The next morning, before dawn, Yang Laosan got up quietly.
There is no other land now. Even if the Gu family provides food and drink for their family, he cannot just eat and drink at other people's houses with peace of mind.
In the past two days, farmers have been busy planting crops in the fields. Almost no one goes to the mountains, and there are quite a lot of pheasants and hares on the mountains during the beginning of spring.
He only went hunting in the mountains during the off-farm time. After taking the prey home, he could not touch the three houses. Before he built a house, he went to the mountains to look around and catch some game for everyone to taste.
Try something new.
Yang Jinfan heard the rustling sound of dressing and opened his eyes.
"father."
The soft voice startled Yang Laosan, and he turned to look at the sleepy Yang Jinfan.
"Hey, good girl, dad is here."
"Dad, where are you going?"
Yang Jinfan yawned lazily, his eyes misted and wet.
"Yes, Saburo, where are you going?"
Wang, who was sleeping, heard the noise and opened her eyes, staring at Yang Laosan with the same confusion.
Yang Laosan looked a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to go to the mountains quietly, but he didn't want to wake up the mother and daughter. Was he making too much noise?
"Our family is running out of land, so I just thought about going to the nearby mountains to get some game for everyone to try. The roasted hare that Afan brought back last time was so delicious that I still feel the taste in my mouth.
Ah! It’s also the time when children are growing, so they should eat more meat.”
After saying that, Yang Laosan stretched out his warm hands and rubbed Yang Jinfan's little head, and then tucked Wang's quilt back.
"It's still early. You guys can sleep a little longer. I'll be back before lunch. If we're lucky, our Afan will be able to eat roasted chicken legs tonight!"
"Dad, I want to go with you!"
Yang Jinfan lifted up the quilt and jumped out of the bed. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes and grabbed Yang Laosan's sleeves, fearing that he would just leave without waiting for her.
She moved so fast that Wang didn't even have time to stop her.
Yang Laosan caught a glimpse of her white and tender little feet just stepping on the ground. He picked her up and sat her on the bed. He knelt down and patted the soles of her feet. The old father spoke earnestly and thoughtfully.
"Daughter, you can't step on the ground without wearing shoes. What should you do if you catch a cold? Dad will wait for you, don't worry. Afan must remember that except for dad and Afan's future husband, you can't walk on other men.
Show your feet in front of me!"
Yang Jinfan curled his lips and said "oh" in a dull voice.
Mrs. Wang frowned: "Sanlang! Ah Fan is still young. What can I tell her about her husband? Our daughter still has to study with her husband, which is different from ordinary women."
Yang Laosan realized that he shouldn't say these words and immediately changed his words.
"What Gillian said is that my daughter is naturally incomparable to ordinary women."
He carefully put on Yang Jinfan's shoes, put on her coat, and took the comb for Wang to comb her hair.
"Afan, why don't you just listen to dad? There is dew on the mountain, and your clothes will get cold if they get wet. You can stay in the hospital and study with the wife. When dad came yesterday, he saw that Qin girl and the little boy had already followed the wife.
Master is studying, and our Ah Fan cannot fall too far behind."
"Dad! Dad promised to wait for Afan, how can he go back on his word?"
Yang Jinfan was anxious. She was not completely illiterate. She had a doctorate in her previous life. It was nothing if she didn't study for a day.
She wanted to follow Yang Laosan up the mountain because she had something very important to do.
Yang Laosan couldn't resist her, so he nodded in agreement. Wang didn't say anything against it, and told them to pay attention to safety. He went to the kitchen to boil two eggs and put them in Yang Jinfan's arms.
Just when he was about to go out, Huai Gujun blocked the door of the doctor's shop at some point and looked at Yang Laosan and Yang Jinfan with a smile.
"Third uncle, junior sister, where are you going?"
Yang Jinfan rolled her eyes at him. She didn't know why. The rope and sickle in Yang Laosan's hand were clearly visible, as well as the small basket on her back, which contained a small hoe. It was obvious that she was going up the mountain!
"I'm going to take Ah Fan for a walk in the mountains. I'm going to catch some game. Ah Fan knows some wild vegetables. I'm going to pick some for the family. Why did the young man get up so early? Are you waiting for the wife to study?"
Huai Gujun shook his head: "No, third uncle, I always get up early to do boxing and exercise. When I see you guys going out, I want to follow you."
Naturally, he wanted to see how the chickens and pigs she raised in the mountains were doing. He had to feed the livestock at a fixed point every day. Bai Rong was almost depressed to death.
"You want to go too? You'd better stay and study with the lady!"
Yang Jinfan glanced at him, what was a frail boy doing in the mountains so early in the morning?
If he goes, there will be an extra pair of eyes watching her, and the things she has to do will only become more difficult.
"Then why don't you stay and study with the lady? Why are you going to the mountains?"
"I'm looking for some medicinal herbs and wild vegetables. Do you know more medicinal herbs than I do? Or do you know more wild vegetables than me?"
Yang Jinfan raised his chin proudly. He just wanted to find a reason not to study. Don't even think about hiding!
When Yang Laosan saw two children quarreling, he didn't know how to persuade them, so he could only stand there in a daze, looking helpless.
Mr. Huai Gu snorted indifferently and raised his eyebrows.
"I can roast hare, and I can also roast pheasant, the delicious kind."
"Uh...okay."
Thinking of the roasted hare that day, Yang Jinfan swallowed unconsciously and reluctantly agreed.
She still stubbornly gave Mr. Huai Gu a roll of her eyes. It was because of his own strong request that she not be greedy for roasted hare.
"In that case, let's go together. Have you told Master?"
"I told Yi Yi. If my adoptive father is looking for me, Yi Yi will tell him my whereabouts."
"Okay, let's go."
The two children finally separated. Yang Laosan led the way, using a sickle to chop off the thorns along the way.
It has been half a month since I last came to the mountain. The weeds on the mountain are growing quickly, few people come, and the road is blocked so that it is almost impossible to see clearly.
Walking into the mountain, going deeper and deeper, Yang Jinfan picked up a lot of wild vegetables along the way, and Mr. Huaigu also found a lot of wild vegetables. When they got inside the mountain, Yang Laosan asked Yang Jinfan and Mr. Huaigu to stay where they were, and they would not go any further.
Even though he was safe, he walked faster every step of the way.
They had simply surveyed before and found that there were no large beasts nearby, so it was quite safe.
"You go and help me look at the pig Heng Heng and the chicken Cuckoo. I'll go find some medicinal materials and I'll be back soon."
Huai Gujun stepped forward and blocked her way: "Third uncle said that it is not safe in the mountains and asked us to wait for him here."
Yang Jinfan clicked his tongue impatiently.
"I'm going to look for medicinal materials, don't waste time. Besides, you know I know how to work hard, what could happen?"
She had to find a suitable place to remove a ginseng stick from the space. How could she get it if it was left here?
"If you can't sit still, catch a hare and roast it. I'll give you two eggs when you go out in the morning. I'll share one with you on the way. I'm already hungry."