Aunt Wang, upon hearing that the bag Zhi Chen was carrying contained potatoes, and even sprouted ones at that, suddenly felt disgrunted, "It’s settled then, Fubao, let’s head back. It’s been a month since we’ve left, and who knows how the house is now, surely covered in a thick layer of dust."
Thus, the mother and daughter duo gradually disappeared into the distance, a smile slowly forming on Zhi Chen’s lips.
He sat down to rest for a while before he hoisted the heavy bag back onto his shoulders.
Dong Huiying calculated carefully; when she first arrived in this world, it hadn’t yet been spring, and the weather was still very cold. Now, in the blink of an eye, two to three months had passed.
When she had gone to Jun City, spring had just begun, and people in the village had started plowing and sowing. After a month of hustle and bustle, some families had finished their work, others were wrapping up, but the Liang family’s fields were still unsown.
Today, Shujun took her two younger brothers out mainly to turn the soil to loosen it. As for sowing, they would have to wait a bit longer. They planted late, and after all this busy work, it would probably take another ten days to half a month.
Fortunately, the brothers in the family weren’t fussy and weren’t weak like the sons in some other families. Hence, they were quite adept at farming.
Dong Huiying glanced at the sky, figuring that it was about time, and went to the kitchen to start a fire and cook rice.
Yixuan came out of his room and looked towards the kitchen. He was about to head there when his gaze suddenly turned towards the courtyard gate.
Zhi Chen took off the black veiled hat on his head; it had also been over a month since he had left home.
Yixuan greeted his older brother. Zhi Chen was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of frying from the kitchen. He instinctively looked towards the kitchen and then put down the bag he had been carrying on his shoulders.
The heavy bag landed on the ground with a clinking, clattering noise.
Zhi Chen walked towards the kitchen, and Dong Huiying, who was cooking, turned to look at Liang Zhi Chen. The last time they had met was at Black Wind Camp, when this man had dyed the white hair at his temples black and had also worn a mask. She had almost not recognized him.
She subconsciously touched her cheek, then her expression became nuanced.
Zhi Chen’s expression was also nuanced as he stared intently at Dong Huiying.
Back when the flood had hit Dragon King Temple, he was unaware that the person who had caused trouble at Black Wind Camp was her, causing both her and his fifth brother to be injured. Like her face, for instance, which had been disfigured, the scars were fierce and frightening. He had thought they would surely leave marks, but her face was now as good as new.
"Big Brother, you’re back?"
When Shujun and the others returned from the field and saw their big brother, they couldn’t help but smile with joy.
Haoming saw a sack in the courtyard and wondered what it was. He picked up the sack to give it a tug, then turned his head woodenly to look at his big brother.
Zhi Chen gave his fourth brother a look, "Haoming, help me take this bag of ’potatoes’ into the cellar."
Haoming uttered one word with a poker face, "Heavy!"
But after that, without saying more, he expressionlessly picked up the bag and carried it into the cellar.
Just as Dong Huiying finished frying a plate of food, Zhi Chen stepped forward to grasp her hand.
"Baobao, there’s something I want to show you."
He led Dong Huiying into the cellar. Shujun’s eyes flickered, then she told Yue Ning to help their second brother Shu Yu to come out, while she herself pulled their sixth brother Yixuan to follow Zhi Chen’s steps. In short, they wanted the whole family to gather in the cellar.
Zhi Chen opened up the sack he had brought back, and immediately, a golden shine filled the space, gold and silver treasures scattering all over the ground.
He emptied everything out of the sack—all kinds of treasures spilled out, including white pearls, red agates, and gold and silver ingots, with a wooden chest at the end.