Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife

Chapter 6 Great Harvest

Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Great HarvestPerhaps because it hasn't rained, these grass mushrooms are smaller than the ones she saw in her previous life.

Mushrooms require a lot of humidity. The fact that there are mushrooms on this side of East Mountain indicates there must be a water source there!

Originally, she thought she was overthinking, but these few grass mushrooms reassured her that there must indeed be water deep inside East Mountain.

The sun was already high in the sky. Nanzhi wiped the sweat off her forehead and called Gougou to sit and rest for a while.

The sweet potatoes at home were all consumed. This morning she boiled a bowl of chestnuts, which served as their lunch.

It was a pity that there were so many fallen leaves on the mountain that it would be unsafe to start a fire. Otherwise, they could have roasted and eaten the mushrooms.

Thinking about eating roasted mushrooms without chili powder, Nanzhi shivered. It was better to forget it.

Even if the mushrooms were fully cooked, she might still not stomach them. If they were half-cooked, they might not die of hunger but would possibly suffer from food poisoning, vomiting, diarrhea, and die from exhaustion.

After resting for a while, the two began digging around tree roots again and, one after another, actually found quite a few grass mushrooms. Gougou was a bit luckier, often finding several mushrooms under one tree.

After some

Noticing Nanzhi's gesture, Aunt Liu understood, thus inviting the two into the yard.

"Aunt Liu, I can't offer much in return right now." Nanzhi looked at Aunt Liu and continued: "I know times are hard for all of us. Gougou and I went to East Mountain today, and we gathered some chestnuts."

On hearing this, Aunt Liu's eyes twitched. Chestnuts were currently a luxury; it wasn't yet autumn, half a year had passed without rain, and her family was relying on sweet potatoes and taros to stay full. However, even those were running out.

That's why she went to West Mountain yesterday hoping to dig up some wild plants, but aside from inedible weeds, there was no substantial food to be found.

She had even fought with her husband over the food situation this morning.

Their two grandchildren were now skinny as sticks, and she wanted to use some money to buy some grains, even if coarse, to mix into their food.

But her husband refused to spend their savings, urging they hold out till the autumn harvest.

If she could bring home chestnuts, she could use some for her own family and then sell the rest in town to buy grains.

"Well..."

Seeing Aunt Liu's reaction, Nanzhi knew there was hope. She added, "Aunt Liu, if it works out, tomorrow I can take you with me to gather chestnuts on the mountain. However, I was hoping to borrow your cart, so I can go to town to buy some grains for Gougou."

Aunt Liu clenched her teeth and nodded: "Alright."

Her husband didn't want to touch their savings, but she still had grandchildren to feed.

The donkey was there to be put to use anyway, and she could cut more grass on the mountain tomorrow to feed it.

After helping Nanzhi put the items on the cart, she had initially wanted her son to drive for them, but considering Nanzhi's situation, she ultimately instructed her to come back early not to waste time.

Luckily, Aunt Liu's donkey was quite mild-mannered, so even a newcomer like Nanzhi would be able to drive it smoothly.

"Mom, why did you tell Granny Liu about the chestnuts?" Gougou asked quietly once they left the village.

He didn't want his mother to faint again like yesterday. They had no food at home, and he didn't understand why she had told others about the chestnuts.

Petting Gougou's head, Nanzhi said, "Firstly, we are borrowing Aunt Liu's donkey cart, and we can't just take advantage of her kindness. Even if we have a few dozen wen, we still need them to buy grains. Secondly, because..."

Nanzhi paused for a moment and then looked at Gougou, who was full of curiosity, "Secondly, there're still a lot of chestnuts on the East Mountain that we can't finish eating by ourselves. When we didn't have food in the past, our aunts and grannies in the village all helped us. Now they're not in a good situation either. Instead of letting those chestnuts rot on the mountains, we might as well tell them."