☆, Chapter 4 Is Zhao Yunjing going to do something to her?

Although Zhao Yunjing said he saved her to repay the kindness his father had shown him years ago, she always believed that one thing should be kept separate from another. She was certain she would repay Zhao Yunjing for saving her life, but she never thought of repaying him with her body!

Zhou Mujiao was momentarily speechless and felt awkward.

Zhao Yunjing cleared his throat: "Dr. Li, how is the patient?"

Doctor Li glanced at the two of them, stopped teasing them, and after taking their pulse, examined Xiao Wu's other aspects. He sighed and said, "He can live, but his constitution is too weak. With good medicine, he can live to be fifteen. If not, then... we'll do our best and leave the rest to fate!"

Do your best and leave the rest to fate...

Coincidentally, Zhou Mujiao was not a believer in fate. She asked Doctor Li, "Doctor Li, when you say good medicine, do you mean ginseng, lingzhi, and the like?"

As Dr. Li wrote the prescription, he said, "Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are of course the first choice, but the patient is too weak, so it won't be of any use. He can't handle strong tonics. I'll prescribe a few doses for him to take first, and I'll come back to check on him in three days. Kid, come with me to get the medicine later."

Doctor Li gave him some more instructions, packed his medicine box and was about to leave when Zhao Yunjing stopped him and pointed at Zhou Mujiao: "Take her pulse."

"Doctor, I'm just tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Dr. Li had already grabbed her wrist and held it for a while before saying, "You're not only tired, you're also hungry, aren't you?"

Zhou Mujiao paused, and then her stomach growled twice.

Doctor Li sighed at Zhao Yunjing: "Do you know why you're eighteen and still single? Being poor is one thing, but the other is that you're such a blockhead, you don't get it at all. You've already come to my house, and you didn't even ask me to borrow some grain?!"

Zhao Yunjing hoisted Doctor Li onto his shoulder and strode out, his posture upright and his steps powerful, but his back view looked somewhat like he was fleeing in panic.

Zhao Yunjing carried Doctor Li all the way to the middle of the mountain before stopping.

Dr. Li, her face flushed from the jostling, looked utterly defeated on his shoulder: "We're already this far, why not just carry me home instead of putting me down? It'll save me the trouble."

Zhao Yunjing indeed did not put him down, and walked straight ahead with his head down, which made Doctor Li curse him as a "blockhead" all the way.

Zhao Yunjing simply started jogging, and once Doctor Li fell silent, he put him down and said in a muffled voice, "Don't tease her anymore, she's still young."

Is there anything else you want to say?

Zhao Yunjing picked the person up again: "...gone."

"...A blockhead!"

Ultimately, her body was too weak. After watching over Xiao Wu for a while, Zhou Mujiao couldn't hold on any longer and climbed into bed to fall asleep.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she was awakened by a crying sound. She quickly got up and found that she had regained a lot of strength. She opened the door and went out: "Brother Zhao, what's wrong?"

Zhao Yunjing, who had been facing away from her, immediately turned around upon hearing this and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing."

Eighteen was already heartbroken, but seeing Zhou Mujiao made her cry even harder: "Something's wrong! Eighteen's hungry! It's all your fault! Brother didn't even have time to go hunting! Waaaaah, Eighteen's hungry, waaaah..."

On the sixth and ninth days of the lunar new year, they cried out, "Hungry, waaaaah..."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhao Yunjing's face. He clenched his fists, carefully took out something wrapped in a lotus leaf from his pocket, and stuffed it into Shiba's hand: "Share it."

On the 18th, they opened the package and cheered, "The sixth and ninth days of the lunar month! It's sweet potatoes! It's sweet potatoes!"

Those were already roasted sweet potatoes. Even from four or five meters away, Zhou Mujiao could smell their aroma. Her stomach rumbled loudly, and she pressed it, feeling embarrassed.

Zhao Yunjing was even more embarrassed. He turned around and walked out, saying, "Eighteen, watch the fire. Once the medicine boils, turn the fire down. I'm going into the mountains!"

"Hey, Brother Zhao, wait a minute!"

Zhou Mujiao chased after him, but Zhao Yunjing had already walked more than ten feet away.

This is a small hill. A path extends into the distance to the right of the Zhao family's residence. Zhao Yunjing walks steadily on this path.

The roadside was overgrown with weeds, and the lush green grass made Zhao Yunjing's dusty figure look a bit like springtime. Zhou Mujiao did not hesitate and chased after him: "Brother Zhao!"

Zhao Yunjing paused, turned around and saw her running along the path. He frowned, strode back, and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing here?"

Her face was flushed as she ran: "I'll go into the mountains with you! Don't worry, you go ahead and hunt, I'll just look around in the woods to see if there's anything to eat."

"I'll take care of the food. You're still not fully recovered, go back home!"

"I'm fine, I promise I won't hold you back."

Zhou Mujiao raised three fingers. "The more people there are, the more eyes there are, and the greater the chance of finding something. Brother Zhao, you saved me, and I don't have much to repay you with right now, so I can only do what I can. If you don't let me come with you, then I'll go back now and take my brother away."

One reason was that she didn't want to be a freeloader, and another was that transmigrated women usually come with special abilities, and she wanted to see if she had any.

Zhao Yunjing's lips moved, but he didn't say anything. He turned around and left, and Zhou Mujiao quickly followed.

Zhao Yunjing initially took large strides, but slowed down after entering the woods. When Zhou Mujiao caught up, he pointed to the low bushes ahead and said, "Just search around here, don't go too far."

"You're going into the deep forest?"

"Um."

"The trees here are growing so well, there should be plenty of pheasants and rabbits. Let's look around here first. If you don't find any, you can go deeper into the forest."

Zhao Yunjing shook his head: "No, I must go deep into the forest."

He glanced at the sky, calculated the time, and realized he probably wouldn't be back before dark, so he said, "I'm leaving. If I'm not back by dark, you can go back first."

Seeing how absolutely he spoke, and fearing she might delay him, Zhou Mujiao didn't insist any further: "Alright then, try to come back before dark."

Zhao Yunjing turned and left. Zhou Mujiao took a few steps forward, thinking that it would be good to have pheasants, or at least a nest of eggs.

The thought had barely crossed her mind when her gaze settled on the bushes ahead.

Those are eggs! A huge nest!

She just wanted eggs, and they appeared. So, getting whatever she wanted was her magic touch.

She called out to Zhao Yunjing's retreating figure, "Brother Zhao, come quick!"

Zhao Yunjing hurried back, and Zhou Mujiao grabbed his arm and pulled him forward, "Brother Zhao, look! What's in there?!"

Zhao Yunjing followed Zhou Mujiao's finger and looked over. He paused, then quickly moved closer. When he saw what was in the grass, he hissed.

"Am I seeing things? Isn't it an egg?!" Zhou Mujiao stepped forward to confirm, "Yes, it's an egg."

The eggs are plump and white, a huge nest, dozens at a glance!

Zhao Yunjing's hands were shaking.

He went in and out of this forest two or three times a day and never saw a live bird. But when Zhou Mujiao came, she brought a whole nest of eggs!

Zhao Yunjing put down the basket, cut a large handful of grass to line the bottom, and then carefully put the eggs into the basket, forty in total!

Zhou Mujiao was very happy: "Eggs are nutritious. It's best for a child to have one egg a day. Eighteen is growing, so she needs two a day."

"You and your brother can eat the eggs you found."

“You take us in, and then we eat all the food ourselves? How could I be so inhuman?” Zhou Mujiao pulled his hand. “Hey, let’s go take a look over there. The eggs are here, so the mother hen must be nearby.”

Zhao Yunjing looked down at their clasped hands. His face flushed slightly. He had long forgotten about hunting. He followed Zhou Mujiao blankly, his mind a mess, but he was very happy.

He lived a hard life for eighteen years, and he had never had such a happy moment before. This moment was brought by Zhou Mujiao.

Suddenly, Zhou Mujiao stopped in her tracks. Zhao Yunjing bumped into her, causing her to stumble forward. He quickly caught her by the waist, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

With Zhao Yunjing as a human cushion, Zhou Mujiao was perfectly fine. Just as she was about to get up, she felt a weight on her waist; it turned out that Zhao Yunjing had pressed her down.

Zhou Mujiao was stunned. Could it be that Zhao Yunjing wanted to do something to her?