"Sister, where are you going?"
Seeing this, Zhihua quickly jumped off the stool and followed Zhiyin, shouting.
"Draw your child carefully, go find your mother, close the door, and wait for your sister to come back. Don't open the door for anyone until your sister comes back!"
Zhiyin patted Zhihua's head and said with a smile.
"Okay... I'll definitely protect myself and Mommy. Sister, please be careful too!"
Zhihua rolled her bright eyes, nodded with sparkling eyes, and then looked at the basket on Zhiyin's back, saying with some worry, "Sister, please take good care of yourself."
Zhiyin nodded, glanced casually at Zhizhaodi who was sneaking around in the shadows watching her, and slowly walked out of the room.
As soon as they stepped out the door, the little black dog spun its tail like a top, circling around Zhiyin incessantly, its eyes sparkling, licking Zhiyin's hand incessantly, eager to jump into its arms.
It kept barking.
The confidant patted its head reassuringly, "Keep an eye on the house for me. If you notice anything wrong, come find me."
"Woof woof woof..."
The little black dog seemed to understand, nodding vigorously and no longer bothering her. Instead, it tucked its tail between its legs and cautiously darted into the house.
Zhiyin smiled with satisfaction. In fact, she had been able to communicate with animals since she was a child and was very popular with them.
She once thought the world would end like in novels, so ever since she was old enough to understand, she has been pestering her parents to enroll her in all kinds of Taekwondo and Sanda classes.
She can learn all sorts of skills, from cooking to doing business!
She has ventured into various fields, just so that she can be self-sufficient should the world really end someday.
Unfortunately, she waited and waited, until she became the president of a listed company and was almost 30 years old, but that day still hadn't come.
However, although the apocalypse didn't come, he did do something stupid and died suddenly, thus transmigrating here.
Thinking about all this, she couldn't help but chuckle. Fortunately, her parents had passed away in a car accident a few years ago, and she had never dated or married, so she had no attachments and didn't care where she was.
Although I have no money right now, I'm penniless.
However, the feeling of gradually accumulating wealth from nothing is also quite nice.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
Along the way, Zhiyin kept thinking and searching for the image in her memory, slowly trudging through the snow towards the back mountain.
Occasionally, you'll encounter woodcutters returning from chopping wood or hunters going out hunting on the road.
She always greets others politely.
"Yinyin, why are you out alone? Where's your mother?"
Just then, a middle-aged woman, who was bundled up, had a mole on the corner of her mouth, looked slightly plump, and had a wealthy appearance, stopped her with concern.
She was carrying two large, unconscious rabbits in each of her hands, and standing next to her was a man who was about 1.8 meters tall, honest, and exceptionally strong.
Zhiyin immediately recognized her; this was her mother's good friend, Xu Shi, whose full name was Xu Wei, and next to her was her man.
The man had made a living by hunting since childhood. He was an excellent hunter and was a well-known hunter in the surrounding area. Because of his excellent hunting skills, he often went to the city to sell wild game, so his family never lacked food.
Her family has a boy who is about the same age as her and has already passed the imperial examination for the first degree.
Most importantly, knowing that the family wasn't doing well, Mrs. Xu would often secretly send them some meat.
Thinking of this, she quickly gave the two of them a friendly and sweet smile, "Aunt Xu, Uncle Lan, my mother is embroidering at home, my sister is studying, and I don't have anything to do, so I'm just wandering around."
Aunt Xu looked at Zhiyin with heartache, "You child, tell me, did your grandmother and the others bully you and your widow?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but say angrily, "I heard about it on my way here. Your grandmother, that old hag, went too far. How could she say you were an evil spirit and even want to find the sorceress Li to exorcise you?"
"She's trying to ruin your reputation! It's outrageous!"
She spoke bitterly, looking as if she hated evil as if it were her enemy.
Seeing her acting so carelessly, her husband quickly tugged at her hand, "Stop talking."
Seeing that Aunt Xu ignored him, he stood there awkwardly, feeling extremely helpless.
My own daughter-in-law is really something; no matter what, she's still family.
How could you speak ill of someone's grandmother in front of the child?
Zhiyin couldn't help but smile knowingly, "It's alright, Aunt Xu, don't worry, Grandmother can't hurt us."
"well,…"
Aunt Xu sighed and suddenly handed the two rabbits in her left hand directly to Zhiyin.
"Yinyin, your aunt doesn't have much to give you, but I just caught a few rabbits. You can take them home and make soup."
"Remember to do it quietly, lest your grandmother and the others cause you trouble again."
As she spoke, she seemed to be thinking of something, and her gaze towards her confidante became increasingly tender.
Poor child!
Now that my father is dead, I don't know how much more hardship I'll have to endure in the future!
I'll help in any way I can!
Zhiyin quickly refused, "No, no, no, no..."
"I can't accept this, Aunt Xu. You should keep it. You've already helped us enough; how can we accept more?"
After saying that, he quickly broke free from Aunt Xu's hand and ran outside.
"Hey, come back here, you silly child!"
Aunt Xu was so anxious that she hurriedly tried to catch up.
Zhiyin ran uphill for a while before turning around and waving to them with a smile, "Aunt Xu, Uncle Lan, we really don't lack food. I appreciate your kindness, but you should go back now."
Aunt Xu thought for a moment and realized that if she gave the rabbit to her now, they probably wouldn't get any when they got back.
He hurriedly called out, "Yinyin, be careful! Come to my house with your mother and sister for a whole rabbit feast tonight!"
The confidant didn't speak, but just kept shaking his head.
Aunt Xu's enthusiasm reminded Zhiyin of the relatives who would give her red envelopes every Chinese New Year, making her feel both touched and a little helpless.
"This child is just like her mother. It's just a rabbit, right? We can never persuade her to give in, and even if she does accept it, she always has to give something back."
Aunt Xu sighed as she watched Zhiyin's departing figure, but despite her playful scolding, she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.
After all, it's really rare to have a friend who knows how to be grateful.
Many people only know how to take, not how to give.
Uncle Lan chuckled and patted Aunt Xu's head. "Alright, let's invite them over later when we've finished cooking."
"It's you. Can't you ever control your mouth? Although that old woman is annoying, she's still their grandmother. It's not good for you to speak ill of others to their faces like that."
"It's okay, it's okay, Yinyin is a good girl, she won't mind..."
As Aunt Xu chatted, she skipped and hopped along with Uncle Lan as they hurried back, their cheerful voices occasionally drifting over.
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