The pit dug by the hunter is cleverly hidden in the land, and from the surface it blends in with the surrounding environment.

The pit mouth is not big, but it is enough to trap some small animals. The hay on it has been carefully arranged and is no different from the surrounding weeds. Even if someone just walks by, it is difficult to detect the secret.

The three of them accidentally lifted the weeds on top, and at that moment, surprise instantly appeared on their faces.

There were two fat rabbits and three pheasants in the pit.

The two rabbits had shiny fur and round bodies, and it was obvious that they lived a very comfortable life in this area.

They jumped around in panic in the pit, their tiny claws scratching shallow marks in the soil.

The three pheasants were clucking restlessly, their colorful feathers standing out against the bottom of the pit.

They flapped their wings from time to time, trying to fly out of this predicament, but it was in vain.

Zhao Qiaoniang's eyes were full of smiles: "I've made a fortune. It would be great if I could exchange these for food."

Mulan said, "What are we waiting for? Let's quickly fish these things out."

The three men took great pains to pull the hare and pheasant up. After pulling them up, they were all dumbfounded.

Cui Ya said, "We don't know the way back! What should we do?"

Zhao Qiaoniang was also a little panicked. Suddenly, she saw a big rat next to her. Isn’t this the one that was particularly close to their Wanwan?

The big rats squeaked at her a few times. Zhao Qiaoniang tugged at them and said, "Come with me. I know how to get down the mountain."

Mulan and Cui Ya followed Zhao Qiaoniang, who was holding a torch. It was amazing that the big rat knew the place well and quickly brought them to the town.

Mulan was very confused: "Why does it feel like it didn't take that long to get from the mountain to this town?"

"I think so too..." Cui Ya said, "What should we do next?"

Zhao Qiaoniang looked at the rat in front of her and saw that the big rat led them into the back door of a restaurant. Zhao Qiaoniang really felt that the big rat had become a spirit.

Do you want her to sell these wild game?

Zhao Qiaoniang knocked on the door and heard the waiter say, "It's the middle of the night, can't you let me sleep? I just lay down and I'm so annoyed."

The restaurant waiter opened the door directly and saw Zhao Qiaoniang and others standing outside.

He said nonchalantly, "What's going on with you guys? You're not begging for food. We've given away all the food at home."

The restaurant business was still good during the disaster year. No one knew where these restaurants got the food and vegetables from, but the food in the restaurant was much more expensive than outside.

Smaller restaurants cannot be opened at all. Only the very large restaurants have special thugs and dare to open for business.

Zhao Qiaoniang was quite panicked and stammered, "We...are...selling game. These are freshly caught."

She took out the hare and pheasant from the basket. The waiter took a look and said, "Wow! Live game! Not bad, not bad. What would you like to exchange for it?"

Zhao Qiaoniang quickly said, "We want to exchange it for grain, half coarse grains and half fine grains."

The clerk nodded and said, "Okay, I can exchange it for five bags of coarse grains and one bag of fine grains. What do you think?"

The guy took out six bags of food, which were specifically used to exchange for the game.

There is much less game now than before, and this is already a lot. The guys are pretty good and they don't deliberately lower the price.

Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and said, "Can the fine grains be divided into three portions?"

"Okay!" Soon they went out with five bags of coarse grains and one bag of fine grains.

Zhao Qiaoniang said, "It's a bit difficult to divide the five bags of coarse grains, but we can each have one portion of the fine grains."

Mulan Road:

"What's so difficult about sharing? You found this trap, and you brought us to this town. It's good enough that you can give us some.

Besides, you have a large family, but mine is just me and my daughter Shi Liu. Cui Ya and I only need one bag of whole grains each."

Cui Ya nodded and said, "I'm alone..."

Zhao Qiaoniang smiled and said, "Let's stop dividing and just live together."

Mulan and Cui Ya's eyes lit up. There were many families like this in the village. To put it bluntly, there was strength in numbers. In order to survive, the Linjia Village was now divided into small groups.

Zhao Qiaoniang continued, "Master Bai and Madam Bai came to see me today. We can let them stay at home to take care of the children while we go out to look for food."

Mulan and Cui Ya were moved, and Zhao Qiaoniang followed the big rat back to the resting place.

Master Bai and Madam Bai were very concerned. The three children slept between them. Seeing Zhao Qiaoniang return, Madam Bai quickly got up and asked, "Are you hungry?... Oh! I asked for nothing."

Zhao Qiaoniang didn't hide anything and directly showed the contents of the backpack. Mrs. Bai was surprised and said, "So many wild vegetables?"

Zhao Qiaoniang hushed and said, "We have not only wild vegetables, but also grain. Let's make some wild vegetable porridge to fill our stomachs tonight."

The children at home were so hungry that they looked pale and thin. Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai were also very hungry. That piece of sweet potato was of no use at all.

They took out a clay pot, put some water in it, and started to cook porridge.

This place is quite far from the people in Linjia Village, so no one will notice if you drink some porridge here.

The place Master Bai found was quite secluded. He said with a smile, "These children are all very obedient. The good boy has been sleeping the whole time. This child is really easy to take care of. He doesn't cry or make a fuss even when he wakes up."

Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "That's why I said our family's girl is a lucky star, but those people insisted on saying she is a disaster star."

Master Bai said cheerfully, "What's a bad star or not? My dear, your forehead is full and your future blessings are endless!"

Zhao Qiaoniang looked at Master Bai and asked, "Master, can you tell fortunes?"

Master Bai shook his head and said:

“I’m not good at fortune-telling, but after meeting enough people, I can see a little bit.

Plus, I studied Yixue, so I can understand it to some extent."

Zhao Qiaoniang blinked. What was Yixue? She didn't know. All she wanted now was to have enough to eat every day.

Lin Wanwan listened to Master Bai talking. This old man must be extraordinary. Isn’t Yixue the Book of Changes?

Master Bai and Madam Bai were also very nice to her, especially Madam Bai, who liked her very much. She wished she was her grandmother.

Madam Bai said, "The porridge is ready. Let's eat it quickly and get some rest. We have to travel again tomorrow!"

She slept until dawn and hid the food in a torn quilt.

Seeing the hunting team coming back, everyone in the village rushed over, but this time the hunting team came back empty-handed: "Alas! It's too hard to hunt prey nowadays. We went deep into the mountains and forests, but didn't see any prey. We had no choice but to return."

"Isn't it? There are no prey outside now, and we don't dare to stay in the deep mountains forever, so we have no choice but to come back."

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