An eight-year-old kid emptied his scumbag father's warehouse and followed his grandparents into

In the afternoon, a few officials from the county government came and went through the motions. They signed and sealed the documents with Mr. Liu and left. They had no intention of explaining anything to the family of the deceased. It is not known whether the family received twenty taels of silver as compensation.

After all, they were still clansmen. After knowing that all thirteen people over there were buried, Jing Yongcheng led the other three families to the forest behind and bowed several times in front of the simple mound. Everyone burned a few pieces of paper money, which was considered an explanation. However, the grave was lonely without even a tombstone, which was really chilling to look at.

Jing Chunxi and the two little dumplings naturally did not go. Neither did Tang Shuang and Grandpa Xiaobei. Each of the other families also left one person behind to guard their belongings.

Although the two little kids didn't hear anything, they saw that everyone had gloomy faces and didn't dare to make a fuss and go out to play. They were not even allowed to enter the yard. They looked a bit pitiful.

"Look what my sister has?" Jing Chunxi took it out like a magic trick. It was originally collected from Pu Ge'er's room. It was originally left out when it was taken out from the small house in the east of the capital. It was only seen when he went in last night.

Jing Mingzhu was so surprised that she grabbed it and said, "Oh! It's a doll! Where did Cousin Xi get it from?"

Qiaoqiao was even happier. She had never had such a doll before, but she didn't fight for it and just touched it gently. She knew it was for her sister Mingzhu, and she was very happy to be able to play together. She thought that her sisters were very good. This child was so well-behaved that it made people feel distressed. Yin Chunxi couldn't help but take out two more candies.

"You're lucky, this belongs to your little cousin." The two little girls happily patted her on the face, letting her satisfy her desire to be an older sister.

What should she do? She also missed her mother and brother a little, and wondered how they were doing in the village.

No matter how difficult the road is, you have to keep going.

Perhaps it was the shock of so many people dying at once, or perhaps it was the lack of women and therefore less conflict, but now the bustling room had become the quietest, with only the occasional cry of one or two children, and the old patriarch had become visibly decadent.

They bought a pair of door panels to make a simple stretcher, and the eldest son with a broken leg was carried by the two illegitimate sons; the second son's broken hand was simply bandaged and tied with two sticks; the third son had a burnt bald head, without a single hair on it, not even eyebrows left, which looked very strange.

After adding the tent, Jing Yongqiang's family gritted their teeth and bought a cart to make the whole family more comfortable.

Jing Yongsheng was reluctant to buy it at first, but when he got up in the morning to carry the things, all his sons and grandsons complained that the things were cumbersome and made excuses. In the end, he had no choice but to buy a wheelbarrow at a high price at the post station. The things that originally cost five hundred coins ended up costing him five taels of silver, and he had to beg the seller to sell it to him. However, the cart could not hold all the small things, so he had to drag a wooden frame he made himself behind it, and the two eldest grandsons took turns pushing it. This was the result of being reluctant to spend money, and he suffered in vain for the sake of face.

Once you enter the forest, the official road becomes much smaller and more rugged and difficult to walk on. There are many uphill and downhill sections, and you can't walk very far in a day. No wonder it takes so long to walk through this forest.

The only thing worth being happy about is that in addition to the towering trees on both sides of the road, there are also small streams running through it. However, the streams have dried up in this season, but occasionally there are some small rock holes, some mud, and even some water. Where there is water, there are fish.

During breaks, Shiro and Heizi would always go to the creek with a stick and a wooden bucket. Every time they were lucky enough to catch a few nests of small fish, all of which were stone fish as small as a finger. But it was enough to make everyone happy, especially the children. They also had fun, and they felt that they had gained some skills and a sense of accomplishment when they came back with some food.

Small fish is meat, and no one would dislike it at this time. In the dry season, it can be cured with salt and air-dried for a day or two, and then occasionally fried and served with porridge or rice. It is very delicious and can at least satisfy your craving. The most important thing is that you can eat meat without spending money, which makes everyone happy.

Since this discovery, the children in the team have had an additional fun activity during their break time, which is to go fishing together.

This exciting time has come again.

"I'll go as well."

"Fourth cousin, I'll go too. I'll help carry the barrel."

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This time, little Tuanzi was the quickest to respond. Last time, Heizi took her there, they caught two nests of fish and two handfuls of wild fruit, and now they're enjoying it. She was the first to respond, even holding Qiaoqiao's hand. The two little ones have become best friends, eating and sleeping together. Naturally, they don't want to be apart now. They're happy to pull weeds and play in the mud together.

"Sanlang, go too and take good care of the sisters." Dalang and Erlang were both very calm. They knew that most of the women in their family would never be willing to leave too far. They would either go to collect firewood or defend their own camp. However, Sanlang was not much different in age from Silang, so he was still a little eager to try and catch more fish.

The reason Jing Chunxi responded was that he suddenly remembered that the stream in his space was empty and there was not a single fish or shrimp in it. It could be a perfect place to raise a few small fish.

If I wait for them to send the fish back, even if the fish has not turned into dried fish, it will be dead and difficult to keep, so I have to go with them this time.

In the past two days, we have dried a lot of small fish at home. We have eaten two meals. We marinated the extra ones with some salt and put them directly on the top of the mule cart to dry. The fishy smell is not too unpleasant. It is good to go out for a walk. At least you can breathe some fresh air. It feels very comfortable to stretch in the embrace of nature.

"Is it here?" Jing Chunxi was a little bit incredulous and amused.

The mountain stream had dried up to a grayish-white color, with only pebbles and large rocks visible at the bottom. Even Sanlang and Tangshuang, who had never been there before, were surprised. The stream had dried up long ago, and it was right in the middle of this tall jungle. If the rocks had not been washed white by the water, they would have doubted that there had ever been water flowing here.

"How could there be fish in this place?" She regretted carrying such a big wooden barrel. There were more and more daily necessities in the mule cart, and today she had just added this wooden barrel. It was almost as tall as her when she carried it.

I should have gotten a lighter wooden basin earlier. Fortunately, I saw that she was having difficulty walking with the wooden bucket, and Frosting followed her. I would have snatched it away by now, otherwise she would have regretted it to death.

Silang and Heizi already had experience in catching fish, and ignored other people's doubts. As soon as they reached the riverbed, they gave orders to Saburo and Tangshuang, and patiently taught the two little dumplings how to find fish.

"Don't just stand there, look at me, see? Where there are a lot of rocks piled up and sinking, there are often fish under the rocks that are moved away. That's how you look for them.

Then, look for bends in streams where there's dense weeds. Pull the weeds aside and you'll find small rock nests underneath, which often contain nests of fish."

"If you see the soil is a little moist, use a stick to dig it open and there will definitely be fish inside. Even if it looks dead, pick it up quickly. It's called a stone fish. There are also jumping fish. Put them back in the water and they will come back to life." Heizi is also very experienced and speaks very coherently. I don't know where such a young child got this information from. If you know him, you would think he is an old fisherman.

But these two guys are so annoying. They call themselves brothers no matter what they say. Sanlang really wants to beat them up.

No wonder Jing Chunxi felt that the water in the water bag was decreasing very quickly after he came back from fishing that day. It turned out that they were secretly giving the fish a bath.