The people of Dayang Village at the foot of the mountain cheered when they saw Yang Dashan and Bai Qingshan coming down the mountain carrying a few pheasants and dozens of pheasant eggs.

Although the quantity is large, it is indeed not enough for the whole village.

But not enough is better than nothing.

The women brought their children to keep warm by the fire, where there was always hot water boiling in the pot.

After all the pheasant feathers are plucked, start the pot again to make thick chicken fat, put the fresh pheasant into the pot, and add a large pot full of water.

All the big pots in Dayang Village are used, and then all we have to do is wait quietly and stir-fry from time to time.

Knowing that the rest of the people were still on the mountain, everyone smelled the delicious chicken soup and looked at the way down the mountain, feeling even more excited.

After just a short while up there, I saw several pheasants.

We have been here for so long, doesn't that mean we have found prey again?

Now I don’t have to go to Pingcheng Prefecture hungry!

Silence returned to the foot of the mountain. No one suggested drinking a sip of chicken soup first. Everyone just looked at the mountain road quietly.

There was only the gurgling sound of the boiling pot and the crackling of firewood.

I don’t know how long the silence lasted, but then I heard the noisy voices of the team coming down the mountain.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and someone said, "They're back!"

There was joy in his voice. Seeing this, Yang Dashan rushed up the mountain road, followed closely by Bai Qingshan.

Slowly, the team began to grow.

The group met on the mountain trail and saw a small team working together to lift a thick branch with a wild boar tied to the top with vines.

The joy became even louder.

The old men waiting there, the excited women, and the joyful children spread from the mountain to the foot of the mountain.

Bai Qingyun took Xiao Yan's hand, walked around the crowd, and after meeting up with the Bai family, they sat quietly by the fire.

The advantage of having more manpower is that the work of slaughtering pigs and cooking was completely distributed to everyone. Even the little children were sensible enough to pick up firewood and prepare to cook.

After drinking a bowl of chicken soup and eating a piece of chicken, the barbecue slowly got on track.

"Thank you, Bai girl!"

Village Chief Yang sat next to Bai Qingyun at some point and looked at Bai Qingyun with gratitude.

"Grandpa Village Chief, we all hunted this wild boar together, so you don't need to thank me alone!"

Looking at the look in Village Chief Yang's eyes, Bai Qingyun always felt like he was seen through, but more than that, he felt the elder's satisfaction and gratitude for the younger generation.

"They... are of course working hard, but this is what they should do!"

Village Chief Yang was right. If they didn't do it, they would starve to death. But the Bai family might not be the case!

Without waiting for Bai Qingyun to reply, Village Chief Yang looked at Bai Qingyun deeply, then turned around and directed everyone.

Bai Qingyun was slightly stunned as he looked at the old man's hunched back.

Chief Yang has been the village chief of Dayang Village since he was young. He has put in countless efforts for Dayang Village throughout his life.

Under his leadership, the entire village of Dayang was relocated.

Such a highly respected person, after this experience in Bingzhou Prefecture, ended up with a hunchback.

Xiao Yan shook the dazed Bai Qingyun: "What's wrong? Did you not eat enough?"

Bai Qingyun and Xiao Yan both have small appetites and don't eat much, but they are both growing up, so it is normal for them to feel hungry.

Xiao Yan grabbed Bai Qingyun who was about to serve him chicken soup, shook his head slightly, and then took Bai Qingyun's thin little hand and walked towards the stream.

The small stream on the top of the mountain flows down from the top of the mountain. The water is gurgling and has not frozen. When it reaches the foot of the mountain, it converges into a small river.

At this time, by the river, people from Dayang Village came here in groups of two or three to wash pots, clean pork offal, and fetch water. It was very lively with people coming and going.

Bai Qingyun just thought that Xiao Yan didn't like fire, so he came to sit by the stream. This was how he spent his first night out of Lijia Village.

Bai Qingyun also gave Xiao Yan a fire-attributed crystal core, sewed it inside a sachet, and told her to carry it with her so that she wouldn't have to worry about catching a cold if she left the fire, so he simply let her carry it with her.

Xiao Yan saw Bai Qingyun sitting on a rock, gazing into the distance, looking unmoved.

Then he stood by the river, rolled up his trouser legs, took off his shoes and socks, and went into the river.

This action was quickly noticed by everyone busy by the river, except Bai Qingyun who liked to daydream.

Seeing Xiao Yan going into the water and groping around in the water, he quickly stopped her: "Xiao Yan, it's dangerous! Get ashore quickly!"

The one who was speaking was Aunt Niu. Just like how she had taken care of the foolish Bai Qingyun before, Aunt Niu felt sorry for Xiao Yan's situation and always took extra care of her.

Seeing the children go to the river in the middle of winter, I felt angry and anxious.

But the place Xiao Yan chose was quite far away from the people washing vegetables and could not be reached in just a few steps.

When Bai Qingyun heard Aunt Niu's voice, he came back to his senses and saw Xiao Yan concentrating on fishing in the river.

Aunt Niu's voice came, but Xiao Yan remained unmoved.

The little girl would always subconsciously block out any voice other than Bai Qingyun's.

"Xiao Yan! Come back!"

Bai Qingyun was furious, and his voice was no longer as gentle as before.

Looking at the angry Bai Qingyun, Xiao Yan was at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to do.

But looking at Bai Qingyun standing safely on the shore, he then lowered his head stubbornly and continued to catch fish.

Following Aunt Niu's shouting, people in the distance also put down their work and rushed over.

"Bai girl, you are weak, let me do it!"

Aunt Niu stopped Bai Qingyun who was about to take off his shoes and socks, turned around and started to go down to the river.

The river was not wide to begin with, and an adult took big steps, so they could reach Xiao Yan in just three or two steps.

Sensing someone approaching, the clever fish also started to run away.

However, he didn't expect that the fish would escape directly into the route preset by Xiao Yan. At the moment when he lifted the fish up, the fish's tail was still swaying unwillingly from side to side.

The fish was so big that Xiao Yan, who was too thin, couldn’t hold it with his hands, so he could only hold the fish in his arms.

Aunt Niu picked up Xiao Yan swiftly and then walked towards the shore.

Aunt Niu put Xiao Yan down and he began to look for Bai Qingyun happily while holding the fish. He met Bai Qingyun's eyes, but he was a little scared and retracted his right foot.

Holding the fish, he waited anxiously there.

Bai Qingyun seldom gets angry. Perhaps it is because she has experienced life and death and has a lot of experience, which makes her more tolerant than ordinary people.

But this time, Bai Qingyun was really angry with Xiao Yan.

At such a young age, he ran to the river to catch fish in the middle of winter without caring about his own safety. Even if he had the crystal core to protect his body, his feet would still be cold after being soaked in the cold river water, no matter how warm they were.

You must know that the cold starts from the feet. Even if the cold has a crystal nucleus, it will easily find you after this.

The people at the foot of the mountain also heard the noise and knew that Xiao Yan had gone down to the river. The busy people in the Bai family immediately put down their work and rushed over.

When they arrived, they saw Bai Qingyun staring at Xiao Yan with angry eyes. Just when Bai Qingyun was about to approach Xiao Yan, Xie Shuer hurried forward.

"Yun'er, Xiaoyan is all wet. If you have anything to say, go back and change your clothes first!"

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