When they arrived at their destination, Gu Yanbai found a clean spot for Su Nianxue to sit down.
He and Gu Yanliu then took hoes and started digging in the ground, following the direction of the bamboo whip.
We've only been here a short while, and Wang Erya and Taozi have arrived too!
"How come you two busy people have time to come up the mountain?" Su Nianxue asked them jokingly.
"Hey, what's with all this talk about being busy or not? We're just busy doing nothing. Don't make fun of us." Wang Erya waved her hand.
"Did you find anything? Did you find anything?" Peach looked in the direction of Gu Yanbai and his sister, but there was nothing on the ground except fresh soil.
"We only arrived a little earlier than you, how could we be here so quickly?" Gu Yanliu looked up and smiled at the two of them.
Gu Yanbai merely glanced at them before continuing with his work.
Soon, he dug a bamboo shoot the size of his palm out of the soil.
Upon seeing this, the two men's eyes lit up, and they went to dig a piece of land nearby.
At this time of year, winter bamboo shoots have just sprouted, so they're not easy to dig up.
After digging for most of the day, we only managed to find about ten roots.
Su Nianxue helped pick the winter bamboo shoots and put them into the basket.
Seeing that it was getting late and still thinking about making tofu, Gu Yanliu said goodbye to Taozi and the others and left.
"Sister-in-law, look how fresh these winter bamboo shoots are! They'll definitely taste delicious stir-fried." Gu Yanliu said with a grin as she looked at the winter bamboo shoots in the basket.
"Yes, cook a lot tonight, and send some over to Grandpa and the others to try."
"knew."
Gu Yanbai followed behind Su Nianxue, carrying a hoe. "I'll come back and dig some more tomorrow."
"Didn't you want some pickled bamboo shoots? This isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap!"
Gu Yanliu picked up a bamboo shoot from the basket and brought it closer to him, saying, "Although it's a bit small."
But bro, aren't the gaps between your teeth a bit too big?
"Or, I can try stuffing them in your teeth, so the gaps don't get too big and let in air."
Gu Yanbai...
"You brat, I was just saying that, do you understand what I meant?"
"I don't understand. Who told me to be an honest person? I don't have as many tricks up my sleeve as others." Gu Yanliu retorted without any politeness.
“You, an honest person? Don’t insult that word, our Gu family…” He stopped abruptly at the end.
"What's wrong with the Gu family? Tell me, I'd love to hear it." Su Nianxue glanced at him, her words tinged with teasing.
"Sister-in-law, let me tell you!"
What he meant was that there are no honest people in our Gu family.
"But if you ask me, he's the most cunning one in our Gu family," Gu Yanliu added with a grin.
Su Nianxue nodded solemnly, "Yes, that's true, except for Big Brother, of course..."
"Su Nianxue, have you ever heard a saying?" Gu Yanbai didn't refute, but asked a seemingly unrelated question.
"What did you say?"
"Kill a thousand enemies, but lose eight hundred of your own."
"What does that mean?"
"Have you never thought that you are now a part of the Gu family?" Gu Yanbai asked with a hint of pride.
"Haha, that's true. But, I think..." She dragged out the last syllable, only saying half of it before stopping.
"What do you think?" Gu Yanbai pressed.
Su Nianxue said, "I think it's not a bad thing for people to be more careful. If you're too honest, you might get bullied."
"Yes, just like my eldest brother. He was honest and hardworking his whole life, but in the end, he was almost bullied to death by the Liu family."
Although a long time has passed, Gu Yanliu is still filled with indignation when the matter is brought up.
"Can I take that as a compliment?" Gu Yanbai stroked his chin after hearing their words.
"I was just praising you, you're overthinking it!" Gu Yanliu laughed heartily, her clear laughter echoing throughout the forest.
“Exactly, why do you always think so badly of us?” Su Nianxue chimed in.
"That just traumatized you both."
"They always talk behind my back and gang up on me to bully me." Gu Yanbai muttered under his breath.
“You’re wrong. We never speak ill of others behind their backs,” Su Nianxue said calmly.
“Yes, because we said it face to face.” Gu Yanliu subconsciously added the second half of the sentence.
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"To speak ill of others with such confidence, frankly, I am ashamed of my own ability." Gu Yanbai glanced at the two of them and shook his head helplessly.
"Brother, we only joke around with you because we're close to you. If it were someone else, do you think we'd even acknowledge them?"
"And what about you?" Gu Yanbai turned his head and looked at Su Nianxue.
Su Nianxue glanced around and, seeing that no one else was around, whispered, "Yanliu's meaning is my meaning."
Gu Yanbai's lips twitched slightly, then he raised them into a wide smile.
He suddenly grabbed her wrist with his free hand. "It's a bit slippery here, let me hold your hand and lead you!"
"Haha, sister-in-law, I bet my brother is going to say we're in cahoots again." Gu Yanliu didn't care about their little antics; she'd seen enough of it already.
"Gu Yanliu, you're wrong this time. Even if your sister-in-law were to be on the same side with someone, it would still be with me."
As for you, get out of here. And also, don't try to sow discord between me and your sister-in-law in the future.
He took Su Nianxue's hand, quickly walked past her, and went ahead.
"Brother, you're being shameless. You said those words yourself back then, so why are you holding a grudge now?"
"Why are you so fickle?" Gu Yanliu shouted angrily.
"Gu Yanliu, if I remember correctly, it's just over a month until the New Year." As soon as Gu Yanbai said this, the grumbling behind him stopped abruptly.
"Hehe, brother, I understand, I understand." She chuckled obsequiously, then made a gesture to seal her mouth in front of him.
Su Nianxue looked on in confusion. So what kind of riddle were these two playing?
She looked at him questioningly, but Gu Yanbai showed no intention of explaining.
They quickly descended the mountain. As they passed the foot of the mountain, Gu Yanliu said, "Let's go and say hello to our older brother and tell him not to cook dinner tonight."
The three of them walked together toward the farmland.
However, before they could even speak, they saw Gu Yansong arguing with a young woman next to a pile of neatly stacked haystacks on the ground.
The three looked at each other, wondering... what was going on?
Could it be...?
There happened to be a big tree behind them, and the three of them quickly hid behind it, concealing themselves completely.
Let's see how things go first!
"Let go! In broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging like this?" Gu Yansong tried to pry her hands open and pull his clothes out.
Unfortunately, she was too strong. He tried to pull her several times, but she only held on tighter.
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