I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 427 Jiang Yingzhu Wants to Do Something Wild
Sunday.

The golden sunlight of the morning streamed down from the azure sky, shining on the Flying Cloud Pavilion.

Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian were both feeling a bit lazy after finishing breakfast.

Li Yan and Hua Junshu were also sitting in front of the house, one reading a book and the other watching a video.

Ms. Fang and Mr. Li were still asleep; they had obviously woken up early yesterday because they had to go to school.

Moreover, these two are used to sleeping until they naturally wake up.

Jiang Yingzhu was still savoring the taste of the breakfast Li Yan had made.

This guy cooks so well, but he never cooks. What a waste!

Fortunately, she was quick-witted yesterday and used his indecent behavior as an excuse to set three rules for him.

With this in mind, Jiang Yingzhu couldn't help but start planning for lunch.

Since it was Li Yan who did the work, she didn't find it troublesome at all.

Looking at the desolate fields in autumn, only the vegetable gardens of each family still have a bit of green.

Jiang Yingzhu then suggested, "Li Yan, senior, Mengmeng, how about we do something a little wild!"

Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian looked at Jiang Yingzhu with slightly strange expressions.

"Wild?"

"Let's go on a picnic! Let's go to Feiyun Mountain!"

"I also went hiking. I saw on those bloggers' videos that hiking looks like a lot of fun."

Hua Junshu and the other person breathed a sigh of relief; so that's what it was.

Li Yan glanced at Jiang Yingzhu.

"You want to rush up the mountain? I'm almost embarrassed to say that."

Jiang Yingzhu pretended not to hear; she was just craving wild mushrooms and vegetables from the mountain.

It's not wrong to not eat protected animals.

Jiang Yingzhu looked at Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian.

"Senior, Mengmeng, what do you guys think?"

Jiang Yingzhu had shared many of those mountain-climbing videos with both of them.

With just a little thought, it became clear what Zhu Zhu was up to.

Mei Mengqian thought for a moment and said, "It sounds good, but can we find anything? Feiyun Mountain has already been developed."

Upon hearing that Mengmeng intended to support her, Jiang Yingzhu immediately perked up and encouraged her:
"How can we not find it? It's not like it's fully developed. There's not a soul up there all year round."

"If it weren't for an event organized by our school, Feiyun Mountain would never have been so crowded with tourists."

"And there's only a road paved and lots of woods, there must be treasures there."

As Jiang Yingzhu spoke, she was already imagining herself digging up something like a century-old Ganoderma lucidum.

When she posts it on a short video platform, she has no idea how many people will envy her.

Just thinking about that scene made her chuckle out loud.

Hua Junshu glanced at the grinning Zhu Zhu, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, and offered a reminder.

“Zhu Zhu, there are temples, Taoist temples and nunneries on the mountain. They should be able to travel up the mountain.”

"Moreover, in our village, Grandpa Qin often goes up the mountain."

Jiang Yingzhu's expression hardened as she suddenly remembered that Qin's breakfast stall had been shut down since it was reported.

I would go up the mountain every now and then, and sometimes there was nothing there.

Sometimes I can bring out some wild vegetables, either to eat myself or to sell.

If you're lucky, you might catch a rabbit.

Thinking of rabbits, Jiang Yingzhu quietly swallowed.

"So what? It all comes down to luck. The four of us combined are definitely luckier than someone else alone!"

Jiang Yingzhu snorted, "If you really don't get anything, Li Yan, you can just hunt a chicken."

Li Yan glanced at Xiao Qingmei, wondering why she was so greedy after just having eaten.

They can never be satisfied.

“The chickens on the mountain seem to be raised by the people in our row, right?” Mei Mengqian suddenly said.

Hua Junshu nodded, "Yes, the farmhouses over there raise the most, then Grandma Tian's, and then Grandpa Qin's."

"Just pay me when the time comes, stop being so wishy-washy. Are you going or not?"

Li Yan shrugged. If his little darling wanted to play, then he would play with her.

"Don't rush, get the tools ready first. Are you planning to pick them and eat them right away?"

"You're the one who just picked it and ate it!" Jiang Yingzhu snorted, feeling that Li Yan's words were a veiled criticism that she had no intelligence.

Hua Junshu did not participate in the two's daily bickering.

"I'll go organize the tools, but there probably won't be that many."

Li Yan routinely tends to the flowers, plants, and crops in the fields.

The necessary tools for hiking already existed, so finding them wasn't difficult.

There weren't that many, just enough for all four of them.

“It’s okay, senior, I’ll go borrow a set from Grandpa Qin,” Jiang Yingzhu volunteered.

She came up with this project herself, so how could she let her senior do it alone?

"Then I'll go get the protective gear."

It's November, and the temperature has plummeted.

But that doesn't mean there are no insects on the mountain.

Mei Mengqian and Hua Junshu ran into the first-floor warehouse.

One of them ran up to the second floor.

Jiang Yingzhu then went to Grandpa Qin's house at the intersection.

Grandpa Qin was a kind-hearted man, and he was very kind when he heard Jiang Yingzhu say that she was going to go to the mountains.

He immediately went inside and brought out all the tools.

"Bamboo girl, do you know how to use it?"

"meeting."

Jiang Yingzhu readily agreed, glanced at the basket that Grandpa Qin had brought out and the contents inside, and blinked.

"Uncle Qin, we'll give you one after we hunt the rabbit."

"Hehe, you guys fight it out first."

Grandpa Qin shook his head, unconcerned.

He just thought they were three energetic young people looking for something to do.

After all, moving mountains is not an easy task.

Although Zhu Yatou and the others are not ignorant of the five grains.

But Grandpa Qin didn't believe that people of their age would recognize so many mountain products.

Finding two fruit trees on the mountain was considered lucky. Jiang Yingzhu sensed the old man's pessimism, but she didn't care.

Thirty years east of the river.
Before long, she will surely impress the old man.

"Old...Old Qin, you just wait!"

Jiang Yingzhu said with great confidence, picked up her basket and went back.

Grandpa Qin shook his head, muttering to himself:
There's nothing here, so what's the point of waiting? You young people are full of energy, so don't do anything else along the way and break my things.

When Jiang Yingzhu returned, she saw that her senior and Mengmeng were already prepared.

Both of them changed into windbreakers, veils, and hats.

Li Yan did not have these.

I don't know when, but I found a particularly straight stick in my hand and used it as a hiking stick.

Jiang Yingzhu walked over and handed the basket to Li Yan.

"Get ready, let's go!"

As Li Yan took the basket and put down the stick, Jiang Yingzhu giggled and secretly took it into her own hand.

With his other hand, he put the hat on.

She was too lazy to wear a veil.

She didn't need to change her clothes; she was already wearing a windbreaker.

Just then, Ms. Fang's questioning voice came from the main room, still carrying a hint of languor from just waking up.

"What are you all doing here, going to plant vegetables? You're fully equipped."

Li Yan glanced at Ms. Fang and said, "Mom, I'll go with them to the mountains for a stroll. I'll be back at noon."

Ms. Fang was taken aback, and her gaze, passing through the doorway, subconsciously turned to the mountains in front of the fields.

Li Yan continued, "There's breakfast I made in the kitchen. You can just heat it up in the microwave."

After speaking, he gestured to Jiang Yingzhu and the other two.

The group walked along the ridges of the fields up the mountain.

Ms. Fang was initially quite pleased to hear that Li Yan had made breakfast for them.

But seeing that her son had just said a word and left, she felt a bit conflicted.

“Hey, the child has grown up and is no longer obedient.”

"Li Yan, aren't you going to ask Aunt Fang's opinion?" Mei Mengqian asked.

Li Yan glanced at her and said, "You're almost an adult, of course you should make your own decisions."

Mei Mengqian nodded, thinking to herself that Li Yan's birthday was in the second month of the lunar calendar.

If I calculate it this way, I'll be an adult around the start of the second semester of my senior year next year.

She blinked, and suddenly her cheeks flushed slightly.

Ms. Fang wasn't worried that Li Yan would run into any problems.

After all, he grew up in the countryside and often wandered around the mountains with Jiang Yingzhu.

On the contrary, the breakfast made by her own son attracted her more attention.

She went to the kitchen and saw several steamed buns on a plate.

I remember it was a pre-made package from the refrigerator.

Next to it is a large bowl of fried noodles, enough for two people.

"Why does this kid eat pre-made meals? Doesn't he know to buy fresh ones from outside?"

Li Yan didn't care about what Ms. Fang said.

Instead, I was in the mood to explain to Ms. Fang what prefabricated products are, and what freshly made products are.

However, he quickly lost interest in thinking about it.

"Li Yan, quickly give me the hoe, there are wild vegetables here!"

Jiang Yingzhu's voice came from below; he was squatting by a clump of grass at the foot of the mountain.

Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian, one carrying a bamboo basket and the other holding a hiking stick, were also drawn over.

Li Yan slowly went up and took a look. The large clump of grass had long, spoon-shaped leaves.

Seeing that Jiang Yingzhu had cut a large bunch, he wanted to cut more.

So he said, "Plantago asiatica has the effects of clearing heat, promoting urination, clearing the liver, and improving eyesight. The tender shoots are edible, but we used to cut them to feed the pigs."

Jiang Yingzhu paused, and Mei Mengqian, who had been drawn over and was still eager to try, immediately took a half step back.

She didn't want to eat pig feed.

Hua Junshu didn't react much; she had already recognized it.

They can even be found in the city's green belts.

Just then, Li Yan said again:
"It's fine to give you some, but can you even eat that much, you little pig?!"

Jiang Yingzhu grabbed a handful and threw it at Li Yan.

"Here, have some! You eat it!"

This guy is subtly criticizing her again.
She wouldn't eat it. Even if someone picked the tender shoots, stir-fried them, and put them in front of her, she would absolutely not eat them!

"I won't eat it, you eat it." Li Yan said seriously, "You eat it every day."

"Go to hell!" Jiang Yingzhu brandished her stick, and with a "Sandstorm" move, she whipped dirt from the ground onto Li Yan's legs.

"If you're so capable, then you come and find them."

Honestly, it's already quite impressive that she recognized the herb as useful.

After all, when I was a kid, I just cut wild grass randomly when I was gathering pig feed, so I had no idea what it was.

"Then I'll do it."

Li Yan smiled, and as he took a step, the mud clinging to his trousers quietly fell off.

The black pants became as clean as new.

He walked ahead and cleared the way.

Since it wasn't the road leading up the mountain, the road conditions were quite complicated.

The path was sometimes steep and sometimes gentle, until we went a little deeper.

The sparse vegetation became dense, with trees and shrubs interspersed and staggered.

Occasionally, a fallen tree trunk lies across your path, or a strong wind blows a branch that snaps and sticks it into the ground, with the other end resting on another tree or bush, making the road conditions even more complicated.

The ground was covered with layers upon layers of dead leaves, and wild grasses of green and yellow stretched out among the leaves. On steep sections of the road, every step had to be taken with care.

Peeking slightly ahead, I saw trees of varying heights arranged in an orderly fashion, with dark and light green hues in a distinct sequence.

At first glance, it looks like layers upon layers of fallen leaves underfoot.

"Li Yan, go check if there are any wild vegetables in that bush," Jiang Yingzhu said from behind.

She handed the stick to Li Yan to clear the way, and now she was holding a tree branch that she had picked up along the way, which was not as straight as Li Yan's.

"Why don't you go?"

"I'm afraid of snakes."

(End of this chapter)