Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 84 Luohu
Luohu Township is a place surrounded by mountains and green waters. When it was renamed a commune, it retained the name Luohu.

It is all because of the Luohu Reservoir, which is hidden in the mountains and formed by the convergence of mountain spring water, groundwater, rain and snow, and was built by generations of villagers.

It was precisely because of the reservoir that, although people lacked food during those three years of natural disasters, they were able to survive thanks to the large fish in the reservoir, making their lives far better than those in other disaster-stricken areas.

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July is the month when the summer sun is at its hottest and most scorching.

However, when the sun shines on you at nine or ten o'clock, it feels like a burning pain.

As Su Ning and Luo Shuangshuang walked along the mountain path, they tried to choose the shady spots with the most shade.

Her clothes kept getting wet and then drying again from the heat, and even her braids were so wet they looked like they could be wrung out.

"Ning Baogai, how about we rest here at the reservoir for a while?"

"How far is it?"

"After passing the reservoir, it will take another twenty minutes or so to get there."

The two stopped simultaneously, glanced at each other's disheveled appearance, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

If those two, with their terrible physical abilities, kept walking for another twenty minutes, they would either die from the heat or completely collapse.

"Let's go, let's find a big tree and rest for a while before we talk."

As Luo Shuangshuang spoke, she fanned herself with her hand. In the past, her brother would arrange everything when she came back, but this time it was her turn to do it herself, and she hadn't thought things through properly.

Ning Baogai ended up suffering along with him, and he muttered in frustration about his own brain.

When I get excited, I forget everything!
Mingming's father had reminded her to call her uncle's team when she came.

“Ning Baogai…”

"Alright, just treat it as exercise. There's nothing wrong with walking more."

This energetic girl dragged me out the door before dawn, forgetting the kettle she had prepared on the living room table.

Licking his lips, Su Ning glanced at the military green canvas bag slung over his shoulder: "It's too big to just conjure up like that."

Seeing her action, and touching her own lips which were also parched and chapped, Luo Shuangshuang turned to look at the ditch not far away. "Ning Baogai, you sit here and wait for me!"

"Where are you going, Grapefruit?"

"I've found you something good~"

The mountain gullies are entwined with thorns and covered with low bushes. At this time of year, the lush green leaves are interspersed with many red or orange specks.

Using large leaves rolled into a triangular cup shape, Luo Shuangshuang squatted down and carefully picked the bright red prickly pears and put them into the cup.

Before long, they had picked a small handful.

"Ning Baogai, try this! This fruit is sweet and sour, it'll help you replenish your fluids!"

Pick one up and put it in your mouth; it bursts in your mouth with just a gentle squeeze, and the sweet and sour taste is quite nice.

Only after the two finished eating the handful of thorny fruit and their legs had recovered did they continue walking along the path beside the reservoir.

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After more than half an hour, when they climbed over the last small hill and saw the wooden stilt houses nestled halfway up the mountain, the two exhausted people almost shouted out in excitement.

In the terraced fields, villagers who had finished work at noon were handing over their farm tools, preparing to go home for lunch and rest.

The young boys, who had worked hard all morning, didn't mind their fatigue and headed straight for the small river in the mountains in groups of three or five.

As they passed by, one of the boys, a skinny young man with a tanned complexion and only whites of his eyes and teeth, excitedly ran out of his group and exclaimed, "Sister Youyou, what brings you back?"

"Little lantern? Why are you all dark again? You're almost as dark as charcoal!"

"Hehehe, the midday sun is scorching, this is from getting sunburned every day when I go swimming in the river to catch crabs and fish!"

Yan Wen scratched the back of his head sheepishly, and only after noticing his friends waiting nearby did he shout, "Junzi, you guys go ahead, my sister's back, I'm not going today!"

"Row!"

"Come on, sis, I'll take you home. If Grandma knew you were coming back today, she'd be so happy she'd smile from ear to ear!"

At this moment, Yan Wencai noticed that there was a woman he had never seen before, who was even prettier than his sister, following behind his sister, and he was obviously stunned.

She flicked his forehead and introduced him with a smile, "This is my best friend, Su Ning. You have to call her 'sister' too!"

“Ning Baogai is my maternal uncle’s eldest cousin, Yan Wen, whose nickname is Little Lantern.”

"Hello, Sister Ning!" "Hello to you too."

Su Ning pulled a handful of candies from her bag, smiled, and offered them to him, saying, "Here, have some candy, sister."

Seeing his cousin nod, Yan Wencai grinned and shyly accepted the gift with both hands, "Thank you, Sister Ning!"

These are White Rabbit milk candies, not just one or two, but a whole handful.

This is a delicious treat that we can only eat when my aunt and uncle come back!
Secretly wiping away the drool that had welled up in his mouth, Yan Wen felt a great fondness for this older sister he was meeting for the first time.

After all, it's not common to see a city girl who is so generous, kind, and gentle.

Like the group of educated youth in the team, although they didn't say anything harsh, they always felt a vague sense of disgust when they saw them, as if the youths were covered in fleas.

Hehe~

They bathe in the river eight hundred times a day, aren't they any cleaner than anyone else?!

The stilted house where the Yan family lived was near the foot of the back mountain, not far from the small river where Yan Wen and his friends often went, and in the same direction.

A few minutes later, after navigating around a vegetable garden, Yan Wenxian skillfully slipped into the yard and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, my sister Youyou is back!"

"You're back again? Where are you?!"

"Why didn't this kid call ahead before coming back? How did he even get back?"

Yan Xi, who was resting inside and drinking cold water, almost spat out her water when she heard her son's words. She wiped her mouth hastily and walked into the yard at the same time as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were busy preparing lunch in the kitchen.

Qian Hongmei, sweating profusely from tending the fire, wiped the soot from her hands on her trouser leg.

He shoved his son aside, who was blocking his view, and stood on tiptoe to look out of the yard. When he saw that familiar figure in the distance, he was overjoyed and exclaimed, "It really is Youyou!"

Old Mrs. Yan, whose eyesight wasn't very good as she got older, was indeed as happy as Yan Wen had said when she heard her daughter-in-law's words, revealing her two loose front teeth.

She hurriedly took a few more steps to greet her. Where was her only granddaughter? She hadn't seen her for more than half a year. How could the old woman not miss her?

"Is it just Youyou? Xinmei and the others haven't come back?"

"His aunt didn't see it, but there was an unfamiliar girl following behind Youyou."

"That's Sister Youyou's good friend, Sister Su Ning! She's such a nice person!"

Yan Wen poked his head out from behind his mother and interjected, subconsciously squeezing the milk candy in his pocket.

Upon hearing that more guests were arriving, Qian Hongmei, without needing her mother-in-law's instructions, quickly turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare brown sugar water.

"Grandma, Uncle!"

"Hey, Grandma's here again!"

Taking three steps at a time, Luo Shuangshuang saw the old woman waiting in front of the courtyard gate, looking at her eagerly. She couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, and jumped up to her and hugged her tightly.

With red eyes, Granny Yan looked like she wanted to hug you but didn't dare. "Youyou, I'm dirty, don't get your new clothes dirty!"

"I don't care, I just want a hug. I'm dirty, I'm all sweaty and smelly, and Grandma still doesn't like me?"

"You can't argue with that chattering little mouth of yours!"

With a smile playing on her lips, Granny Yan gently patted her back, feeling comforted by her words.

Why do people say that girls are not as good as boys? This warm and thoughtful little girl is a thousand times better than any naughty boy.
Unfortunately, the eldest son and his wife were not able to give birth to a granddaughter for her.

Fortunately, her daughter is doing well, and she is content with having such a lovely and lovable granddaughter.

"Grandma, my uncle is my good friend and my savior, Su Ning."

"Savior? What's going on?"

"Grandma Yan, Uncle Yan, hello!"

"Alright, Xiao Ning, right? Come inside quickly!"

Disapproving of her bringing up this topic with her newly met family, Su Ning subtly interrupted Uncle Yan's follow-up question.

I know that Xiyou's intention was to make them pay more attention to her, but we haven't seen each other for a long time, and the old man is getting old, so it's completely unnecessary for him.

Meeting her slightly reproachful gaze, Luo Shuangshuang quietly stuck out her tongue: What she said was true, wasn't it?
Watching the two girls' furtive glances, Yan Xi had no choice but to suppress his questions for the time being.

"Xiao Ning, we don't have anything fancy to offer you. Have some brown sugar water first, and the food will be ready soon. You must be tired and hungry after walking for so long!"

(End of this chapter)