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It seems there's little hope of finding another nest of termite mushrooms as abundant as yesterday.

However, although she didn't find any more termite mushrooms, Shen Yu did discover many rare things in the mountains and forests.

The most precious of them all is the matsutake mushroom, which is known as the king of autumn.

Digging for matsutake mushrooms requires extra care and is very time-consuming, but when Shen Yu saw the matsutake mushrooms, her eyes lit up as if she were looking at a pile of golden gold. She was so excited that she fell to the ground and laughed unrestrainedly for a long time.

The treasures hidden in these green mountains are as numerous as hairs on a cow.

After picking this patch of matsutake mushrooms, I turned around and bumped into a lot of porcini mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms, brown pine mushrooms, and velvet mushrooms were also everywhere.

Before long, the basket was half full and the hampers were stuffed to the brim!

Just as everyone was packing up to go down the mountain, Ya'er suddenly pointed to a spot and exclaimed in surprise. She had discovered a cluster of morel mushrooms shaped like a bird's nest.

Seeing this, Shen Yu laughed heartily and immediately decided to keep some of each type of mushroom so that they could also try them.

Li Erlang followed along, picking mushrooms, and seemed to find it interesting as well. His usually tense face broke into a rare smile.

The three of them, carrying loads full of mushrooms, set off down the mountain path.

For Shen Yu, although more than a decade has passed since this road was built, her memory of it is still somewhat hazy.

In addition, her leg was still in the recovery stage, so she walked very slowly.

Li Erlang, who was usually impatient, did not urge them at all. Ya'er picked wild grass and flowers along the way as she walked. After walking for about half an hour, the three of them finally reached the main road at the foot of the mountain.

"Sister, how much longer until we reach town? My feet hurt so much." Ya'er tugged at Shen Yu's clothes, her little face full of exhaustion.

Li Erlang continued, "My elder brother said that it would take at least two hours to get to town."

Shen Yu naturally knew how far it was from here to the town.

Two hours, which is four hours in modern time, is a long journey over mountains and valleys.

Moreover, her leg injury has not yet healed, making it difficult for her to move around, so it will probably take her even longer to walk.

Li Erlang didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, but after calming down, he still had to tell the truth: "I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the town. Even if we manage to get there, it will be time to turn back."

Shen Yu turned to look behind her, confidently saying, "I have a plan."

In fact, she had anticipated these situations long ago.

In her previous life, she also left Li Xiaoyun's house and took this path to go to town.

Back then, she encountered that bastard Li Xinyu. Her leg injury was even worse than it is now, and Li Xinyu also suffered some minor injuries, but she still managed to get him to town.

In this life, Li Xinyu was no longer a nuisance, but she had two burdens, Li Erlang and Ya'er, one big and one small. However, she dared to take them out, which meant she had a way to deal with it.

Sure enough, after walking a few steps, a clear bell sound came from behind.

"They're here!" Shen Yu's eyes lit up, and she immediately pulled Ya'er around. A donkey cart was slowly approaching, and she quickly raised her arm high and waved it vigorously.

"Whoa—"

The driver was an elderly man in his forties, wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat.

Seeing Shen Yu and the others stop the car, the old man quickly reined in his donkey.

"Young lady, what brings you to stop my carriage?"

The old man raised his head, revealing a hideous scar on his face that stretched from his forehead to his jaw and even across his lips, looking particularly frightening.

Startled by this sight, Ya'er cried out "Ah!" and quickly turned her head to hide in Shen Yu's arms.

Upon seeing this, the old man's face immediately darkened, and he felt somewhat displeased.

But he couldn't argue with the child, especially since apart from Ya'er, Li Erlang only looked surprised, and Shen Yu was even more calm, which surprised him.

Shen Yu gently patted Ya'er's shoulder, softly soothing her frightened emotions.

She then stepped forward and said with a smile to the old man, "Sir, we are relatives of Li Xiaoyun's family from the mountain. We'd like to go to town. Could you give us a ride? We'll definitely pay you the fare after we sell our goods."

The old man raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, appearing quite surprised.

"Are you relatives of Li Xiaoyun's family up in the mountain? Hasn't Li Xiaoyun returned home yet?"

It turns out that the old man was also from Chenjia Village, but he was not surnamed Chen. He was an outsider who moved here twenty years ago.

He bought a house and settled down in the village, but because of the scars on his face, no one dared to contact him on a daily basis, and he always kept to himself.

He had no relatives or friends and was all alone. He had no one to talk to, and the children in the village were afraid of him like they were afraid of a ghost.

But this doesn't mean he's ignorant; he's heard about all the major events that have happened in the village recently.

Especially the matter related to Li Xiaoyun's distant cousin—it is said that the young lady looks delicate, but she is actually a tough nut to crack. She not only injured the two men in the village who tied her up, but also preserved her chastity.

After leaving some silver, the nobleman left the village early, and those who wanted to curry favor with him ended up with nothing.

I also heard that Aunt Chen in the village contracted a strange disease overnight, becoming incontinent and paralyzed, and was completely useless; the village chief's family, who were once arrogant, also became timid and kept their doors closed for a long time without daring to go out; even the families of the two men who were stabbed only stayed at home to recover and did not dare to go up the mountain to cause trouble.

The incident caused quite a stir in the village, and the people involved became objects of public scorn. When the old man saw Shen Yu and the other two, he was quite surprised. He didn't expect that they were completely unaffected and even dared to run to the town.

"Grandpa, grandpa?"

Seeing the old man staring at them in deep thought, Shen Yu spoke up to remind him.

She didn't just stop any car. In her previous life, she had stopped this donkey cart before and knew that the old man driving it was surnamed Wu, a mysterious person of unknown origin who exuded a profound air.

In his previous life, this old man Wu followed Li Xinyu to the capital and later became his advisor.

Shen Yu knew that Old Man Wu would go to town to buy wine and meat every few days, and he had been going even more frequently recently, so she thought she would give it a try, and she didn't expect to actually run into him.

"Grandpa, we've picked a lot of fresh mushrooms. If you like, we can give you some."

Knowing that Old Wu was quite interested in food, Shen Yu decided to cater to his tastes.

Upon hearing this, Old Wu's eyes lit up instantly. He then looked at the mushrooms in their baskets and carrying baskets and knew that she was telling the truth.

Old Wu thought to himself: This young lady is both gentle and polite, making it hard to refuse her.

"Come on up!"

"Hey! Thank you, sir!"

Shen Yu immediately pulled Ya'er and Li Erlang up onto the back of the donkey cart.

"Just call me Lao Wu! Buckle up, giddy up!"

The donkey cart slowly made its way, and after an hour, it finally arrived at Shanqing Town before noon.

Shanqing Town is the only town in the surrounding area, making it exceptionally prosperous.

At the entrance to the town, Shen Yu and Old Man Wu agreed to meet again there in three hours, and she would pay him for his round-trip transportation.

Old Wu nodded, only telling her to leave plenty of mushrooms, before driving away in his donkey cart.

Shen Yu pulled Ya'er along, and Ya'er pulled Li Erlang along. The three of them looked at the bustling street and neat houses in front of them. Shen Yu waved her hand and shouted, "Let's go sell mushrooms!"