Chapter 32: Going Up The Mountain To Hunt (1/2)

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The storeroom of the interspace had plenty of rice, so she just packed some.

Gu Qingyao found two bamboo tubes and packed them with sufficient rice.

Mo Beihan had made these bamboo tubes for her. Mo Beihan had brought her up the mountain before, and had used these bamboo tubes to carry food.

She prepared a portion of chicken with chillies, and a portion of pickled beans, then cooked an egg and vegetable soup.

Actually, she had some ready-made seaweed and egg soup in her interspace, but at this point, it would be too conspicuous to bring out seaweed in the village. Besides, there were plenty of vegetables.

The chicken with chillies was very spicy. Mo Beihan liked heavily seasoned food and would enjoy eating this with rice. He would also enjoy the pickled beans.

She packed all this into her lunch boxes, then went to prepare a few cloth sacks and a few small tools before she finished for the night.

Early the next morning, Mo Beihan came to get her before the sun had risen.

At this time, her grandparents had already gone to the cowshed and her father was already up. Only Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing were still snoring away.

In the kitchen, Gu Qingyao placed the dishes she had prepared the day before into a basket strapped to her back, then gave Gu Yunshen a few meat buns and three salted duck eggs.

“Father, bring these to the cowshed for Grandfather and Grandma. These duck eggs are quite tasty. Don’t be reluctant to eat them, I have some more! Remember to get rid of the eggshells when you’re done.”

Gu Yunshen smiled and patted her head. “I know!”

“I’ve taken all the fish and meat in the kitchen. Just make do with coarse grain for lunch, when I get back tonight…”

“Alright!” Gu Yunshen looked at his daughter with some amusement. “We’ve always eaten coarse grain. How much fine grain do we have anyway? You just keep those things. Are we going to stop eating the coarse grain in the house just because you have better things now?

“Yao Yao, remember, even if you have plenty, we cannot eat it every day, for every meal. If we do that, we will be discovered too easily. Also, keep your interspace a secret from everyone except me. Don’t even tell Beihan. You keep the good things for yourself, and don’t let anyone find out about them. We will carry on with our lives just as we did in the past. Do you hear me?”

Gu Qingyao nodded obediently. “I understand. Don’t worry, Father. I will treasure my life.”