At the beginning, I beat Lazy, and the host is cruel.

The two of them hunched their bodies and squeezed into the small cave. After taking only two steps, they saw the water on the roof of the cave dripping down. The rocks on the ground were dripped by the spring water, forming a natural stone basin. , which is already filled with water.

The water flows along the edge of the stone basin and into the gaps between the rocks.

Mrs. Shi rushed to the stone basin in excitement, knelt down on the ground, took off the basket hanging on her arm, took out the earthen jar inside, scooped up a sip of water with the lid and drank it.

"Qingcao, come here and get the water. This is mountain spring water. It's sweet."

Aunt Shi took a gulp of water and shouted in surprise.

Xia Mo hunched over and walked to the stone basin. Her bamboo joints could just hold up against the roof of the cave to catch the water.

She blocked the end of the bamboo joint toward the side that dripped fastest, fixed the bamboo joint, and the water automatically flowed into the bamboo tube.

Only then did Aunt Shi realize that the bamboo joints Qing Cao was holding were for water. She thought the bamboo joints Qing Cao was holding were for hunting animals, and wondered why she didn't bring anything to hold water.

Aunt Shi watched Xia Mo fix the water and then she took the lid of the earthen jar and poured water into the earthen jar little by little.

The light in the cave is a bit dim now, but it's not bad outside. The days are long in summer, so it doesn't get dark so quickly.

At the end of summer, she was looking around in the cave, thinking that in such a humid environment, there would always be some weeds and vegetables growing.

Sure enough, at the end of summer, I found a small piece of mushroom in the corner of the stone basin near the cave.

"Mom, lend me the basket."

Aunt Shi was concentrating on filling the water. When she heard Xia Mo's voice, she handed the basket over.

At the end of summer, I squatted down and picked all the big mushrooms in the patch of mushrooms. The basket was not even full, but in this famine year, these things were considered rare things.

"Oh, mother, green grass, how did you find so many mushrooms!!"

Aunt Shi filled the bottle with water and took a few more sips. She looked up and saw the gray mushrooms in the basket in Xia Mo's hand.

"Luckily, it's humid here, so it happens to grow a lot. Madam, there are many small mushrooms that have just sprouted on the ground. Let's do it again tomorrow morning. I think they will grow a lot."

Xia Mo turned around with a smile and sprinkled water on the small piece of mushroom twice with his hand.

Aunt Shi swallowed her saliva with envy. She actually wanted to pluck the small ones on the ground and take them back to her mother-in-law and son to patch them up. But after hearing that Xia Mo said that she would save them for picking the next morning, she took a bite. Lips, I’m really embarrassed to do it.

Aunt Shi reluctantly withdrew her eyes and said with some envy, "Qingcao really knows how to live a good life and is so considerate."

Xia Mo heard that something was wrong with Aunt Shi's tone, and turned to look at Aunt Shi, "Auntie, you can share some of the mushrooms in this basket. I'll take the bulk of it without any courtesy. There are many children at home, so don't be offended, Auntie."

"What? This... I have a share in this. I... Ouch... I don't take it personally. I'm taking advantage of you. You are a generous person."

Aunt Shi waved her hands repeatedly, speaking incoherently with excitement.

At the end of Xia, I saw water starting to seep down from the top of the bamboo joint. I picked up the bamboo joint and bumped it, knowing that it was full.

"It's full. Madam, let's go back. It will get dark later and it will be difficult to go down the mountain!"

"Ai...."

Mrs. Shi responded, picked up the clay pot filled with water, and moved out of the cave with her hunched body.

At the end of summer, I pulled two handfuls of hay at the entrance of the cave and covered the basket.

The two of them hurried down the mountain before it got completely dark.

Mrs. Shi was so nervous that she was sweating all over her body. She was on tenterhooks all the way down the mountain, fearing that her foot would accidentally slip and she would smash the good jar of water.

When they arrived at the resting place, Xia Mo went to Aunt Shi's place first, grabbed two handfuls of mushrooms and placed them next to Aunt Shi's package.

Aunt Shi wanted to be polite, but she really couldn't bear it. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

In these famine years, food is life.

"Auntie, please lend me this basket. I'll return it to you after you go to the mountain tomorrow morning."

"Hey~~~ It's okay. Just use it and cover it a little. It's not good for others to see it."

Aunt Shi took a step forward and whispered.

Xia Mo nodded and spread the hay in the basket.

When she returned to the resting place at the end of summer, the big girl had already set up the pots and picked up a pile of firewood, but there was nothing in the pots to cook.

When the two sisters saw Xia Mo coming back, they were very excited, especially Erniu, who rushed to her mother's side and reached out to take the basket from Xia Mo's hand.

"Mom, let me help you carry it. Where did you get the basket?"

"No, you just turn up the fire and Mom will cook you something to eat."

Xia Mo whispered something.

The eyes of the two sisters lit up, the corners of their mouths raised slightly, and the older girl lit a fire quickly.

"Cough cough..."

When the mother and daughter were in a good mood, a hoarse cough suddenly sounded.

Xia Mo turned around and saw that Song Laicai had caught up at some point and was huddled with Xiaobao, leaning on the package.

When Song Laicai saw Xia Mo looking over, he immediately elongated his face and drooped his eyelids.

He was waiting for Meng Qingcao to come over and apologize.

At the end of summer, "..." This old guy actually caught up. Why didn't he faint on the way? What bad luck!

Xia Mo rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

She found the wild vegetables that Erniu brought back at noon, poured water into the pot, took out the mushrooms, tore them into strips bit by bit and threw them into the pot. When the pot boiled, she also added the wild vegetables. Throw it in.

At the end of the summer, I noticed that the villagers in the distance were a little excited. They gathered together and whispered to each other. They must have found the source of water. This mountain has a lot of yin energy, and there should be many places with water.

So at the end of summer, people started cooking here without attracting anyone's attention. For villagers who have been short of water for a long time, the temptation of water is even greater.

The older girl sniffed, thinking about the tender mushrooms, she was almost drooling. She walked to Xia Mo and said softly, "Mom, the pot is on, are they cooked?"

Xia Mo nodded, "It's almost done, just burn it for a while longer!"

Seeing that his wife ignored him, Song Laicai limped over angrily, pulled the mushrooms in the basket, and then opened the pot lid to take a look.

He immediately scolded fiercely, "You loser, you cooked so much at once, don't you have time to eat? Who knows how long the road ahead is, but you are not afraid that you will starve to death later."

The girl winced when Song Laicai glared at her, and curled her lips in aggrievedness. She knew that her father was scolding her mother. He always liked to criticize her.

Xia Mo twitched the corner of his mouth, he was another bully and afraid of the strong.

Xia Mo looked at the pot with a tigerish face and said casually, "Did you find it? I'll cook it as much as I like, it's none of your business."

Song Lai Caiqi's chest was rising and falling, and his face was extremely ugly.

Erniu looked at her father's chapped lips, picked up a cracked bowl, poured half a bowl of mountain spring water into it, smiled flatteringly at Song Laicai and said, "Dad, please drink some water!"

Song Laicai saw with his own eyes that Erniu was pouring water from the bamboo joints, and his eyes narrowed. He had been sitting here with a sullen face for so long. He was so thirsty that no one told him that there was water in it. No one poured water for him to drink, just a bunch of white-eyed wolves.

Song Laicai glared at Erniu fiercely, reached out and grabbed the bowl from her hand, raised his head and drank it.

After drinking the water, he wiped his mouth, and the white patches on the back of his hand were all dead skin on his mouth.

Song Laicai wiped it on his body and said, "Pour another bowl!"

Erniu glanced at her mother and hesitated whether she should fall or not.

Xia Mo raised his eyelids and glanced at Song Laicai, walked over and snatched the bowl from his hand.

"If you want to drink it, you can find it yourself. Isn't a bowl of Er Niu's filial piety enough for you?"

Song Lai Caiqi's heart was filled with poison. He was tired and hungry now, and he did not dare to confront his wife.

After a long confrontation, his body could no longer hold up, so he gritted his back molars and swallowed.

Song Laicai glanced at Xia Mo. His look was as sinister as looking at an enemy.

Xia Mo curled his lips, this guy has had low self-esteem for so many years, and he probably only practices how to kill people with his eyes every day.

It's a pity that only those who care about him can be hurt by his eyes. If he doesn't care about him, it's useless even if he stares out.