Ball Ball Cultivation

Chapter 279 Modern Mountain God 23

Qiuqiu could still hear the old woman's voice: "I don't want to take their money. Nizi's vacation is over and she's going to junior high school in town. Her father and stepmother definitely won't let her live there anymore. I also want to use the money I've saved to buy an electric tricycle. I can use it to transport mountain products and pick up Nizi every morning and evening."

The old man said nothing and started to kill chickens. "It's raining again. Tomorrow we'll go to the mountains to pick some wood ear mushrooms, mushrooms, and mountain bark. We can earn 70 or 80 yuan a day. The money we save will be enough to buy a tricycle."

"If you hadn't given the money to that unfilial son, we wouldn't have lived such a hard life."

"I thought Nizi would go to school and live in town. After all, we are father and daughter, so we have to live together to be close. I didn't expect this to happen."

"We raised Nizi. We don't know what kind of child she is. They are accusing her of something. This is going to ruin Nizi. That woman is so cruel. If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather. It's really true."

"Alright, he's your biological son, and he's also given you grandchildren. Think of that money as a token of our love for him. We'll take care of Nizi ourselves. If she's motivated, she can go to college and go out."

Qiuqiu only took away half of the big rooster stewed with mushrooms and returned to the assigned room to eat it by herself to avoid being discovered that Wen Yuan was acting strangely.

The authentic farm dishes are really delicious. It can be said that they are the most delicious meals Qiuqiu has eaten in the more than half a month since he came here.

After finishing the meal, he returned the bowl to the kitchen and saw the old couple still boiling water. "I'll boil some hot water for you. You can wash up before going to bed."

"Thank you, uncle. Your mushrooms are very good. Do you have any extra? I'd like to buy some."

"Yes, we have thirty or forty kilograms at home. We sell them in town after drying, and we can sell them for ten yuan per kilogram." The old lady interrupted directly.

"Okay, I want 200 kilograms. This is 2,000 yuan. Please accept it, auntie. This is 100 yuan for labor."

The old man quickly declined: "That's impossible. Just tell the neighbors where they can still take your money."

"Just consider it as tomorrow's meal money, keep it."

The old lady stepped forward and took the money. "Three meals a day, leave it to me."

"We still have to go up the mountain after the rain stops. Is there anything we need to pay attention to?"

"No, not really. Although our mountain is big, it's not very high. There are many trees and deep grass on the mountain. Be careful of snakes. There are mostly grass snakes, and there are very few poisonous snakes. As long as you don't go deep into the mountains, you will be fine."

“Why can’t we go to the mountains?”

"You young people just love adventure. Deep in the mountains and old forests are so dangerous and easy to get lost. There aren't many treasures there. We've already explored everything up there. If there were any treasures, we would have developed here long ago."

The old lady said with some emotion: "The harvest of crops grown in the mountains is not good. The young people in the village have all gone to the city to work. Now there are only about a hundred households left in the entire Kaoshan Village, and they are all old people like us."

"Don't say that. We have plenty of food and drink now, and the air here is clean and pollution-free. Many elderly people like you, as long as they're healthy, can live to be over ninety. You're only in your sixties now, so you still have nearly thirty years to live. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the average age of an elderly person was at most fifty, so you're still young people in your twenties."

Qiuqiu is not just fooling people. These two people do have the appearance of longevity and can enjoy the blessing of granddaughters when they are old.

"You are such a talker, girl. If we can live to be eighty, we can watch you grow up and get married in twenty years."

"You can still enjoy the blessing of your granddaughter." Both old people laughed happily.

The next morning, the sky cleared up, but the old man said, "Let the sun come out for a while before going up the mountain. The road is slippery and there are too many water droplets on the grass. It will easily soak your clothes."

The old lady called out, "Hurry up and eat! I made some pancakes for you to take with you up the mountain. This is the mushroom sauce I made this morning. It's definitely better than the ones sold in town."

Qiuqiu ate two of the mushroom sauce wrapped in bread and gave the old lady high praise. He wanted to buy some before leaving to eat on the way.

Wen Yuan packed up and came out directly. Now he was wearing standard mountaineering equipment. After all, they wanted him to make a small fortune.

The old man went from house to house to collect mushrooms, saying that he wanted to take advantage of the good sun to dry them well so that the mushrooms could be preserved. He was a kind and simple old man.

Qiuqiu and Wen Yuan climbed all the way, picking some mushrooms when they saw them. They also encountered a few gray hares. The forest was still well preserved.

After walking for more than an hour, the road in front of us disappeared, and was replaced by weeds and scattered trees.

"Where are we going? There's no way out."

Wen Yuan didn't say anything and walked straight forward. Qiuqiu followed him helplessly with a hiking stick.

Wen Yuan walked until the sun was setting, but he showed no sign of stopping. Qiuqiu looked around and said, "Have we been here before? Tell me the location and I'll lead the way." Her mental strength was so strong that she would definitely lead the way without going in circles.

"We'll be there soon." Wen Yuan still took the time to reply.

It took more than half an hour before we finally arrived at a small valley covered with lush grass.

Maybe because it had just stopped raining, there was still a small lake.

The back of the lake is covered with moss-covered bluestone, but there are no precious herbs in the valley, only common plants.

Wen Yuan walked beside the mossy stone and patted it three times with his hands.

Qiuqiu ignored Wen Yuan and took out the pancakes to eat. After finishing two pancakes, there was movement from Wen Yuan's side. This time, it was a small green and yellow mountain with a palm-sized entity.

"Why are you disturbing my sleep? Just pick some mountain products and go." Xiao Qingshan said somewhat indignantly, glaring at Qiuqiu fiercely.

Wen Yuan asked in confusion, "You fell completely into a deep sleep. How could you preserve your power? Would it not dissipate?"

"I am a mountain spirit with the attributes of wood and earth. The vegetation on the mountain can also give me some energy."

"The Tailao Divine Mountain said that she was our only hope of survival and asked me to take away the mountain spirit that couldn't survive the next reincarnation and wait for the spiritual energy to revive."

"Where to go?"

"A place full of spiritual energy." Qiuqiu took the opportunity to interject.

"I don't want to go anywhere. You know I have the wood attribute, which gives me the most vitality."

"Okay, I won't force you." Wen Yuan turned around and was about to leave.

"Alas, don't leave first. I am Xiao Qingshan, and that's Da Qingshan. But it has completely disappeared because of the production of coal and iron mines, but there is still a little bit of essence left. Before it disappeared, it gave most of its essence to me. Now it is waiting to disappear. Can you take it away?"

"What's his attribute?"

"Wood, metal, and earth attributes."

"Where are its remains?" Xiaoqingshan gave the approximate location. Qiuqiu searched the map for a long time but couldn't find the location. Finally, he found that Daqingshan had disappeared for more than 30 years and was at least a hundred miles away from the current Xiaoqingshan.