Chapter 58: Going up the mountain to collect herbs
He was silent for a while, then sighed softly.
"Xiao Xia."
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zhiyu reached out and gently turned Ruan Chuxia's shoulders.
She had to face him.
The distance between the two of them was instantly shortened.
Ruan Chuxia lowered her head slightly, her eyes fixed on the tips of her shoes, trying hard to suppress the urge to burst into tears.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhiyu showed a helpless smile.
He knew that the girl in front of him was not only strong in appearance, but also very smart in heart.
More importantly, she has too many secrets that outsiders cannot know.
Xiao Zhiyu knew this very well.
But he never asked about it, nor did he ever mention it to anyone else.
When Xiao Zhiyu saw Ruan Chuxia lowering her head, his eyes flickered involuntarily, and he quickly looked away.
When Xiao Zhiyu met Ruan Chuxia for the first time, his heart was actually full of doubts.
For safety reasons, he actually asked Chen Rong to thoroughly investigate her at that time.
There are always some people in the border troops who send undercover agents or spies among them.
He had to be on guard against this.
Although he was full of vigilance, when he looked at Ruan Chuxia's past history records, he found them to be unusually clean, without a trace of suspicion.
Although his intuition told him that Ruan Chuxia might be hiding many secrets.
But no matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find any evidence to prove that she was a bad person.
Moreover, since marrying her, Ruan Chuxia not only saved the elderly in the family from suffering from illness with her wisdom, but also risked her own life to pull their friend Yuan Cheng back from the brink of death...
Whenever he thought of these, Xiao Zhiyu was always grateful and felt very fortunate!
As he thought about it, his eyes gradually became gentle.
Then he reached out and gently ruffled his wife's hair, comforting her: "If you want to go mushroom picking today, I'll go with you."
Ruan Chuxia, who had originally lowered her head to concentrate on thinking about something, suddenly raised her head and blinked several times in succession.
"So how do you train?"
"Don't worry so much, we have plenty of time to deal with it."
After saying that, Xiao Zhiyu patted his wife's head lightly, then raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist.
This was exactly the watch Ruan Chuxia had given him before.
Whenever I look down to check the time, I can't help but think of Ruan Chuxia.
"Let's go. The sooner we go, the sooner we can come back."
Feeling her husband's relaxed and happy mood at the moment, Ruan Chuxia no longer cared about it and nodded slightly in agreement, "Then I'll go get a backpack before leaving."
The team was in the woods at the foot of the mountain.
Ruan Chuxia has been married to Xiao Zhiyu for several months, but this is the first time she has come to the mountains.
She took a deep breath of fresh air and immediately felt refreshed.
There are really many precious wild medicinal herbs in this mountain!
She knew that these herbs were difficult to buy in pharmacies in the city and were expensive.
Here, if you pay a little attention, you can find many precious herbs.
During this era, the natural environment had not been damaged or polluted too much, and many wild game and precious herbs were well preserved.
Ruan Chuxia's previous depression was swept away and she became extremely excited.
Ruan Chuxia swallowed her saliva, turned around impatiently to look at Xiao Zhiyu behind her, and asked, "Xiao Zhiyu!"
"Can you accompany me to collect herbs?"
Ruan Chuxia's voice was full of pleading.
She hopes to get Xiao Zhiyu's consent.
Because she knew it would be dangerous for a person to enter the forest.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhiyu instinctively touched his waist, where the gun was tucked.
He thought about it. At first, Ruan Chuxia just said she wanted to pick bamboo shoots, so she didn't look for anyone else and only he came with her.
He knew there were many wild animals in the mountains, but he figured he wouldn't run into any danger picking herbs in the outer areas. His body gradually relaxed, and he replied calmly, "Okay."
"You can do it nearby, but you can't go deep into the mountains," he added.
It’s not because Xiao Zhiyu is afraid, but because he has limited ammunition.
If he had more bullets, he would really like to take Ruan Chuxia deeper.
Ruan Chuxia smiled happily, carrying the small bamboo basket on her back and nodded: "Okay!"
She knew the dangers of the mountains.
Since Xiao Zhiyu said so, let's follow his advice.
There’s no rush anyway. I’ll call a few more people over when I have the chance.
It is best to find an experienced hunter to help, so as to save trouble for the team members.
Ruan Chuxia had her own plans in mind.
Although she really hopes to return with a full load today, she also understands that safety comes first.
She turned and looked around.
It has rained a few times in the past few days, and bamboo shoots in the mountains are popping out one after another, scattered in clusters in the woods, which is a feast for the eyes.
Ruan Chuxia was very excited.
She hummed a song as she picked fruits along the way, leaving a trail of shallow footprints on the ground.
The amount of herbs in the bamboo basket gradually increased.
Xiao Zhiyu watched her from the side.
Occasionally, Xiao Zhiyu would squat down and help Ruan Chuxia dig bamboo shoots and herbs.
Although Xiao Zhiyu's movements were not as skillful as Ruan Chuxia's.
But he was serious and focused, and he could always find some good things that Ruan Chuxia missed.
The shadows of the two people were lengthened by the slanting sunlight.
There were only two people in the mountain at this time.
It was so quiet that only the clear and melodious calls of birds and insects could be heard.
The breeze blew gently, and the leaves rustled.
Sudden--
Just when everything seemed so peaceful, a young, panicked voice rang out from the mountain, trembling and desperate: "Help!"
"Is there anyone here? Help! Someone's going to die! Help!"
The man kept shouting.
Ruan Chuxia suddenly stopped what she was doing. The sound came from the deep mountains!
Xiao Zhiyu took action before her and quickly stood in front of Ruan Chuxia, stretching out his arm to stop her. His face became extremely heavy and he whispered, "Don't worry, you stay here, I'll go over and take a look."
Ruan Chuxia felt a little uneasy. There were many wild beasts in the deep mountains and forests. Who knew what kind of dangers she would encounter?
Although Xiao Zhiyu carried self-defense weapons, he had limited ammunition.
So she hurriedly said, "Then you go first, remember to mark some places along the way, I'll go find the team to help!"
Xiao Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, reached out to touch the gun in his hand, and rushed into the dense woods without hesitation.
He was extremely agile and his figure quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, leaving behind only the sound of rustling leaves.
Ruan Chuxia looked at this scene and opened her mouth in surprise for a long time.
Her heart was beating violently.
Is this the true strength of Village Chief Xiao?
She couldn't help swallowing, not daring to think about anything, and immediately turned around and ran towards the team at the foot of the mountain.
In this emergency situation, she must notify others as soon as possible and ask them to provide support!
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Carrying a small bamboo basket full of herbal medicine tools on her back, Ruan Chuxia ran all the way to the playground with all her might.
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