After saying this, he picked up the firewood and left in a hurry.

Qi Yan's sharp eyebrows were knitted tightly. His brain was not bright enough, so he couldn't understand what this person meant.

After a while, Xiaobao's depressed voice came from behind, "Mom is missing."

Qi Yan turned to look at him, "Maybe, he went out."

Xiaobao sighed, and after a moment, his expression suddenly became clear again, "Dad, I just went to see the little rabbit, and its legs were tied with wooden sticks!"

Qi Yan didn't say anything. He got up early and when he went to the kitchen to drink water, he saw the gray rabbit with a broken leg. The leg was tied with a wooden stick and some grass blades were placed around its mouth.

Although it was still dying, such treatment might not allow it to survive, but even if she was perfunctory with the child, she was perfunctory.

In this world these days, few people have the heart to deal with their children.

"Mom tied it up, right? Is she treating the little rabbit's injury?" Xiaobao said to himself. He was used to his father's reticence, "Mom is so good. Dad, I really think my mother has gotten better.

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Qi Yan didn't respond, but she didn't refute either. She just chopping firewood and neatly stacked the chopped wood in a convenient place next to the stove where she was cooking.

Then I fetched a basin of water and sharpened the knife in the yard. The hatchet was used every day, so it often needed sharpening.

After a while, several women passed by the courtyard.

Although their residence is remote, it is really the only way to go into the mountains.

Qi Yanchang was so handsome that people couldn't help but take a second look. After taking a second look, several women discovered, "Ms. Xuan hasn't come back yet?"

Hearing Du Xuan's name, Qi Yan stopped sharpening his knife.

"Oh, she couldn't have really gone to the hill where the blind bear is, right?"

Qi Yan raised his eyelids and looked at them.

Gui Niang stamped her feet, "Mr. Xuan Niang, go and have a look. Your daughter-in-law has gone up the mountain. We usually don't dare to go where she went. You should go and find her quickly. She is a woman.

The mountains over there are quite dangerous!”

Xiaobao became anxious when he heard this. He was scurrying around like ants on a hot pot, "My mother, my mother..."

Qi Yan stood up and said in a low and solemn voice, "Which way?"

Ouch, this sound is really nice. Gui Niang was stunned for a moment.

Qi Yan asked again, "Which side of the mountain did she go to?"

"Oh, oh! To the north, she went to Beibian Mountain." Guiniang replied.

Qi Yan pulled the knife bag hanging on the fence and hung it on his waist. He threw the hatchet into the knife bag and picked up the sharp wooden stick that he had sharpened last night and put it into the knife bag.

"I'll go there, be good and stay at home." Qi Yan touched Xiaobao's head.

Xiaobao almost burst into tears. He nodded repeatedly and his voice was choked with sobs, "Dad, I must find my mother back!"

Du Xuan didn't know what happened at home.

She wandered around the mountains, found some herbs, and transplanted some into the space.

I also found some wild fruits. They were not big and not particularly sweet, but they were quite crisp.

Du Xuan also picked up a lot of chestnuts and mushrooms. Although they can indeed be put into the space, they still have to be taken back. If they go back empty-handed and turn around and take out a bunch of things, it will inevitably attract attention, so they have to be taken anyway.

Du Xuan put the food in the basket.

The basket can barely hold it.

But the biggest harvest is not these, but a very large orchids! This is a kind of root, which often grows under big trees. It is a good warming and tonic medicinal material. In short - it is worth some money.

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She carefully dug out the meat orchid and put it into the space. The Taoyuan space was full of spiritual energy, and even if it was dug out, it would always be in a good and fresh state.

Then... Du Xuan stopped because she saw a huge, furry black figure in front of her, coming this way.

Du Xuan was stunned, why is it so small? She actually met a big guy.

The huge furry black figure in front was none other than a black bear.

It is said that if you encounter a bear in the wild, you can escape by pretending to be dead. That is a fallacy. If a bear really wants to attack a human, let alone pretending to be dead, even if it is really dead, it will have to be dragged back and forth.

Before Du Xuan could think of a countermeasure, a strong arm pulled her behind the big tree, lest she make any noise and disturb the bear, and covered her mouth with his hand.

Du Xuan's eyes widened as she looked at the man's cold and handsome face.

Why is he here?

Qi Yan made a silent gesture, then pulled her to find a blind spot behind the tree, away from that area.

Du Xuan was pulled by him carrying the basket. He walked fast and took long steps. Du Xuan stumbled and couldn't keep up, and almost fell down several times.

"Hey, hey, slow down!" Du Xuan couldn't bear it anymore and said.

Qi Yan took a few steps forward before slamming her hand away.

She has never been in love or been with a man, so she really can't figure out this man's emotions.

In the situation just now, although she was not helpless, he was the one who came to the rescue anyway. So Du Xuan frowned and moved her pinched wrist, which was a little painful, and pouted, but in the end she didn't say anything.

"Are you looking for death?" The man asked in a deep voice, suppressing the emotion of gritting his teeth.

Du Xuan couldn't help but widen her eyes and opened her mouth. After all, she didn't refute anything and walked straight down the mountain with the basket in hand.

Qi Yan was not a talkative person, so he followed behind in silence.

Du Xuan could hear the steady footsteps following behind her.

Xiaobao was squatting and waiting at the door of the yard, looking very pitiful. Du Xuan saw him before she reached the door of the yard, "What are you doing squatting there?"

"Mom?!" Little Baoteng jumped up on the spot, and the originally pitiful expression on his face suddenly became extremely excited.

He wanted to rush up, but because he couldn't see and was afraid that he would fall if he couldn't walk properly and break his new clothes, he could only jump around happily in place.

Du Xuan walked up and Xiaobao quickly hugged her, "I'm so worried. Dad is also very worried..."

Du Xuan felt the pain in her wrist and silently glanced at Qi Yan, saying that she could clearly see Xiaobao's worries, but it was not certain whether the man was worried or not.

Du Xuan led him inside, stuffed a peeled chestnut into Xiaobao's mouth, "I'm going to find you something to eat."

Xiaobao took a bite and narrowed his eyes, "It's so sweet."

"Well, I'll steam it for you later."

Qi Yan glanced at the basket she placed by the kitchen door and saw that in addition to many chestnuts and various mushrooms, there were also many unknown plants.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered what the villager carrying firewood said earlier.

Many things are poisonous, so don't eat them randomly. People may be harmed without knowing it. Maybe someone is looking forward to the death of you and your children.

Qi Yan's eyes lifted up from the basket and looked at Du Xuan, without any warmth.
Chapter completed!