Chapter 9

The two continued forward and found a pool at a bend, which was cool and deep under the cliff. Yang Cunli approached the pool and saw the fish inside quickly dart away. Turning to Yang Lan'er, he exclaimed excitedly, "Lan'er, there are fish in this pool, but the water is too cold for swimming."

Yang Lan'er pulled him and laughed, "Let's first join our second brother and see what they found."

Yang Cunli agreed and thought it was a good idea to see what the others had discovered. The valley seemed suitable for living, with caves and a water source. If there were no other exits, they could still solve the safety problem. He nodded to himself.

Soon, they met under the mountain cliff. "Second brother, what did you find?" Yang Cunli asked eagerly.

Yang Cunzhi smiled lightly and pointed behind him, "We walked all the way here and found no other exit. As long as nothing happens to the narrow pass, this valley is very safe." He then pointed to the right, "We found a patch of vine plants over there, while the rest seemed to be low shrubs and grass."

Fourth brother, Yang Cunyi, held up a vine and asked, frowning, "Is this it? It broke with white juice, I don't know if it's poisonous or not?"

Seeing the vine, Yang Lan'er snatched it excitedly and exclaimed, "It's sweet potato vine! Let's go and see."

The three brothers looked at each other in confusion and followed her quickly.

When they arrived at the sweet potato field, Yang Lan'er was inexplicably excited. She said to Yang Cunzhi behind her, "Brother, dig up a few sweet potatoes, the root vegetables underground."

Looking at the large sweet potato field, she became more determined to move her family here. She took a handful of sweet potato vines and threw them into her space while the others were busy digging.

Yang Cunzhi stood up straight, holding the sweet potato and asked, "Lan'er, is this it? This one is longer than the potatoes we dug up earlier. Is it eaten in the same way?"

Yang Lan'er took the sweet potato and smiled, "It's a little different, but it can be eaten as a meal."

Seeing that the three brothers had dug enough to eat, she said, "Enough, second and third brothers go pick up some firewood, and my brother and I will go hunt rabbits. We'll barbecue them by the pool later. Third brother, you know where the pool is."

The team worked quickly, and half an hour later, Yang Lan'er and her brother came back with four rabbits. She buried the sweet potato in a shallow pit and lit a fire on top.

At the beginning, she didn't have enough ash and charcoal to cover the firewood, so the sweet potato was placed directly under the fire and burned to ashes. So, she buried it in a shallow pit and waited for it to ripen.

While the rabbits were cooking, the siblings enjoyed their time together. They chatted and laughed, grateful for the discovery of this place.

After finishing the roasted rabbit, Yang Laner put out the fire and carefully swept the ashes aside. A sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes filled the air.

"It smells so good. Is this the fragrance of sweet potatoes, sis?" Yang Sanyi tore off a piece of rabbit meat and took a big bite.

"Yep," Yang Laner replied. She dug out all the sweet potatoes and picked a big one to feel its softness. "Mmm, it's soft. They're all cooked." She peeled one and took a bite. "Mmm...this is the taste."

After everyone had eaten their fill, they began to pack up. They wrapped the remaining two roasted rabbits in leaves and put them in their backpacks. They also gathered the leftover roasted sweet potatoes, which amounted to more than ten, and put them in their backpacks as well.

Yang Laner picked up her backpack and said to her three brothers, "Let's go to the sweet potato field and pick some tender leaves to stir-fry for dinner tonight."

The second brother was surprised and asked, "Sweet potato leaves can be eaten?"

'Yes, the taste is not bad. They're crispy and refreshing,'

Yang Sanyi said eagerly. 'Then what are we waiting for? Let's pick them quickly. We need to head back down the mountain.'

Yang Sanger looked up at the sky. 'It's getting late. After we pick the leaves, we should head back.'

They picked a few handfuls of sweet potato leaves and quickly made their way back to the cave. Yang Lan'er was walking at the back and used her mental power to find a jar from her space. When they passed through the narrow passage, she saw a centipede and used chopsticks to pick it up and put it in the jar. By the time they left the narrow passage, they had caught over twenty of them. She covered the jar with a lid and put it back in her space.

Along the way back, they carefully observed the vegetation in the forest. Since no one had ever walked this path, there were abundant natural resources in the deep mountains and old forests. When they returned to where they had left the potatoes, Yang Lan'er had also found three reishi mushrooms, each at least several decades old.

Wild reishi mushrooms of this quality are very rare in the 21st century and are usually artificially cultivated. There are hundreds of species of reishi mushrooms, and the famous physician Sun Simiao once referred to the ones found in the forest as "Qiong Zhen." Later, people referred to these wild reishi mushrooms in the mountains as "Qiong Zhen Lingzhi."

The four siblings picked up their pace and finally reached the foot of the mountain before sunset. They all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other. In fact, they had been on high alert in the dense inner forest, grateful that they hadn't encountered any poisonous snakes or wild beasts.

Yang Lan'er's eyes gleamed mischievously as she glanced at a nearby grove of trees. She put on a show of speaking loudly to her three brothers, 'Brothers, we're starving, and we couldn't find any food on the mountain. What should we do?'

She winked at her brothers, and Yang Sanyi was about to say something when Yang Sanger slapped him on the back of his head and scolded him loudly. 'What are you waiting for? Don't dilly-dally. You won't starve to death. Let's go home!'

Yang Sanger walked quickly towards home, trying to suppress a smile, and Yang Lan'er innocently blinked her big eyes and followed. Yang Sanyi, annoyed by Yang Sanger's stare, trailed behind them."

'Yes, the taste is not bad. They're crispy and refreshing,' Yang Sanyi said eagerly. 'Then what are we waiting for? Let's pick them quickly. We need to head back down the mountain.'

Yang Sanger looked up at the sky. 'It's getting late. After we pick the leaves, we should head back.'

They picked a few handfuls of sweet potato leaves and quickly made their way back to the cave. Yang Lan'er was walking at the back and used her mental power to find a jar from her space. When they passed through the narrow passage known as One Line Sky, she saw a centipede and used chopsticks to pick it up and put it in the jar. By the time they left the One Line Sky, they had caught over twenty of them. She covered the jar with a lid and put it back in her space.

Along the way back, they carefully observed the vegetation in the forest. Since no one had ever walked this path, there were abundant natural resources in the deep mountains and old forests. When they returned to where they had left the potatoes, Yang Lan'er had also found three reishi mushrooms, each at least several decades old.

Wild reishi mushrooms of this quality are very rare in the 21st century and are usually artificially cultivated. There are hundreds of species of reishi mushrooms, and the famous physician Sun Simiao once referred to the ones found in the forest as "Qiong Zhen." Later, people referred to these wild reishi mushrooms in the mountains as "Qiong Zhen Lingzhi."

The four siblings picked up their pace and finally reached the foot of the mountain before sunset. They all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other. In fact, they had been on high alert in the dense inner forest, grateful that they hadn't encountered any poisonous snakes or wild beasts.

Yang Lan'er's eyes gleamed mischievously as she glanced at a nearby grove of trees. She put on a show of speaking loudly to her three brothers, 'Brothers, we're starving, and we couldn't find any food on the mountain. What should we do?'

She winked at her brothers, and Yang Sanyi was about to say something when Yang Sanger slapped him on the back of his head and scolded him loudly. 'What are you waiting for? Don't dilly-dally. You won't starve to death. Let's go home!'

Yang Sanger walked quickly towards home, trying to suppress a smile, and Yang Lan'er innocently blinked her big eyes and followed. Yang Sanyi, annoyed by Yang Sanger's stare, trailed behind them."