Chapter 99 - 99 99 Life-saving Grace

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Life-saving Grace Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Life-saving Grace “Uncle Canyuan, thank you for saving me,” Chiang Xiao bowed to him.

In her previous life, she also owed Xu Canyuan a thank you.

However, Xu Canyuan was somewhat taken aback by her bow, stepped back and hastily waved his hand, “That’s nothing, that’s nothing, no need for thanks.”

“It’s only right!” Chiang Songhai put down his carrying basket, “Canyuan, my Little’s life was saved by you, that’s a great kindness. She’s not just bowing to you, even if she kowtowed, you’d deserve it.”

“Uncle Songhai, what are you talking about,” Xu Canyuan, who wasn’t good at speaking, looked helplessly at his own son.

However, Xu Lin, who resembled his mother in appearance, was very much like his father in nature, also not very good at expressing himself with words. Catching his father’s glance, he just scratched the back of his head.

It was Chiang Xiao who noticed their discomfort and deftly changed the subject, much to the father and son’s relief.

“You haven’t eaten yet, right? I brought some food over, Lin Zi, you go and set it up.” Chiang Songhai pushed the carrying basket toward Xu Lin and lifted the floral cloth covering it.

Xu Canyuan and his son’s eyes widened at the same time.

“Uncle Songhai, this, so many good items?” Xu Canyuan was well aware that the Tianxiang Green in the village was picked off as soon as the new buds appeared, with none left for his family.

And now Chiang Songhai had brought over fresh, crisp Tianxiang Green, as well as a small bamboo basket of fresh mushrooms! Could these have been found anywhere other than Bai Gu Mountain?

But Bai Gu Mountain was dangerous, and Chiang Songhai was no longer a young man, how could he still go up the mountain?

“Uncle, we can’t accept this at our home,” Xu Lin also hurriedly said.

In those days, two handfuls of wild vegetables and a basket of mushrooms were considered quite a generous gift for them, let alone the four eggs amongst the mushrooms.

The Chiang Family’s acquisition of a basket of eggs and five yuan from Ding Daqiang’s family was naturally known to the Xu Family. But last time they had already sent over twelve eggs, and at that time Chiang Songhai insisted it was a thank-you gift, and they had to accept it, but who sends a thank-you gift twice?

Watching Xu Family’s father and son trying to decline the items with her grandfather made Chiang Xiao’s heart feel inexplicably sour.

Times were hard, yet just these few items were worth such back-and-forth reluctance.

Yet, Xu Canyuan’s family truly had good character, not a bit greedy.

“Uncle Canyuan, Brother Lin Zi, please accept them,” Chiang Xiao spoke up, “The eggs last time were a gesture from my grandparents, consider these my offering,” she said, “I picked these mushrooms myself, if you refuse to accept them, it means you’re looking down on me.”

Only with those words, did the father and son consider accepting the items.

Indeed, after hearing her, the Xu Family father and son felt too embarrassed to refuse.

Xu Lin looked at her in shock, “You picked these mushrooms? You, you, you went to Bai Gu Mountain too?” There were no longer mushrooms on other hillsides; they had already been picked clean by the villagers, especially not ones as large as these.

But, how could Uncle dare to take Chiang Xiao to Bai Gu Mountain where even the adults in the village were afraid to go?

Before Chiang Xiao could answer, suddenly someone ran up from outside the courtyard and reached for the mushrooms in the bamboo basket.

“Hey, are these from Bai Gu Mountain? I heard that mountain has everything, right? Did you catch any game? Like wild rabbits or wild chickens, you have them, right?”

As this person spoke, a strong bad breath wafted out, causing Chiang Xiao to involuntarily step back a few paces.

Upon closer inspection, her expression changed slightly.

This man was Lee Shu, the fellow who owned the small miscellaneous goods store in the village.

When Niu Guiying came to their home and pointed at her, spilling slander right after she had awoken, she had mentioned this Old Lee.