Eighty-year-old married the strongest rough man, holding space to raise cubs

Chapter 23 Full of Harvests

Xiuxiu asked Ma Ailian in surprise: "Mom, what's wrong? We finally made it to the mountain. We can't just dig some wild vegetables and then go back, right?"

Xiuxiu also wants to see if there is anything good on the mountain!

Ma Ailian glanced at the towering mountains solemnly, and said seriously: "It will be dangerous to go up any higher! Have you forgotten how Liu Tiechui died in our village?"

Xiuxiu asked: "How did you die?"

Recalling the horrific story, Ma Ailian couldn't help but widen her pupils, lowered her voice, and said to Xiuxiu: "He was eaten by wild things on the mountain! When he found the person, he was covered in blood, and only half of his shoulder was left."

This was four or five years ago.

Liu Tiechui was an old man. It rained heavily that day. Liu Tiechui went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, but he didn't come back until the next day.

Liu Tiechui's daughter-in-law came to the village chief Liu Wansan in tears, and Liu Wansan went up the mountain with a few powerful men.

Finally, Liu Tiechui's body was found halfway up the mountain, half of his body had been chewed off.

When Liu Tiechui's body was brought back, Ma Ailian happened to see it, which left a very serious psychological shadow. From then on, she never dared to climb too high when going to the back mountain, and only dug some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain before leaving.

"So that's it." After listening to Ma Ailian's words, Liu Xiuxiu rolled up her sleeves and felt inexplicably excited.

Are there any ferocious beasts on this mountain?

Wouldn't it be just enough to kill some to practice?

Catch a few ferocious beasts and throw them into space to play with, which can not only relieve your boredom, but also eliminate harm for the people!

She hasn't had a fight in a long time, and her hands are itchy!

Thinking like this in her heart, she said to Ma Ailian: "Mom, it's only morning now, and wild animals usually come out at night. Let's walk further up, maybe we can find something good! Take these wild vegetables home.

There won’t be enough food for the children even if we go there!”

Unable to withstand Xiu Xiu's constant pressure, Ma Ailian finally decided to walk up there with Xiu Xiu.

"But let's talk it over first. Let's climb a little higher. When we reach the old pine tree, we can't climb any higher!"

Xiuxiu looked at the height of the old pine tree. It was almost halfway up the mountain and it was not too low. She should be able to find some good things, so she agreed immediately.

The mother and daughter began to continue climbing up the mountain.

Ma Ailian tightened her grip on the big wooden stick in her hand, just in case. From time to time, she would look back at Xiuxiu and tell her: "Xiuxiu, follow me closely. Mom will protect you. If something scary comes over,

, see if I don’t beat it to death with a wooden stick!”

Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh and thought to herself, Mom, it's not certain who of us will protect whom!

But she was still very touched, which shows how much Ma Ailian loves her.

Looking at Ma Ailian's stooped back and the white hair on her head, Xiuxiu secretly vowed that she would make a lot of money in the future so that her family could live a good life!

After climbing for about an hour, we finally reached the pine tree.

Ma Ailian had never climbed to such a high level. She was just about to take a rest when she suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from above her head.

"Daughter, it's a wild beast coming!"

Ma Ailian gave a low shout and immediately entered a state of combat readiness. She squeezed the big wooden stick in her hand tightly and looked around calmly with her eyes.

Xiuxiu almost laughed when she saw her mother's cute look. She gently tugged at the corner of her clothes and pointed to the tree: "Mom, it's up there!"

Ma Ailian looked up and saw a big pine tree holding a bunch of pine nuts on the pine branch, puffing out its cheeks and gnawing on it.

The sound just now turned out to be from this squirrel.

Thinking of her fuss, Ma Ailian laughed instantly, but she didn't dare to laugh too loud for fear of scaring the squirrel away.

Ma Ailian said to herself: "This thing is so smart, it will run away after a little scare. Your elder brother caught a squirrel a few years ago, and the meat was delicious. I still remember the taste..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the squirrel suddenly screamed and fell straight from the tree to the ground.

Xiuxiu deliberately encouraged her: "Mom, why did this squirrel suddenly fall to the ground?"

Ma Ailian was also confused. No matter what the reason was, just pick the squirrel into the basket first!

While Ma Ailian went up to pick up the squirrel, Xiu Xiu threw away the unused stones in her hand and clapped her hands.

The gold medal killer of the apocalypse has assassinated countless zombies. Isn't it a piece of cake to kill a squirrel?

Just now she secretly hit the squirrel with a stone. She can eat squirrel meat when she goes home tonight!

The squirrel was already dead, but there were still uneaten pine nuts in its mouth.

Ma Ailian was surprised and happy. While hurriedly putting the squirrel into the basket, she said in surprise: "Why did this squirrel die suddenly?"

Xiuxiu pretended to be innocent: "Maybe it was too happy to eat and got dizzy. It accidentally fell from the tree and died."

Ma Ailian nodded: "Yes, that must be the reason!"

She happily put the squirrel into her basket, and Ma Ailian was so happy that she couldn't help but smile: "Xiuxiu, I didn't expect that we two are so lucky. We picked up a squirrel for nothing. We will have something for dinner today!"

Xiuxiu pointed to a plant next to her: "Mom, what is this?"

Ma Ailian looked at the ground and saw a black, hair-like plant growing on the ground. Her eyes lit up: "Nostoc!"

Nostoc is a famous wild vegetable, named "Nostoc" because it looks like human hair.

"Focai" can not only be eaten as a wild vegetable, but also used as medicine, so the price is also very expensive.

Ordinary wild vegetables can only be sold for a few cents per catty in the town, but nostoc can be sold for tens of yuan per catty, and a pound of nostoc can even be sold for more than a worker's monthly salary.

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Mom, I see no one has picked this vegetable yet. Let's pick it quickly and let my second brother take it to the town to sell it later."

Xiuxiu is an apocalyptic killer and has a little knowledge of herbal medicine, so she is familiar with some medicinal herbs.

Ma Ailian, on the other hand, knows more or less because she is older and has seen more.

"Okay, I'll dig it quickly."

Ma Ailian didn't dare to delay, so she happily dug up all the nostrils and weighed them. It weighed three to four kilograms.

This trip up the mountain was really worth it. Not only did I pick up a squirrel, but I also got three or four kilograms of lettuce!

Xiuxiu's basket only contained a shallow layer.

She has looked all the way up the mountain, but has not encountered anything that makes her want to receive it from this dimension.

The couple wandered around for a while, and Ma Ailian dug some more bracken.

Xiuxiu discovered wild fruit trees such as wild mulberry, mushroom fruit, hawthorn tree, etc., but none of them bore fruit. No matter whether they would bear fruit or not, they just threw them into the space and raised them. Anyway, any fruit tree grown in the space would bear fruit.

Ma Ailian's backpack is already full.

The sun was getting hotter and hotter. Ma Ailian raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and shouted to Xiuxiu with satisfaction: "Girl, let's go back!"

Xiuxiu was bending down and staring at a patch of grass, waving to Ma Ailian.

(End of chapter)