It took over an hour to pick honeysuckles until Taxue appeared with a wild pheasant in her mouth, which was when Shen Yunfang finally stopped.
Looking at her watch, it was already past twelve noon, time for lunch. She placed the filled cloth bag into the basket and went with Li Hongjun to find a water source.
The family of four walked for over ten minutes and arrived at a small stream, a convergence of mountain springs trickling down. The stream water was ice-cold and refreshingly sweet.
The family found a relatively flat spot near the stream to set up camp.
Li Hongjun took out a small knife and headed to the stream to clean the pheasant, while Shen Yunfang spread out a floral cloth on the ground, sat down, and closed her eyes to feel the surroundings, making sure there was no one around. Then, she took out a slightly thicker cotton blanket from her space, laid it over the floral cloth, and took out a bottle of prepared milk for her son to drink.
