Chapter 8: Treasure Hunt in the Mountains
Zhang Juexia then remembered that she had not yet tried on the shoes her aunt-in-law had given her to see if they fit.
She put the shoes on her feet and they were the perfect size.
"These shoes should be prepared by my aunt for Suyun. You two look about the same height, but I didn't expect your feet to be the same size too."
"Shouldn't we buy some gifts to thank Auntie?"
"That's not necessary. We still have a long time to spend together. Let's find another opportunity."
Zhang Juexia put on his old shoes and carefully put away the new shoes.
Ye Beixiu frowned slightly, "Auntie made you some new shoes, wear them now. The day after tomorrow there's a big market in town, we can get some cloth to make you two more sets of clothes, and also buy some household supplies."
"Is the town crowded? Does it have all the necessary supplies? Is it close to us?"
There were so many questions that Ye Beixiu didn't know how to answer her.
"You'll know when you get there. It's getting late. Let's go to bed early."
Lying on the bed, Ye Beixiu once again asked Zhang Juexia about returning home in three days.
Zhang Juexia replied firmly, "No, I never want to go back to that home again."
“Before we got married, I went to your village to ask about you. When I saw you from afar, your tiny body carrying a bundle of firewood that was taller than you, my heart ached.
At that time, I thought, since your family agreed to this marriage, I will marry you.
Although you won't be able to live a life of great wealth and honor, it should be better than when you were at your mother's house."
Zhang Juexia jumped up and said, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Ye Beixiu pulled her to lie down again, "Go to sleep quickly. I'll take you into the mountains tomorrow. I'll set up the trap a few days ago and see if there are any prey that take the bait."
Zhang Juexia was also very curious about going into the mountains.
But Ye Beixiu was already fast asleep, so she had no choice but to turn over and fall asleep.
She had a dream. She dreamed that she was alone in the mountains and saw a ginseng. When she was about to dig it, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and the ginseng disappeared in an instant.
At this time, an old man told her that life outside was not easy and asked her to live in the mountains with peace of mind.
She was unwilling to give up and looked for a way out, but she kept looking around but ended up going around in circles.
She spent the whole night looking for her way home.
At dawn, she was awakened by Ye Beixiu.
Zhang Juexia turned over suddenly, "Where am I?"
Ye Beixiu reached out and touched her forehead, which was covered in sweat. He reached back and took a towel and began to wipe it for her.
Zhang Juexia let Ye Beixiu wipe her.
The situation in the dream made her very disappointed. She wished she could go back.
In another world, she had just graduated from college, had a bright future, and had a family that loved her.
pity……
Then she became upset again. Others who traveled through time were either princesses or daughters of wealthy families. At the very least, they had their own space or golden fingers. Why did she have nothing when she came here?
The most important thing is that she is a waste. She only knows how to browse Tik Tok and watch YouTube on weekdays. If she had known this earlier, she should have learned more.
Ye Beixiu thought she hadn't slept enough. "If you don't feel well, don't follow me up the mountain. Just rest at home."
"Go, why not?"
Zhang Juexia found his patched clothes, put them on, and prepared to go out.
"I've prepared breakfast, we can eat and go."
Zhang Juexia entered the kitchen and saw a few cornmeal buns, an egg, and two bowls of corn paste on the stove.
She picked up a bowl of corn paste and started drinking it. Ye Beixiu peeled the eggs and put them in her bowl.
"Grandma brought me ten eggs. You're weak, so you need some to nourish yourself. We don't have any chickens, so if you want to eat them after you finish these ten eggs, you'll probably have to wait a long time."
"I'll eat the egg white, and you eat the egg yolk. Your health isn't much better, so there's no need to give in."
Zhang Juexia stuffed the egg yolk into Ye Beixiu's mouth and signaled him to eat it quickly.
Ye Beixiu's mouth moved, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.
It has been a long time since anyone cared about him so much.
After dinner, the two went into the mountains.
The deeper you go, the quieter it becomes.
Along the way, Zhang Juexia was thinking about some knowledge about Chinese medicinal materials that he had read on a certain audio platform, hoping that he could also discover one or two medicinal materials so that he could exchange them for some money.
"fungus."
She finally found something she recognized and ran over to it.
"This is a good thing. It can be eaten as a vegetable after drying, or sold for money."
Zhang Juexia picked them up in a hurry.
"There are plenty of these things in the mountains. Who would spend money to buy them?"
Zhang Juexia scratched his head in annoyance, wondering how to explain to this person the nutritional value of wood ear mushrooms, and also the fact that something that you think is worthless may not be worthless in the eyes of others.
"We can give it a try, maybe someone will buy it."
After seeing the fungus, Zhang Juexia felt motivated to move forward and continued to follow Ye Beixiu.
After wading through a small river and climbing over several hills, they finally arrived at the place where Ye Beixiu had set the trap.
Zhang Juexia moved forward curiously, praying that there would be prey inside.
"Husband, there are actually three pheasants and two wild rabbits. Alas, they are still alive. Can we keep them?"
Ye Beixiu tied them up skillfully and threw them into the backpack.
"We should sell them for money. We don't have food to feed them now."
"Um."
"My husband, this trap is so fun."
Ye Beixiu was busy rearranging the trap, while Zhang Juexia was watching carefully beside him.
I saw that he moved very skillfully and soon set up a new trap.
"Actually, this is all about luring your opponent. If you do this, not only the small animals, but even humans won't notice anything different here."
Ye Beixiu picked up the water bag and handed it to Zhang Juexia, "Drink some water first and take a break. If you want to learn, I will teach you."
After drinking a few sips, Zhang Juexia returned the water bag to Ye Beixiu.
Only then did he pick up the water bag and drink the water.
"Setting a trap isn't difficult. Can you teach me archery?"
"Want to learn?"
"Um."
When watching TV as a child, Zhang Juexia thought that archers were very handsome. If he could also shoot an arrow through the target from a hundred paces away, wouldn’t he be heroic?
Ye Beixiu was very surprised when he heard what Zhang Juexia said.
Few girls like to shoot arrows.
"Okay, I'll teach you when I have time. If you can't bear the hardship, don't cry."
Zhang Juexia looked at Ye Beixiu unconvincedly, "Don't underestimate me."
Ye Beixiu smiled and said nothing more.
He raised his head and looked at the sky. "Are you tired? If not, let's go back."
"Going back?"
"This trap is the farthest one I've set."
"I was just thinking about this. If this is the first trap, wouldn't it be too tiring for us to carry our things forward?"
"You are quite clever."
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