Chiang Xiao pursed her lips, understanding their intention, but after a moment’s thought, she still accepted the gift. "Then I’ll accept this, thank you, Uncle! And please thank Auntie for me too!"
Family bonds also need to be maintained, and now that Xu Linjiang had given her such a silver bracelet, she felt the sentiment. However, Ge Xiaotong and Xu Linjiang’s child wouldn’t be born for another seven or eight months, and she believed that by then she would definitely have made some money. She could then prepare a gift for their child just the same.
Seeing that she really accepted the gift, Chiang Songhai hurriedly spoke up, "Little, you should still give the item back to Linjiang, this can later be exchanged for a small peace amulet for the child..."
Xu Linjiang immediately said, "Uncle, there’s no need for that, I will prepare the child’s peace amulet, this is for Little."
"Exactly, brother-in-law, aren’t we preparing to work hard to make money? Besides, it was Little who showed us the way, so what’s the problem with giving her something?" Ge Dejun then patted Chiang Xiao on the head, saying, "Little, listen to what Great-Uncle says, keep it, we shouldn’t be too formal with each other."
Chiang Xiao nodded, "Thank you, Great-Uncle! When I give a gift to the baby, you and Uncle can’t be formal with me either, okay?"
Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang couldn’t help but laugh.
"Alright, then we’ll wait for Little’s gift to Xiao Bao!"
Chiang Xiao raised her eyebrows and laughed as well.
They clearly didn’t believe her.
With seven or eight months left, if she still couldn’t earn any money, it would be a real waste of her second chance at life, and even she would look down on herself.
Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao could only swallow back the words they were about to say again.
"Time for steamed buns!" Chiang Xiao took a steamed bun and bit a big chunk off, then handed the rest to Ge Liutao, "Grandma, here, try this. Isn’t it especially delicious since it was bought by your brother?"
Ge Liutao couldn’t help but laugh, tapping her on the forehead, "This girl."
Either way, the atmosphere became much better all of a sudden.
Chiang Songhai was also calling Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang to come in and sit for a while.
But they did not sit for long as they had to make an early start for the mountain. While Chiang Xiao was eating her steamed bun, Chiang Songhai talked to them in detail about the path he had taken, along with some precautions, and also gave them several small packets of his homemade snake and insect repellent powder.
"Little, you only need to take your uncle and Uncle up to the place we rested last time, don’t venture too deep, understand?"
He had admonished her many times, but he was still worried.
"Grandpa, with Uncle and Uncle here, you don’t have to worry," Chiang Xiao was much reassured after seeing Xu Linjiang. He didn’t seem like someone who would easily falter, and his hands bore plenty of thick calluses, suggesting he was skilled at physical work.
Moreover, Ge Dejun had some hunting experience, and in her eyes, he was likely to be more reliable on the mountain than Chiang Songhai was.
As for herself, now with a deeper understanding of the Space, she was even less afraid. She had also prepared several drawings, thinking they might come in handy once they were up the mountain.
Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang had also brought big baskets on their backs, which contained small shovels, grass-cutting knives, and burlap sacks.
They also brought three aluminum lunch boxes.
Chiang Xiao was pleasantly surprised when she saw them, "Great-Uncle, did you bring food?"
"We brought rice, we’re going to cook on the mountain at noon," Ge Dejun was somewhat excited. It had been a long time since he had been to the mountains, and he never thought that his skills at cooking in the wild, which he assumed to be of no use anymore, would get a chance to be put to use once again.
Hearing him say this, Chiang Xiao’s anticipation for the trip to Bai Gu Mountain grew even stronger.