Dai Ning had a careful thought and did not take Uncle Qian and Zhang Yongfeng with them.
Zhao Yu took a look at her backpack, which contained snacks and water for the young lady, as well as a sun hat and hair ties, sunscreen, a small cushion, and a lot of other things.
Zhao Yu was dazzled and said, "I'll carry your bag for you, you have to walk on your own."
She nodded happily: "Okay, okay."
Zhao Yu picked up the mountaineering bag, wow, it weighed dozens of kilograms.
He said nothing about it and walked steadily.
Dai Ning followed behind him. Zhao Yu introduced in a clear voice, "At this time of year, there are still wild sweet potatoes and wax gourds in the mountains. You can eat them after washing them in the mountain spring. Don't pick the wild mulberries. Leave them for the birds to eat."
As he was talking, he turned around and found that the person behind him had disappeared.
Zhao Yu felt a headache. He walked back and saw the eldest lady staring at a little gray rabbit with her eyes wide open.
She had never seen a wild rabbit, only a pet angora rabbit. The little rabbit's three-petal mouth moved, and it was not very afraid of people. It pricked up its ears and looked at her.
"Zhao Yu, can I..."
"No." Zhao Yu refused flatly, "Rabbits can only survive in the wild. Stand up."
Dai Ning looked eagerly and wanted to touch the rabbit's ears, but Zhao Yu grabbed her collar and lifted her up.
"Go!"
She pouted unhappily, but Zhao Yu was unmoved. He asked Dai Ning to walk in front, in case she saw something and became unable to walk again.
Dai Ning refused: "I don't want to walk in front of you. What if there are insects and danger?"
Zhao Yu frowned.
She stretched out her little hand and smiled sweetly: "Zhao Yu, please hold my hand and walk with me."
Before Zhao Yu could say anything, a small hand came into his palm.
The girl's palms were soft as if they had no bones, while his palms were rough. Zhao Yu felt very uncomfortable at the first touch.
Dai Ning said happily: "Let's go, let's go."
Zhao Yu lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the overlapping shadows on the ground under the warm sun, and a sense of absurdity arose in his heart. But Zhao Yu knew very well what kind of personality the eldest lady had, and his mind was clear and transparent, so he didn't think too much about it.
It's better to keep an eye on her to prevent her from getting lost and harming small animals.
Before reaching the top of the mountain, the eldest lady started to go back on her words again.
The sneakers she wore today were suitable for walking, but she didn't exercise normally. At this time, she was exhausted and refused to walk.
"You carry me."
Zhao Yu said, "I'm carrying your bag, so I can't carry you anymore. Do you still want your stuff?"
She looked hesitant, and obviously she was reluctant to throw away her good things: "Then you carry my things and carry me."
The corner of Zhao Yu's eye twitched.
Did the young lady treat him as a mule or a horse? He did not indulge her: "If you are tired, sit down and rest. There are wild sweet potatoes in front. I will pick some for you to eat."
Daning agreed reluctantly.
Zhao Yu put down his bag and went to pick wild sweet potatoes for her. There was a spring in the mountains, and Zhao Yu was afraid that she would have a stomachache, so he washed the potatoes with spring water before handing them to her.
Seeing the delicious food, she immediately forgot about her unhappiness and even stuffed one into Zhao Yu's mouth.
Zhao Yu was chewing wild fruit, his dark eyes looking at her with a rare bit of gentleness.
"This mountain is called the Never Sleeping Mountain. Our ancestors have settled here since the Ming Dynasty. During the war-torn years, the mountain protected our ancestors and fed many people, so now we have enough food and clothing. Everyone in the village respects the Never Sleeping Mountain and believes that the green mountain has spirits."
Daning couldn't appreciate this respect and love, she felt it was stupid.
There should be a lot of good stuff on the mountain. If we dig some out, we can probably sell them for a lot of money. This made Du Tian think of what he was doing.
But Dai Ning would not say it in front of Zhao Yu, she just pretended to be obedient and nodded.
Zhao Yu's smile deepened: "Go further up the mountain, you can see many rare species of birds. Just look at them, don't go over and scare them, understand?"
Daning held two small sweet potatoes in her hands and suddenly reached out and gently touched the man's cheek.
Her voice was also soft, lower than that of a mountain bird, but it was full of intimacy and sweetness: "Zhao Yu, I will miss you in the future."
The forest was quiet. She was basking in the sunshine. Her brown hair was soft. She was pure and pretty like an elf. She said she would miss him in the future.
Looks very sincere.
Zhao Yu's pupils shrank slightly, he pursed his lips and took her hand away from his face.
He stood up, turned his back, and said calmly: "If you have rested well, keep going."
Dai Ning had never expected that Zhao Yu was not moved at all, but rather unmoved. She opened her eyes wide, her face full of question marks.
In the sea of consciousness, Qingtuan burst into laughter.
"In the original book, the protagonist Zhao Yu had a hard life since childhood, and his character is also unusual. He has a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents and siblings, but at the same time, because he has to protect the weak, Zhao Yu is wise, calm, far-sighted, and restrained."
Qingtuan floated back and forth, very proud: "You want to use being alone with him to force him to express his feelings, but it's unlikely. First, he is still far from falling in love with you; second, since he knows that you will leave sooner or later, he can restrain himself from being tempted. He regards taking you out to play this time as a farewell."
"Daniel, don't be clever. When the day comes that he disregards everything for you, offers his luck, sacrifices everything, and is willing to turn into dust and dry bones, then he will truly love you."
Dai Ning stuffed the wild fruit into her mouth, feeling very depressed.
She didn't believe that there was anyone in this world willing to sacrifice like this for another person.
But Qingtuan was still laughing at her: "You just tried to deceive him with such affection, he is very smart, he must have seen through it, I am really dying of laughter."
The male protagonist in male-oriented novels is really the most annoying thing in the world.
Dai Ning was so angry that she jumped onto Zhao Yu's back and hugged his neck tightly.
Zhao Yu frowned: "What are you going to do now?"
She bit Zhao Yu's neck with a "Ah Wuu". This girl was like a little tiger, with sharp fangs. Zhao Yu gasped in pain.
He pushed her head with his backhand and felt a handful of soft curly hair.
"Ji Daining, let go."
She opened her mouth and asked him fiercely, "Were you laughing at me just now?"
Zhao Yu: …
It's because your acting is too bad.
Looking at the young lady's current appearance, he didn't believe that she would miss him in the future. It was more reasonable to say that she would visit his grave next year.
Although Zhao Yu was moved for a second, his mind quickly made everything clear. He didn't know how the girl figured out that he was moved and why she tried to seduce him on purpose.
But no matter what her purpose is, whether she wants to play a trick on him or want to see him make a fool of himself, he will not let her lead him by the nose.
Zhao Yu pulled her off his body and touched his neck. He saw a small tooth mark with a little blood.
He warned Curly: "If you continue to behave like this, I will bury you right here."
Now, the warm atmosphere that was deliberately created is gone, and even the atmosphere of farewell has vanished.
The eldest lady picked up a branch and used it as a sword, trying to hit him: "What a broken mountain, I don't want to play with you anymore, you bastard!"
Zhao Yu grabbed her wrist, took out a hair ribbon from her backpack, and tied the young lady's hands up neatly.
"Since you don't want to play, then go back."
When going up the mountain, Zhao Yu tried to be very gentle. When going down the mountain, since the young lady was too pretentious, he had to take her back by force.
As soon as she got home, before Dai Ning had the chance to teach the audacious Zhao Yu a lesson, she saw Uncle Qian standing outside the door.
He bent down and said, "Miss, everything is packed up."
Daning didn't quite understand.
Uncle Qian said, "Mr. Ji knows that you don't like walking on mountain roads. The conditions here are harsh and cars can't drive in. There is a helicopter over there in the valley. If you have nothing else to do, we should go back."
Upon hearing this, Dai Ning glanced at Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu lowered his eyes and untied the ribbon on her wrist. His fingers were long and slender, with distinct joints. They were obviously beautiful hands, but because of years of hard work, they were as rough as a grindstone.
His movements were slow and gentle, and by the time he untied her wrist, the mark on her wrist was very light, almost non-existent.
Daning wanted to say something, but he raised his hand and rubbed her hair.
"You go home."
No sadness or joy, no resentment or anger. No matter how badly they quarreled just now, at this moment, he no longer minded the bad things she had done just now.
Uncle Qian stepped forward and said to Zhao Yu, "During this period, our eldest daughter has caused trouble for your family. She is spoiled at home. If there is anything she is not sensible about, I hope you, Xiao Zhao, will understand."
He took out a bank card from his pocket: "There is 100,000 yuan in it. It is a thank-you gift from our Ji family and also the rent for the eldest lady."
Zhao Yu looked at Dai Ning.
The eldest lady was unhappy and kicked the stones. Zhao Yu raised his hand and took the card.
When Dai Ning saw that he really wanted it, she was so angry!
For a bad man who is obsessed with money, in his heart, she may not even be worth 100,000 yuan.
What Daning can't tolerate the most is that she is worthless, even though she is obviously extremely valuable!
Now she hated seeing Zhao Yu. She got angry and asked someone to pack up the house. She only picked up a few of her favorite skirts and urged Uncle Qian: "Uncle Qian, let's go. Let's go now."
Dai Ning didn't listen to the warning from the Youth League in her sea of consciousness. Zhao Yu was so mad at her. Anyway, she could come back when she felt better!
Uncle Qian was happy that the eldest lady finally understood, and quickly took her to board a plane.
Zhao Yu looked at their backs as they left in a mighty procession, and after a long while he stroked the bank card in his hand.
He raised his hand and threw it into the chicken coop.
—
The people in Xinghua Village have never seen an airplane.
At this moment, a helicopter was parked in the village's threshing ground, and everyone came to watch with their lunch.
When Dai Ning and Uncle Qian came over, they found that their plane was surrounded by three layers of soldiers.
Some brave children reached out to touch the plane, and some even crawled under the plane to observe it.
Uncle Qian said to the bodyguards, "Let the people disperse, so that the plane won't take off and injure the villagers."
Dai Ning was amused: "These country bumpkins are so cute."
“… Miss, don’t talk nonsense.”
Among the group of "country bumpkins" were Li Zhuang and Li Erniu from the village chief's family. Erniu had eaten with the eldest daughter and was relatively less in awe of Dai Ning.
"Miss, is this your plane? I've never seen a plane before, it's really beautiful."
Dai Ning smiled and said, "Yes."
Erniu asked: "Why did you go back? Isn't our village fun? Or is Brother Zhao Yu not treating you well?"
Dai Ning sighed in sorrow and anger. She leaned close to Erniu's ear and whispered, "Zhao Yu was being rude to me."
Erniu's mouth was shaped like an "o". The kids in the village were quite young to know things. Erniu was older than Zhao Anan and often heard adults scolding some lazy and hooligans in the village, so she naturally knew what this meant.
Dai Ning said, "Don't tell anyone."
Erniu patted her chest and said, "Okay!"
In a blink of an eye, Erniu ran to her brother Li Zhuang and whispered mysteriously, "Brother Zhao Yu treated the eldest lady in this way and that way, brother, don't tell anyone."
Li Zhuang: “…!”
Daning watched with great delight.
It probably won’t be long before the whole village knows that Zhao Yu is a hooligan.
At this time, the area around the plane has been cleared. The helicopter does not need a runway, and the space required is not large, as long as the villagers do not surround it.
Uncle Qian said, "Miss, let's go."
"Wait a minute," Daning looked around and felt something was odd, "Did we forget something?"
Uncle Qian couldn't remember it for a while.
He shook his head: "No."
"Then let's go."
Qingtuan collapsed and reminded: "... Chen Xiaoli."
Oh, yes, there is one person missing. After spending an hour "harmonious and friendly" time with the village chief's pig, Chen Xiaoli was so angry that she refused to leave the house.
She didn't go out, and Uncle Qian was so busy running around that he almost forgot about this person.
The helicopter is not a transport helicopter and can only seat two people.
Chen Xiaoli came with them after all, so Uncle Qian made a prompt decision: "Zhang Yongfeng, call Chen Xiaoli over."
Dai Ning: "I don't want to sit with her, let her take the car, Uncle Qian, let's take the plane back!"
Uncle Qian sighed. They had developed feelings for each other during this period, so he couldn't help but teach her a lesson: "Miss, no matter how bad Chen Xiaoli is, she is only a 17-year-old girl. She has suffered enough during this period. Let her go home early. Uncle Qian and the team will take the bus back. Miss, be good when you get home and listen to Mr. Ji."
Dai Ning thought about it and nodded. If she was bored on the plane, she could play with Chen Xiaoli.
Uncle Qian didn't know what Dai Ning was thinking, but he felt very relieved.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yongfeng did not see Chen Xiaoli when he went there.
Zhang Yongfeng came back panting and reported: "Uncle Qian, Miss, there is no one in Chen Xiaoli's room. I asked the village chief, and he said she came out earlier."
Daning glanced at Uncle Qian, and her meaning was very clear—see, I’m not the only one who likes to cause trouble.
Uncle Qian ignored the look in the eldest lady's eyes and frowned: "Where will Chen Xiaoli go?"
Before they could come to an agreement, a villager shouted, "Someone fell into the water!"
This shout was like a magnet. Everyone stopped watching the plane and ran to see who fell into the water.
Uncle Qian said, "It can't be Chen Xiaoli, let's go check it out!"
It’s better if nothing happens to Chen Xiaoli.
Coincidentally, the river was not far from Zhao Yu's home.
Dai Ning followed Uncle Qian and the others and immediately saw Chen Xiaoli standing on the single-plank bridge.
Chen Xiaoli was standing there fine, so who was the person who fell into the water
She looked carefully and saw Du Tian struggling in the water and shouting for help.
On the other side, Zhao Yu had already jumped into the water and swam towards Du Tian.
Dai Ning was incredulous: "I haven't even been gone for half an hour and Du Tian has started again?"
Qingtuan said uncertainly: "Well, it seems so..."
Dai Ning waved to Chen Xiaoli, and Chen Xiaoli ran over with lingering fear.
Dai Ning asked her: "Did you push her down?"
Chen Xiaoli quickly shook her head, she also looked very confused: "I don't know either, I said a few words to her, I didn't touch her, and she fell down."
Dai Ning blinked, very curious: "You don't know her, what are you talking about?"
Chen Xiaoli fell into a strange guilty silence:…
Qingtuan laughed: "Daining, they must be saying bad things about you."
It is easy to guess what happened: Chen Xiaoli was dissatisfied with being locked up in a pigsty, so she went out to quarrel with Dai Ning. On the way, she met Du Tian who was returning from the hospital, and the two hit it off immediately.
Chen Xiaoli cursed Dai Ning crazily, and Du Tian tried to persuade her with gentle words.
Unexpectedly, Du Tian suddenly fell into the river and needed Zhao Yu to hold him up to pull him out.
Dai Ning looked over as if to watch the fun and found that Zhao Yu had already rescued the person. Even though the weather had been getting colder recently, people were still wearing summer clothes. Du Tian was even more outrageous. She wore a white shirt that was soaked through and several buttons were torn.
The pink panties could be seen clearly. Someone in the village whistled. Du Tian's face turned red. She coughed and hid in Zhao Yu's arms.
Zhao Yu frowned, and the kind-hearted people in the village quickly brought a piece of clothing for Du Tian to put on.
Zhao Yu was also soaked, his clothes sticking to his body, outlining his sturdy skin. After all, he was a man, and working shirtless in the summer of the past two years was common. Seeing that Du Tian was being taken care of, he calmly wrung the water out of his clothes and trouser legs.
Zhao Yu seemed to sense something. When he looked up, he saw the eldest lady, who was supposed to leave, tilting her head to look at him on the shore.
Dai Ning heard the villagers around her discussing -
"Brother Zhao Jiayu is loyal and righteous. Tian Niu really needs to thank him this time."
"I heard that Yu Ge'er has some feelings for Tian Niu."
"Shuanzi is getting married this month, and Yuge'er is two months older than Shuanzi, so he should also consider this matter. He just hugged and touched Tienniu, so it would be a good thing to marry her home."
…
Amid the heated discussion, Dai Ning finally understood what Du Tian was planning. Du Tian actually wanted to marry Zhao Yu!
You know, in the previous life until Dai Ning's death, Du Tian was just juggling between the three male protagonists. She was their white moonlight and their cinnabar mole, and no one could get her, but instead they loved her more deeply.
In this life, Du Tian's strategy plan was interrupted by Dai Ning. She was so confused that she was afraid of missing out on one of the protagonists and decided to marry Zhao Yu.
Du Tian accurately predicted that Xinghua Village was isolated and the process of accepting new ideas was slow.
Although people in the village get married early, they take premarital behavior very seriously. No matter whether they are men or women, they must not be frivolous or promiscuous before marriage.
Now the two of them were hugging each other wetly, and the whole village saw it. If Zhao Yu didn't marry her, both of them would have a bad reputation. If he married her, it would be a heroic act.
Du Tian is such a smart guy!
Uncle Qian came over and said, "Miss, stop watching the fun. Now that we have found Chen Xiaoli, let's go home."
When Chen Xiaoli heard the word "go home", she was so excited that her whole body was shaking. She, she could finally go home!
"I suddenly feel airsick," Daning held her head, "Where is my bed? Let me rest."
She went straight to Zhao Yu's house.
Uncle Qian held her back: "Miss..."
"Oh, by the way," Dai Ning glanced at Chen Xiaoli with a smile, "Chen Xiaoli doesn't want to go back either. You see, she was shaking with anger when she heard the word 'go back'. Then let's not go back for the time being. Please understand Chen Xiaoli. She has suffered so much recently. Uncle Qian, don't force her."
Chen Xiaoli's face was distorted as she said "I don't want to go home".
She wanted to roar, she wanted to! She wanted to!
However, Ji Daining jumped and ran away. Chen Xiaoli had a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat. This was the first time she regretted it so much. She should have stayed well!
Dai Ning arrived at his house earlier than Zhao Yu, and Zhao Anan came out to greet her.
"Miss, are you back looking for this? It's not lost, I'm keeping it for you." She handed Dai Ning a bank card.
Dai Ning asked her: "Where did you find it?"
"I saw it in the chicken coop while I was feeding the chickens." The little girl said honestly and softly, "We don't have this card at home, it must be yours. My second brother said it can be used to store money, so don't lose it again."
Daning opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
Qingtuan asked: "How was it? Are you surprised? Are you touched? Zhao Yu is a man of integrity. He didn't ask for your family's money. You are not insignificant in his heart."
Dai Ning threw the card away as if it was burning her hand, gritted her teeth and pinched Zhao Anan's little face: "I'm not touched at all, Zhao Anan, you little idiot, the things you picked up from the chicken coop are so dirty, and you actually gave them to me!"
Qingtuan:…
Zhao Anan was pinched by her and her speech became incoherent.
"Pay attention, my friend."
"There's going to be a next time? You're done for, and your brother is done for too. As long as I'm here, he'll never be able to find a wife in his lifetime!"
Behind Daning, the man who was all wet and who "would never be able to get a wife" looked up at her indifferently after hearing these words.