CHAPTER 644: 644 PREPARATION

On the second day, before dawn, she heard noises outside. She checked the time; it was just past four, right?

Knowing that this might be a mystical place, she didn’t dare to use her Divine Sense and didn’t know how late the two practiced cultivation.

The two of them got up quite early. She couldn’t lie in bed anymore, so she tidied up and went out too.

Outside, she saw two people in robes practicing martial arts. She didn’t know much about it, so after watching for a while, she jogged around the yard.

In a little while, Wei Guangxiang and Zeng Yixin came out and also began practicing martial arts.

Su Yuanyuan felt that people from the south paid more attention to martial arts than those from the north, but it might also be related to the identities of the two.

Zeng Hongling was the last to come out, joining in on the martial arts practice. Since childhood, she had undergone the same training as her brother.

Breakfast was rice porridge and steamed buns, with refreshing side dishes. It was especially comfortable to eat.

After breakfast, the four of them mentioned they needed to prepare some daily necessities.

"Let’s split up. I’ll prepare grains and meat, and eggs."

"Yuanyuan, why don’t we go together?"

"It’s faster to split up. Even if we buy too much, we can leave it behind for others."

Finally, all three agreed. There was indeed a lot to prepare.

Su Yuanyuan wandered around nearby. She didn’t want to use items from her space, even though there was plenty. The people around her were all shrewd.

She went to the grain station, which was somewhat better than the ones in the north, "Comrade, I want the best rice."

"Comrade, this is the best we have."

Su Yuanyuan looked at the rice mixed with broken grains and sincerely felt it wasn’t good enough to carry up, as the rice at the mountain was really superior.

But seeing the situation, only the two Taoist priests on the mountain had such rice.

"Comrade, do you have white flour?"

"Yes, seventy-five percent extraction rate flour."

That was already the best flour.

"Comrade, give me fifty pounds of flour and fifty pounds of rice."

Su Yuanyuan didn’t have food tickets for this place, so she gave an extra five yuan for the hundred pounds of food. However, she felt it was worth it. In the north, it would be impossible to buy.

After buying the grains, she tied two large bags together and slung them over her shoulder. To be honest, these hundred pounds were really heavy. But considering the mountain climbing ahead, even a cart wouldn’t help.

She went into the dry goods supply station, buying five pounds of eggs, five pounds of pork, and ten pounds of rapeseed oil. At this point, she couldn’t carry anything more.

"Miss, with so much stuff, shall I deliver it for you? Just one yuan in the city."

"Thank you, kind uncle." Su Yuanyuan really couldn’t carry it anymore and would rather spend more money.

Sitting on the cart, the driver was quite talkative.

"Miss, where are you sending this to?"

"Uncle, to the foot of the mountain."

"Miss, are you carrying it up the mountain yourself?"

Su Yuanyuan nodded. Surely, the other three also bought a lot. It felt like it was just herself.

"Miss, let me take you to buy a backpack rack. This way you can carry it up."

Su Yuanyuan thanked the enthusiastic uncle. The backpack rack was made of bamboo, much like a basket, and she thought it would be better than carrying it with her hands.

She bought two, fearing there might be too many quilts later. The backpack rack would indeed be convenient.

He drove to the foot of the mountain, and after Su Yuanyuan paid, she waited there for Zeng Hongling and the others.

Wei Guangxiang was in charge of buying the quilts. It was really hard to buy four sets for the four of them; few people sold them ready-made nowadays. He had already considered that if they couldn’t find ready-made ones, they would buy fabric and cotton and make them on the mountain.

However, buying ready-made ones was obviously more convenient, so he first wandered around the city, looking for any tailoring workshops.

He really made the right decision, and after asking around, he found a tailoring workshop in a small alley.

"Comrade, I want four sets of bedding. Do you have any?"

"Yes, thirty yuan per set."

Wei Guangxiang felt relieved hearing this.

"Great, I want four sets, plus four pillows and four bed sheets."

"Comrade, we have all these."

"Comrade, please add a headpiece to all four quilts and sew a cover for each blanket."

Wei Guangxiang found the most difficult thing to do was so easily obtained.

The people there were used to sewing, so these small tasks were done quite quickly.

The four sets of bedding were bundled together into a rather large package. He slung it over his shoulder and left.

With so many items on his back, although the weight wasn’t an issue, the volume was, so he didn’t plan to go anywhere else.

They had already agreed while coming down the mountain that after shopping, they would head straight to the foot of the mountain to wait.

Wei Guangxiang saw from a distance that Su Yuanyuan had already arrived.

Seeing Wei Guangxiang with such a large package, Su Yuanyuan knew he had bought the quilts.

"Su Yuanyuan, you were quite fast."

"I just got here. Here’s a backpack rack, you can lighten your load for a bit."

"Did you buy so much grain? I’ll carry it up the mountain later."

Su Yuanyuan didn’t refuse because carrying over a hundred pounds herself was indeed too much.

Wei Guangxiang found a stone to sit on. "Su Yuanyuan, why do you want to stay here?"

"Just a feeling, really. As soon as I arrived, I felt quite comfortable, and I don’t have any particular place I want to go. I’ll just stay here for a while.

Mr. Wei, if you have other plans, you don’t have to stay here with me."

Wei Guangxiang shook his head. "My intuition tells me that only by staying with you can I possibly rid myself of my sins.

Also, you’re the only woman in years who has moved my heart."

Su Yuanyuan shook her head. "I have no intentions; you don’t need to waste your time on me."

Wei Guangxiang laughed. "Only I know if it’s a waste. I think it’s worth it, and that’s enough.

Rest assured, I won’t give you any pressure. I’ll just accompany you, without you having any psychological burden."

"You’re wasting your life this way."

Wei Guangxiang smiled, but his face was filled with bitterness.

"What do I care about wasting or not wasting? My little martial uncle’s death made me clearly understand that even if we’re young now and haven’t met retribution, it will catch up eventually.

Su Yuanyuan, in this lifetime, I will follow you. By your side, I feel safe. I feel at ease.

This isn’t for any other reason than to keep myself whole and avoid ending up like my little martial uncle."

Su Yuanyuan looked speechlessly at Wei Guangxiang. "What kind of thought is this? Following me around? Do you think I have such great capabilities?"

"You do. I know Zeng Hongling is different. Actually, in this line of work, many of us have some aspects that are beyond ordinary. I have a good intuition. Don’t worry, I won’t cause you any trouble."