Gu yin look at both Gu ya and Gu Tin who are standing beside village chief dress up in their most cleaned and least patched dress.
Today they are going to nearby city to get their spirit root checked, if they are lucky enough to have good talent maybe they will taken in any sect.
But chances like that are rare, very rare so everyone had kept hope low but villagers like them usually don't go far away from their village or nearby villages, furthest place villagers can go are towns.
It take whole day to reach the nearby city with ox cart, village chief is gathering kids of suitable age from every family's.
Gu yin also want to go although at five one spirit root can be checked, but fear of human trafficking make them bring kids when they are little older.
Six year is the last age to get the test done although so when she had asked the village chief to take her with them, he refused her.
Gu yin was disappointed despite knowing that village chief will refuse to take her with them. She can only wait for another year to turn six year old to get the test done.
She look at her cheap grandparents who's faces are pained while giving the money to village chief.
The amount is not huge one had to give 20 copper coin per kids, this is the kids food money to spent on road.
Since, it's take whole day to reach the city it's not practical for them to return quickly, it take one day to reach the city, one day to get the test done and another one to return.
Totaling up to three days and two night to return so, giving money to village chief to arrange food for them is important.
Although Gu family favouritism is known to everyone it's the law to get every kids test their spirit root.
Breaking this law can result into being beaten by whip and jail of few months. Even Gu family knows it's better to spent money rather then spending their time in prison.
Along with other villagers she also went to the village exit to see them off, when she return to the Gu family everyone were busy in doing their own work.
So, she went to find Gu Niu together they went to the mountains. They walk toward the small bamboo forest in the mountains.
Bamboo shoots are another delicious dish which can roasted over fire easily and taste pretty good specially stir-fried shoots with species and sauce.
Just thinking about it made her mouth water but the problem is that she had no source of making those things.
It's total waste knowledge which cannot be used without any problem, even she manage to create some sauces here she will end up as money making machine for the Gu family without any freedom.
Trying to leave this village is also not an option after all this world is dangerous then her world.
Magical beast and powerful cultivators roam around the world, even if she manage to doage death from them.
Even if captured by normal mortals theres 70% chances that she will end up being sold as servant to big families.
As for remaining 30%, 27% being end up in brothel and only 3% of chances are for her to escape at her age, even as adult without background or strength she will be end up being bullied.
She sign at her faith, "little yin, little yin" while she was sighing at her situation her cousin Gu Niu excitedly call her name.
She leave her basket there and went to her side "what happened sister Niu" Gu Niu pointed at something.
She follow her finger and saw group of rabbit munching on grass, her eyes lit up when she saw this she turn toward her cousin,both nodded at each other.
Gu yin bend down trying her best to hide her presence both, slowly move toward the herd of rabbits.
Then at the same time jump on them Gu yin height was small and her strength was also not very good.
So, when she capture the rabbit it manage to escape from her after delivering a powerful kick on her chest luckily she didn't get injured.
When she turn around she saw Gu Niu had manage to capture one using her basket, both of the immediately start start working.
Gu yin start fire and gather firewood while Gu Niu kill the rabbit, and clean it with water, they don't much thinks on them so they simply roast the rabbit.
The rabbit was not very fat barely weight two and half pound, after removing it fur, organs and bones only less then two pound of meat was left.
They both share it with each other, Gu yin receive half pound of rabbit meat while Gu Niu who capture it got one pound as her own share also keept the fur.
Gu yin only eat few bites before stopping thinking about eating after dinner secretly, as for Gu Niu she thinking about sharping it with her sister.
They both wrap the remaining meat in big leaf and hide it at the bottom of there basket while covering it with wild vegetables and bamboos shoots.
Then they went back of their house with light steps, as soon as they reach the house they put the stuff in the kitchen and take the rabbit meat wrapped in leaf in their room secretly.
Both immediately hide it under there clothes and went back to help others in setting up tables and serving dishes.
After eating their own meal with was few coarse grain mixed with boiled vegetables and few pickled vegetables.
They went back to there room to sleep, when everyone had talked asleep she take out the hidden meat and secretly eat it.
It's not like she don't want to share it others but the amount she had is not even enough to fill herself up much less sharing among others so she eat it alone and went back to sleep with happy look on her face.