I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

"I was lucky today. I encountered many pheasants and rabbits..."

Xiao Yunzhan curled the corners of his lips, looked at his second sister-in-law who came over, and handed the two water bags in his hand to her.

"Second sister-in-law, please take the water bag in first so that everyone can quench their thirst."

After a day of this, I was still bearable with being tired, but the most uncomfortable thing was the thirst.

The second sister-in-law's eyes widened and she asked in surprise, "Where did the water bag come from?"

After asking, she finally reacted and quickly covered her mouth.

At times like this, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Knowing too much may not be a good thing.

The second sister-in-law quickly reached out to take the water bag, pulled her cracked lips, and changed the subject.

"Then I'll take some water in for mother to drink. We are all really thirsty..."

After Xiao Yunzhan watched his second sister-in-law go into the cave, he walked towards Lin Yiran.

He took out the remaining water bag from his pocket and handed it to Lin Yiran.

"Thank you for your hard work. Drink some water and take a rest. I'll take care of the rest."

Lin Yiran stood up and took the water bag with a smile, "I've chopped enough firewood. It's enough to burn all night. No need to chop more."

After saying that, Lin Yiran looked at the thing in front of Xiao Yunzhan and asked curiously,

"What kind of fruit is this?"

She didn't expect that Xiao Yunzhan could pick wild fruits and bring them back.

Xiao Yunzhan looked down and said, "This is the fruit of the Rhus chinensis tree. The white substance on it tastes like salt."

Lin Yiran widened her eyes in shock. Forgive her ignorance, but she really didn't know such a thing existed.

"Give it to me, I'll take the salt off and wrap it in a piece of cloth."

When she was making the salt, she could just mix some of the salt in the space into it.

Although she didn't understand this thing, she could guess that it should taste similar to salt and definitely could not replace salt.

Otherwise, with the imperial court's nature of taking advantage of others, this thing would have been taken away by the government long ago.

Xiao Yunzhan glanced at the flickering fire in the cave and said, "It's brighter and warmer in the cave. Go inside and do it."

He was just worried that his family would be freezing in the cave, so he hurried back to make a fire for them, but he didn't expect that they had already started the fire.

Lin Yiran just nodded when she heard a slightly nasal voice coming from far away.

"Uncle! Mom said you caught a hare!"

Xiao Lingyan shot out of the cave like a cannonball and rushed to Xiao Yunzhan with a shocked look on her face.

She squatted on the ground with shining eyes, looking at the hare and pheasant that were still in the cricket pupae.

"Uncle, you are so awesome. You caught so many pheasants and rabbits..."

At this time, Xiao Linghui also trotted out, followed Xiao Lingyan, squatted beside her, and watched the pheasants and rabbits that were helped by the vines.

Looking at his two nieces who had regained their lively spirit, Xiao Yunzhan also showed a rare smile on his face.

"My uncle also found a lot of bird eggs. Let's go in and roast the eggs for you..."

"Wow~~ There are bird eggs, uncle, you are really awesome, take me hunting next time..."

Xiao Lingyan stood up suddenly and looked at Xiao Yunzhan with excitement.

"I want to go too..." Xiao Linghui bravely followed.

"Okay, when we have the chance in the future, uncle will take you hunting."

How could Xiao Yunzhan bear to reject his little nieces.

If the older brothers were still alive, they would have taken their nieces hunting countless times.

"Wow~ Uncle, you are so nice. You should keep your word..."

"Ling Yan, stop bothering your uncle and let him come in and have a rest for a while."

The second sister-in-law came out and interrupted Xiao Lingyan.

My fourth brother has been traveling for such a long time and went hunting without any rest. How can his body bear it?

What's more, my fourth brother has just recovered from his injury and is still weak.

"Fourth brother, give me the pheasant and rabbit, I will go and kill them."

The second sister-in-law held a sword and reached out to pull the vines tied to Xiao Yunzhan's wrist.

Xiao Yunzhan dodged his arm to the side and said quickly,

"Second sister-in-law, let me kill it. We need to kill it from a distance to prevent the smell of blood from attracting wild animals."

After saying this, Xiao Yunzhan strode into the cave without waiting for his second sister-in-law to speak.

He carefully placed the pheasant eggs and saltwort fruits on the quilt.

"Mother, you guys roast some bird eggs first, I'll go kill these wild animals..."

Old Madam Xiao was also shocked when she saw Xiao Yunzhan bringing back so many things.

"Okay, be careful."

It was already dark outside, so she had to let her son kill the wild animals. She was even more worried if her daughters-in-law went too.

"Thank you for your hard work, fourth brother. Be careful." The eldest and third sisters-in-law reminded him at the same time.

Xiao Yunzhan nodded, took a sword, carried a bunch of wild animals, and strode out of the cave.

Lin Yiran drank two sips of water and met Xiao Yunzhan who came out of the cave. The two nodded to each other.

Neither of them felt awkward. They were just like ordinary friends, doing their own things without any unnecessary feelings between them.

Lin Yiran walked into the cave, her eyes falling on the Rhus chinensis fruit on the quilt.

"Sisters, go roast the eggs. I'll get the salt from the Rhus chinensis."

"I'll help you." The eldest sister-in-law squatted beside the quilt and handed the bird eggs to the second and third brother's wives.

Lin Yiran didn't refuse, and it was the same if she secretly added salt into it after she was done.

Otherwise, with so many saltwort fruits, it would take her a long time to get them all by herself.

Soon, the cave was divided into two groups.

Lin Yiran, Old Madam Xiao and her sister-in-law were scraping the salt off the fruits of the Rhus chinensis tree.

The second and third sisters-in-law were roasting bird eggs on the fire, and the two children looked here and there.

After a while, the aroma of eggs wafted out of the cave.

You know what, the roasted bird eggs were so delicious that Lin Yiran couldn't help swallowing her saliva twice.

"Mom, it's ready to eat. Try it. It's a little hot..."

The second sister-in-law was so burned that she poured the eggs from her left hand into her right hand, then from her right hand into her left hand, blowing on them non-stop. She took three roasted bird eggs and placed them on the quilt.

"Sister-in-law, my fourth brother and his wife are all eating. They are all baked. They are all available."

"Thank you, second sister-in-law."

Lin Yiran smiled and thanked him.

She picked up a bird egg, tapped it gently against the wall of the cave, and swiftly peeled out an egg and handed it to Old Madam Xiao.

"Mother, eat it while it's hot. It's very delicious."

"You eat it first, I'll peel it myself later."

Madam Xiao took Lin Yiran's hand, rubbed it gently twice, and looked at her with distressed eyes.

"You've suffered a lot these past few days. You've suffered a lot in the Lin family since you were young, and you haven't had a good day since you married into our Xiao family. Sigh..."