I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

The small vendors in Ping'an Town all gathered at the market at the entrance of the town.

"Selling tea! Candied haws, sour and sweet candied haws..."

As soon as I entered the market, I heard all kinds of shouting.

Seeing her sister looking at the candied haws with crystal liquid hanging from the corner of her mouth, Song An Ning burst out laughing and couldn't help but think of her childhood in her previous life when someone would ride a bicycle to the village and shout to sell candied haws and popsicles.

The children in the village are particularly sensitive to these sounds. Sometimes when they are taking a shit in the toilet and hear someone hawking something on the street, they will go out and buy one even if they have to cut their shit into pieces.

"Brother, give me two strings of candied haws."

Two cents for a string of noodles. In Ping'an Town, two cents can buy a pound of mixed grain noodles, enough to feed a family for a day. The children in the village have never seen it, and only the children in the town can afford it.

Song Anning placed the candied haws in A Yue's hand, but the little one didn't dare to eat it: "Sister, can A Yue eat this? Really?"

"Of course. You and Ayuan each get one skewer. Come and try it. If you like it, you can buy it again next time."

However, what we heard in the clinic today, and the fact that my sister was poisoned, cannot be told to anyone else. Even Ayuan cannot tell. This is our little secret. Our Ayue is such a good girl, she will agree to my sister, right?"

"Okay, Ayue, be good and don't tell anyone."

"Sister, eat first."

Song Anyue put the candied haws in her hand to Song An Ning's mouth. Seeing her sister take a small bite, she licked it contentedly.

"Sister, it's sweet and sour, better than sugar."

"Then eat two balls first. You're still young, and eating too much will make your stomach uncomfortable."

Song Anyue nodded obediently. Her elder sister was really amazing and knew everything. She wanted to save such delicious food and eat it slowly.

The two sisters continued walking forward and bought a few pairs of shoes at a small stall. In her previous life, Song Anning's grandmother was a tailor. She learned some things from her grandmother, so making some simple dresses was not a problem for her.

But she didn't learn how to make shoes because she thought it was too troublesome. Now she can only buy ready-made shoes. Adult shoes are twelve cents a pair, and children's shoes are eight cents a pair. She paid forty cents, and the old lady selling shoes also gave her two pairs of insoles.

The sun was setting, and she was still a little worried about Ayuan being alone at home, so she didn't hang around. Instead, she went to the meat stall and bought a small piece of pork belly, five pounds of pork fat, and finally a bag of malt sugar that the two children had been longing for, and a can of lamp oil, and then went back.

There were still a few empty seats on the ox cart in the village. The women sitting on the ox cart were chattering, but when they saw Song An Ning and her sister coming over, everyone on the ox cart immediately fell silent.

"..."

Grandpa Zhang, the rickshaw driver, is a distant relative of his grandmother. He drives the rickshaw all day long, and his ears are always buzzing. He doesn't know where these women get so much to talk about, and they chatter endlessly.

The girl from the Song family is really amazing. No one is talking. It’s so quiet. It would be great if it were this quiet every day.

Half an hour later, it was getting dark. When Song An Ning was still some distance away from home, he saw a small figure sitting alone at the gate.

Hearing the footsteps, Song Zeyuan ran over, his voice mixed with a hint of grievance: "Sister, why did you come back just now?"

"Ayuan, you must be getting impatient waiting here. You have so many things to buy that you've gone to so many places."

As soon as the candied haws were taken out, Ayuan's grievance disappeared instantly. Well, his sister must have gone to a very far place to buy this.

Ayuan is not wronged, Ayuan is very happy (*^▽^*)

"I'll cook first. You can only eat half of the candied haws. You can eat the rest after dinner."

After giving the instructions, Song An Ning went into the kitchen, cut the pork fat into small pieces, and put it in the pot to boil it into lard. He originally wanted to clean up the fish he picked up in the morning, but he didn't expect that the two half-dead ones were still struggling in the wooden basin. As long as they were still alive, there was no need to worry about them becoming smelly.

At noon, the two fish given to her by others had been cleaned and soaked in water. Song Anning cleaned the fish and cut them into thick slices, planning to make pan-fried salmon. The piece of pork belly she bought was just enough for a plate of braised pork.

White rice was simmering on the small clay stove. As the wild vegetable egg drop soup came out of the pot, the family of four sat neatly at the table.

"Sister, let's buy some meat. Grandma will scold you if she sees it."

Although they said this, the two little ones' eyes were on the plate of braised pork and they were swallowing hard.

"Hush, let's eat secretly. This is the only plate. It will be gone tomorrow. Come on and eat."

"Mmm! Even better than yesterday's chicken!"

Song Zeyuan took a bite of the braised pork, and the rich salty aroma filled his entire mouth. It was so tender and soft that he was reluctant to swallow it.

There is also white rice, that is white rice. I imitated my sister and had a bite of meat and a bite of rice. It was so happy.

"Hmm...Sister, this fish is delicious too!"

When the villagers picked up fish, they would just add some salt and cook them in a pot. The taste was completely different from what Song An Ning cooked. It had to be my sister. All her stealing was worth it. She had so many different ways to cook fish.

Wang Ying'er on the side didn't say anything either, just lowered her head and ate her food with big mouthfuls, which made her feel less worried.

After dinner, the two kids cleaned the table. Song Anning washed the dishes, washed herself and her family, and then fell asleep.

She decided to go into the mountains earlier tomorrow so that she could harvest more.

"Tongzi, wake me up early tomorrow so we can go to the mountains and do something big."

"Don't call me Tongzi, I have a name, my name is Xiangxiang!"

Song An Ning was too sleepy to open her eyes, but she still coaxed him patiently: "Well, you are Xiangxiang, then Xiangxiang, please wake me up early tomorrow..."

"Okay, Master. Let's go do something big. Good night."

After a dreamless night, as soon as the sun rose, the system urged Song An Ning to get up quickly.

The two struggling fish were already dead. Song An Ning cut the fish into small pieces and stir-fried them with wild onions.

They cooked porridge, made corn cakes, and gave each person a pheasant egg.

The meal was almost ready. Song Zeyuan rubbed his eyes and got up. Seeing his elder sister busy in the kitchen, he felt indescribably distressed.

He and A Yue hope they can grow up quickly and help their elder sister with the work. They are too weak and can only do simple things.

"Ayuan, after dinner, I'm going to the mountains and won't be back at noon. I've left some food for you and Ayue to heat up and eat. Please take good care of Mom at home."

"Sister, let A Yue stay at home. I will go up the mountain with you."

Song Anning shook her head and said, "Ayue's head injury cannot be exposed to water. You stay at home and watch over it. I will go out without worry."

The firewood at home is almost gone. You can take your sister to the foot of the mountain to collect some, but you are not allowed to go deep into the mountains."

After hearing his elder sister assign him a task, Song Zeyuan finally agreed and then gave her instructions:

"Sister, you're not allowed to go into the mountains. There are many wild animals there that can eat people. There are also poisonous snakes. Sister, you can take a stick and feel the way before you go. That's what Dad taught me.

We'll wait for you to come back."

Pinching Song Zeyuan's little nose, this little adult-like child, who was born on the same day as Ayue, was much more mature than Song Anyue. It was obvious that Ayuan protected his sister very well when no one was looking after her.

"Sister knows and will be careful."

A Yue and her mother had not woken up yet, so Song An Ning and her brother had their meal first, put two pancakes and two buckets of water in their backpacks, took their equipment, and went into the mountains!