations, but when it cos to at, can they really work together?
Zhang Yu was very eager to see how everyone’s harvest would be today upon returning.
"Mom, if we catch a rabbit today, do we bring it back?" Zhao Lei asked while they were on the rabbit hunt path.
"Of course we bring it back." Zhang Yu had thought it over, "That way when we eat at, they’ll just be green with envy."
Zhang Yu thought of a clever idea these days, which was to make jerky. The dry weather, along with a ventilated environnt, should allow it to be preserved for a long ti.
Zhao Lei thought so too, "Hope we can get a lot of at today."
"Rabbits are delicious." Zhao Hong, thinking of the rabbit at they had last ti, found it particularly tasty.
The mother and her two children strolled around the mountain for a while and finally found two rabbit holes, but unfortunately, there were no rabbits inside.
The good news was they found a lot of wood ear mushrooms on a decaying tree trunk.
"Wow, wood ear mushrooms." This stuff is good; once dried, it can be stored for a long ti.
The three of them busily picked a lot of wood ear mushrooms. With this as a foundation, Zhang Yu was relieved; at least this trip wasn’t for nothing.
Perhaps it’s the luck brought by these wood ears, nearby Zhang Yu discovered so apple trees and a few chestnut trees.
Looking at the fruits on the tree, Zhang Yu was full of anticipation, "I wonder if the apples are sweet."
"But the chestnuts are great." Chestnuts are a good thing, can be used in porridge, roasted with at, and made into desserts.
Most importantly, when there’s nothing else to eat, they can fill you up.
Looking at these trees, Zhang Yu’s previously anxious heart suddenly felt much better.
Ever since coming here, Zhang Yu had been very tense, always worrying if they’d manage through tough tis.
Now she felt that even if the food supply was insufficient, she could still hold on.
"In the fall, let’s co to gather chestnuts and pick apples."
"Of course, if there are still fruits at that ti." Although in the mountains, there aren’t many fierce beasts near the Capital City, maybe soone might walk here.
"Hope no one has been here." Zhao Hong continuously prayed, hoping no one would know.
"Let’s co back here in the fall." Zhang Yu thought she should make a gourt map of the mountains near the Capital City.
Often flipping through it, she could know the appearance of various things and maybe what might already be ripe, so she wouldn’t miss any delicious food.
Both Zhao Lei and Zhao Hong were absolutely supportive of Zhang Yu’s proposal.
Upon discovering the fruit trees, Zhang Yu and her group paid special attention to the surrounding trees as they descended the mountain.
Unfortunately, when they reached the hilly area, they didn’t see any fruit trees, probably because the fruits had already been picked by people.
When the three appeared at the gate of the big courtyard, the people staying in the courtyard habitually looked at the handlebars of Zhang Yu’s cart first.
They saw the bag on her handlebars was a bit puffed up but not heavy enough to sway; it looked light.
"Didn’t catch a rabbit today." The neighbors inwardly felt a sense of glee.
Zhang Yu nodded, "Yeah, you can’t catch a rabbit every ti."
"True." Upon hearing Zhang Yu say she didn’t catch a rabbit, they were relieved but still curious about Zhang Yu’s harvest.
Zhang Yu had no intention of communicating with them, she pushed her cart into the courtyard, rested a bit, then began processing the black wood ear mushrooms.
After processing, she hung them directly on a bamboo pole. Neighbors passing by saw them and asked, "You only got black wood ear mushrooms today?"
Zhang Yu nodded, "Yes, just got so black wood ear mushrooms."
Zhang Yu wouldn’t tell them the day’s real success, finding a wild pheasant’s nest and over ten wild pheasant eggs inside.
That really made Zhang Yu happy, as getting eggs now wasn’t easy and required egg coupons to purchase.
Before, Zhang Yu had considered whether to keep a hen for egg freedom.
But after thinking it over, she gave up. There was no place to raise chickens at ho, and she worried that by the ti she returned from work, not only the eggs but even the hen might be gone.
"As long as there’s a harvest, that’s fine." The neighbors were pleased with themselves; black wood ear mushrooms were nice, but could they compare to at?
A single sweep of the eye could tell what was going on in their minds, "Hope you all have quite the harvest today."
Families with mbers who went out were all eagerly anticipating their loved ones’ harvest, chatting in the front courtyard, wanting to be the first to know once they returned.
After hanging up the black wood ear mushrooms, Zhang Yu washed the bed sheets and covers. In an era without washing machines, it was all handwashing, truly exhausting work.
Soon, Zhang Yu had sheets and covers draped on the bamboo pole; by now, the clothes washed in the morning had already been brought in.
Thus, Zhang Yu smoothly occupied a large area in front of her house.
Exhausted from all the work, Zhang Yu took out a lounge chair, lay under the eaves, enjoying the breeze.
Initially, she only wanted to rest briefly, but unexpectedly, she fell into a slumber.
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