Chiang Xiao smiled.
"He didnât lie to me."
Meng Xinian looked at Zhu Shun with some pride.
"Thatâs really fate, fate."
"This is Chen Yin, we used to play together in the compound, and this is Wang Yi, Chiang Xiaoâs good friend and also Chen Yinâs partner."
"Brother Shun."
Chen Yin and Wang Yi directly called out "Brother Shun" with ease.
"Very good, all talented men and beautiful women." Zhu Shun glanced at Wang Yi, his eyes slightly dim, but he quickly perked up again, patted Meng Xinian on the arm, and asked, "Quick, quick, quick, come catch fish with me, Iâve been eyeing that fish for two days now, finally managed to corner it into that crevice today."
"Really going to catch fish?"
"Of course itâs for real! You wouldnât think I was just teasing the ladies after seeing them, would you?" Zhu Shun laughed heartily and said, "Alright, letâs go, letâs go, we can talk more while eating the fish later!"
Meng Xinian looked at Chiang Xiao, "Can I go into the water with this injury?"
Actually, the wound had already scabbed over, and during the earlier fight, he might have strained it too much, but getting in the water shouldnât be a problem as long as he doesnât soak for too long.
Chiang Xiao nodded, "But still, you need to be careful."
"Got it."
"Really listens to sister-in-law." Zhu Shun said to Chiang Xiao, "Sister-in-law, donât worry, I wonât ambush him in the water."
Chen Yin also seemed eager to try.
"Little Yi, should I go down too?"
"You go, itâs not like I said you canât." Wang Yi seemed a bit unaccustomed to him asking for her opinion.
"We didnât bring clothes, you two go elsewhere, come back when we call, we need to take off our clothes to go into the water." Meng Xinian said.
Chiang Xiao scoffed, pulling Wang Yiâs hand, "Come on, letâs go check out other places."
They went into the woods on the side, chatting as they walked, feeling that the weather was just right. Although it wasnât exactly warm, it wasnât too cold anymore either, with cool wind and fresh air, making them feel exceptionally relaxed.
"Eh? Are those mushrooms?" Wang Yi suddenly pointed to the undergrowth beneath a tree ahead.
Chiang Xiao looked over and indeed saw clusters of red mushrooms growing in the green grass, the red standing out vividly and beautifully.
"Yes," Chiang Xiao perked up, quickly walking over, "Wang Yi, letâs pick mushrooms, grilled mushrooms taste great!"
"But arenât these mushrooms possibly poisonous? Iâve heard many mushrooms are toxic, eating them could be deadly. I canât tell which ones are safe to eat and which arenât."
"I know!" Chiang Xiao chuckled, "I used to be a mushroom-picking girl! Itâs been a long time since I picked mushrooms, kind of miss it."
"Alright then, there are more over there too!"
Wang Yi looked around and found quite a few mushrooms in this area.
"Weâre going to have a good harvest! But what do we use to store them?"
Chiang Xiao stood up, looked around, and saw a plant that looked like wild yam, with large leaves.
She picked a few leaves and pulled out some long grass blades, then fiddled with them for a while and made two fairly simple grass leaf baskets.
Each basket was made by overlapping two leaves, capable of holding about two pounds of mushrooms.
"Here, one for each of us."
Wang Yi looked at the "baskets" and couldnât help but laugh, "Xiao Chiang, youâre really handy, coming up with this?"
"Itâs nothing, I used to go up the mountain often when I was a kid, we used to wrap wild fruits and such with leaves."