jdhmnovel Chapter 281 An'an, Cousin?
Chapter 281 An'an, Cousin?
The two sisters carried bows and arrows and pulled a cart. The younger sister got itchy and provoked a flock of sparrows. So she cowardly led her older sister and ran for a full two cups of tea's time in the snow-covered inner mountain.
The more they ran, the closer they got to the outer perimeter...
The trees in front of us started to thin out, and in their place appeared some waist-high clumps of withered grass covered with snow and a babbling brook.
She had run all the way to a different map before finally stopping. But she still stood on tiptoe, craning her neck, trying to see if the sparrows were catching up in the direction she had come from.
"They've run this far already, they shouldn't be able to poop on my head now, right?" She didn't want any stray poop flying from the sky.
"Stop running! Do you think those sparrows are as idle as you? Don't worry, they haven't caught up!"
Lin Chunyi replied and clicked her tongue, "You've really been cooped up at home for more than half a month. You even went out and couldn't resist chasing after a few sparrows."
Lin Lanshan didn't see anything wrong with it. But once she was sure the sparrow wouldn't chase after her anymore, she became arrogant again, hands on her hips, laughing loudly: "Hahaha, this is great!"
The feeling of doing something bad and running away, and then not being caught, is just so incredibly satisfying!
Lin Chunyi, her face contorted in a grimace: This is indeed the legendary kind of brat who would kick even a passing dog.
People dislike it, dogs hate it, oh no, people dislike it, birds hate it!
Wait a minute... According to the age in this world, my sister is already fourteen this year. Could she be going through puberty?
Lin Lanshan looked left and right, trying to pinpoint their location. "We haven't walked this road much before, and we didn't even realize we'd ended up on the outskirts. Which way do we go next, sis..."
Seeing that no one answered, she raised her hand and waved it in front of her sister, who was staring blankly into space. "Sis? What are you thinking about? Your face is all scrunched up like an eighty-year-old woman."
Lin Chunyi immediately glared at her: "Can you even speak like a human being? You're the one who sounds like an eighty-year-old woman!"
Forget it, if this is what you call rebellion, then Lin Lanshan will probably be in her rebellious phase her whole life!
"Let's keep going. It's all the same no matter where we go. Just walk where the road is wide."
The road is too narrow, with many potholes and holes, making it easy to slip and fall.
"I'll go wash my hands first; they got dirty from holding the stones." Lin Lanshan walked to the stream and rubbed her hands with the icy water.
Just as she was about to get up, she saw several fish swimming happily in the water nearby.
"Sister, there's fish."
Then she quickly reached into the water and scooped up a carp the size of her palm.
"Haha, finally I've made my first gain today. It's definitely more effective to just take action!"
The carp was suddenly in a new environment and wasn't used to it. It was wagging its tail wildly in her hands, but after she slapped it on the head, it instantly "adapted."
"Lin Lanshan, are you a savage? It's so cold, why don't you use tools instead of grabbing with your bare hands? Aren't you afraid of freezing your paws off?" Lin Chunyi pointed to her bright red hand.
She's not good with a bow and arrow, but she's faster than anyone else at grabbing things with her bare hands.
"Hey, we martial arts practitioners can't handle this little bit of heat. It'll warm up in a bit. Sis, do you want some grilled fish? We've been running around for so long, I'm a little hungry. How about we grill this fish and eat it first?"
"Okay, let's eat here before we go. But this one fish isn't enough for the two of us, is it?" Lin Chunyi reached behind her back and took out an arrow, intending to poke a few fish in the stream.
"Put it down, let me do it! Let me catch a few more!" She excitedly reached out to catch fish again.
He scooped the water in one hand and the other in the other, his movements were incredibly swift.
"..."
Yes, that's really how life is in the mountains.
If you're thirsty or hungry, use tools if you have them; otherwise, eat with your bare hands. As long as you live here long enough and get used to it, you're unlikely to starve.
The two lit a small fire by the stream. The firelight was not very noticeable in the daylight; it was thin, small, and pale.
They squatted on the ground, slowly waiting for the fish skewered on the branches to be cooked over the fire.
Time passed slowly. Lin Lanshan stretched her left leg, then her right leg for a while. "Sister, let's bring a stool when we go out in the future. My legs get a little numb after squatting for a long time."
Lin Chunyi got tired of squatting, stood up and stretched her legs before saying, "A stool? Forget it, that little wooden stool at home takes up too much space. It would be great if we had a folding stool; we could just tie a rope to it and hang it on our body when we go out."
She thought for a moment and then said, "But that's the carpenter's job. Let's go ask him when spring comes."
Lin Lanshan turned each of the grilled fish in front of her over to continue grilling, saying:
"Hmm, but making folding stools from bamboo would seem lighter, I wonder if it's even possible. I'll ask Ashu about it later! Maybe he can give it a try, and it might even help him find another market for his bamboo products, hehe~"
The two sisters squatted shabbily by the fire, chatting idly while fiddling with the grilled fish, flipping it over and sprinkling seasoning on it...
The fish were grilled to perfection. Although the skin was charred black, it smelled incredibly delicious after being seasoned with chili salt, cumin powder, and Sichuan peppercorn powder. They happily grabbed one in each hand, blowing on it as they ate, and finished off the grilled fish in no time.
Lin Lanshan held the bamboo cup and took small sips of the warm tea inside. "Sister, I'm a little hungry." She was probably only about five or six tenths full.
After all, a fish that's only the size of a palm shrinks after grilling, and once the head and bones are removed, there's really not much left to eat.
"Keep eating, you've hidden so much food, you can't possibly go hungry." Lin Chunyi took a steamed bun from her spatial storage and started eating it herself, as if those two bites of fish were enough to fill anyone's stomach.
Hmm, the grilled fish was a bit too salty, we need to eat something lighter.
After Lin Lanshan extinguished the fire on the ground, she also took out a steamed bun.
"Let's go, sis, let's keep looking ahead. If we don't eat these fish, our catch for today will be meaningless. It's almost noon, and we haven't even had a proper hunt yet."
"Let's go." Then let's eat as we walk.
The two left the stream and ventured into the woods on a slope, eventually reaching the outer edge of another downhill path.
A gust of cold wind swept by, and suddenly a conversation reached the ears of the two sisters...
A young woman, catching her breath, said softly, "An'an, it's just ahead, we'll be there soon. I specifically asked the doctor at Jishetang about it."
Then came a child's innocent voice, "But there's only a pile of big rocks and withered grass here. Cousin, is there really any herbal medicine that can cure Mother?"
The two sisters exchanged a glance, their faces blank.
What's going on? When did An'an become a spirit? When did she get a cousin?