Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system

Cheng Qi and Shen Yu ran to the small hill to catch pheasants.

Shen Jiancheng used a fishing net to catch river fish in the pond, and at the same time protected Song Ling and her daughter.

Shen Yao and Song Ling carefully examined the lotus leaves growing in the pond.

Each one is taller than a human. Not only are their stems thick, but the fragrance they emit is also fascinating.

The pond is quite far from the base, and most people would not choose to collect here unless they come here on purpose or have a means of transportation.

Shen Yao's family was able to come here thanks to Cheng Qi's help, who gave them a free ride on the bus. Otherwise, they would have had to give up this place and go somewhere else.

Drip

"Green lotus leaves, highly mutated organisms, inedible"

"Green lotus leaf stems, moderately mutated organisms, edible in moderation"

Upon hearing that it was a moderate mutation, Shen Yao immediately took out a sickle and chopped the stems hard, knocking them down with the roots. She threw away the inedible parts and put the edible parts directly into the backpack.

The stem, as thick as a wrist, feels very hard, and cool juice keeps oozing out from the broken part.

Shen Yao tasted it briefly and found it surprisingly delicious. No wonder the lotus roots and lotus seeds at the exchange center were so expensive. You get what you pay for.

Song Ling also ships a lot of goods, either lotus leaves or stems, all of which are edible.

wow-

With a cry of "ouch", Song Ling didn't pay attention to her position and suddenly tripped and fell.

Shen Yao and Shen Jiancheng ran over to help the person up. Song Ling pointed at her feet and said something was biting her.

Ok?

Shen Yao took out a sickle and chopped at the pond, finally knocking out a huge black shell.

Shen Jiancheng quickly threw the shell to the shore, and the three of them quickly went ashore to check.

“It’s the mussels in the pond”

A kind of creature that often appears on the river bank, the clam meat inside is edible.

It’s just that the river clam in front of me looks a bit big, not much bigger than a washbasin.

Because a river clam had just opened its shell and bit Song Ling, her ankle became swollen. Although the skin was not broken, it was not convenient for her to go into the water again.

Song Ling was so angry that she couldn't help but smash the clam twice. "How do you test this? It doesn't taste good. I won't get many points if I sell it to the redemption center."

What a loss! I thought it was some other edible river food, but it turned out to be river clams? Useless stuff.

Song Ling whispered to Shen Jiancheng. The couple had no interest in the clams, but Shen Yao asked, "Will there be pearls inside?"

If I remember correctly, pearls are grown from oysters, but there are more saltwater pearls than freshwater pearls.

When she went to the river before, she was thinking about whether she could open the clams to get pearls, but unexpectedly there were not many clams by the river, and each one was the size of a palm, and there were no pearls.

With such a big clam now, I should be able to get something out of it.

Shen Jiancheng and Song Ling looked at each other after hearing this and said, "How about we give it a try?"

Anyway, it is not difficult to open the clam shell, and the clam meat is not very aggressive.

"Try it, but be careful. Mom was bitten by a clam just now." It would not be worth it if she were to go to the hospital to buy medicine for the wound.

Shen Jiancheng asked Shen Yao to help Song Ling stay away. He raised the sickle in his hand and started slashing at the tightly closed clam shell.

One force can break all laws. As long as you have great strength, you will have no problem opening the clam shell.

Shen Jiancheng knocked on it countless times before he finally broke the clam shell and revealed the clam meat inside.

It was all white and smelled fishy, ​​and the wind blew it far away.

Covering her mouth and nose with one hand, Shen Yao came over and grabbed Shen Jiancheng's wrist and asked him to use the sickle to search for the clam meat.

The mucus in clam meat is somewhat corrosive, and thick clam meat cannot be eaten.

I just hope there will be pearls inside the clam meat. Even if the pearls are small, I can sell them to the top management of the base and exchange them for a lot of food resources.

"found it!"

Shen Jiancheng gained nothing at first, but he discovered the problem later.

The clam meat is too thick. When you peel off the outermost layer, you can feel something hard inside.

The sickle head was lifted up with force, and white pearls rolled out, about the size of an adult's fingernail.

Song Ling's eyes lit up, and she hurried over, wrapped the pearls in leaves, washed them, and then spread them on her hands to look at them.

It's round and smooth and sparkling, so beautiful.

"Old Shen, one pearl can be sold for a lot of points," Song Ling wanted to send it to the redemption center right away.

You have to know that pearls are always special. No matter how serious their mutation is, there will always be people buying them.

Low and medium concentrations can be ground into pearl powder and applied on the face or combined with other raw materials for beauty and skin care. High concentrations can also be used as jewelry.

"Put it away first, I'll look for it again," Shen Jiancheng continued to dig out the clam meat with a sickle.

Shen Jiancheng was ruthless as he struck with one cut after another. It didn't take long for such a big clam to die.

Correspondingly, the clams stopped attacking, and Shen Jiancheng's speed in searching for pearls increased significantly.

slam-la-

In the end, Shen Jiancheng dug out nearly dozens of round or oval pearls of various sizes.

The most precious of them are not the white pearls, but the pink pearls with a pink glow.

Song Ling was immediately fascinated and said that she would not sell the pink pearl and would leave it to Shen Yao as a dowry.

Shen Yao:......

"Mom, if I sell it and exchange it for points, I can exchange it for a bigger house." Houses can be purchased at the redemption center, not only in Area C, but also in Area B or Area A.

However, buying houses in Areas A and B requires not only money but also connections, which is why the Shen family can only live in Area C.

Now that Shen Jiancheng has dug up pearls, by utilizing the special properties of pearls, his family will definitely be able to move into the safer areas A and B.

"No, pearls are good things. Let's talk about it after we get home."

Song Ling and Shen Jiancheng dealt with the mess of clam meat, throwing away what should be thrown away and burying what should be buried, trying not to leave any suspicious traces.

As for Shen Yu and Cheng Qi who were not at the scene, the three of them agreed that they should keep it a secret. The fewer people who knew about Pearl's affairs, the better.

…………

When Shen Yu and Cheng Qi came back, each of them was holding a pheasant in their hands.

The pheasant with bright red feathers had its neck tilted, and it was obvious that it had died a violent death.

"Mom, there are a lot of pheasants over the hillside, and there are also a lot of pheasant eggs. We will go over there later."

Compared with pheasant eggs, he and Cheng Qi valued edible pheasants which weigh dozens of kilograms each. So, after working hard for a long time to catch them, they finally brought back two edible pheasants.

Shen Yao and Song Ling continued to test the lotus leaves, while Shen Jiancheng caught fresh fish from the pond.

The three of them nodded when they heard Shen Yu say this, "Let's go there in the afternoon and rest around for a while at noon."

When the sun is strong, the mutations intensify, which is not friendly to those who have genetically awakened.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu suggested having roast chicken for lunch. Pheasants were to be eaten after being caught, and he and Cheng Qi couldn't just sit there and watch after they caught two.

Song Ling: …

Song Ling rolled her eyes at Shen Yu in annoyance, "You are just greedy."

Every day, I think about everything except eating. No wonder I’m still single. Without that kind of brain, no matter how hard others try, it will be in vain.

Shen Yu: ...Hmm???

Shen Yu felt aggrieved, but he still went over with a smug look on his face to help Song Ling clean the hair and internal organs of the pheasant.

The water in the pond is running water, and its source is on the hillside not far away.

Although the water flow is not strong, the water quality is very good, and the river food tastes much better than that by the river.

If the pond wasn't in an awkward position away from the base and it wasn't the lotus root season yet, there would definitely be a lot of people coming here.

Shen Yao took out the seasonings she brought, which were salt and some condiments.

Cheng Qi and Shen Jiancheng built a simple stove and lit the fire underneath with dry leaves.

A whole chicken coated with seasonings was hung on a wooden stick and carefully grilled. After a while, the aroma of the meat wafted out.

Shen Yu licked his lips in hunger. People love to eat meat no matter what time it is.

A pheasant, after removing the fur and internal organs, still weighs several dozen kilograms.

The five of them ate all the chicken directly. Even the three grown men were still not full and ate the coarse flour steamed buns they brought as dessert.

Shen Yao: ...No wonder Song Ling is always worried about the food reserves at home. Who wouldn’t worry about the food supply for such a big eater?

After eating and drinking their fill and having rested for a while, the five men simply stopped working by the pond in the afternoon, and instead moved to the hillside to catch pheasants.

Shen Jiancheng and two men were in charge, while Shen Yao and Song Ling, mother and daughter, were busy looking for eggs.

The five people were divided into two groups, each doing their own thing, and occasionally helping each other. For example, Cheng Qi helped point out the pheasant nest they found, and Shen Yao helped remind that there were pheasants here.

As the sky gradually darkened, the watch on my hand began to tick.

It turned out that it was almost half past four when they were about to leave.

"Let's go, come back tomorrow when you have time." When they left, each of them had two chickens, plus a whole basket of pheasant eggs. The five people had a great harvest.

If Cheng Qi hadn't been driving, they would have been able to pull all the things back.

Don’t think that the wilderness is some kind of paradise; it is still full of natural and man-made disasters.

Shen Yao was sitting in the passenger seat. On her way back, she witnessed several robberies, some attempted and some successful. Order and morality had no place to survive here.

The car drove all the way to the door of the house. Cheng Qi watched the four people go in before he went to return the car.

After paying for the gas with points, Cheng Qi returned to his home in Area B carrying the pheasant he had caught.

Mother Cheng looked delighted and asked, "Did you catch it outside?" It looked quite fresh.

Cheng Qi nodded and said, "Keep it for a few days to replenish your body. Dad and brother go out on field trips more often than I do."

They were able to settle down in Area B thanks to the high official positions of Cheng's father and elder brother.

Of course, it is also a high risk with high returns, otherwise Zhao Xue would not be able to work at the exchange center. The people there are all family members who got in through the back door, and they make a lot of money, work less, and have an easy life.

"You take a rest tomorrow and discuss formally the marriage with the Shen family."

Mother Cheng worries about her eldest son, feels sorry for her younger son, and tries her best to treat them equally.

Cheng Qi shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it next time when I have a break and my dad and big brother are home."

Tomorrow is too rushed and it is easy to leave a bad impression on people.

"Mom, I'm going out tomorrow. Don't keep this chicken for too long."

While his father-in-law and brother-in-law are here, Cheng Qi plans to perform well, and it would be best if he could gain more favorability, as his mother-in-law alone is not enough.

Mother Cheng assured Cheng Qi not to worry and said she would go and deal with the chicken in her hands, "Eat it in the evening, stew half and braise the other half," and even if you can't finish it, you can still eat it tomorrow.

Cheng Qi returned to his room, sat on the bed with his head down and looked at the information on his watch.

Shen Yao contacted him five minutes ago and talked about where she was going tomorrow.

If possible, go to the pond for another day. There are quite a lot of pheasants on the hillside. If we don’t catch enough today, we can catch another batch tomorrow.

Of course, all of this is based on the assumption that Cheng Qi can drive. If the car cannot be driven out, they can only go out in the base's mission vehicle.

At that time, you can only walk a little further and try to bring back as much meat as possible.

The hot rainy season is hanging over everyone’s head, and no one wants to go hungry because of the rain.

Cheng Qi put down his watch, leaned back on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

The aroma of chicken made the Cheng family's dinner unusually rich. While eating, Mother Cheng felt sorry that Father Cheng and Elder Brother Cheng were not around, so she couldn't enjoy the meat.

The two children looked very happy while eating, and Zhao Xue even praised Shen Yao in a roundabout way.

Even though the brother-in-law was able to bring back two pheasants, if the Shen family hadn't reminded him, they would probably not have been able to eat them. After all, the prospective son-in-law had to please his father-in-law and mother-in-law. For example, before Zhao Xue got married, Brother Cheng worked for the Zhao family for free.

Of course, Zhao Xue brought a lot of dowry when she got married, so the Cheng family did not suffer any loss in vain.

The Zhao family and the Cheng family have a good relationship and can take care of each other as they are in Area B.

"How's the house going? Do you have enough points to buy furniture?"

Mother Cheng is concerned about her youngest son's wedding house. Cheng Qi's decision to move out after getting married was made when Zhao Xue came into the family.

Over the past few years, Cheng Qi has been choosing a house and finally settled on Area C.

To be honest, Cheng's mother was a little dissatisfied. There were houses in District B. Buying one would not only be close to home but also safe. It would be better than District C in any case.

But Cheng Qi had already bought the house, and even the decoration was not paid for by the Cheng family. After Cheng's mother calmed down from her anger, she had nothing to say.

But the compensation should be given in place, which also avoids any discord between brothers.

Zhao Xue listened to the whole process without any complaints. After all, she and Brother Cheng had compensated each other in the past. Now that it was Cheng Qi who was about to get married, she could not find any fault with it in terms of emotion or reason.

"It's enough. The remaining points can be used to buy some rice, flour, grain and oil from the base. I'll have to trouble my sister-in-law then." The two of them don't have many connections, so they can buy general things, but they need Zhao Xue's help to buy the scarce staple foods in the base.

Zhao Xue groaned and patted her chest to promise that she would keep an eye on them.

"As soon as there is any movement at the exchange center, I will immediately send a letter to you and Yaoyao." When the time comes, just go and queue up, and you will definitely be able to buy the first batch of food.

The base does grow its own staple food, but the quantity is not that large.

It is definitely not possible to release the supply, so it is basically sold at irregular intervals. Although the price is high, it cannot stop people from scrambling for it, and it is the favorite of middle-class families.

Cheng Qi smiled and thanked Zhao Xue for her help, then followed him back to his room to rest.

Cheng Ma and Zhao Xue cleaned up the leftovers, including the unprocessed chicken, and put the meat in the refrigerator to freeze for the next meal.

The next morning, Cheng Qi continued to drive the Shen family to the pond.

I still maintain the routine of picking lotus leaves in the morning and catching pheasants in the afternoon.

After two days, both the Cheng and Shen families had hundreds of kilograms of fresh chicken, which caused the pond to be targeted by other people with ulterior motives. In addition, Cheng Qi took two days off and went back to work on the patrol team. The four people from the Shen family had no means of transportation, so they had to give up the pond and go to another place to collect chicken.