Gu Nian’s eyes darted around, and she ran over toward the back. After just a few steps, she saw Cuihua coming back up.
The women and some young children were mostly cutting wild grass while some slightly older ones were digging up trees. Luckily, the trees on this hillside weren’t too dense, only a few grew particularly sturdy. Only the exceptionally strong men would carry the trees from the mountain down.
Cuihua could be considered an exception.
"Cuihua!" Gu Nian shouted loudly, and only then did Cuihua stop and come over to Gu Nian.
Cuihua furrowed her eyebrows as if hesitating on how to address Gu Nian. Remembering her parents’ advice at home, she finally spoke, "Miss, is there something you need?"
This salute of ’Miss’ made Gu Nian feel a bit uncomfortable. "Don’t be so formal, I call you Cuihua, so you can just call me by my name."
If she hadn’t lived longer than Cuihua in her past life, it would have been more appropriate to call her sister more politely.
"That won’t do." Cuihua quickly waved her hand. "Mother said whoever buys me is my master, shouldn’t be so unregulated."
Gu Nian smacked her lips. In her case, she had a bit of money but wasn’t very wealthy. Cuihua calling her this way was a bit too ostentatious in the village.
"We all live in the village, if people hear you call me that, they’ll surely laugh at me. Here’s what we’ll do: call my parents uncle and aunt and call me..." At this, Gu Nian’s lips curved with a mischievous smile, "You’re mine since I bought you, call me ’boss’ and only listen to me from now on!"
"Oh, boss!" Cuihua nodded, a bit dazed, but it was indeed Gu Nian who paid for her, which was why Cuihua often stuck close to Gu Nian.
"Come on, stop working. I’ll take you to the mountain to catch wild chickens and rabbits." Gu Nian grabbed Cuihua and shouted to Dahu before running off.
Erhu, worriedly next to them, said, "Big brother, Cuihua’s so daft, she won’t lose little sister, will she?"
After all, little sister appeared quite cute normally, but she was actually a bit wild. A few times in the mountains, she had disappeared when you weren’t paying attention.
Dahu paused slightly, then replied, "No, Cuihua might be daft, but our little sister definitely isn’t."
Gu Nian led Cuihua and ran deeper inside. When they reached a secluded area, she took advantage of Cuihua’s distraction to release a rabbit, pretending to be surprised and pointing in that direction, "Cuihua, look, there’s a rabbit there, go catch it!"
Cuihua’s mind wasn’t swift, but her reflexes were incredibly fast.
By the time Gu Nian finished speaking, Cuihua had already lunged forward to chase the rabbit.
This rabbit had grown up in her space, hadn’t seen the dangers of society, and seemed foolish, not even knowing how to run away. Cuihua directly grabbed it by the neck and lifted it up.
She wanted to use the time while Cuihua was chasing rabbits to release a few more, but there was no chance.
In a blink, Cuihua was back carrying the rabbit, "Boss, caught it!"
Her face wore a silly grin, and her small eyes sparkled brightly, adding an adorable touch.
"Cuihua, you’re amazing." Gu Nian praised her unreservedly. The most update n0vels are published on noveⅼfire.net
Cuihua scratched the back of her head, joyful in receiving praise, "This rabbit was just too silly. It didn’t even run when I went to catch it."
If the rabbits on this mountain were so foolish, she wouldn’t have ended up being sold, catching a few rabbits casually would have been enough to live on.