Gu Nian, holding Luo Luo, looked down at the siblings digging in the ground and shook his head helplessly.
Luo Jianxing pulled out a sweet potato as thick as an arm and exclaimed with delight, "Wow~ Miaomiao, isn't it big?"
"Uh... big." She subconsciously glanced at the aloof, noble, and incomparably handsome man above her.
Gu Nian caught her gaze, lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, thinking, "You little rascal, you can even get the wrong idea from a sweet potato."
They dug up more than ten sweet potatoes before stopping.
Luo Shimiao noticed Luo Jianxing's slender fingers covered in mud, with a ring on his index finger, and a cunning glint flashed in his eyes.
"Third Brother, your ring is so beautiful, is it expensive?"
"Not expensive, it seems..." He raised his face slightly, thought for a moment, "A little over three thousand."
"Do you want to send the same item to Anian? I can send you the link."
"no."
“Then you…” When Luo Jianxing saw the sinister smile on her face, he instantly understood, but it was too late.
Looking down, I realized the ring on my index finger was gone.
"Give me back my ring!"
Luo Shimiao slowly threaded the ring through the sweet potato leaves and tied a knot.
"It's only a little over three thousand yuan, you can just buy another one. This ring can be used to offset the cost of the sweet potatoes. You're not really thinking of stealing it, are you?"
Luo Jianxing pouted, gave a soft hum, and walked back to the road carrying half a sweet potato.
"Manman, look at her, all she does is bully me."
Li Man gently comforted him, "It's just a ring. I'll buy you ten when we get back."
"Put the sweet potatoes here." Yao Bin opened the burlap sack.
Luo Shimiao threw all the sweet potatoes in her hand in: "It might be a bit heavy."
"It's okay, just treat it as exercise."
Luo Jian walked over and put the sweet potato she was carrying into the container.
“Brother Bin, how about we switch? You can lead Sasa, and I'll carry the stuff.” Assistant Zhou Wang leaned at a ninety-degree angle, pulling Sasa, who wanted to eat wild grass.
“The burlap sack is too heavy, it will be easier for you to hold Sasa’s hand.” He shouldered the sack and strode forward, he could still tell the difference between 20-odd pounds and 70-80 pounds.
Zhou Wang: "......."
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Looking at the vast expanse of cacti on the mountain, Zheng Xiaopeng exclaimed in amazement, "There really are cacti! Some of them look even taller than me."
"Brother Niannian, are those cacti?" Luo Luo sat on Gu Nian's shoulder, looking curiously at the green plants covered with long thorns.
"Yes, would you like to go see it?"
"think."
Gu Nian put her down, took her little hand, and led her closer to a cactus.
Luo Shimiao placed her hand on her forehead to block out the blazing sunlight.
"Just keep spoiling her, or she'll forget how to walk properly."
Upon hearing this, the man turned around with a smile on his face, and his deep, pleasant voice flowed from his lips: "Miaomiao, if you're jealous, I can carry you all the way back."
"Hmph, I have legs, I don't need you to carry me."
Luo Jianxing hooked his arm around her shoulder: "Our little niece is going to change her surname to Gu. I've never seen her so clingy to her older brother."
"Yes, if my brother saw this, he would probably run into my sister-in-law's arms and cry his heart out."
They found a flat area, cleared away the flammable dry branches and leaves around them, and began to build the kiln by emptying the soil.
Half an hour later, wisps of smoke drifted in the wind among the mountains.
Not far away, a simple tent was set up using tarpaulins borrowed from the villagers.
Zheng Xiaopeng stood outside the tent, arms outstretched, inhaling the smell of firewood in the air: "This is life, life with the smell of firewood!"
Luo Shimiao lay in a corner of the tent, yawning, and said, "I'm taking a nap. Wake me up when the chickens are ready."
"I want to sleep too." Luo Luo snuggled into her arms and sweetly closed her eyes.
Gu Nian sat beside them, looking down quietly at them.
Outside the tent,
Luo Jianxing and Li Man watched the fire, while Lin Mai stood behind them holding an umbrella.
Yao Bin and his assistant ran behind the golden retriever, while a green doll stood on Sasa's head.
Zheng Xiaopeng sat cross-legged on the edge of the tent, while Lai Meiqi stood sideways among the cacti, posing for photos, while her assistant took pictures with her phone.
At the same time, everyone was doing different things, yet they got along surprisingly well.
Firewood as thick as a calf gradually turned into glowing red charcoal in the earthen kiln. Luo Jianxing threw the chicken, wrapped in tin foil, into the kiln and placed sweet potatoes beside it.
Then break up the clods of earth and pile them into small mounds to reduce heat loss.
......
Luo Shimiao slept for more than half an hour before being woken up by the urge to urinate.
"The chicken isn't cooked yet, sleep a little longer." Gu Nian raised her hand and tucked the hair that was hanging down her face behind her head.
"I'm going to water the cactus, I'll go back to sleep when I get back."
"Want me to keep watch for you?"
She gazed at the smile in the man's eyes and gently pushed away the sleeping baby nestled against her.
"No need, I can tell you're up to no good."
He glanced at the man with the bald patch out of the corner of his eye, leaned down, and whispered in the girl's ear, "In broad daylight, with so many people around, what can I do? Or do you want me to do something?"
Luo Shimiao glanced at Zheng Xiaopeng's slightly backward leaning body and outstretched neck, a smile playing on her crimson lips, and said in a low voice, "Director Zheng, did you hear what they were saying?"
"It's too quiet, I can't hear it."
"You'll hear it if you move a little closer."
"This isn't a good idea..." she said, but her body betrayed her by shifting back slightly. Suddenly remembering the direction of the sound, she abruptly opened her eyes and looked back.
He met their dark gazes, forced an awkward smile, and said with his legs dangling, "Don't misunderstand, I have no other intentions. My legs are just numb and I wanted to move them around. I definitely didn't want to eavesdrop on your conversation."
Luo Shimiao slowly sat up, his knuckles cracking as he clenched them.
"What are you going to do? You're not going to hit me, are you?" Zheng Xiaopeng hugged himself, his eyes full of vigilance.
"Move your joints a bit, why are you making that face like you're about to be buried?"
"Your eyes tell me you want to hit me!"
She stood up, slightly bent over, and walked out, saying, "Hitting you would be a waste of my energy." She put on her shoes and walked towards the cactus.
Lai Meiqi, who was live-streaming in front of the cactus, saw Shi Miao walking over and said, "Shi Miao, you're awake! Come over and say hello. Your fans are asking me what you're doing."
Luo Shimiao walked over and squatted down beside her, waving at the phone on the stand: "Hi everyone, I was sleeping just now, I'm going to the bathroom." She then turned and disappeared into the large patch of cacti.
After playing for a while, Sasa lay down not far from the earthen kiln, and its little green head quietly followed.
"This is a good spot." It's surrounded by cacti in both the front and back.
A rustling sound arose.
As she finished relieving herself and pulled up her pants, a pair of eyes appeared on the cactus in front of her.
Luo Shimiao was startled by the sudden appearance of those eyes. As she stepped back, she stepped on a protruding rock, twisted her ankle to the right, and lost her balance.
A scream of pain pierced the sky and reached everyone's ears.
Hearing the call, Gu Nian's heart tightened and he rushed over.
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