Chapter 74 Are you serious, kid?
It was a blooming spider lily.
The bright red flowers stand out against the lush greenery.
Knowing that it has the effects of reducing swelling, killing insects, and treating sores and boils externally, and mainly because its bulb is poisonous, Su Meng wanted to have it.
More importantly, this poisonous plant is scarce in the area.
She ran over and picked the spider lilies, naturally without avoiding their eyes.
Su Mianzhi curled the corner of his mouth expressionlessly.
The person next to him laughed out loud, "You're from the city, everything seems strange to you, ha!"
Finally, I heard him say "you bastard".
Su Meng pouted, sensing that they had shifted their attention. She tried to envelop the entire plant with her mind and then move it into the space.
After failing once or twice, she actually succeeded.
In this way, several medicinal herbs that were not in the space were quickly transplanted in a corner where others could not see them.
She was afraid of being watched from the shadows and dared not be too reckless.
Less than a minute after the fourth medicinal herb entered the space, the space trembled violently.
The shock made Su Meng dizzy and she almost fell over.
Huo Zhenhua thought she wasn't used to walking on mountain paths, so he reached out and supported her, whispering, "Be careful! Stay close to us."
Su Meng nodded awkwardly, "I will."
Unbeknownst to her, her tone of voice when speaking to Huo Zhenhua was becoming increasingly natural, and the physical distance between them was subtly shrinking.
Ah Da watched coldly, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two.
After creating some distance between himself and Su Meng, he asked in a low voice, "Are you serious, kid?"
Upon hearing Ah Da's nonsensical words, Huo Zhenhua's eyes flickered, and he immediately understood.
“It must be true! Uncle, my heart belongs to the Party and only to her.”
Ah Da flicked his fingers twice on the back of his hand, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "We can't force you."
He could see that his daughter, Xiaomeng, was still a naive girl who couldn't handle romantic affairs and hadn't yet matured.
Perhaps one day she'll have her own ideas.
The marriage with the Nie family is off, but this one... is worth testing.
Huo Zhenhua was greatly encouraged by his words, and even found the two people in front of him, "Su Mianzhi" and "Su Mianzhi," more agreeable.
Twenty minutes later, they finally saw wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys and heard the familiar sounds of chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep.
As you enter the mountain pass, a village that resembles a paradise comes into view.
They consist of about sixty houses, arranged in a large Bagua diagram by the different colored trees and flowers planted in front of and behind the houses.
Among them, the trees of eight colors—orange, red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and black—represent the eight directions.
Like a beautiful painting created by a painter with a calm mind.
"What a nice view!"
Su Meng sighed.
Ah Da glanced at her with a smile, then turned to Su Mianzhi walking ahead, "Does the head of the family still live in the same household as before?"
Su Mianzhi nodded with a smile, "Yes! I've always lived there."
Even now, Su Mianzhi has never called A-Da by his name, nor has he recognized Su Meng.
Ah Da also pretended to be naive, always leaving room for maneuver in his words.
After turning around, Su Mianzhi smiled coldly and calmly walked towards the house that A-Da had visited years ago.
Ah Da paused for a moment, then took a step and followed.
They went to the last row of houses in the area where pink flowering trees were planted in front of and behind the houses.
Behind the house is a two-zhang-high stone wall, and above that is the mountain forest.
Su Mianzhi warmly entertained everyone with food and drinks, and talked about Shanghai ten years ago.
Finally, accommodations were arranged for Ah Da, Huo Zhenhua, and Su Meng.
Ah Da clutched his chest, coughing until his face turned pale, and said respectfully, "Master, the three of us can stay in one room."
I didn't dare to trouble the host family any further.
Unfortunately, our Su family was robbed of everything by that scoundrel Shen Wuyang.
We've come all this way to seek refuge with you, and we've used up all our money hiring a boat. I...I feel ashamed!
Su Mianzhi smiled gently and waved his hand, "Third Uncle's family are all good people, he won't mind these trivial matters."
Ah Da immediately stopped coughing, his face beaming with joy. "Thank you, Third Uncle! Thank you, Patriarch, for still being willing to take me in!"
Huo Zhenhua remained silent throughout, acting as a good assistant to Ah Da.
He quickly fetched water for Ah Da to wash his feet and skillfully made the bed.
But when he saw Su Meng sitting by the window, propping her head up and staring blankly, he was stunned.
"Uncle, do we really have to squeeze in together?"
Ah Da looked at Su Meng with heartache, "After they leave, the two of us will sleep on the floor."
There were no extra blankets in the room, the floor was cold mud, and there were only four long wooden benches and a square table.
Huo Zhenhua frowned and suggested in a low voice, "Your health isn't good, so you should sleep in bed."
We'll each take two stools and sleep right next to your bed, what do you think?
As he spoke, he pointed out the window.
In case they conduct a surprise inspection, their words won't be exposed.
"Alright, fine," Ah Da said reluctantly. "Be careful of their underhanded tricks."
This is the room where he stayed when he brought Su Mianzhi in.
But things have changed, and everything is over. Alas!
At this moment, Su Meng was releasing a sliver of her consciousness into the space.
Since the spatial tremor, a small hill has "grown" next to her cabin.
The small hill only has the four medicinal herbs she transplanted this afternoon, and a spider lily.
The thick fog at both ends of the mountain range behind the mountain seemed to have receded somewhat, but the fields on the opposite bank appeared unchanged.
This is a good sign!
The space has expanded, but the fields have not been expanded further.
In this way, it might be possible to save her from her fate as an old ox.
Before agricultural automation is achieved, she has no intention of expanding her farmland further.
"Xiaomeng, time for bed."
Once on the island, Huo Zhenhua and A Da tacitly called out to Xiao Meng, while Su Meng did whatever they wanted.
Upon hearing Huo Zhenhua's voice, Su Meng jolted awake and immediately snapped back to reality, "Okay!"
As Huo Zhenhua bent down to move a stool, he leaned closer and whispered reassuringly, "Don't worry! Your uncle is a lucky man, and heaven will always protect him!"
Su Meng lowered her eyes, perfectly concealing her true feelings. "I know, thank you!"
She came excitedly to pick up her father, but when she heard Xiao Wu say that he had seen Shen Wuyang, she knew that her father was probably in grave danger.
She tried hard to hide her sadness and grief, forcing herself to focus on the space around her, just so she wouldn't give herself away.
After being taken to the island, she tried to numb herself by thinking that "her father might be hidden somewhere," but Huo Zhenhua still found out.
She sighed, "I'm sorry! I dragged you into this dangerous situation too."
Huo Zhenhua raised his hand to stroke her head.
Just as his hand reached above her head, he met Ah Da's warning gaze.
He shook his head with a forced smile, "It's nothing! Everything has a cause and effect, don't overthink it."
He thought that when Zhong Cuilin tricked him into being with Su Meng, that must have been the beginning of their karma.
No matter how difficult the road ahead may be, he is willing to accompany her.
Su Meng didn't think too much about it. She sat cross-legged on the two stools that Huo Zhenhua had put together for her, thinking of Shen Wuyang, "Su Mianzhi" who had led them in, and the village that resembled a Bagua formation.
She thought she should go and investigate.
Seeing her get out of bed, Huo Zhenhua knew what she was going to do without even looking into her eyes, and immediately stopped her: "Haste makes waste! Let's wait and see. What do you say, Uncle?"
Ah Da nodded, "That's right! We'll listen to him."
Huo Zhenhua lowered his voice: "The villages here are like a Bagua formation, we can't just wander in blindly."
They're clearly trying to lure us into a trap; we might as well play along. Uncle, ..."
Su Meng listened attentively.
Suddenly, she vaguely heard people talking, raised her hand to stop Huo Zhenhua, and blew out the lamp.
Shh! Someone's talking.
Upon hearing this, the three of them deliberately lowered their breathing.
"Who exactly is that consumptive? Why did Xie Qi bring them back?"
"They say he's one of that man's men. Let's see what happens."
"If you ask me, we should just kill them. Look at how poor they are, they're not even as well off as Shen Wuyang. Xie Qi is too soft-hearted."
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