Rebirth Counterattack with Space-Chapter 25 - Mini Cave Heaven
Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Mini Cave Heaven
Chapter 25 -25: Mini Cave Heaven
“Wife, I’ve already arranged it with Shitou,” Lu Aiguo leaned against the bedroom door, watching Xia Yuan pack.
“Shitou agreed?” Xia Yuan was delighted. “Then we must celebrate. Oh, you have to take out that old bedding set to air it. Did you wash it before you put it away? The bed hasn’t been set up either. There’s so much to do… Should we not go to the mountain today and go another time?”
“I washed it before storing it, just need to air it. We have an extra suitable bed board and a long bench at home, it’ll be quick to set them up when we are back. We have an extra straw mat too. Just no mosquito net, we’ll make do tonight, tomorrow we can prepare one together when we go to the town. Wife, how about we eat dumplings tonight to celebrate?”
Lu Aiguo had actually prepared an extra set of bed boards beforehand. Setting up a bed was very easy.
So he must have calculated that she would agree, which is why he prepared everything in advance, right? Xia Yuan looked at him and smiled, “That’s fine, without a mosquito net, Shitou and Xiaoyun can squeeze together and sleep at opposite ends for one night. We’ll have dumplings tonight, for a joyful reunion. Let’s go to the kitchen and start on the dough.”
Lu Yun, who was on the sidelines making soy sauce, was sweating at her mother’s words.
Share a bed with Shitou tonight? Lu Yun shivered, whining, “Mom, can I refuse? We don’t have a mosquito net, but I have plenty in my own space!”
Lu Yun secretly decided to sneak some things out sometime.
Just the thought of having to share a bed with an “iceberg” due to the lack of mosquito nets was a bit too much for her heart to bear. Although the person in question was still an iceberg-in-training, she couldn’t help but feel faint-hearted.
Fortunately, just as she was hesitating, Lu Aiguo shook his head and refuted Xia Yuan’s idea, “That won’t do, I’m afraid Shitou would rather get bitten by bugs than agree. If we really don’t have an extra mosquito net, I’ll squeeze with him tonight, and let Xiaoyun sleep with you.”
“That works.” Xia Yuan agreed. Lu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When everything was ready and it was time to set off, it was already half-past nine. Along the way, both Lu Yun and her mother wore “straw hats” woven from roadside branches by their father, which made the sun less unbearable.
The path up the mountain was both familiar and strange. Compared to twenty-some years later, the vegetation on the mountain seemed more lush now, and the four people took nearly an hour and a half to reach their destination in fits and starts.
Luckily, on flat terrain, Lu Yun occasionally enjoyed being carried on Shitou’s back for a stretch.
Xia Yuan wasn’t so fortunate, sweating profusely and gasping for air as she walked. Lu Aiguo really wanted to carry her for a while too, but alas, he was already carrying items on his back…
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The journey was so exhausting that the large watermelon they brought was devoured halfway.
In her past life, the journey to this place didn’t seem so long to Lu Yun.
But back then, they would directly drive to the foot of the mountain, unlike now, where just walking from home to the mountain’s base took a good ten to twenty minutes.
And the path up was difficult, with many areas having no trail at all, requiring them to climb on all fours.
In her previous life, she paid to have two paths constructed, one with stone steps and the other with rails, equipped with a special railcar that could take them directly to the mountain villa’s entrance.
With a grievous sigh, Lu Yun felt that, like in her previous life, she would still have to build two paths here. Otherwise, trekking up here just for a soak in the hot springs would be too tiring, let alone the sweaty return trip after soaking.
Lu Yun once again began to reevaluate whether her thoughts after being reborn were off track.
Leaving the burden of getting rich to her father wasn’t wrong, but she couldn’t completely give up the chance to accumulate wealth either, could she? Reality proved that it was more convenient to have money in hand for everything.
Everyone has different thoughts, values, and perspectives on life. There’s no doubt her parents loved her, but on many issues, their opinions could not help but differ. For instance, in her past life, when she built the two paths on this mountain, there were numerous whispers behind her back criticizing her for being wasteful.
She was still the one paying for it, but if this time she let Dad and Mom foot the bill, and they ended up thinking the same way, what should she do?
If she didn’t have a large sum of available funds at her own disposal, she would inevitably have to start persuading, arguing, and even whining and acting petulantly to achieve her goal.
But what if she had the money? She could act first and report later, get everything settled, and then present it as a surprise.
Although the outcome would be the same, everyone would face it with entirely different emotions.
The consequence of the former approach might leave both parents feeling that the result wasn’t too bad, but the various “frictions” beforehand would still leave an unhappy mark in everyone’s hearts; the latter would be pure happiness.
She wanted to spend her life doing what she liked; she didn’t want to build a business empire she wasn’t fond of, nor did she desire to chase after grand ventures. But she also didn’t want to end up as someone who could only turn to her parents for everything.
Perhaps there was something she could do that wouldn’t conflict with the other?
Lu Yun fell into deep contemplation. She lay quietly on Shitou’s back, following Dad and Shitou along an extremely secluded and unnoticeable path.
Finally, they arrived.
This was a “Mini Cave Heaven,” surrounded on all sides by mountains, accessible only through a rather small opening, measuring just over five hundred square meters, yet it featured a hot spring, a stream, and a field of goji berries laden with bright, red fruits at the moment.
Xia Yuan indeed felt very surprised, especially after learning about the hot spring when her face then revealed an even broader smile.
Lu Aiguo proposed, “Shitou and I just discovered this place. Soaking in this hot spring during winter would be nothing short of imperial luxury. It’s also nice in summer. How about Shitou and I keep watch outside while you guys take a dip?”
Actually, judging by the eager look in his eyes, his thoughts were probably bolder.
Xia Yuan glared at him, her face turning slightly red, “But we didn’t bring any clothes, did we?”
“I brought some,” Lu Aiguo smiled proudly, “Knowing there was a hot spring, how could I not prepare some clothes for you?”
“When did you get them without me noticing?” asked Xia Yuan skeptically.
“How would it be a surprise if you saw it?” Aiguo’s mouth curved into an even wider grin, “I think, how about we prepare a meal later, and after eating, Shitou and I will find some wood to quickly put up a simple screen here? After that, it will be much more convenient for you two to soak in the hot spring.”
“Okay,” Xia Yuan couldn’t hide her excitement. After a while, she asked again, “Could someone else have discovered this place and accidentally walk in while we’re soaking?”
“It shouldn’t be easily found. Shitou and I have roamed these mountains for years before we stumbled upon it. There’s hardly anyone else coming in here, so it’s even less likely for others to discover it,” Lu Aiguo shook his head, then laughed, “And even after we put up the screen, Shitou and I will keep watch outside, what are you worried about?”
“I was just asking to be sure,” Xia Yuan laughed too, “These bright red berries are so pretty; I’ve never seen them. What are they?”
“These are goji berries, also a kind of herb. You can eat them fresh, or sell them dried in a pharmacy. Try picking some; they are ripe and edible when red,” Lu Aiguo led Xia Yuan to pick goji berries while explaining to her.
“We also have these elsewhere in the mountains, but they are scarce, not as plentiful as here. So many people don’t recognize it. I’ve seen it in my childhood when my grandpa was still around; he had seen the world outside and said this was good for nourishing the kidneys.”
Lu Aiguo moved closer to Xia Yuan, his voice taking on a seductive edge, growing quieter, “With so much here, we’ll pick and dry them, sell part of it, keep some, and then get some red dates. We’ll mix them together and soak them in water to drink daily. The two of us will nourish…”
