Just as she returned to the courtyard of the little house, Lu Miaochan saw Wu Dongqing carrying two baskets, coming out of the house. She asked curiously, "Grandpa, what are you doing? Are you going out?"

"The radishes in the field are ripe. It's a sunny day, so I'm going to pull some out to dry and make radish strips," Wu Dongqing replied with a smile.

"Oh right, Grandma loves eating radish strips. I completely forgot about that."

Lu Miaochan shyly stuck out her tongue, then clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Grandpa, why don't I come with you? I can help you pull out the radishes."

"Miaochan, why would you go? The fields are dirty, it's fine if I go with your grandpa, you just stay home with Ye Xuan."

At this time, Zhou Cuilan also came out carrying a basket on her back, smiling as she instructed Lu Miaochan.

"Grandma, how can that be okay? You're both so old now, we can't let you elders work in the fields while us young ones stay at home! So let us do it. Besides, Grandma, you're not in the best health. This kind of physical work is exhausting and wears you out, you should rest more at home. Let me go instead," Lu Miaochan kindly advised.

"Yes, Grandma, Miaochan is right. This kind of physical labor should be done by us young ones! You and Grandpa should just rest at home."

Ye Xuan walked into the courtyard and echoed.

"Haha, listen to you two, as if your grandpa and I are too old to move! We've worked in the fields all our lives, we're still fit and healthy, not worse than you young folk. Besides, with this kind of farm work, you might not even manage it."

Zhou Cuilan laughed out loud, "Moreover, pulling radishes is not hard work, it won't trouble us! Miaochan, just stay at home with Ye Xuan."

"Grandma, it's okay, I'm your granddaughter, it's my duty to do work for you! Usually, we're apart, even if I want to help, I can't. Now that I have the chance, of course I should take on some of the work, otherwise when I go back my mom will definitely scold me," Lu Miaochan insisted.

She didn't want to be left alone with Ye Xuan; that rascal had already bullied her earlier. If it were just the two of them, who knows what could happen.

"Haha! Alright, alright, seeing as you're so eager, Grandma has to agree."

Zhou Cuilan's face was filled with kindly smiles, she enjoyed the feeling of being cared for by the young ones and agreed wholeheartedly.

Then she added, "However, Grandma has to go too! This body needs activity, doing light work won't be a problem, or else I wouldn't adapt!"

"Hmm, that's fine! But let's agree: when we get to the field, you leave the hard work to us and just do the lighter work, Grandma. You're not allowed to do any heavy lifting,"

Lu Miaochan nodded, affectionately holding onto Zhou Chunlan's arm, and said sweetly.

"Alright, alright! My good granddaughter, Grandma will do as you say," Zhou Cuilan smiled helplessly, but the laughter in her eyes was unmistakable.

After discussing the plan, they directly headed to the radish field at the foot of the mountain.

Lu Miaochan took Zhou Cuilan's basket and put it on her own back, while Ye Xuan took the carrying pole from Wu Dongqing and carried the two baskets, following behind.

Along a small path going down the mountain, they reached a piece of land, then crossed narrow, muddy paths, went over several ridges, and finally arrived at a lush green radish field.

"Miaochan, Ye Xuan, let's start from this plot,"

Said Zhou Cuilan, pointing to a nearby radish field, and waved to Ye Xuan and the others as she walked over.

Ye Xuan and Lu Miaochan followed her to the radish field, set down their baskets, and began working alongside Zhou Cuilan.

Wu Dongqing pulled out a pipe, pinched a bit of tobacco from his pouch, lit it with a match, and sat on the ridge to enjoy his smoke.

"Ye Xuan, have you done this kind of farm work before?" Zhou Cuilan asked, bending over to pull radishes.

"Haha, of course I have. I've been doing farm work since I was little," Ye Xuan answered with a smile.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zhou Cuilan wasn't surprised. From the way Ye Xuan expertly started the fire earlier, it was clear he was a farm boy who grew up doing this kind of work.

"I didn't expect you to be so hardworking, Ye Xuan. By the way, where is your hometown?" Zhou Cuilan asked with a gentle smile.

"Grandma, my home is in Wolong Mountain, I've lived there since I was young."

Ye Xuan didn't mention being from Shangjing; in his heart, his home was in Wolong Mountain, and the old man was his only family.

"So, you're from the mountains?"

Zhou Cuilan was a little surprised. Although Wolong Mountain had been developed into a tourist spot, that was only a small part of it! There were still many undeveloped areas, and there were many remote villages around the mountains, with very harsh conditions.

In her mind, children from the mountains lived much harder lives than those from the countryside. She didn't expect Ye Xuan to be from the deep mountains, which was somewhat unexpected!

But it wasn't that she looked down on Ye Xuan. On the contrary, she felt closer to him now! After all, their family was also from the countryside, and with Ye Xuan's background, she didn't feel a huge gap between them, making it easier to get along.

"Yes, Grandma! My home is in the mountains," Ye Xuan nodded in acknowledgment.

"Haha, it's okay; mountain people are good, much more honest than city kids, and reliable too!" Zhou Cuilan said with a hearty laugh.

Seriously? Him, honest? This guy is rotten to the core! Grandma, you haven't even figured out what he's like, and you're making careless comments, is that really okay? Lu Miaochan thought to herself, feeling rather disgruntled.

She really wanted to expose Ye Xuan's ugly side to her grandma, to prevent kind-hearted Zhou Cuilan from being deceived by Ye Xuan's 'harmless' exterior!

As they worked together in the field, time flew by.

In what seemed like a blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and the two large baskets were filled with radishes, unable to hold any more.

Seeing that they were almost done, Ye Xuan stopped and said, "Let's pause here. I'll carry these radishes back first, and we can load more later."

At this point, Wu Dongqing came over and said with a smile, "Ye Xuan, let me carry them. You stay here and pick some corn to bring back."

"No, Grandpa, I already agreed to carry them, how can I let you work? You can't fight me for this!"

Ye Xuan naturally wouldn't agree. He immediately took the carrying pole, tying it to both ends of the baskets.

"Ye Xuan, don't say I didn't warn you, these two baskets of radishes are quite heavy. Can you carry them all by yourself? I'm worried you'll run out of strength halfway up the hill." Wu Dongqing advised with concern.

"Haha, Grandpa, don't underestimate me! This weight is nothing to me. I can easily lift it with one hand,"

Ye Xuan said confidently, his face showing a relaxed and composed expression.

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