Startled, Ruan Yi pulled his leg out of the wooden tub. When Ruan Meng saw him, she remembered being hit by a coconut yesterday. Although the redness and swelling on her calf had faded a bit, it was still quite noticeable.
So pitiful...
Ruan Meng couldn't bear to complain.
I gritted my teeth and endured it!
Seeing that there was no serious harm, the villagers dispersed and continued their beachcombing.
Xiao Kai, quick-witted, had already collected the seafood that Ruan Meng had dumped on the mud, leaving less than a bucket.
It's clearly not enough to feed the entire village.
Xiao Kai was left behind by Ruan Meng to continue beachcombing and collecting seafood for himself.
The eldest sister-in-law started cooking millet, and the sisters-in-law from the Song and Fan families came to help.
Ruan Meng planned to go up the mountain again. She had just had a great harvest, which was obviously due to the dampness on the mountain after the heavy rain. Ruan Meng was almost certain that there would be many more surprises on the mountain!
Ruan Meng poured out the wood ear mushrooms, wild mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. After confirming the processing method with the Song and Fan family's wives, she carried the empty bamboo basket and prepared to go up the mountain again.
Suddenly! I felt someone tugging at the hem of my clothes.
Ruan Meng looked down and saw that it was A Gui.
"Auntie, can you take me up the mountain?"
He carried a small bamboo basket on his back, inside which was a small sickle, clearly the size of a child.
Ruan Meng hesitated for a moment, and A Gui lowered her head.
After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Meng instructed, "Can you promise your aunt that you won't run around and that you'll stay by my side at all times? You can't pick up anything I haven't given permission to, right?"
Ah Gui was quick-witted; upon hearing there was hope, he nodded vigorously.
Ruan Meng confirmed with A Gui's mother, and A Fang's sister-in-law was very grateful, "Thank you, young lady! We need to go help out at the new house later, in case he runs around."
"His father used to take him with him every time he went up the mountain. Don't worry! He won't run around. It's just that I'm sorry to trouble you, young lady!"
Two children, one big and one small, Ruan Meng led A Gui up the mountain.
Actually, her hesitation just now stemmed not only from concern for A-Gui's safety, but also from...
Agui's unpredictable physical condition...
Last time, when Ruan Meng took A Gui up the mountain, she was on tenterhooks the whole time, praying that this time it would go smoothly.
"Auntie, may I pick this mushroom?"
Among the fallen leaves and roots of the tree, Ruan Meng spotted a small patch of wild mushrooms, including porcini, chanterelles, green-headed mushrooms, and giant shiitake mushrooms...
Amidst this patch of edible wild mushrooms, A-Gui pointed to a Boletus edulis and asked...
Ruan Meng's doubts about A Gui's constitution were now clear.
"Don't touch it, this is poisonous, you can't eat it."
Eating this will bring you bad luck...
Ruan Meng countered with a question to A Gui, "Didn't you say you'd been up the mountain many times before?"
Agui lowered her head, "That's because I was too small, so my father always carried me on his back."
No wonder it didn't run around!
Ruan Meng didn't know whether to thank Sister Afang for her trust or to say that she was too naive!
Perhaps it's because she saw that her son was bitten by a sea snake last time, and Ruan Meng was able to save him, so she felt relieved...
Ruan Meng shook her head helplessly and instructed A Gui, "A Gui, you can't go up the mountain so easily in the future, and you can't touch things on the ground without permission!"
Agui looked up and asked innocently, "What about those in the sea?"
"We can't just arrest people randomly!"
Suddenly, Ruan Meng's mind conjured up an image of her second brother and A Gui going beachcombing together—it was a bombshell!
After stopping Agui, Ruan Meng picked all the edible wild mushrooms, putting half into Agui's basket and the other half into her own bamboo basket.
"Auntie, I don't want it! I need a lot for lunch! You don't need to give me any!"
Hearing Agui's sensible voice, Ruan Mengxin softened again and comforted her:
"It's nothing. Did you see it just now? Auntie picked up a lot earlier."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a dark shadow rushed toward him at lightning speed!
Ruan Meng picked up A Gui and narrowly avoided him by stepping aside.
Only then did she see the true form of the shadowy figure.
A little wild boar!
Ruan Meng's face lit up with joy; it was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was sleepy!
He put down his bamboo basket, drew his own machete and the small machete from A-Gui's basket, squatted down and said, "Come on up!"
Agui was very clever; he nimbly climbed behind Ruan Meng and grabbed her neck tightly.
Ruan Meng held up a cleaver and shielded A Gui behind her.
The little wild boar let out a howl and charged towards them again!
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