Chapter 281

Chapter 281

Everyone's gaze turned towards her.

Liu Xiaoe's face was pale, and she looked like she was about to cry. "My foot... I've sprained it."

There was a nondescript stone next to her foot. She had stumbled over it accidentally, and that's when her foot twisted.

The pain was so intense that Liu Xiaoe couldn't stand anymore and ended up sitting directly on the snowy ground.

The snow in the mountains was thick, and she got it all over her.

Seeing Liu Xiaoe like this, Zhou Jiaojiao felt a surge of happiness in her heart. However, she still pretended to be concerned. "Second Sister-in-law, are you alright? How did you manage to be so careless? Can you still walk? If not, should we leave you here while we go ahead and check things out?

It's been a long time since we've been in the mountains. We can't just go back now, can we?"

Zhou Jiaojiao was eager to find something good and had no intention of going back.

Liu Xiaoe couldn't help but worry that the three of them might secretly take something good for themselves.

She absolutely did not want to be left behind alone.

"I'll go with you. It's scary for me to be here alone." Liu Xiaoe quickly got up, forcing herself to endure the pain in her foot.

She smiled at Zhou Jiaojiao. "It's okay. I can still walk even with this foot. Let's hurry and go."

Chen Fang looked at Second Sister-in-law and felt a bit disdainful. Who didn't know Second Sister-in-law's little schemes?

Did she really think everyone else would be as greedy as her and try to secretly take things?

Now that their family's situation had improved, there was really no need for that.

"If you can walk, then that's good. Let's continue on." Zhou Jiaojiao began to walk forward quickly.

Although there weren't many people in the mountains, she still had to be cautious in case someone intercepted her.

It had been such an unlucky period for her lately that she was starting to get scared.

Ahead.

Chen Jinhua and Chen Zhuangshi followed Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe, this young couple, and along the way, they were quite amazed.

Chen Jinhua didn't really know what to say.

Just now, they thought that the fifth brother's wife from the Wang family was lucky, but now, they realized they were just as lucky!

How long had it been since they came out? And they had already found ginseng.

This kind of thing was hard to find even in summer, let alone in winter. In winter, the leaves fall off, and with the snow covering everything, it was impossible to see anything good.

Yet, they had found a spot where the snow was very thin, and there they found the stem of the ginseng.

"The ground is still frozen. If we try to dig, we probably won't be able to." Chen Zhuangshi was also surprised. He had been coming to the mountains for years and had never seen this kind of thing. Yet today, following this young couple, they had found it right away.

But it was indeed a dilemma.

In winter, the ground was frozen hard, making it very difficult to dig.

But if they didn't dig it up, someone else might take it away by the time they came back.

"Uncle Chen, I have a lot of strength. Let me give it a try." Wang Qinghe was not prepared to leave this thing in the mountain. They were ahead of the Wang family, and when the Wang family arrived, they would definitely see it.

By then, it would be impossible to keep it hidden.

"Alright, go ahead and try. I'll assist you." Chen Zhuangshi also thought it should be dug out.

Wang Qinghe was very strong. Although the tools they brought up the mountain did not include anything specifically for digging ginseng, sheer brute force made up for it.

It didn't take long to dig out the ginseng.

However, given the hardness of the soil in winter, it was difficult to dig carefully, resulting in some damage.

"Quick, wrap it up with something." Chen Zhuangshi quickly handed him a handkerchief.

This handkerchief was one he had gotten from his own wife.

He had been keeping it to wipe his hands.

After wrapping it up, they also heard the noisy sounds from behind.

It was Zhou Jiaojiao and the others.

"Uncle, let's move further ahead. There are more wild sheep in that area." Wang Qinghe was quite familiar with the distribution of prey in the mountains, if not completely knowledgeable, then close to it.

After all, he had been hunting in the mountains for many years and had long become experienced.

Chen Zhuangshi, looking at Wang Qinghe who had just obtained the ginseng but hadn't forgotten their original goal, couldn't help but feel emotional. The old Wang family was really pushing their luck. Such a good kid, honest and capable. If the old Wang family wasn't so heartless in exploiting him, given his character, he would never let the Wang family suffer.

Wang Shoucheng really didn't know how fortunate he was.

He had to make such a big deal with Wang Qinghe.

"Xiuxiu, you and Aunt Jinhua stay in the middle. Uncle Chen and I will walk at the front and back." Wang Qinghe instructed his wife and checked on her condition to see if she was tired.

Bai Xiuxiu was still quite energetic. She didn't come to the mountains often.

And even less frequently with her husband.

She followed behind Wang Qinghe, walking through the snow with Aunt Jinhua, supporting each other.

The four of them were still walking at a decent pace.

But at this moment, the people from Old Wang's family behind them started to cause a commotion.

After picking up a wild rabbit, Zhou Jiaojiao soon found another one.

This left Zhou Jiaojiao a bit frustrated. Why were they all rabbits? She didn't come to the mountain for these things.

She was hoping to get lucky and find something like ginseng.

Or maybe encounter a larger animal that didn't have much attacking power.

But why... were they all rabbits?

This time, it wasn't just Zhou Jiaojiao who was dissatisfied; Liu Xiaoe, who was limping, was also very unhappy.

Had Fifth Brother's Wife run out of luck? It had been a while, and they had only found two rabbits. If the men had gone up the mountain and found the rabbit nests, they would have found more than this.

Zhao Cuihua followed along, worried that she might have bad luck again.

The four of them had their own thoughts.

"Look over there," Zhou Jiaojiao shouted, pointing to a spot in the mountain.

The other three also looked over, and they were all startled by what they saw.

It was actually a wild mountain goat.

"We can't let it get away; this thing runs very fast," Zhao Cuihua exclaimed, getting excited all of a sudden.

This was truly good meat.

If they could get it, they wouldn't have to worry about meat for the New Year.

"Second Sister-in-Law, you go block that side. Fourth Sister-in-Law, you go there. Third Sister-in-Law, you stay here. Let's surround it. No matter how it struggles, we'll overpower it with brute force, even if we get a little injured," Zhou Jiaojiao urged the others to start.

What she cared about wasn't really the wild mountain goat, but if the goat caused the other three to get injured, then she might be able to get something even better.

That was the most important thing.

The others were no longer being cautious because of the wild mountain goat. After all, just the sight of it made their mouths water.

They all closed in, and sure enough, as soon as they surrounded it, the wild mountain goat spotted them and hurriedly tried to escape. Liu Xiaoe, in a moment of determination, used her body to block the goat and was knocked over.

But her action allowed the others to successfully block the wild mountain goat.

Just as they were feeling happy, Zhou Jiaojiao secretly loosened her grip when the others weren't paying attention.