In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

"Smash this side too!" Shen Qian's voice rang out.

The villagers who were immersed in the fantasy of eating meat suddenly reacted.

They all came forward to help Shen Qian smash the mountain!

As the mountain began to fracture, the scene inside the mountain came into view!

Looking from the broken place, the shimmering lake surface stretches to the end of the vision.

The ability to see the lake so clearly was entirely due to the light shining directly into the water from the side! Under the light, Shen Qian discovered a patch of green aquatic plants?

"Does anyone bring a hemp rope?" Shen Qian asked everyone while looking at the aquatic plants.

First of all, this is a mountain spring, which is embedded in the mountain. It is formed by the accumulation of rainwater, not groundwater.

There are most likely no fish in the water. Even if there are, they would not be extremely dangerous creatures like piranhas because they cannot survive. At most, they are grass carps that were accidentally dropped from the mouths of some flying birds and fell into the water to reproduce.

But the probability is also terribly low.

"I brought it!" A moment after Shen Qian finished speaking, a villager said loudly and took out a hemp rope from the backpack behind him.

"Are you going into the water?"

After handing the hemp rope to Shen Qian, the man asked Shen Qian again.

Seeing Shen Qian nod, he volunteered:

"I'm a good swimmer. If you want to investigate in the water, leave it to me!"

"Please go take a look under that aquatic plant." Shen Qian said, and asked someone to tie a hemp rope around the man's waist and let him crawl into the rock cave.

There was only a 'thump' sound.

The man jumped into the water with a splash.

As the man went deeper, the length of the hemp rope left outside the cave became shorter and shorter.

When there was still more than a meter of hemp rope left, Shen Qian shouted:

"Hold on!"

"Twist two more ropes, it's not long enough!"

Hearing Shen Qian's voice, the man who entered the cave immediately floated to the surface of the water and waited silently.

Only when Shen Qian asked him to continue swimming did he approach the aquatic plants again!

When the man was guided by the light that slanted into the cave entrance and came near the aquatic plants, he grabbed a lotus root that was as long as his arm!

We are all farmers, so of course we have seen it.

I only heard the man in the cave laughing:

"There are lotus roots! Lots and lots of lotus roots!"

“At a glance, there’s no end in sight!”

As soon as these words came out.

It immediately caused an exclamation!

"This...there are actually lotus roots in the mountain spring water?"

"Did we run into Master Jixing today? We're so lucky!"

"There's meat and vegetables. Tonight I can finally experience the life of a landlord!"

"..."

Looking at everyone's happy faces, Shen Qian sighed inwardly:

What simple villagers.

All I want is food and clothing.

But...the ruler of the world cannot do it.

"Put it in a frame, and switch people when you get tired!"

"Leave some hunters here for a while, and let's go back and call our eldest children to come and help with the transportation!"

"Now that we're here, we should divide what we get equally!" Shen Qian shouted to the man picking lotus roots inside.

At the same time, these words were also said to the fellow clan members outside.

Now the hunters were also happy.

The reluctance that had originally arisen in my heart due to the equal division of pork and tiger also dissipated.

Jia Shan sat on a tree, watching the surroundings for everyone to make sure no large wild animals approached.

As the five baskets were filled, the man who had been busy in the water for half a day also emerged.

Still wanting to say:

“So many!”

"I see there's at least thirty more frames in there!"

This basket weighs probably over 100 pounds. One person needs to carry it on his back, and another person needs to help carry it from the back. With more than 30 baskets, wouldn’t that be more than 3,000 pounds?

This is divided equally among thirty people, one hundred pounds per person!

It’s enough to feed a family of ten for more than ten days.

Some families with only four or five people can eat lotus roots for more than a month!

"Go back and call people first. I've already said this." Shen Qian looked at the excitement in everyone's eyes and said:

"You have to take good care of your children and make sure they don't get hurt. This is deep in the mountains after all, so you have to be prepared to get hurt when you go in!"

Hearing Shen Qian's reminder, the men in the village waved their hands repeatedly:

"No need to remind us! We're awake!"

"A hundred kilograms of food rations are not as important as the life of my youngest son."

After discussing with Jia Shan.

Five experienced hunters were left there, holding bows and arrows, and Jia Shan climbed up the tree to keep watch.

If large prey approaches, they are confident enough to deal with it thanks to their advantageous position in the tree and the bows and arrows in their hands.

The remaining twenty-five people followed Shen Qian to transport prey and lotus roots out of the mountain!

After a busy day, many people's faces showed deep fatigue.

But when the things reached the foot of the mountain, their eyes were all shining with stars.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go to the village chief's house to explain, and then send a bullock cart to pull it. You can rest here for now." Shen Qian said, and took the initiative to take on the job of running errands.

After all, everyone along the way sympathized with her because she was a woman and didn't ask her to help with the transportation. She couldn't really play dumb the whole time!

When some children who came to the mountain to look for pig grass saw the tiger, they all cried out in surprise:

"Big Bug! Uncle Wang Ding, this is your hunting ground!"

"Oh! Uncle Wang Shui has hunted a big beast!"

"Grandpa, Grandpa! Is this really your hunting ground?"

"..."

Facing the children's questions and admiring gazes.

The group of people entering the mountain stood up straight!

They told the children about their bravery.

The village chief was even more shocked after hearing what Shen Qian and her group had gained from this trip!

A pair of eyes looked back and forth at Shen Qian.

What it means is: Wang Shen, don’t lie to this old man!

"We will transport the things to the ancestral hall later. I hope the village chief can help take care of them." Shen Qian said, and turned and left without caring about the opinion of the village chief Wang Dakuo!

Now, he had no choice but to believe it!

When they got home, it was already noon, so Shen Qian shouted outside the yard:

"Wang You, Wang Liang!"

"Where's the bullock cart? Is it harnessed?"

Wang You and Wang Liang, who had just finished harnessing an ox cart, suddenly felt a chill down their spines!

Turn back slowly.

They found that their mother was standing behind them.

Just as the two were about to explain, Shen Qian walked past them and sat down on the ox cart.

Patted Dahuang's back gently.

Dahuang gestured and twisted his body to walk out of the yard.

At the same time, Shen Qian also did not forget to ask Wang You and Wang Liang:

"Call your third and fourth brothers, carry the baskets at home, and go find me at the foot of the mountain!"

"I understand, Mother!" Wang You and Wang Liang breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their Mother did not blame them for only completing the harnessing of one ox cart.

Express your opinion immediately.

The lotus roots, tigers and wild boars were delivered to the ancestral temple by ox cart.

Wang Dakuo touched the tiger's fur in a daze.

I was secretly shocked: even tigers were hunted in my own village!

Shen Qian's voice sounded again in my ears:

"Village chief, ask Uncle Da Niu to go with me to the county town and sell the tiger while it's still fresh."

"As for the wild boar, please call Uncle Erhu to help deal with it."