Chapter 14: Discovery

His tone was full of pride.

This was the first time they had successfully protected the seafood they found from the people of the Song family.

Song Hexiu's pupils contracted upon hearing this, but his expression quickly softened.

He had originally intended to reprimand them for going to the seaside alone in the future, but seeing the children's excitement, he couldn't bring himself to do so.

Song Hexiu patted his daughter and son on their heads respectively. "The seaside is very dangerous. If you want to go next time, you must go with an adult, do you understand?"

If the tide were to rise suddenly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Furthermore, his daughter had been branded a "jinx" again; what if someone tried to secretly get rid of her?

Song Chuman nodded readily. "Okay, Father."

Next time, she wanted to go with her younger brother again.

Seeing that his son was still carrying the wooden bucket, Song Hexiu reached out to take it.

However, the moment his hands gripped the bucket, his body instantly lost its balance and tilted toward the weight.

Fortunately, he managed to grab the handle with both hands in time, preventing himself from falling.

In just that brief moment, cold sweat broke out on Song Hexiu's forehead, illustrating just how poor his physical condition was.

Song Chuhuai asked worriedly, "Father, are you alright?"

Song Hexiu struggled to set the bucket on the ground and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "I'm fine. I just didn't expect this wooden bucket to be so heavy."

Seeing his son lift it with one hand, he had assumed it was light.

That wasn't right.

Song Hexiu suddenly looked at his son, his eyes widening as he asked, "Has your strength always been this great?"

Song Chuhuai realized what he had just done and shook his head. "I don't think so. My strength suddenly increased today, and Sister's strength increased too."

"What?" Song Hexiu turned to his daughter, asking in astonishment, "Has your strength increased as well?"

Song Chuman nodded; she had no intention of hiding the fact that their strength had increased from her family.

With their increased strength, the siblings had the ability to protect themselves and could protect their parents in the future, allowing their parents to feel more at ease while they worked for the family.

Once they earned money, she could use her medical skills to personally buy medicine to nourish Song Hexiu's body, and the family would steadily improve.

In her memories, medicinal herbs might indeed appear on the mountains.

However, Song Hexiu's illness was not an acute one; searching for herbs was not as efficient as foraging for seafood.

The money earned from selling seafood from a single foraging trip would likely be enough to buy the herbs they would have spent five or six days of grueling labor searching for.

If a family member fell ill, they could simply buy all the necessary herbs directly.

Sheng Shuwan's twins were now four months old, and the family was destitute. They needed to make money quickly so they could provide proper nutrition for the three of them in the future.

Sheng Shuwan also watched her children from the side, filled with confusion.

Song Hexiu looked at a leftover piece of wood nearby and then at his children. "Try to see if you can lift this piece of wood. Aman, you go first."

This piece of wood was two meters long with a diameter of twenty centimeters.

Because it was too thick, it hadn't been used for building the house.

Yang Qingrui felt that moving it back and forth was a hassle, so he told them they could use it if they wanted, and if not, they could just leave it there, as he had plenty of wood at home.

Song Chuman nodded, walked to the wood, and easily lifted one end with a single hand.

Then, under the shocked gazes of her parents, she stood the wood upright, walked outside the cave, and effortlessly hoisted the entire log over her head.

Song Hexiu spoke in stunned disbelief, "Aman, don't you find it heavy?"

(End of Chapter)