The young couple from the farm fights back

To return to the village from the mountain river, no matter which way you go, you have to cross a mountain. Zhou Xingyue looked at the young man in white clothes beside her, trying her best to hide the excitement in her eyes and the heartbeat in her chest that could jump out at any time.

She didn't mind Mr. Ouyang keeping his distance from her; he had always been so, polite, gentle, and refined. Moreover, he was doing this to preserve her reputation as a young woman.

Zhou Xingyue picked up a hard branch from the ground and handed it to Ouyang with a smile: "Sir, take this, maybe it will help."

Ouyang Xuan's face was full of fatigue and weakness, his lips were slightly pale, he nodded slightly and politely took it: "Thank you, Miss Zhou."

Zhou Xingyue nodded, not daring to appear too eager.

With the support in his hands, he could walk much easier. However, he was so weak at the moment that he had to gasp for air with every step.

Several times, Ouyang Xuan almost fell down due to weakness in his legs, but before Zhou Xingyue came to help him up, he stood firm with his hands on the branches, trying his best to avoid contact with the other girl.

Ouyang Xuan, who had been well-read in the books of sages since childhood, knew how important the reputation of a girl in the boudoir was. He was grateful to Miss Zhou for helping him, and it would be bad for him to tarnish the girl's reputation.

Zhou Xingyue led him to slowly climb up the shorter Dianqiao Mountain, then climb over the mountainside. When they were about to reach the foot of the mountain, they vaguely heard footsteps.

Zhou Xingyue looked over and saw that it was her half-brother Zhou Chunfeng and his uncle Zhou Er. Her face froze, and she subconsciously pulled Ouyang Xuan to hide behind a large tree.

Ouyang Xuan was stunned for a moment and was almost pulled down by her. Noticing the little girl pulling him, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

"Ms. Zhou..."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Master Ouyang. It's not my fault for being rude." Zhou Xingyue pursed her lips and said with an embarrassed look, "The villagers of Shili Village don't like outsiders entering the village. If you are discovered by the villagers, at best you will be driven out of the village, and at worst - you will never be able to leave this village again."

Ouyang Xuan's pale face suddenly flashed with fear: "Is it so serious?"

Zhou Xingyue pursed her lips and nodded with red eyes, revealing a look of embarrassment that did not seem fake to anyone.

Ouyang Xuan simply couldn't believe that there was such a tyrannical village in the world. All the people in the world were citizens of the Daqing Dynasty. Could it be that the people in this village wanted to enclose land and become kings?

Zhou Xingyue stared at the backs of Zhou Chunfeng and others as they disappeared over the hillside, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She would not let Zhou Chunfeng and Jiang discover Young Master Ouyang. Even though the first wife had never seen Young Master Ouyang, she had been making things difficult for her in recent days. After learning that she was saved by Young Master Ouyang, she might interfere and do something bad.

"Alright, sir, let's continue down the mountain."

The stunned Ouyang Xuan came to his senses and nodded. It seemed that he had to contact his tribesmen as soon as possible, as it was not advisable to stay here for long.

"Miss Zhou, as you said, the villagers don't like to see outsiders. I'll have to trouble you to take me to the foot of the mountain. If I'm discovered by the villagers, I won't be a burden to Miss Zhou anymore."

Zhou Xingyue blinked when she heard that, her eyes full of reluctance and worry: "No, sir, you are weak now and need to see a doctor. I can't just stand by and watch you die."

"Don't worry, sir. My daughter's elders are very open-minded, unlike other families in the village. You can recuperate at my daughter's home until you can get back in touch with your parents. Also, my daughter has two older brothers, so you can rest assured. No one will gossip about you."

When Ouyang Xuan heard this, he hesitated for a moment. Given his current situation, he really needed to find a place to rest first.

"Okay then, thank you Miss Zhou."

Seeing that Master Ouyang was convinced by her, Zhou Xingyue's mouth corners rose unconsciously, and her smile was as clear and bright as the stars, which made it easy for people to let down their defenses against her.

On this side, Jiang Li took advantage of Zhou Xingyue and the others' departure, ran to the riverside, and pulled up the herbs he had noticed before.

Northern Adenophora is also a good medicinal herb. It likes to grow near water flows and can easily be mistaken for a weed.

After a while, Jiang Li had picked a full basket. Hearing sparse footsteps coming from the mountainside, he guessed that Zhou Chunfeng and the others had arrived, so he quickly put on the basket and went back.

"Boss, these two are the good stuff my sister-in-law just dug out. She said they are great treasures."

Zhao picked up two pieces of red yam from the ground. Dashuan took them and put them to his nose to sniff. He didn't smell anything special, but the purple-red flesh looked pretty good.

Uncle Zhou took over a piece. It can be said that in his entire life, he had never seen a purple-red root and had no idea what it was.

Zhou Chunfeng only took a quick look and knew it was purple yam, which would still be a valuable item in the future.

"You are here."

Zhao turned around when she heard the sound and saw Jiang Li climbing up from below. She hurried forward to pull her up: "Sister-in-law~"

Dashuan asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, this is a valuable medicinal herb?"

Jiang Li nodded: "Yes, purple yam is more valuable than the iron stick yam I picked last time."

Uncle Zhou Er and Dashuan calmed down after hearing this and looked at the purple and red roots in their hands in disbelief.

Zhou Chunfeng took the bamboo basket from Jiang Li and put it aside.

Jiang Li asked: "Is the child awake?"

Zhou Chunfeng nodded slowly: "Yes, Auntie will bring Xiaobao to help look after him at our house."

"Okay." Aunt Hu was helping to take care of the children at home, so Jiang Li had nothing to worry about.

He turned around and pointed to a pile of long stems with few leaves nearby and said, "Yams grow deep, so we have to be careful when digging. They are more valuable if we can keep the whole stem."

Dashuan and his wife nodded repeatedly: "Okay, sister-in-law."

Uncle Zhou Er looked around in the direction of Jiang Li's finger, his eyes widened. This was going to be a big deal.

Without saying a word, the old man put down the hoe on his shoulder and started digging with his son.

Jiang Li was worried that Zhou Chunfeng wouldn't be able to dig, so she wasted some of the good stuff and pointed out the location to him: "Before you dig, look at the direction of the leaves and dig in that direction."

"it is good."

Next, Jiang Li and Zhao used small hoes to dig slowly, but their speed was naturally not as fast as the men's big hoes. When they dug about ten roots, the ends had been hollowed out by Zhou Chunfeng and others.

The ground was filled with one-meter-long roots, some as thick as a small arm. The skin of the roots was covered with mud and purple-red. Those who didn't know how to recognize them would think they were poisonous.

The men worked until noon, finally hollowing out all the yams. Dashuan found some vines to tie them together, picked up two bundles with his hoe, and climbed up the mountain.

Zhao protected him from behind: "Boss, please slow down."

"Okay, you help our dad down there."

"Ah."

Here, Jiang Li helped Zhou Chunfeng tie two bundles of yams to the hoe, and also supported his waist from behind to help him climb up.

Uncle Zhou picked up the last two bundles, and Jiang Li picked up the remaining smaller ones or those broken in two and put them all into Zhao's empty bamboo basket.

After packing up, the two women each carried a large bundle and hurried home!