When they got closer, they found that what was growing on the roadside at the foot of the mountain was actually a bamboo shoot as thick as a thumb. "Nanchen, this is a bamboo shoot. Come and have a look."

Nan Chen parked the ox cart and walked over to take a look. "It's true. This season is the season when bamboo shoots grow in the south. Maybe there are a lot of them in the mountains."

Ms. Dong said, "Why don't we go into the mountains and take a look. If there are any, we can pick more. I want to eat bamboo shoots fried with bacon!"

"Dad, I want to pick bamboo shoots too!" Nan Zhaozhao was also very happy. She had never done the same thing with her parents and brothers before. Picking bamboo shoots must be fun!

"Okay, collect some more bamboo shoots and store them in the space. If you can't finish them, dry them and use them to stew meat later. They are so delicious!"

Nan Zhaozhao drooled immediately after hearing this. "Yes, Mom and Dad, let's go and pick bamboo shoots in the mountains!"

The rain stopped, and everyone was eager to reach Xuanzhen Continent as soon as possible. Therefore, those who were supposed to stop to rest saw that some people were still on the road without stopping, so they did not bother to rest and continued on their way.

Nan Chen pulled the reins of the ox, stopped the ox cart and said, "The rain has stopped, and the sun has come out. We will not move today, but stop to rest for a day. Wife, take out the wet blankets in the cart and dry them in the sun!"

Ms. Dong was anxious. "If we don't move, others won't stop. What if we stop and get left behind?"

Bai Yucheng said, "Mom, don't worry, even if we go alone, we can still leave here easily!"

When Bai Yucheng talked about leaving here, he meant leaving the secret realm, but Nanchen and the others thought it meant leaving the mountains!

Nan Chen unloaded the cart from the oxen's backs, and then let the two oxen go to the roadside to eat wild grass at the foot of the mountain. "Yu Cheng is right. It's fine for us to go alone. We don't have to be shy about doing anything in the future!"

Ms. Dong thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she stopped worrying about it. "Okay, I'll listen to you!" As she spoke, she took out the quilt that was spread in the carriage from the oxcart and placed it on a large rock that had been dried by the sun to dry. She came back and continued, "Actually, I don't have much expectation on whether the children can practice Taoism and immortal arts. As the old saying goes, if it is destined to happen, it will happen. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it. Everything depends on fate!"

Nan Chen smiled and praised, "Ah ha, my wife actually thinks so clearly, um, not bad!"

"That's right. When we first arrived, we were given a farming script, but somehow we ended up on the path of cultivating immortals. It was as if a pair of big hands were pushing us down this path!"

"How do you say this?"

Ms. Dong replied while earning items from the car, "Think about it, our family in Xiangyang Village started out penniless until you became the head of the village, and then we founded a cement factory, and we also have our Good Luck Inn Farm. Do you think these two businesses of ours can make money?"

Nan Chen nodded without thinking, "Yeah, it does make a lot of money!"

"Right! I'm not bragging, but in a few years, our family will be able to squeeze into the top ten of the rich list in Huai'an County, or even Weicheng! These businesses make a lot of money. If we stay there for a few more years, the money will flow in and we will become rich in no time!

"Yeah, that's right. If we were more ambitious and opened cement factories all over the country, wouldn't we be able to squeeze into the list of Beijing's richest people? But things always seem to change direction when they are developing smoothly, just like what we are doing now!"

A certain king from the God Realm sneezed loudly and rubbed his nose guiltily, "Could it be that my junior sister discovered what I did?"

Nan Chen took a deep breath, "Ah, now that you put it that way, I really think things are not that simple. So what are our plans for the future? Wife, you are more thoughtful. Why don't you tell me how our family will proceed in the future!"

"What else can we do? Didn't I tell you to let nature take its course? If my children want to cultivate immortality and ask for the truth, then let them do it. We are still ordinary mortals, and there is no way to change that. Since we are mortals, we have to eat, drink, defecate, urinate, and sleep. Even if we go to Xuanzhen Continent, we still have to farm, raise pigs and chickens, and live the life that ordinary mortals should live!"

Nan Chen agreed, "Indeed, we two ordinary mortals still need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. In this case, we will continue to be farmers. If the children become our disciples, let them come back to see us during the New Year and other holidays!"

Bai Yucheng looked at Ms. Dong in agreement and praised, "Mom is right! Mom, you are amazing!"

Now that they had a plan, the Nan family was no longer in a hurry to travel. In a good mood, the family planned to go into the mountains to take a look. If there were a lot of bamboo shoots, they would pick some and take them away to eat slowly later!

Just when the Nan family was about to go up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots, Song Daya came running over and asked, "Uncle and aunt, what are you going to do?"

Nan Zhaozhao was still young and didn't understand the twists and turns between adults. She smiled and replied, "We are going to pick bamboo shoots. My mother said that bamboo shoots are delicious. Do you want to come with us to the mountains to pick bamboo shoots?"

Song Daya thought to herself, peasants are peasants, and they can't change their lowly nature no matter where they go. Maybe they have forgotten why they are in such a hurry to travel. Forget it, if they want to die, then let them go. It would be best if they stay in the mountains and be eaten by wild beasts. All of them should be eaten by wild beasts, without leaving a single one!

He cursed inwardly, but said respectfully to Nan Chen and Ms. Dong, "Uncle and aunt, I won't go with you. I came here just to ask you if you have seen my carriage. I have been looking for it for a long time and can't find it!"

Ms. Dong shook her head and replied, "No, you can look for it somewhere else. We are the last one. I think it has gone to the front!"

Song Daya responded, "Okay, I'll go look for it in front. Uncle and aunt, I hope you can dig up lots of wild vegetables!"

After saying this, Song Daya ran forward.

Ms. Dong pointed at Song Daya's back and asked, "What does she mean?"

"Ignore her! Let's go into the mountains and take a look. You kids stay here to look after the cows. Don't let anyone steal our cows away!"

None of the children wanted to stay to watch the cows, so Nan Zhaozhao ran to the cows and took the two cows to the lawn in the space, letting them graze freely!

"Dad, now you can finally take us with you!"

Nan Ye, Nan Huai, and Bai Yucheng secretly gave Nan Zhaozhao a thumbs up and whispered in her ear, "Little sister, you are so smart!"

Nan Zhaozhao was overjoyed by the compliment, "Hey, I am indeed very smart!"

Pulling bamboo shoots is a very enjoyable and stress-relieving job, especially the moment you pull the bamboo shoots out of the ground. The sound of "pop" is so pleasant!

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