An orphan girl from a farming family: Everyday farming in the mountains during natural disasters

Next, Han Zhibai led the way and the group walked through the forest.

After following him, the number of high-value medicinal herbs we could find increased, and we even saw more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs in one area.

Xia Qingyue and the others dug excitedly as if they were picking up money on the roadside.

Although Han Zhibai also dug, he remained particularly calm from beginning to end.

This made Li Weisheng, who was secretly observing him, suspicious.

At noon, they came to the stream they had been to before and grilled fish and rabbits.

The Li Weikang brothers caught a dozen chopstick-sized fish from the stream. They were roasted first and turned golden brown on both sides.

Xia Qingyue took out a bamboo tube of seasoning from a small cloth bag and smiled mysteriously, "Try the seasoning I made today."

When she finished spreading it, the others could smell that the scent had changed.

"It smells so good, Sister Qingyue!" Li Weisheng sniffed.

"Everyone, eat the grilled fish first." Li Benfu took the grilled fish off the rack and distributed it to them. The first one was for Xia Qingyue.

One person got two.

Heihei and Xiaobai eat the original flavor.

The grilled fish sprinkled with seasoning smelled fragrant. Everyone blew on it and started eating.

The three members of the Li family ate and were stunned.

Han Zhibai took a bite and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

She looked at their reactions and said with a smile, "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Li Weikang nodded his head, "It's delicious, fresh and fresh, without any fishy smell. It's different from Han Zhibai's seasoning, but it's delicious."

After happily finishing their lunch, they rested for more than twenty minutes.

After searching for a few hours in the afternoon, the harvest was pretty good. In addition to finding medicinal herbs, the Li family also hunted a few rabbits and two pheasants.

Xia Qingyue successfully shot a rabbit with a bow and arrow, and she jumped up with joy.

She did it and succeeded!

"Your bow..." Han Zhibai looked at the bow in her hand.

"What's wrong?" Her complexion was delicate and fair, and the blush of excitement on her face had not yet faded, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, bright and charming.

Han Zhibai was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and pointed at her bow, "It's too big for you. It's not suitable. Whether it's a bow or a sword, you can only use the weapon to its full power if you know it well."

"Yes, my uncle and the others also said it was too big, and they said they would make me a smaller one in two days."

"I have a bow that's suitable for you, but it's a bit old. Do you want it?"

She looked at him with a frank look in her eyes, "Really? If you are willing to give it up, of course I want it."

"Then I'll bring it over tomorrow." Han Zhibai said, turning his head to look away.

"Thank you, Han Zhibai!"

Han Zhibai, with his back to Xia Qingyue, raised the corners of his lips slightly.

As evening approached, Han Zhibai said goodbye to everyone and left with Xiaobai.

After parting with the Li family, Xia Qingyue rushed to the stream and collected the fish cage before returning to the tiankeng.

After returning home, she sat down to rest and drank two glasses of water. Then she sorted the herbs she had found that day and put them on a dustpan.

Fortunately, I checked the weather before going out this morning, and got the herbs I found a few days ago to dry. After a day, they were about 70% to 80% dry.

In the evening, she cooked some porridge, fried some mushrooms with eggs, and a plate of wild vegetables.

After eating, watch the night sky, the starry sky is like the sea, dazzling and brilliant.

"Great! It will be a nice day tomorrow."

She hummed a song she composed while cleaning up and washing up.

Lying on the bed and about to fall asleep, she half-drowsily remembered that she would get a new bow and arrow tomorrow. She smiled happily and fell into a sweet dream with a joyful mood.

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The next morning, dense pine forest.

When Xia Qingyue and the Li family arrived, Han Zhibai was already waiting.

"Here, try it." Han Zhibai handed over a brown wooden bow.

She stretched out her hands to take it, her eyes fixed on the bow, her eyes moving, and immediately spread her legs and picked up the bow.

There was a wooden arrow in front of him, handed to him by Li Benfu, with encouragement in his eyes.

She nodded, took a deep breath, drew her bow and arrow, and aimed at a big tree a few meters ahead.

Every bow is different. Before shooting, she holds the arrow in her hand, pulls the bow to test it out, and once she has an idea of ​​what to do, she uses force decisively.

call out--

The sharp arrow is fired.

The moment the arrow flew out, her heart was shocked and she watched the arrow go farther and farther away.

With a dull thud, the arrow pierced into the tree trunk.

"Qingyue, how do you feel?" Li Benfu asked with concern.

Han Zhibai, Li Weikang and the other three were also looking at her.

Xia Qingyue raised the bow in her hand, her face full of excitement. "This bow is different from the one I had before. I'm not referring to the size, but I used it once, and it feels different!"

The old bow required a lot of force every time it was used and was heavy and awkward. The new bow is light, easy to pull, and very flexible and smooth.

She stared at the new bow in her hand. There were many cracks and scratches on its surface. It looked quite old. But when she touched it with her fingers, it felt smooth and shiny.

Han Zhibai also looked at the bow with a deep look in his eyes.

"Han Zhibai, thank you!" Xia Qingyue expressed her sincere gratitude to him again.

He nodded, "As long as you like it."

Just like yesterday, they first set traps in several places, and then searched in places they had never been to before.

During the process, if Heihei and Xiaobai found prey, they would take out bows and arrows to chase after it.

Xia Qingyue got the new bow and was eager to try it out. Her blood was boiling. She chased the prey, drew the bow and shot arrows.

After several attempts, only once did the arrow grazed a rabbit's hind leg, and the rabbit limped away.

At this moment, another arrow suddenly shot out with great force and pierced the rabbit's neck.

Amazing!

She looked over and saw Han Zhibai drawing his bow and aiming it at a squirrel crawling on a tree. He just stood there, and as soon as he loosened his hand, the sharp arrow shot out.

With a "thump", the arrow pierced through the squirrel's leg and nailed to the tree trunk.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak" the squirrel screamed in pain.

Afterwards, Xia Qingyue did not rush to chase the prey, but stopped to observe how Han Zhibai and the Li family hunted.

Hunting is useless just by brute force, it requires skills.

After observing him, she found that Han Zhibai was always calm and composed every time he went hunting. Sometimes she thought he had no chance, but the fact was just the opposite. He even shot two birds with one arrow.

She was stunned and secretly gave Han Zhibai a thumbs up.

On the other hand, the three men of the Li family, each of them chasing prey and hunting alone, were somewhat panicked, but if they cooperated to hunt a certain prey together, they had a high degree of tacit understanding in cooperation.

"Mmmm!" Heihei ran back from somewhere, holding two rabbits in his mouth, and walked in front of Xia Qingyue as if presenting treasures.

"Heihei, you are so awesome." She felt even more like a waste.

Han Zhibai pulled the dead bird off the arrow. Xiaobai smelled the blood and stared at the dead bird.

He said to Xiaobai in a gentle voice: "I'll pluck the hair and cook it for you later."

"Han Zhibai, can you teach me how to hunt, that is, archery?"

Xia Qingyue walked up to him.