Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

The unique scent of ripe wild fruits in the air made her take a deep breath. She was attracted by this thing.

"Oh my god, I told you I'd follow this girl, why are there so many fragrant flowers growing here?"

"Yes, I was wondering what the fragrance was just now. It turned out to be this. Oh, let's find it quickly and bring it back to the children to sweeten their mouths. Guo girl is really amazing. She can find it even here after turning so many corners."

The aunts were all squatting on the ground happily picking up loquat leaves, without even raising their heads.

Zhou Guo also squatted on the ground with a basket in his hand. Loquats are drought-resistant and are like evergreen trees, remaining green all year round.

Pull aside the green leaves above to reveal the criss-crossing roots underneath, with a little red fruit occasionally visible under the roots. Pull aside the soil above to reveal the small red fruits.

The fruits were dry and not big, and most of them were half eaten by insects, but she didn't dislike them and was reluctant to throw any of them away. No matter how dirty this thing is, can it be as unclean as the pesticides and various high-tech products in today's society? These are all natural and grow on dew.

Although the area was large, due to the weather, not many were found. With so many people, each person could only find about ten.

There were more than twenty fruits in Zhou Guo's basket. Only a few of them were intact. The rest were crooked and cracked. But these were enough to surprise people.

After the aunts got the fruit, they couldn't stay any longer. They picked up their baskets and walked down the mountain, saying, "Take the fruit home. One for each child and one for the adults. This is a rare and good thing."

But none of them were willing to eat it.

Zhou Guo walked last.

Looking at the surrounding environment, I thought that if there were loquats here, there should be other things as well, such as other small animals, rabbits, pheasants, squirrels, etc.

After looking at the aunts in front of her, she turned around and went back into the mountains.

The trees on this mountain seem to be more lush than elsewhere. Maybe we can really get a good harvest here.

The aunt at the back turned around and saw her going back into the mountain. She hurriedly asked, "Guoguo, go down. What are you doing in there?"

Zhou Guo said without even turning his head: "I'm going to relieve myself, Auntie, go first, I'll follow you in a bit, it will be done in no time."

My aunt said, "Then you better be careful. We are all leaving, so hurry up... or I'll wait for you here." After thinking about it, I felt it was not appropriate to leave the child alone here.

Zhou Guo quickened his pace upon hearing this and said, "No, no, you go first. I'm just in a hurry. I'll be back soon."

The aunt thought about how brave this girl was, and how she dared to hit anything with a hoe, so she felt relieved and turned to leave. The old and young in the family had not eaten such delicious food for a long time, so she had to bring it back to them.

Zhou Guo heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the person leave. It would be fine if this aunt was waiting for her here, but she didn't know where she would come down the mountain from. Maybe she would just go forward while turning around.

He went into the woods with a hoe in his hand.

The forest was quiet. Looking around, there were only towering trees. Looking up, the treetops were densely packed. The sun was shining brightly outside, but it was gloomy inside.

The soles of my feet stepped on the thick dead leaves, which made a crackling sound, just like stepping on cotton.

She walked towards the direction closer to the camp, knocking on the big trees along the way with the back of the hoe. The dull sound was not loud, but it was particularly abrupt in the jungle where there was no sound at all. She pricked up her ears to listen carefully, and her eyes were not idle either, but unfortunately, apart from the sound of the hoe hitting the trees, there was nothing else, no sound at all, not even a bird.

In such a big forest, I didn’t see any wild mushrooms, not even poisonous mushrooms.

There are dead trees lying across the forest from time to time, which are the result of forest renewal.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, I found a small cave not far ahead. It was called a cave, but in fact it was just a large piece of stone sticking out from the top of my head, so that the rock below would not be wetted by the rain.

The place is not big, only about two square meters.

She was filled with childishness and walked in with the basket in her hand. The ceiling was short, and if she grew taller, she would have to walk bent over.

As soon as I entered, I smelled a smell. I raised my nose and knew it was something rotten. It must be some small animal.

She stood there a moment, then went out again, looking about her on the way to see if there were any nut trees, wild chestnuts, hickory nuts, or anything like that.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, I only found a few sparse bunches of Schisandra chinensis. Looking upwards along the roots, I found that the thing was almost dead. It was really not easy for it to produce so many fruits.

After picking the fruits, they walked forward a little further.

Suddenly she heard some movement above her head, which made her very happy.

It’s such a big forest, and I’ve been here for so long, but besides myself, I haven’t seen a single living creature!

When she looked up, she didn't pay attention to her feet and fell with a thud. Her mouth was full of dead leaves and mud. Something hit her chest and she was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up for a long time.

"Puh, puh, puh." After lying on the ground for a long time, she finally got up from the ground, spitting out the dirt in her mouth and raising her sleeve to wipe her mouth. Looking at these rotten leaves, she couldn't help but feel sorry. This was such good fertilizer!

Feeling regretful, she dug up the dead leaves on the ground, wanting to see what had hit her. The hardness of the leaves didn't feel like stone.

After digging for a while, she dug out a large piece of black rotten wood. The wood was bumpy and had strange shapes. It was this thing that had hurt her.

She threw it aside in disdain. There was really nothing in this mountain. She might as well go down. She was hoping to get some meat, or at least some mountain fruits.

She carried the rotten wood, thinking that she couldn't return empty-handed after going into the mountains. There were holes here and there on the rotten wood, and it looked pretty despite being rotten. It was also their fate that she dug it out after being buried underground for who knows how many years.

When the women went down the mountain earlier, Li looked eagerly, but didn't see Zhou Guo. She knew that this girl had probably gone somewhere to dig grass roots again, or maybe she had gone back into the mountain.

It was a remote place, and I had never been to this mountain before. I was afraid that she might get lost somewhere and couldn't come down. I didn't dare to sleep, so I just sat there waiting.

After waiting for about an hour, I saw the girl coming out of the woods with something in her hand, and I immediately felt relieved.

Zhou Guo went down the mountain and saw that her mother was still awake. She was surprised and said, "Mom, why aren't you sleeping? You've been busy all night. Aren't you tired?" As she spoke, she put down the basket and wooden hoe.

Li said, "Didn't you tell me you wouldn't go into the mountains? Why did you go in again? You even coaxed your Aunt Zhuzi by saying you were just going to relieve yourself and would come down right away. Why did it take you so long to relieve yourself?"