Jiang Xi was somewhat surprised. To be honest, she was grateful, but when she thought that his kindness towards her was being directed at someone else, that gratitude turned into a different feeling.
The man looked at her without moving and said, "You need to conserve your energy to go further."
Jiang Xi turned her head and glanced at Yan Zheng, seemingly unintentionally.
I felt a little awkward accepting his kindness directly.
Yan Zheng sighed, picked up a piece of cucumber and took a bite: "Mmm, so sweet."
As he spoke, he handed a piece to Jiang Xi. Jiang Xi took it, paused for a moment, and then took a bite.
Her eyes lit up as soon as she tasted it; it was really sweet, even sweeter than the Hami melons she had in Northwest China.
So she quickly ran to the spot where she had dug out the melon pulp, carefully took out the melon seeds, rinsed them in water, and then took them to a rock near the fire and carefully spread them out on it.
Sweetness always brings happiness. Since we can't go back to that for the time being, let's live life to the fullest. Next spring, let's plant some delicious fruits and enough food to fill our stomachs. A good life is still something to aspire to.
However, this positive attitude was immediately defeated by the gray rabbit soup. Perhaps it was due to the preparation method, but the gray rabbit had a much stronger earthy smell than the two-legged rabbit. Yan Zheng originally intended to give it to Jiang Xi to nourish her body, but she only drank half a bowl before putting it down.
It tasted too earthy and unpleasant to drink.
Seeing that she was having difficulty swallowing, Yan Zheng didn't force her, but just let her eat more fruit before setting off again.
Perhaps because of sufficient sugar intake, Jiang Xi felt much better in the afternoon, and her pace gradually quickened again.
After a long and arduous journey, they finally returned to the cave before nightfall.
The homeland is still the same as before, but after these few days, the shadows of the trees on the mountain are sparser, the moonlight shines on the sparkling river, accompanied by the gurgling sound of the water, everything is so peaceful and beautiful.
Yan Zheng pushed open the door, and Jiang Xi's first action was to rush to the small wooden house in the back to see the deer.
It seemed to hear Jiang Xi and Yan Zheng's voices as well, and kept making "yoyo" sounds.
The sound was so loud that it could be heard throughout the entire cave.
Jiang Xi pushed open the wooden door, and the little deer happily kicked its four hooves, occasionally pacing over to rub against her hand. Jiang Xi noticed that it had grown taller but thinner after not seeing it for several days, and it had only eaten half of the food Jiang Xi had prepared for it.
She touched the deer's antlers tenderly, and to her surprise, the fawn began to lower its head and eat quickly, looking as if it had been starving for a long time.
Jiang Xi felt a pang of sadness and stroked its head, saying, "Even when we're not here, you still have to eat well."
Yan Zheng saw this scene as he entered the room. He walked over, put his arm around Jiang Xi's shoulder, and stroked the deer's fur with his other hand, saying, "He's afraid we won't be able to come back."
I never imagined that deer could have such feelings.
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Yan Zheng and Jiang Xi cleaned the cabin and lit the earthen stove in the cabin and the earthen stove in the front hall to boil water.
Jiang Xi boiled water using the earthen stove in the wooden house and took a bath in the bathtub, while Yan Zheng and the other man washed themselves with hot water and soap in the front hall.
Yan Zheng even took out a sweater that Jiang Xi had knitted for him and gave it to him to wear.
Jiang Xi felt that taking a bath was probably the most relaxing thing. The size of the bath pit was specially designed for her. The depth of the pit was just right and it didn't waste water. She could fill it up about 80% by carrying the ceramic pot back and forth a few times.
The cabin was very warm because water was constantly being boiled. She didn't feel cold at all while washing up and taking a bath inside. She didn't come out until the water was almost cold. Yan Zheng was worried that she would get dizzy from soaking in the water for too long, so he went to call her.
After taking a shower, Jiang Xi changed into a sweater she had knitted herself. The sweater had wide sleeves and looked like a cape. The reason for this design was that she didn't know how to knit narrow sleeves, so even the wide sleeves were knitted and sewn on.
The sweater looked clean and warm, and she had dyed it a pale yellow with the fruit of a tree. The light pale yellow made her eyebrows and eyes look even more delicate.
After tidying up and returning to the front hall, Jiang Xi felt like she had been split apart. The two Yan Zhengs in front of her were wearing the exact same clothes, looking like twins for a moment.
Fortunately, one was more robust and the other more refined, so she could still tell them apart for the time being.
She thought to herself, "This won't do. I can't wear the same clothes anymore, and my name has to be different too."
I casually ate a few sweet potatoes with my dinner.
Because the curtains hadn't been hung on the cracks in the cave's interior, and the temperature was low at night, Yan Zheng decided to move the bed to the front hall to sleep. He also took some dry grass and laid out another bed about three meters away from them.
Yan Zheng said to the man, "You can sleep here for the night. We don't have any extra beds."
As he spoke, he took out his own down jacket and handed it to him.
"You can use this to cover yourself tonight."
"By the way, do you have any other names?"
Yan Zheng asked one more question. He hadn't really hugged him and was about to tell him to change his way of addressing him.
“Yan Jing’an, Jing as in scenery, An as in peace.”
Yan Zheng glanced at him with some surprise. The character "Jing" was the generational name of the Yan family, but Yan Tongqing thought it was inappropriate and removed it from his name. He never expected that his parallel world self would use it.
I have a strange feeling in my heart.
He nodded and said, "Get some rest."
Then Yan Zheng took the two people's clothes hangers and placed them between the two beds as a temporary screen.
Jiang Xi pulled him close and whispered, "Yan Zheng, something's wrong with you. You gave him your own clothes to wear, and you keep siding with him. Do you really want him to stay?"
Yan Zheng smiled and tapped her forehead: "Hmm, my fiancée is really smart."
Jiang Xi looked up at him, still not quite understanding his form of address: "You deliberately kept him here, why?"
Yan Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Since we've decided to stay in this world, we should of course live a normal life."
"One more person means one more source of labor. Besides, winter is coming, and he might not be able to survive here alone."
Most importantly, after this incident, he realized that his own strength was far from enough to protect her. If it had been a wild beast instead of a human that kidnapped her that day, he really wouldn't have been confident that he could have saved her.
Yan Zheng looked into her eyes and said, "If another accident happens one day, I hope that besides me, there will be someone else who can help you."
Jiang Xi covered his mouth: "Ptooey, ptooey, don't talk nonsense."
Jiang Xi felt a little melancholy after hearing what he said. Sometimes reality makes you want to swear. She buried her head in his chest, tightened her grip on Yan Zheng's arms, and wished that this feeling could last a little longer. It seemed that the tighter she held him, the more she could ignore all the unhappy news from the outside world.
Fortunately, they all returned safely. From now on, they will learn farming and animal husbandry, and prepare more food. The better days will only come.
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