Chapter 30 Little Fox

A sharp gleam flashed across Lu Yunchen's eyes, then quickly disappeared.

"Don't ask. Take it home quickly and give some to your parents and sister-in-law. Remember, don't let anyone else see it." She reminded again and again.

"I understand. But this fruit..."

"Don't ask! Take it and go!"

"……All right."

No matter how much Huang Hongyi wanted to say, he didn't ask anything in the end. Especially when he looked at his brother-in-law, he didn't say much and walked away, looking back every few steps.

"Let's go."

As soon as Huang Hongyi left, Lu Yunchen spoke calmly. As soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Huang Xinran: "Wait a minute! I'll take you to a place." As he said that, he took the lead and walked towards the halfway up the mountain.

She took Lu Yunchen to the cherry orchard.

There, there is a cherry tree that has been ripened by her. The fruits on the tree are bright red. The bright red cherries, which are bigger than thumbs, bend the branches, and the growth is particularly pleasing.

"What is this...?"

The flashlight swept across the fruit trees, and Lu Yunchen's eyes suddenly narrowed and he took a breath of cool air.

Huang Xinran was not unaware of the risks of doing this.

After all, she couldn't explain where the fruits came from.

But thinking of her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law whom she had let down in her previous life, she was still willing to take the risk.

Moreover, those cherry trees were planted by Lu Yunchen. If she ripened one tree by herself, no one might notice anything unusual. But when she continued to ripen the fruits, all the fruits on the tree disappeared. Someone would definitely feel something was wrong. Rather than being difficult to explain at that time, it would be better to not hide it from the beginning.

As for the explanation...

She has eyes but can't see for herself? What do you want her to explain?

"Don't just stand there. Help me pick the fruits quickly. We have to hurry before it gets dark!"

Huang Xinran's ankle was injured, so it was inconvenient for her to pick cherries. There was no reason to let go of a ready-made candidate.

Lu Yunchen was silent for a moment, said nothing, and really helped to pick the fruits.

The cherry, which was bigger than his thumb, exuded a rich fragrance that made him salivate and tempted his greed. Just when he could hardly resist tasting it, a cherry was suddenly passed to his lips.

"Here, try it!"

Huang Xinran smiled brightly: "It's delicious. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after you've tried it."

Lu Yunchen was stunned for a moment before taking it and taking a careful bite.

As the teeth bite down, the fragrant juice quickly explodes in the mouth and quickly slips into the esophagus. An indescribable warm current quickly rises from all over the body.

"This fruit..."

Lu Yunchen took a breath and said, "Not bad."

"Not bad, right? It's made by Huang Xinran, so it must be authentic. Pick it quickly, don't let others find out." Huang Xinran replied with a smile.

Since the man had already boarded the pirate ship, she was not afraid of him knowing more.

Lu Yunchen swallowed the cherry flesh in one gulp and couldn't help but speed up his movements. The two worked together and it was almost midnight when they finished picking all the cherries from the fruit trees.

"Wait here for me. I'll go back and get the basket."

There were too many cherries for them to take back. Huang Xinran had an ankle injury and it was difficult for her to walk, so Lu Yunchen made a decision after a brief pause.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

These words made Lu Yunchen feel warm in his heart.

But soon he came to his senses and walked away quickly with a sullen face.

Huang Xinran didn't have time to pay attention to him.

She had thought of asking her elder brother to bring some cherries so that he would not go back empty-handed. So after ripening them, she was busy picking them and walking back. Just now, when she was picking with Lu Yunchen, she had time to sneak a few cherries.

It was these cherries that made her discover something.

At this moment, the previously injured ankle was wrapped in layers of warmth, as if floating on feathers, with an indescribable comfort.

Huang Xinran looked very strange. When the warm current gradually faded away, she stood up and took two steps, and found that she could not feel anything unusual in her ankles.

This……

Could it be that this cherry has the effect of healing pain?

That's impossible...

Just as she was surprised, a series of sporadic noises were heard.

"Um?"

Turning around, she saw a furry little head looking around cautiously not far away, where cherries were piled.

When it met her eyes, it quickly shrank back.

She seemed to be very conflicted, yet attracted by the unique scent of cherries, and was reluctant to leave.

Huang is happy.

She also saw clearly that it was a small fox. But were there foxes in their area? It seemed that she had never heard of foxes around here.

Where did this little animal that looks like a fox come from?

The little fox was reluctant to leave, but didn't dare to get close. It couldn't help but circle around. After it circled twice, it suddenly stopped and squeaked at her.

Is this a little fox?

Could it be a little mouse?

Huang Xinran couldn't figure out what was going on, and in the end curiosity overcame reason. She picked up a few cherries and slowly approached it.

It was obviously frightened by her action and ran away quickly.

He stopped halfway and kept squeaking at her. The sound was anxious, like he was cursing.

How could a little fox possibly curse?

Huang Xinran shook her head amusedly, put the cherries back to where the little fox was, and then slowly backed away to where she was before.

The little fox stopped calling and stopped to look at her for a long time, without any movement.

It didn't move, and Huang Xinran didn't move either.

The man and the fox were in a stalemate.

Just when Huang Xinran was considering whether to give in, footsteps were heard. It was Lu Yunchen who came over carrying a load on his shoulder.

"You're here? Look, there's a little fox here..."

She said half of her words, and the rest dissipated in the wind.

The moment she turned around to look at Lu Yunchen, the little fox moved.

It rushed over like a gust of wind, grabbed the cherry in one mouthful and ran away. When Huang Xinran called Lu Yunchen to come and see, they only had time to see the grass and trees swaying along the way, and the little fox had long disappeared.

"Little fox?"

Lu Yunchen looked around and said, "Are you seeing things? There shouldn't be any foxes around us."

Yes, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have thought there were no little foxes around.

"Maybe I saw it wrong."

Huang Xinran didn't intend to dwell on this matter too much, and together with Lu Yunchen, he put all the cherries into the basket.

"What are you going to do with these cherries?"

"Rest for two hours and then set off to take it to the city to sell it for money."

Huang Xinran smiled at him: "What do you think? Do you think it's feasible?"

"OK."

Lu Yunchen had no objection to this.

He bent down, picked up the bag and said, "Let's go. We'll go back first."

"Well, let's go."

Huang Xinran followed him back. She turned back subconsciously and looked at the place where she had put the cherries before. After thinking for a while, she took two more and put them back to the place where she had just put them.

I don’t know if that little guy will come again?

"Huang Xinran?!"

It was Lu Yunchen who was calling for help when he saw that she didn't catch up.

“Here I come!”

The two returned home one after the other.

Huang Xinran originally planned to put the bag in the woodshed as she did last night, but unexpectedly Lu Yunchen carried it straight into their room.

Huang Xinran wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.

The two children had already gone to bed. The noise they made when they opened the door startled Maomao, who was still awake.

He turned over and stood up, staring at them with a pair of big, rolling eyes.

Fortunately, the bag was covered with a thick layer of weeds, so it was hard to see what was inside. When Lu Yunchen put down the bag and looked at the child's inquiring eyes, he said nothing, but walked to the bed and stuffed something into Maomao's mouth.

"Don't spit it out, eat it quickly!"

He lowered his voice.

Maomao subconsciously wanted to spit it out to see what it was, but he stopped spitting it out and chewed it hastily. The sweet taste made his eyes sparkle, and he swallowed it down along with the core.

In the end, I felt that I wanted to eat more, so I couldn't help but lick it with my tongue.

"tasty!"

He laughed.

Lu Yunchen didn't say anything, just touched the child's head, then got up and left.

Huang Xinran looked out the window and blew out the kerosene lamp. He turned around to wake up Yaya and imitated what Lu Yunchen had just done, stuffing a cherry into each of the two children's mouths.

"Hush! Be quiet. Eat quickly and remember to spit out the pit."

Yaya didn't cry or make a fuss when she was woken up. The two children hid under the quilt and ate.

After tasting the sweet taste of the fruit, without Huang Xinran saying anything, both of them came over to eat it.

Huang Xinran grabbed two small handfuls in succession and fed them to the two children. Seeing that the children were still not satisfied, she stopped feeding them.

Although cherries are good, they contain a lot of iron. They can easily increase the burden on children's gastrointestinal tract. It's okay to eat them during the day, but I'm worried that they will cause stomachaches if I eat them at night. Eating them in moderation is fine.

"That's enough. You can't eat anymore. Go to bed quickly."

Huang Xinran lowered his voice and said earnestly: "Remember, don't tell anyone about what happened tonight! If anyone tells anyone, you won't be able to eat in the future!"

"Got it, Mama!"

The two children nodded continuously before reluctantly falling asleep.

When Huang Xinran was about to rest, Lu Yunchen came into the room with dinner: "Here, eat quickly, and then take a nap. I'll call you when the time comes."

After this delay, it was already midnight. If we had to get into the city before dawn, we would have at most two hours of sleep.

Huang Xinran had been busy and hadn't had time to eat. Seeing Lu Yunchen bringing in the meal, she quickly took it and ate it mouthful by mouthful.

What she didn't know was that there was a pair of eyes outside the window, watching the entire scene.