When she woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
Remembering how Yun Mo channeled his inner energy into him last night, and how he fell asleep before he could finish, Lin Yinan covered his chest with one hand and took several deep breaths until the dull pain disappeared.
It seems that the internal energy healing techniques in martial arts novels are indeed miraculous!
All around the carriage were the sounds of people bustling about. Lin Yinan assumed the procession was about to depart, so she got up and opened the carriage door a crack.
The sun suddenly shone through the gap, and I raised my hand to shield my eyes from the glaring sunlight.
It took her a long time to adjust before she opened her eyes and found that the carriage was parked in a different place than yesterday.
Grandma Zhao, Li Shulan, and Chunni's mother were tending the fire, while Yunying was playing with several children nearby.
After getting off the carriage, Lin Yi'an saw her first and ran towards her.
"Sister, you're awake!"
Lin Yinan stroked his soft hair, looked around, and realized that this was not where the group had stopped before. The river was no longer visible in front of them; instead, there was a thicket of bushes where many village children were digging for wild vegetables and cutting grass.
Have they stopped to rest?
How long did she sleep?
Lin Yi felt that she had become more sleepy after she was injured.
She pulled Lin Yi'an to Grandma Zhao's side, "Grandma, where are we?"
Grandma Zhao glanced at her, her eyes filled with worry, "We've been walking all morning, and I don't even know where we are. Is your injury any better?"
Where did my mother and the others go?
Grandma Zhao gestured towards the bushes, "Look, go dig for wild vegetables over there."
As she spoke, she lifted a pot lid and took out two flatbreads for her. "Have two flatbreads to tide you over. There's porridge cooking in the pot."
Lin Yinan tore off half a piece and gave it to Lin Yi'an, who quickly withdrew his hand.
"Sister, I've already eaten. You can eat. Sister Aying said your baby needs to eat too."
"An'er is so good."
After finishing the pancakes, Lin Yinan went to the makeshift outhouse that had been temporarily fenced off, and came out with a basket to find Li Shulan and the others.
She silently calculated in her mind that, not counting the food in her space, if they ate sparingly, it would be enough for her family to eat all the way to the south.
Moreover, Yunmo would bring her some grain or meat every few days to improve her meals.
This rolling mountain range receives abundant rainfall, and every time we stop to rest, we can find plenty of wild vegetables. Occasionally, the men in the village will even hunt game on the mountain to improve their meals.
Who would complain about having too much food if it's edible? Besides, no one knows what awaits them on the road ahead.
Lin Yinan quickly found Li Shulan, Lin Yirong, Qianwu, and Liu Yu in the bushes.
I glanced at the basket next to Li Shulan; she had already dug quite a bit out, almost half a basket full.
"Mom, you've dug so much already."
Li Shulan turned around and stared at her carefully for a while; her complexion looked much better than yesterday.
"I saved some pancakes for you."
Lin Yinan chewed the calcium tablet in her mouth twice and swallowed it, then smiled and said, "I ate it."
Zhao Yanghua, Wu Xingwang's wife, looked up and smiled at Lin Yinan, "Anan, you look much better than yesterday."
This Zhao woman, having the same surname as Old Lady Zhao, claimed that the two were from the same family eight hundred years ago, and actually started to claim kinship. Whenever they stopped to rest, she would try to get close to Old Lady Zhao.
She has high emotional intelligence, and her words often make Grandma Zhao laugh heartily.
Lin Yinan nodded upon hearing this, glancing at Wu Yao beside her, "She is indeed much better."
Wu Yao's personality was the exact opposite of Zhao's; she was shy and didn't like to talk.
“This morning, my guards caught a rabbit on the mountain. I’ll bring it to you tonight to help you make something better,” Zhao said solicitously.
"No, no, Madam Wu, you all eat. I haven't finished the meat my mother-in-law gave me yet."
Lin Yinan quickly refused, saying that he hadn't done anything right.
Moreover, the Wu family went to great lengths to get close to them, hoping that the Yun and Lin families would lend them a hand on the road and in the south.
Zhao then started chatting with Li Shulan again.
After digging up half a basket of wild vegetables, Lin Yinan's legs went numb from squatting. She stood up, shook her legs, and looked up to see Yun Mo leading his guards carrying three wild boars out of the mountains.
She has good eyesight; she could see the tear in his shirt hem from a great distance.
As you get closer, you can see the dark circles under his eyes and the weariness on his face. Her internal injuries have healed so quickly; he must have expended a lot of internal energy last night.
When Yun Mo looked up, he saw Lin Yinan looking at him. His eyes lit up, and after saying a few words to Yun Er beside him, he walked towards her.
"Anan, how are you feeling?"
Lin Yinan: "I feel much better, thank you!"
Zhao, who was standing to the side, chuckled and covered her mouth, saying, "Look at this young couple, thanking each other so much."
The woman digging for wild vegetables glanced at the two of them intentionally or unintentionally, and Yun Mo had something to say but couldn't say it here.
So he took Lin Yinan's hand and said, "Come with me."
Lin Yinan followed him to a grove of trees a little further away, where no one could hear them or see them because of the trees.
Stopping in his tracks, Yun Mo pulled something wrapped in leaves from his bulging chest and handed it to Lin Yinan.
"Eat it while it's hot."
It was hot and almost burning to the touch. Lin Yinan asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Yun Mo stared intently at her. "It's a chicken I roasted on the mountain."
Tearing open the leaves, the enticing aroma of chicken wafted out. Lin Yinan couldn't remember the last time she had eaten chicken, and she swallowed hard, her eyes fixed on the chicken roasted to a golden brown.
Feeling a little touched, she looked up at Yun Mo and said, "I just ate some pancakes."
Yun Mo's eyes softened. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands clean, took the chicken from her hand, and tore off a large chicken leg for her.
"Eat some more, baby wants to eat chicken."
"Come eat with me, I can't finish such a big chicken."
She felt a little awkward mainly because he was looking at her like that.
The two quickly finished a chicken, and after they finished eating, Yun Mo carefully wiped the grease from the corners of her mouth.
He was so close to her that Lin Yinan could hear his pounding heartbeat.
The atmosphere became awkward. Lin Yinan moved her feet, intending to take a few steps back, but was suddenly pulled into his arms, her round belly pressing against him.
Yun Mo buried his head in her neck, panting heavily. Lin Yinan was at a loss, not daring to move. She had never been so close to anyone before, and was afraid that she would not be able to help but attack him.
She tried hard to suppress her feelings and attempted to accept him.
Perhaps because she was uncomfortable being pressed down, the little thing inside her protested, kicking him a few times.
Yun Mo released her, but his hand was still around her shoulder. He looked down at her round belly.
Did I step on him?
"Um."
The mountain road was rugged. Yun Mo pulled her hand and walked back. Lin Yinan struggled several times but couldn't break free, so she let him hold her hand.
As Yun Mo walked, he would occasionally turn back to look at her, and Lin Yinan couldn't help but roll her eyes.
To break the awkward atmosphere, Lin Yinan asked him softly, "Where are we now?"
"We'll enter Nandu County in two more days. After Nandu County, we'll reach the South. We'll be able to settle down soon, and you can focus on your pregnancy."
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