The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 70 Going up the mountain

Wen Muchuan actually slept in the courtyard that night. Xie He couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she lit some mugwort to repel mosquitoes and let him be.

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Jun Qianzi was lying in bed, too happy to sleep, because he finally had news about Helian Yue. However, ever since he sent ginseng last time, he could no longer send anything else.

He learned that Jun Shuyan had ordered the grave to be dug up, but fortunately, the body had decomposed due to the heat and was no longer recognizable, allowing Helian Yue to catch his breath for the time being.

He hasn't dared to send any more letters out lately, for fear that Jun Shuyan will find out about him.

He has been pulling strings and using all his connections to find evidence these past few days; he absolutely cannot let his people find out.

Unable to sleep due to his chaotic thoughts, he got up and took out his medical books to read them carefully.

Helian Yue was at the very back of the exile procession, and the darkness made his movements much easier.

After following for a while, he stopped behind a tree and stopped going forward, his eyes fixed straight ahead in the darkness.

It'll be soon, it'll be soon. He can take action as soon as tomorrow is over.

Helian Zhiyan, who was on Lan Cai's back, whispered in her ear and called her name softly. Then, she quickly reached out and put a piece of candy into Lan Cai's mouth.

A slightly sweet and sour taste filled her mouth, and Lan Cai couldn't help but whisper, "Yan'er, where are you from?"

Helian Zhiyan covered her mouth and whispered, "It was given to me by the fairy sister who fed me water."

Lan Cai was stunned for a moment. The child had been in her arms the whole time. When was it given to her? How come she didn't know?

However, she didn't think to pay any more attention to the path beneath her feet and continued walking forward.

In the palace, late at night, Jun Shuyan was still throwing a tantrum, "How could that be! It definitely isn't him! Keep searching for me!"

The person kneeling on the ground responded and quickly disappeared into the night.

Consort Qin emerged gracefully from behind the curtain, gently patting his chest with her fair hand and soothing him in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Even if it weren't for Helian Yue, the old and the young are all under our noses."

"Are you afraid that Helian Yue will escape?"

Jun Shuyan felt a little better. Luckily, he hadn't killed that family on the way, otherwise there really wouldn't be any bait to lure him out now.

He narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers, and two men in black suddenly appeared in the imperial study.

"Give me two more groups of men to follow him. If Helian Yue appears, kill him without mercy!"

He refused to believe it; the one thing Helian Yue was most worried about was the old Duke's group, and he was sure Helian Yue would show up!

"Yes, sir." The two men in black exchanged a glance and left.

The little wolf, still in its growing state, insisted on squeezing onto Wen Luozhi's bed all night, making her unbearably hot. In the end, she simply sat up and leaned against the wall, dozing off for the entire night.

"Uncle Wen, open the door! We're here to work!"

There was a knock on the courtyard gate when it was still barely dawn. Wen Luozhi was startled awake, rubbing her eyes and dragging her shoes to the courtyard.

When she put on her shoes and went outside, Wen Muchuan had already opened the courtyard gate, and everyone stood at the door feeling a little embarrassed.

Wen Muchuan quickly called people in. Wen Luozhi ran back into the house, checked the list against the people, and after confirming there were no mistakes, told them to sit in the courtyard for a while and wait until dawn before going up the mountain.

The group waved their hands repeatedly, saying to her, "No need, Sister Luo Zhi, it's cooler up on the mountain now."

Afu took the lead in refusing, and the others also shook their heads.

Wen Luozhi raised an eyebrow and said in an unyielding tone, "Then let's eat breakfast here and go up the mountain."

They steamed a lot of buns last night, intending to eat them for lunch today. Now that they've eaten them, they can just add some other staple food at lunch.

Everyone must not have eaten breakfast so early. She is not the kind of person who would be stingy and not give people breakfast. Besides, how can they have the energy to do chores for her family if they don't eat their fill?

Everyone shook their heads even more vigorously. When they were idle, they didn't eat breakfast; it would be a waste to eat it anyway.

They've already been provided with two meals while they're working, which is more than they get at home in one meal. How can they possibly have the face to eat breakfast?

Xie He happened to come out and said loudly, "It's today, for good luck on the first day of work. After eating, you'd better work hard for your aunt!"

Wen Muchuan also said a few words, and in the end everyone sat down on the ground without being shy. They figured they could just work harder.

A large basket of steamed buns, a large pot of porridge, and a small bowl of pickled vegetables were quickly brought out, and the people in the courtyard could hardly believe their eyes.

The steamed buns were white, big, and fragrant, and the porridge was thick and had a rice aroma that made your mouth water.

No one dared to offer a helping hand, so Xie He picked up a bowl, scooped out a large spoonful, and then grabbed two steamed buns, handing them to Afu, who was closest to her, and said with a laugh, "You brat! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help your auntie serve everyone!"

Ah Fu took the food blankly and then shouted loudly to the people in the yard, "Eat quickly! The sooner we finish eating, the sooner we can go up the mountain and do more work!"

After saying that, he took a big bite of a steamed bun, drank a mouthful of porridge, and then picked up a piece of pickled vegetables with his chopsticks. It looked delicious.

Ah Fu was the squad leader they elected on the way here. Seeing him eat, he thanked the others and then picked up something to eat as well.

The family ate breakfast together, and then those who needed to go up the mountain went up the mountain, and those who needed to go to town went to town.

In the end, only Yang Guilan was left at home, looking after Xiaohu, Wen Zizhong, and the wild boar that DouDou had chased back yesterday.

Before heading up the mountain, Wen Luozhi carefully wrapped up the painted panda wood carving and handed it to Wen Zizhou, instructing him, "Third Brother, you must place this wood carving in the most prominent position on the counter. Whether our family can resume the wood carving business depends on it."

This was carved with great care by Wen Zizhong. For now, this is the only way to try and open up the market for wood carvings.

Wen Zizhou nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, little sister, leave it to me."

These days he has already sold all the wood carvings, and of course, just like before, he still gets money for each one he sells.

If their family could have another wood carving business, then his sister definitely wouldn't treat him unfairly, right?

He happily clutched the wooden carving to his chest, thinking that as soon as anyone's attention fell on it, he would definitely give it a good talking-to.

Wen Zixun was home today, and he was overjoyed as soon as he went up the mountain.

"Little sister, this is the first mountain we've ever been to!"

That was the first time his younger sister had ever thought of taking him up the mountain to play, so he remembers very clearly that they came to Jitou Mountain.

It's hard to believe that not long after the last time, this mountain now belongs to them; it all feels like a dream.

DouDou whimpered twice at him. This was the same mountain she'd first brought her little master to look for ginseng! "What can you possibly find? You probably won't even catch a pheasant!"

It wagged its tail and mocked him. Wen Zixun thought it was happy about going up the mountain and praised it, saying, "DouDou is really amazing, it can chase wild boars. I can't even catch a pheasant, hehe."

DouDou was so happy that it rolled around on the ground, saying, "Hahaha! It turns out you really can't catch pheasants!"

Wen Luozhi found its mocking laughter deafening. She reached out, picked it up, and threw it into the basket behind her. "Stay put and behave yourself, or I won't give you pork leg meat tonight!"

DouDou immediately stopped whining and nestled obediently in her basket.

Wen Luozhi raised her chin triumphantly and snorted, "You dare to laugh at my sixth brother? I'll take you down in one move, you arrogant bastard!"