“The weather is still quite nice today, not cold. As long as we fix the roof first, we can manage to stay here for a while. If we tidy up the house a bit, it’s still livable.”

When she said this, Jian Xiu had already begun to take action.

To be honest, no matter how dilapidated the place was, Jian Xiu still liked it here.

Zhang Zixuan saw that Jian Xiu was determined, so he spoke up: “Zhi Yong, you can just place me there.”

Following the direction Zhang Zixuan pointed to, Zhang Zhiyong then noticed there was a wooden board inside the house.

At this moment, Jian Xiu was already busy tidying up the place.

It wasn’t that she was particularly diligent, but she had no choice.

She had to clean up since she was going to stay here tonight.

Zhang Zhiyong did not leave immediately after placing Zhang Zixuan, but stayed to help Zhang Haifei with fixing the roof.

Liutou and Qitou, seeing everyone busy, followed Jian Xiu’s lead and started helping her clean up.

Meanwhile, Er Ya stayed by Zhang Zixuan’s side. “Dad, are you thirsty? Do you want me to get some water for you?”

“I’m not thirsty!” Zhang Zixuan said gently.

He never imagined that one day they would leave their home.

But thinking about the days ahead, Zhang Zixuan’s face became filled with worry.

Looking at his lower body, he had once loathed himself.

He hated his own weakness, unable to protect his wife and children.

Jian Xiu didn’t know what Zhang Zixuan was thinking.

All she could focus on at this moment was how to earn money and how to buy medicine from the store for Zhang Zixuan.

But looking at the mess around the house, it seemed impossible to venture into the mountains today.

“Mom, should we build another stove?” Liutou looked at the pig in the corner of the house.

“Oh, I almost forgot! Wait a minute, I’ll go build it now.”

Whatever the case, they couldn’t let the five members of their family go hungry.

For Jian Xiu, nothing was more important than filling their stomachs.

Fortunately, when they left, she had brought the pot, knife, and even some white rice for cooking.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t know what to use to cook their food.

When Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei saw Jian Xiu preparing to cook, they immediately said to her:

“Sister-in-law, you don’t need to cook for us. The roof is almost done, we’ll finish it soon.”

“That’s not right. I’ve already started cooking the rice, so it’s only right that you try my cooking!”

With that, she raised the knife and chopped the pig’s trotters into several pieces.

Then, she cut two large pieces of pork to separate.

These two pieces of meat were meant for Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei to take back.

Fortunately, the old Zhang family had left some firewood here, so she didn’t need to find more.

However, Jian Xiu felt a bit tired of eating pig’s trotters without any green vegetables, especially after so many days of eating the same thing.

Looking around the not-so-big house, Liutou and Qitou were more than capable of tidying it up.

It had to be said that the old saying was true: children from poor families mature early.

In the apocalypse, children like Liutou and Qitou would still be in their mothers’ arms, playing and whining.

But now, they were the ones worrying about things that should have been taken care of by the adults.

Unknowingly, Jian Xiu felt an immense sense of sadness in her heart.

“Liutou, Qitou, once you’re done cleaning up, take a rest. I’ll go check the backyard!”

“Mom, go ahead! We’re not tired!”

The back of the house was at the village edge, and Zhangjia Village was surrounded by mountains.

So, right behind the thatched house was the foot of the mountain.

Since it was early spring, there should be plenty of wild vegetables outside.

Picking some of them would be perfect.

In the backyard, the clear mountain spring water greeted Jian Xiu’s eyes.

A few steps ahead was the foot of the mountain.

But judging by the surroundings, it seemed that not many people came here.

“Keke, Keke, have you noticed any different flowers or herbs?”

“No, don’t worry, Xiu Xiu. I’ve been scanning everything. If there’s something, I’ll be alerted automatically. But do you know that the plant in front of you is a medicinal herb?”

“Herb? You mean these here?” Jian Xiu asked in disbelief.

“Yep, if you pick them and dry them, you can sell them at the medicine shop in the county town for a decent income,” Keke reminded her again.

“Really?”

“Of course, it’s true.”

Hearing Keke’s confirmation, Jian Xiu didn’t hesitate and immediately picked one.

Looking around, there were plenty of them on the ground, and if they were really medicinal herbs, she couldn’t possibly pick them all by herself.

And she still had to wash and dry them too?

Thinking of Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei, Jian Xiu immediately had an idea.

“But with so many wild grasses and vegetables here, don’t you want any of them? How far can you scan?”

“I can scan within a 2-meter radius around you.”

Jian Xiu: “…”

Could she say that there was nothing within that 2-meter range? With such a small distance, what could the system possibly scan?

“By the way, Xiu Xiu, didn’t you see the fiddlehead ferns earlier? Those are edible.”

“I saw them!” She had noticed them when she first came out.

But seeing the trees made her think of a wheelchair in the apocalypse.

Considering Zhang Zixuan’s character, he had been bedridden for nearly two years. It was truly remarkable that he had held on so far.

If she could make him a wheelchair, he could still do some manual work.

Having something to do would keep him from getting so bored.

With that thought, Jian Xiu quickly plucked some fiddlehead ferns and cut a larger piece of nanmu wood to take back.

“Xiu Xiu, Xiu Xiu, there’s something! It’s at your three o’clock, hurry and check!” Keke suddenly said.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu immediately put down the nanmu wood and walked toward her three o’clock direction.

She pushed aside the grass, and sure enough, there was a peculiar plant. But Jian Xiu couldn’t name it herself.

“I’ve dug it up, what should I do with it…”

Before she could finish, the plant in her hand disappeared, obviously already recorded by Keke.

“Quick, check how many points this plant is worth!” Jian Xiu asked anxiously.

“2.5 points!”

“Huh? Only that much?”

“Yep, that’s actually pretty good. Many plants are only worth 0.5 points.”

“So does that mean I can exchange it for 2.5 yuan?”

“Yes, you can. Do you want to exchange it now?”

“Now? No, not yet,” Jian Xiu said in disappointment.

After all, aside from the pig, she had nothing left.

That meant she was lacking everything.