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Bending the bow was one of her favorite skills, and at this moment, using the Crossbow felt effortless.
With a whoosh, she fired over twenty Bamboo Arrows in quick succession, taking down two Bamboo Rats on the spot. Xia Muxin joyfully ran over to pick up the Bamboo Rats, then gathered some leaves to cover the Wild Vegetables before placing the Bamboo Rats into her Backpack, covering them with Thatched Grass before heading back.
As she walked, lost in thought and forgetting the way, she inadvertently strayed off course. This deviation led her to spot a Muntjac hidden among the bushes. She had put in considerable effort to catch it, ending up with scratches all over her body, but fortunately, she managed to capture it.
By the time she found her father and Songzi, an hour had passed. Seeing the two of them anxiously looking around like ants on a hot pan, straining their necks and calling out for her, a warm current flowed through her heart, filling her with immense happiness.
Xia Muxin did not mention that she had brought back game. Instead, noticing the cart full of firewood, she called for both of them to head home, saying they needed to go to Town in the afternoon to sell Firewood.
Once home, Muxin asked her father and the others to fetch water while leaving the cooking to Aunt Xia. Songzi tended the fire and helped pass things around while she cleaned the Jihua and Gynostemma that Songzi had gathered.
After a hasty meal, she asked Songzi to dig up some earthworms. Before leaving in the morning, she had drawn a map of a net on the ground for Xia Tieshu to try making from bamboo. To her surprise, he worked quickly; by midday, he had completed it. The Bamboo Net was quite similar to a Bamboo Basket, differing only in shape and opening.
The Donghe River flowed continuously throughout the year and was abundant with fish. However, due to its swift currents, people were hesitant to venture into the water for fishing. Muxin began brainstorming ways to catch fish.
“Songzi,” she instructed, “take these earthworms and tie them together with stones using Thatched Grass. Place them in the Bamboo Net. Then tie a knot with hemp rope on the handle of the Bamboo Net and secure it to a Bamboo Pole. The Bamboo Net has an Active Lid; when you pull on the knot on the Bamboo Pole, the lid will close automatically. Whether you can catch fish depends on your skill.”
Xia Muxin selected a sturdy piece of bamboo for the pole and extracted some fine strands from Thatched Grass roots to create a piston in the middle of the Bamboo Pole. The other end of these strands connected to the lid of the Bamboo Net. After teaching Songzi how to operate it step by step, she shaped some round balls from Rice Bran and tossed them into the Bamboo Net before setting off towards Town with Summer Forest pulling the cart.
The villagers assumed they were just going to sell firewood and kindly reminded them along the way. When they encountered someone from the You family, Xia Muxin merely twitched her lips in disdain and contempt while ignoring them completely.
The summer sun blazed fiercely, making people feel dizzy. It usually took over half an hour to walk to the town, but fortunately, the two had set out early. Otherwise, by the time they sold the firewood and returned, it would likely be dark.
The firewood from Summer Forest was generally sold to Fortune Restaurant, a property of Tang Family Medical Hall and the largest and most famous restaurant in Zhushan County. Right next to the restaurant was Tang Family Medical Hall, which often needed firewood for boiling and refining medicine, so they were always in need of a large supply.
The kitchen staff seemed quite familiar with Summer Forest. As soon as the firewood arrived, they bought it immediately and joked about how they hadn't received any firewood lately.
Seeing the staff pay, Xia Muxin quickly brought over her Bamboo Basket. "Big Brother, I also have some Game Meat that I just hunted today. Could you buy that as well?"
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