Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space Chapter 379
Xinyan looked around and decided it would be easier to take a detour, so she laboriously climbed up one side of a slope.
But after walking a short distance, she suddenly stopped, her eyes widening at a plant not far ahead, bearing red fruits. My goodness, what a day this is, truly a blessing in disguise, double blessings at the door.
No mistake, this luck was unprecedented, there was a ginseng plant with seeds ahead.
Oh, no, including the Lingzhi found earlier, it’s triple blessings at the door.
Not bothering to investigate the ginseng’s age, intending to do the same as with the Lingzhi and move the surrounding soil directly into the space—firstly, time didn’t permit her to dig up the ginseng directly, and secondly, the red fruits on it were not yet ripe and Xinyan was reluctant to lose those seeds.
Taking out the pickaxe from the space, she started digging a half-meter radius around the ginseng, with a depth of half a meter, effectively removing an entire block of soil. With her great strength and no need for precision, she quickly finished and deposited it into the space.
Just after putting the pickaxe back into the space, she felt a loss of connection with the space.
Though a bit worried, she quickly realized it must be because the ginseng was quite aged, which could surely help the space.
Glancing at the westering sun, she dared not delay any further, swiftly grabbing the machete from the ground and preparing to leave.
After walking for about another hour, she found a road ahead, thinking she must have reached the outskirts, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The road was much easier to walk on than before, at least she didn’t have to chop her way through it with a machete. She couldn’t take out her basket for now, fearing it would be hard to explain if she met anyone, so she chopped a bundle of firewood to cover it, then hastened her steps.
Thinking of today’s harvest, she was in an extremely good mood.
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On the other side, He Jinxuan returned to the He Family home in the city that morning.
He found out his mom was okay, chatted with her briefly, then was about to leave when his Second Brother, He Jian Country, stopped him: "Jinxuan, come on, since your Second Sister-in-law isn’t home today, let’s eat out."
Even though He Jinxuan didn’t interact much with his family, he knew each one’s personality. His Second Brother was being unusual today, thinking there must be something fishy: "Second Brother, no need, I’ve other matters, you go ahead and eat."
He Jian Country wouldn’t let him go, saying, "It’s almost mealtime, you’ll only find leftovers in the canteen back at the factory."
Seeing his Second Brother wasn’t letting go, and curious about what he was up to, he said, "Alright then, Second Brother, you’ll be treating today."
He Jian Country, seeing He Jinxuan agree, was all smiles: "What nonsense are you talking? A brother’s treat isn’t worth mentioning."
The two of them headed to the state-run restaurant.
Just as they entered, someone called out to He Jian Country: "Little He, over here."
He Jian Country greeted them with a smile, "You guys are here to eat too?"
Though that’s what he said, even a blind man could see it was a prearranged setup. He Jinxuan, being a former soldier, would be a fool not to notice.
He looked impassively at this Second Brother’s scheming to see what he was up to.
After greeting them, He Jian Country introduced him to the two people, "This is my Third Brother, a section chief at the security department in the Mechanical Factory."
Those two had been sizing him up since they walked in and, upon hearing the introduction, openly scrutinized him, sharing a look that seemed to signal a mutual understanding. One of them laughed and stood up, saying, "Have a seat, let’s eat together."
He Jinxuan looked at his Second Brother, "Second Brother, I just remembered I have something else to do, I won’t stay. Since you’ve run into some acquaintances, I’ll leave you to it."
He Jian Country, hearing that the Third Brother wanted to leave, couldn’t let that happen, and pulled him back: "Whatever it is, it can wait till after the meal."
He Jinxuan had indeed underestimated this Second Brother. He never thought he’d be schemed against like this, though he didn’t know what the end game was, it sure wasn’t anything good.
He Jian Country pushed him onto a chair and whispered, "Just give me some face, have the meal and then leave."
The dishes had already been ordered by the two beforehand, and soon enough, someone at the window called them over to pick up the dishes.
Once all the dishes were on the table, He Jinxuan noticed none of them were picking up chopsticks, pondering if perhaps they were waiting for someone else to join them?