Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 7 Catching Wild Rabbits and Pheasants in the Back Mountain
Su Nuannuan found an old bamboo basket, put on a straw hat, and went out. Su Nuannuan's home was not far from the back mountain, so she arrived in about ten minutes.

Along the way, she also saw several children gathering pig feed. The village children would run away as soon as they saw her. Su Nuannuan knew that this was the result of the original owner's sins.

After walking for a long time, I didn't see a single villager. I figured the autumn harvest was coming soon, and they were probably all working in the fields.

The mountains, 60 years old, still retain their original appearance, with towering trees blocking out the sun. Apart from villagers coming to gather firewood, there are no signs of human mining. However, Su Nuannuan soon discovered that almost all the edible wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains had been picked clean.

She ventured deeper into the mountains. Along the way, she discovered many rare Chinese medicinal herbs, but these were inedible. Without delay, Su Nuannuan walked several hundred meters further, still finding nothing.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she took out a cup of spiritual spring water and a large cabbage from her spatial storage, poured the spiritual spring water onto the cabbage, and then placed the cabbage on the ground. Su Nuannuan then picked up a brick, hid behind a tree nearby, and stared intently at the ground without blinking.

And so she waited and waited, and half an hour later, Su Nuannuan finally heard a rustling sound coming from the grass in the distance. She held her breath, gripped the brick tightly, and stared intently at the cabbage on the ground.

Sure enough, a gray rabbit darted out of the grass, pounced on the cabbage, and began to devour it. So engrossed in eating, the rabbit didn't hear the approaching footsteps. Suddenly, Su Nuannuan slammed a brick down on it, smashing the rabbit's head open and knocking it unconscious.

Su Nuannuan happily picked up the rabbit from the ground, weighed it in her hand, and found it only weighed 6 jin (3 catties). Even so, she was very satisfied. She then placed the cabbages soaked in the spiritual spring water in different places and harvested two pheasants and a rabbit.

The midday sun was like a blazing fireball, its heat felt even in the mountains. Su Nuannuan's back was soaked with sweat. Having caught two pheasants and two rabbits, she decided to head home.

He placed the pheasant and rabbit in a basket, covered it with a layer of dry grass, and then put a pile of wood on top. From the outside, it was impossible to tell that anything was hidden in the basket.

With the basket on her back, Su Nuannuan was startled by its weight and stumbled. She hadn't expected it to be so heavy, but to avoid attracting attention, she couldn't think of any other way.

At noon, the villagers finished work and started walking home with their hoes on their shoulders.

The famine has lasted for two years. Only major grain-producing provinces like Heilongjiang still have cornbread to eat. People in the central regions have started eating clay.

Therefore, although the villagers of Hongqi Village are often hungry, they feel very lucky compared to people in other places.

Along the way, many villagers greeted Su Nuannuan. However, Su Nuannuan knew that they were only doing so because her father was the brigade leader.

As a notorious troublemaker in the village, everyone knows she's lazy, loves to eat, and bullies children.

Su Nuannuan gained this reputation because she once snatched candy from the village children. If it were just one child, it wouldn't have become such a big deal, but she snatched candy from a whole group of children.

It wasn't until the child's parents arrived at the brigade leader's door with a group of people that everyone realized the foolish thing Su Nuannuan had done. In this era, raising children was the hardest thing. Any good food at home was given to the children first.

In those days, sugar was such a precious commodity; they couldn't bear to eat it themselves, saving it specifically for their children. Then, it was stolen. This was something they couldn't tolerate.

From then on, Su Nuannuan became a universally hated figure in the village.

It was only because her father was the brigade leader that she was put in a sack and pelted with bricks.

After hearing that Su Nuannuan was on vacation, they warned their children to run far away from her if they saw her. Otherwise, she would steal their meat and candy.

"Nuan Nuan, are you going to the field to collect firewood? Do you need me to carry it for you?"

An elderly man with a kind face saw that Su Nuannuan's shoulders were bent from carrying firewood, so he wanted to go forward and help her.

"No need, no need, I can manage. Grandma Zhao, you should go home and cook for Xiaodouzi."

Su Nuannuan quickly waved her hand, refusing.

The old lady in front of us is a kind-hearted person in the village. Her son and daughter-in-law both sacrificed their lives to join the revolution. She only has a five-year-old grandson to depend on for survival. Su's father often takes care of them.

Therefore, Grandma Zhao was one of the few people in the village who had goodwill towards Su Nuannuan.

There are people like Grandma Zhao in the village, and naturally there are also some who have deep opinions about Su Nuannuan, Sun Dahua being one of them.

She was a notorious scoundrel in the village, especially fond of taking advantage of others. What Su Nuannuan found most intolerable was that she constantly beat and verbally abused her three daughters, while doting on her son.

Sun Dahua's most hated person was Su's mother. When she was young, Sun Dahua fell in love with Su Jianjun, but Su Jianjun married Chen Xiuting. Sun Dahua had no choice but to marry a farmer from the same village. After their marriage, the two became pregnant at almost the same time. Sun Dahua gave birth to three girls in a row, while Su's mother not only had multiple pregnancies but also gave birth to three boys.

The villagers always compared the two women. Therefore, Sun Dahua deeply disliked Su's mother. In her mind, the only thing she had won against Su's mother was that she gave birth to a boy with her third child, while Su's mother only had a girl. Thus, a combination of factors led Sun Dahua to extremely favor her youngest son.

She often beats and scolds her three daughters, and looks down on Su Nuannuan, who is pampered and treated like a treasure by the family. Therefore, every time she sees Su Nuannuan, she goes up to provoke her.

Sun Dahua, with her sharp and mean-spirited appearance, glanced at the thin Su Nuannuan and said in a shrill voice, "Nuannuan, I heard from your mother that you took the college entrance exam a couple of days ago. My little Bao went too. He said you're at the bottom of your class and definitely won't get into university. I'm telling you, Nuannuan, aren't you just wasting your parents' money?"

The "Little Treasure" that Sun Dahua mentioned is her youngest son. She had three daughters before finally having this one son. Therefore, she cherishes this precious child dearly, treating him with utmost care and affection. Sun Xiaobao is the same age as her and will be taking the college entrance examination this year.

Su Nuannuan wasn't one to back down, and immediately rolled her eyes at Sun Dahua. She was fairly certain she'd get into university. Therefore, Su Nuannuan faced Sun Dahua with considerable force.

"Auntie Da Hua, do you live by the river? You're so nosy. I don't even know if I'll pass the exam. But your little one definitely won't!"

She might not know about others, but she knew that Liu Xiaobao, whom Sun Dahua often compared to him, was notoriously hopeless at school. Liu Xiaobao's grades were among the worst in the school, even worse than the original owner of this body, and she didn't know how he had the nerve to take the college entrance exam.

When Sun Dahua saw Su Nuannuan mocking her precious son, she couldn't stand it anymore and took a step forward to try and grab Su Nuannuan.

Fortunately, Grandma Zhao quickly stepped forward to mediate the fight. She blocked Sun Dahua and urged Su Nuannuan to leave. Grandma Zhao was already old, and Su Nuannuan was worried about her, fearing that the shrew Sun Dahua might hurt her without any regard for her safety.

Just then, Su Nuannuan saw her parents returning home from work. She quickly waved for them to come over.

"Mom and Dad, come quick! Someone's bullying me!"

Su Nuannuan's shout attracted a lot of people. Su's parents heard their daughter's voice and came over.

Seeing the situation was turning bad, Sun Dahua quickly slipped away. Who was the person she feared most in Hongqi Village? It was Su Jianjun and his wife. Su Jianjun was the village head, always with a dark face, and would deduct her work points if he saw her acting like a scoundrel or bullying others. Chen Xiuting seemed easy to get along with, but actually, she was strong enough to knock her over.

When Mr. and Mrs. Su arrived, Sun Dahua had already run away. After learning the whole story, Mrs. Su slammed the shovel on the ground and said sternly.

"Don't worry, Nuannuan, Mom will get revenge for you!"

Su Jianjun nodded. As the brigade leader, it wasn't appropriate for him to show his face, so his wife was a perfect fit.

After seeing Grandma Zhao off, Su Jianjun noticed that Su Nuannuan's basket was full of firewood. He quickly took it from her and carried it on his back.

"Nuan Nuan, from now on, let your three older brothers go collect firewood, and you can stay at home and rest."

"Yes, Nuannuan, don't overwork yourself."

The three of them returned home together.

Su's father carried Su Nuannuan's basket to the kitchen and emptied the firewood inside. Suddenly, four heavy objects tumbled out of the basket. Su's father immediately sensed something was wrong and looked over to see two pheasants and two rabbits lying on the pile of firewood.

"Xiu-ting!"

Hearing her father's voice, her mother hurried to the kitchen. There she saw her father carrying two pheasants and two rabbits.

"Honey, who is this?"

"This fell out of Nuannuan's basket."

The two looked at each other, and for a moment they were speechless.

Su Nuannuan remembered that she had forgotten to tell her parents that she had hunted pheasants and rabbits. When she went to the kitchen, she saw her parents staring blankly at the pheasants and rabbits.

"Mom and Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, the three Su brothers arrived. They came after hearing the sounds from the kitchen.

The first thing the three of them saw was the pheasant and rabbit that Su's father and mother were carrying.

Su Sanquan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Mom and Dad, where did you get these pheasants and rabbits?"

Su Daliang and Su Erqiang also looked at their parents. The parents looked at each other and then looked at Su Nuannuan.

Su Nuannuan forced a smile and, under everyone's gaze, recounted her experience of going to the back mountain to dig for wild vegetables, only to encounter pheasants and rabbits instead. To make it seem more realistic, she even produced the brick she used to swat the pheasants and rabbits, which was stained with blood.

The entire Su family still looked incredulous. However, all signs indicated that the younger sister wasn't lying. In the end, regardless of the outcome, it was a fact that the Su family had acquired four wild animals. Although they didn't have much meat on them, it was enough to supplement the family's diet.

(End of this chapter)