Administrator Jin Pengjie was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "I'm from Jintao Village! Come on, come on, I'll take you to my home!"
As Jin Pengjie spoke, he closed the gate and led his family of four to the parking lot.
"Do you have relatives or friends there?"
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "Nothing. I just met Aunt Guihua at the scenic spot and I'm going to stay at her house tonight."
Jin Pengjie looked surprised: "You guys actually got involved with my aunt? What a coincidence!"
Shen Yanming was also stunned, but Jintao Village was located at the foot of Rongbai Mountain, and they were related to each other, which seemed quite normal.
"Hmm, it's quite a surprise. I didn't expect you two to know each other."
"Well, most of the people who come here to collect mountain products are from Jintao Village. Even if you don't know them personally, they'll look familiar."
Shen Yanming asked about the situation in Jintao Village before walking to the parking lot with Jin Pengjie and getting into the car.
Guided by Jin Pengjie, after turning left and right, we arrived at Jintao Village.
"It's not far, just a bit roundabout," Shen Yanming said.
Jin Pengjie nodded: "Yes, but if you're driving, you can only take the main road. We locals take the side roads. The side roads just follow the foot of the mountain, and it only takes about ten minutes. It's very close."
"Which family does Aunt Guihua belong to?" Shen Yanming asked.
"See that red brick house up ahead?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "You're quite conspicuous. Where's your home? I'll take you back first."
Jin Pengjie smiled and said, "No need, I'll just go to my aunt's house. I'll stay at my aunt's house for the night."
Shen Yanming had no objection and parked the car in front of the red brick house.
Hearing the noise, Jin Guihua hurriedly came out of her house, her face beaming with joy as she shouted at the top of her lungs, "I've been waiting for you for so long! I thought you weren't coming. I forgot to tell you to pick up my nephew on the way. Just..."
"Oh, so you actually hitched a ride back!"
"Yeah, they asked me about you as soon as they came down the mountain, so I came over in their car," Jin Pengjie said with a smile as he got out of the car.
"That's wonderful, it's all fate. Come in, your parents are here too, stay for dinner tonight."
Jin Pengjie was surprised, "Why are my parents here?"
"You're just a kid, don't be so curious. Go back now, and don't ask questions you shouldn't know."
Jin Pengjie...
"Auntie, I'm already thirty-seven!"
"So what if I'm thirty-seven? Your auntie is sixty-one!"
Jin Pengjie was speechless and slunk back into the house. What kind of person is this? He couldn't afford to mess with them!
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan felt warm at the interaction of this family. After taking their luggage out of the car, they followed Jin Guihua to the room where they would be staying that night.
The room wasn't big, only about ten square meters. Besides a bed and a wardrobe, there was nothing else. However, it was very clean and spotless.
The couple were very satisfied with their living conditions. After thanking Jin Guihua with smiles, they took out their rent for the night: a piece of smoked meat, five kilograms of rice, and ten salted eggs.
Jin Guihua happily accepted it and said, "Don't worry, you can stay as long as you want. Just call me if you need hot water or anything."
"Okay, thank you for your help," Bi Qiaoan said with a smile.
"No trouble at all, I'll go cook first and call you when it's done."
After Jin Guihua left, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan took out their own bed sheets from their suitcases and spread them out. Then they took out small blankets and asked the two children, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?"
An'an and Nuannuan had already started yawning, but being in an unfamiliar environment, their curiosity got the better of them. The two shook their heads and wanted to wander around.
Seeing this, Shen Yanming carried his two children to the yard to look at the chickens, ducks, and geese that other people were raising, and then looked at the fruits and vegetables that other people were growing, before going back into the house.
"Go to sleep, Mom and Dad will call you to get up for breakfast in a little while." Shen Yanming put the two children on the bed and gently comforted them.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual, An'an and Nuannuan closed their eyes. Then they fell asleep instantly and started snoring softly.
"What about you? Do you want to rest for a while?" Shen Yanming asked Bi Qiaoan.
Bi Qiaoan shook her head. "Forget it. Maybe they'll have the food ready soon. It's not appropriate to wait for us. Besides, if we go to sleep now, we'll probably have insomnia tonight."
Shen Yanming chuckled: "Why does it feel like you're looking for trouble?"
Bi Qiaoan rolled her eyes. "Traveling before the apocalypse was already incredibly tiring, let alone after. Not only do we not eat or sleep well, but we also have to keep moving around and finding places to stay. But we're lucky; we haven't had to sleep on the streets yet."
Shen Yanming exposed: "It's not that we're lucky, it's that we have food to pave the way, otherwise who would bother with us?"
Bi Qiaoan angrily punched him, "Do you think I don't know? Can't you let me be smug for a while? But if we're unlucky, we might not even get a room even with food."
Shen Yanming smiled and grabbed her hand: "Alright, alright, you're right."
Bi Qiaoan hummed in agreement and yawned. "Take the honeycomb out, let me take a look."
Shen Yanming nodded and released her. He reached into his backpack and, with a thought, took out the large plastic box from his spatial storage.
"Looks good, quite plump." At first glance, each hexagon is full of honey.
"It must have been a long time since anyone went up to collect the honey." Shen Yanming smiled, took out a small spoon, pressed down on the honeycomb, and golden honey flowed out. He scooped a little and fed it to Bi Qiaoan: "Try it, how is it?"
Bi Qiaoan licked the spoonful, then put it all in her mouth. After swallowing, she said, "It's very sweet, with a floral scent. It feels like top quality, no worse than the ones over there."
Shen Yanming also scooped some up for himself to taste, and finally concluded that it would be a good gift.
The couple exchanged a glance and understood each other's thoughts. This honey could indeed be given to certain people. And when giving it away, they could mix something else into it.
Shen Yanming washed and dried the spoon, then squeezed the honeycomb forcefully. Once the orange-yellow honey flowed out, he filtered it through a clean gauze.
Finally, the honey was poured into a glass jar. Bi Qiaoan flipped her finger and added a small capful of spiritual honey. She then closed the jar and shook it to mix it evenly.
"The spiritual honey obtained from the mountain has a very powerful nourishing effect. Those who obtain it are truly blessed," Bi Qiaoan said with a hint of sourness.
Shen Yanming gently pinched her nose: "We have plenty, we don't lack this. Let...they take care of their health, so they can better lead our Qinghua Kingdom through this difficult time."
"Okay, okay," Bi Qiaoan said, muttering, "Next time we collect honey, we'll have to plant a huge flower field for the bees again."
Shen Yanming smiled and shook his head: "It's alright, I'll plant them."
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