Kids naturally love food, and as a father, he couldn’t play favorites.
There wasn’t much to begin with, so Gu Nian didn’t even take a piece and just wandered around nearby.
Dahu glanced at her occasionally, "Little sis, what are you looking for by wandering around?"
"Big brother, don’t disturb me. Last time, I stumbled upon the peaches this way," Gu Nian said earnestly.
Dahu chuckled, "Alright, alright, big brother won’t disturb you. But remember, don’t wander too far. Otherwise, the big tigers in the mountains will eat you!"
"I know," Gu Nian replied casually.
Dahu looked down at the strawberry plants, searching carefully, but couldn’t find any good ones, most of them weren’t ripe yet.
What a pity, such good stuff ruined by the animals in the mountains.
Dahu picked up a stick, found the roots of the plants, and started digging.
"Big brother, what are you doing?" Little Hu had found a few, but he’d already eaten them all.
"These fruits are likely pulled by the animals in the mountains. Good stuff doesn’t remain in the mountains for long, so big brother will dig a few back home and try planting them in the yard," Dahu said.
Little Hu’s eyes lit up, "I want to dig some back to plant in the yard too." That way, they’d have strawberries without going out.
Sanhu was puzzled, muttering, "Strange, there were more fruits on the plants when we came two days ago, and there were no animals then!"
"Third brother, what are you muttering about by yourself?" Dahu looked up and asked.
"Nothing," Sanhu said as he too started helping to dig up the plants.
Meanwhile, Gu Nian quietly walked away by herself.
They say, rely on the mountain for the mountain’s resources. She believed that even without her special space, there must be many treasures in the mountains.
However, with so many wild beasts, the villagers below didn’t dare to venture up, so many things remained unexplored.
Gu Nian had her space, so she thought, even if she encountered fierce beasts, she could hide in her space, thus she dared to venture.
When Dahu looked up, Gu Nian was already out of sight.
Dahu immediately became anxious, "Sanhu, Little Hu, have either of you seen little sis?" Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt
"Wasn’t little sis just..." Sanhu looked up toward where Gu Nian had been standing, only to find she was no longer there.
"Little sis... where are you..." Dahu put his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice, shouting anxiously.
The loud calls startled a flock of sparrows into flight.
Lin Sanshui heard the shout, put down the wood ear mushrooms yet to be picked, and rushed over with his basket, "Dahu, why are you shouting? Where’s Niannian?"
Dahu hung his head in guilt, his voice growing somber, "Dad, I’m sorry, I... I just saw little sis here, but as soon as I looked away, she disappeared!"
"Then what are you standing there for? Start searching!" Lin Sanshui roared in anger.
For a moment, the woods echoed with their calls.
Gu Nian hadn’t gone far, she was looking up at a large beehive between two trees.
In her past life, she’d only ever seen such a large beehive in short videos.
The next moment, Gu Nian’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
How much honey must be in such a big hive!
And it’s pure, organic wild honey, what a find!
"Dad... big brother... I’m over here, come quickly..." Gu Nian shouted excitedly as she heard their calls.