It was already 9 p.m. when Su Yan and Jiang Jingxing finished handling the funeral arrangements for Liang Xiaorui's father.

Liang Xiaorui stopped at the entrance of the breeding farm while carrying her father's urn.

His eyes were red and swollen, and his expression was numb and blank.

"Thank you, brothers and sisters. Once I earn money, I will pay you back all the money you spent today. I can write you an IOU."

He spoke woodenly, his eyes never looking at the two of them, as if he were speaking subconsciously.

Su Yan wasn't a saint, but seeing him like this still made her nose tingle. She said, "It didn't cost much, you don't need to pay me back. You need to take good care of yourself in the future, that's what your sister wants to see most."

Liang Xiaorui didn't speak, standing there staring blankly ahead, lost in thought.

Jiang Jingxing pulled her aside and said, "I've already had someone investigate. This child has no other relatives besides his mother. I'm not comfortable leaving him alone. I'll keep him with me for the next few days."

Su Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to have him with you? Or... could he stay at my house for a while? We can ask him what he thinks after some time has passed."

“That works too.” Jiang Jingxing was a little surprised.

He thought Su Yan's personality was exactly the same as when she was doing business; she wouldn't have any excessive sympathy or anything like that.

Su Yan asked Liang Xiaorui if she would like to go home with her for a few days. Liang Xiaorui remained silent for a long time before saying that she would bury her father's ashes before going with her.

It wasn't until 11 o'clock that Jiang Jingxing personally drove the two of them back to Lijiaping.

Before leaving, Jiang Jingxing gave Su Yan a number, saying, "Call this number if anything happens."

Su Yan said thank you, and then took Liang Xiaorui home.

Jiang Jingxing watched her retreating figure, his eyes swirling with intense emotions, lost in thought.

Li Juan hadn't seen her daughter return by this time, and she was already planning to go to town to look for her. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her daughter standing outside, holding a child's hand.

Li Juan instantly forgot her anger, stared wide-eyed at Liang Xiaorui, and asked, "Ayan, why did you bring a child home?"

Pick it up?

Su Yan's lips twitched; her mother's analogy was quite apt.

Once inside the house, she recounted Liang Xiaorui's entire experience. Her mother was heartbroken and burst into tears, hugging Liang Xiaorui and repeatedly saying, "Poor child."

Su Yan: "..." That's too exaggerated.

“Xiao Rui, you can stay here as long as you want. Treat this place like your own home, okay?” Li Juan said with concern.

Liang Xiaorui lowered her head and said sullenly, "Thank you, Grandma. I'll go back tomorrow. I still need to feed the ducks; I can't let them starve to death."

Su Yan said, "If you don't want to raise ducks anymore, I can help you find a way to sell them all at once. The money you get will be enough for you to spend until college. You're only ten years old now, you should be in school."

"No, sister." Liang Xiaorui shook her head and refused. "I don't like going to school, and I can't rely on you forever. I plan to open a breeding farm in the future. I want to be my own boss, just like my father."

“When can’t you do business? You’re still so young, how can you not go to school? Even if you don’t do well in school, you have to go to junior high. You can’t be illiterate for the rest of your life,” Li Juan said.

Since the incident at home, Liang Xiaorui hasn't been to school. He just feels that making money is more important than going to school right now.

Su Yan could see his reluctance, so she didn't force him.

"Just think it over. If you want to be the boss, I'll be your first partner. I'll get all my duck products from you from now on."

Upon hearing these words, a faint light finally appeared in Liang Xiaorui's dull eyes.

"Really? Sister, you believe me?" His wooden voice was now filled with surprise.

Su Yan smiled and said, "Of course it's true. You have to keep up the good work and not let me down. Also, don't sell those ducks cheaply anymore. Find a market and sell them to make some money."

“Okay!” Liang Xiaorui said solemnly.

In the next ten years or so, he grew up, married, had children, and his business grew bigger and bigger. Every night, he was extremely grateful for his decision and persistence. Su Yan was not his biological sister, but she was better than a biological sister to him. She had always guided and helped him on his future path.

The next day, Liang Xiaorui went to set up a stall with Li Juan and Li Yongcheng. Su Yan did not go. After loading her goods onto the oxcart, she hurriedly carried the food from home up the mountain.

This time, Weiwu rested at the cave entrance while climbing the mountain. Its injuries had almost healed, and it seemed to have recovered a lot from the last time.

After it had eaten most of its food, Su Yan began to inquire about the thousand-year-old ginseng.

She described the appearance of the thousand-year-old ginseng in detail, then stared hopefully at the majestic tiger face, "Have you ever seen one before?"

She had seen a thousand-year-old ginseng once in her past life, so she could only describe it based on her memory.

Ginseng that is over a thousand years old has a different appearance than other types of ginseng.

The thousand-year-old ginseng looks extremely similar to a human. Legend has it that it can transform into a human form, has its own thoughts, and has more tendrils than ordinary ginseng.

With its bones crooked and its large tiger eyes filled with questions, it roared, "Roar! Are there such strange creatures in the mountains?"

Su Yan racked her brains for a while, and finally managed to come up with a sentence: "It's a ginseng that can run!"

mighty:"……"

Wei Wu also wore an expression of deep thought.

She thought for a moment, then picked up a twig and started drawing on the clean ground.

Five minutes later, a clear image of a thousand-year-old ginseng appeared on the ground.

Weiwu leaned closer to take a look and suddenly let out a low roar: "Roar!" The tiger knew that it had seen this kind of demon before; this kind of demon could only be found in the deep mountains!

Su Yan's eyes lit up. "Can you help me find it?"

The mighty tiger shook its head: "Even if we could find it, we couldn't catch it. These kinds of demons can run away; they disappear in the blink of an eye, faster than a tiger."

"It's okay, you're in charge of finding them, I'll be in charge of catching them!"

Weiwu circled around Su Yan a few times, and seeing how much she wanted it, he nodded his tiger head.

There are too many dangerous species in the deep mountains. If a tiger encounters a group of them, it might not be able to protect this two-legged creature.

Su Yan took out two sachets from the basket, tied one around her waist, and hung the other on the majestic tiger head, explaining, "These sachets can keep some animals away; they contain things they're afraid of."

Mighty: This two-legged creature is quite clever.

After several encounters, Wei Wu had completely trusted this two-legged creature, so this time when he went into the deep mountains, Wei Wu carried Su Yan on his back.

It was Su Yan's first time riding on the tiger's back, and the moment she got on, she finally understood how expansive the view was for those two-meter-tall people!

Before I was even ready, Wei Wu shot out like a sharp sword.

Su Yan gasped in alarm, clinging to its back in fear, clutching its fur and yelling, "Slow down! Slow down! Brother! Big brother! I'll kneel down and beg you!"