On the way back, Cuihua walked in front, and Gu Nian deliberately fell far behind.
All of Cuihua’s attention was on those two rabbits, and she didn’t notice Gu Nian quietly taking out the pheasants and rabbits.
When they got home, Mrs. Jiang’s quilt was already finished, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhu had also gone home.
Mrs. Jiang turned around and exclaimed, "Wow, where did the rabbits come from?"
"Cuihua caught them on the mountain," Gu Nian said.
Cuihua nodded along, which made Mrs. Jiang so happy, "Cuihua is really lucky and capable. It’s not easy to catch wild animals from the mountain."
Gu Nian smiled without exposing her, as she was still angry about being lifted in the street by Cuihua, which scared her a lot yesterday.
When Lin Sanshui returned, he said, "Today, the mountain was really strange. There were suddenly many more pheasants and rabbits, each more foolish than the last. They didn’t even run when you went up to catch them. But the people in our village were overjoyed. Many caught pheasants and rabbits, and the lucky ones even caught several..."
Gu Nian felt a bit guilty listening to this.
Because all of those were released by her today.
What surprised her, however, was that these pheasants and rabbits were too foolish. At least they should have run or struggled a bit, so as not to seem so strange!
At the same time, she warned herself in her heart never to do such a stupid thing again.
After Dahu returned, he went into the kitchen to cook, and Gu Nian took the opportunity to ask Lin Sanshui, "Dad, how long will it take to clear those two hills?" Follow current novels on novel⟡fire.net
"All the old and young in our village have gone up. It will take at least half a month, and in a few days, we’ll have the autumn harvest, which will definitely delay things," Lin Sanshui said, thought for a while, and added, "If you want to plant fruit trees, you’ll have to wait until next spring. Raising chickens and ducks is too late now. In winter, they don’t lay eggs, so it’s a loss. What’s the rush?"
"But I want to plant the fruit trees this year. I heard someone say before that planting trees in autumn is good because they can have a winter adaptation period, and by next spring, the trees will have adapted and will only grow better. As for the breeding stuff, I still need to think it over," Gu Nian explained her plan.
"You..." Lin Sanshui was about to persuade her. Normally, everyone plants trees in spring, and few do it in autumn.
But thinking about it, this kid has amazing luck and never fails at what she wants to do.
If he intervenes and blocks the child’s luck, it could be disastrous.
"Alright, that works too. The clay bricks have already been ordered at the brick kiln, but it’ll take a few more days before they’re ready. Building the house after the autumn harvest won’t be too late. How about this: tomorrow I’ll go to the neighboring village to see if there’s anyone willing to work. We’ll hire more people to clear the slopes."
"Then I’ll trouble you, Dad," said Gu Nian. After asking him where to buy fruit trees, she decided to take Cuihua with her to take a look tomorrow.
Of course, even if she’s buying fruit trees, it’s just a cover. Where would the quality compare to those in her space?
The braised rabbit in the evening was very aromatic, and the whole family ate happily. The two rabbits filled a big pot, but with Cuihua around, there’s no fear of leftovers.
Early the next morning, Gu Nian pulled Cuihua up.
All the smoked sausages in the house were loaded onto the ox cart. Before departure, Mrs. Jiang reminded Gu Nian, "When your second brother sells out all the jelly noodles, accompany you to see the fruit trees."
In front of Cuihua, she was too embarrassed to say, with Cuihua being so silly don’t get yourself lost.