Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

Upon hearing Old Man Shen's words, Xu Qinghe could barely contain her surprise.

In her mind, building a house was a matter between her and Shen Zhi, and Old Man Shen was just there to help them.

If Shen Zhi doesn't have a day off, then she can only stay at home to look after the house, help boil water, pour tea, and pay bills.

She never imagined that anyone other than Shen Zhijing could take charge of the household and handle these matters for her.

"Dad, are you serious?"

Seeing Xu Qinghe's surprised expression, Old Man Shen felt a pang of sadness. What had he and his wife done to their second son's family that made his daughter-in-law distrust them so much, even being so surprised when they were just looking after their house?

"real."

"I've seen you tell the second brother several times that while the mushrooms are growing well, you should go and check on them."

"Once this opportunity is gone, it won't come again. Don't worry about things at home. Everything has been bought. There's nothing serious. I just need to boil water for them. I can manage."

Xu Qinghe was immediately thrilled upon hearing this, "Then thank you, Dad."

"I'll try to go and come back as soon as possible." After saying that, he went to pack his basket and prepare to go up the mountain.

Shen Chengyue, who was standing nearby, also took the opportunity to run over and asked Xu Qinghe, "Auntie, shall we go?"

Xu Qinghe was planning to go deep into the mountains this time, but it was inconvenient to bring two children with her.

So he patted Shen Chengyue's head and said, "I'm not going. There are people at home to do the work. I need to go and come back as soon as possible."

"If you want to go, I'll take you after we finish building the house."

Shen Chengyue knew that taking them would slow things down, and after a moment of disappointment, he looked up at Xu Qinghe and said, "Okay, then you can come back soon."

Xu Qinghe: "I'll go back once I find what I want." After saying that, she whispered in Shen Chengyue's ear, "I'll bring Xiao Hei to the shed in a bit."

"Neither of you are going out today, just stay home, okay?"

"If your grandma comes over, make sure you keep a close eye on her. Remember, just keep an eye on her, don't get into any conflicts with her."

"If she takes anything from our house, your father and I will handle it. Don't show your face."

There's a saying that goes, "One should always be wary of others." Although Old Man Shen is helping them in every way now, his favoritism towards Boss Shen is genuine.

Their family's grain was piled up in the kitchen at the moment. Xu Qinghe dared to gamble, but dared not be careless.

Having endured hardship and experienced many things, Shen Chengyue was more mature than his peers. Upon hearing Xu Qinghe's words, he agreed without hesitation.

Xu Qinghe patted his head with satisfaction, then turned and led Xiao Hei from the doorway to the kitchen doorway.

Xiao Hei has been with them for over half a month now. From a tiny puppy, it has grown into a chubby big puppy.

Aside from their family members finding it cute, other people who saw it said it looked scary and generally didn't dare to get close.

Placing it by the kitchen door to guard the grain brought Xu Qinghe a great deal of peace of mind.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say goodbye to Old Man Shen again, "Dad, I'm going up the mountain."

"The rice is keeping warm in the pot; you can just heat it up and eat it at noon."

"If it's not enough, just ask Chengyue to get you some; he knows where the grain is."

As Old Man Shen listened to Xu Qinghe's instructions, the warmth in his heart never faded.

Because these words, in Old Man Shen's ears, were proof that he considered him family.

Especially since he was being told about food and supplies in front of so many people.

You have to understand that food was the most precious thing in this era, so we just said it outright and let him decide.

Unlike the eldest child's family, who have lived together for so many years, they still complain about eating more or less.

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"Okay." Xu Qinghe replied and quickly left the room. She knew this was an opportunity she had worked so hard to get, and she couldn't afford to waste a single moment.

As soon as Xu Qinghe left, someone couldn't help but praise her, "Uncle, you've married a good woman!"

"Not only is she good at managing money, but she's also so filial. Even when she's out, she doesn't forget to save food for you."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Shen's eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face. "That's good, and he's very filial."

"They're very generous to me when it comes to meals and everything else."

Shen Daqiang chimed in, "That's right, we've seen it all during the days we've been working here."

"You've really lucked out on your daughter-in-law!"

If you praise yourself, you might not feel that much, but if someone else praises you, the feeling is completely different.

All morning, Old Man Shen's lips never stopped curving into a smile, and he worked with great enthusiasm, putting his heart and soul into everything he did.

As soon as Xu Qinghe left, she headed straight for the mountain, running wildly while placing her hand on the weeds. As she passed by, the faint energy on the weeds was absorbed.

On the main road, Xu Qinghe never released any energy; she was constantly absorbing it.

She had walked this path many times to gather firewood, so she knew very well whether there was anything there. Besides, everyone had grown up in the mountains and wasn't stupid; if there was anything, it would have been taken long ago.

So if she wanted to find something more valuable, she had to go deep into the mountains.

To bolster her courage, she even brought a bow and arrow. Under Shen Zhi's intense pressure, her archery skills had reached the point where she could hit the bullseye every time.

Of course, this only applies to targets that hit the bullseye every time, and it's a fixed target. Moving targets are hard to say, but it comes with a certain level of protection.

Besides the bow and arrows, she also carried the dagger that Shen Zhi had given her.

Following the route Shen Zhi had taken her on last time, Xu Qinghe found a small path and plunged headlong into the deep mountains.

The more weeds and debris there were, the more she would go there, because that was the easiest place to hide things.

Before leaving, Xu Qinghe even released her wood-type special ability.

As soon as the wood-type ability was released, the fluorescence, twice as large as before, appeared in Xu Qinghe's mind.

The fireflies glowed like tiny fireflies, twinkling everywhere.

But apart from a few eye-catching ones, none of them were what Xu Qinghe wanted.

Xu Qinghe glanced at the glowing spots, then pulled out a wooden arrow from her basket and began whipping away the weeds as she walked forward without looking back.

Based on her experience, those few eye-catching spots were mostly wild vegetables or mushrooms, so she couldn't stay there for the time being.

Xu Qinghe continued to release her wood-type abilities as she walked.

After walking for most of the day, they didn't find anything of value, but they did find a lot of yellow elm mushrooms by the roadside.

Since it was nearby, Xu Qinghe didn't ignore it, picked some casually, and walked forward.

Just then, she suddenly heard a rustling sound ahead, and Xu Qinghe stopped in her tracks.

Without a second thought, he raised his bow and arrow, carefully walking forward while keeping his eyes fixed on what lay ahead.