Chapter 066 Digging Bamboo Shoots

Before he could finish his sentence, Ji Qingyue exerted a little force on his hand, and a fairly round bamboo shoot emerged from the soil.

Ji Qingyue picked up the bamboo shoot and shook it in his hand: "Husband, I dug it!"

The rest of Yuan Ming's words were stuck in his throat. He praised him dryly and continued to look for it with his head down.

Facts have proved that Ji Qingyue is indeed more talented than him in digging bamboo shoots. When he finally dug out one, Ji Qingyue's basket was already filled with several.

Yuan Ming was unwilling to fall behind, so he dug even harder.

The two chased each other and reaped a lot. In half an afternoon, they dug a full basket.

Yuan Ming shook the weight of the basket and felt that it was enough. It would be too strenuous to go down the mountain any further.

"Qingqing, we should go back. We have dug enough to eat for several days."

Ji Qingyue still felt unsatisfied. He had never done farm work before. To him, digging bamboo shoots was not work but play.

"Okay."

He straightened up, turned around and looked, and was stunned.

Unknowingly, they had walked to the depths of the bamboo forest. There were identical bamboos all around, and no one was seen.

"Husband, do you know the way back?"

Yuan Ming was from Shangguan Village and should be very familiar with the mountain road, but that was not the case.

He frowned: "I probably know. You hold my hand and we will walk back slowly." As long as they walk to where there are people, they will not be afraid of getting lost.

However, things did not go as planned. When they came here, they were chasing bamboo shoots. They did not pay much attention to which direction they were walking. When they went back, they were in trouble.

Ji Qingyue looked bitter: "We are not going to spend the night in the woods tonight, are we?"

Yuan Ming shook his head. This forest is completely wild. There are all kinds of animals in it. It is very unsafe at night. Moreover, if they don't go back, Cao will definitely be anxious.

Just when he was in a dilemma and didn't know how to go, a crisp whistle attracted his attention.

Yuan Ming made a prompt decision and took Yuan Ming to run in the direction of the whistle.

However, they did not see anyone, only three ferocious hunting dogs, with their front legs slightly bent, taking a defensive posture, as if they would quickly attack if Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue made any unusual movements.

Yuan Ming asked Ji Qingyue to hide behind him, staring at the leading hunting dog, and walked forward slowly, not daring to make too much noise.

"Da Huang! Come here!" As a young man's voice rang out, the three big dogs barked one after another, no longer staring at Yuan Ming and the others, but running behind them.

Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue also turned around. There was a thin young man standing there, and the three dogs squatted around him obediently.

The young man touched their heads one by one, and the tails hidden behind the big dogs swung happily, without any trace of the ferocious look they had just shown towards them.

After comforting his dog, the boy apologized to them: "This is my dog. I think I scared you. I'm really sorry. Are you not hurt?"

Ji Qingyue poked her head out from behind Yuan Ming. The moment she saw the boy's face clearly, she shouted in surprise: "Lin Bu!"

Lin Bu was stunned for a moment, looked at their faces carefully, and then asked tentatively: "Is it Brother Yuan Ming and his wife?"

Ji Qingyue nodded and walked in front of Yuan Ming: "We just met last night, but you didn't wake up, so you may not know. But how did you get up the mountain so quickly? Are you fully recovered?" Unexpectedly,

Lin Bu actually knelt down in front of them. Ji Qingyue was shocked: "What are you doing?"

"My mother told me, if I hadn't met you yesterday and was saved by you, I would have frozen to death on the road." Lin Bu's pretty face was full of fear: "If I died, my mother would not live either. I will remember your kindness."

Ji Qingyue quickly pulled him up and patted the dirt on his knees: "We just brought you back, we didn't do anything."

Lin Bu was very stubborn: "I know I have nothing now, but I promise that as long as you can use me in the future, I will go through fire and water and never give up!"

Ji Qingyue couldn't persuade him, so she had to agree, and Lin Bu smiled.

Yuan Ming watched from the side without saying anything. Among the three people present, only he knew that Lin Bu's promise was worth more than a thousand gold, he was a future general!

Hearing that they were lost, Lin Bu patted his chest and said that he would definitely lead them out.

On the way back, Ji Qingyue and Lin Bu kept chatting, and Yuan Ming listened quietly.

Lin Bu had never met his father, but he had his father's bravery and heroism in his bones. When he was ten years old, he began to take hunting dogs to the mountains to hunt alone. This piece of mountain had no owner, so it was naturally a place he often visited.

Lin Bu scratched his head embarrassedly: "I was doing a short-term job in the town some time ago and had no time to go up the mountain. I just set a few traps today, but there was no prey. Otherwise, I would give you some."

"Okay, come to me next time you get prey, and I will make you something delicious." Ji Qingyue said.

He did not refuse the kindness of the little brother. Anyway, there was a lot of food stored at home, so he just gave him some.

Three big dogs led the way, and after turning several corners in the dense forest, they finally arrived at a place they were familiar with.

Ji Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said to Yuan Ming: "Luckily I met Brother Lin, otherwise we would definitely not be able to get out."

Yuan Ming nodded: "Thanks to Brother Lin."

Lin Bu's face was slightly red, and he laughed twice: "Because I come here often and am familiar with this place. If it was in the town, I would probably be the one who got lost."

When they came to the foot of the mountain, they were going in different directions and soon separated at the intersection.

After saying goodbye to Lin Bu, Ji Qingyue naturally took Yuan Ming's hand.

Yuan Ming glanced at him, his anger rising: "I thought Qingqing was going to go back with someone else."

Ji Qingyue smiled and hit him: "Stop making trouble."

A large basket of winter bamboo shoots, less than half of which were left after peeling, was stewed into a pot of pork ribs soup that day. The two recognized Dali and ate very satisfied.

The childhood evenings of the children in the village were always filled with the sound of adults chatting around the stove.

Now that I have become an adult, I occasionally participate in it.

For example, tonight, Li Qing'e came to the house to chat with Cao, and Ji Qingyue also sat down with them. Although she didn't understand what they were saying most of the time, she just listened quietly.

After chatting for a while, Li Qing'e looked at Ji Qingyue.

"The matter of Hanan Village is settled. Han Xiaoshuang is at my house and said she has something to say to Yuan Ming."

She said it with some embarrassment. Yuan Ming is a married man and Han Xiaoshuang is a single woman. It seems awkward for the two of them to talk alone.

Ji Qingyue didn't seem to feel her embarrassment and nodded without thinking: "Okay."

A quarter of an hour later, in Yuan Ming's study.

Yuan Ming, Ji Qingyue and Han Xiaoshuang looked at each other.

Ji Qingyue blinked innocently: "Is there anything I can't listen to?"

"Of course not." Yuan Ming grabbed his hand.

Han Xiaoshuang looked at them and asked tentatively: "Did Master Yuan tell my husband about that?"

Yuan Ming nodded: "There's nothing I can't tell." Realizing what Han Xiaoshuang emphasized, he continued: "Those people want to hurt Qingqing, and I can't hide it from him. Only by knowing the danger can he be alert and better protect himself."

Han Xiaoshuang laughed: "Master Yuan is right, your husband has the ability to protect himself."