The third brother cursed himself as an idiot in his heart, but his running pace showed no sign of slowing down.

"What else can we do? Run! We can come back for it later."

The higher-ups take this treasure map very seriously. If they find out they've lost it, they'll be severely punished. But given the current situation, there's no other way but to escape for our lives.

Once they escape this time, they will not only take the treasure from the mountains, but also kill the pack of wolves.

Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.

Just as Gu An'an and the others, along with the wolf, quietly jumped down from the tree and picked up the blueprints, a series of screams came from afar. It was obvious what the two were facing.

However, Gu An'an had absolutely no intention of checking on him or helping him. A traitor like him didn't deserve any sympathy.

The sun set quickly, and in the short time it took, the forest had already darkened. After tossing the blueprints into the spatial cabin, Gu An'an quickened her pace and hurried towards the village. Before she even reached the door, she saw Zhou Yue, Chen Jianguo, and Zhao Hu walking out with anxious expressions.

"Gu, the educated youth."

Zhao Hu, with his sharpest eyesight, spotted Gu An'an's figure in the moonlight and exclaimed in surprise.

"An'an".

"Gu, the educated youth."

The three quickened their pace towards her, and Zhou Yue hugged Gu An'an tightly, saying in a tearful voice, "Did you sneak into the mountains alone? Don't you know there are wild beasts in the mountains? And you dared to come back so late, are you trying to kill yourself?"

As he spoke, he patted Gu An'an's arm with his hand, his body trembling slightly with excitement, which made Gu An'an's nose tingle.

"Okay, okay, it's alright now."

“What do you mean nothing’s wrong! Do you know how scared I was? Everyone in the village said they saw you go into the mountains this afternoon and haven’t seen you since. I was even thinking of asking the village chief to help us look for you.”

"What will I do if something happens to you? Who will back me up? Who will take me out for hot pot, barbecue, Sichuan food, and so on..."

Gu An'an: ...What a bastard who'll do anything for money.

However, seeing how excited she was, Gu An'an didn't say those words out loud.

Forget it! Let her off this time, considering how scared she was.

Zhao Hu was initially quite distressed, but when he heard about hot pot, barbecue, and Sichuan cuisine, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

As expected of someone he likes, she's just different.

"Alright, hurry back, there's something good here!"

Hearing that there was something good, Zhou Yue perked up again and pulled Gu An'an to walk back.

As she passed by the educated youth compound, she snorted coldly at the few people standing in the courtyard listening to the news, and then said loudly, "An'an, you're really something, you didn't let those bad-hearted people get their way."

Walking into the courtyard with her head held high, Zhou Yue began to complain.

“An’an, they are so mean, they actually said you must have been eaten by a wild animal.”

“When I asked Brother Zhao, Brother Chen and I to go find you, Qian Xiaojun said that even if we went, it would just be a few more people being eaten by wild beasts.”

"And then there's Lin Qingqing. Even though she didn't say anything, I could see the smugness in her eyes. I really don't know what's wrong with her; she's too cunning."

Gu An'an put down her basket and said while taking things out, "You've known what kind of people they are for a long time, why bother arguing with them so much?"

Zhou Yue pursed her lips. Of course she knew about this, but she still couldn't stand their ugly faces.

"They're all here on a rural assignment, I don't know why they're making such a fuss!"

Her complaints stopped when she saw what Gu An'an took out, and her big eyes immediately brightened.

“I recognize this one, it’s an elm mushroom. I saw Erni’s dad bring home a whole bag of them the other day. I wanted to buy some from him, but he refused to sell them, saying his wife just loves them.”

"Erni said this stuff is best for making dumplings, so how about we make dumplings for lunch tomorrow?"

Gu An'an nodded, "Okay, let's set aside some to make dumplings tomorrow, and use the rest to add a dish tonight. Brother Chen and Brother Zhao, can you have a bite together?"

None of them objected, and Chen Jianguo took the elm mushrooms and went to wash them.

After the basket containing the yellow elm mushrooms was taken out, the ginseng wrapped in turf also appeared before them.

"What is this? Why is it wrapped in turf?"

In the space where they were talking, Gu An'an had already taken out the item and slowly unrolled the rolled-up turf, allowing the group to see its true appearance by candlelight.

"Ginseng?"

Zhou Yue exclaimed in surprise, then remembered the group of people next door and, fearing that they might covet the ginseng, quickly covered her mouth.

Gu An'an nodded, "If it weren't for digging it up, why would I have come back so late?"

Zhou Yue was quite knowledgeable. Back then, for her grandparents' health, her father specially bought a wild ginseng at a high price, which cost a lot of money. And if she remembered correctly, it was far inferior to An'an's ginseng; it was smaller and the roots weren't as complete.

If her dad saw something this good, he'd go crazy!

"An'an, you wasted so much time, this is such a good thing that money can't buy, how come I never come across it?"

Zhao Hu often goes into the mountains, but he has never encountered wild ginseng. While feeling envious, he also comforted Zhou Yue, "If I'm not mistaken, Gu Zhiqing went deep into the mountains today. There are no such good things in the outer areas."

Even if it existed, it would have been dug up long ago; how could it have grown so big?

Upon hearing that they were going deep into the mountains, Zhou Yue instantly lost the idea of ​​searching for ginseng.

Ginseng is precious, but life is even more valuable.

What's the use of finding ginseng if you're already dead?

"An'an, are you selling this ginseng? Don't worry! Name your price."

Zhou Yue knew without a doubt how happy her father would be to see this, and that he would definitely send her money in no time.

"I'm sorry, Yueyue, I was going to give this ginseng to Uncle Li."

Zhou Yue knew who Uncle Li was, of course, and had no objection to Gu An'an giving away such an expensive gift.

On the contrary, the more Gu An'an acted this way, the more she liked him, which meant that he was a trustworthy person.

"Alright, if you come across something this good next time, don't forget me! My old man is rich, so you can just name your price and rip him off."

If her dad heard her say that, he'd definitely twist her ear.

With ginseng in front, the pheasant that followed lost its appeal.

After settling the things in, Zhao Hu brought over a piece of pork belly from next door.

Zhou Yue didn't let Gu An'an do anything. After the oil was heated, she immediately put in the pork belly and stir-fried it until it turned slightly yellow. Only then did she put the torn elm mushrooms in and stir-fry them.

"It really is a delicacy from the mountains, and it's incredibly fresh."

"Let's go into the mountains tomorrow and see if we can bring some more back."

The aroma of the pork belly and elm mushrooms was so overpowering that it soon wafted over to the neighbors, drawing a barrage of complaints.

After finishing her meal and taking a shower, Gu An'an went back to her room and finally had time to open the treasure map.