Because she was in a hurry, she took Xiaoqing to see the man regardless of his appearance or age.
To outsiders, they said that Xiaoqing was the daughter of her cousin from her maternal family, and that her parents had passed away, so she came to live with them.
Yan Xia was unaware of these things.
She returned to the village in the morning, put the horse-drawn carriage in her backyard, fed it hay, threw the farm tools into her spatial storage, and went into the mountains alone.
By this time, the flower grower had finished watering and was preparing to go down the mountain.
Yan Xia happened to run into them.
They were startled when they suddenly saw Yan Xia on the mountain.
"Xia, why are you back? Is something wrong?"
"Sister Yan, the roses haven't bloomed yet."
"Yan, are you going into the deep mountains, or is there something else?"
"......"
Several people inquired.
Yan Xia responded with a smile. "It's nothing, I'm just back to rest for a few days. I've been too busy lately and I'm a bit tired. By the way, starting tomorrow, I'll give you a two-week break. There's been a lot of rain in the summer, so the roses don't need watering anymore, saving you the trouble of going up the mountain every day. Don't worry, you'll still get paid."
The group was overjoyed.
We don't need to go into the mountains for half a month.
They still paid the workers' wages.
What's the difference between this and giving money away for free?
"Xia, why don't you come to my house for dinner tonight? I'll make you some stir-fried cured pork."
"Come to my house, I'm going to buy meat at noon, fresh meat."
"Sister Yan, no wages are needed, just half a month's salary will do."
"......."
Their enthusiasm overwhelmed Yan Xia. "No need, no need, I'll eat at home. You'll still get paid. There's no need to say more. You should go back now. I'm going to take a walk in the mountains."
Yan Xia quickly slipped away.
Giving them a two-week break was to wait for the roses to grow.
To prevent them from stealing the seeds and taking them away.
Even if they are all good people, Yan Xia doesn't trust anyone when it comes to money.
Flower cakes are her shop's signature product; if someone were to imitate them perfectly, her shop's reputation would suffer greatly.
It will be difficult to open more branches in the future.
What if the other party starts a price war?
How can they make money from their own shops then?
To prevent this from happening, they have to grow their own roses. Once the seeds sprout and the branches grow, they won't be able to dig them up and take them with them.
But working alone is too tiring, so Yan Xia went to the deep mountains.
Searching for a familiar figure.
"raging--"
"raging--"
"Come out, I brought you something delicious—"
Unable to find Xiongxiong, Yan Xia had no choice but to resort to her trump card.
She took out the skewers of grilled meat that she had put in her spatial storage beforehand, opened them, held them in her hands, and shouted as she let the aroma of the grilled meat spread everywhere.
A moment later, Yan Xia heard the sound of wild beasts running.
"Master, Master—"
"The bear is here—"
The grizzly bear stood on all fours, its massive body causing the leaves to tremble.
It ran towards Yan Xia at lightning speed, as if it missed her terribly.
If you ignore the drool around its mouth.
"Bang--"
"You stupid bear, are you trying to run me over?!"
Seeing that the grizzly bear did not brake, Yan Xia quickly moved to the side, causing the bear to crash into a tree with a loud "bang".
But the bear is tough and thick-skinned; the tree almost fell over, but it was unharmed.
"Hehe, Master, I missed you! Why did it take you so long to come see me? Oh, Master, what are you holding in your hand? Is it some treat for me?"
Xiongxiong didn't look at Yanxia at all from beginning to end; he kept staring at her hand.
But the way he said it made it sound like he'd only just noticed she'd brought food.
Yan Xia was extremely helpless.
If she still can't see how greedy Xiongxiong is, she shouldn't be human.
"Yes, I brought you some meat skewers, as I promised you last time, and some pastries too. I'll give them to you to eat after you finish your work."
Yan Xia took a skewer of grilled meat from the oil paper and fed it to Xiongxiong herself. After stuffing it into Xiongxiong's mouth, she was afraid that it would eat the skewer along with the meat, so she wrapped it up and threw it back into her space.
With one hand free, I held the bear's mouth and used the other to manually remove the meat from the skewer.
"Chew, chew, chew, Master, what kind of meat is this? It tastes so good! Chew, chew, chew, Master, I want more—"
For Yan Xia, the meat skewers were considered large pieces.
But for Xiongxiong, it's barely enough to fill a tooth gap.
It chewed twice, and the meat slid into its stomach.
Xiong Xiong looked at Yan Xia with lingering interest.
"Want more? After you finish your work, I'll give you meat and pastries together. You can eat your fill."
After Yan Xia finished speaking, she walked towards the flower field.
Xiongxiong hurriedly followed.
"Master, where are you going? Come on up, Xiongxiong will take you there."
Seeing that it was already on all fours, Yan Xia simply flipped herself onto Xiong Xiong's back.
It was being directed to run forward.
It's more convenient than driving, but it's a bit bumpy.
"Stop, this is it."
Arrive at your destination.
Yan Xia dismounted from the bear's back.
She took out a shovel from her spatial storage and had Xiong Xiong loosen the soil and dig a hole, while she was responsible for planting the seeds.
Despite their large paws, bears are remarkably agile when digging for honey.
So when it comes to farm work, they are incredibly efficient.
"Heave-ho, heave-ho—"
Xiong Xiong shoveled and loosened the soil, then dug a hole. After completing the whole process, he shoveled dozens of meters of land.
After planting the seeds, Yan Xia realized she didn't have enough, so she used her 100 points from her spatial storage to buy more rose seeds.
That's barely enough to grow seeds.
The flower field has doubled in size.
The work that the whole family had done was finished by the afternoon by Yan Xia and Xiong Xiong.
"Master, I'm so tired, hungry, and thirsty."
Xiongxiong dropped the shovel and plopped down on the ground.
The white wildflowers beneath its bottom were crushed to pieces by it.
"Hey bear, here's some to eat."
This was the first time Yan Xia had ever seen the word "tired" on an animal's face. She wiped her sweat guiltily, feeling like a wicked landlady exploiting the peasants.
"Master, you're so kind! Wow, it smells so good! Master, you should eat some too—"
Bear held the oil paper in its mouth, but despite its generous words, it kept the oil paper package to its mouth and never actually handed it to Yan Xia.
"I won't eat it, you eat it."
Yan Xia was well aware of its ulterior motives.
Oh well, it's really tired today.
The bear's paws were too big, and the bamboo skewers were too thin, so the bear couldn't grasp them and could only carefully gnaw on them with its mouth.
Seeing how messily it was eating, Yan Xia simply used her hands to peel the meat off the bamboo skewer.
Xiongxiong then began to chew heartily.
"Chew, chew, chew! It's so delicious, so delicious! Master, you're so good to Xiongxiong, Master—"
"Alright, stop yelling, go eat your food."
What a fine bear, but it just happens to be a chatterbox.
Yan Xia wiped her sweat again.
It's too hot here. This place is in the lower part of the mountain, not as cool as the deeper mountains. Plus, after a day's work, I'm completely smelly.
She looked around, came to a mountain spring, took off her clothes, and took a bath.
It felt so comfortable.
The mountain spring water was icy cold; as soon as I soaked in it, all the dryness disappeared, and I even felt a chill.
Yan Xia didn't dare to wash for too long, only soaking for seven or eight minutes before getting dressed.
The clothes smelled terrible.
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