I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

Putting the matter of selling noodles aside, Bai Qingyao prepared to go to the back mountain to take a look.

During this period of time, I was busy going to the sea and didn't go to the back mountain to take a look. Besides, I can't just eat seafood, I have to change it up.

However, there were too many unknown dangers in the mountains, so she couldn't bring the three little ones with her, so she let them stay at home by themselves.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed Gu Zexuan, "Xuan, don't open the door to anyone except those you know. Wait for me to come back home, okay?"

"Yes, mother, I remember. I will take good care of my brothers."

After leaving Gu's house, Bai Qingyao walked straight towards the back mountain.

The road leading to the back mountain is in the same direction as that to the rocky beach. The back mountain is not far from the rocky beach. However, few villagers in Dayuan Village go to the mountain now.

The road up the mountain is quite steep and covered with weeds. There are only sporadic footprints on the ground. The further you go in, the shallower the footprints become, which is enough to show that even if the villagers of Dayuan Village go up the mountain, they only move around the periphery of the mountain and do not go deep.

Bai Qingyao pushed aside the weeds in front of her as she walked.

The weeds here have reached Bai Qingyao's calves. I don't know if there are any insects or something like that in them. It would be safer to pull them away.

When we first went up the mountain, it was so quiet all around that we couldn't even hear any animals calling.

She took her things and walked inside.

If you want to find good stuff in the mountains, you have to take risks.

Risks and opportunities coexist.

'簌簌——'

There were bursts of noise in the forest, and the fallen leaves on the ground were blown by the wind.

Looking down from the mountain, you can see the blue sea at a glance.

Bai Qingyao also noticed that not far from the shore, there were some small black dots, which should be the islands, but there was no one living on the islands.

Her feet landed on the ground with a crunching sound.

There were many dead branches scattered on the ground in the woods. They had almost no moisture in them and must have been on the ground for a long time.

After walking for about five or six minutes, she felt the ground getting wetter and wetter.

It's not sunny here, especially in the woods, so it's normal to be humid. However, the humidity here seems to have long exceeded the normal humidity level of a forest.

After walking a few steps, Bai Qingyao saw a dead tree not far away, which had long been dead. There were still a lot of black things on the tree.

Her eyes lit up, those fungus!

The fungus were still somewhat moist. It had just rained some time ago. Although it had been a while, the forest was still damp and the fungus had not completely dried out.

She strode forward and picked all the fungus into her backpack.

Fungus can be dried and preserved for a long time. Even if you don’t eat it now, you can store it and eat it later.

She wouldn't mind having too much food.

There were a lot of wood ears in this area. After picking for a while, the bottom of the basket behind her was covered. She stopped and prepared to go forward to take a look.

When you go into the mountains, you can't just bring back wood ear mushrooms.

On the way, she also encountered a lot of wild vegetables.

There were almost no edible wild vegetables outside the mountain. They had almost all been picked by the nearby villagers. She had not planted any vegetables at home yet, so she could only pick some fresh wild vegetables first.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

Bai Qingyao was half-squatting on the ground when suddenly a voice came from not far away. Her brows furrowed and she quickly stood up from where she was.

This voice...

She quickly found a place to hide.

Sure enough, just as she hid, she saw a colorful pheasant emerging from the grass not far away, followed by several chicks.

This is the pheasant coming out with its chicks to look for food.

A hint of joy flashed across her face. There was prey!

But these pheasants are not easy to catch, and the chicks are even more agile, so most people can't catch up with them at all.

She took off the backpack behind her and quietly retreated away from the place with the backpack.

When she was far away from the pheasants, she put the backpack on the ground, took out a shovel from the space grid, and dug a hole in the ground.

Based on the footprints left on the ground and her speculation, this place is a must-pass place for pheasants. She is now digging a trap along the way so that she can go look for other things later.

She searched around and unexpectedly found a dilapidated trap not far away.

The mechanism inside is old and it seems that no one has used the trap for a long time. She can borrow it.

After finishing everything, she stood up from where she was, clapped her hands, and it was done!

Ok?

Bai Qingyao had just stood up when she felt a dark shadow flash behind her. She turned her head suddenly, but saw nothing.

Picking up the backpack, she strode forward, but there was a hint of darkness in her lowered eyes.

There are other people in this mountain.

Upon hearing the news, Bai Qingyao looked a little ugly.

I originally wanted to go deeper, but now the plan has to be terminated early.

After all, she didn't know who the other person was, but anyone who could move freely in this mountain must have some skills.

Deep in the mountains

The view was blocked by a cliff, but the narrow path passing through the cliff revealed an extremely wide and huge valley.

In the valley, rows of wooden houses were built, and not far from the houses, there were some strange wooden piles.

At this time, a figure came in from behind the cliff and walked hurriedly towards the wooden house in the center.

'Squeak—'

The door was opened and a flash of white light appeared. The figure who had just entered looked at the scene in front of him, and a look of surprise flashed across his face, but he quickly returned to normal.

The man in front of him had just put on his shirt, turned around and looked at him expressionlessly.

"You don't know how to knock? If you don't knock next time, I won't keep your hands anymore."

The smile on Bai Jingyuan's face froze. "Are you serious?"

The man gave him an expression that showed his own understanding, put on his clothes, and sat on a chair not far away.

Seeing this, Bai Jingyuan looked heartbroken.

"Gu Yichen, do you still have any conscience? I came all the way here, and this is how you treat me? I'm breaking up with you! I'm breaking up with you!"

Bai Jingyuan said this, put his hands on his hips, opened the door, and was about to turn around and leave.

"One hundred thousand taels of gold."

"Cough-cough-"

Hearing Gu Yichen's words, Bai Jingyuan almost choked on his own saliva.

"What do you mean?"

He turned his head suddenly and looked at him fiercely.

"You owe me one hundred thousand taels of gold. If you leave today, you will receive my IOU tomorrow!"

"Also, don't think I don't know about the silver you've hidden in the Divine Doctor Valley."

Bai Jingyuan was still making plans in his mind when he heard Gu Yichen's deep voice.

Bai Jingyuan's heart, hanging in the air, suddenly shattered to the ground.

He was heartbroken and covered his chest.

"you--"

"Gu Yichen, do you still have any conscience? I've done so many things for you, and now you're even thinking about the money I used to get married. You have no heart!"