Chapter 7: Familiarizing with the Environment

Chapter 7: Familiarizing with the Environment

Most people in the village would not interfere with how others disciplined their children, especially since the matter regarding Hei Ya was known to the entire village.

Slandering someone's innocence and filling one's mouth with lies—no one dared to be close friends with such a person.

One had to realize that almost every family had one or two daughters.

Even if most people here placed more importance on boys, if a girl's reputation was ruined, it would be bad for her to find a husband in the future.

Hei Ya was feeling extremely miserable right now, especially upon seeing Gu Xue.

Ever since she had been reborn, she had treated this person as her imaginary enemy.

Standing together, the two were like a white swan compared to a mud speck on the ground. Therefore, when she saw Gu Xue, Hei Ya suppressed her urge to scream, simply not wanting to lose face in front of Gu Xue.

Seeing that Hei Ya had stopped screaming, Wang Dahua felt somewhat strange. Seeing Hei Ya staring fixedly at the strolling Gu Xue, the jealousy in her eyes was almost impossible to hide.

"Tsk tsk, you brat, you actually want to compare yourself to girl Gu Xue? Look at yourself; you look like a monkey from the mountains, dark and thin. I really don't know... I really don't know how you have the nerve."

Wang Dahua's words were like needles, stinging Hei Ya again and again.

In her past life, she had been as lowly as the mud; in this life, she was determined to change her previous fate.

Having grown tired of hitting her, Wang Dahua took her broom and went back into the house. After resting for a while, Hei Ya also returned to her own place to stay.

Looking at the place where she hid her money, she saw it had been cleaned out completely; there wasn't even a single cent left.

One had to know that this was the fortune she had saved up since her rebirth, plus the ten yuan—it was all gone.

The resentment toward this family and Gu Xue grew even more intense in her heart, and her hatred deepened.

Seeing that there was no more excitement from Hei Ya to watch, Gu Xue leisurely took a stroll around the surroundings.

Before long, it was almost noon. Many women could be seen carrying lunch boxes to the fields to deliver food to the laborers in their families.

Thinking of Gu Qianshan, Gu Xue returned home. After using the leftover meat from yesterday to make two dishes and packing them up, she hurried to the fields.

She was also carrying two steamed potatoes, which were hot and smelled very fragrant.

Combined with the soy sauce water specially prepared at home, they were very refreshing to dip and eat.

Soy sauce was precious nowadays. This soy sauce had been specially bought by Gu Qianshan earlier because he was afraid Gu Xue wouldn't have an appetite; normally, he couldn't bear to eat it and would usually hide it away.

There was no telling how Gu Xue had dug it up.

Regardless, by the time Gu Xue arrived at the fields, she saw that many people had already started eating. Everyone had been working hard for more than half the day and was exhausted, waiting for this single bite of food to recover.

Gu Qianshan was sitting under a tree with the Great Captain. He held two dry, coarse grain steamed buns in one hand and a water flask in the other, taking a bite of coarse grain followed by a sip of water.

He was eating quite heartily just like that.

It was at this moment that Gu Xue appeared before Gu Qianshan.

When he saw his little girl, Gu Qianshan was stunned at first, but seeing her skin which had been reddened by the sun, he immediately felt heartache.

"The sun is so strong, why aren't you staying at home? Why come here? Be careful not to get sunburnt."

Seeing the lunch box in Gu Xue's hand, he was a bit dazed.

"A-Xue, you brought..."

Gu Xue looked at the dry rations in Gu Qianshan's hands; they looked so dry they seemed to have no flavor at all.

She felt an inexplicable pang of heartache. After spending these two days together, she had already developed feelings for this grandfather.

"This is the food I made. Grandpa, come eat quickly. You need to eat your fill to have the strength to work."

Looking at the overflowing lunch box, Gu Qianshan's eyes lit up instantly.

Two large potatoes, a portion of vegetables, and a portion of meat; as soon as it was opened, the aroma of the food wafted out.

Taking the food, he sat down under the big tree with Gu Xue.

Gu Qianshan sat on the ground, set his own dry rations aside, picked up a potato, and began to eat directly.

Taking a bite of potato and a bite of vegetables, he ate very pleasurably.

The taste was excellent; since Gu Xue was willing to use seasonings, it was hard for it to taste bad.

"The food A-Xue made tastes so good! Comfortable, it's so comfortable to eat. I feel like my whole body is revitalized."

Gu Qianshan rubbed his stomach and sighed unconsciously. This comfort was like being back in his childhood, during the days when his grandmother would hold him while reading books.

Looking at her grandfather, Gu Xue's eyes flickered. Thinking of his old injuries all over his body, she felt an inexplicable heartache.

Gu Qianshan's frame looked sturdy, but in reality, he had many various ailments. He didn't have any major illnesses, but if they weren't carefully nurtured, small illnesses could easily turn into major ones.

A large part of this was because of his time in the military; with all the training and combat, his physical condition naturally wouldn't be great.

Later, because raising a granddaughter cost so much money, he could only neglect himself.

Now that she had come here and become Gu Xue, she would naturally take good care of Gu Qianshan.

Once Gu Qianshan finished eating, Gu Xue efficiently packed up the lunch box and also brought a water bag to Gu Qianshan, returning his previous one.

"Grandpa, I saw there wasn't much water left in this one, so I'll take this back home first."

Gu Qianshan waved his hand: "Be careful on the road!"

When Gu Xue left, work had already begun in the fields. The harsh sun shone upon the people, making them look as if they were plated in a layer of golden light from a distance.

Gu Qianshan returned to his work area, feeling inexplicably as if he had endless strength. The work that was supposed to take until the afternoon was finished before long.

Then he sat aside to rest, feeling very relaxed; he felt he hadn't been this comfortable in a long time.

After Gu Xue left, she turned and headed toward the back mountain. While everyone else was working, she leisurely carried a back basket, picking up quite a lot of wild vegetables along the way.

She also saw several sisters-in-law on the road digging for wild vegetables, and it looked like they were having quite a good harvest.

They would greet each other when they saw one another.

The resources on this mountain were indeed very abundant, and occasionally, one could hear the chirping of birds.

As a Wood-type ability user, as soon as she arrived in a place with so many plants, Gu Xue felt like a fish returning to water, her whole body feeling exceptionally comfortable.

A continuous stream of energy surged into her body, constantly repairing and remodeling it; some of the minor ailments of this original body were being continuously repaired.

If anyone were to pay attention, they would clearly notice that Gu Xue's complexion was even better than before.

Now, besides her fair and tender skin, there was a faint blush on her face, making her look very healthy and energetic.

The Wood-type ability stands above all plants; it can exchange life energy with plants. Through mutual benefit, her energy can promote plant growth, and the energy produced by plants can allow her to continuously repair her body.

It could even influence the growth rate of plants. In the apocalypse, this ability allowed Gu Xue to live very comfortably, never once lacking in vegetables.

(End of Chapter)