Da Mai, along with Xiao Mai and Mother Li, tidied up the kitchen. Mother Li wanted to pack some leftovers for her, but she declined. "Third Uncle's wife, my father has been in a bad mood these past few days. In the evening, ask Uncle to call him over for dinner and drinks. Getting drunk once, wouldn't that be good?"
Mother Li felt sorry for her eldest granddaughter. "Alright, everyone come over for dinner tonight."
Notified to come for dinner again in the evening, Li Rongguo agreed.
After he left with his two daughters, Tian Jing rushed Ouyang Lei away. "My house has no bed, you should go find lodging elsewhere."
"I have nowhere to go. No one's house is as clean and spacious as yours."
"Then you can sleep on the floor."
"Fine, I'll sleep on the floor. Auntie has already laid out boards and a mattress for me. I'm going to take a nap."
After sending Ouyang Lei away, Tian Jing prepared to go up the mountain. "Zhao Xiaofang has an excellent memory. Even though it was dark that night, she was still able to lead Ouyang Lei to the dense forest... I'm worried she won't give up. The roots of Xiao Lu were also dug up beyond recognition by her. I have to go there."
Li Zhengguo held her tightly, feeling a pang of fear. "From now on, except for the eldest cousin's family and our family, you are not allowed to save anyone who dies in front of you."
"What about Ouyang Lei?"
"Uh, save him."
"What about Wen Jianshe?"
"Don't save him."
"Why?"
"Different cognition and mission."
The two of them, under the guise of needing to use the restroom, secretly entered the mountain.
Not far from the dense forest, they encountered Zhao Xiaofang resting with Li Baoguo and Li Weiguo. Three shovels lay beside them.
Tian Jing pulled Li Zhengguo and silently leaped over their heads, heading straight for the wolf den at Qingsong Rock.
"Wolf King, quickly go intercept those three people. You can injure them, but don't kill them. Just hold them off for half an hour."
"Awooo~" The Wolf King twisted its body in refusal.
"Those three people want to steal the medicinal water I gave you for healing. If they steal it, it will be gone. Then, if you get injured in the future, don't come to me. And Xiao Hei's leg..."
"Awooo awooo~~"
The Wolf King immediately ordered the wolf pack down the mountain.
Tian Jing pointed out a location for them and urged them to hurry.
The wolf pack narrowly intercepted the three people outside the dense forest and, under the Wolf King's command, forced them away from the forest.
Zhao Xiaofang became even more excited. "The wolves are here, the wolves are protecting the forest! There must be something I said in there. Tian Jing raises wolf cubs."
Tian Jing, who had already entered the dense forest with Li Zhengguo, was relieved that this woman's ambition had been revealed so early. Otherwise, she didn't know what else she might have guessed.
She quickly prepared three jars of varying sizes and then began to "dig" up Xiao Lu.
Li Zhengguo busily put the three jars into two baskets.
After "digging" up Xiao Lu, Tian Jing found a tree on the outskirts of the dense forest with branches very similar to Xiao Lu's. She transplanted it into Xiao Lu's "home."
Then, she made some cuts and scrapes at the root, making it look similar to Xiao Lu's broken roots, before finally feeling at ease and moving Xiao Lu.
Li Zhengguo was already waiting outside the dense forest. He took Xiao Lu and carried it on his shoulder. Sudan Novel Network
Upon reaching the hot springs, Li Zhengguo forbade Tian Tian from planting Xiao Lu. "You should rest first."
Alright, she was pregnant and couldn't push herself too hard.
Tian Jing sat in meditation to rest.
Li Zhengguo was flipping through sweet potato vines. Thinking that Tian Tian loved eating these vine-like plants, he casually plucked a couple of handfuls.
Tian Jing opened her eyes and saw him quietly peeling the thin skin of sweet potato vines.
"Zheng Ge~"
Li Zhengguo quickly put down the sweet potato vines. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. I'll take you up."
"Okay. The corn and wheat upstairs need tending."
On Qingsong Rock, Li Zhengguo turned over the corn and wheat.
Tian Jing asked Xiao Song if it wanted a companion.
"Companion? A pine tree?"
"No, a Fengyang tree."
"Are you talking about that little guy with a few broken roots down below?"
"Yes! It was bullied because of me, so I transplanted it here."
"Then you can only plant it in the hot spring area. This place is all rocks and not suitable for other tree species. I can talk to it here."
Xiao Lu was planted on the left boundary line where it met the wolf king's territory, the closest spot on Tian Jing's land to Xiao Song, as Xiao Song had requested.
Tian Jing infused it with her spiritual energy, stabilized its roots, and comforted Xiao Lu. Only then did the Wolf King return with the wolf pack.
Upon returning, it stared at Tian Jing. No matter where Tian Jing moved, it followed her.
"Zheng Ge, what does it want?"
Li Zhengguo looked at the persistent Wolf King and guessed, "You mentioned Xiao Hei, and it went down the mountain then. It probably wants you to heal Xiao Hei's leg."
"Awooo awooo~"
The Wolf King immediately let out two barks and wagged its tail.
Li Zhengguo continued, "My guess is probably correct. You must keep your promise to the wolves."
Tian Jing looked troubled. "But I'm not a doctor, not even a veterinarian. I'm willing to give the essence to Xiao Hei, but that doesn't mean I can heal its leg."
"Try the method you used to treat my hidden ailment."
Facing the persistently staring Wolf King, Tian Jing could only nod. "Wolf King, I can only do my best. I really don't know if I can heal it. I'm not a doctor, I can only try."
"Whimper." The Wolf King let out a couple of low whimpers before turning to leave.
Tian Jing placed all three jars under Xiao Lu's roots before taking Li Zhengguo back.
Tian Jing felt that Zhao Xiaofang's persistence in the dense forest was likely due to the unique woody fragrance of Xiao Song's essence, which led Zhao Xiaofang to believe that the medicine she had given her was closely related to the dense forest.
Fortunately, after she had leveled up to level three that time, she hadn't planted ginseng anymore. There were at most a few seeds in the soil. After her deep tilling last night, nothing remained.
Therefore, to treat Xiao Hei, they had to go to Qingsong Rock.
The two of them had been gone for two hours on a bathroom break. Upon entering the house, they were met with Ouyang Lei's teasing. "Did you guys fall into the toilet? I was just about to go with Aunt Li to the back toilet to fish you out."
Li Zhengguo retorted unceremoniously, "Go try it yourself. Can you fall in?"
Uh, alright, a clean, modern toilet, one couldn't fall in even if they tried.
"Where did you go?"
Li Zhengguo refused to engage him.
Tian Jing replied, "We went to the dense forest from last night. That Zhao Xiaofang took the two sons of Uncle Li Er's family there again. She's not giving up."
Ouyang Lei stared at her for a long time before asking, "And then?"
"Then, they were surrounded by a wolf pack."
Ouyang Lei pointed at Xiao Hei. "Wolves?"
Tian Jing shook her head, looking innocently at him. "I don't know."
When the great warrior Tian said she didn't know, then she truly didn't know.
Li Zhengguo handed the sweet potato vines from his pocket to his mother and then coaxed Tian Tian back into the room to rest.
Ouyang Lei could only go out for a walk and, incidentally, check on the growth of the vegetable sheds.
He particularly went to provoke the Li Da Bo family a few times. If they couldn't grow decent vegetables again, he would take back the plastic sheeting.
When he returned to the Li family's house, he saw Zhao Xiaofang standing at Li Rongguo's doorstep with two disheveled men. He immediately let out a whistle.
"Not bad. Yesterday it was Lin Guangde and his son, and today it's a pair of men who look like brothers. You always have pairs."
"Lei Ge~" Zhao Xiaofang called out softly.
"Don't call me so familiarly. I don't know you. If you hadn't insisted on taking me up the mountain to find someone, I wouldn't even look at a woman like you."
"Now, this second glance I'm giving you is because I think your resourcefulness is impressive. You can get any man to do your bidding, that's a skill."