Yuan Mengge looked at the big black dog that kept barking at her and said, "Are you Teacher Liang's dog? My mom has only been here for two months, so it shouldn't be her dog."
Even if Li Xue'e were to raise a dog, she would definitely start with a puppy, as adult dogs are generally wary of strangers and difficult to tame.
Moreover, this big black dog is very strong, with shiny fur, and looks like it is well cared for, not like a stray dog.
"Woof woof woof!" The big black dog continued to bark at her.
Yuan Mengge: "Don't be so fierce. I'm a guest. Don't you know you need to be polite?"
Dog: "Woof! Woof woof woof! Howl howl howl—"
"I bought chicken, duck, and pork bones. If you're so fierce, I won't let you eat them later," she said, looking at it.
She bought some groceries while she was in town.
Li Xue'e previously stated in her letter that she cooks her own meals here, as there are pots and stoves available.
She saw that the stove was right outside the house, with only an oilcloth sheet covering the roof to keep out the rain, forming a small pavilion.
Li Xue'e went out to buy rice and vegetables herself, and she also cultivated a vegetable garden here.
She just went to check on the vegetable garden; it has some water spinach, bok choy, green beans, eggplants, and cucumbers.
The water spinach is ready to be picked and eaten, but the other plants haven't produced any fruit yet.
If you ever get tired of the city environment, it's a very comfortable place to live.
This mountain area is a remote and desolate place, so there shouldn't be any problem staying here for a while.
She sat under the eaves until about 4:30, when she finally heard footsteps.
There were also sounds of conversation.
"Your reaction time is still poor... but your physical fitness has improved a lot... so it's not bad... at this rate... in three or four months, you might not be able to beat someone in a fight, but you should be able to escape without any problem."
"oh."
"It's really strange that you two are only sisters-in-law. She actually helped you, an outsider, so much. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were sisters."
"Yes. I don't know why she helped me so much, maybe we're in the same boat."
As the conversation between the two grew closer, the big black dog began to bark: "Woof woof woof~ Waaaaa~~"
Completely different from its fierce barking at Yuan Mengge just now, it now barks as if it knows its owner has returned, wagging its tail incessantly and making happy, affectionate noises.
Then the two men came back from behind the house.
The two were taken aback when they saw Yuan Mengge sitting under the eaves.
"Aping! Why are you here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" As soon as Li Xue'e saw Yuan Mengge, she immediately showed a look of surprise and ran over to hug her.
Yuan Mengge: "If I tell you, there won't be any surprise!"
Then he tilted his head and greeted Liang Hao, who was walking over, saying, "Hello, Teacher Liang."
Liang Hao looked her over with a strange expression: "How did you find this place? It's so far from the foot of the mountain, how did you manage to find it without anyone leading the way!"
This place is 98 kilometers away from the outside of the mountains, and it's deep in the mountains. Without a guide, first-time visitors would have no way of finding this place.
Who exactly is this girl? She actually came all this way!
Yuan Mengge said, "I have my own special ability. As long as I want to find it, I will definitely be able to find it."
She's got some kind of cheat code, how could she not find her?
Liang Hao looked her up and down: "What special ability? I'm curious!"
Then, suddenly becoming excited, he said, "You've come at the perfect time! Let's practice properly after we eat!"
Yuan Mengge nodded: "No problem."
He then pointed to a pile of bags hanging by the door and said to Li Xue'e, "I bought some groceries, let's cook."
Li Xue'e nodded happily: "Okay!"
Then she opened the door. The room was small, and the only furniture inside was a single bed made of bamboo rafts and a set of tables and chairs, the chairs of which were also made of bamboo.
The table is a small folding square table that I bought from outside.
Li Xue'e placed all the groceries Yuan Mengge had bought on the table and said, "You bought too much. Let's stew them all in one pot; there's no plate to hold them."
Yuan Mengge nodded, not minding that they were all cooked together: "Sure."
The kitchen was in the pavilion outside that sheltered us from the rain, with two stoves, one a small pot for cooking rice and the other a wok for cooking vegetables.
"I'll go fetch water." Liang Hao took a bucket from the house and went out.
Yuan Mengge asked Li Xue'e curiously, "Where do we get it? Is there a stream here?"
While washing the pot, Li Xue'e replied, "There's a stream flowing down from the mountain over there. It's not far; it's only a two-minute walk."
As Yuan Mengge helped her, he looked her over and noticed that Li Xue'e's body hadn't changed much, but her demeanor had changed slightly.
Perhaps because she lives alone in these mountains, she has become more carefree.
Her skin has also become a little darker.
"Aren't you afraid living alone in these mountains?" she asked, looking at Li Xue'e.
Li Xue'e replied, "I was indeed a little scared at first, but after Teacher Liang brought the black dragon over, I wasn't so scared anymore."
"So its name is Black Dragon... What a powerful name!" Yuan Mengge turned her head and glanced at the black dog upon hearing this.
Li Xue'e said, "I always take it with me when I go into the mountains, because it knows the way back and won't get lost."
Yuan Mengge asked, "How did it become so familiar with you when it's so fierce?"
Li Xue'e smiled and said, "Give it a few meals and it won't be so fierce. Give it a bone later and it won't be so aggressive towards you. But it will still bark at you next time you come... It will be fine after a few times."
A few minutes later, Liang Hao returned with a bucket of water and poured it into a small water vat next to the stove. The bucket only filled the vat halfway.
So he turned around and went to fetch the second bucket.
Watching him leave, Yuan Mengge asked Li Xue'e, "How is Teacher Liang treating you? Is he alright?"
Li Xue'e nodded: "It's good. He comes every day, covering such a long distance, and doesn't leave until very late. I don't know if he's tired, but I feel tired myself."
There's only one bed in the room, and Li Xue'e is sleeping here, so Liang Hao naturally won't be staying overnight.
Yuan Mengge knew Liang Hao's character, so she wasn't worried that he would do anything to Li Xue'e.
"He's a fast runner; it should only take him three hours round trip. He'll definitely come; how else can he teach you? Your stamina should have improved a bit, right? How long do you run in the mountains?"
Li Xue'e said, "Now I can run for forty minutes. At first, I would increase the time by a few minutes at a time, but the mountain roads were difficult to run on, and it was exhausting."
Running in the mountains is completely different from running on a flat track. Running in the mountains is a great way to improve balance and reaction time.
Yuan Mengge said, "I'll go for a run with you tomorrow morning."
Li Xue'e asked her, "When are you going back?"
Yuan Mengge: "Tomorrow afternoon, please."
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