"Hehe, good boy, you know there are benefits in following your sister," Yang Chuxia wiped her hand of oil and then dragged Yang Qingrui out of the forest, "Let’s go. I’m going to grill some quail eggs for you in the field."
"Sister, why don’t we go back and grill them?" Grilling outside seemed like hoarding the food for themselves.
"Are you silly? Would we be able to eat peacefully if we grill them at home?"
Even though she was not worried that Old Lady Hua and her people would snatch it, the fuss over a few quail eggs was rather annoying.
Yang Qingrui thought about it and agreed, but he still suggested, "Let’s grill some and bring them back for our little brothers to eat."
The kid was good-natured, selfless, and purely kind, which made him her beloved little brother. Yang Chuxia happily nodded.
She had grilled bird eggs before and was quite skilled at it. However, after they had set up the simple cooking stand, they discovered they didn’t have any matches. It was Dachuan who produced a match, solving the problem. As it so happened, every time Dachuan came back late at night, he used matches to light up firewoods for illumination.
It took less time to grill bird eggs than she expected. Some even cracked open, releasing a faintly pleasant smell. She was reminded of the time she and her teammates followed some soldiers during an outdoor training exercise in her past life. When evening came, they would gather together and roast whatever they caught from the mountain - be it wild chickens or snakes. If they were near a river, they would even catch and grill fish.
The fish she grilled herself was unlike anything served in restaurants. Even with its smoky flavor, it tasted incredibly delicious. As thoughts of those beautiful experiences from her past life flooded her mind, Yang Chuxia sighed...
"Ah, it would be great if there were a small fish to grill as well!"
"Sister, do you know how to grill a fish?"
"What’s so difficult about it?" It was just grilling a fish, what got the boy so excited?
"Sister, I know where to catch fish!"
Yang Chuxia’s eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Uh-huh, it’s not too far from here. There’s a small ditch where I’ve seen fish swimming, though they are quite small."
"I don’t mind if they are small, as long as they’re fish. Let’s go, take me there!"
Even if the fish was small, it was still meat. As a carnivore who hadn’t eaten any meat for days, she was practically salivating.
The siblings hastily set off to catch fish. The prospect of grilled fish had taken hold of them so much that they didn’t even hear Dachuan calling for them from behind.
The ditch wasn’t really a ditch but a stream with varying depths. If one wasn’t careful and stepped into a deeper part, they could struggle to get out. Worried that Yang Chuxia was unaware of the potential danger, Dachuan had no choice but to follow.
The stream was generally avoided due to its capricious depths, but it turned out to be teeming with fish; albeit small, the largest being no bigger than a palm. Yang Chuxia chose not to get into the water but used a sharpened branch to catch them. Although she missed the first few times, she eventually got the hang of it. Dachuan couldn’t help but praise his capable daughter.
"Father, why aren’t you eating? You must eat," she urged.
She had grilled several fish by now, but her father was simply watching them eat. Was he afraid they might run out?
In reality, Dachuan was neither worried about a potential shortage nor did he want to eat. He was simply abiding by the principle of sharing. Feeling that it wasn’t right for him to eat when his parents hadn’t had their share, he continued watching them. As for the children, Dachuan expected them to be oblivious about such matters due to their youth.
"I’m not hungry. You guys eat and save some for your grandfather," said Dachuan.
Perhaps Dachuan was worried that his daughter might not agree, or he had already formed a negative opinion about Old Lady Hua due to his children’s comments. When discussing this matter, he unconsciously avoided mentioning Old Lady Hua and only referred to Old Yang.