My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Following yesterday's route, the group finally arrived near the tree tomatoes.

"Master Long, the snake should be gone by now, right?" Yang Fenglan asked softly.

No, it's still in the grass.

Yang Fenglan and Xu Yingying dared not go any further and asked Zhou Jingyi to scout ahead.

Xu Yingying pointed to the bushes that Long Aotian had mentioned, "Nephew, be careful. I think I saw a snake in that grove. Keep an eye on it."

"Don't be afraid, I'll chase it away." Zhou Jingyi strode forward, picked up a branch, and parted the bushes.

Sure enough, there was a python as thick as an arm lying inside, coiled up, looking like it was on its last legs. When it saw someone coming, it tried to escape, but it just twisted its body and then stopped moving.

Zhou Jingyi could tell at a glance that the snake was injured.

He picked it up and held it in his hand. "It can't move. It was probably injured during the hunting process."

"Then why are you picking it up when you're about to lose it?" Yang Fenglan jumped away from Zhou Jingyi.

“This is a good thing.” Zhou Jingyi didn’t throw it away, but instead handed it to Yang Fenglan. “Don’t worry, this kind of snake won’t bite. You can touch it if you don’t believe me.”

Yang Fenglan dared not touch him, and while backing away, she shouted for Zhou Jingyi to get out of the way.

Zhou Jingyi said somewhat aggrievedly, "You really won't bite? We're about to die anyway, what's there to be afraid of?"

Xu Yingying was quite bold. Having never seen a live snake before, she went over and touched it. "The snake's body is indeed ice cold."

"Wow!" Yang Fenglan exclaimed in admiration.

Yang Fenglan asked Long Aotian to check if there were any other dangers nearby. When Long Aotian said there weren't, Yang Fenglan dared to bravely move forward, away from Zhou Jingyi and his precious snake.

We finally found tree tomatoes.

The trees are laden with fruit, which vary in ripeness and display colors of red, orange, yellow, and green, making them quite beautiful. When fully ripe, the fruit turns orange and red.

Yang Fenglan picked one, peeled it, and put it in her mouth.

It has a slightly bitter taste, but the aroma of tomatoes is very strong.

For her, who had long been accustomed to bland food, this tasted absolutely perfect.

"Yingying, have a taste." Yang Fenglan picked a yellow one and handed it to Xu Yingying.

She copied Yang Fenglan, peeled off the outer skin, took a bite, and her face immediately scrunched up. "It's sour. To be honest, I don't really like the taste."

"Take them home and process them a bit, and you'll like them. Hurry up and pick them, only the red and yellow ones."

In a short while, the two of them had picked half a basket. As for Zhou Jingyi, he couldn't bear to put down his snake, and Yang Fenglan wouldn't let him touch it.

"That's enough, that's enough. It'll spoil if we don't finish it. Let's save some for next time." Yang Fenglan picked up her basket and went to find more houttuynia cordata.

Found on a shady slope, in autumn, the leaves of the houttuynia cordata were beginning to wither, but Yang Fenglan still found it at a glance.

I grabbed the hoe and started digging. It didn't matter if I broke it, since I was going to cut it short anyway.

This area wasn't too big or too small; Yang Fenglan didn't finish digging it all, only managing to collect two large handfuls.

Anyway, the forest is very deep, and people looking for wild vegetables won't be able to find this place, so these vegetables still belong to them.

"Let's go." Yang Fenglan tossed the houttuynia cordata into her basket, then slung the basket over her shoulder and headed home.

Xu Yingying took the initiative to carry the hoe.

Zhou Jingyi followed behind, looking rather hesitant.

Then, along the way, Yang Fenglan couldn't help but scold: "Have you had enough of that damn thing? If you're done playing with it, just throw it away."

"What? You want to take it back?"

"Take it home to eat! No way! I refuse!"

"Hehe, Yingying, did you hear that? You said my son is a good person, but he actually said that even if I refuse, he will still take it back to eat. He's being disobedient."

"What? You say you also want to try what snake tastes like? My God, you two, stay away from me..."