Chapter 124: Into The Mountains
Wild chestnuts are small, but they are especially delicious when made into sugar-fried chestnuts.
“Go investigate again.”
His memory was very good. The first time they met, the child said “Daddy Shang” and not someone surnamed Wu.
As for Qin Wanwan, after she ate breakfast, she ran to Shang Wuyang’s manor.
Little Red happily hopped around her when she saw her coming.
A patch of land on the manor was specially cleared and sown with forage grass seed, and it had already grown.
It could be considered a small grassland; although not as large as a prairie, it was enough for Little Red, a steed, to gallop and eat.
Qin Wanwan rode a fiery red steed, galloping through the countryside, with a snow-white Sea-Eastern Green circling overhead.
Eagle Boss didn’t come because it couldn’t fly yet, and following would be too slow.
Today, the little milk bun was wearing riding clothes, with animal hide protectors tied to her arms.
The little one looked quite heroic on horseback, but the little milk pouch on her face trembled with every movement, making people unable to resist looking more.
Shang Wuyang’s manor was large and even had a hot spring.
After feeling the temperature at the hot spring, Qin Wanwan bought a packet of strawberry seeds and tomato seeds and came out.
With a small hoe, she started farming with the help of the servants, toiling away.
The little fox also helped by digging holes in the ground with its claws.
“It’s not cold here; the strawberries and tomatoes will grow, right?”
In this era, there was no transparent plastic or glass, and glazed tiles were too rare and precious.
Shang Wuyang could have built a glazed greenhouse for Qin Wanwan, but it would be too extravagant.
If Qin Wanwan wanted to eat strawberries in winter, she could only rely on the natural temperature by the hot spring to grow them.
Keke said, “With careful attention, it should be possible.”
She didn’t plant many strawberries and tomatoes, and also had people plant some easier-to-grow vegetables.
After finishing these tasks, she was dirty all over, and the little fox couldn’t bear to look.
So, she simply took a hot spring bath.
Qin Wanwan could swim, and wearing a pinkish-lotus-colored undergarment, she swam nimbly in the hot spring water like a little fatty fish.
The little fox was held by a maid while bathing, and Xue Hua’s claws were also cleaned.
When she came out of the hot spring, her snow-white skin was tinged with pink, tender and smooth like a peach.
Coupled with her good looks, she was as delicate as a figurine doll, and the maids couldn’t control their eager desire to dress her up beautifully.
Humans are visual creatures and always have a soft spot for beautiful things.
Qin Wanwan was clearly the one who was favored.
After washing herself clean and changing into a fluffy, beautiful outfit, Qin Wanwan was still a soft, fluffy milk bun.
She still wanted to go play. She heard that this season there were many ripe wild fruits in the mountains.
This hearsay was heard from the villagers around the manor.
She is currently in a nearby village.
The little lady was too beautiful and looked so noble. Not only did she have such a handsome red horse, but there was also a snow-white big bird standing on her arm.
Whether it was any one of them or all of them standing together, they were all very eye-catching.
The children in the village looked at Qin Wanwan with curiosity, surrounding her but not daring to approach.
Qin Wanwan greeted them with great enthusiasm.
A courageous child responded to her, also asking, “Are you a noble from that manor?”
Qin Wanwan said, “That manor belongs to my Daddy. Do you all know where there are wild fruits? I want to go pick wild fruits.”
“I know, I’ll take you.”
That was a teenager, thin and dark, with extremely sharp eyes.
The young man looked at the steed and the Sea-Eastern Green, he was so hungry he was drooling.
So majestic!
“I’ve been to the mountains, and I know where there are wild fruits, but you can’t go too deep. There are beasts in the deep mountains, including bears and tigers.”
Qin Wanwan’s eyes sparkled, “I’m not afraid.”
She is truly not afraid. She might be a little afraid of people, after all, there are bad people, and not everyone likes her.
But animals are different, the Qilin is the king of all beasts, no animal would dare harm it.
“I’ll have my Daddy take you all inside. My Daddy is the most powerful hunter here.”
“Okay, okay.”
Qin Wanwan obediently waited.
The young man, like a monkey, ran and jumped extremely fast and high, and went to find his Daddy.
Of course, after hearing the task his unlucky son had taken on for himself, his daddy directly beat his biological son soundly.
“You’re really something else! If something happened to that noble person we took into the mountains, our whole family would be finished!”
This unlucky son, he hasn’t given me a moment’s peace since he was born!
But they all agreed, so he couldn’t refuse.
The hunter wiped his face and still left.
The young man, who had been severely spanked on his buttocks, also went.
Qin Wanwan and her group went to the mountains with great enthusiasm. Not long after entering the mountains, they encountered a chestnut tree.
So they stopped to pick chestnuts, breaking open the thorny outer shell to leave only the chestnut inside.
Wild chestnuts are not big. Although they are small, they will be especially delicious when made into sugar-fried chestnuts.
They had a lot of people, so after collecting a small sack of chestnuts, Qin Wanwan didn’t continue to stubbornly search for wild chestnuts.
There are many other things in the mountains.
“Wolf Fang, quickly bring a basket, there’s a large patch of mushrooms here.”
A large patch of king oyster mushrooms, just looking at their meaty texture made them seem delicious.
“There’s some over here too.”
Mushroom picking is a very stress-relieving activity, and Qin Wanwan always gets happy when she sees new mushrooms, her eyes full of sparkling smiles.
It made one’s heart soften.
Suddenly, something darted quickly in front of them.
Before everyone could see clearly, the Sea-Eastern Green that was on the tree shot out like an arrow.
Snowflake caught it.
The hunter, having more experience, had already guessed what it was.
“It should be a wild rabbit.”
His experience proved correct, as when everyone gathered around, Snowflake was flapping its wings, holding the wild rabbit and trying to lift it.
“What a big wild rabbit.”
It must have weighed at least three catties.
“Snowflake, you’re super amazing.”
Qin Wanwan showered Snowflake with praise. Snowflake proudly spread its wings and chirped, then held the dead wild rabbit with a sharp claw and brought it to her.
“Thank you, Snowflake. We’ll eat it together when we get back.”
The wild rabbit was put away, and the little fox watched the praised Snowflake thoughtfully.
Then it also dashed into the forest.
Qin Wanwan only warned it not to run too far and to run back if there was danger.
Afterwards, she continued enthusiastically looking for wild goods.
However, most of the outer areas of the mountain forest had already been searched by the villagers. In this era, edible things were scarce; people wouldn’t let even a single wild vegetable go, let alone edible wild fruits.
“It will be dangerous if we go further inside.”
The hunter worriedly reminded them. What he feared had happened, and seeing the young noble still wanting to go deeper, his heart sank.
If something happened, their family would surely not fare well.
Of course, Qin Wanwan was very confident in herself.
“We have many people with us, so we’re not afraid.”
She listened to her Daddy very well. Even though she knew the animals in the mountains wouldn’t hurt her, she still brought Wolf Fang, as well as the people Daddy arranged to protect her.
All of them knew martial arts and carried weapons like swords and bows and arrows. If they really encountered danger, it was uncertain who would be in danger.
