Jiang Mingyi, being the future brilliant villain, immediately realized Gu An'an's concerns—
My second aunt suffered three losses at their house yesterday, so I'm afraid she won't let it go easily.
If you stay at home, the boy can manage to cope to some extent.
But if it's Pearl, then it's hard to say.
You know, my second aunt had previously wanted to sell Zhu'er to a magistrate in the county as a maid.
Jiang Mingyi nodded and looked at his younger sister, "Understood. Zhu'er, you must be careful and take good care of yourself and your mother."
This word made Gu An'an pause for a moment.
Jiang Mingzhu was also somewhat bewildered. Did her brother really approve of this woman?
She followed Gu An'an out in a daze, and only came to her senses when they reached the mountain road. Looking at the person walking in front of her, Jiang Mingzhu had extremely complicated feelings.
"If you don't want to come with me, just say so next time. There's no need to force yourself."
Suddenly having her secret exposed, Jiang Mingzhu's pretty face flushed slightly. "I was just wondering."
"Why do I suddenly change my personality?" Gu An'an slowed her pace slightly, walking alongside Jiang Mingzhu. "Do you really want me to treat you like before, constantly hitting and scolding you?"
Jiang Mingzhu immediately retorted, "Of course not."
But they were the ones who almost killed Gu An'an. Given Gu An'an's personality, how could she possibly repay evil with kindness and give them meat to eat?
That's way too saintly.
Gu An'an laughed, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and once that moment of confusion passes, it's fine."
She didn't intend to explain the whole story to the girl; she was just stating the facts. Whether the girl believed her or not was up to her to see what she would do next.
They took the same road as yesterday, but the man in black who had been lying by the roadside was now gone.
Gu An'an looked around and saw some bloodstains.
Was it carried away by a wild beast, or did the person wake up and walk away on its own?
It's quite strange to see men in black in such a small mountain village.
Jiang Mingzhu watched Gu An'an turning over the dry grass with a stick, and she asked curiously, "Is there something wrong here?"
"No, let me see if there's a rabbit hutch inside."
A rabbit's burrow?
Jiang Mingzhu felt the response was somewhat perfunctory, but she didn't say much and simply followed Gu An'an up the mountain.
On the way, we encountered villagers who had come to collect firewood.
Seeing Gu An'an leading Jiang Mingzhu up the mountain with baskets on their backs, the villager greeted them with a smile, "Er Ya and your mother are going up the mountain to collect firewood."
Jiang Mingzhu disliked the name, but the villagers always called her Er Ya, and she couldn't be bothered to respond.
Gu An'an replied with a smile, "Yes, it's getting cold and we're planning to make a kang (heated brick bed), so we'll need to gather more firewood."
kang?
What is that?
The villagers found it intriguing and wanted to ask more questions, but Gu An'an had already led Jiang Mingzhu uphill.
By the time they reached the top of the mountain, it was already noon.
When Gu An'an took the hemp rope out of the basket and tried to tie it, she discovered that two of the three strands of the hemp rope from yesterday had broken.
I'm afraid that if Jiang Mingyi hadn't pulled me back in time, I would have fallen off the cliff.
A chill ran down her spine, but she was unwilling to give up when she thought of the many persimmons still on the tree. "Pearl, go find some more straw, and we'll continue twisting hemp rope."
Make more strands to improve safety and prevent the rope from wearing out.
Jiang Mingzhu was initially confused, but when she saw Gu An'an climbing down the cliff with a rope around her waist, she realized what she was doing.
The girl's face instantly drained of color. "Be careful."
Is this how the persimmons they eat came about?
Gu An'an is really different from before.
The girl was lost in thought for a long time before she came to her senses and watched Gu An'an step on the tree branch and nimbly climb among the vines, picking persimmons one by one and putting them into the basket.
It wasn't climbing a persimmon tree; it was practically jumping in her throat.
"That's too far away, don't pick it."
Jiang Mingzhu felt it was too risky; the branch was far too thin. How could it possibly support Gu An'an's weight?
Even though that woman was actually extremely thin.
Gu An'an thought for a moment and quickly made a decision, "Hmm, you take this persimmon upstairs first."
She brought two baskets this time, which made it a bit difficult for her to carry them up by herself. Fortunately, she had prepared another rope, so she could tie it to the basket and pull herself up.
Gu An'an stepped onto the tree trunk and moved closer to the cliff, but unexpectedly stepped on the moss. Her foot slipped and she wobbled, about to fall off the tree.
"careful!"
Jiang Mingzhu's scream echoed across the mountaintop; she felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her throat.
When she saw Gu An'an pull out the small shovel and wed it into the gap between the branches, hanging there, she felt terrible.
What should we do?
“I’ll throw the rope to you and pull you up.”
The girl could only come up with such a childish idea.
Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh. How could the rope possibly be thrown over there? It would definitely be blocked by the tree branches.
She didn't dare to speak, afraid that if she opened her mouth she would lose her composure.
The entrenching tool was very sturdy, but seeing that there were outsiders around, it seemed he dared not use it.
But as long as she can hold on, that's good.
Gu An'an's requirements are not high at all.
She was light on her feet, and seeing that the tree branch was quite thick, she gritted her teeth and used the handle of the entrenching tool to flip it up the mountain.
Having learned to dance in extracurricular classes as a child, Gu An'an's upward somersault was very beautiful, allowing her to successfully lie on the tree trunk.
Jiang Mingzhu, who was on the mountaintop, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and squatted down on the ground, not wanting to move at all.
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