The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 178 - 177: Gathering Mountain Goods

Gu Jiaojiao didn’t care about the reason.

Wu Cuizhi having the sense to drag Wu Cuilan away saved her a lot of trouble.

Seeing that quite a few people were still gathered around, Gu Jiaojiao flashed a gentle, sweet smile.

She swept her hair back and turned to face the crowd.

"They’re gone. What are you all still looking at?"

The people who met Gu Jiaojiao’s gaze immediately grabbed whoever was next to them and scattered.

They had been hoping that if Leng Yuan agreed to help Wu Cuilan, they could get in on the favor too.

They just hadn’t expected this Gu Jiaojiao to be so difficult.

’And what’s with Wu Cuizhi? Is there something wrong with her? Wasn’t she on bad terms with Gu Jiaojiao before?’

’When did she get so chummy with Gu Jiaojiao?’

’She didn’t even help her own sister, helping Gu Jiaojiao instead.’

Wu Cuizhi, the subject of everyone’s curiosity, dragged Wu Cuilan all the way to a secluded spot before finally opening her mouth to speak.

Wu Cuilan immediately spat on the ground a few times, her face flushed with anger as she violently shook off Wu Cuizhi’s hand.

"Sis, what do you think you’re doing?"

’She hadn’t even gotten to teach that arrogant little vixen, Gu Jiaojiao, a lesson yet!’

’She had a whole bellyful of curses ready to go.’

’And then her own sister dragged her away.’

Wu Cuilan was fuming.

Seeing her sister’s reckless attitude, Wu Cuizhi was worried sick.

"Listen to me. In this village, you can take advantage of anyone you want, but not Gu Jiaojiao."

"From now on, you see her, you avoid her. Stop looking for trouble all the time. Do you really think she’s someone you can bully?"

Wu Cuilan was dumbfounded.

’Is this still the same sister who valued petty gains more than her own life?’

"Sis, what are you talking about? I don’t understand a single word you’re saying."

’What’s the deal with Gu Jiaojiao?’

’She’s just some delicate "educated youth." What’s so scary about her?’

’Could it be that her sister is scared just because she lost one yuan to Gu Jiaojiao last time?’

’How pathetic.’

Wu Cuizhi continued to plead with her earnestly.

"Just forget about the flatbed cart. We’ve managed all these years without one, haven’t we? If you really need one, just save up and buy it."

"And as for getting Leng Yuan and his wife to help, don’t even think about it."

As Wu Cuizhi spoke, she shifted her arm, which was still aching.

’She had just gone to Gu Jiaojiao’s courtyard to watch the commotion, and her arm ended up broken.’

’Wu Cuizhi was convinced that Gu Jiaojiao was a jinx. Anyone who crossed her would meet with disaster. This was a lesson she had learned through blood and tears.’

’She didn’t want her sister to make the same mistake.’

The more Wu Cuizhi talked,

the more convinced Wu Cuilan became that her sister was a coward, so she didn’t take her words to heart at all.

She was still fixated on the matter of the flatbed cart.

’If their family had a flatbed cart, it would make things so much easier.’

Seeing that her sister wouldn’t listen to reason, Wu Cuizhi couldn’t help but issue a warning.

"Don’t you dare ignore me. I’m telling you, whoever causes trouble for Gu Jiaojiao will be cursed with bad luck."

Wu Cuilan nearly burst out laughing.

’Look at her sister, so pathetic. She sounds like she’s spouting some old feudal superstition.’

’She refused to believe in such nonsense.’

Wu Cuizhi knew her sister well. One look at her face was enough to tell her she hadn’t believed a word.

’She had said all she could. If her sister wouldn’t believe her, there was nothing more she could do.’

’She’d just have to stay far away from her when they were working.’ 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

’She didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire.’

Wu Cuilan thought her sister was being ridiculous, but she didn’t care either way.

Gu Jiaojiao was oblivious to all this. Her group went up the mountain, heading for the pine forest she had discovered earlier.

There were a lot of pine nuts there, and they filled several gunny sacks.

Pine nuts were rich in oil; you could use them in stir-fries, eat them as a snack, or even press them for oil.

They also gathered a good amount of walnuts.

Walnuts could also be pressed for oil.

They had two empty sacks left. Although Gu Jiaojiao had been thinking about gathering soapberries, for now, she was prioritizing edible things.

By now, most of the wild produce in the nearby mountains had been gathered. It would be a waste of time and energy to go to another mountain, so she figured they might as well go pick two sacks of soapberries.