've eaten more rice than you've eaten salt in my lifetime! At such a young age, you have no respect for elders and act so arrogantly. You'll get what's coming to you sooner or later."Fang Jinshi retur...She hurriedly picked up the frame and chased after Zongyu, “Hey, what’s wrong with you”

"Did I say something to upset you"

Zong Yu shook his head, he didn't know why he felt this way. Hearing Fang Jinxiu speak about another man made him feel inexplicably gloomy.

He was afraid she would discover his strange emotions, so he quickly turned and left.

He didn't want his wife to think he was a strange person.

When Fang Jinshu chased after him, Zong Yu's originally very fast pace suddenly slowed down a lot.

Fang Jinshi grabbed his sleeve, "Don't just run away without saying a word."

"If you think I'm holding you back, I won't come out to gather medicine tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Zong Yu's footsteps came to a halt. He stopped completely.

Iron Pillar led the villagers, and they could only stop with him.

"I, I didn't." Zong Yu panicked. When he got nervous, his speech became slurred.

"I don't mind you walking slowly, no, I'm willing to accompany you on your herb gathering journey. I truly am."

Seeing his expression suddenly become anxious and his speech stammering, Fang Jinshu hurriedly grabbed his hand.

"Okay, okay, I believe you."

"With so many people watching, we won't fight anymore. Let's hit the road first."

"I also want you to quickly resolve the irrigation ditch issue, so that the two of us can go up the mountain alone to collect medicine. No one will say anything about us then."

Upon hearing this, Zongyu felt it made sense.

It's all these people in the village, they made his wife misunderstand him.

“Do you also want to dig the canal as soon as possible”

Fang Jinshi nodded. "Of course, for digging this irrigation canal, you've been working from dawn till dusk every day."

"I'm starting to regret letting you agree to let the village head of Wang lead us up the mountain."

No sooner had she spoken than Zong Yu suddenly bent down.

Fāng Jǐnxiù's feet left the ground, her body suddenly rising into the air. She let out a cry of surprise.

Zongyu carried her on his back.

"What are you doing Put me down, I can walk myself."

She wasn't too tired to walk.

From the moment the two stopped, Fang Jinxiu felt countless gazes fall upon them.

This is especially noticeable now.

Behind them, the villagers stared intently at the couple, Zong Yu and his wife.

Fang Jinxiu's cheeks were flushed red.

"Let me down, everyone's watching!"

Zongyu not only didn't let go, but also lifted the person up.

Fang Jinxiu felt her buttocks warm and very embarrassed.

"Damn you, where is your hand" she whispered angrily into Zong Yu's ear.

Zong Yu just didn't notice, and quickly moved his hand to Fang Jinxiu's bent leg.

"I also think we should settle the irrigation ditch issue as soon as possible. I'm strong enough, so you don't have to worry. Even if I carry two more of you, I can still continue on our journey."

"Just like this, let's go pick herbs. You lie on my back and watch carefully. When you see the herbs, we'll stop and dig them up."

That way, neither side will be delayed.

Fang Jinshi couldn't stand the shame, and she didn't want to stay there being laughed at by the villagers any longer. So she urged Zong Yu to leave quickly.

Whenever they moved, the villagers followed suit.

Just after noon, their group finally arrived at the water source.

After yesterday's lesson, the villagers carried some food with them. Those who really had no grain at home learned from Zong Yu's method yesterday and ate insects wrapped in leaves.

After arriving, Fang Jinshu kicked her legs and said, "Hurry up and let me down."

Zongyu bent down and put her down. After her feet touched the ground, she first looked around.

"There's a hint of surprise in his tone, “The vegetation here is indeed more abundant than down the mountain.”

"Well, the woods here are deep," Zong Yu's eyes became alert, "and dangerous too."

Where there are many trees and plants, poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts are likely to lurk. Although he let Fang Jinshu down, he still followed closely behind her, guarding her even more tightly.

Fāng Jǐnxù's eyes were full of medicinal herbs. In just this short period of time, she had already seen several kinds of herbs she needed.

"It was really the right choice to come up the mountain with you."

After finishing her explanation, she excitedly grabbed a small shovel and began digging, carefully clearing out the weeds' roots.

He said without looking back, "There are many herbs I need here. Zong Yu, you go arrange for the villagers to dig a canal first. Don't worry about me for now."

"Once this patch of herbs is dug up, I'll call for you. I won't leave your sight."

Although she said so, Zong Yu was still not very reassured. He checked around Fang Jinxiu, within a one-li radius, making sure there were no poisonous insects or snakes.

Then he walked to the iron pillar.

"Being close to the deep mountains, we need to arrange patrols near here to prevent wild animals from appearing."clanged and hammered against the mountain wall for more than an hour, removing quite a few stones during that time. They stuffed all of them into bags.Though Zong Yu's eyesight was keen and he could s...