Chapter 20 What a coincidence
The two of them took action quickly while it was still early.
Although the forest was full of dangers, it was actually relatively safe. As long as you didn't accidentally provoke any large and ferocious beasts, you would be fine.
So, just move carefully and pay attention to your surroundings.
The cave was dry and fresh, and there were no traces of poisonous snakes, insects or ants, and no strange smell. The two men felt relieved and went out together.
The setting sun was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the glow of the sunset was slowly fading. The two did not dare to go far. They picked up some firewood and pulled some mugwort. They saw a wild plum tree with many fruits, climbed up and picked some, then hurried back to the cave.
Zhao Liya laughed and joked, "There are so many good things in the mountains. It's a pity that I don't have a portable space!"
Hu Ling was confused: "What space?"
Zhao Liya laughed out loud: "Nothing, nothing!"
Not every time-traveling woman can be equipped with storage space and incredible supplies. She also learned her martial arts skills by herself.
After returning to the cave and putting down their things, they were just about to start a fire when someone suddenly exclaimed "Huh!" in surprise, startling them both.
The two men turned their heads suddenly and looked at each other with surprise at the two strange men.
They were not paying attention for a moment and did not hear the approaching footsteps!
The two men stood up, secretly alert and on guard.
Hu Ling subconsciously blocked Zhao Liya behind him: "Are you hunters from the mountains?"
The two men looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four, and seventeen or eighteen years old respectively. They had handsome features and clear eyes. They wore coarse blue clothes and short jackets, and had their legs bound. The younger one carried a backpack and the older one carried a bow and quiver.
The younger one grinned and said, "We are not hunters from the mountains. We are from Yan Village."
The tone of his voice seemed to indicate that he was quite proud of being from Yancun?
Hu Ling and Zhao Liya subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Hu Ling was still hesitating whether to tell the truth, but Zhao Liya had already smiled and said, "What a coincidence, we are also from Yan Village!"
The younger one raised an eyebrow in surprise and chuckled, "Wow, what a coincidence! I thought revealing my origins would scare you away!"
Zhao Liya rolled her eyes: "And you guys took over my place?"
The younger one laughed heartily: "Ah, I see, you are the new Zhao family members, right?" He put down the backpack carelessly and gave Zhao Liya a thumbs up: "Your family members are all very impressive."
Zhao Liya frowned slightly and looked at him. Is this guy planning to stay here tonight?
Hu Ling's expression turned even uglier. How could his adopted sister sleep in a cave with two unknown strangers? Although the Zhao family had fallen, it hadn't reached this point.
Before the two could speak, the older man clasped his fists towards them and said, "My name is Lin Mo, and this is my cousin Yu Xiaofang. It's getting late today, could you please let us stay here for the night? We won't be staying here for free, we'll take turns keeping watch, and food is also available."
The words of refusal on the tip of her tongue were turned back and swallowed. Zhao Liya nodded readily: "Sure! Let's take turns keeping watch."
It would be nice to have more people in this remote area.
More importantly, she had asked Widow Qu before and knew about these two people.
They are cousins and a family. Lin Mo is a hunter and Yu Xiaofang is a doctor. His medical skills are not very good and basically no one comes to him for treatment. Neither of them cultivates crops, but grows a vegetable garden. They make a living by hunting and collecting herbs on weekdays.
These two people are one of the families in Yan Village that the Gu family does not want to offend.
It makes sense. They both have nothing. The barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. One of them is a hunter and has strong fighting power. It is not worth it for the Gu family to provoke them.
Zhao Liya thought that anyone who didn't sell out the Gu family's debts couldn't be a bad person, right?
Besides, he doesn't look like a bad guy.
Zhao Liya made the decision, and Hu Ling no longer objected. He made up his mind not to sleep soundly tonight and to remain vigilant.
Since we agreed to spend the night together, of course we should have dinner together.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling contributed fried rice, and Yu Xiaofang actually dug out two fat wild pheasants and a small copper hanging pot that was about the same size as the milk pot in his previous life from under a pile of messy herbs in his backpack.
It was just right, so I put the fried rice into the pot to make porridge, and roasted two wild pheasants.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a bowl. Just cut a bamboo and take out the bamboo tubes to use as bowls.
Zhao Liya also contributed salt and five-spice powder, making the roasted pheasant particularly fragrant and golden.
Yu Xiaofang took a sip of the fragrant rice porridge and a bite of the roasted pheasant, and sighed contentedly, "Life is better now than at home!"
Lin Mo glanced at him and didn't bother to pay attention.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling couldn't help but be amused by him.
With the process of sharing food, everyone subconsciously became closer.
Yu Xiaofang thought that they were having a hard time, so they came into the mountains to try their luck and pick mountain products, and he couldn't help but give them a few words of advice.
It is not easy to make a fortune in the mountains of Lingnan.
Zhao Liya casually mentioned the corvée service. Yu Xiaofang and Lin Mo exchanged glances. Yu Xiaofang sneered, "Those three brothers from the Gu family are still so disgusting! Ha! They're able to control the villagers. The government needs these people to manage the village, so they turn a blind eye to many of their actions. We're all worthless. As long as we don't cause any major problems, the government won't care."
Zhao Liya's heart moved. Does this mean that if she could get rid of them and replace them, wouldn't her life be much easier and freer? Although it's not possible at the moment, but everyone has a dream. If she works hard, what if she can realize it one day?
Zhao Liya smiled nonchalantly, "They assigned us this task, so we had no choice but to come into the mountains. Brother Lin, Brother Yu, is it easy to find this Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains?"
Yu Xiaofang laughed, "That's hard to say!"
Lin Mo: "There are Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains, but whether you can find it depends entirely on luck."
Yu Xiaofang: "Yeah, I wish you good luck, hey!"
Lin Mo: "If you really can't find it, do you have any other solutions?"
Zhao Liya was helpless: "If I can't find it, there's nothing I can do. I can only ask Yu Gongcao for help. If Yu Gongcao doesn't agree, I'll think of other ways when the time comes."
Hu Ling added: "If it really doesn't work, then go and do hard labor!" It doesn't matter if it's hard.
Lin Mo: "As long as you find Ganoderma lucidum, no matter how old it is, you can get a certain amount of points by handing it in. If you don't have Ganoderma lucidum, other things will also work, such as precious medicinal herbs such as Dendrobium, Gastrodia elata, or Tremella fuciformis, Hericium erinaceus, Chanterelles, etc. You can hand them in. If you say a few good words, Yu Gongcao will be easy to talk to."
Yu Xiaofang also nodded. "Yes, yes. Even if it means hard labor, it will be lighter. It will at least be a benefit. Or if you have some extra money, you can use it to offset the punishment. But don't give enough silver to cover the entire punishment. It's too conspicuous and will easily attract people's attention."
"Thank you both brothers for the reminder!" Zhao Liya smiled gratefully and nodded.
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Don't stand in the wrong line, there is no male lead here O(∩_∩)O~
(End of this chapter)
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