Not for the born villain who set her sights on her space, she wouldn't have accidentally transmigrated to this time and space.
Thinking of leaving that terrifying doomsday and coming under this pure sky, her luck had exploded.
Seeing her granddaughter smile again, Meng Qingping's hanging heart finally settled down a little.
"Ci'er, let's go back."
"Mmm."
Fu Xinci agreed, and then handed over the money pouch she had been holding tightly. "Grandpa, this is what that person exchanged for the two rabbits I caught with this money pouch."
This was Fu Xinci's first pot of gold since arriving in this world, and she valued it quite a bit.
Meng Qingping looked at the color of the money pouch, and his eyes twitched. He had also seen that group of people from a distance.
Thinking that a grown man would use such a pink silk money pouch, embroidered with a clump of green copper coins, was beyond him.
How flamboyant did a person have to be to do such a thing?
But he could only think these words in his mind and dared not say them in front of his granddaughter.
However, he had to caution his granddaughter a few words, to stay away from that person in the future, lest people gossip.
Seeing that her grandfather didn't speak, Fu Xinci asked curiously, "Grandpa?"
"Ci'er, you can keep this money yourself. It's just..."
Meng Qingping wanted to say that he would keep the money pouch, but just thinking about its tender pink color, he shut his mouth.
If such a money pouch appeared on him, people would surely wonder what he was up to.
At the very least, they would say he was an old rogue.
He didn't want his reputation of a lifetime to be ruined by this money pouch, so he didn't say the rest.
"Grandpa?"
"It's nothing, let's go back."
"Mmm." Fu Xinci obediently followed her grandfather, and the two walked back slowly.
Wu Laoda and the others were about to start cooking. The people working in the fields saw that this large group of people had no intention of leaving, so someone ran back to inform the village chief.
The village chief just took a few glances from a distance. Seeing that they were not damaging the crops, no one came forward to talk to them. He turned and went back.
After all, they encountered such situations a few times every year. They were all family members of exiled officials, so there was nothing to see.
If they were soft-hearted, they might even have to give them food. No one was rich these days, and he didn't want to bring trouble to the village.
Jiang Tou'er was waiting for someone to talk to him. He had already prepared the speech he wanted to give.
Who knew that they didn't even come over. He had prepared it in vain.
Alas, this was also good. Saying less meant his throat wouldn't get dry.
By the river, the dark-skinned big man had already prepared the two large, fat rabbits Fu Xinci had caught.
The rabbit meat was chopped into small pieces, and the rabbit skins were cleaned without any damage. In his opinion, he said to Fu Yu: "Brother Fu, the winters in Liaodong can be deadly. If these two rabbit skins are processed well, they can be made into vests for the two children or for Brother Meng Er, which can block a lot of wind and cold, and it won't be so difficult to get through this winter."
The dark-skinned big man was only about ten years older than Fu Da, so he was embarrassed to treat Fu Yu as a junior, so they called each other by their respective relationships.
"Hey, thank you, Brother Zhuzi."
"This is a small matter, just a gesture, don't thank me so much, it's too formal." Before the dark-skinned big man could finish, Nianzi snatched the wooden basin holding the rabbit meat.
"Qi He, hurry up and deliver the rabbit meat to Aunt Fu."
Qi He gave him a glare, took the wooden basin, and sent it to Fang Shi.
"Auntie, shall I help you with the fire?"
"No, it's enough for me and Aunt Xiao He to make the fire." Ke'er didn't want Qi Ge to steal her job, otherwise, how would he have the nerve to eat later?
Qi He: Fine, helping Aunt Fu with the fire isn't a solo job anymore. What else can he do now?
Qi He looked up and saw Grandpa Meng and Sister Fu walking back from that direction, so he hurried to meet them and said, "Sister Fu, let's go to the river to catch fish."
Catching fish was what they had agreed on earlier. It was interrupted by Grandpa Jiang, and now he remembered it again.
"Okay." Fu Xinci agreed, and then looked at her grandfather.
Meng Qingping said nothing and led the way to the river.
Fu Xinci: What did Grandpa mean? Did he want to go fishing with them?
"Great, Grandpa Meng is going fishing with us."
Qi He's shout attracted a group of children, big and small, the oldest being Nianzi and the youngest being Yu'er.
Meng Qingping almost stumbled and fell.
Fortunately, Qi He was quick and immediately supported Grandpa Meng's arm.
Fu Xinci: She walked a few steps upstream along the river.
Night fell, and the sky completely darkened. Although the river was shallow, Meng Qingping still watched Yu'er and prevented him from getting close to the riverbank.
His eyes, however, were fixed on his granddaughter's retreating figure, and he kept muttering, "It's already dark, how can you see any fish? Let's all go back."
"Mmm." Fu Xinci responded verbally, but her hands were activating her wood element ability. She could sense several small fish the size of an adult's palm hidden among the water plants.
As a girl, it was not appropriate for her to go into the water at this time. If she used her wood element ability to directly scoop them up, it would be hard to explain.
A brain is a good thing, and she had one.
After she used her wood element ability to manipulate the water plants to trap those small fish, she quietly called out to Qi He, "Brother Qi, come here quickly, there seem to be fish in the water plants here."
"Really?" Qi He ran over through the water without a word. "Sister Fu, where are they?"
"Right here." Fu Xinci pointed to a small fish closest to the bank.
"Alright, I'll catch it for you."
Hearing Qi He's coaxing tone like he was talking to a child, Fu Xinci couldn't help but want to hold her forehead, but considering her teapot-like posture, she gave up.
Fortunately, before her melancholy could deepen, Qi He's excited shout sounded next to her, "Sister Fu, I think I caught a fish, and it's not small."
In the dim light, Fu Xinci secretly glanced at her small hand. An adult's palm was not small, after all.
Nianzi also fumbled in the river for a few times but found nothing. Hearing Qi He shout that he had caught a fish, he didn't care about anything else and waded through the water with a "splash, splash" sound.
Whether it was good luck or bad luck, he stepped on a small fish that Fu Xinci had trapped in the water plants.
The fish scales were slippery, and being trapped in a clump of water plants, Nianzi lost his balance the moment he stepped on it. With a "plop," he sat in the water.
Even though he was sitting in the water, Nianzi didn't forget the sensation under his feet just now. He immediately got up and reached for where he had just stepped.
"Haha, it wasn't in vain that Brother took this tumble. Such a big crucian carp shell, Brother has struck it rich."