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After filling the basket once again, Banxia estimated that this trip would provide enough firewood for a week, and she wouldn't need to collect firewood for the time being.

Banxia walked back in a good mood. Lianchengmo had woken up, and she had managed to gather enough firewood. Today was truly a good day.

Banxia never expected that there would be another surprise waiting for her.

On her way back, she passed by the narrow crevice where she had planted melons and heard a noise.

Curious, she peeked out and almost made Banxia shout with joy.

There were two gray rabbits eating melon leaves where she had planted melons before.

Before she could think about why, Banxia quickly took out her slingshot and fired three shots in that direction.

Her aim was also poor; of Banxia's three shots, only one hit the leg of one of the rabbits.

Startled, the two rabbits forgot about the delicious treat in their mouths and ran away.

But Banxia wasn't about to let them get away. She tossed her basket aside and chased after them.

After a final struggle, Banxia held down the rabbit with the injured leg, watching regretfully as the other one escaped.

"Little brat, you can't escape my grasp, can you?" Banxia said cheerfully, holding the rabbit's ears.

Banxia casually tore off a handful of vines, tied them up, retrieved her basket, and hummed a little tune as she went home.

"Big sister, you caught a rabbit!" As usual, Qi Juanbai was the first to rush to Banxia's side. He saw the rabbit his older sister was carrying at a glance, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Big sister, are you hurt?" Qi Changshan's eyes lit up when he saw the rabbit, but he quickly asked.

Her small eyes darted up and down, seemingly trying to find any signs of injury on Banxia.

Upon hearing this, the three siblings from the Liancheng family also looked over.

"Bunny, big brother, it's bunny!" Xiao Shuang'er tugged at her big brother's sleeve to express her joy at seeing the rabbit.

"I'm fine, I'm not hurt. It was just a rabbit, I caught it very easily."

"But I still have to thank Lian Chengmo. If it weren't for his slingshot, my eldest sister might not have been able to catch it." Banxia put down her basket and the rabbit, patted her two younger brothers' heads, and explained gently.

"Big sister, please sit down and rest. Second brother and I will get some firewood." Qi Juanbai suppressed the urge to look at the rabbit and hurriedly pulled his eldest sister away.

My older sister needs to rest well before she can cook rabbit meat for them.

That's right, the little guy's first reaction upon seeing the rabbit was that there was meat to eat, and he kept swallowing hard.

"Okay, then I'll leave all of these to you. I'm going to rest for a bit." Banxia didn't stand on ceremony at all and immediately started ordering them around.

Meanwhile, Lian Chengmo saw that Banxia didn't seem to be injured, so he didn't ask any more questions and helped her with his cousin.

A basket of firewood was quickly spread out on the open ground to dry.

Banxia, ​​who was resting against the stone wall, glanced around and noticed a pile of firewood in the corner.

There was a layer of stones at the bottom, obviously for moisture protection.

Banxia turned to look at Lian Chengmo. Although her two younger brothers would pile up the dried firewood before, they never thought to put a layer of stones on top.

These ancient scholars weren't truly ignorant of everything!

Banxia mentally gave Lian Chengmo a thumbs up. The cave was actually still damp, but by laying down a layer of stones, they wouldn't have to worry about the firewood, which had been dried with great effort, becoming damp again.

They watched as the boys piled the dried firewood onto the woodpile, then added new firewood to continue drying.

Unbeknownst to her, Banxia had fallen asleep against the mountain wall. When she woke up again, she found herself covered with two pieces of clothing.

Lian Chengmo was squatting by the fire, doing something unknown.

Several children surrounded him, whispering something to each other from time to time.

Banxia guessed that they were probably afraid of waking her up.

Upon closer inspection, Banxia saw what Lianchengmo was doing.

Because there was already a pile of red chunks of meat in the pot beside him, and he also had half a skinned rabbit in his hand.

Lian Chengmo was slowly cutting with a large knife, since it wasn't as easy to use as a kitchen knife.

"Your skills are quite good," Banxia suddenly said, pointing to the whole rabbit skin baking on the side.

Although Banxia had killed chickens and ducks in her previous life, she had never done a job as skilled as skinning a rabbit.

"I saw you were tired, so I'll help you take care of it," Lian Chengmo said, pursing his lips.

He didn't mean to steal the meat; he was just helping to process it.

“I might not have been able to hit it without your slingshot, and besides, you even helped kill it, so let’s all eat this rabbit together.” Banxia squatted down as well, and said generously.

She has just transmigrated here. Although she has some of the original owner's memories, she is in an unfamiliar place and should not ruin her relationship with her friends.

Eating alone is even more unacceptable; we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future.

Yes, if the rain doesn't stop, they won't be able to leave.

Upon hearing this, Lian Chengmo didn't stand on ceremony anymore. He said thank you and continued to silently cut his flesh.

Xiao Shuang'er clapped her hands happily, her eyes fixed on the pot of meat, practically drooling.

This surprised Banxia, ​​who had thought the little girl liked fluffy live rabbits.

I was even thinking about how to coax the little girl if she thought the bunny was cute and refused to eat it.

Surprisingly, the little girl's enthusiasm for eating rabbit meat is no less than that of her third brother, Juanbai!

“The guards at home caught rabbits to eat before, and Shuang’er ate about half a bowl of them.” Lian Chengmo explained helplessly when he saw Banxia staring at Xiao Shuang’er.

"Haha, Sister Banxia, ​​you don't know, Xiaoshuang loves to eat, especially meat." Lianchengyu added, confirming Lianchengshuang's foodie persona.

"Meatballs, so delicious!" Lian Chengshuang had no idea that her two brothers were exposing her secrets, and happily nodded along, making Banxia extremely happy.

Considering that everyone hadn't eaten meat in a long time and was worried about upset stomachs, Banxia divided the rabbit into several meals.

The six children finally had the best meal they had in a long time.

Banxia didn't go out again that day because it started raining heavily again, just as hard as the first day.

Banxia was very glad that she had acted decisively and gone out to collect enough firewood to last for six or seven days, even if she used it all at night.

Otherwise, if there's no firewood, not being able to cook porridge is a minor issue; living in a cold, damp cave, people would freeze to death.

The heavy rain continued for three more days, during which everyone had to stay in the cave. Lian Chengmo took on the role of the eldest brother and father, teaching his younger siblings to read.

Banxia also felt that reading and recognizing characters was very important, so she immediately led her younger brothers to join the learning army.

The script used in the Great Xia Dynasty was naturally different from the simplified script that Banxia had learned, and even different from the traditional script that she knew.

So even for Banxia, ​​learning it wasn't easy; she often missed strokes when writing.

As a result, Lian Chengmo had no choice but to say a few more words, and Banxia was speechless at his stern and reprimanding manner.

"At such a young age, he acts like an old-fashioned man." Banxia quietly complained to her younger brothers.

But he still studies very diligently; at least, he's the fastest learner among these kids.