When Erniang finished hanging the clothes, Xiaomi had already taken a clay pot from the kitchen and put the small fish from the wooden basin into it, while secretly adding over ten more from the space.
"Mom, I'm going to find Xiaocao now."
"Go ahead, come back early for lunch, and don't eat at someone else's house."
In these times, everyone struggles with just one meal; eating is not easy.
As for Xiaomi taking the small fish to find Xiaocao, Erniang didn't pay much attention to it at all.
It's not something valuable, and besides, the family has been doing better over the years, never lacking fish or meat, so she's become less concerned with such things.
Yesterday when they returned, Xiaocao showed her where her house was, so it was easy to recognize.
Moreover, Xiaocao said that in the mornings they usually tidy up the courtyard, do laundry, find wild boar grass, and feed the chickens. They only go to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots in the afternoons.
