Three days have passed since the dispute at the market, and Xue Zhuang apologized to Song Liyun again.
To be honest, Song Liyun felt a little sorry for him, having such a complicated wife.
But then she thought about how everyone has some annoying relatives, and she felt relieved.
I don't even dare to go back to Xiaoshi Village to offer incense and pay respects to my ancestors!
Xu Yan'er and her sister-in-law didn't come empty-handed.
She brought a bag of snacks and was leading a small white and gray dog.
This is the one that Xiao An saw at the market, but ended up paying for it only to have it snatched away, leaving Xiao An feeling frustrated for two days.
Having witnessed Song Liyun's visit to the Xue family before, Xu Yan'er was naturally more generous this time.
She didn't go inside the gate, but said to Song Liyun from outside, "Sister Song, I'm very grateful to you for saving my sister-in-law a while ago."
If it weren't for you... something terrible would have happened. These snacks are just a small gift; you must accept them.
Xue Zhuang had already thanked her for this, so Song Liyun didn't press her further: "It's nothing, just a small favor."
Xu Yan'er's face turned bright red again.
She wasn't particularly bright to begin with, and she felt that Song Liyun saved people so easily, as if she had just picked up a pesky object.
Unfortunately, her own family members all benefited from her favors, which made her feel resentful.
But her husband now claims to be working for Song Liyun and has brought back a lot of money from the acorn workshop, which is why she can finally have a good life. She can only swallow this grievance.
Seeing that Song Liyun wasn't taking away the snacks, Xu Yan'er could only quickly ask her sister-in-law to bring the dog over: "I heard that Xiao An also likes this dog, and they even had a fight over it... My sister-in-law, she... she's being unreasonable..."
Song Liyun's eyes suddenly curved into a smile: Xu Yan'er said others are ignorant!
Sister-in-law Xu had been standing quietly to the side, and when she was finally called on, she quickly came over: "Miss Song, I'm so sorry, both of our families were tricked by that old man a few days ago. I didn't know you wanted it, and I even gave him money, so I spent money again."
This is really... anyway, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you helping me, I... sigh! I wouldn't be able to live!"
Seeing that she suddenly became so well-behaved, as if she were a completely different person, Song Liyun even doubted that she had heard correctly and couldn't help but pick her ears.
Since the two women, sister-in-law and aunt, had come to apologize, Song Liyun didn't want to escalate the situation further. She simply smiled and said, "Now that things have been clarified, it was that old man who was causing trouble, so there's no need for apologies."
"Take the snacks back for your child. My younger brother likes this dog, so thank you for parting with it."
Song Liyun didn't take the snacks, but only accepted the dog leash.
Xiao An bought the dog with his own money. When he ran into town to call for help, he forgot about the dog. When he looked for it again, it was gone.
I read it a few more times when I came back, thinking that the old man had taken it away or run away.
Now that Xu Yan'er has returned, she will accept it.
Having finished speaking and handed over the puppy, Xu Yan'er wanted to leave, but was stopped by her sister-in-law.
Aunt Xu nudged her several times from behind, and when she saw that Xu Yan'er didn't speak, she became anxious and pulled Xu Yan'er forward, saying, "Miss Song, I was really wrong before. I misunderstood your relationship with Master Xue. I apologize again."
Upon hearing this, Song Liyun quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't apologize, you should leave now."
She was tired of hearing these words again, of people casually throwing mud at others, then offering an apology and calling it a day. If she didn't forgive them, she would try to morally blackmail them, as if nobody cared.
Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Xu Yan'er had no choice but to continue, "My sister-in-law means that since we are about the same age, we can visit each other more often in the future."
Song Liyun was even less willing to listen and was about to close the door in front of the two of them: "Alright, stop talking. I'm busy every day and don't have time to visit."
Xu Yan'er is currently pregnant, so she should rest at home more and shouldn't be running around like this.
The two women, aunt and sister-in-law, turned green with anger.
Xu Yan'er couldn't stay any longer. She pulled her sister-in-law, who was still reluctant to leave, and said, "If you leave Xiao Bao alone at home, what if he gets impatient and something happens? Let's go back quickly!"
"Don't worry, he's playing with Chun Tao's kids!"
Despite saying that, Sister-in-law Xu didn't argue with Xu Yan'er and obediently followed her.
Song Liyun looked at the two sisters-in-law who had suddenly become harmonious and felt very strange.
Or rather, that sister-in-law is really strange.
The two sisters-in-law had both left, but Song Liyun was still peering out from the doorway.
Just then, a head popped out from her: "Second Sister!"
Song Liyun suddenly came to her senses. What did these things have to do with her?
"Xiao An, look what this is!"
"Little puppy!"
Xiao An cheered and rushed out the door to hug the white and spotted dog sitting on the ground wagging its tail at him.
After several delays, the sun is already high in the sky, and it will be too late to go up the mountain if we don't hurry.
But now that there's a dog at home, Xiao An doesn't want to go to the mountains anymore. Abu and Zhao Ashi didn't sleep all night and need to rest now too.
Thinking that there was still black gold waiting for her on the mountain, Song Liyun decided to go alone, so she told Yunniang and went out.
After leaving Baolin Residence, Song Liyun returned to the riverbank. The black gold that had been there was nowhere to be found. Instead of crossing the river directly, she took out a strip of cloth and tied it to a tree trunk.
With Hong Jingtian and other potential threats still present, although I am confident in my ability to protect myself, my family is worried.
Leaving traces on the road will allow Han Ming and Abu to know their whereabouts if they come looking for them.
After she finished doing all that, she had just crossed the river when Black Gold swung down from a tree not far away and jumped excitedly to her side.
"Black Gold, let's go! We won't go home until dark!" Song Liyun said excitedly, stroking its head.
Since coming to the mountains to camp and catch rabbits in winter, Song Liyun hadn't relaxed like this in a long time.
The mountains and forests in summer are no longer desolate as they used to be; the shrubs among the trees are quite dense.
Black Gold hopped around, baring its teeth, and pointed out some of its favorite wild berries to Song Liyun.
Wherever it pointed, Song Liyun gathered the fruit, sweeping over in a whirlwind. Black Gold cried excitedly, knowing that as long as it went home, it would eat its fill of these fruits.
In addition to berries, we also need to collect firewood.
Hei Jin climbed up the big tree and broke off the dead branches, while Song Liyun used an axe to chop some dead trees that had fallen to the ground.
The man and the monkey worked for an hour before finally finding a shady spot to rest.
A blanket was laid out on the ground, along with a plate of fresh peaches, a dish of dried candy, scallion pancakes, peach crisps with pork, and to Black Gold's surprise, there was also a bowl of milk tea, which Song Liyun had specially reserved for it.
Black Gold is also a delicious food; I finished a whole bowl of milk tea.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and resting for a while, they resumed their work.
Song Liyun came up the mountain specifically to find mushrooms, but after searching through several forests with Hei Jin, they still couldn't find any. With the sun about to set, it was time to go back.
"Black Gold, let's go! There shouldn't be any mushrooms left now." It rained the day before yesterday, and even if some mushrooms grew in the sun, they would have withered long ago.
Song Liyun began her return journey.
Black Gold, however, refused to leave, feeling indignant. It had clearly seen mushrooms in those places just a few days ago, so how come they were gone?
After thinking for a moment, it followed the path through the woods and darted toward the edge of a cliff.
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