Chapter 173 Return
The night sky above the cliff canyon was like a thin strip of stars. The fire made crackling sounds like burning dry branches and leaves, and gray smoke rose slowly.
The bursting chestnuts give off an enticing sweet aroma, and the fish meat, which has been roasted until both sides are golden brown and sizzling with oil, has a unique flavor even though there is no salt, but it is added with wild seasonings.
“It smells so good!”
They sat around the fire, and although they were full they couldn't control their appetite, and from time to time they would pick out cracked roasted chestnuts to satisfy their cravings.
This rare leisure and comfort brought some peace and relaxation to Suning, who had been busy and nervous since the beginning of autumn.
As the night deepened, the howling of wolves could be heard from above from time to time.
After swallowing the last bite of chestnut meat, Fu Jiaming shook his body. He still felt that the cries were creepy. In order to dispel this panic feeling, he looked at them and started a conversation.
“Could this be the top of Baoshan Mountain?”
"Perhaps."
The height from which Yan Xi picked the Ganoderma lucidum was less than half the height of the cliff at most, so it is indeed possible.
I don't have the time to climb up here just to find out what's going on.
Throwing the small wooden stick he had been playing with into the fire, Suning looked back at the three wooden boxes stacked not far away, "You should think about whether you have any ideas for your treasure."
When you need it, you have to make a special trip here. It is too troublesome to cross mountains and rivers to get it.
Before leaving, she could move her own share into Taoyuan without anyone noticing. Even if the two of them came back in the future and found that her share was missing, she could say that she had found a reliable person to transport it out in advance.
Speaking of this, Fu Jiaming and Yan Xi couldn't help but look at each other. How could they come up with a good solution in the short term?
Maybe there's nothing wrong with keeping it here, except that it's a little inconvenient to access, but it's safe and confidential enough.
"I have a few very reliable people. If you trust me, I can let them transport it out little by little."
"What's there to believe or not believe?"
"That's right, if I don't believe you, who else can I believe?"
When they heard that she had a solution, they were really happy and had no other thoughts.
After all, as they themselves said, they are 120% confident in Suning.
"If it works, Ningning, I don't have to ship all of them out, two boxes will be enough!"
"Me too, I took everything out and had no place to hide it. I have two or three boxes that are enough for a lifetime. I'll deal with the rest later."
Fu Jiaming nodded in agreement, thinking that there was nothing wrong with what Yan Xi said.
Things at home are not like before. Although the old man still has a nominal position, he can still receive some salary, allowances and subsidies every month.
But my mother retired and my eldest brother lost his job. How can they support two families just by living off their savings and the little money they earn from father and son?
Especially since Uncle Yan and Uncle Yan's families are far away on the farm, it would be really fatal if we don't find a way to provide them with help from time to time!
Thinking of this, Fu Jiaming felt that two boxes might not be enough. What if, like in the past two years, gold and silver could not be exchanged for much food? Wouldn't that be a disaster?
It's not easy for Yan Qi to hide things there, he has to keep an eye out for raids from above, but he can use the pretext of building a house to make a small secret room or something, and hide a few more boxes... no problem, right?
"Suning, I want six boxes, take six boxes out!"
"Once you've confirmed what you want to take out, mark them so you can identify them yourself and pile them here. Then I'll have someone else carry them along so they'll be easier to identify."
"Okay!" "Okay!"
They had eaten too much and had nothing to do, so Fu Jiaming and Yan Xi stood up and prepared to pack up and see what to take out.
Yan Xi cleared out two boxes first. He thought that his only niece would get married soon, and the two boys in the family would also have to get married in two or three years. He immediately made a plan in his mind.
One box is filled with gold and silver jewelry that women like, especially the particularly beautiful set of headwear that women in ancient times wore when they got married. It must be stuffed in there!
In the other box, apart from the two layers of gold ingots at the bottom, there were gold items of various shapes and sizes, as well as peanuts, melon seeds, and the twelve zodiac animals, on top. It was soon filled up.
Yan Xi drew an arrow shape on the lower left corner of the two boxes and looked back at her, "Ningning, I'm fine. These are the only two."
"Okay, Uncle Yan."
"I'm fine too, Suning!"
Nodding, Suning saw that both of their boxes were clearly marked and placed next to her own box to avoid confusion.
At dawn the next day, the three of them woke up one after another.
After fixing the fire that was still emitting sparks and taking the things he had with him, he prepared to set off and return.
Suning deliberately walked at the end, and took advantage of the two men being about to turn around and enter the cave to quickly put the pile of boxes into Taoyuan. She immediately quickened her pace and did not give the two men a chance to turn around and call her.
Until they walked out of the stone gate and moved the protrusion back to its original position as they did when they opened the door, the gate slowly closed and the three of them smiled at each other, then climbed out of the pit one by one along the rope.
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The three of them did not return all night, so Luo Shuangshuang and the Yan family were naturally worried all night.
Qian Hongmei had to go to the fields with a heavy heart until her husband came back from work, and she had to ask the team leader for a day off for him.
"Grandma, I want to wait for them at the entrance to the mountain."
Knowing that she couldn't sit still, if it weren't for her old age, she would have wanted to go there and wait, so Granny Yan didn't persuade her much, but just told her two grandsons to accompany her. After all, that little bit of grandson was naturally not as important as her granddaughter.
Yan Wen and Yan Wu didn't say anything, picked up their tools and accompanied her to the mountain.
While waiting for their father, they can also collect some firewood, pig grass and so on, so as not to delay either.
When the sun was almost overhead, I finally saw the three people who looked somewhat disheveled from a distance.
Jumping up from the big rock, Luo Shuangshuang quickly called out to his two younger brothers and ran towards them happily.
"Uncle, Ning Baogai, you guys are finally back..."
When I got closer, I realized that the grass and mud on his body were not the most embarrassing thing, there was actually blood?
"Are you injured? Where are you injured? Is it serious?"
"Don't worry, they are just minor injuries. Just apply some medicine later!"
After looking at her uncle and then at her best friend, and seeing her nod as well, Luo Shuangshuang finally put aside some of her worries.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Fu Jiaming raised his hand to his lips in dissatisfaction and coughed twice as a reminder: Such a big partner of mine is here, and you can't even see me?
Thinking back to the time when I was leaving the house and had the misfortune of running into a lone wolf, an experience that could have cost me my life by accident, I still feel horrified when I think back on it.
That’s it. It’s not too much to ask a partner for care and concern, right?
"Uncle, Ning Baogai, let's go back quickly and I will help you apply the medicine!"
"Hey, hey, Shuangshuang, where's me? There's also me!"
Seeing her pulling two people's arms on the left and right and turning away at the speed of light, Fu Jiaming was dumbfounded. He quickly chased after her despite the pain in his legs.
"I almost forgot I have a partner!"
“Puff~”
"Hahahaha, you're still so naughty again!"
In fact, Luo Shuangshuang was just joking. How could she really not notice him? It was just that in comparison, Fu Jiaming's body was only a little dirtier and not as glaringly blood-red as the other two, so she naturally felt relieved about him.
The group quickly returned to the Yan family. Mrs. Yan, who had been waiting like an ant on a hot pan, saw that all three people had returned. She clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, may the Buddha bless you."
Because of the wolf's accident, Yan Xi's hand was further injured because he used the bow and arrow in a hurry.
Suning, who was unable to run away in time, also had his arm scratched. It was because of this that Fu Jiaming recklessly kicked the wolf's head with his leg.
He had a head of steel, teeth of iron, but a body of tofu, and the kick almost broke his bones, leaving him with a big swelling.
Fortunately, Yan Xi's two arrows hit its eyes in time, otherwise, facing the wolf that had turned around with its bloody mouth wide open and was ready to pounce, Fu Jiaming would have suffered more than just leg injuries.
After treating the injuries of the three people, Luo Shuangshuang's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
But seeing that they were all trying to remain calm and saying that nothing was serious, she didn't want to cry and make a scene out of nothing.
After a quick lunch, the three of them prepared to set off immediately.
Luo Shuangshuang and Fu Jiaming were relieved because they had Suning's medicine. Now that they had obtained the Ganoderma lucidum, they naturally had to rush back as soon as possible while it was still fresh for Old Liu to extract the medicine.
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