Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1197: Going Up the Mountain

Feifei found it amusing; she thought Dad must have noticed the difference in Mom, one didn’t ask, the other didn’t tell. Both suffered this way.Looking at the chestnuts spilled in the yard, "Mom, when are we going up the mountain together? I love chestnut flour buns."

Jiang Xinyu understood her daughter’s meaning, "Tomorrow, the two of us will go."

"Mom, I want to go too."

"You go with your dad."

"Then let’s all go up the mountain together and act separately."

"No, you stay home tomorrow and watch Shi Xian, will you look after this rascal?"

Shi Xian knew Mom was talking about him, so he gave a flattering smile to Mom. The smile seemed particularly sycophantic.

Wei Kaiyun knew his wife wanted to avoid him; although worried, there was no way around it.

In the evening, Li Yunqiang came over, "Xiao Wei, tomorrow we can go collect the cotton money, there’s a lot of it, come with me."

"Sure, I’ll be home tomorrow, anytime you want to go is fine."

"Great, we’ll go after breakfast tomorrow, the other brigades have mostly turned in their grain taxes. Best not to wait until there’s no money left for us."

Wei Kaiyun certainly had no objections.

"Teacher Jiang, I’ve already calculated this year’s total. Just waiting on the work points, Da Jun is helping with the calculation. The three from your side are really capable."

"As long as they work well for you, that’s good." After all, this year she didn’t have to do the calculations herself.

In the evening, Li Manjiang and Wang Menglin returned. The family looked at the photos and all laughed happily.

"Menglin, do you have any negatives? You two should enlarge this group photo and hang it on the wall."

"Mom, I asked the photo studio to develop them, next time we go to the city, we can bring them back.

Mom, when you and Dad have some free time, you should also take a group photo, we should all go and have a family photo taken."

"Good. This year we must take photos, we won’t wait for Chaoyang."

"Still missing the eldest and second brothers."

But there’s nothing that can be done about it, the children are grown, they all have their own lives, gathering everyone will only become harder.

"Mom, why don’t we go again tomorrow, since Chaoyang is the only one missing. Wait until he comes back, then you go for pictures?" Li Manjiang also wanted photos of the Zhang family.

"Honey, are you free tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow, Xiao Wei and Old Fourth are going to the township to get money, I don’t need to go."

"Then let’s all go tomorrow, to the county, the county has a photo studio; let Red Army drive the tractor."

Qu Xiaoli was all in, her eldest son was right, once Chaoyang returns, then take another photo.

"Alright, let’s do that then." Li Yungui understood his eldest son’s intentions. Truly, there’s nothing urgent now; even if the whole family took leave, it would be fine.

After dinner, the young couple went to their new home. Afterwards, Li Manjiang held Wang Menglin, "Wife, will you miss me after I leave?"

"Yes."

Li Manjiang was satisfied; their union was like a lightning bolt, now neither could do without the other.

The next day, the family had breakfast, everyone dressed in new clothes, these were the ones Li Xue and her mother hurriedly made, even used for Li Manjiang’s wedding.

Perfect for wearing to take a photo this time.

The tractor had five hundred eggs loaded, a hundred for the township co-op, the rest for the county co-op.

Li Yunqiang also came looking for Wei Kaiyun. But this time, he had to bring along Shi Xian, the little one, who clung to Wei Kaiyun’s leg, crying loudly when anyone tried to hold him.

There was no choice but to bring him. Shi Jing and Jianbin tagged along too.

This was a chance for Jiang Xinyu and her daughter; once the vehicle left, the mother-daughter duo carried baskets containing over twenty gunny bags. They also pushed a cart, so there’s no need to carry stuff back on their shoulders.

Old Yang found it amusing, he wanted to go with the mother and daughter but was refused.

Xiao Jiang was sensible, taking Feifei, would ensure no risks.

The mother and daughter were excited; today would surely be a harvest day.

"Mom, we can go deeper, if there’s danger, I can lead you to hide."

Jiang Xinyu nodded, "Alright, then we’ll go deeper."

The mother-daughter pair ventured boldly into the depths of the mountain.

"Mom, I’ve researched a new anesthetic, once animals smell it, they’ll fight for it."

"That’s good stuff. What? You want to catch some animals?"

"If we see them, we’ll catch them, if not, it’s fine; we don’t lack those."

Wild boar meat doesn’t taste good, very rough. Plus, it has a fishy flavor.

The mother and daughter held hands, briskly entering the depths of the mountain.

"Mom, this chestnut tree has more chestnuts, and they’re bigger."

"Alright, today we’ll tackle this one then."

"Okay!"

Jiang Xinyu summoned a slender stick and started beating, while Feifei used a rake to gather chestnuts, once enough for a bag, she squatted to peel them. Three hours later, they filled ten bags; those hard to peel were abandoned.

Jiang Xinyu put them away, and the pair continued.

"Mom, will we be just collecting chestnuts today?"

"Yes, you love chestnut flour buns, we’ll gather more this year."

They collected fifteen bags before sitting to rest.

"We should pick more sour pears, and make more canned goods this year."

Once rested enough, eating the meat buns, they set out again.

The mother-daughter duo continued until 3 PM, already fifteen bags of chestnuts were in the space, five bags of sour pears, three bags of hawthorn, and one bag of apples.

With that, the pair descended the mountain, satisfied.

No rush, they’d chop and collect dead tree branches when found.

"Mom, look, next to the cart; is that Dad?"

"Yes, let’s bring out some bags of chestnuts for him to take back, then we’ll bring out more.

Anyway, all these need to come out in the open."

The wooden raft they made last time was in the space, now brought out, loaded with five bags of chestnuts, one bag of sour pears, one bag of hawthorn.

Luckily, it was downhill; otherwise, they wouldn’t manage a step.

Wei Kaiyun heard the commotion, saw the flushed mother-daughter pair pulling ropes.

He quickly ran over, seen the bags on the raft, truly speechless. They were risking a fortune.

"Let me do it, you two rest."

"Dad, there’s more on the mountain. You take care of bringing stuff home, Mom and I will transport down."

"More?"

Jiang Xinyu wiped sweat from her brow, "Three more just like this."

Wei Kaiyun looked at them, not knowing what to say.

He could only pull and push downhill, obediently loading seven bags onto the cart. The cart moved away.

Once Wei Kaiyun’s back disappeared, the mother-daughter brought out the remaining half. This cart was a true load-bearer, the seven bags fitted rather easily.

When Wei Kaiyun returned, he saw the bags on the ground, loaded the cart again, pulling it away once more.