Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 238 Bad Luck

Looking at the birds flying away, Tao Qiuyi gritted her teeth. She really wanted to catch one and roast it.

Wei Jingyuan's voice came from under the tree, "Why did they all fly away?"

"They said I was a bad person and would catch them and roast them." Tao Qiuyi originally wanted to raise these birds as well, but the birds didn't give her a chance.

Wei Jingyuan's laughter came from under the tree.

Tao Qiuyi was speechless. He grabbed a branch with one hand and stood up. He picked up the cloth bag filled with fruits and used the branch for support twice before landing smoothly.

Seeing that Wei Jingyuan had already placed the axe in his backpack, Tao Qiuyi looked back at the ground, which had returned to normal. Well, as expected of a former soldier, he was quite good at erasing traces.

He took the cloth bag from her hand, took out the axe from the backpack, put the cloth bag into the backpack, and Wei Jingyuan carried the backpack on his back.

"Don't you raise those birds?" He didn't understand what the birds said and didn't know what she said to them.

"No, they're here to eat the fruit." Tao Qiuyi took out a fruit from his cotton-padded jacket pocket and handed it to Wei Jingyuan. "Eat it, it's edible."

"You eat it." Wei Jingyuan didn't reach out to take the fruit, but looked at her gently.

"I have more here." Tao Qiuyi took out a fruit of similar size from his other pocket.

Wei Jingyuan then took the fruit from her hand and saw Tao Qiuyi opening her mouth to take a bite of the fruit. He quickly reached out to stop her and said, "Wait, wait a while before eating."

"Why?" Tao Qiuyi looked at him in confusion.

Without answering her question, Wei Jingyuan lowered his head and took a bite of the fruit. The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth, and the juicy taste quenched his thirst. He chewed it a few times and swallowed it directly.

Then he took another bite and another, and soon half of the fruit was gone.

Seeing his anxious look, Tao Qiuyi instantly understood his intention. She glared at him angrily, "Wei Jingyuan, are you testing poison on me by doing this?"

Wei Jingyuan was chewing fruit and did not answer her question.

Tao Qiuyi didn't expect him to answer, and a strange feeling rose in her heart. This man was always like this, never saying anything, but everything he did was for her own good.

It would be a lie to say that I am not moved.

"I've already told you that this fruit is edible. You're still being so cautious, it's really unnecessary." After saying that, Tao Qiuyi took a big bite of the fruit.

The sweet taste made her fall in love with it instantly. "Delicious, really delicious."

"If you like it, we'll come back to pick it next time." Wei Jingyuan had finished eating the fruit. He looked up at the few fruits left on the tree, his eyes narrowed slightly.

I saw the fruit on the tree earlier... there were quite a lot! Her bag could only hold twenty fruits at most, so where did the rest go?

Seeing Wei Jingyuan staring at the fruit tree in a daze, Tao Qiuyi's heart skipped a beat and she quickly swallowed the fruit in her mouth. She thought, "Oh no, oh no! I've put most of the fruit in my ring."

Wei Jingyuan had previously checked the number of fruits on the tree. Being someone with such keen eyesight, he would have surely noticed that the number of fruits was wrong.

"You...what are you looking at?" Tao Qiuyi asked pretending to be confused as he walked to Wei Jingyuan.

"The fruit on the tree..." Wei Jingyuan turned his head to look at Tao Qiuyi, who looked calm, and changed the words on his lips. "Are you leaving them for the birds?"

Huh? Tao Qiuyi blinked. She thought he was going to ask her why there were so few fruits on the tree!

With a light cough, Tao Qiuyi said proudly, "No, I'm saving them for next time. If I pick too many at once, they'll go bad easily if I take them home. It's better to leave them on the tree."

"That's a good idea." Wei Jingyuan nodded in agreement and took a few steps to the side. He dug a small hole in the ground with his axe and dropped the fruit core into it. He then covered it with soil and pulled out some of the weeds around it.

"What are you doing?" Tao Qiuyi looked at his behavior in confusion.

Wei Jingyuan replied, "Bury the pit in the soil. Maybe it will sprout next year and grow into a fruit tree. When the fruit is ripe, I'll pick it for you."

Tao Qiuyi was moved again.

She said, this man always put her first in everything he did. Regardless of whether she could finally enjoy the fruits of his labor, his heart alone was rare.

"Let's go, while it's still early, let's go into the mountains to find that young man." After saying that, Tao Qiuyi bent down and picked up the axe on the ground and held it in his hand.

Tao Qiuyi walked in front, chewing fruit while clearing the grass with an axe.

Wei Jingyuan followed her, carrying a backpack, his sharp eyes constantly watching the surroundings. His ears were also busy, truly keeping an eye on all directions.

He had hunted in the mountains before, but that had been many years, and the terrain there now existed only in his memory.

After eating the fruit, Tao Qiuyi's old habit came back. She couldn't help but dig herbs when she saw them on the road. Wei Jingyuan followed her, helping her dig when there were many herbs, and watching her dig when there were few.

This takes a lot of time, but it’s very rewarding.

Of course, they also encountered many small animals along the way, such as pheasants and hares, and Tao Qiuyi released them all.

Since she didn't catch pheasants and rabbits, Wei Jingyuan naturally wouldn't catch them either.

After two hours of walking, the backpack was filled with various herbs. Tao Qiuyi said to Wei Jingyuan, "We can't just pick up herbs whenever we see them. The backpack won't hold them all."

"Okay." Wei Jingyuan looked at her lovingly. He listened to her and did whatever she said.

"Then I'll walk faster." Tao Qiuyi quickened his pace.

Wei Jingyuan was about to say yes when he suddenly grabbed Tao Qiuyi's wrist. "Wait."

"Listen to the footsteps, there are six people." Tao Qiuyi naturally heard the footsteps approaching. Her hearing was better than Wei Jingyuan's, and she could tell how many people there were.

Six people. Wei Jingyuan frowned. He couldn't tell how many people there were, he only heard footsteps.

The two exchanged glances and quickly separated, each observing the surrounding terrain. Tao Qiuyi pointed to a large tree nearby and said, "Hide in the tree."

As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. Tao Qiuyi has good eyesight, and she wants to see who is coming.

"You go up first." Wei Jingyuan nodded, and the two of them climbed up the big tree next to them, one in front and the other behind.

On the tree, Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi stood on a branch on either side, leaning against the center trunk. Branches and leaves obscured their view, covering their feet, sides, and even their heads.

Looking at the six masked men in military uniforms, holding guns, in the distant bushes, Tao Qiuyi smiled. As the saying goes, "The higher you stand, the farther you can see."

"It seems that our luck is not very good." Tao Qiuyi sighed. Wushan is such a big place. They had just entered the deep mountains for a short time when they encountered those people.

Isn't it just bad luck?

"Those fake soldiers are coming." Wei Jingyuan was right next to Tao Qiuyi, and he was also looking in the direction Tao Qiuyi was looking.

The distance was too far, he could only see a few figures, but couldn't see the others clearly.