Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

As a mother, how can I bear to see my daughter living with scars that will never fade away? Wouldn't that hurt my heart?

Now, no matter how unwilling Miao was, she had no reason to stop the girls from going into the mountains. She could only wipe her tears and keep reminding them to be careful on the road and to come back safely...

Seeing that Miao had given in, the others naturally didn't want to stop her anymore, but they all had worried looks on their faces.

Lin Zhaodi: "Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and all the uncles and aunts, we are leaving first. You should be careful at home. Before we come back, even if the wine ordered by the inn is distilled, don't rush out. Wait until we come back and then go to the town together."

Lin Xiaoyue: "If a stranger knocks on the door, don't let them in. There is an epidemic going on outside right now, and you can't be sure who is infected."

Xiao Cao: "We don't have much medicine left. To be selfish, take care of yourself first. We'll deal with everything after we come back."

Chun Xing: "Take care, uncles and aunts, we are leaving now."

After everyone watched the girls head towards the back mountain and disappear into the forest far away, and their backs could no longer be seen, Miao could not help but cover her mouth and cry out.

Why does God like to torture people so much? He can't just let the common people live a few days in peace, but has to torture them like this.

It would be a lie to say that I wasn't sad, everyone else's eyes also turned red. Everyone just hoped that life could be peaceful and harmonious, the family could be together, and there would be no more troubles.

……

Not to mention how depressed the people who stayed at home were, the fourth and fifth children cried when they woke up and found that they were abandoned by their second and third sisters. On the contrary, the four people here went up the mountain and were as happy as flying tits.

This time they were not short of food and were not fleeing. They went into the mountains only to find some herbs and hunt some prey to test the power of their bows and crossbows.

As the four of them ran, Lin Zhaodi asked loudly, "San Ya, why is the one in your hand different from the one we were given?"

Xiaocao and Chunxing obviously wanted to ask, but they were waiting for Lin Xiaoyue to speak up. If Lin Xiaoyue didn't say anything, they would be able to remain calm and not ask.

"Well, second sister, this thing in our hand is called a crossbow, which is considered a contraband. You must be careful not to tell others about it, otherwise you will be sentenced to exile three thousand miles away." Lin Xiaoyue threatened Lin Zhaodi seriously.

But he didn't completely fool her. She had actually read the laws here, and they clearly mentioned the punishment for privately possessing a crossbow.

There weren't many people in the mountains, and the people around were trustworthy, so she wasn't afraid of making it public. But just in case, Lin Xiaoyue still mentioned it to everyone.

Sure enough, when the girls heard that it was contraband and that they would be sentenced to prison if caught, their eyes almost popped out.

Chun Xing, Xiao Cao and Lin Zhaodi: Why do you go to the blacksmith shop in town to fight if it's so scary? Aren't you afraid that someone will sue you?

Lin Xiaoyue: Come on, am I that stupid looking? I disassembled the entire crossbow and asked two different blacksmiths to make it. Moreover, I asked the blacksmith to make the bow part, which is most easily exposed, into a straight strip, and then I bent it with my bare hands. How could anyone notice it just by this?

Chun Xing, Xiao Cao and Lin Zhaodi were shocked: ...Strong and powerful are not enough to describe you, sister.

Lin Xiaoyue: ...

Ignoring the exaggerated expressions of the three people, Lin Xiaoyue continued to move forward, quickly flying through the mountains and forests. "As for the difference, it's because the crossbows in your hands are single-shot, while mine is continuous-fire. The continuous-fire crossbow is heavy, and I'm afraid it will be too much for you to carry, so I gave you a lighter one."

Yes, the crossbow in San Ya (sister)'s hand looks bigger and thicker than theirs, so it should be very heavy.

But, what is a single shot? What is a burst?

Before they could ask, a slight noise was heard in the woods. Before anyone could react, Lin Xiaoyue took off the crossbow from her arm, fastened it, and pressed the button.

"Swoosh, swoosh--" two arrows flew towards a clump of weeds.

The arrow was like a meteor, breaking through the air with a gust of wind and disappearing into the grass. Then there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground...

Lin Xiaoyue raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of smile in her eyes.

bingo!

Chun Xing, Xiao Cao and Lin Zhaodi saw nothing but a flash before their eyes, and then there was a strange noise coming from the bushes in front of them. This... is a burst of fire???

The three of them widened their eyes in horror as they watched Lin Xiaoyue quickly walk over, push aside the grass, and indeed, shoot a half-grown hare.

This hare must have suffered a great injustice. It came out to look for food, but was shot with two arrows by someone, and was dead beyond death.

I pinched it and it was quite plump.

Lin Xiaoyue picked up the dead rabbit in her hand and weighed it. It weighed about four or five pounds. There was still a lot of meat after skinning it. Good, she would have meat to eat at noon.

Thinking in her mind, Lin Xiaoyue pulled the arrow out of the wild rabbit, handed the hare to Lin Zhaodi who came over to take over, turned around to put the arrow back into the quiver, and continued to walk deeper into the woods.

The repeating crossbow is indeed very suitable for hunting.

"Wow, let me touch it, let me touch it."

Before she had taken two steps, Chun Xing and Xiao Cao rushed over with shining eyes and tried to touch the crossbow she was carrying.

Lin Xiaoyue had no choice but to take down the crossbow and hand it to the two of them. However, the crossbow that was so light in Lin Xiaoyue's hands became heavy in the hands of the two of them, and they could not hold it and it fell directly to the ground.

This……

The two looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes. This must be about 30 or 40 kilograms? !

Sister San Ya was carrying this very heavy...crossbow on her back just now, and she was running as fast as an arrow. She was so amazing.

Lin Zhaodi put the hare into the backpack and ran over to join in the fun, "Sister, you are really good. Those two swishes just now must have been a crossbow."

"Um"

"Sister Sanya, when you said that ours is a single crossbow, does that mean it can only fire one shot?"

"Um"

"Wow, I want to try it. You were so cool just now. No, no, I want to try it too. Please teach me."

Lin Xiaoyue silently took over the repeating crossbow that the three of them had difficulty lifting together, and took the single crossbow that Chun Xing handed to her and taught them how to operate it...

Two hours later, the four of them had harvested two hares, three pheasants, and a silly roe deer. Such a harvest almost made the girls laugh out loud.

Although the three of them had terribly poor accuracy and only shot down one hare, the others were shot by Lin Xiaoyue, but it was enough to make them happy for a long time.

Several people were so fond of the crossbows that they didn't let go of them. They would shoot arrows at anything they saw. No matter if it was accurate or not, it would make them scream and laugh.

In addition to harvesting a few wild animals along the way, the three of them also picked up nearly two pounds of mushrooms, dug up a handful of wild onions, and picked some vegetables that Lin Xiaoyue couldn't identify.

Well, she is only suitable for hunting living things, those clumps of green grass...vegetables...herbs...she...just forget it, don't make things difficult for your eyes.