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

Chapter 85 Countryside
The farm-style dishes cooked on an earthen stove have a unique flavor, especially the crispy rice crust that Grandma Yan specially made. It's fragrant and crunchy, and when coated with fermented bean curd made from her own grain liquor, it's spicy, salty, and delicious—absolutely amazing!

After a lively lunch, Uncle Yan, not forgetting his business, pressed for the reason again.

After the whole family listened to Luo Shuangshuang's account from beginning to end, Grandma Yan was filled with lingering fear. She held Luo Shuangshuang's hand tightly, her eyes reddening, and dared not let go for a long time.

Su Ning felt both grateful and incredibly fortunate to have saved her.

Just imagine how scared and desperate Luo Shuangshuang must have been, with everyone around her being led away by human traffickers, believing that to be the truth, and some even going so far as to try to dissuade and help the traffickers.

They were so close! The only girl in the Yan and Luo families was dragged away and trafficked in the street!

"Thank you so much, Xiao Ning! You're such a good boy, such a good girl! Thanks to you, otherwise... my baby would be gone!"

"Grandma, don't cry, I'm alright!"

Seeing the old woman sobbing uncontrollably, Luo Shuangshuang felt sorry for her and broke free from her grasp, instead hugging her waist tightly and gently swaying her back occasionally in a coquettish manner.

"Xiao Ning, thank you for saving Youyou. This is truly a life-saving grace."

Yan Xi's eyes reddened as well, his expression a mixture of hatred for the human traffickers who dared to abduct people in broad daylight and immense gratitude for Su Ning, the only one who stood up to notice something was wrong and immediately stopped them.

If she hadn't kept quiet about what would happen to his sister, then his mother...

Yan Xi rubbed his hands together vigorously, stood up and was about to leave, grabbing his two sons who were gritting their teeth and cursing the human traffickers.

They arrived suddenly at noon, so we must prepare a sumptuous feast for dinner!

"this…"

"Where is Uncle going?"

"You two, don't worry about it."

Wiping her eyes, Granny Yan smiled and shook her head. How could she not know what her son, whom she had raised, was thinking?

After exchanging a glance with her daughter-in-law, Qian Hongmei immediately understood and stood up. "Youyou, Xiaoning, you two can take a walk around after you've rested. I'm going to work now."

As they were talking, the person walked out of the house, grabbed a burlap sack from inside, and went out the door.

Luo Shuangshuang and Luo Shuangshuang looked at each other, wondering why the couple had suddenly skipped their lunch break and gone out under the blazing sun.

"Grandma isn't ready to go to work yet, what about Auntie?"

"I guess I didn't finish my work this morning, so I'll hurry up and finish this so I can get off work early this afternoon."

Is that so?
Luo Shuangshuang, who knew nothing about farm work, nodded blankly, "Then I'll go help my aunt later!"

"Don't go and make things worse. If you still have the energy, take Xiao Ning to play by the river. There are lots of little crabs in the river now, which you love the most. When we catch them, Grandma will fry them for you."

"Ok."

Thinking about the outcome of that time she helped, Luo Shuangshuang smiled shyly and decisively accepted her grandmother's suggestion.

Furthermore, those crispy fried baby crabs...

"How is Ning Baogai?"

Seeing her eager eyes and gluttonous look, what could Su Ning do? She could only spoil her friend. "Okay."

……

Yan Xi, who had just stepped out the door and was about to take his two mischievous boys up the mountain, stopped and turned around when he heard a familiar voice calling from behind.

"Hongmei, what's wrong?"

Looking down at the sack in her hand, and remembering the nearly empty rice jar at home, he immediately realized that she was preparing to go back to her in-laws' house to borrow some more grain.

There aren't enough able-bodied people in the family, and the two boys are at the age where they have big appetites.

Although her younger sister occasionally provides financial assistance, that's what she gives to her mother as a daughter; how could the couple possibly touch it?

Fortunately, most of his in-laws were able-bodied, honest, and kind-hearted... Thinking of his father-in-law and mother-in-law's occasional assistance, Yan Xi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He had considered other options besides working in factories and fields, but…

“Brother Xizi, don’t overthink it. The autumn harvest is almost here. We’ll return the new grain to our parents when it comes in.”

"Red plum..."

"The children are still watching!"

They've been together for over ten years, so how could he not know what he was trying to say? But as a man, he might not understand a woman's thoughts.

Her mother-in-law treated her like her own daughter, and her sister-in-law never caused trouble or made a fuss like other families; she was only close to and respected by her. Her husband was hardworking and considerate, and her two sons were sensible and filial.

Even if marrying him and coming to the Yan family was hard and tiring, she was happy and willing.

"Please ask the squad leader for me this afternoon. I'll go quickly and come back before dinner."

"Yes, I remember. Tell my parents I'll visit them after the autumn harvest." Seeing his wife walk away, Yan Xi rubbed his face, then glanced at his son behind him, who was secretly making small movements. He immediately abandoned his momentary vulnerability and reverted to his fatherly authority. "What's all the fuss about? Come on, let's go up the mountain!"

"Yay, finally I can go up the mountain to catch rabbits again!"

"You little brat, do you want to howl until the whole brigade knows? Shut up!"

"Oh."

Yan Wu is two years younger than Yan Wen, but he grows taller than his peers and is almost as tall as his older brother.

Hearing his father's harsh words, he shrugged, appearing honest but not really scared. As his father turned away, he didn't forget to give his brother a meaningful look.

Unable to contain the commotion, Yan Wen had no choice but to take out his own portion of milk candy from his pocket and give him two more, finally managing to completely soothe the man.

The father and his two sons skillfully found the bow and arrows they had hidden beforehand in the abandoned thatched hut at the foot of the mountain, slung them over their shoulders, and quickly entered the mountain.

……

The three who stayed at home chatted for a while. Seeing that the old lady was not in good spirits, Luo Shuangshuang persuaded her to go to bed and take a nap, telling her not to worry that the two of them would be bored.

Having gotten up too early in the morning and worked all morning, Granny Yan was indeed tired. After giving the two a few instructions, she went back to her room.

Having regained her energy, Luo Shuangshuang took a small bamboo basket and led her out the door.

The shaded back mountain, combined with the gently flowing stream, brought a rare coolness.

I washed my face with the clear stream water, and my skin, which had been sunburned, felt instantly refreshed, as if all my pores had opened up.

"Ning Baogai, look there!"

Dust off the water stains on her hands, and looked in the direction she was pointing.

Not far away, hidden behind two mountain peaks, stood a mountain peak that seemed to pierce the clouds, its halfway up shrouded in white mist.

"That's the Baoshan I told you about."

Luo Shuangshuang smiled and turned to her, raising her chin slightly. "Want to go treasure hunting?"

"Can your feet still climb mountains?"

"Hmm... I can go to the foot of the mountain!"

I've heard that there aren't any ferocious beasts like tigers in these deep mountains, but there are definitely plenty of wolves, wild boars, pythons, and the like.

The two of them, they can't beat them, they can't even run away, why would they offer themselves up to be a sitting duck?

If she were alone, she could quickly slip into her spatial dimension to save her life in case of danger…

"Stop joking, if we go up the mountain, that's not called treasure hunting."

"Hmm? If it's not called treasure hunting, what is it called?"

Luo Shuangshuang's eyes darted around and she suddenly understood what she meant. She swallowed the blunt truth with a wry smile: It's not treasure hunting, it's suicide.

Suddenly, the image of the wild boar with its long tusks flashed into my mind when I was starving and ran down the mountain a few years ago, and I shuddered.

"Then we'll ask my uncle tonight when he'll be free to take us up the mountain. Didn't you want some fresh wild ginseng?"

Her eldest uncle was the captain of the winter hunting team, and it was said that his archery skills, which allowed him to hit a target from a hundred paces away, were inherited from her maternal grandfather.

With him around, we'll just take a stroll around the foot of Baoshan Mountain and won't go deep into the mountains, so it should be fine... right?

"There's no rush, I don't need it right now."

"Don't worry, my uncle is a master hunter, it's a family tradition!"

"Okay, okay, let's ask your uncle what he thinks first. If he agrees, we can go for a walk at the foot of the mountain. If he doesn't agree, it's fine too."

Having already made up her mind, Su Ning didn't say much and nodded in agreement.

Once they had cooled down completely, the two began to turn over stones along the stream to catch crabs.

Perhaps the children had already searched this place several times every day, and after searching for a long time, they couldn't find a single little crab.

They finally caught the crab that Luo Shuangshuang had been longing to eat, only after they reached a small ravine with no signs of disturbance on either side of the stream.

Amidst the mountain forests and streams, bursts of silvery laughter echoed, accompanied by the occasional exclamation.

A person who had just finished carrying a basket of firewood and was about to take a shortcut home stopped in his tracks. After hesitating for a moment, he followed his heart and came to the stream.

Sure enough, he saw that incredibly familiar figure, and a silly grin instantly appeared on his face.

"Double!"

"A big orange?"

(End of this chapter)