The deeper they went, although it was a shallow mountain area and there was no danger, it also meant that the distance to pick firewood would be longer. As such, everyone would rather go somewhere closer.
However, after the villagers had planted the rapeseed, they had more time on their hands. They had nothing to do and gathered enough firewood at home. There was not much dry wood in the nearby areas. If someone wanted to gather firewood, they would have no choice but to go inside. If they were further away, they could gather dry wood and take it home.
It just so happened that they didn't have much firewood left. After celebrating Xue Shi's one-month-old banquet today and harvesting sweet potatoes the next morning, they would probably come to gather firewood in the afternoon.
Since that was the case, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan chose to walk deeper in. Tomorrow, they would come along and pretend that they had seen it by accident.
