Chapter 36 Leaving
When it came time to divide the meat, the Su family had a large number of members, so they received a total of 20 jin of wild boar meat, two rabbits, and two chickens, which made Chen Xiuting beam with joy.

When Su Nuannuan returned home, the three Liu sisters came to visit.

"you?"

Before Su Nuannuan could finish speaking, Liu Zhaodi handed her a pheasant.

"Nuan Nuan, thank you for helping the three of us sisters. We don't have anything good to offer, only this. We hope you will accept it."

Su Nuannuan had noticed earlier that the three sisters had received 6 jin of wild boar meat, a pheasant, and half a rabbit. After they finished dividing it up, the Liu father and son took half of it.

She knew the three of them didn't have much food on them, so she didn't intend to accept the pheasant.

"No need, you've already helped me gather herbs. Besides, you're all too weak; you should keep this pheasant to nourish yourselves. If you really feel bad about it, you can help me gather herbs for another day."

The three Liu sisters looked at each other and finally agreed to Su Nuannuan's request.

When Su Nuannuan returned home, Chen Xiuting was already processing the wild boar meat she had been allocated.

The wild boars in the mountains weren't fat; most of their meat was lean. In those days, lean meat was considered second-rate. However, Chen Xiuting wasn't discouraged.

She rendered all the fat into cracklings, while marinating the lean meat to preserve it for longer.

When dividing the meat, Chen Xiuting deliberately brought some bones that no one else had. This was something Su Nuannuan had specifically asked her to bring.

Although there is no meat in the bones, the bone broth is very nutritious and is especially suitable for her and her three older brothers to drink.

For lunch, the Su family ate bone broth with cornbread.

After finishing her meal, Su Nuannuan went to the back mountain again. She needed to clean up the traces from yesterday.

Following the direction where the corn had been placed, Su Nuannuan found no corn kernels left on the road.

It seems that these days, not only are humans facing food shortages, but animals are not far behind. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why so many animals are willing to venture out in search of food.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Su Nuannuan did not stop.

She felt she needed to leave some security for the people of Hongqi Village.

Anyway, this isn't the first strange thing that's happened in the village lately. A few more wouldn't matter.

Relying on her spatial ability, Su Nuannuan ventured further inside. She arrived at a small hillside and took out the apple tree seeds from her spatial storage.

She casually scattered the seeds on the ground and then poured spiritual spring water over them. Because of the time constraint, Su Nuannuan didn't take out the saplings directly, but instead sowed them from seeds.

After finding several more places, Su Nuannuan scattered chestnut and various nut seeds, and then watered them with spiritual spring water.

She believed that when she returned next time, these seeds would definitely grow into saplings.

Su Nuannuan then planted some sweet potatoes, potatoes, and yams—foods that were difficult to spot—in the soil before stopping.

Having learned from their previous experience digging sweet potatoes, people in Hongqi Village wouldn't be so surprised to see sweet potatoes and other food items on the back mountain again.

When Su Nuannuan got home, the sun had already set.

When she arrived at her door, she saw various herbs neatly arranged outside, which were obviously sent by the three Liu sisters.

Su Nuannuan looked through them and found that the quality was quite good, so she carried them inside.

When she arrived in Beijing, she felt she should study the traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions of her ancestors.

We cannot always rely on Western medicine; traditional Chinese medicine is the treasure left to us by our ancestors.

Su Nuannuan remembered that in her previous life, the neighboring country of Xiao Rizi had applied for nearly 300 Chinese medicine prescriptions, all of which came from classic Chinese medicine works such as "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", "Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber", and "Formulary of the Bureau of Imperial Pharmacy".

For the Chinese to produce these medicines, they still need the consent of the small country, which is truly going against the natural order.

The news caused a national sensation. Many people criticized the neighboring country for being shameless, but the deed was done and there was no going back.

However, in this world, many Chinese medicine formulas are still held by their own people. As long as they are patented in advance, Su Nuannuan doesn't believe that the things from her previous life can happen again.

Let's think about these things later.

Su Nuannuan has been packing her luggage for her trip to Beijing these past two days.

Chen Xiuting hasn't been working these past two days; she's been staying home helping Su Nuannuan pack her things.

Chen Xiuting planned to mail large items like thick quilts and heavy cotton-padded coats directly to Su Nuannuan's school. She would carry smaller items and things she needed for the moment with her.

Even though Su Nuannuan deleted and edited a lot, she still filled two large bags.

Su Nuannuan looked helplessly at the luggage, which was almost heavier than her.

"Mom, this is enough. I'll write to you if I need anything when we get to Beijing."

Su Nuannuan really didn't want to carry so much stuff.

"Ok."

In the end, Chen Xiuting agreed.

I glanced regretfully at the clothes and food that hadn't been packed yet, thinking that I would send them to my daughter later.

Back in her room, Su Nuannuan opened the two large sacks again and put all the heavy items inside into her storage space.

Seeing the bottom of the bag, Su Nuannuan's lips twitched.

Why is there still a small bag of sweet potatoes?

Su Nuannuan took out the sweet potatoes and put them aside. After she reorganized them, her luggage finally felt much lighter.

More importantly, she was able to lift it.

Time flies, and it's already the end of August.

That day, the entire Su family came out to take Su Nuannuan to the train station.

Just before boarding the bus, Chen Xiuting took out a handkerchief from her pocket, and when she opened it, there was a wad of cash inside.

She counted them and found nothing unusual, then handed them to Su Nuannuan.

"Nuan Nuan, here's 100 yuan. Take it. You'll need money a lot when you get to Beijing. If you need more, just ask Mom for more."

Feeling the warmth emanating from the outside of the handkerchief, Su Nuannuan really wanted to give it back to Chen Xiuting.

However, upon seeing the other person's worried eyes, Su Nuannuan's heart softened, and she accepted the gift.

He thought to himself that he would send the money back to her once she arrived in Beijing.

The train station was filled with the sound of weeping, which was heartbreaking to hear. The Su family, who were already grieving, also felt their eyes well up with tears upon hearing the cries.

Woo woo woo.

The dark green train slowly pulled up, and Su Nuannuan knew it was time to say goodbye to her family.

"Mom and Dad, please take good care of yourselves at home."

After saying that, she turned to look at her three older brothers.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, you must also work hard and get into university next year."

Although the Su family was reluctant to part with Su Nuannuan, they knew that if they didn't get on the train soon, it would be leaving.

Finally, Su Jianjun reminded him.

"Nuan Nuan, you should go now. If you miss us, write to us."

Su Nuannuan waved goodbye to the group and walked towards the train. After showing her train ticket to the staff for inspection, Su Nuannuan boarded the train.

The Su family members behind her, watching the direction Su Nuannuan left, all felt a lump in their throats.

When they saw Su Nuannuan waving to them through the glass, they smiled and responded.

They only stopped waving when the train started moving again and the five people could no longer see Su Nuannuan.

"Jianjun, I'm feeling a bit homesick."

“Children grow up and eventually leave. But we are all here, and she will come back.”

(End of this chapter)

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