Every trip into the forest was fruitful. There were wild rabbits, pheasants, and roe deers. In fact, she caught a pair of male and female goats last time! There were even two little lambs.
She would not have to consume points to exchange for milk powder in the Points Mall in the future. She stored the goats and lambs in her space to rear them.
It was almost time to return home, so she carried the roe deer home. She could not place it in her space because her two children were with her. They had been guarding the roe deer she killed and picking mushrooms.
“Zheng’er, Rong’er, it’s getting late. We should go home. Your younger brothers are waiting.”
“Mother, there are so many mushrooms here. Are we coming to harvest them tomorrow?” Zheng’er looked up at her and asked.
To be honest, she was not short of mushrooms. The mushrooms in her space were enough to pile up into a mountain. She had exchanged many of them for points in the Points Mall, but she still had many left.
If Qian Yiyun was not here, she would dry the mushrooms to sell them in the future.
She could only store the mushrooms in her space for now. Thankfully, they would not spoil in her space.
“Okay, let’s come back tomorrow.” An Jiuyue smiled and nodded, waving at them. “Come here quickly. I hunted a roe deer today, so I can’t hold your hands. You have to walk on your own.”
“Mother, we’ve grown up. We can walk and take care of our younger brothers,” Rong’er said gently.
She told them they would have to take care of their younger brothers after Qian Yiyun left. They knew that their mother could not stay home all day either, as she had to earn money to raise them.
They were sensible children and wanted to share the burden with their mother.
Although they could not go hunting in the forest to earn money now, they knew that they could at least take care of their younger brothers so that their mother would have one less thing to worry about.
“Mother, we’re all very obedient,” Zheng’er added.
“Yes, you’re all very obedient. You’re all my good sons,” An Jiuyue replied with a smile.
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An hour later, An Jiuyue, with a roe deer on her back and two children in tow, was approaching the treehouse when she was notified by Wei Na.
“Master, your man is back!”
An Jiuyue was surprised.
My man? He’s not my man!
“I’ll block you out if you continue spouting nonsense!”
She did not expect Qian Jiyun to come at this time. She wondered if he would leave with Qian Yiyun, allowing her to be free to do whatever she wanted.
Zheng’er ran towards Qian Jiyun, who was chopping firewood. He looked up at him and asked, “Uncle Qian, what took you so long to come?”
He knew that Qian Jiyun and Qian Yiyun were siblings.
Uncle Qian must have come to fetch Aunt Yiyun home, right?
Although he accused Qian Jiyun of taking his time, he was rather unhappy that he was here. He wanted Qian Yiyun to stay with them and not leave.
“Zheng’er, come here, let me hug you.”
Qian Jiyun had overheard the conversation between An Jiuyue and the two boys. He put down the axe in his hand and glanced at her.
He walked over, took the roe deer from An Jiuyue, and placed it by the straw shed. Then, he removed the small basket on Zheng’er’s back and picked him up.
“Rong’er, come over. I’ll hug you too.”
“Okay!” Rong’er put down the basket on his back and ran over excitedly.
“Mother, Uncle Qian is here! We have to cook more food tonight.”