Are you going to the market tomorrow?
“Our family has hunted quite a lot of game recently, and my mother asked me to take it to the market to sell. If you want to go, I can come and get you tomorrow morning.”
Xie Yuchen's family hadn't originally planned to go to the market this time, but after overhearing Lin Xuezi muttering to herself, he had an idea.
According to my mother, this girl doesn't get close to anyone in the village, and it seems that the villagers are deliberately excluding her.
If a young girl travels alone and encounters those hooligans, she'll be in trouble.
Are you going to the market too? I'm going too!
"Then come and wake me up early tomorrow morning. I'm thinking of going to get some things, as we're almost out of food at home!"
Lin Xue was delighted to hear that Xie Yuchen was also going to the market.
Having someone to accompany you on the journey is always better than traveling alone with a gloomy face.
"It's settled then. I'll come and get you earlier tomorrow. After all, we still need to sell things, so we need to get there early!"
Seeing that Lin Xue had agreed, Xie Yuchen happily quickened his pace.
Although Xie Yuchen's expression didn't seem to change much, his tightly pursed lips betrayed his true feelings.
"Alright, all the raspberries have been picked!"
"Let's go down the mountain!"
"You probably didn't eat lunch either, right? You can come to my place and we can eat together!"
"I've collected a lot of wood these past few days, mostly firewood, but I haven't chopped any of it yet!"
"With Brother Xie here, someone will chop my firewood!"
Xie Yuchen, who was about to refuse, shut his mouth after hearing that there was work for him to do.
He obediently followed Lin Xue to her house.
"Thank you, Brother Xie. Please put the pickling jar here!"
"I don't have room for your pickled vegetables right now, but I'll buy some new ones at the market tomorrow and return them to you!"
Lin Xue asked Xie Yuchen to put the pickle jar in the kitchen, and then led him to the backyard.
There was a bamboo shed built there, with a dense stack of firewood underneath.
Most of the firewood consisted of tree branches, but they had all been chopped to roughly the same length with an axe.
There were also several huge dead trees lying nearby, which were probably the firewood that Lin Xue said she hadn't had time to chop yet.
"Lin Amei, you go cook, I'll take care of things here!"
Xie Yuchen took the axe from Lin Xue and walked to the place where she usually chopped firewood.
Seeing that the other party had started to get busy, Lin Xue returned to her courtyard.
He took out the marinated bird meat from his spatial storage, chopped it up, and prepared to stir-fry it.
The people here especially love spicy food, and every household's vegetable garden is full of chili peppers.
From the extra-spicy Ten Sisters chili peppers to ordinary long and thin peppers and bell peppers, almost all varieties are included, regardless of length or thickness.
Thinking that guests had come to visit, Lin Xue took out a piece of konjac tofu from her spatial storage.
I picked some scallions and garlic from the vegetable garden, cooked a pot of rice, and two dishes were enough for the two of us for lunch.
In addition, there were the pickled vegetables that Xie Yuchen brought.
Lin Xue hadn't opened the jar yet. By then, the dishes were all ready, so she opened the pickling jar and saw the neatly arranged fermented tofu inside.
This fermented tofu is very generous with its ingredients; as soon as you open the lid, you can smell the rich aroma of soy sauce.
Aunt Niu's pickling skills are particularly good. Lin Xue picked out two pieces and put them in the bowl, then put the lid back on.
"Thank you, Brother Xie, dinner's ready!"
After serving all the food, Lin Xue shouted towards the back of the house.
"good!"
She received a cheerful response, so she set up the stool and fetched a basin of water, which she then took outside.
"Come wash your hands, I have some soap here!"
After washing their hands, the two sat down at the table.
"Thank you, Brother. I don't know if my cooking will suit your taste. Why don't you give it a try?"
Lin Xue looked at the other person expectantly, after all, she had been eating alone for a while, which was actually quite boring.
Now that there's another person in the house, it feels like this empty house has come alive again.
"It's delicious!"
Xie Yuchen felt a little embarrassed by Lin Xue's gaze and just buried his head in his rice.
Seeing that he wasn't picking up much food, Lin Xue personally served him two bites.
A bird's leg, plus some konjac.
"Thank you, Brother Xie. You should eat more. I knew you were coming today, so I made a lot more food. If you can't finish it, we'll have to eat leftovers again tonight!"
Lin Xue deliberately acted aggrieved, and Xie Yuchen, who was initially hesitant to pick up food, also started to reach for the dishes.
"Sister, you should eat too!"
Lin Xue was surprised that the other person would put food on her plate, and after a moment of surprise, she smiled and started eating.
The two finished their meal at a leisurely pace. Lin Xue began to clear the dishes, while Xie Yuchen went to the back of the house to continue chopping the remaining firewood.
After chopping all the firewood behind the house, Xie Yuchen helped Lin Xue stack the pieces one by one on the woodpile.
Then the two of them went into the mountains together to check on Uncle Xie's feet in the valley.
According to Xie Yuchen, his father has been complaining of foot pain for the past two days, but refuses to take painkillers.
Moreover, the patient had almost finished the prescribed medication, so Lin Xue planned to take the patient's pulse to see if a different prescription was needed.
The two walked and talked along the way, and soon arrived at Xie Yuchen's house.
"Mother, Lin's daughter is here!"
As soon as Xie Yuchen got home, he put down his basket and shouted into the house.
"Young Miss Lin is here! Come inside quickly!"
Niu Li, who was taking care of her husband, immediately opened the door and let Lin Xue in when she heard her son's voice.
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