After buying clothes, He Dazhu and his group had one more important thing to buy: food.

In a poor and backward village like Shihua Village, people still eat coarse grains like cornmeal, which are extremely difficult to swallow.

In Shihua Village, being able to afford rice meant you were considered a wealthy family, let alone meat.

He Dazhu said, "Second Aunt, Sister Guihua, let's go buy meat."

"We've made money this time, so we'll treat you all to a good meal."

When Li Xianggui and Liu Sichun heard He Dazhu say he was going to buy meat, they were even happier than when he said he was going to take them to buy clothes; their eyes lit up.

Over the years, Li Xianggui and Liu Sichun have rarely eaten meat properly, and even eating meat during the Chinese New Year is an extremely luxurious thing.

Seeing Li Xianggui and Liu Sichun so happy, He Dazhu felt a pang of indescribable sadness.

He Dazhu secretly vowed in his heart that he would make sure that Sister Guihua and his second aunt could eat meat every meal from now on.

The three of them soon arrived at the small vegetable market in Lingshan Town and went straight to the meat stall.

Without saying a word, He Dazhu angrily bought ten catties of pork, leaving the butcher dumbfounded.

The butcher couldn't contain his joy and diligently demonstrated his skillful knife work, even helping He Dazhu remove the bones.

He Dazhu paid the money and effortlessly tossed the ten pounds of pork into the basket on his back.

Immediately afterwards, He Dazhu bought rice and some vegetables, filling his basket to the brim and carrying a lot of vegetables in his hands.

He Dazhu suddenly realized an important problem: they had come on foot, without a car.

Carrying so much stuff for ten kilometers would be deadly; even He Dazhu, who had cultivated the Xuan Tian Jue, might not be able to handle it.

And most importantly, He Dazhu also needs to transport 100 jin (50 kg) of honey, which is impossible without a vehicle.

Once you leave Lingshan Town, the roads are mostly rugged mountain roads, making them impassable for cars; only motorcycles and tricycles can navigate them.

A decent motorcycle or tricycle costs at least four or five thousand yuan, and He Dazhu has almost spent all of his six thousand yuan.

Thinking this, He Dazhu suddenly felt a sense of loss; it seemed that the road ahead was still very long.

"Second Aunt, Sister Guihua, we may need to carry these things for ten kilometers along the mountain road," He Dazhu said helplessly.

"how?"

"This little mountain path can't possibly stump us!"

“We’ll go back the way we came,” Li Xianggui said.

"It's alright, Dazhu. Guihua and I can help you carry some things. We'll get home quickly from this mountain path," Liu Sichun said to Guihua.

Seeing how understanding Sister Guihua and his second aunt were towards him, He Dazhu couldn't help but feel ashamed. He was determined to earn enough money to buy a car as soon as possible.

If you can find 100 kilograms of high-quality honey, buying a motorcycle is a piece of cake.

"Alright, let's get going."

drop--

Suddenly, a long horn sounded from behind.

He Dazhu turned his head and immediately became angry. The person driving the car was none other than He Shuqi, whom He Dazhu had saved earlier.

"You can't even say thank you, but you're certainly honking the horn really loudly," He Dazhu said irritably.

He Dazhu still harbored resentment towards the impolite He Shuqi.

He Shuqi retorted when she saw He Dazhu talking to her like that, "I was originally thinking of taking you back with me when I saw you bought so many things."

"It seems there's no need for it now."

As she spoke, He Shuqi twisted the handlebars, ready to drive the tricycle away.

"Don't go, Shuqi, I'll have Sha Dazhu apologize to you."

Li Xianggui quickly ran in front of He Shuqi to block her.

He Shuqi's family is one of the few households in Shihua Village that owns a tricycle. If you can hitch a ride with He Shuqi, you can save yourself the effort of walking ten kilometers.

Li Xianggui and He Shuqi didn't have a good relationship, but the thought of He Dazhu having to carry so much stuff for ten kilometers of mountain road made her very happy.

Li Xianggui couldn't help but feel sorry for He Dazhu.

"Silly Dazhu, come here quickly and apologize to Sister Shuqi," Li Xianggui called out.

He Dazhu looked at Sister Guihua with a blank expression, pointing at himself with one finger and saying, "Sister Guihua, it's impossible for me to apologize to this rude guy."

"Sister Guihua, there's nothing I can do. Since Da Zhu is so stubborn, I guess I'll just have to drive my little tricycle away," He Shuqi joked.

Guihua understood what He Shuqi meant, so she walked over to Sha Dazhu and pinched He Da's flesh.

"Silly Big Pillar, why are you picking on a little woman like that, you grown man?"

"If you bow your head to Shu Qi, you can get a ride."

"It's getting late. If we can't get home before dark, the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel, and who knows what kind of accident might happen."

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer. I'll make it up to you when I get back."

Upon hearing Li Xianggui say she wanted to make it up to him, He Dazhu immediately conjured up some unpleasant images.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Sister Guihua, please don't do this. I'll go apologize."

He Dazhu walked up to He Shuqi, suppressing his anger, and said, "Listen up, you rude guy, I'm not apologizing to you just to hitch a ride."

"I only apologized to you because of Sister Guihua."

"Pfft, haha, how can you be so cute, you silly big stick?" Li Xianggui couldn't help but laugh.

He Shuqi couldn't help but laugh when she looked at He Dazhu.

"You're quite amusing, you idiot."

"Since Da Zhu has apologized, I'll reluctantly give you a ride."

"Put the things up here."

Looking at He Shuqi's smug expression, He Dazhu suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

"Sit tight, I'm about to depart!" He Shuqi called out.

"Is your car stable?" He Dazhu asked, gripping the railing.

"Don't worry about me driving, I'm a very steady driver," He Shuqi said, patting her chest.

Then He Shuqi started the tricycle.

Whoosh—

He Shuqi led He Dazhu and his group out and almost crashed into a roadside utility pole.

"Hey, that's rude of you. Didn't you say you were a steady driver?"

"I almost lost my life here."

"What are you afraid of?"

"There are still many winding mountain roads ahead, but don't worry, you won't die."

"If you die, I'll just find you a good burial site."

As she spoke, He Shuqi sped off again in her tricycle.

He Dazhu and his group were on tenterhooks, and Li Xianggui immediately regretted getting on the tricycle...