Huan Rongxing also saw the distrust in her eyes, turned around and called Mo Shixi.
After she came out, he took a step back and stood behind her.
Mo Shixi was packing the medicinal materials that had been dried recently and planned to sell them in the town later. When she heard someone shouting, she hurriedly walked out.
When she saw the person coming, a smile spread across her lips and her voice was crisp and sweet:
"Aunt He, why did you come up so early today?"
This woman is exactly the one Mo Shixi entrusted with cooking in the village and sending her to the mountain. Her real name is unknown.
All she knew was that she was the widowed mother of a scholar, so she called her Aunt He after the scholar's son.
Aunt He had been a widow for many years. There was no labor force in the family, and she had to support her son who was studying. The family was almost destitute.
It was also in the past few years that Brother He was admitted as a scholar. Without the public grain that had to be paid in the fields, it was a little more generous.
But this autumn Wei is going to the provincial capital, so he must earn more money.
It is said that a poor family will get rich, so Aunt He placed all her hopes on her son, so naturally she tried to plan more, and took over the extremely tiring work of going up and down the mountain every day.
When Aunt He saw the familiar girl, she was half relieved. What else was she thinking about and asked in an extremely troubled manner.
"Miss Mo, this is..."
Mo Shixi knew what she meant, and there was no strangeness on her face. Her smile was clear and sweet:
"This is the son of my mother-in-law's sister's child, and he should be my distant cousin. My cousin is ill, and I think of my aunt who has been away from home for many years, and I feel worried about it, so I ask my cousin to come look for my mother-in-law. It's a pity... "
Speaking of this, Mo Shixi also thought of her only relative, and her eyes naturally showed some sadness.
This made Aunt He trust her even more.
'Grandma Mo's death anniversary is within these two months. Since we have come all the way here, we definitely can't just leave.
Miss Mo is all alone, and she has helped us so much. It is a happy event to finally have a relative come to see us. I'd better not say anything annoying. "
Aunt He cleared her thoughts and looked at the man standing behind Miss Mo with wide eyes. Her eyes were clear and his brows were straight. He should be a good man.
She put down her worries, handed over the bamboo basket in her hand, and talked about the reason for coming early today.
"Miss Mo, I'm so sorry. Ayan is about to go to the provincial capital to take the exam. I'm the only one left at home. I also heard that Uncle Apo encountered a wild boar in the mountains and broke his leg. He was afraid that I would be in danger and not be able to come back. I was stunned. Let me resign this job to you."
Speaking of her purpose of coming, Aunt He looked a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, it's okay. Brother He is also worried about your safety. It's really not safe in the mountains recently. I'm used to living there and I'm familiar with the herbal habits so I can avoid it temporarily. You'd better pay more attention, otherwise Brother He won't be able to calm down when taking the exam. .”
Mo Shixi could understand Aunt He's son's worries.
Mother and son have been together for more than ten years. It's hard for the son to become a human being, but mother and son can't see it for some reason. What a shame for the two of them.
Therefore, she readily agreed to the woman's resignation. After paying the promised reward, she also took some rice paper of good quality that she had bought from home and gave it to Aunt He.
"I heard that Brother He has been praised for his knowledge by his husband many times. He will definitely win the exam this time. Aunt He, just wait and enjoy the blessing. Take these rice papers back to Brother He and treat them as my advance gift."
"Thank you girl."
Aunt He gained understanding from her employer and felt much less guilty.
I received a gift with great meaning from Mo Shixi, and I felt even more comfortable. The brows that had been frowned for many years relaxed slightly, and my gratitude was beyond words.
"Miss Mo, there is lunch prepared by me in the bamboo basket, as well as some steamed buns and home-pickled radish pickles, which are perfect to go with the food. If you don't have time to cook, you can make more time by cooking more rice. Also, There are some that I specially branded..."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
"Aunt He, I've lived in the mountains for so many years, haven't I been fine? You don't have to worry about me. Just stay at home and take good care of yourself, and wait for Brother He to come back and take you to live a good life."
Mo Shixi sent away the nagging middle-aged woman, turned around and met Huan Rongxing's eyes. She smiled and joked:
"Oops, Brother Axing has to endure my cooking skills again."
Mo Shixi didn't talk much, just like when she was with Huan Rongxing, she couldn't help but lend a hand to help someone who was suffering.
Aunt He and her son have been dependent on each other for many years, and finally have hope. It is not a big deal to give others some spiritual comfort.
Huan Rongxing didn't speak, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were wandering, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The crisp laughter awakened the thinking young man. Huan Rongxing looked at the two springs of sake on both sides of Mo Shixi's mouth. When he was almost addicted again, Mo Shixi spoke.
"Oh, I lied to you. It's still early now. I'll go down the mountain to look for other families later. There must be other uncles and aunts willing to take over this job."
Huan Rongxing knows that reality is not as easy as imagined.
Although the mountain road is not dangerous, it is a long way to go. In addition, wild boars have recently appeared, so there are only a few people willing to take this job for money.
No matter how poor you are, you still have to have life flowers, right?
Thinking of how much Mo Shixi had taken care of him these days, he cleared his throat with a clear voice:
"Although I have no memory, I feel like I have some skills. Otherwise, I will be responsible for three meals a day from now on."
"Really?"
Mo Shixi's big eyes flashed, full of curiosity and expectation.
Judging from the confidence in Huan Rongxing's smiling eyes, Mo Shixi became somewhat interested in "playing" and talked about her plan in a brisk voice.
"Then let's go to the town. It just so happens that the medicinal materials I have recently processed are also going to the town to be sold. After selling, I can bring back some rice, flour, grains, oils and vegetables."
"Aunt He just left not long ago. She told me that today she would go to the town to buy some pens and ink for Brother He and take the village's ox cart there. If we rush there now, we should still be able to catch the cart."
"It's a long way to town. My legs will be sore if I don't take a ride."
…
Mo Shixi immediately locked the door of the wooden house, put a bamboo basket with herbs on her back, and pulled Huan Rongxing to run down the mountain.
Huan Rongxing didn't react. He only knew the force of being pulled and ran forward.
The softness between his fingers and the joyful girl's voice carried by the wind disturbed the young man's mood.
It is better to come by chance than by chance.
The two of them jogged all the way, just in time to catch up with the bullock cart that was about to set off.
"Uncle Liu."
Mo Shixi said hello to the middle-aged man driving the cart, and then took Huan Rongxing to sit on one side of the cart.
On the other side sat several aunts carrying baskets, one of whom was Aunt He who had just parted ways.
