Gu Fengyan was completely confused. After listening for a long time, he finally figured out what Mrs. Zhang meant - she was afraid that he was still thinking about Wang Er and was unwilling to stay.

And...well, she refused to give birth to a baby for Huo Duan.

Putting aside the question of whether he and Huo Duan were possible...he just thought that the fact that his daughter couldn't inherit the family line was ridiculous.

However, he also knew the limitations of the environment and the sincerity of Mrs. Zhang.

"Since you asked, I will tell you what's in my heart," Gu Fengyan put down the wicker basket and said seriously:

"Wang Er and I were engaged before, and I did some things wrong because of this, but since I am willing to stay, it means I really want to live a good life with Brother Duan. As for the child...it will come naturally when the time comes."

Anyway, it won’t happen even if the destiny comes, Gu Fengyan thought.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that he was sincere, she knew it was true.

"Okay, okay," Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Good boy, don't think I'm too nosy. Since you have this thought, then just live a good life with Erdan in the future."

Gu Fengyan was eager to get away and agreed repeatedly. The two of them picked mushrooms together for a while before Gu Fengyan said goodbye to Aunt Zhang and said he was going to look for Huo Duan.

Mrs. Zhang told him to be careful with his steps and let him go.

…

Huo Duan felt relieved that Gu Fengyan was following Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang has a fierce and straightforward personality. She can scold people so badly that they wish they could hide back in their mother's womb... I'm afraid no one in the surrounding villages dares to mess with her.

Not to mention that coward Liu Laosan.

It was just that Gu Fengyan had been wronged, so he couldn't help but talk to her about some nonsense... But thinking about Gu Fengyan's embarrassed face, Huo Duan found it quite interesting.

Making money is a big deal. The family is extremely poor now and still owes ten taels of silver. Father Huo's illness needs to be cured and a house needs to be bought. The more money the better. At least it should be able to ensure that after he returns, Gu Fengyan and his father will not have to worry about food and clothing and will spend their old age in peace.

But the prerequisite for all this is that they must have sufficient capital to make money.

Huo Duan thought about it and walked along the path trampled by people into the depths of the forest. He picked up mushrooms, ferns, wild onions and the like when he came across them, but they could not even cover the bottom of the basket... He also accidentally stepped into a mud pit and half of his pants were dirty.

I always feel that he is particularly unlucky after leaving Gu Fengyan, I don’t know why.

"Hey, Erdan, why are you here...Have you stepped into a mud pit?" At this time, the voice of Zhang's sister-in-law came from the front.

She had a smile on her face, and it was obvious that she was fooled by Gu Fengyan's words.

Huo Duan smiled and said, "I was walking without paying attention and fell into it just now... Didn't Brother Yan follow you?"

Mrs. Zhang came out from behind the wild chestnut bushes, but did not see Gu Fengyan.

"Didn't Brother Yan come to look for you? How come you didn't see him?" Aunt Zhang looked around and said, "There's a stream in front. Go wash yourself in it before the mud dries up and you feel uncomfortable."

Huo Duan took a look and agreed, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll go wash it."

He carried the basket and backpack and headed in the direction she pointed. Aunt Zhang reminded him from behind, "By the way, I just saw Liu Laosan sneaking towards the back mountain. Remember to find Yan Ge'er and keep an eye on him. Don't let any dirty people bump into him..."

Huo Duan turned around and responded casually, "I understand. Thank you, sister-in-law."

The streamside is flat, with some weeds growing on it, and a large pool of water with small fish swimming around in it.

Huo Duan put everything in a clean place and used his hands to wash his trouser legs. However, he felt strange in his heart, as if he had forgotten something important.

"Liu Laosan went to the back mountain stealthily..." He was thinking about what Zhang A's wife said.

What is Liu Laosan doing in the back mountain?

There is no bird in that place, the forest is deep, and it is easy to get lost. Generally, no villagers in Heqing Village dare to go there.

He frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up - could it be that Gu Fengyan got lost and went to the back mountain?

If he runs into Liu Laosan, he will be in trouble. Gu Fengyan is weak and will definitely not be able to beat Liu Laosan, who has been digging for food in the fields all year round, Huo Duan thought.

Feeling worried, he washed twice in a hurry and grabbed his things and rushed to the back mountain.

Gu Fengyan clearly remembered that Huo Duan went in this direction, but he didn't see anyone after searching for a long time.

The dense forest we were in was huge, with lush weeds, and it was so quiet with only a few bird calls, which was eerie.

He guessed that this was probably the back mountain. He had heard from Huo's father that there were wild wolves, so the villagers did not dare to come here.

What’s strange is that there are a lot of medicinal herbs growing around. After walking for a while, you can see large areas of motherwort, selfheal, bletilla striata, angelica dahurica, etc.

This is a business opportunity.

During the time that Gu Fengyan had traveled through time, he discovered that medicinal materials seemed to be in particularly short supply in this era. There were a total of two pharmacies in the county, and the variety of medicinal materials was only enough to treat some minor illnesses. If the illness was slightly more serious, one had to go to a more distant provincial capital to get medicine.

Not to mention the village, even Doctor Liang at the head of the village digs all his medicines in the mountains himself.

But most of the medicinal materials need to be processed, and he does not have the technology to do so...

Gu Fengyan was thinking in his mind, pushing aside the bushes in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he immediately forgot about the medicinal materials -

A large wild bamboo forest appeared, rustling and swaying, with two or three arm-thick shoots sticking out from the bottom. Even more fortunately, no one had ever set foot on it.

He quickly put down the basket and started picking bamboo shoots, sweating profusely. Soon, a large pile of bamboo shoots was piled up. The rest would grow up and he could pick another batch next year.

Seeing that it was almost done, Gu Fengyan began to put the food into the basket. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound approaching from the bushes behind him...

Could there really be wolves in this mountain?

Gu Fengyan felt a chill down his spine when he saw the bamboo branches being pushed aside. "Oh, isn't this Erdan's house? Why are you here in the middle of nowhere?" A dark face poked out from behind, with an obscene and malicious smile on it.

Gu Fengyan thought about it and remembered that this person was Liu Laosan, the pervert on the ox cart last time.

"You're following me?!" He instantly became alert.

Liu Laosan rubbed his hands and said, "Hey, how can you say it's stalking? The mountain is so big, and the fact that we met means we are destined to meet..."

Gu Fengyan knew with his toes that this person had bad intentions, so he picked up the basket and was about to leave, but was stopped by Liu Laosan, "Hey, where are you going?"

"Get out of here!" Gu Fengyan was too disdainful to talk to such a person as it was unlucky.

Liu Laosan touched his chin, "Go away? You haven't figured out the situation yet! This is the back mountain, who do you think will come to save you... If you weren't better looking than those women, would I be willing to stay with you for so long?!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards Gu Fengyan, "You'd better be sensible and don't really piss me off!"

Gu Fengyan suddenly stopped and looked at Liu Laosan with a smile.

Liu Laosan was so happy that he was infatuated and thought that this sharp-tongued guy had succeeded. "That's right, what's the point of following that idiot Erdan? I'm afraid he's not as good as me behind closed doors... Hehe." He moved his face towards Gu Fengyan.

"Father? It's a pity that my father died in a car accident when I was eight years old!" Gu Fengyan smiled and pinched the black claw that stretched out towards him and gently folded it - click.

"Ah——" Liu Laosan felt severe pain in his entire wrist, and he was afraid that the bone was broken.

Gu Fengyan kicked him and said, "You act like I'm your boss, but don't you see who I am?"

Gu Shao is busy with work, and his hobby is Taekwondo... He has practiced for seven or eight years, but he is only at the mediocre level of a black belt.

It's more than enough to deal with small fry like Liu Laosan.

"Mercy, mercy! I was wrong, I was wrong..." Liu Laosan never thought that his momentary lust would bring him a fatal disaster. He wailed and kowtowed to Gu Fengyan, begging for mercy... His lower body was dripping, and he was so scared that he peed his pants.

Gu Fengyan's mysophobia came back. He frowned and covered his nose, "Get lost! Don't let me see you again!"

…

Huo Duan walked all the way to the back mountain and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Fengyan intact at the bottom of the slope.

"Mr. Gu," he slid down the slope directly, "Are you lost? I've been looking for you for a long time."

Seeing Huo Duan, Gu Fengyan's eyes lit up and he waved his hand, "Boss Huo! I was wondering how I was going to get back."

Huo Duan looked around and didn't see anyone suspicious. "Are you okay? Did you meet anyone?"

"No, it's just me." To avoid trouble, Gu Fengyan decided to hide Liu Laosan's affairs and said with a smile:

"By the way, I found a bamboo forest over there." He brought the basket in front of Huo Duan and showed him the basket full of mushrooms, wild vegetables and bamboo shoots.

Huo Duan looked at his basket and then at his empty backpack.

Sure enough, Gu Fengyan is definitely a lucky koi!

"Very good." He said, "I think it's almost done, let's go down the mountain."

With the frail Gu Fengyan in tow, the journey would take twice as long as an hour.

Gu Fengyan nodded and smiled, "That's it... My hands and ankles hurt so much that I can't carry anything. Can you help me hold the basket? You can give me the backpack."

It's not that I'm pretending. I just beat up Liu Laosan, and my palms are red and my ankles are sore and unbearable.

Huo Duanhun took the basket without caring and broke off a branch from the side of the road to use as a walking stick. "You're welcome... Take it, watch your step, and follow me closely. I'll carry you on my back when we get back to that slope."

…

Gu Fengyan didn't let Huo Duan carry him on his back on the way down the mountain.

The main reason was that there were too many villagers rushing home from the mountains nearby, and they were always looking at the young couple who were famous in the village.

Gu Fengyan felt somewhat embarrassed.

Among the group, Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan made the most harvest. When they returned home, even Huo's father was surprised.

There was a pile of plump spring bamboo shoots in the yard, and the basket was full of various mushrooms. Chinese toon, wild onions, wild peas, ferns, etc. were also placed in small piles.

There were even a few wild Gastrodia elata the size of fists and a fat wild rabbit.

You should know that wild Gastrodia elata is extremely precious, and few people in Heqing Village have ever found it.

Father Huo took a winnowing basket and gathered the wild vegetables into the house to prevent them from drying out. "Oh, Brother Yan is so lucky this time in the mountains. I'm afraid we won't be able to finish eating all these mountain products in ten days..."

Gu Fengyan also helped to clean up, "I have agreed with Brother Duan that we should take these to the county to sell at the market tomorrow. Father, please help me."

Father Huo smiled happily, "That would be great."

Someone knocked on the gate. "Is Uncle Huo home?"

Huo Duan opened the door and saw that it was the sister-in-law of the Zhang family whom he met on the mountain. He obediently called her, "Sister-in-law, come in and have a rest."

"Oh, you two are back." Aunt Zhang entered the yard and grabbed a few handfuls of locust flowers from the basket. "Erdan, quickly bring a dustpan. Yan'er has never eaten this. The flowers are not pickled. Let him try it."

Father Huo quickly asked Gu Fengyan to bring a dustpan over.

Gu Fengyan brought some spring bamboo shoots along the way, "Thank you, sister-in-law. You can take these back and try them. We can't finish all of them."

Mrs. Zhang declined, then put it into the basket with a smile on her face. Then she remembered something and said gossipingly:

"By the way, did you meet Liu Laosan from the west end of the village when you came down the mountain just now?"

The author has something to say:

When Mr. Huo is not around, Young Master Gu will be beaten to a pulp by you.

When Mr. Huo was there, Mr. Gu said, "Oh, oh, I am so weak. My palms and ankles hurt."

It is indeed the "weak and gentle" Gu Shao! (dog head)