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Chapter 801: Chapter 801: Deep Mountain Reserves
When they arrived at the Gong Family’s home, Aunt Guihua’s oldest daughter-in-law, Wan Ximei, had almost finished preparing the food: "Mom, Chu Zhiqing, you’re back. The food will be ready soon."
The men of the Gong Family weren’t home today, as they were helping with final touches on a new house at Aunt Guihua’s natal home, leaving only women and children at home.
Zhao Guihua had her eldest grandson, Gong Dajun, bring out some warm water and called out to Yunyi and the others: "I know you’re busy, but the food is almost ready, so let’s not wait until noon."
As she said this, she handed over a towel that was about eighty percent new but very clean: "Wash your hands so we can eat."
Seeing the situation had reached this point, Yunyi stopped being polite.
Just as they were about to sit down to eat, Mao Dan’s Mother, Du Yuhua, came over with a big bowl: "Yesterday, Mao Dan’s Dad hunted a chicken on the mountain. I prepared it for stew today. It’s a coincidence that Chu Zhiqing is back in the village. Here, try my cooking."
Just as she finished speaking, Geng Erhong also came over with a large bowl of scrambled eggs: "Since Yunyi is back after such a long time, we should have hosted at our Zhiqing Point, but everyone knows the situation there. Liu Chenglin still had a few eggs, so I added a dish as a token."
What Yunyi didn’t expect was that shortly after, both the old Branch Secretary and the village chief’s families sent their grandchildren over with additional dishes, which deeply touched Yunyi.
In his heart, he thought: I must find an opportunity to help Songling Village.
Aunt Guihua wanted to keep the people who brought the dishes for a meal, but after exchanging a few words, everyone quickly ran off.
Yunyi and Huo Jingrui finished the memorable meal under the warm hospitality of Aunt Guihua’s family and then took their leave to head toward the back mountain.
Before leaving, Yunyi placed ten yuan under the teapot on the table, considering the expenses Aunt Guihua had incurred today.
The two entered the inner forest, and after confirming there was no one around, they increased their pace, heading deeper into the mountains.
Whenever they encountered aged medicinal herbs, Yunyi would collect them, knowing some herbs could only be found in the Northeast and realizing that opportunities to return after going back to Beijing would be rare.
They wouldn’t pass up any game they encountered either, processing them cleanly before storing them for use when back in Beijing.
The two of them made a good haul and decided to head back only when the sun was dipping westward.
If it weren’t for worrying that Ye Wenhui and others might come over at night, they would have considered spending the night in the mountains, given that they had the space and wouldn’t need to camp outdoors.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Yunyi took out two wild chickens and a wild rabbit from the space and handed them to Huo Jingrui to carry.
To their surprise, as soon as they appeared, they saw Qiao Wenyu waiting for them.
Qiao Wenyu beamed at them: "I knew once you were back, we’d definitely get a treat. I went to look for you earlier, but seeing the door was locked, I figured you must have gone into the mountains."
Huo Jingrui didn’t stand on ceremony, directly handing over the three wild animals in his hands: "Take them and prepare something nourishing for tonight."
Qiao Wenyu grinned smugly: "Just you wait and see."
Ever since the news of the resumption of the college entrance exam came out, everyone had been desperately looking for any means to get books and materials, studying with every second they had, leaving no time for anything else.
Knowing Yunyi and his wife were back at the Agricultural Reclamation Group, not only did Qiao Wenyu and the close-knit group gather, but even those slightly less close also came over, as everyone knew Yunyi was not only skilled in medicine but also an excellent cook.