However, this matter is too shocking and alarming, and I was afraid it would frighten you, and of course, I was also afraid that you would have a bad opinion of me, which is why I didn't tell you.
"Since you already know, I'll just say it directly. Look here." Xu Han said, putting the cup in her hand into her spatial storage, and then taking it out again.
Grandpa Zhao's eyes widened at the sight, and he said, "Just as I thought."
Alright, that's enough. I understand. I don't want to know anything else. I just know that you've been good to me, and I can't let you down. From now on, I'll just do what I need to do!
Of course, I don't mean to blame you. I understand you and know your concerns. When the Taoist priest brought me here to stay, the first time I saw you, I guessed that there must be a reason for staying here.
Since you're willing to let me stay, you must trust me. After all, we live together every day, and eventually, our true colors will be revealed.
Okay, let's not talk about the past. I won't ask you how you lived before, and you can continue living the same way from now on.
Upon hearing this, Xu Han and Lu Chuan instinctively wanted to explain something, but they didn't know how to begin.
Finally, the Taoist priest spoke up, saying, "Alright, that's settled then! Just like your Grandpa Zhao said, do whatever you want to do from now on. We'll go and bring the bricks and tiles back tomorrow."
It's getting late, everyone should get some rest!
Upon hearing this, the two didn't say anything more and went straight to the bathroom to wash up and prepare for bed.
That evening, after Grandpa Zhao returned to his room, he chatted with the Taoist priest for a while longer.
"It's not easy for these two children to live deep in the mountains. Look how rough Xiaohan's hands are. It's clear she's suffered a lot in the past."
Xiao Han was different from the others from the start. Fortunately, they were smart and knew that life would be tough in the future, so they worked hard to plan for their future. If they had used this special privilege to do things in a big way, they would have fallen into the hands of those ruthless people. Would they still have a good life? Grandpa Zhao kept rambling on.
"Yes! Those people are far more ruthless than we imagined! They'll do anything for money and power. Luckily, Xiaohan and Xiaochuan are both honest and law-abiding people."
Otherwise, they would have discovered us long ago. That's why I brought you here. I've put in a lot of effort to prevent them from being discovered by people with ulterior motives." The Taoist priest chimed in.
"I was wondering why you'd been so busy since you went back to Beijing last time, it was so hard to even see you. Turns out you were dealing with these things!"
“Yes! Otherwise, we wouldn’t have the peaceful life we have now. But we can’t be careless now! Things will get more and more chaotic in the future, so we still have to be careful at all times,” the Taoist priest said.
"Then we'll keep a closer eye on what's going on outside, so we can respond promptly if anything unusual happens."
"Do you even need to tell me? Otherwise, why would we have sent Yunhua out there? It's precisely to keep a close eye on the situation outside, isn't it? You don't really think we're just sending them to help the poor and rescue people, do you? Hahahaha."
The Taoist priest laughed after he finished speaking. Grandpa Zhao ignored him, turned over, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Xu Han and Lu Chuan got up early. Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest stayed at home to make breakfast, while Xu Han and Lu Chuan went to the brick and tile yard to transport the bricks and tiles back to their doorstep for easy access when needed.
Because it wasn't far away, Xu Han didn't take out everything from the space. Instead, she made two extra trips, otherwise the space she had painstakingly tidied up would be messed up again.
Just as Lu Chuan and Xu Han finished transporting the last batch of bricks and tiles, breakfast was ready. After everyone finished eating breakfast, they went to the mountains together to cut down trees.
It has to be said that cutting down trees is much faster with more people; this speed is much faster than Lu Chuan and Xu Han's previous tree-cutting speed.
Now that everyone knows that Xu Han has a spatial ability, Xu Han simply stopped pretending and took out the food she had prepared earlier from her spatial ability during lunch.
Chicken soup, stir-fried beef, steamed locust flowers, garlic lettuce, and stir-fried bean sprouts were served, with rice as the staple food.
"Haha, today's meal is really sumptuous! If I had known, I would have told you the day before yesterday, then I wouldn't have had to eat dry rations yesterday!" Grandpa Zhao said while eating meat with gusto.
When everyone heard what Grandpa Zhao said, they all burst into laughter.
In one day, the four men cut down seven trees and processed them all, which was quite fast.
Before leaving, Xu Han also put the cut branches into her spatial storage and took them with her. She placed them outside in the yard to dry and use as firewood.
After returning home, Xu Han planned to make a spicy crayfish dish that she hadn't had in a long time, and then add some noodles to the broth and mix them in, so that she would have a main dish.
Because there were many people today, Xu Han made two flavors: one spicy and one garlicky, both of which were delicious.
"You know what, this is really my first time eating this big worm. It doesn't look very appetizing, but I didn't expect it to be so fragrant. The meat is also very firm. It's delicious!" the Taoist priest said.
"I think the noodles here are more fragrant. The flavor is very unique," Grandpa Zhao chimed in.
“Eat more if you like it, there’s still plenty in the space! Lu Chuan and I caught them many times in the summer, enough for several more meals!” Xu Han said.
"Oh, right, and this too, have you guys ever tried it?" Xu Han asked, taking out a plate of spicy snails from her spatial storage.
"Isn't this for feeding chickens? Can you eat this? I remember it had a muddy, fishy smell!" Grandpa Zhao asked.
"Try it." Xu Han took a bamboo skewer and demonstrated how to eat snails.
After the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao tried one, they immediately started slurping it up.
"This is delicious too, it doesn't have any muddy taste at all. I never thought snails could be cooked so well," the Taoist priest said while frantically slurping up the snails.
"Isn't it delicious? I love eating this the most. I can't stop eating a few whenever I have free time," Xu Han said while slurping up the snails.
For a moment, no one spoke, and the four of them quickly finished eating the snails.
Then Grandpa Zhao brewed some chrysanthemum tea for everyone. He explained that after eating so much chili peppers today, everyone's stomachs would definitely feel uncomfortable tonight. Drinking some chrysanthemum tea would help cool them down.
The four of them spent ten days cutting down trees, and finally they had cut down all the trees they needed, not only the trees for building the roof beams, but also the wood needed for making doors, windows and furniture.
We cut them all down at once this time, and first put them deep in the mountains to dry out the moisture inside the trees. When we need them, we can just bring them back and use them.
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