After finishing lunch, Su Xiaoruan had nothing to do, so she shouldered her bamboo basket and headed up the mountain.
She clearly knew that she couldn't rely entirely on the Supermarket, nor could she always take meat and Grain out of it, as that would easily make her brothers develop dependence and complacency.
Su Xiaoruan’s luck in the Afternoon was also quite good; she dug up quite a few Mushrooms.
These, when brought back to make soup, would be incredibly delicious!
Rubbing her lower back, Su Xiaoruan sat down leaning against a large tree.
Guarding this great mountain, if she could manage to get some Wild Game, she could both eat meat and explain the source of the meat.
Thinking this, her vision blurred for a moment, and when she looked again, a Rabbit kicked its legs and immediately fainted dead right there.
Su Xiaoruan’s eyes widened!
Was this the legendary 'waiting by a stump for a rabbit'?
Was this too fantastical?
Regardless, she should tie up the Rabbit first.
Su Xiaoruan recalled eating Rabbit meat in her previous life—Numbing Spicy Rabbit Head, Numbing Spicy Diced Rabbit...
Hiss, she couldn't help but drool.
Since this Rabbit wasn't dead, and her two brothers would be back tomorrow, they could eat it together then.
Su Xiaoruan dug up some Wild Vegetables along the way and covered the Rabbit underneath them.
In those days, everyone lacked Meat and fish.
Almost every day people went up the mountain searching, hoping to find a Wild Chicken or Rabbit to treat themselves.
Under normal circumstances, the Production Brigade wouldn't interfere.
But if you truly walked swaggeringly through the Village carrying a Rabbit, don't blame people for accusing you of undermining socialism.
When Su Xiaoruan returned home, she immediately called Grandma over.
"Grandma, is this Rabbit stupid? How did it run right into a tree?"
Grandma Su looked at Su Xiaoruan with an inscrutable expression, nodding after a long pause: "Not bad, it seems your Luck has returned."
"What?"
Su Xiaoruan looked completely bewildered, not understanding what this meant at all.
"Did you forget? When you were little, your luck was especially good; you often picked up Things while walking. And when you went up the mountain, eight out of ten times you would come back with Wild Game."
Su Xiaoruan was Stunned, her Brain spinning rapidly.
She had such good Luck?
How did she not know?
But thinking about it carefully, she did often go up the mountain before; back then, following Father and Eldest Brother, they would always bring back some Wild Chicken or Wild Rabbit, and she often found Wild Eggs too.
"Ever since you had that serious illness when you were ten, you haven't been so lucky since you recovered."
Wait!
Su Xiaoruan seemed to remember.
She indeed caught pneumonia when she was ten and nearly died.
It was also at that time that Eldest Brother fell and injured himself, and both were hospitalized. The family couldn't scrape together the hospitalization fees in time, so they had to borrow money from the Yu Family.
And precisely because they borrowed money, when Su Xiaoruan woke up, she was told she already had a Fiancé.
Perhaps because decades separated her from her previous life, Su Xiaoruan's memories of some things from her childhood were still somewhat vague.
However, she seemed to have very good Luck as a child; when gathering Mushrooms with her friends, she must have been the one who gathered the most.
Thinking this way, did her good Luck disappear because of a serious illness?
But why did it suddenly get better now?
Was it just a coincidence?
Su Xiaoruan decided she would try again if she had the Opportunity in the future.
The next Evening, Su Xiangnan and Su Xiangbei, the two brothers, both returned.
The two walked from the County town to the Town, and then took Third Grandfather's Ox Cart back from the Town.
Seeing the two brothers, Su Xiaoruan felt their legs must ache.
The two brothers walked for a while and ran for a while along the way; even so, it was almost dark when they arrived home.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, you must be exhausted! Do you want to soak your feet in hot water first?"
Su Xiangbei patted Su Xiaoruan's head: "No need, it's not that exaggerated. Second Brother and I are used to walking."
Although these words sounded comforting, they made Su Xiaoruan feel extremely uneasy inside.
Such a long distance, and the two of them had company, yet they were running and walking—how could their legs not hurt?
Looking at them now, they were in a growth spurt, skinny as dry sticks, just lacking Nutrition.
Thinking this, Su Xiaoruan felt she should get some Milk for the two brothers so they could supplement their calcium daily, which would help them grow tall.
Right, Eldest Brother needs to drink it too; Eldest Brother is only eighteen this year, he can still grow taller.
That Evening, after stewing the Rabbit meat, Su Xiaoruan secretly took out some Ribs and made a Kelp Ribs soup.
Each of the three brothers drank two Large bowls of soup, which greatly comforted Su Xiaoruan.
That Evening, Su Xiaoruan brought up the matter of the brothers drinking Milk.
"Grandma, Eldest Uncle is in the Military. What if the brothers have the aptitude for that in the future? If they are then disqualified because they don't meet the height requirement, wouldn't that be a huge waste!"
Grandma Su didn't object to letting her grandsons drink Milk, but the problem was where she was supposed to get the stuff.
"Grandma, I have some here; Grandpa gave it to me, but I don't know how to explain it."
Grandma Su thought for a while before saying, "I heard the Hongxing Brigade raises dairy cows; I'll go see if I can buy some, and then I'll get you some empty bottles, and you can pour it into the bottles."
Su Xiaoruan Understood.
Grandma Su might only spend money once, but she could ensure all three brothers could drink Milk.
Since Grandma Su was the one ordering the Milk, if she just said she was old and her legs often hurt, people would at most make a couple of critical remarks and wouldn't say their family was too excessive.
Having settled on a plan, Su Xiaoruan felt relieved.
However, if they ordered Milk, it would still be troublesome for the two brothers to go to the County town for school—how could they drink it then?
Deliver it every day?
On foot?
This method definitely wouldn't work.
But the two brothers only get one day off per week; what should she do?
They could drink a bottle when they return on Saturday, no problem on Sunday at home, and then another bottle on Monday morning?
That seemed possible too.
But how to explain to the family that the amount of Milk delivered would be different?
Su Xiaoruan got a headache thinking about it.
She might as well let Grandma figure out a way.
The next morning, Su Xiaoruan poured the Milk into several bowls, and Grandma Su, of course, graciously drank a bowl.
Su Xiangdong was dumbfounded.
"This stuff is Milk?"
Su Xiaoruan nodded: "Yeah, I helped someone out a little while ago, so they specifically gave this to me as a gift."
Su Xiangnan looked confused: "But I didn't see anyone come this morning? I didn't wake up late."
Su Xiangdong slapped him, "Just drink yours!"
Su Xiangnan pouted with a sense of Grievance, then quickly drank the bowl of Milk.
Su Xiaoruan had specially prepared a bowl of Milk for everyone that morning, which Grandma Su had also permitted.
"Sister, drink quickly, it helps you grow tall."
Zhao Yingzi blushed; how could she still grow at her age!
Su Xiaoruan breathed a sigh of relief; the matter of the Milk was finally going to be brought into the open.