Chapter 016: Become a familiar face!
Su Wan brushed off the dust on his body, looked at his deflated basket, and looked at the uncle in front of him helplessly.
The uncle knew he was in the wrong and touched his nose:
"I'm sorry, I'm a hunter from a nearby village. I just found this wild boar in the mountains and accidentally bumped into the girl, causing her to fall!"
"Did you chase this wild boar here?"
She really thought she was unlucky to encounter a wild boar as soon as she arrived.
I looked at the trap and saw that the wild boar had fallen in and was still howling inside, but its voice was weak.
"Yeah, I've been targeting this beast for a few days now, and I just managed to get rid of it today. I almost hurt you, aren't you?"
Hunter Jiang looked at the teenage girl and felt that her features resembled that of his apprentice. He was also very familiar with the nearby villages and had no memory of having seen this girl before.
Her knee was just scraped a little, it wasn't really an injury. She couldn't use this to blackmail others!
"It's okay!" Su Wan picked up his basket. The pine mushrooms inside had been crushed, but fortunately the basket was straightened and could still be used.
When Hunter Jiang saw the pine mushroom, he knew that she was here to pick it. If he hadn't scared her by chasing the wild boar, she wouldn't have fallen.
"Girl, you're here to pick pine mushrooms, right? I know how many there are. Come with me!"
Hearing this, Su Wan looked at him warily, afraid that he was lying to her. Hunter Jiang must have known what she was thinking, so he smiled and said:
"Don't be afraid, little girl. I'm the hunter Jiang from Yangao'ao. Everyone in the nearby villages knows me!"
Isn't Yangao the village where she lives? He said he was the hunter Jiang from Yangao. Isn't that the master of my third brother Su Chen? He's a peerless master, of extraordinary status!
What a coincidence that I could encounter this!
"What a coincidence, uncle! I'm from Yangao'ao too!" Su Wan felt that he couldn't miss this opportunity to curry favor with someone so he smiled brightly.
"Hey, that's strange. I've lived in Yangao'ao for more than ten years, but why haven't I seen you before?" Hunter Jiang thought, Yangao'ao is such a small place, with only a few families living there, why haven't I seen this girl before?
"I'm the Su family's newly found biological daughter. The original one was a daughter of the Gu family in the county. I've only been back a few days, so it's normal that you don't recognize me, uncle!"
Su Wan introduced herself. Her family was the only one with the surname Su in Yangao'ao, and she wanted to make herself familiar in front of the boss first.
Hunter Jiang understood that the Su family had just found their daughter. He had heard about the uproar in the village regarding the real and fake daughter. His apprentice had been busy with the autumn harvest these days and he hadn't seen her. Unexpectedly, he ran into his sister first. It was said that the girl was the apple of Mr. Gu's eye, and the Gu family was the richest in the county. Now it seemed that the girl was very simple. It was interesting that a rich girl came to the mountains to pick mushrooms.
"I see. To express my apology, I'll take you to a great place. It's the perfect nest for these pine mushrooms!"
He did not act like he was very familiar with the Su family. His name was Su Chen, which was meant to conceal his identity.
Su Wan understood everything. She only knew that Uncle Jiang was a big boss, but his identity was not mentioned in the book, so she didn't know.
So she followed Hunter Jiang to the good place he mentioned. Sure enough, it was like poking a nest of pine mushrooms, with them everywhere. Uncle Jiang also helped her pick them up, and she quickly made up for the pine mushrooms she had lost.
The old man and the young girl were walking and chatting. From the brief time they had spent together, Hunter Jiang felt that the girl had a good character. He always had a sharp eye for people.
There are still a lot of fruits left to pick, but the basket can’t hold them all, so I’ll have to come back another day.
After thanking Hunter Jiang, Su Wan went home to cook dinner. When she came back, her brothers had already started making a fire at home. She didn't say a word about what had just happened.
Su Yun cooked in the evening. While eating, he kept asking Su Wan if the food tasted good. But aren't porridge and pancakes made the same way? What's the difference? It's just the presentation!
But Su Wan still said it was delicious and better than what she cooked, so Su Yun let her go.
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The next morning, Su Yun was forced to reluctantly follow Su Wan to the market. Today was market day, and Old Hongtou at the entrance of the village had been waiting there with a ox cart early in the morning. They would go in the morning and come back at the same time in the afternoon.
He Jiaolan was already at the village entrance with her burden on her shoulders. There was also Chen Yinghong, whose burden was carried by her family. She saw Su Wan coming from afar and wanted to mock her, but she didn't expect that Su Yun was following behind her. Chen Yinghong immediately didn't dare to speak. Her face flushed and she lowered her head, looking at Su Yun with her heart pounding, the girl's first love blossomed.
Su Yun, the straight man, didn't know this. He silently put the burden on the ox cart and compared them. He found that the pine mushrooms in his family were fresher than those of He Jiaolan and Chen Yinghong, and they were even bigger.
"It's just the four of you, right? Pay the fare first, two cents per person. We'll be back home at 3 p.m., so take care of yourself!"
In this dynasty, one hundred wen equaled one liang, and Su Yun paid four wen, feeling distressed. Usually they walked to the county, but this girl was spoiled, and her elder brother was afraid that she would suffer, so he insisted on taking her in an ox cart. These four wen could buy a lot of food, enough for several meals.
When the ox cart started on the road, He Jiaolan started talking first, asking Su Yun if the rice had been harvested at home. She asked about some of the rice that was harvested seven or eight miles away, but Su Yun just perfunctorily answered. Finally, she asked when Su Jing would return to the hospital, and a blush appeared on her face uncontrollably. Su Yun answered honestly that it would take more than half a month. Her eyes lit up, and Su Wan saw it.
Chen Yinghong on the side also kept stealing glances at Su Yun, even through Su Wan. Her eyes were sometimes admiring and sometimes disgusted, while Su Wan was thinking about how to sell out the pine mushrooms quickly!
Everyone on the ox cart looked thoughtful.
When they arrived at the market, everyone found a stall and started setting up their goods. Su Yun was quick-witted and He Jiaolan and the others followed suit and set up theirs nearby.
But Su Yun was very strong and said bluntly:
"You two should find another place to go. How can you do business if all these things are placed together?"
He Jiaolan and Chen Yinghong looked a little embarrassed, but they still stood up, carried their burdens and left, finding another place to put them not far away from them.
He Jiaolan started to shout and soon her business was booming. The price of pine mushrooms was two cents per pound. This thing was not valuable and was everywhere in the mountains. She made money from the people in the county. Those who liked to eat it could buy it, and those who didn’t like it didn’t buy it!
Because her lover was present, Chen Yinghong was too embarrassed to shout out and did not open the shop for a long time.
Su Yun is a boy, and boys care about their reputation, so naturally they won't shout. So it was only Su Wan who did the shouting.
"Everyone, take a look! These are fresh pine mushrooms with an authentic mountain flavor, still steaming with moisture. They're all freshly picked and sold!"
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