Immersive Fast Wear: The Anti-Strike Manual of the Heartthrob

Huan Rongxing also noticed the distrust in her eyes and turned around to call Mo Shixi.

After she came out, he took a step back and stood behind her.

Mo Shixi was originally packaging the medicinal herbs that had been recently dried and processed, preparing to sell them in the town later. When he heard someone shouting, he hurried out.

Seeing the person coming, she smiled and said in a sweet voice:

"Aunt He, why are you up here so early today?"

This woman was the one that Mo Shixi had commissioned in the village to cook and deliver the food to the mountain, but her real name was not known.

All she knew was that she was the widowed mother of a scholar, so she followed the scholar's son and called her Aunt He.

Aunt He has been a widow for many years. There is not much labor force in the family, and she has to support her son who is studying, so the family is almost penniless.

It was also a few years ago that He Ge passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, which reduced the amount of public grain he had to pay in the fields, so his life was a little more relaxed.

But this year I have to go to the provincial capital for the autumn examination, so I have to earn more money.

It is said that a poor family can make a rich career, and Aunt He placed all her hopes on her son, so she naturally tried every means to make more plans and took on this extremely tiring job of going up and down the mountain every day.

Aunt He felt relieved when she saw the familiar girl, but then she thought about something and asked in a very conflicted tone.

"Miss Mo, this is..."

Mo Shixi knew what she meant, and his face showed no strangeness, with a clear and sweet smile:

"This is the son of my mother-in-law's sister's sister's sister's sister's sister's son. So he should be my distant cousin. My cousin's mother was ill, and she thought of my aunt who had been away from home for many years. She was worried about her, so she asked my cousin to go look for my mother-in-law. It's a pity..."

Speaking of this, Mo Shixi also thought of his only relative, and some sadness naturally appeared in his eyes.

This actually made Aunt He more trusting.

'The anniversary of Granny Mo's death is within these two months. Since you have come all the way here, you definitely can't just leave like that.

Miss Mo is all alone, and she has helped us so much. It is a happy event that a relative finally comes to visit her. I'd better not say anything annoying."

Aunt He sorted out her thoughts and looked at the man standing behind Miss Mo with wide eyes. He had clear eyes and a neat brow, so he must be a good man.

She put aside her worries, handed over the bamboo basket in her hand, and explained the reason why she came early today.

"Miss Mo, I'm so sorry. A Yan is going to the provincial capital to take an exam, and I'm the only one left at home. I also heard that Uncle A Po encountered a wild boar in the mountains and broke his leg. He was afraid that I might be in danger and couldn't make it back, so he asked me to quit this job."

Aunt He looked a little embarrassed when she said why she came.

"It's okay, it's okay. Brother He is also worried about your safety. The mountain is indeed not very safe recently. I am used to living there and familiar with the habits of herbs, so I can temporarily avoid it. You'd better be more careful, otherwise Brother He won't be able to concentrate on the exam."

Mo Shixi could understand Aunt He’s son’s concerns.

The mother and son have been together for more than ten years. The son has finally started to make a name for himself, but the mother and son cannot see it for some reason. What a great regret it is for both of them.

Therefore, she readily agreed to the woman's resignation, paid the promised remuneration, and took some high-quality rice paper that she had bought from home and gave it to Aunt He.

"I heard that Brother He has been praised by teachers for his knowledge many times. He will definitely be selected in this exam. Aunt He, just wait and enjoy the good life. You can take these rice papers back to Brother He. Consider them as my gift in advance."

"Thank you girl."

Aunt He felt much less guilty after receiving understanding from her employer.

Receiving another gift with excellent meaning from Mo Shixi, I felt even better. My brows, which had been furrowed for many years, relaxed slightly, and my gratitude was beyond words.

"Miss Mo, there is lunch I prepared in the bamboo basket, as well as some steamed buns and homemade pickled radish, which go really well with the rice. If you don't have time to cook, cooking more rice will help you get by for a while. And there are some pan-fried ones I specially made..."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"Aunt He, I've lived in the mountains for so many years, and I'm doing fine. You don't have to worry about me. You should stay home and take care of your health, and wait for Brother He to come back and lead you to a good life."

Mo Shixi sent the chattering middle-aged woman away and turned around to meet Huan Rongxing's eyes. She smiled and joked:

"Oh no, Brother Xing will have to endure my cooking again."

Mo Shixi doesn't talk much, just like when she was with Huan Rongxing, she would always make small talk. When she met someone in trouble, she couldn't help but lend a hand to help.

Aunt He and her son have depended on each other for many years. They finally have something to look forward to. It's not a big deal to give them some spiritual comfort.

Huan Rongxing didn't say anything, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were wandering, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

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 about to indulge again, Mo Shixi spoke.

"Oh, I was kidding you. It's still early now. I'll go down the mountain and look for other families. There must be other uncles and aunts willing to take on this job."

Huan Rongxing knew that reality was not as easy as he imagined.

Although the mountain road is not dangerous, it is quite far. In addition, wild boars have been appearing recently, so there are very few people willing to take on this job for money.

No matter how poor you are, you have to live to spend your life, right?

Thinking of how Master Mo Xi had taken care of him these days, he cleared his throat and said in 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 blinked his big eyes, which were full of curiosity and anticipation.

Judging from Huan Rongxing's smiling eyes, Mo Shixi became interested in "playing" and spoke of his plan in a brisk voice.

"Then let's go to town. It just so happens that I need to go to town to sell the medicinal herbs I have processed recently. After selling them, I can bring back some rice, flour, grain, oil and vegetables."

"Aunt He left not long ago. She told me that she has to go to the town to buy some pens and ink for Brother He today. She will take the village's ox cart. If we rush over now, we should be able to get a ride."

"It's a long way to town. My legs will ache if I don't take a car."

……

Mo Shixi immediately locked the door of the wooden house, put on a bamboo basket filled with herbs on his back, and trotted down the mountain with Huan Rongxing.

Huan Rongxing didn't react at all, he just felt the force of being pulled and ran forward.

The softness he felt between his fingers and the joyful voice of a girl that came with the wind disturbed the boy's mind.

It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive in time.

The two of them jogged all the way and just caught up with the ox cart that was about to set off.

"Uncle Liu."

Mo Shixi greeted the middle-aged man driving the cart, and then pulled Huan Rongxing to sit on the side of the ox cart.

On the other side sat several aunts carrying baskets, one of whom was Aunt He, from whom I had just parted.