Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 72

Chapter 71 Into the Mountains Together

Sun Erhu couldn't believe it, he looked at Jin Xi with wide eyes, and said, "It's really such a good thing? Did I hear it right?"

"It's true, Uncle Erhu, my uncle keeps that silver ticket. Now, you don't have to go to the county town to sell horses!"

"There will be no pies in the sky, Xi'er, I think shopkeeper Yan is a very shrewd person, how could he..." Sun Erhu scratched his head. The image of shopkeeper Yan in his mind has always been included as cunning and shrewd. He was a little worried when he came in the ranks of merchants who paid 50 taels of silver in advance without any warning.Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, he was afraid that Jin Xi would be fooled and suffer losses.

"Uncle Erhu, I know what you are worried about. When I first heard it, I thought the same as you." Jin Xi walked up to Sun Erhu, looked up at him, and said very understandingly: "Uncle Erhu, don't worry, as long as you Let’s do our part and stir-fry the winter tea well, and we will have peace of mind for the 50 taels of silver. Besides, people from the mountains like us don’t have anything good for others to figure out, right?”

Sun Erhu thought for a while, nodded, and said, "You're right, we won't take the 50 taels for nothing. Well, maybe, I thought about Shopkeeper Ren Yan in my arms before, and next time I meet you He, I am a little ashamed!"

"Uncle Erhu is worrying too much, you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the intention of being defensive. If you think this way, it is also for the good of us all." Jin Xi said, a flash of relief flashed in Sun Erhu's eyes.

"Wending, you heard it too. If that's the case, let's put aside the matter of the horse for now. If I need money urgently in the future, I will ask you for help!" Sun Erhu turned his head and said to Wending who was standing not far away. .

Wen Ding smiled faintly, walked over, his eyes fell on Jin Xi, and said in a soft and magnetic voice, "Xi'er, then congratulations on successfully closing the shop. You came in a hurry today and did not prepare a congratulatory gift. Wait until you I will come to congratulate you on the day the new shop officially opens."

Jin Xi replied with a smile: "Then I thank you in advance, I guess it will take more than ten days to work, and I will definitely write a post for you when the time comes. If you have the time to come and play around, that would be even better, I will borrow from you The happiness will bring good luck to my shop."

"Xi'er, Wending and I are discussing going to your place to find jade treasures. The three of us made an appointment a long time ago. When Wending is free to enter the mountain, we will go hunting in the mountain for a good day!" Sun Erhu While talking, Jin Xi had already picked up the things that were placed in the corner of the yard, and Jin Xi glanced at them. There were rabbit wire circles, ropes, net bags, and a pair of bows and arrows.

"Earlier is worse than coincidence, Erhu, Wending, here I come!" Sun Yubao's resonant voice came from outside the yard, and he stepped into Sun Erhu's yard, holding a snakeskin bag in his hand.After greeting Wending, he waved to Jin Xi.

"Uncle, why are you here with a snakeskin bag?" Jin Xi rushed to Sun Yubao's side and asked in surprise.

"Your mother and aunt are planning to take care of the rapeseed field in the morning, so let me accompany you to pick soap leaves in the mountains. It seems that we have to postpone picking soap leaves for two days. I will miss it today." Let's go hunting in the mountains!" Sun Yubao glanced at the hunting gear on the corner of the wall, his eyes lit up immediately, he stuffed the snakeskin bag into Jin Xi's hand, eager to move those gear.

"Xi'er, you might as well go with us, there are no fewer soap leaves in the mountains than in the slope behind." Sun Erhu hurriedly said when he saw Jin Xi's slightly disappointed look.

"But, you are going hunting, and taking me with you will drag you down," Jin Xi said.

"No, you just go with us. There are many people and it's lively, so we'll fill up your snakeskin bag without delay!" Sun Erhu said.

Jin Xi looked at Sun Yubao, who was playing with those hunting outfits and was so intoxicated by it that he didn't pay attention to Jin Xi's questioning eyes.

Wen Ding coughed softly, and said: "Xi'er, don't refuse, let's go with everyone, anyway, we go into the mountains to play."

That being the case, Jin Xi stopped insisting, folded the snakeskin bag, stuffed it into Sun Erhu's bamboo basket, happily followed them out of the village, and went to the deep mountains behind.

After leaving the village, the four of them walked through the forest of the back mountain all the way, and headed straight up to the northern mountain where the chestnuts were picked.But the road was not the one they took last time, perhaps because they were worried about Jin Xi, the four of them couldn't keep pace.

Jin Xi glanced at the top of her head, at this moment, the sun was hanging above her head, and it was still early.The four of them talked and laughed, Sun Yubao was like a curious baby, asking questions all the way, Sun Erhu was usually a bit honest and dull, but when he talked about his hunting past, he seemed to be a different person.

Along the way, I'm not lonely at all.Jin Xi noticed that most of the time, Wending was quietly listening to what they had to say, occasionally asking questions and only interjecting a sentence or two, which was concise and to the point.

The mountain forest in early winter is quiet and deep, the pine trees are lush and green, the breeze is blowing, the red pine hairs are shaking off, mixed with dead branches and weeds, the ground seems to be covered with a thick red carpet.

The further you go into the mountains, the road is no longer as flat and open as before, and the trail becomes rugged and narrow.From time to time, there will be thorns on both sides of the road, reaching into the middle of the road, catching hair and clothes.

The four of them could no longer walk side by side, so they all broke off pine branches in their hands, and used them to push away the thorns that blocked the road.Sun Erhu often crawled and rolled in the mountains, so naturally he led the way, followed by Sun Yubao.

Immediately behind Sun Yubao is Jin Xi, with Wending behind.

Walking and walking, somehow, he and Jinxi became parallel.

"Be careful where you step." He reminded Jinxi with a slight smile, the pine branch in his hand, seemingly unintentional, was always just right for Jinxi to push away the thorns protruding from the roadside, otherwise it would catch Jinxi's hair and clothes
"I have walked a lot of mountain roads, but you, you have to be careful." Jin Xi told him with a smile.

"I'm fine."

"Wouldn't it be a pity to wear clothes made of this material here, and it would be a pity to get scratched?" Jin Xi took a look at what he was wearing. It was a black robe of fine texture, the cuffs and neckline were all embroidered with twisted gold threads.On the shoulders, large clouds are also embroidered with gold thread.

Her black hair was pulled up high, revealing a clear and handsome face.

It is undeniable that such a suit made him look more dignified, and the black made him calm and introverted, adding a touch of mystery.

However, isn't it a bit out of place for such a dress to go hunting in a mountain full of thorns?

Wen Ding's eyes were deep, as if he could read what Jin Xi was thinking, glanced at himself, and said, "It doesn't matter, my uncle doesn't want some clothes for me."

Jin Xi raised her eyebrows, and didn't continue to say, indeed, his uncle can give out a few hundred taels for usury, so why would he care about how many sets of clothes?

"Xi'er, I heard from Erhu that you came up with the idea of ​​opening the shop?" He suddenly asked again.

"Well, that's what I thought at first, what's wrong?"

"No." He smiled, looked at Jin Xi with gentle eyes, and some searching flashed in his eyes: "I was thinking, you are a girl, how could you think of opening a shop in the town?"

"I don't think there is any difference between men and women in thinking of earning more money and making the family's life better." Jin Xi said seriously.

Wending was slightly startled, looking at her with a complicated expression.

Seeing that he couldn't turn the corner, Jin Xi felt a little strange, what's wrong?Was her answer unreasonable?Do girls have to put all their minds on knitting women's red?She doesn't think so.

"Brother Wen, why do you have such an expression? Am I wrong?" Jin Xi waved her hand in front of him, and he immediately came back to his senses.

She lowered her eyes slightly to hide the embarrassment in her eyes, and when she opened her eyes again, her eyes showed admiration. Looking down at the thin little girl in front of her, she said seriously, "I admire you for having such determination, really."

Jin Xi can't stand serious compliments from others, she feels a little embarrassed.

Seeing his eyebrows frowned slightly, he said seriously: "I was thinking, it would be very hard for a powerless like you to open a shop in the town with only your blood and determination. You can understand me mean?"

Jin Xi looked at him, he wanted to tell her that it is very difficult to gain a foothold in the town without connections and background, right?
"This... It's not that I haven't thought about it, but if I easily give up what I want to do because of this, I don't think I will have any hope and hope in my life." Jin Xi said, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, there will be no hope. To go head-on, the soldiers come to cover the water and the earth, and the eagle is also grown up from a weak chick.

After thinking about it, Jin Xi said to Wen Ding again: "Well, I think, our shop is so remote, and we deal in some small groceries, so we won't steal other people's limelight. Maybe I'm thinking too much, but Brother Wen can say In this case, I am still very grateful for your reminder." Wen Ding smiled: "I just mentioned it casually, and you understand what I mean, Xi'er, you are really smart, I believe you will be able to achieve wished."

"Since you are determined to open a shop, you should run it well. No matter what you decide, you have to do it well, understand?" He looked into her eyes and asked seriously.

Jin Xi was startled, this was the first time he had spoken to her so seriously.

"Then I'll take advantage of Brother Wen's good words, and I will definitely." Jin Xi smiled with her eyebrows curved, she lowered her head slightly, and gently brushed a strand of hair that was blown by the mountain wind behind her ear.

With a slender snow neck, pink cheeks, small earlobes, and a delicate and slightly shy face, Wen Ding couldn't take his eyes off for a moment.It wasn't until the girl in front of him had overtaken him with brisk steps that she came back to her senses and chased after him with a smile in her eyes.

The road under their feet was getting steeper and steeper, and there was a mountain neck in front of them. Their first stop was to climb up that mountain neck, take a rest there, and then proceed to the north mountain.

The road on the mountain neck was even more difficult to walk, and Jin Xi's feet hurt from the gravel.

Sun Yubao, who had been clamoring to be a hunter before, now seemed to be discouraged, with most of his body resting on Sun Erhu's shoulders.

"I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted, Erhu, why did you think of going this way..." Sun Yubao groaned and protested.

Fortunately, Sun Erhu often climbs mountains and has good physical strength. Even with hunting gear on his back and a person on his shoulders, he can still go up the mountain neck.

"I told you earlier that this is a shortcut, but it's a bit difficult to walk. If you can't hold on now, you have to hold on. Come, I'll help you!" Sun Erhu said.

"Ouch...why is this mountain neck so steep? I'm going to confess my old bones here..."

"It seems that your uncle's physical strength is not good!" Jin Xi suddenly heard Wen Ding's chuckle in his ear.

She heard the words and looked in front of her eyes, and couldn't help laughing.

"Everyone in my family said that my uncle's body is like a scholar, not like a solid kid who grew up in the mountains." Jin Xi smiled.

"Then can you walk? Do you want me to help you?" Wending asked again.

Jin Xi raised her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her forehead, what?In her last life, she graduated from a sports school, and now she is busy at the farm. It can be said that this ten-year-old body has never slackened in labor and exercise.

Although climbing such a mountain neck is strenuous, panting and sweaty, it can be taken down.

Looking at Wending again, Jin Xi was taken aback, originally thought that the pampered him would be as embarrassed as Sun Yubao, but unexpectedly his condition seemed to be even better than that of Sun Erhu.Except for a little heavy breathing and a little reddish face, everything else is as usual.

Jin Xi smiled at him, shook her head and said, "Thank you, I can do it myself."

"Xi'er, how dare you...laugh at...your uncle? The little girl's film... Watch me go down the mountain, how can I teach you a lesson!" In front, Sun Yubao, who was supported by Sun Erhu, heard Jin Xi's teasing of him, and intentionally venomously After he said harsh words behind him, Sun Erhu grabbed his head and dragged him up the mountain: "If you have time to frighten people, why not try harder, I will be dragged down to death by you!"

Jin Xi and Wending looked at each other, Jin Xi couldn't help laughing, and Wending couldn't help laughing.

Sun Yubao hung on Sun Erhu's shoulders, crying in a mournful tone: "Erhu, please tell me kindly, how far is it to climb this mountain neck? My legs are trembling..."

"It's coming soon, stop howling, Xi'er didn't cry tired, it's a shame for you to be an uncle!" Sun Erhu gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh my god, hunting is really not a good job..."

"Come on, stop howling, climb up later, there is a flat roof, let's have a good rest there."

"Yes, uncle, if you continue howling like this, carefully lure the wild boars in the fir forest over there, and then we will have to confess here!" Jin Xi deliberately threatened Sun Yubao.

"What? There are wild boars in the fir forest over there? How do you know?" Sun Yubao was a little terrified.

Jin Xi raised the corners of her lips, and Sun Erhu grinned: "You deserve it as an uncle, it's not embarrassing to be scared like this by Xi'er!"

The four talked and laughed all the way, and after a lot of effort, they finally climbed up the neck of the mountain and came to a flat top on the mountainside to rest.

(End of this chapter)