Lin Siyan looked at how happy Madam Chen was and pretended to be embarrassed." My mother was so busy that she forgot to tell me these things. It's rare for sister-in-law to remind me so that others won't gossip about it. I can't thank you enough." Besides, mushrooms aren't anything valuable. Just accept them.”
Madam Chen saw that Lin Siyan was determined and did not refuse. She just smiled and said," Then Sister-in-law will not stand on ceremony."”
After Lin Siyan saw that Madam Chen had agreed to accept the mushrooms, she heaved a sigh of relief. After the two of them chatted for a while, she continued to look for mushrooms. However, Madam Chen walked to Xiao Cui's side and whispered something to her. The two of them then carried their baskets and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Xiao Cui greeted her. After Lin Siyan saw them off, she looked at the ground that had basically been turned over and continued to search for two hours. She barely found enough mushrooms as she had given to Madam Chen before turning around and walking back.
She wasn't in a hurry to go back. Instead, she planned to walk around the area and see if she could find any other wild animals. At least, she could cook something delicious to fill her stomach when she went back.
Walking back along the road she came from, Lin Siyan noticed that the bracken she had picked when she was about to go back had already been picked by someone else. Without thinking, she knew that it should have been Xiao Cui and her sister-in-law who had picked it.
Lin Siyan also realized that the things in the mountains were ownerless after all. Whoever saw them could pick them up, and they wouldn't wait until you came back to pick them up slowly.
After learning from her previous mistakes, Lin Siyan changed from wandering aimlessly at the beginning to slowly walking along the places with bracken until she came to a bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest was not the kind of big bamboo forest that was commonly seen in her previous life. It was the kind of thumb-sized bamboo that was unique to the mountains in her hometown in the south. This kind of bamboo mostly grew near the water's edge, and most of it grew on slopes.
Because bamboo was long and straight after growing up, it was very popular among farmers because it was especially useful as a support for rural crops. Other than that, it was used to make various household appliances like most bamboos.
What surprised Lin Siyan was that in such a large bamboo forest, other than some traces of logging, the ground was full of fresh bamboo shoots that had not been picked. Perhaps the original owner didn't care much about this kind of thing, so Lin Siyan didn't find any useful information from it.
For this reason, she tried to break off a tender bamboo shoot. After peeling it, she looked at the white bamboo shoot meat with a hint of green. She took a bite and chewed it. Immediately, the bitter taste spread on her tongue. That bitter taste made her miss it very much. In an instant, she understood why no one picked the bamboo shoots here.
These were bitter bamboo shoots. Lin Siyan didn't know what their scientific name was, but she knew that these things mostly grew in the mountains. Because of their special bitterness, even if they were delicious mountain delicacies in this season, it was still difficult for many young people to accept. Instead, the older generation loved them very much.
Lin Siyan placed the basket on the bamboo pole at the side. After making sure that it wouldn't suddenly tilt and roll down the slope, she focused on breaking the bamboo shoots. Before long, the bamboo basket was filled to the brim.
At this moment, her stomach rumbled. Lin Siyan looked up at the sun that was already above her head and guessed that it was about one or two o'clock. The bowl of bacon porridge she had eaten in the morning should have been digested long ago. She didn't feel hungry for so long, so she must have been surprised to find the bamboo shoots. When she came back to her senses, she felt as if she hadn't eaten for a few days.
Lin Siyan guessed that Li Xiaobo should have already returned. When he saw that she was gone, she didn't know if he would be anxious or angry. After all, the original owner only knew that Li Xiaobo had suddenly come to Jiangyuan Village to settle down three years ago. Because he rarely interacted with the villagers and looked especially scary, other than knowing that he was good at hunting, no one knew his background.
As for who came up with the nickname 'Ghost's Worry', no one knew for what reason. Instead, it was because this nickname was randomly speculated by everyone, so there were messy rumors.
For example, Daemon's Grimace turned out to be a murderer. Because he was sick of killing countless people, he began to target wild beasts. Some said that Gui Jianchou was a martial arts expert. Just like what was said in the story book, he had no choice but to stay in River Origin Village to recuperate because of internal injuries. The only plausible explanation was that Li Xiaobo's family in his hometown had met with misfortune, and he didn't want to stay in that sad place, so he chose to leave. After coming to Jiangyuan Village, he found that it was a good place, so he settled down…
As for the reason why Li Xiaobo, an outsider, suddenly chose to stay in River Origin Village, no one knew. Of course, no one was too free to pry into his privacy. Although Lin Siyan was very curious about this, she didn't dare to act rashly without understanding the other party's personality.
After all, she knew that man so well in her previous life, but in the end, she still fell into his hands. She had used her own name to learn from her mistakes. Before she was sure of Li Xiaobo's bottom line, it was better for her to maintain the status quo.
While Lin Siyan's thoughts were wandering, the village at the foot of the hill had already appeared in its entirety. Even the smoke from cooking in the village could be seen clearly. She shook the basket on her back and found a more comfortable position, then quickly walked towards the bamboo house.
The door of the bamboo house was open, and there were a few dead pheasants at the door. Lin Siyan realized that Li Xiaobo had returned, so she hurriedly carried her basket and walked into the house. She saw Li Xiaobo sitting at the open back door, a chopping board on the ground, and a knife in his hand, cutting something.
Lin Siyan placed the basket by the door and looked at the busy figure of the other party. Then, she looked at the pot that was still on the stove. She didn't know if the other party had eaten the bacon porridge. After hesitating for a while, she asked," Have you eaten?"”
Lin Siyan waited for a while and didn't get a reply. She was a little depressed. She opened the lid of the pot and looked at the little porridge inside. She was a little speechless.
"I ate it."
After a long time, the other party finally spoke. She already knew the answer, so she was even more depressed.
Although she was depressed, her hungry stomach still needed to be filled with food. However, there was only half a bowl of rice left at home. If she cooked it now, she would be hungry at night.
Thinking of this, Lin Siyan sighed softly. She found a bowl and chopsticks and dug out all the porridge left in the pot. Looking at the empty bowl of porridge, the depression in her heart turned into despair.
Lin Siyan ate the porridge slowly while grumbling to the heavens. If only they could send her over during the autumn harvest season. At least the wild fruits on the mountain wouldn't make her suffer.
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