Her family didn’t look down on them.
In fact, after the incident at their house, they were the first to come over with food, as a gesture of goodwill.
Although she probably came to pick vegetables, Lu Zhaozhao still felt that the girl might have said that on purpose, fearing that she wouldn’t accept her things.
After all, with Brother Gu’s skills, even selling a little game could buy plenty of vegetables.
Besides, they could grow vegetables themselves. In the village, every woman could plant vegetables—it wasn’t a big deal in her eyes.
When they arrived at the vegetable field, Lu Zhaozhao’s eyes practically lit up.
She had expected only spinach, but she was surprised to see that Sister-in-law Zheng had actually planted so many kinds of vegetables. However, the small bok choy and baby mustard weren’t growing as well as the spinach, and they didn’t look very appealing, which was probably why she had only brought spinach.
The two of them entered the field together, each taking one side, bending down and starting to pick vegetables.
On the surface, Lu Zhaozhao looked just like Sister-in-law Zheng, quietly working with her head down. But no one could see the smile creeping up at the corners of her mouth, stretching almost to her ears.
Because in her mind, the system’s voice kept repeating:
【Congratulations, Host. Detected several small bok choy. Would you like to plant them in your space?】
【Congratulations, Host. Detected several baby mustard plants. Would you like to plant them in your space?】
【Congratulations, Host. Detected several green beans. Would you like to plant them in your space?】
As she picked the vegetables, Lu Zhaozhao laughed in her heart and replied to the system, planting everything. Yes, plant it all—let this Host plant them all!
She remembered clearly that there were still many empty plots in her spiritual field.
She could hardly imagine how rich she would be if all the plots were full of vegetables. She probably wouldn’t lack vegetables for the rest of her life!
Just thinking about it made her happy.
So, when they finished picking vegetables and left, Sister-in-law Zheng had no idea why Lu Zhaozhao was so overjoyed.
It was as if she had picked gold instead of ordinary vegetables from her field.
After sending her off, Madam Zheng couldn’t help but circle the vegetable field again. It was just ordinary vegetables—how could she not see anything special?
Why did the girl’s smile make her think she had found treasure?
Sigh. She really didn’t understand kids nowadays. Maybe it was because her husband was a hunter who ate meat every day and rarely had vegetables, so she treasured them so much.
She wondered when she could get her three daughters to eat meat. She remembered the last time they had meat was two months ago.
After returning from neighbor Sister-in-law Zheng’s house, Lu Zhaozhao threw a basket of vegetables by the stove and went back to her own room.
She immediately slipped into the spiritual spring space, intending to check whether the vegetables had actually been planted in the spiritual field.
As soon as she entered, her spiritual pet flew to her side, happily saying:
“Host, you’re amazing! Three new plants have just appeared in the spiritual field. It no longer looks so bare.”
“See? I just picked them. Let’s go take a look.”
Lu Zhaozhao was delighted. She ran alongside the spiritual pet to the spiritual field.
In the vast field, she saw four small plots already planted with vegetables, lush and green, extremely pleasing to the eye.
Even more amazing, the wild bitter vegetables she had picked last time had grown back, full and tender.
“Wasn’t this picked already? How did it grow back?” Lu Zhaozhao asked the spiritual pet, her face full of excitement.
The spiritual pet said proudly:
“Of course! This is a spiritual field, not ordinary soil. Once something is planted, it takes root. Even after harvesting, new vegetables will continuously grow!”
“Wow, incredible! The spiritual field is amazing, and so are you, spiritual pet!”
Lu Zhaozhao’s face glowed with happiness. With the spiritual spring space, it was like guarding a treasure trove.
Besides, vegetables from the spiritual field tasted so much better than those from ordinary fields.
In the future, even if she sold vegetables, she could support herself and the Gu family.
Just thinking about it made her so happy.
Satisfied, Lu Zhaozhao left the space to prepare lunch. Just as she reached the center of the yard, she saw the two little ones running toward her, whispering mysteriously:
“Little Aunt, Little Aunt, Momo and I were playing at the door and found something good. We want to give it to you as a gift.”
Lu Zhaozhao immediately squatted down, teasing them with interest:
“Oh? Really? You two want to give me a gift? What is it? I’m so excited! Haha.”
Hearing this, Momo, standing behind An An, blushed. It had been his idea to give Little Aunt a gift. Ever since she came to their home, the food had become better, and every morning Little Aunt washed and combed their hair, keeping them spotless from head to toe.
It gave him a feeling of having a mother.
Although his memory of his mother was vague, he could feel that a mother was warm and caring like this.
Though usually not as close to Little Aunt as An An, his heart liked her just the same.
When An An nudged him, he shyly brought out a little wildflower he had picked and said:
“Little Aunt, this little flower is for you. An An and I picked it just now.”
Nervously, Momo held out the small wildflower. In his heart, he worried that Little Aunt might refuse it. After all, it was just an ordinary roadside flower.
Lu Zhaozhao was pleasantly surprised. Momo was actively showing his goodwill. This boy was usually steady and not as lively as An An, so it was rare. She happily accepted the flower, placing the small yellow bloom in her hair and beaming:
“Wow, such a beautiful little flower! Thank you, Momo and An An. Look, does it look good on me?”
She proudly swayed left and right so they could see clearly.
Sure enough, the two children exclaimed in unison:
“Looks good!”
Lu Zhaozhao felt a little embarrassed by the attention. Gu Yan, sharpening his knife nearby, had probably heard too.
Would he think she was vain?
Thinking this, Lu Zhaozhao blushed and quickly changed the topic:
“Haha, for lunch, Little Aunt will stir-fry some pig liver for you, okay? And there’ll be big bone soup—so tasty you’ll want to swallow your tongue! Alright, go play for now. Little Aunt will call you when the food is ready.”