Chapter 713: Soon to be a Grandfather

The two of them packed up the honey, spoons, honeycombs, and other things, and heard Jinguihua shouting from afar: "It's time to eat!"

Shen Yanming opened the door, and he and Bi Qiaoan woke up the two babies before carrying them out of the room.

"There are a lot of people here today, so let's just stay in the yard." Jin Guihua said, and embarrassedly waved away the mosquitoes around her.

Seeing this, Shen Yanming turned back and took out the mosquito repellent spices and lit them, and the entire area around the dining table instantly became quiet.

Jinguihua smiled happily, "Xiao Shen is the one who has the solution. Otherwise, after today's meal, our faces and bodies would be covered with mosquito bites. Rongbai Mountain is like this, with lush vegetation and many mosquitoes. But it's cool at night and quite comfortable."

Shen Yanming nodded: "Very good, I feel the environment here is good."

"That's right, otherwise how could we live here for generations?" Jinguihua said proudly: "Let me put it this way, no matter what the outside world is like, we are close to the mountains and we will never lack food."

Shen Yanming was surprised. He smiled and asked, "Then why are you asking me to trade for bacon? I see you have chickens and ducks, so you don't need any."

"Of course we have a shortage, but who wouldn't want to stock up?" Jin Guihua grinned, "Young man, don't you think so? It's so chaotic outside, it's better to stay in our little village."

Shen Yanming quite agrees with this. If they didn't have the space, if they were not used to the convenience of the city, it would be nice to find a mountain to lean on.

"What you said is true. Having no worries about food and drink like you is the good life that many people pursue."

After being praised like this, Jinguihua immediately smiled and boasted: "You are a smart young man. Let me tell you, our land is vast and sparsely populated, backed by mountains, and rich in resources. If you can't make a living one day, come to our Jintao Village. We..."

Uncle Jin beside her couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Jin Guihua's boasting with a cough. "Well, don't listen to her nonsense, our place is not that good either.

As you know, the temperature in the mountains is low. It's okay in the summer, but it's unbearable in the winter. Especially on New Year's Day this year, the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and she almost froze to death at home. If the guards hadn't come to check, she would have burned out long ago.

Here, we can only hunt some wild animals and find some wild vegetables. In fact, it is not much better than in the city. And the village generally does not allow strangers to settle down..."

After hearing this, Bi Qiaoan finally understood what the other person was worried about.

She chuckled and reassured everyone: "Don't worry, uncle, we are just here to have fun, and we may leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We all have jobs in the local area, so it won't be easy even if we want to relocate."

Bi Qiaoan didn't say it explicitly, but Jin Guangsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to have a job. Having a job means security, which means no one will come to attack their Jintao Village.

"Also, after we leave, we will not tell anyone about your situation here. You can still live off the land and maintain your secluded paradise."

Jin Guangsheng smiled awkwardly: "My boy, it's not that I have a mean heart, but there have been too many people who have come to take advantage of this place in the past two years. If it weren't for the unity of the people in Jintao Village, this place would have been occupied by people with bad intentions. It's not easy for us."

Chen Yanming nodded: "It's a crime to possess a treasure. The living conditions here are much better than other places."

"We also have our difficulties. We are all the same."

Shen Yanming smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing this, Jinguihua pushed the bowls and chopsticks in front of the couple and said, "Come and eat, don't be polite. To entertain you today, we specially made fried meat with dried bamboo shoots, smashed cucumbers, pickled tomatoes, stir-fried chrysanthemums, lettuce, and braised eggplant. I just don't know if it suits your taste.

There are two babies, so they can’t eat these, right? How about I steam some eggs for them?”

As Jin Guihua said this, she was about to get up and get busy. Bi Qiaoan quickly stopped her, "No need, Auntie. My two babies are already able to eat. Let them eat less and give them some milk powder later, and they'll be fine."

"Really?" Jin Guihua was a little suspicious, but she still sat down. "Well, if you need anything, just tell me. You're welcome. It's fate that you can come here."

"Yes! Among so many people who came to Rongbai Mountain before, only your family of four was recognized by my aunt. Do you know how difficult it is?" Jin Pengjie said while chewing, not forgetting to stuff two pieces of meat into his mouth.

Jin Pengjie's mother knocked his hand with a chopstick and scolded him, "You are already an adult, almost a grandfather, but you are still so unruly. Are you a starving ghost reincarnated or something? Your family has treated you badly. You have never eaten meat in eight lifetimes!"

"Mom, can you please give me some face?" Jin Pengjie put down his chopsticks angrily, "It's because my aunt's cooking is so delicious!"

When Jin Guihua heard this, her mouth almost stretched to her ears. She smiled and comforted him, "It's okay, we are not strangers. If you like it, eat more. Come to think of it, I really have to thank Xiao Shen. The rice he gave me was not bitter at all. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to eat such delicious food today."

Shen Yanming nodded: "I don't deserve it, these are all previous stocks, I hope you don't mind that they are old grains."

"Aged grain is good, it's not bitter." Jin Guangsheng said with a smile, "We want aged grain from one or two years ago, but we can't find it. The grain we usually eat is slightly bitter, but today it's good, we can finally have a decent meal."

Shen Yanming smiled and said, "It's okay. Just hold on for another month and the new food will come down. If the sun is normal this year, everyone will be able to eat normal food again."

"Haha, yes, yes!" Jin Guangsheng smiled awkwardly. He didn't dare to tell others that he couldn't tell the seeds apart and just scattered them randomly.

Shen Yanming noticed that something was wrong with the old man, but he didn't ask much. However, he turned around and asked Jin Pengjie: "How old are you this year?"

"Thirty-seven, my mom is exaggerating."

"Oh, that's what I was saying. You look like you're only in your early thirties. How come you're going to be a grandfather?"

Pengjie's mother paused and asked, "Why can't he be a grandfather? He got married at the age of 20 and had a child. His son is already 17 years old this year. In two or three years, won't he be a grandfather?"

Shen Yanming…felt like he had received 10,000 critical hits.

"How old are you?" Jin Pengjie asked casually without noticing the abnormality of the person next to him.

Shen Yanming coughed, “Thirty-one!”

Bi Qiaoan covered her mouth and laughed secretly. He was six years older than him and was about to become a grandfather. However, her old Shen had only been a father for two years.

The two treasures were still at a loss, tugging at the corner of Shen Yanming's clothes: "Dad, I want to eat eggplant!"

Bi Qiaoan couldn't help but burst out laughing. The others also laughed so hard that they fell backwards.

Jin Guihua was afraid that Chen Yanming would be embarrassed, so she quickly tried to smooth things over: "Well, people in our village get married early, unlike you people in the city who believe in late marriage and late childbearing."