The two children have suffered a lot over the years and are in very poor health. Although Jiang Xueying has set up a recuperation plan in her mind, she still has to look at the treatment methods of the old Chinese doctor. Combining the two may have better results.
Hearing that Jiang Xueying was so nice to them, Ye Xiaojin's eyes were already wet. He stepped forward and held Jiang Xueying's hand, timidly calling out, "Stepmother!"
Ye Xiaoyu was also somewhat touched. He stood there looking at Jiang Xueying, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
The two children have suffered so much living with their vicious stepmother Jiang Xueying, so it is normal for them to be malnourished. Fortunately, no bones were broken when they were beaten, only simple flesh wounds. They should recover after some recuperation.
"The children are still young. Xiaoyu's physique is pretty good, but Xiaojin's is much weaker. Both children are in the growth stage and need nutritional supplements."
After the three of them returned home, they rested for a while. Jiang Xueying was bored so she went to the backyard. Looking at the yard, she thought about cultivating the place and growing some vegetables or something.
Jiang Xueying started working right away with the existing tools. The two children came to help after hearing the noise. It was obvious that they had done a lot of work before. They were such obedient and sensible children, and it was hard to tell how the original owner could have the heart to beat them.
Isn't it good to have two sensible children for free? What's the use of being a man? You can't even see a shadow of a man at the critical moment.
The three of them quickly pulled out the weeds and turned the soil, and all that was left was to sow the seeds.
Seeds were certainly not a problem. Some were borrowed from the village chief, and some were seeds she took out from the space after eating something. It depends on whether they can grow anything.
Although the three of them could not eat much in a day, food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money. After thinking it over, Jiang Xueying decided that she had to find a way to make money.
Her first pot of gold was from digging up wild ginseng in the mountains. Many villagers here didn't even know it, so Jiang Xueying decided to go up the mountain to take a look.
"Mom, I want to go too!"
After spending these few days together, Ye Xiaojin had already been melted by Jiang Xueying's attentiveness and warmth, and they had even unknowingly become familiar with her way of addressing her.
"No, you have to go to Dr. Li to learn how to read today!"
Jiang Xueying frowned and denied it. Doctor Li agreed to take care of the two children. He was particularly fond of Ye Xiaojin and taught him a few words from time to time. Jiang Xueying was also very happy about this and naturally would not delay his studies.
Ye Xiaojin couldn't help feeling discouraged by Jiang Xueying's refusal, but when he heard that she was doing it for his own good, he quickly understood and turned his attention to Ye Xiaoyu beside him.
Ye Xiaoyu immediately understood and pouted, "I...I'll go with you!"
Seeing the two children's mysterious looks, Jiang Xueying had to agree instead of refusing.
With this, Jiang Xueying took Ye Xiaoyu up the mountain.
There was nothing valuable on the mountain, only a few unattended fruit trees. Jiang Xueying picked one, tasted it, and thought it was good, so she picked a few more.
"Xiaoyu, have you ever been to this mountain?"
The original owner used to often ask the two children to come to the mountain to collect firewood. In fact, he wished that the two of them would just stay in the mountain and never come back.
Perhaps thinking of the past experience, Ye Xiaoyu's eyes flashed with discomfort and resentment, and nodded, "I've been here before. Xiaojin was almost bitten by a snake once, but luckily we ran to a cave!"
"Cave? What kind of cave?"
Is there any treasure hidden?
Listening to Jiang Xueying's wild ideas, Ye Xiaoyu rolled his eyes subconsciously. There was no treasure at all.
"The smell in the cave was terrible, and there was a huge pool of water. When we went in, the ground was reflecting light, which looked a bit scary!"
"Really? Then let's go check it out!"
Ye Xiaoyu was reluctant in her heart, but seeing Jiang Xueying's excited look, it was obviously unavoidable. She felt a little regretful for telling her about the cave, but she could only resign herself to her fate and follow the route she remembered.
Soon, the two arrived at the cave entrance that Ye Xiaoyu mentioned. A gust of cool air came over them, and a fishy smell rushed into their noses. Jiang Xueying couldn't help but frown, and she pulled aside the grass and trees covering the cave entrance and walked in.
Ye Xiaoyu looked at the dark cave entrance, his eyes flickering slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, he followed in.
It was also pitch black inside. Jiang Xueying couldn't help but frown when she smelled the smell. There shouldn't be a fishy smell like sea water in the deep mountains, so why was the smell so strong inside?
Just as Ye Xiaoyu said, once you get used to the light inside, you can see some bright lights and stars in the darkness.
She took out a lighter from her bosom and lit it. With the help of the faint light, Jiang Xueying quickly discovered that there was indeed a pool of deep water not far away.
However, most of the pools in the mountains are formed by groundwater and mountain water. Even in a closed cave, they should just have a damp and musty smell. Why is there a strong fishy smell?
"Xiaoyu, wait here, I'll go check out the front!"
Ye Xiaoyu knew that Jiang Xueying was afraid of some danger ahead, and she was suddenly moved and stood there waiting obediently.
It was very cold inside the cave, and it became damper and colder the further in as one went. However, Jiang Xueying always felt that something was strange somewhere.
Jiang Xueying looked left and right but didn't find anything unusual. She couldn't help but frowned. She looked at the shimmering lake light and squatted down to look again.
The firelight was too dim and the pool was pitch black, so she couldn't see anything. She could only shake her head and walk out.
"Tick! Tick!"
A drop of water dripped down the stone wall and happened to fall on the tip of Ye Xiaoyu's nose, then flowed to the corner of her mouth. She immediately frowned and said "Pooh, pooh, pooh" a few times.
"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Xueying walked over to Ye Xiaoyu and asked with concern.
"Oh, it's so salty!"
Jiang Xueying was puzzled, "What's so salty?"
"Just now a drop of water fell into my mouth. It was so salty, even saltier than the salt we eat at home!"
Jiang Xueying was suddenly shocked, she understood!
Ye Xiaoyu subconsciously looked up at Jiang Xueying, not understanding what she understood.
She said something felt wrong, and it turned out that the smell was like sea water.
Putting away the joy in her eyes, Jiang Xueying walked a few steps to the edge of the pond, dipped her hand in the water, and the salty taste instantly spread in her mouth. It turned out that this was actually a hidden salt lake!
Salt Lake? What is a Salt Lake?
This made Ye Xiaoyu feel a little strange. Could it be that the pool was full of salt? Where was it? Why couldn't she see it?
Wouldn't the salt disappear once it touches water?
"Xiaoyu, we can finally make money!"
Jiang Xueying happily took Ye Xiaoyu's hand and walked out, already having a good idea of how to make money through business.
God really treated her well and let them discover a salt lake. As long as she made good use of it, wouldn't it be easy to make money?
Ye Xiaoyu looked at the big hand holding her own hand. The warm touch continued to come to her, and she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
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