Chapter 7: Welcoming the family
After a busy day, Yang Lan'er helped the twins take a bath and put them to bed. After efficiently tidying up the kitchen, she briskly made her way to her storage space.
As she entered her storage space, she noticed the wild boar she had caught earlier in the day and decided to take care of it right away. Without wasting any time, she rolled up her sleeves and began to search for a suitable tool in the kitchen area. Eventually, she stumbled upon a Butchers knife, which she then used to expertly process the animal. The process was swift and precise, and soon enough all the meat had been properly stored in her warehouse.
Not content with just this, she also decided to tend to the medicinal herbs she had collected on her journey up the mountain. With a sense of purpose and determination, she carefully planted and dried each herb as needed, ensuring that they would be of the utmost quality and efficacy..
After finishing up in the warehouse, she took some commonly used medicinal herbs and headed to the alchemy room to prepare some essential medicines. These medicines included ones for stopping bleeding, treating wounds, expelling parasites, and detoxifying the body.
As a top special force agent in 21st century China, she knew that getting injured during a mission was inevitable, and having medical skills was a basic requirement. Although her medical skills might not be top-notch in modern times, they were definitely impressive in this era.
After a while, Yang Lan'er finished preparing all the medicines and stored them in porcelain bottles. She stretched her waist and went to check the medicine cabinet. She carefully examined the bottles on the cabinet and found that only one grid was accessible to her. The other grids were locked.
In the accessible grid, she found detoxification pills, hemostatic pills, and peiyuan pills. All of them were pill medicines. Yang Lan'er scratched her head and felt that the names of these pills seemed familiar, as if she had heard them in cultivation novels before.
Excitedly, she grabbed the jade bottle inside the grid and exclaimed, "Xishuidan Pill! Is it Xishuidan Pill?" She couldn't believe her luck. She had the opportunity to own such a pill during her lifetime!
According to legend, the Xishuidan Pill could cleanse the bones and improve aptitude, transforming an ordinary person with poor aptitude into a genius cultivator. Yang Lan'er couldn't help but think of the cultivation novels she had read before. Was it really possible?
She trembled as she opened the jade bottle and counted six pills inside. She carefully put the pills back and closed the grid. She needed to calm down and think carefully.
She went to the study and sat in a chair, taking a deep breath. "Stay calm, stay calm," she muttered to herself. She lowered her head and saw a drawer beside the desk. She opened it and found several jade slips inside.
Yang Lan'er rubbed the jade slips with her fingers, lost in thought. "This marvelous space was created by a great cultivator," she thought. "Everything in the space must be related to cultivation." She recalled the cultivation novels she had read before. How did the cultivators cultivate?
She placed the jade slips on her forehead, but nothing happened. Maybe those cultivation novels were just a scam. However, cultivation was too far away from her for now. What she needed to do is to focus on hunting, farming, and taking care of her family.
When she left the space, the moon was already high up in the sky. She went back to the bedroom and saw her precious twins with their eyes close, sleeping peacefully. Yang Lan'er felt an overwhelming sense of tranquility in her heart.
The past was an unchangeable history, and the future remained an unknown dream. The only thing we can do is to live in the present and seize the moment, right?
Because she was thinking about going up the mountain, she woke up early the next day. She started a fire and made breakfast, which included yam porridge and stir-fried fern and pork.
She woke the two brothers up and they washed up before sitting down at the table. Once they finished breakfast and cleaning up the dishes, they heard footsteps outside.
"Lan'er, Bao'er, Bei'er," someone called from outside. Upon hearing the voice, they all stood up to see who it was. Bei'er excitedly shouted, "Grandma, Mom, it's grandma!"
"Grandma!" Bao'er shouted loudly and ran outside. Yang Lan'er quickly got up to greet them.
In the yard, there was Yang's second brother carrying a bundle on his back, and beside him was a middle-aged couple with twins, who hugged and caressed them. Seeing their similar features, it was clear that they were the original owner's parents. Behind the second brother was a large group of people who had come.
"Dad, Mom, come in quickly. You've all worked hard on your journey," Yang Li Shi looked up lovingly at her daughter and said, "My good girl, Lan'er, you've suffered. You've lost so much weight."
Yang Lan'er's expression stiffened, almost choking on her saliva! Oh my goodness! My mother! She's already so old, and she's still calling me a good girl?
Yang's father stroked his beard and chuckled, "Hehe, let's talk inside."
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, brothers and sisters, please come in," Bao'er said kindly.
Everyone entered and took their seats, silently for a while. Yang's father spoke to his daughter in a solemn tone, "Your idea was conveyed to us by your brother last night. The family has discussed it and you were right. We didn't consider everything. It's just a drought! It's not a big deal. I believe as long as we work together, we can get through this difficult time!"
"This is a test from heaven. We have nothing to eat, no way to survive," Yang Li Shi sobbed quietly.
Yang Lan'er was stunned. With the big mountains behind them as their support, she never thought that they wouldn't be able to survive a drought year.
She looked around at the group of women and pursed her lips, "Dad, Mom, and my two brothers are still here. You don't have to worry. We'll get through this."
"Yes, Father, Mother, we are still here," the honest brothers immediately expressed their loyalty. "Father, Mother, have you both had breakfast yet?" She didn't want to continue the heavy topic and changed the subject. It was like Vasily's classic line: "There will be bread, there will be milk, everything will be alright."
"We have already eaten breakfast earlier. You don't have to bother," Yang's father waved his hand signaling Yang Lan'er not to bother . Yang Laner patted her forehead, stood up, and went to the kitchen to serve everyone tea and some water. She was used to being alone, thats why she might have neglected the delicate and meticulous work of dealing with people.
Yang Zhoushi, the eldest sister-in-law, also came over to help. When she saw the crystal clear well water in the bucket, she was stunned. Yang Laner glanced at her and explained, "This is water from a spring that I found on the mountain behind us." Anyway, with the Great Chong Mountains as her back, In any case, with Da Chong Mountain behind, it will serve as her cure-all in the future."(she can always use it as an excuse)