Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

The next morning, before it was fully light, the old lady followed Qian Zhonghao to the train station, carrying a bunch of luggage and boarded the train to the northeast.

Of course, the old lady was frugal and did not buy a sleeper ticket this time, and she was too embarrassed to squeeze with the young flight attendant.

She asked Qian Zhonghao to help her buy a regular seat ticket. The journey would take more than a day and she would get home in no time. She didn't want to spend several more dollars on a sleeper berth.

Sitting on the train, the old lady was in mixed and excited mood. She had not been back to her hometown for seven years, and her longing for her family became stronger and stronger.

At this moment, she was excited to go home, but also worried about her family's current situation. She couldn't help but imagine the changes in her family, whether her family members were safe, and whether everything was still the same as before.

The old man was buried underground, was he short of money? She didn't know if he received the paper money she burned for him in the capital.

The children are buried next to the ancestral grave. I wonder if the old man is taking care of them?

This time when the graves are moved, she has to find a way to move the children and the old man to the same grave.

How can a father not live with his own children? Both young and old will be easily bullied by other ghosts!

Influenced by her granddaughter's creative ideas, the old lady now has an open mind and many wonderful ideas.

It is impossible for the old people in her hometown to trick her again. Let's see how she fights back. She keeps up with the times and her thinking is more advanced than anyone else's!

The old lady was still feeling lucky that the timing was right this time. Shufen and her daughter moved in while she was not at home. At least there was an adult at home to take care of her granddaughter, and she felt more at ease.

She had never expected that the moment she stepped out of the house, Han Zhaozhao had completely let herself go! The freedom she had always dreamed of had finally arrived!

At this moment, Han Zhaozhao's heart was filled with endless desire and expectation.

She couldn't wait to go hunting in Badaling and chase the free-ranging wild animals.

Whether it is the plump gazelle, the silly roe deer, or the wild boar that looks like a moving mountain of meat, they are all prey she longs to capture.

Meat, all meat! She imagined countless times the moment when she held a crossbow, aimed at her prey, and pulled the trigger. The excitement and sense of accomplishment made her blood boil.

It’s been a long time since she last enjoyed her favorite hunting time!

In addition to hunting, Han Zhaozhao has a special wish - to go to Yanqing Wetland to fish for wild ducks and look for the turquoise wild duck eggs that cover the meadows.

She dreamed of sitting quietly by the lake, waiting attentively for wild ducks to take the bait, and then carefully putting them into space, cultivating groups of wild ducks that would fly freely and lay eggs in space.

Hehehe, by then, she will have endless delicious and nutritious wild duck eggs to eat! Wild ducks can also allow her to show off her cooking skills. She wants to stew them, roast them, stir-fry them, braise them, and salt-bake them...

No two meals are the same, you can eat whatever you want!

This process requires not only patience but also skill and wisdom, which is what Han Zhaozhao is good at.

However, Han Zhaozhao's dream does not stop there. She also longs to go to Tianjin, where the sea makes her fascinated.

How many times in her dreams did she see herself standing on the fishing boat loaded with fat sea fish, her face filled with satisfaction and joy, and she was in high spirits!

Two years had passed since she came here, and she hadn't seen the sea yet! As a fisherman in her previous life, she felt full of regret.

Han Zhaozhao had long been longing for the delicious flavors of mackerel, hairtail, yellow croaker, sea bass, pike, and ribbon fish.

The full jars of grain, the full room of meat, and the full cabin of fish represent her beautiful vision of future life and are also the life goals she strives for.

Han Zhaozhao knows that it is not easy to realize these dreams, but she is determined to do her best. She believes that as long as she perseveres and works hard, one day she will be able to experience these beautiful things for herself.

Now, she has embarked on a journey to pursue freedom and dreams. No matter how many difficulties and challenges lie ahead, she will not back down, because she knows that only by daring to think and act can she truly realize her dreams.

Carrying a map he bought from the scrap collection station, Han Zhaozhao locked the door and set off alone.

She went to Badaling first, which is still a desolate mountain area with few people. The farther she went out of the city, the fewer people there were on the road.

Han Zhaozhao didn't dare to walk on the main road alone, so he looked at the map and walked along the weeds beside the road.

We hurried all the way, crossing the small hills where the mountain people often moved around, and it took us a whole morning to finally get deep into the mountains.

As soon as she entered the mountains, she looked for water sources, but apart from a few spring puddles that were about to dry up, she didn't find any large water sources.

She knew that animals would only appear where there was water, and this small puddle could not support large herds of gazelles and wild deer.

After climbing over another mountain and standing on the top, I saw a small stream in the valley that was only two or three meters wide.

We rushed down from the top of the mountain and walked another ten miles. It was really like a horse running to death after seeing the mountain. It looked like we were right at the foot of the mountain, but it took me more than half an hour to walk there.

The mountain was covered with bushes and trees. When Han Zhaozhao reached halfway down the mountain, she had already spotted several pheasants and rabbits that had been frightened away by her.

It looks like there are some good things in this mountain!

Look at the map. If you go north from here and cross the mountains, you will reach the prairie.

Where there are pheasants and rabbits, there must be large carnivorous animals.

Han Zhaozhao became more alert and placed his dagger and crossbow in a place within easy reach.

She thought it over and realized that her body was still too small and if she wanted to hunt she would have to use her wits instead of fighting.

When we got to the bottom of the valley, the stream was flowing gently and very clear. In the wet area near the stream, the grass had turned green and the weeds had sprouted. In the sunny and sheltered areas, there were also patches of water plants and wild vegetables as big as palms.

Han Zhaozhao felt deeply regretful when he thought of the women and children who were bending over and searching for wild vegetables in the dry grass at the foot of the mountain when he came here.

With so many people scrambling for those few resources, they often return empty-handed.

This place is deep in the mountains and rarely visited by people, but wild vegetables grow vigorously. What a waste!

But it is not cost-effective to ask hungry people to climb so many mountains and walk so many roads to come to the deep mountains. Even if they know that there are more rewards in the deep mountains, they will not come!

Han Zhaozhao walked downstream along the stream, observing the footprints left by animals along the way.

The stream was narrow, and it was difficult for large animals to turn around. There were only a few rabbit droppings. After walking for more than a mile, Han Zhaozhao found that the stream was getting wider and the water was slowing down.

A pool of water appeared in front.

Beside the pond is a grassland of about five or six acres, part of which is covered by the water.

"This is a great place, there must be animals out there!"

Han Zhaozhao stood on the shore and observed carefully. Sure enough, the wet soil was full of animal footprints.

The marks look very new, so they must have been left not long ago.

There was a lot of fresh feces, and it looked like it had been excreted this morning.

Han Zhaozhao became excited because he found the water source for the animals.

She knew that many animals had a keen sense of smell and could even smell food several kilometers away.