Before Yan Yu's friend arrived, another incident quietly occurred in the neighboring Wujiayu brigade.
Like the Jixiang Brigade, Wujiayu also received several people wearing "hats".
One of them was an acquaintance Ruan Tang knew from her previous life.
But at this moment, Ruan Tang knew nothing about this.
She was lying on Yan Yu's broad and sturdy back, being carried by him deeper into the back mountain.
The autumn harvest was finally over, and only scattered tasks remained in the fields, giving the commune members a rare moment of leisure.
The back mountain in autumn is a huge treasure trove, and every household wants to bring in as many good things as possible before the snow falls.
Ruan Tang also wanted to join in the fun.
To put it bluntly, she was craving wild fruits and roasted chestnuts from the mountains.
The autumn sky is high, and the wind blows, carrying the unique, crisp scent of grass and trees from the mountains and forests. It feels cool and refreshing on the cheeks.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, which crunched underfoot.
"Brother, I'm tired."
Ruan Tang had only taken a few steps when she became coquettish and refused to move, tugging at Yan Yu's clothes and drawing out her soft, sweet voice.
Yan Yu said nothing and naturally squatted down in front of her.
His broad back was always open to her.
Ruan Tang climbed up with satisfaction.
Two little hands skillfully encircled his neck, and her little head nestled in the hollow of his strong shoulder, her eyes squinting comfortably.
Yan Yu carried her on his back, walking quickly and steadily without even swaying his breathing.
He soon stopped under a chestnut tree.
The chestnut trees here grow exceptionally well, and the ground is covered with thorny chestnut buds, each one plump and round.
Some of them had already cracked open, revealing the glossy chestnuts inside.
Yan Yu carefully put Ruan Tang down and let her sit on a clean stone covered with a thick layer of pine needles.
He took off his coat, stomped on the spiky balls, and bent down to pick up the plump chestnuts and put them into his clothes.
Ruan Tang rested her chin on her hand, watching with great interest.
Yan Yu speaks very little when he works, but every movement he makes exudes efficiency and strength, making him more interesting than anything else.
In no time, he had filled a whole bag.
He walked up to Ruan Tang and picked out the biggest and plumpest one from his pocket.
With a forceful pull from two long, slender fingers, the hard outer shell cracked open with a "crack".
He quickly peeled off the outer shell and the astringent inner skin, revealing a whole pale yellow fruit, and handed it directly to Ruan Tang's lips.
Ruan Tang obediently opened her mouth and ate it in one bite with a "whoosh".
Raw chestnuts have a sweet taste and are crunchy and delicious.
She was chewing with relish when suddenly, that familiar warm current in her body stirred very slightly.
Um?
Ruan Tang's eyebrows twitched slightly.
She carefully felt it, and the warm current came from the chestnut she had just swallowed!
Although it was only a tiny amount, so weak as to be negligible, it was indeed pure energy!
Her little mouth stopped chewing, and she froze.
Yan Yu noticed her unusual behavior, stopped peeling the second chestnut, and looked down at her.
"What's wrong?" His voice was deep, with a hint of barely perceptible tension.
Ruan Tang didn't speak, but pointed to the chestnut in his hand, then to her own mouth, her almond-shaped eyes wide with shock and ecstasy.
Yan Yu understood instantly.
He stuffed the freshly peeled chestnut meat into her mouth, then took one for himself, peeled it, and ate it.
A faint but pure energy slid down my throat into my body.
Although this amount of energy was barely enough to fill a tooth gap for someone of his level, he immediately judged that it would be a great tonic for Ruan Tang in her current state!
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