She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

These days, even a handful of rice is a lifesaver, and Banxia didn't think she could exchange half a rabbit for brown rice.

Isn't it just because she did some good work in the collection today?

If we accept the rabbit leg, then all the credit will be wasted.

"That won't do. If you hadn't pointed out the spot, how could they have caught so many rabbits? This leg should be yours."

"As for what you picked, girl, it's what you found, so there's no need to share it with the village. The village should thank you for leading everyone to pick fruit."

Yao Lizheng was still smiling as he reached out to hand the rabbit leg to Banxia.

He had a purpose in taking in these children from the beginning, and besides, he still needed to rely on Lian Chengmo for something, so how could he possibly share their things?

Not to mention, those things were all retrieved by Banxia after she left the group.

Yao Lizheng was both surprised and delighted to learn that all of today's gains were found by Banxia, ​​who had broken away from the group.

While scolding his eldest son for not taking good care of Banxia as instructed, he was also pleasantly surprised by Banxia's ability to find food.

No wonder the young master of the Liancheng family wanted to travel with several peasant children; it turns out that this method was useful.

Having considered this, Yao Lizheng, who had a broader perspective, brought his share of rabbit legs to find Banxia and the others.

However, to my surprise, neither of the two children wanted them.

"Uncle Village Head, we don't need this meat, but I have something else I'd like to discuss with you. I wonder if that's alright?" Banxia firmly pushed the rabbit leg back and took the opportunity to speak.

"Just tell me, and I'll do my best to help you," Yao Lizheng said politely, his smile faltering slightly.

He said he didn't want meat, but it turned out he had something else he wanted to ask him for.

Yao Lizheng was filled with apprehension, hoping that the girl wouldn't say anything that would put him in a difficult position.

"What, change to brown rice?" Yao Lizheng was surprised. How did this girl know that his family had brown rice?

In fact, very few people who fled famine from the north had brown rice, because northerners ate more wheat-based foods. Only a few families in Yaoli Village had brown rice.

And Yao Lizheng is one of them.

A small handful of brown rice is enough to cook a pot of porridge for the whole family. Before setting off, those in Yaoli Village who could afford it prepared some.

However, there was a severe water shortage along the way, so we mainly ate noodles, and the brown rice has been stored until now.

"Uncle Village Head, I just passed by your house and smelled the rice, hehe."

"Don't worry, Uncle Village Head, I won't take advantage of you. Just exchange this pound of meat for half a pound of brown rice," Banxia said directly before the village head could refuse.

After saying that, he pointed to the half of the rabbit that Lian Chengmo had just cut off.

They kept the meaty parts of the rabbit's lower body for themselves, while keeping the rabbit's head and other parts for themselves.

"Well... alright then, but my family doesn't have much brown rice left. I've already told you, I'll only exchange it for you this once." Yao Lizheng hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

“Okay, thank you, Uncle Village Head!” Banxia immediately agreed.

Anyway, there were still a few families in Yaoli Village that had brown rice, and she wrote them all down. If necessary, she could just switch to another family next time they had fresh meat.

Judging from the reactions of the villagers in Yaoli Village when they saw those rabbits, they must be quite hungry for meat.

Soon, Banxia brought back a little over a pound of brown rice in exchange for half a rabbit.

There was no other way; half a rabbit weighed more than two pounds, and there were quite a few bones in it. Otherwise, Banxia wouldn't have traded a pound of meat for half a pound of brown rice.

However, for now, brown rice is still more cost-effective. Banxia calculated that if they eat it sparingly, they can have porridge every night for the next three days and make some rice balls, one for each person each day.

There was no other way; food was scarce, so they had to be careful with it. Fortunately, they had some wild vegetables and fruits, as well as a fair amount of dried meat.

You won't go hungry.

Banxia separated some of the brown rice she had exchanged and cooked it, planning to make wild vegetable rice balls once it was done. Then she began to process the loquat leaves.

Use needle and thread to string the loquat leaves together and hang them on the back of the basket so that you can dry the loquat leaves as you walk.

Lian Chengmo watched the fire while the little girl strung together leaves. Although he didn't recognize the leaves, the little girl said they were medicine, so he let her do as she pleased.

The little girl's grandfather was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, so she must have learned some of his skills.

By the time the rice balls were ready, the hunting and gathering teams had all returned.

Needless to say, those who gathered wild vegetables naturally brought back a lot of wild vegetables, but they weren't so lucky as to be able to pick wild fruits on the other side.

Both hunting teams had some successes, but not much. One team caught two pheasants and a rabbit, while the other team caught a nest of hedgehogs and two snakes.

Although she had heard that snakes were not poisonous, Banxia still instinctively took a step back; she was afraid of these mollusks.

Lian Chengmo noticed the little girl's actions and shook his head inwardly. It turned out that the little girl wasn't fearless after all!

I was really lucky on that mountain before; I never encountered a snake.

"Come on, let's go back for lunch, I'm starving." Unaware that he had been seen through, the person quickly pulled a group of children who had been watching the commotion back home.

Because we made rice balls, everyone had a wild vegetable rice ball, a handful of loquats, and a piece of dried meat for lunch.

"Sister Banxia, ​​it's delicious!" Little Shuang'er was small, but she ate half a rice ball and was very happy.

"That's right, everything my older sister makes is delicious." Qi Juanbai said proudly, as if he were the one being praised.

Qi Changshan didn't have such a conspicuous bag, but he raised his chin slightly, indicating that he also agreed with what his third brother said.

Lian Chengyu had already finished her rice ball and was frantically munching on loquats, so all she could manage to do upon hearing this was nod.

Oh my, these wild berries are so delicious, even sweeter than maltose!

Lian Chengmo wasn't as voracious as most of the children, but upon hearing this, he also looked at Banxia.

"Miss Banxia, ​​you've worked hard today. Please eat more." Lian Chengmo praised with a smile, and even gave Banxia a few of the loquats he had received.

Seeing this, the other children also took out two or three loquats and handed them to Banxia, ​​saying loudly, "Thank you for your hard work, sister. Banxia should eat more."

Why was Banxia, ​​who had been stuffed full of food, somewhat happy?

Although she was willing to work hard to support her younger brothers, they appreciated her kindness and reciprocated. It felt wonderful.

Yao Lizheng made proper arrangements. The hunters ate as soon as they returned, while the others tidied up, some processing the game and others preparing the wild vegetables.

Soon, the group from Yaoli Village set off again and continued their journey.

This time, thanks to sufficient rest and the sight of meat and oily food, everyone traveled even faster.

Qi Changshan could still jog to keep up, but Qi Juanbai couldn't.

After running for an hour, he gradually became unable to run anymore and could only rely on Banxia to pull him forward.

Seeing her third brother like this, Banxia reached out and pulled him into her arms.

"Big sister, put me down, I can walk by myself." Qi Juanbai was stunned at first, and then began to struggle.