The next day, Lin Yan got up early, grabbed a bowl of tofu, and headed to the tofu shop. When he got there, he looked around. It was just after dawn, and not many people were buying tofu. His heart started beating like a rabbit.

Entering the tofu shop, he saw an aunt carrying a plate of tofu out the back door. It was none other than Aunt Zhao. Lin Yan feigned composure, saying he wanted to buy some tofu, but he couldn't help but peek inside. To his surprise, he was actually seen. A figure flashed by in the backyard. It was a man with a slightly dark complexion, regular features, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, but he exuded a simple and honest air.

Li Yuemei looked up and saw Lin Yan. She was slightly startled, then smiled: "It's Brother Yan, how much tofu do you want today?"

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Hello, Aunt Zhao. I want two pieces of tofu. My mom is going to make stuffed tofu tonight."

"Okay, I'll pack it for you right away." After packing the tofu, Lin Yan didn't stay any longer. He paid the money and left in a hurry.

After taking the tofu and leaving, Lin Yan's mind was full of Zhao Shiyun's appearance, and then the scene at the beginning happened. After feeding the chickens, Lin Yan shyly went into the house. Zhou Chunlan smiled and shook her head.

Zhou Chunlan placed the tofu in the kitchen and placed a small basket over a large bowl to drain the water. Lin Yan finished his breakfast, said goodbye to his mother, and then grabbed his hat and backpack, ready to head up the mountain. It was the season for the bathwater pearls, and he planned to pick more to sell.

Lin Yan was so familiar with the mountain route that he wouldn't have made a mistake even with his eyes closed. Villagers would also come to pick the pearls, so there weren't many on the trees ahead. He decided to walk in and see if there were any chestnuts.

As they walked, they used the branches they had picked up to push away the weeds. Lin Yan remembered there were a few bathing pearl trees over there, but he had to be careful of insects, ants, snakes, and the like. After walking for about two quarters of an hour, he finally found it.

Lin Yan took off his backpack and sat down on a rock beside a tree to catch his breath, planning to rest before picking more fruit. He opened the bamboo tube, drank some water, and fanned himself with his hands.

Not to mention that it is already October, it is still quite hot when the sun shines at noon. Lin Yan was sweating all the way.

After resting enough, he started to climb the tree to pick the bath beads. The bath beads here were large and numerous. Lin Yan picked a full basket and had no place to put them. He decided to go back and come back later.

After packing up his backpack, he was just about to go down the mountain when he suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him.

"Who?" Lin Yan was startled and turned around while shouting loudly.

I saw a branch extending from the grass behind the tree, pushing aside the weeds that were as tall as a person, and a tall figure walked out.

"Is it him?" Lin Yan suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He had just gone to peek at him this morning and now he ran into him.

"Sorry." Zhao Shiyun looked at the young man in front of him and apologized.

It was a young man I didn't recognize. He was thin, with big eyes, and was wearing indigo linen clothes. He had a red pregnancy mole on his earlobe, and his black hair was tied with a dark red headband. At his feet was a backpack filled with bath beads. "So he's here to pick bath beads," Zhao Shiyun thought to himself.

"I came to the mountain to pick some chestnuts. I just saw a wild rabbit and chased it. It ran a little far. I have never been here before. I was looking for a way down the mountain. I'm sorry to scare you."

Lin Yan waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not scared." He paused and said, "I'm just about to go down the mountain, can you follow me?"

"That's great! I just didn't know how to get there. Thank you." Zhao Shiyun said gratefully, then carefully suggested, "Can I help you carry the backpack?" Seeing that Lin Yan's face looked normal, he continued, "I'll carry it to the foot of the mountain, where no one can see. It's my compensation for scaring you."

This boy is so thin, and I don't know if he can carry such a big backpack. I scared him, so it's only right that I let him carry the backpack.

"No, I can do it myself."

Lin Yan couldn't really ask Zhao Shiyun for help, so he quickly carried it on his back. "I carry this backpack every day, it's not heavy."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be reluctant, Zhao Shiyun gave up the idea of ​​helping and followed behind him at a distance.

The two of them walked in silence. When they were about to reach the foot of the mountain, Zhao Shiyun stopped. Lin Yan heard no sound behind him and turned his head in confusion.

"We're at the foot of the mountain. I know the way. You can walk by yourself. You can go back first." Zhao Shiyun didn't explain much.

Lin Yan knew that he was worried that the villagers would see him and gossip about him, so he felt a little grateful and nodded, "Then I'll go first.

"good."

Lin Yan made another trip and picked a basket and a half of bath beads and half of chestnuts. October is chestnut season, and when the chestnuts are ripe, they usually fall naturally, so the ground under the trees is covered with fallen chestnuts. Lin Yan only picked up what was on the ground. If he hadn't brought any tools and the chestnuts couldn't be processed on the mountain, he could have picked more.

After resting enough, Lin Yan began to sort through the bathwater beads and chestnuts, picking out the larger ones to sell and the smaller ones for home. After a long time of sorting, he had gathered more than a basket of bathwater beads, which he set aside, planning to take with him to the vegetable market tomorrow. He also had half a basket of chestnuts, but since he wasn't planning on eating them today, he left them alone. There was still a lot of work to do today, so Lin Yan stretched and took his farm tools to his vegetable patch.

The cabbages in the vegetable garden were growing vigorously. Lin Yan bent down and skillfully weeded and watered them. As he worked, he was thinking that if the bath beads sold well, he could exchange them for some cloth to make new clothes for his mother. Just as he was thinking about this, Aunt Fang from the next door house passed by and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Yan, are you busy? You look sweaty. Don't get tired. Take a break before you continue." Lin Yan stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied: "Okay, I know, Aunt."

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