After Zhou Yaru finished the acupuncture, she felt completely relaxed, just as the old man had said.

Even Wen Songtao couldn't help but laugh at the two steps the old lady took.

"Look at you, your grandma is almost walking like a young person now. Old woman, let the girl do the work, let's have some tea, Qiao'er brought it over—"

Zhou Yaru was more than happy to not have to work in the kitchen. She really disliked cooking, and if the current situation allowed, she would have liked to hire someone to cook for them.

However, the old man also said that since they were already hiding here, they shouldn't be too conspicuous. For safety's sake, she had no choice but to comply. As long as they could eat, that was fine; the old couple didn't have high demands.

Jiang Qiao is a natural cook; it's effortless for her as long as she has the ingredients. Fortunately, the old man has a fairly complete supply of seasonings, though she's still a bit short. She'll have to get some more later.

"Grandpa, we can eat now. Can you tidy up and tell us where we're going to eat?"

Mr. and Mrs. Gu came out. "Let's eat in the courtyard. I'll go get some wine. Old lady, would you like some too?"

Zhou Yaru nodded with a smile, "That's great, I'll also try the medicinal wine my granddaughter made."

The old lady sat to one side, still chatting with the old man about what the children had brought over.

Wen Songtao smiled and nodded, "We'll accept what the child gives us. The girl has her own connections, so we'll just focus on providing the food. She came all this way with so much stuff; what do you think? Most people wouldn't do that."

Jiang Qiao originally wanted to cook more, but considering that there were only three people, more would be too much to eat, and the weather was too hot for it to spoil easily, so it was better to eat fresh food every meal.

The old man and woman enjoyed a delicious meal, but nothing was left of the fish except the bones.

"It's delicious, and the wine is good too. Girl, Grandpa will take you out for a walk in a little while. Old lady, let's invite a few people home for dinner tonight. You don't need to cook; everything is prepared. Just let the girl do it."

Zhou Yaru, her face flushed from drinking, nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'm going to take a nap. Don't go too far, there are wild animals in these mountains."

Wen Songtao packed a few things and took Jiang Qiao to the village chief's house for a stroll. This village chief was none other than the father-in-law of Jianghu's sister, so they were related by some means.

Then, he went to his father's house in Jianghu. The old man was a little younger than Gu Hanting, but not by much. However, because of his father, they were a generation apart.

"Oh, Uncle, you're too kind. My daughter told me that you have relatives visiting, and this is your granddaughter?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and greeted the man, "Hello, Uncle!"

Seeing Jiang Qiao's innocent expression, how could the other party not guess the reason? "Hehe, is it because this uncle of mine is getting a bit old? Oh well, my dad has messed things up. But, uncle is uncle, when we meet in Jianghu, you'll have to call him brother. Come on, come inside and sit down—"

Jiang Qiao and Gu Hanting didn't stay there for long. After inviting each other over for drinks that evening, they took Jiang Qiao out for a look around.

"We should go and take a look. It's not easy to come all this way, so we should take the kids out for a stroll. We'll come back again when we have time."

The elderly couple opened the things Wen Songtao had brought and were immediately dumbfounded: two packets of brown sugar, two pieces of cloth, two bottles of wine, and a jar of oil.

Putting everything else aside, just take this oil for example. It's an extremely valuable and rare product that you can't buy anywhere else.

"Keep it. Just ask your children to help the old couple out more often. Uncle is no stranger to us."

They weren't the only ones who felt the same way; the village chief's family did too. The items were truly valuable, and they would have to take good care of them in the future.

Jiang Qiao didn't care about any of that. Since her grandfather said he would give it to her, then so be it. She didn't need it. Besides, it was good to do him a favor so that the old couple would be more comfortable staying here in the future.

She walked and admired the surrounding scenery. She liked this place. If she didn't have to take care of her family and the people around her, she would also like to live here if she had a choice.

Moreover, she admired the people here even more. There was no unnecessary trash, and everything was kept very clean. Even the waterway surrounding the village was so clear that you could squat down and take a sip anytime.

Unidentified wildflowers bloomed along the roadside, emitting a sweet fragrance. However, there wasn't much to wander around in the valley, as it was quite small. After Jiang Qiao finished her stroll, she asked the old man to wait for her at the foot of the mountain while she went up to take a look. Although she wasn't familiar with the area, she shouldn't get lost at the edge of the forest.

Wen Songtao didn't expect his granddaughter to be able to hunt any game right away. Since the child liked it, he would let her go. He would just go and cause trouble for her. He knew a little about Jiang Qiao's abilities. She could go into the old forest to hunt, so it shouldn't be a problem for her here either.

Jiang Qiao was carrying a medicine pack, so she didn't have to worry about encountering poisonous snakes or anything like that. Getting rid of them wasn't difficult for her, but it still gave her the creeps, and she still couldn't overcome the psychological barrier to it.

Although she was on the edge of the woods, she walked very carefully, because there were traps and snares set up there, and she didn't want them to hinder her progress.

As we walked, we didn't forget to pick some wild vegetables. Some of these wild vegetables are not only vegetables but also medicinal herbs. We're having guests over for dinner tonight, so this is a good opportunity to add a dish to our family's meal.

Of course, she didn't miss the medicinal herbs either. She was glad that she came out with the old man carrying a basket, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to explain bringing these things back.

However, she didn't see much prey along the way, only two rabbits and a pheasant. Originally, she wanted to return the way she came, but today was a coincidence. The wild boar was either stupid or wanted to go down the mountain to eat some crops. Anyway, it was unlucky and ran into Jiang Qiao. Do you think she could give up such a big guy?

She had killed the wild boar, but she was worried about transporting it down the mountain. She didn't know the rules here—whether it belonged to the collective or to an individual.

After thinking it over, she decided to put the bird directly into her space. She didn't want to cause such a commotion on her first day here, so she would quietly take it back and eat it whenever she wanted. Besides, there was no shortage of meat in her space; she raised it herself and hunted it. Eating meat was no problem for her.

Wen Songtao never expected that his granddaughter would have such a good harvest so soon after entering the mountains. Seeing Jiang Qiao carrying a rabbit and a pheasant, the old man grinned from ear to ear. "Good, good, good! This stuff is good. Tonight we'll make braised rabbit and stew the pheasant with mushrooms. We happen to have some dried mushrooms at home."

Jiang Qiao put the rabbit and pheasant back into the basket. Wen Songtao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's good to put them back. Girl, let's go home."

When Jiang Qiao returned, she saw the old lady sitting on a small stool making shoes for the old man.

"Hey, you guys are back. You've finished your stroll so quickly?"

Jiang Qiao put down her basket and sat down next to the old lady. "Grandma, you're so old, you shouldn't make shoes anymore. I'll buy you some later. We don't need the money; it's hard on your eyes—"

Wen Songtao sat down with a smile and said, "Your grandma, she's got nothing better to do. We have shoes at home; we prepared quite a few back then."