Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126: Chapter 124 This Is Going to Scare Mother to Death

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Seeing that the rice was about to be harvested, Zhang Shanni spent a great deal of time in the fields, tending to them with the diligence her father had taught her. The approving looks from her father made Zhang Shanni even more willing and happy to toil.

Moreover, there was wild game in the fields, but the little meat they provided was hardly worth it compared to hunting in the mountains.

There were field mice and frogs in the fields, and in the ditches nearby, there were river fish and loach. However, someone would need to be quite meticulous to catch a small bucketful.

For others, a bucket might require a bit more time, but for Zhang Shanni, who could cheat with her spiritual power, it was stress-free. This made her nephews at home look at her with admiration, which was probably not all that different from the way they looked at Xie Jingchen.

As for Zhang Shanni, who had experienced the apocalypse, the food of this era was all-natural, healthy, and delightful. She took some time every day to use her spiritual power to drive away and concentrate the wild game for capture, delighting her little inner glutton.

In doing so, the smell of game subtly lingered on the family every day. The youngsters ate well, growing swiftly as if they had ingested baking powder. Zhou Xiuhua, on the contrary, was confined to home, either making clothes for a grandson who had grown taller or mending shoes for another.

This indeed fulfilled Xie Tiesheng’s wishes.

Furthermore, with winter approaching, Zhou Xiuhua had begun to spend time pickling vegetables, such as spicy pickled green beans, radishes, and dried pickled radishes... doing a bit today, a bit tomorrow. There was always something that needed to be done, leaving her no time to go out.

Recently, their closest neighbor had been Mao Mao’s house. Mao Mao’s grandmother was very friendly with Zhou Xiuhua and, having been secretly entrusted by Xie Tiesheng, came to find Zhou Xiuhua every day to do handicrafts together. Having each other’s company, the two elderly ladies found that time passed more quickly.

Xu Xiaofen took the words right out of her elder brother-in-law’s mouth and rejected her father-in-law’s suggestion, making Zhang Shanni even happier. She gave her sister-in-law a rare smile, which unexpectedly caused Xu Xiaofen to shiver with coldness.

Zhang Shanni didn’t care about how her sister-in-law felt. Thinking of her sister-in-law taking the role of the "bad guy" for her sake indeed filled her with joy.

She decided that today, when she went hunting, she would give her sister-in-law an extra rabbit leg.

This was Zhang Shanni’s first time visiting the deeper parts of Qing Mountain during the day. The area was filled with densely packed ancient trees, each one towering into the clouds.

The deeper she went, the more precious tree species she found. She also realized that she wasn’t the only one who had ventured into the Primitive Mountains.

At the very least, she discovered several sites that showed signs of digging; judging by the pits, they were probably from ancient trees. After closely inspecting the saplings nearby, she understood that these trees must be made of valuable timber.

At that time in the country, with its many mountains, many deep forests remained undeveloped. Hence, a lot of resources were still well preserved.

Seeing that the diggers hadn’t over-exploited the area, Zhang Shanni didn’t bother to investigate further.

She wasn’t fed up with nothing better to do, so why should she meddle like a busybody? It would be troublesome and thankless!

Whoever ventured this deep had to have quite a few people, given the considerable number of wild beasts here. Most animals were easy to deal with, except for wolves, which moved in packs. The strong scent of animal droppings was prevalent, changing every three or four li, clearly marking their territories.

With her god-like perspective, Zhang Shanni always managed to avoid danger. Along the way, she collected many herbs—wild ginseng, reishi mushrooms, Polygonum multiflorum, Gastrodia, and much more. As for the less remarkable herbs, if she saw them, she would aggressively harvest them.

As for the sight of some precious timber over a hundred years old—sandalwood, Pear Wood, beech wood, Phoebe—Zhang Shanni had spiritual power but had not paid particular attention to learning about timber. She had only recognized a few kinds of these more famous trees.