She anxiously waited at home and hurriedly went to find her parents.
On the way, she ran into a crowd of people finishing work. She happened to see Uncle talking to Dad. She rushed over.
"Dad."
Zhao Tian was listening to his brother talk about how difficult things were at home when he suddenly heard his daughter's voice.
"Xiao Li, where are your brothers?"
"Niece, did you guys have any luck up the mountain?"
Yanli almost burst into tears. She had already told Dad not to say anything, but he still did.
Right now, Yanli's only thought was that Dad was completely unreliable.
"We just picked some pinecones and some firewood; we didn't dare go any further up."
Yanli decided she would absolutely not tell Dad that they'd found food. The three brothers worked all day on empty stomachs and rationed the bit of food they had, and yet here Dad was just carelessly blurting it out.
"Nothing at all? Didn't your dad say you went up the mountain looking for food?"
