Transmigrated into a Farmhouse: The Stepmother Spoils Her Child to the Heavens

Thinking about this, Lin Cai was glad she hadn't agreed, otherwise she probably wouldn't even know where she was now.

There are many fruits in autumn. Wild pears are no longer available, but there are other fruits on the mountain. Sure enough, when Lin Cai went up the mountain again, she saw a lot of chestnuts and persimmons.

However, they all grow in the mountains and forests, and no one has ever cared for them, so the fruits they produce are very small.

She put her basket aside, picked up a chestnut from the ground, opened it, and tasted it.

Raw chestnuts are crisp and have a fragrant, slightly sweet taste. Lin Cai found a place to sit down, with a pile of chestnuts next to her.

She sat on the grass and ate chestnuts.

She went up the mountain alone today, leaving Xiaochunhua at home. Alone, Lin Cai looked at the layered mountains in the distance, feeling somewhat dazed.

I've been here for almost a month now, and besides making money, I've been dealing with all sorts of odds and ends related to the Gu family.

Knowing she couldn't go back, she chose to accept her fate, but now she realizes she doesn't feel at ease inside!

This place is poor. It has laws, but they are not comprehensive, especially for women. If they want to live safely here, besides their own abilities, they can only find a reliable mountain dweller.

Lin Cai was somewhat bewildered. She was capable in her own right, but there were some things she couldn't or wouldn't be able to show.

You want to find a great mountain for yourself, but in this rugged place, does such a great mountain even exist?

After eating several chestnuts, Lin Cai's teeth and hands ached, but she didn't mind the dirt on the ground and just collapsed on it.

Looking up at the sky, she sighed softly, "When will I finally be able to leave? Sigh!"

She closed her eyes to wait a while, when she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Lin Cai immediately sat up from the ground.

He then stood up again, looked around, and saw Gu Zhan, who had arrived at some unknown time.

The two locked eyes. Lin Cai glanced at the prey in his hand and then noticed that he had hidden his hand behind his back.

Seeing his actions, Lin Cai's lips twitched. She had originally intended to greet him, but now she didn't bother.

He squatted down and started picking chestnuts out of the basket, muttering to himself, "What's there to hide? What's there to hide? It's like nobody's ever seen them before."

She didn't know that people who practice martial arts have good hearing; if she muttered something here, Gu Zhan could hear her even from that distance.

Gu Zhan hadn't expected to hear this, and he was now unsure where to put his hand, which he had just been about to hide.

Lin Cai was still picking chestnuts, muttering to herself without stopping, while Gu Zhan remained standing still.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Cai finally filled the basket and stood up to stretch her body. She had only stretched halfway when she saw that the person was still standing there.

Lin Cai was completely bewildered. What was wrong with this person? Why was he still standing there?

Was he here the whole time and never left?

Thinking of this possibility, Lin Cai looked at the other person's legs. To be honest, those long legs were really long, but he must get tired of standing with such long legs!

"Hey young master, aren't you tired of standing?"

"Gu Zhan".

"what?"

“My name is Gu Zhan. I don’t call myself ‘Hey’ or ‘Young Master’.”

Lin Cai gave a light "oh" to indicate that she understood, and then repeated the question she had just asked.

The answer was no, but even after Lin Cai got the answer, her eyes never left him; she just kept staring at him.

Gu Zhan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by them. Just as he was about to leave, he realized... his legs were numb!

Seeing his obviously strange movements, Lin Cai suddenly wanted to laugh. Didn't he just say there was no problem?

Why can't you walk now? You're clearly numb, but you're still being stubborn.

Lin Cai suggested that he rest where he was. Gu Zhan was a man who listened to advice, so he put down what he was holding and actually rested where he was.

Lin Cai was surprised that he was so obedient.

Unexpected as it may be, she had no time to think about why; she was just about to pick up the basket.

Then she saw the person sitting there pick up the bow and arrow beside him and aim it at her.

Lin Cai was furious. All she wanted was for him to sit down and rest for a while.

Why would he be so ruthless to himself?

Besides, letting him sit down and rest for a while was to relieve the numbness in his legs, and it was for his own good. How could he be so ungrateful?

Before Lin Cai could ask anything, an arrow shot out with a whoosh, and Lin Cai was so frightened that she closed her eyes.

After closing my eyes, I didn't feel any pain, but I did feel a vibration next to me. I tentatively opened my eyes and looked down.

Then I saw a long, colorful worm not far from my feet.

The worm was only about 20 centimeters away from her ankle. If she had moved even slightly, there would definitely have been two more teeth marks on her ankle.

Lin Cai knew that the other person had saved her. She looked up, ready to say thank you, but the person who had been sitting there was now gone.

Seeing that the person was gone, Lin Cai felt inexplicably annoyed. Did this person leave so quickly because he was afraid that she would cling to him?

Carrying chestnuts down the mountain, there wasn't a soul in sight. But when I reached the halfway point, I saw Lin Bao walking towards me.

Lin Bao took the chestnuts from his sister's back: "Why didn't you call me when you went up the mountain alone? Were you afraid I'd ask you for your wages?"

"You think I'd even look at someone as ugly as you?"

Lin Cai, who was about to ask him how he got up the mountain, immediately shut her mouth after hearing what he said, and walked past him to the front.

He's a really nice person, but his mouth is really annoying. He came here to help, so why couldn't he have been a little more tactful when he spoke?

Even after arriving at the foot of the mountain, Lin Bao was still talking, chattering on and on like a nagging old woman.

“A girl should stay at home and not do this kind of thing. If there’s anything, you can have him come and call me from now on. Can’t those four kids at home do anything else but run errands?”

"If I hadn't run into Gu Zhan today, I wouldn't have known you went up the mountain alone. What would I do if you encountered any danger on the mountain? What would your parents do?"

Hearing this, Lin Cai stopped and turned to look at Lin Bao: "Who did you just say you encountered?"

"You said you met Gu Zhan? When did you meet him?"

Did that person run that fast?

You might encounter a leopard at the foot of the mountain, but it doesn't make sense no matter how you calculate the distance!