"I know, my aunt told me. Dad, how long will you stay with me this time?" Duoduo asked.
"Dad doesn't know when Auntie will go back. Dad will have to leave with her, but Dad will visit your school." Southwest has always wanted to visit Duoduo's school.
Duoduo was overjoyed and took out some candy from her pocket, handing it to Southwest: "Daddy, have some candy."
Southwest peeled a piece of candy and put it in Duoduo's mouth, then put one in her own mouth as well. Mmm, so sweet.
He pulled a large red envelope from his pocket: "Duoduo, Dad didn't know what clothes to buy you, so I didn't buy you any new clothes. But this red envelope is very big, so you can spend it as you like."
Duoduo took the red envelope and carefully hid it in the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket: "I have new clothes, Grandma made them for me."
Looking at the clean and tidy Duoduo, Yan Xinan was very gratified; his son had finally been found.
Everyone went to Village Chief Ma's house for dinner, while the Yan family's house was cold and empty, as they planned to go to town to buy food the next day.
Yan Xiaonan rummaged through her spatial storage, found some gold and silver jewelry, and put it in her pocket. This would be the best gift for the New Year and other holidays.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Ma saw the gleaming gold necklace and the men's watch, she couldn't stop smiling.
Now that conditions are better, Mrs. Ma still has the money to buy necklaces and watches. It's a pity that she has been frugal all her life and has not yet learned to spend money extravagantly.
"Nan Nan, how many days are you staying this time?" Aunt Ma asked.
Yan Xiaonan glanced at Bei Nan and said, "We'll go back once Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan finish their plan."
"Plan? What plan?" Sister-in-law Ma was a little confused, but Village Chief Ma smiled. He knew that with Bei Nan and Nan Nan coming, good things were going to happen in Mushroom Village.
"Don't worry about all that, just cook more food to entertain Qiangzi and the others. By the way, why isn't Minghua back?" Village Chief Ma asked.
“Minghua knows why we’re back this time, so she didn’t come,” Nan Nan said.
"If she doesn't want to go back, she doesn't have to. She can call us when she's free. We're getting a phone installed at home after the fifteenth of the lunar month," said Mrs. Ma happily.
Yan Xiaonan nodded. Mushroom Village is developing rapidly. Every household has electricity and running water, and now they're even installing telephones. That's great.
That night, Duoduo slept on the kang (heated brick bed) in the Yan family's house, while Xinan took Duoduo to sleep in Beinan's room.
Liu Lili slept in her room with Bao'er. It was the first time she and Bao'er had slept on a large kang (heated brick bed). The kang was so big that no matter how much they turned over, they wouldn't fall off.
Bao'er happily tumbled left and right, her giggles echoing throughout the yard. This laughter melted Duo Duo's heart, and he decided to be kinder to his little sister from now on.
Nothing was said that night. The next day, Southwest visited Tang Jianjun and his mother with gifts. Seeing the two elderly people who had aged considerably, Southwest felt a pang of sadness.
“Master, Mistress, why don’t you come back to the capital with me? I’ll take care of you in your old age.”
Tang Jianjun was so touched he almost cried. The Tang family was so unlucky to have lost such a good son-in-law.
When the mother went to the stove, how could she not cook a delicious meal to entertain the guests?
Bei Nan followed Ma Mingchun to plan the Mushroom Village. As long as the funds are in place, the Mushroom Village will surely succeed.
Yan Xiaonan was determined to visit Mushroom Mountain, even though the mountain had been closed off by heavy snow long ago. But that was no problem for him.
"Chenming, why don't you go to town with Mom and Dad to buy groceries? I'll take Enming to Mushroom Mountain."
Ye Chenming nodded. He already knew about Enming's differences from Yan Xiaonan. Nannan had brought him there specifically today.
Liu Lili had nowhere to go, so she looked at Cuihua and said, "Mom, can Bao'er and I go together?"
Cuihua nodded: "Then you hold Bao'er and stay close. You don't know this place well, so don't get lost."
Liu Lili nodded, wrapped Bao'er up tightly, and followed Cuihua into the pickup truck.
Yan Xiaonan quickly led Enming to the back mountain, where a surge of mountain god energy erupted, causing the animals on the mountain to roar.
Yan Xiaonan quickly looked at Enming in his arms. If he was scared, he would put him in his spatial storage.
Ke Enming's eyes sparkled as she looked up at the majestic mountains and even roared.
"Oh, oh, oh," the childish voice rang out, attracting the attention of Tiger King's son, another Tiger King.
The North Wind also jumped onto a rock and looked down at the foot of the mountain. It smelled Nan Nan's scent, but there seemed to be an additional scent that was both strange and familiar.
Seeing her son dancing with excitement, Yan Xiaonan quickly ran up the mountain.
When I reached the halfway point of the mountain, I saw a strong tiger looking at me. Its eyes held memories, yet also a sense of unfamiliarity.
"Tiger King, I'm here," Nan Nan said, as a surge of mountain god energy rushed towards the Tiger King.
Tiger King finally remembered the aura he had encountered when he was a child, and happily ran over.
But when it saw Enming, fear showed in its eyes, and it took a step back.
Yan Xiaonan watched with a smile as Enming cried out "Ahhh!" and tried to pounce on Tiger King, but Tiger King suddenly turned around and ran away.
The North Wind looked at Enming timidly, its tail drooping down, showing none of the wolf king's majesty.
"North Wind, what's wrong with you?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
“The child in your arms is very powerful; we dare not look him in the eye,” Beifeng said. I turned and ran, and in the blink of an eye, all that remained was a vast expanse of white.
Yan Xiaonan was a little annoyed. She glanced at Enming and said, "What kind of person are you that makes the wolf king and the tiger afraid of you?"
Enming made all sorts of noises, but Yan Xiaonan couldn't understand a single word.
Upon reaching the hot spring, Yan Xiaonan filled all the large vats in the space with hot spring water, took off his outer clothes, and carried the naked Enming into the pool.
The warm pool water washed away the money-grubbing and mercenary tendencies that Yan Xiaonan had accumulated over the years, cleansing her soul.
Enming closed her eyes and made babyish noises before falling asleep.
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness spread out and he felt that Enming's small body was constantly absorbing the energy in the hot spring pool.
It was very slow, but continuous.
Yan Xiaonan decided that she would bring her child here to soak in the hot springs every winter so that he could fully absorb the essence of the sun and moon.
If one could truly cultivate immortality in this world, only in this wondrous and spiritually potent place like Mushroom Mountain could one's wish be fulfilled.
The mother and son soaked in the hot spring for half a day, and then went to the grove where many more ginseng plants had grown.
Yan Xiaonan gave birth to over a hundred ginseng roots that were over a hundred years old, and then over a dozen ginseng roots that were over ten thousand years old. These were gifts she wanted to give to her parents and three children.
The two lingered in Mushroom Mountain, hunting several pheasants, catching a few rabbits, and even knocking out two silly roe deer.
The mountain eagle circled in the air, and just as it was about to land, it suddenly took off and let out a sharp cry.
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