With space in hand, who dares to mess with the villain's stepmother?

Chapter 16 016. Forsythia

I thought to myself, this Mrs. Gu is really a good person! She must make those snakeskin shoes well for others!

At this time, a person came in from the door and rushed in to buy mutton. Gu Xiaoxiao and Aunt Zhao turned their heads at the same time and looked, yo! Isn't this an acquaintance?

The visitor came to the chopping board and saw that all the mutton on it was sold out, and he immediately became angry.

My eyes caught another glimpse of the mutton held in Aunt Zhao's hand. It looked like it was a good cut of meat, and I thought twice.

"Hey! Lao Zhao, please give me the mutton in your hand. I... have something to do at home, so I'm late!"

Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes unabashedly when she heard this, "Hey! Who do I think you are! Isn't this Sun Shengniang! Didn't you say that Madam Gu was not kind in collecting money? Why? You came here to buy meat too? This is really true.

Say one thing and do another!"

That's right, the acquaintance who rushed in was Sun Shengniang who said yesterday that Gu Xiaoxiao shouldn't accept money!

At this time, Sun Shengniang was exposed, and her face was a little confused.

She didn't want to come over to buy it at first, but she was too greedy. After she got home yesterday, she asked Sun Sheng to go hunting goats in the mountains, thinking that Gu Xiaoxiao could hunt them, so their Sun Sheng had been doing this for so many years.

Hunters have always made a living by hunting. There is no reason why they might as well hunt one as Gu Xiaoxiao.

Unexpectedly, Sun Sheng went up the mountain early this morning, and when he came back just now, he didn't even see a single goat hair!

Only then did she shamelessly come over to buy some mutton to satisfy her craving. Although it was also available in the town, it was cheap and fresh after all!

She just hoped that no one would mention her extra words yesterday so that she could buy a catty of mutton smoothly.

Who would have known that the mutton would be sold out so quickly, and even make old Mrs. Zhao laugh at her in a weird way!

Angry and embarrassed, he could only blush and say harsh words, "Humph! Just wait! Our Sun Sheng will definitely hunt goats! Don't be too envious of each of you! I won't give it to anyone then.

I won’t let you have a taste!” Then he turned around and left angrily.

Aunt Zhao stood there and shouted at Sun Shengniang's back: "Then will you accept the money from the folks then?!" There was another burst of ridicule!

When Sun Shengniang heard this, her face turned even redder, and she quickly left without saying a word.

She won't do a losing business...

Soon Sun Shengniang disappeared, and Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes again, turned to Gu Xiaoxiao and said, "You don't have to pay attention to her! People like this are the ones who need to be dealt with! They are addicted to taking advantage of her!"

Gu Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows calmly. She didn't care much about this kind of thing originally. The more competitive others appeared in front of her, the more they actually envied her. Others were jealous of her, which showed that she was now

People are nice and life is better!

I feel very happy thinking about it this way.

In the next few days, there was no movement from Sun Shengniang's side. It must be that Sun Sheng did not hunt the goat, otherwise Sun Shengniang would have started shouting!

Naturally, wild goats were not as easy to hunt as they thought. She still relied on the effect of medicinal powder and traps set deep in the ground to hunt them.

Of course, others don’t need to know this!

The goat matter just passed. No one mentioned it, and Sun Shengniang didn't take the initiative to say it, as if she didn't say those harsh words in the first place.

At noon on the day of selling the goat, Gu Xiaoxiao made roasted leg of lamb and haggis soup, put all the offal into the soup and stewed it, set up a fire in the open space in the courtyard, propped up a few wooden sticks, and cooked the lamb

The legs were put on wooden sticks and roasted over the fire, sprinkled with some seasoning powder, and roasted for half an hour. The smell of the lamb leg meat came out, and it was fragrant, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The boys drooled to the ground when they saw it. They had never eaten mutton, let alone mutton roasted like this. They had never eaten it, and they had never seen it before. Mom is so awesome!

Er Bao picked up the roasted leg of lamb and started to nibble on it, while Dabao and San Bao, whose taste was relatively light, scooped up the mutton soup with a spoon and drank it. It had a fresh taste and no mutton smell at all.

Because Si Bao is younger, he doesn't eat much. Although he is not picky about food like Er Bao and even prefers fried food, he does not eat as much as Er Bao. He drank two mouthfuls of mutton soup.

After eating a few more bites of the roasted leg of lamb, he was full, and his belly was round and bloated. Although he still wanted to eat, his stomach couldn't hold it anymore, so he could only watch his brothers eat deliciously, hoping that his stomach would digest it in the evening.

Then eat.

In the next few days, Gu Xiaoxiao continued her routine, practicing boxing and going up the mountain. She also hunted a few wild boars and a few goats, all of which she kept in the space, waiting to be sold at the end of the month when she went to the town's Shiweixuan to get money.

Give it to Shopkeeper Wang.

Zhou Zeyun's energy has been getting better and better during this period. Relying on the nourishment of the spiritual spring water and the body conditioning medicine that Gu Xiaoxiao bought from the drug store, it is also somewhat useful. Now he is not too tired when he gets out of bed and moves frequently.

After walking around the village, I never encountered anything like Wang Juanzi again. The villagers were also very surprised when they saw him. People who were about to die miraculously got better and better!

Naturally, the old Zhou family also heard the news that Zhou Zeyun was well, but they didn't take it seriously. They just thought it was a reflection of the past. After all, they had also seen the doctor at the beginning, and the doctor said that without a pulse, he would definitely die. How could it be possible?

alright.

The four cubs played with Rhubarb every day, and they had endless fun. Gu Xiaoxiao originally wanted to take Rhubarb up the mountain so that he could go back to his own world and go crazy, but the four cubs were really depressed for a while because of the little deer.

Now she finally turned her attention to Dahuang again, so she deliberately asked Dahuang to spend more time with him. Sanbao also showed great affection for Dahuang. He rarely had anything he was interested in. It seemed that Dahuang was useful.

There are quite a few!

On this day, Gu Xiaoxiao still went up the mountain after lunch. Although Zhou Zeyun seemed to be getting better and better, it also showed that the detoxification could not be delayed any longer. If he waited until his body recovered completely, the poison had not been detoxified.

, then it will be more serious than at the beginning.

But now the detoxification medicinal materials are still short of the last medicine, Huang Shoudan. It is also often called Forsythia. It is a very important medicine and cannot be missing!

This time she went up the mountain specifically to look for forsythia. In the apocalypse, forsythia has been cultivated artificially, but here it is still wild, unknown and uncultivated. She went to the drug store to take a look before, but it was not for sale.

of.

It is resistant to drought and barrenness, and can grow in valleys, low forests, and cliffs.

On this high mountain, she could only search on the cliffs.

She walked straight into the depths without setting any more traps. She still had to find forsythia today, otherwise she would have to go to Zhoucheng to see if there was any for sale!

She didn't stop at the place where she had collected medicinal materials before, but went straight to the deepest place and sprinkled some medicinal powder to drive away wild beasts on her body, in order to prevent encountering too ferocious wild beasts and delaying her search for forsythia.

She specializes in searching in difficult-to-reach places. There are no traces of human walking in the depths, so she can only find a path by herself.

After searching for a long time, it was almost dark. There was still lunch left, and the boys could warm up their own dinner. Gu Xiaoxiao was not in a hurry to go back, and walked inside again, looking carefully.

After a few more moments, Gu Xiaoxiao still found nothing and was a little disappointed. He looked up again at the dark sky, which was dotted with stars.

Thinking of what Si Bao said that day, the kids are not still waiting for her!

In order to prevent her children from staying up all night, she thought about it and decided to go back. It seemed that she might as well go to Zhoucheng...

She raised her head and scanned the distance again, feeling a little regretful. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly spotted a forsythia flower growing in the crevices of the cliff not far away. The petals were already withered and knotted at the roots.

There are two small fruits, oval green-brown in color.

Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and he finally found it!

Then without any hesitation, she rushed over and came to the edge of the cliff. She looked under the cliff under the moonlight, and saw that it was all black and looked very deep.

She bit her lip, clenched the dagger in her hand, and looked deeply.

The rock crevice where the forsythia grows is still some distance away from the cliff shore, and it clings tightly to the almost vertical cliff wall. Only by going down to a position parallel to it can the two small fruits be successfully picked.

Gu Xiaoxiao turned her ankles and wrists. Time is running out. We must pick it up as soon as possible!

Then she put one hand on the ground, turned around and jumped off the cliff. As she was falling at a very fast speed, she quickly inserted the dagger in her hand into the crack of the stone. Her body stopped falling instantly. At this point, she was hanging in mid-air, and her body was driven by inertia.

He suddenly swayed from side to side, pushed his feet hard on the stone wall, and grabbed a hard-to-move stone "embedded" in the wall with his other hand, forming a rock climbing-like posture.

She carefully made the next move, first pulling out the dagger inserted in the crack of the stone, and then inserting it into the crack of the stone in the direction of Forsythia, slowly approaching Forsythia step by step.

When he came to Forsythia suspensa, it took a lot of effort. Gu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, quickly stabilized his body, and freed up one hand to pick off the two forsythia berries, which were not yet ripe.

It's clear that the fruit hasn't cracked yet, but it doesn't matter. It will grow to a mature state soon after being stored in the space.

The forsythia fruit disappeared instantly in her hand and entered the space. The next thing she wanted to do was climb ashore!

Then a hemp rope appeared in his free hand. He held it in his hand and flicked it hard. The other end of the rope was thrown to a tree not far from the shore. With the help of inertia, the hemp rope was wrapped around the tree several times.

, with friction, it will be tightly tied.

She tugged hard and felt the mutual force. After making sure it was safe, she tugged hard on the rope again and pulled out the dagger instantly. Then she pushed hard on the stone wall with her foot, and her whole body flew into the air in an instant, relying on the power of the rope.

, pulled himself back to the shore, and the whole set of movements was smooth and very flexible.

After putting away the rope, she patted the dust on her hands and raised her eyebrows. She often did this when she was an agent. This was simply a piece of cake for her!

Then the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he closed his eyes and took another look at the forsythia fruit in the space, feeling very happy in his heart.

This will detoxify Zhou Zeyun!

Without wasting any time, he used Qinggong to climb up the big tree, shuttled between treetops one after another, and soon left the mountains.

She stood on the ground and tidied up her appearance, and then quickly walked down the mountain. It was time for the children to wait for her to get anxious!

She soon returned home, and when she opened the door, she saw a very familiar scene. Four children were sitting side by side on the steps waiting for her, with still very worried faces on their faces.

She did not tell the children the purpose of going up the mountain, and the children continued to think that the stepmother was going hunting.

Seeing her not coming back so late, the children were panicked for the first time.

Will mother be snatched away by a wild beast? Will she die? Will she not be able to come back? What will they do? What will dad do? Will they have no home again?

A series of questions welled up in the child's mind, but no one was willing to take the initiative to mention it. They just waited tacitly. If you wait a little longer, maybe they will come back!

Dabao was also very nervous. He was afraid that the woman would not come back, and he was even more afraid that they would go back to their old life.

What would he do if the woman died? Suddenly, he realized that quietly, this woman had integrated into their lives, and even into their hearts. They couldn't let go of her, and they couldn't hate her anymore!

With the sound of the door, the four little ones looked up and saw the stepmother they had longed for walking in. Accompanied by the moonlight, she was wearing a simple linen shirt, her long hair was gently tied up, and she looked the same as when she left.

His appearance was the same, and his eyes were watery as usual.

This is their mother!

Although nothing has changed, when the children saw Gu Xiaoxiao coming back from the moon, their eyes were red, as if they had been separated for several months.

Mother is back! All the tension and panic in their hearts turned into tears and welled up in their hearts.

Si Bao cried "Wow", stood up instantly and rushed to the stepmother, hugging Gu Xiaoxiao's legs and not letting go.

Because of the nourishment during this period, Si Bao is no longer thin, his complexion gradually becomes rosy, his baby fat looks like a milk dumpling, his running is not as clumsy as before, and he no longer needs his brothers to protect him behind him.

Gu Xiaoxiao pinched his face and touched his head to express comfort. She said nothing because her heart was also touched by Si Bao's cry.

The second and third treasures were not as sleepy as before, and they all stared at her with wide eyes.

Sanbao stepped forward silently and didn't say anything. He just hugged Gu Xiaoxiao's other leg and didn't let go.

But Gu Xiaoxiao felt that Sanbao's body was shaking slightly, with tension and uneasiness.

He is also very afraid that his stepmother will disappear!

At this time, Sanbao bit his lower lip tightly, his eyes filled with tears, and he hugged his only sense of security tightly.

Dabao and Erbao also came forward. Dabao remained silent, just stared at Gu Xiaoxiao and suppressed the tears in his eyes. He would never let this woman see him cry! He didn't cry!

Then there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and he felt relieved and relaxed.

Erbao stared at Gu Xiaoxiao with deeper eyes, "Mom! Are you hungry?"

The stepmother didn't come back during dinner time, so she must have been hungry at this time. They also heated up the leftovers from lunch, so naturally they kept some for the stepmother and put them in a pot to warm.

For him, having a full meal is the happiest thing. If the stepmother is hungry, she will feel uncomfortable.

Gu Xiaoxiao raised her head to look at him and smiled softly: "Mom, you are not hungry! Erbao is interested!"

When Erbao heard this, he scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

Then Gu Xiaoxiao looked around again and looked at several children. He felt warm in his heart. He was cared about by someone in this strange world. There was a family and someone waiting at home. This feeling was better than being alone in the end of the world.

It feels so much better to survive the long night!

His eyes stayed on Dabao's face for a few more seconds, but the child still couldn't let go.

He was already three years old when he came back with Zhou Zeyun. He had experienced so many hardships before he could remember them. With his own thinking, he remembered many things very firmly and it was even harder to let go. This was why she had just

When he came here, the resentment in Dabao's eyes was the strongest, and the hostility in his body was the most obvious.

This is also the reason why Dabao can be easily seduced by the heroine later in the original book and falls deeply in love with her.

He has been in darkness since he was a child, and if there is even a trace of fluorescent light coming in, it will make him want to hold on tightly.

In the original book, the little bit of kindness shown by the heroine towards him was just the slight fluorescent light.

But now that she is here, she has given him more good things in advance, and she will no longer experience those pains. She hates and is grateful to the same person, which naturally makes him feel a little awkward inside.

Gu Xiaoxiao understood him. She had not been cared for when she was a child, so any care given to her later would make her nervous and unacceptable, but she was also afraid of losing it.

She waved to Dabao, who came forward with some doubts. She raised her hand and rubbed his head again. She still said nothing, but looked at him gently with a smile on her lips.

She didn't mean anything special, but at this moment, she wanted to take a good look at him and see the similar version of herself.

And when Dabao looked at the world in the future, he would still never forget the way his mother looked at him at this moment. It seemed as if she could see through his heart and made him deeply moved.

At this time, Zhou Zeyun walked out of the house and saw four children surrounding Gu Xiaoxiao, and he also saw the interaction between Gu Xiaoxiao and Dabao.

The corners of the mouth are slightly raised, nothing can make people feel happier than a happy family!

He likes his current life very much! He thinks she likes it too!

When he was feeling extremely emotional, Gu Xiaoxiao across from him just raised his head and looked at him, slightly surprised, and then smiled softly.

The eyes of the couple looking at each other express the most beautiful feelings about this moment.

This book tends to have a stronger female protagonist, but the male protagonist will not always be so weak. After detoxifying, he will become stronger little by little. Readers, if you have any opinions, you can leave comments~ Click to favorites and vote for the month.

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