Chapter 101 The Xu Family Divides

Upon entering the room, they found the brigade leader fast asleep on the bed. The brigade leader's wife rushed to the bedside and nudged him.

He called out anxiously, "Old man, wake up! Get up quickly, something happened to the Xu family, and Sister-in-law Xu came specifically to ask you to come over!" As he spoke, he repeated what Xu's mother had just said to the brigade leader.

Upon hearing this, the captain sat up abruptly from the bed, muttering to himself as he hastily put on his clothes.

"What could possibly happen in the middle of the day? They just won't let us have a moment's peace..." But he didn't slow down at all, and soon he was all tidied up and followed his wife out of the room.

After hurriedly greeting the brigade leader, Xu's mother rushed anxiously toward the village chief's house.

After the village chief explained the situation to them, the two returned home together.

Xu's father had already neatly arranged all the household items together, and even the money had been taken out and placed on the table.

Seeing this, the village chief quickly walked into the main room and asked anxiously, "Brother Xu, what's going on? Why are you making a fuss about dividing the family property in the middle of the day?"

Faced with the village chief's questioning, Xu's father simply shook his head sadly and said in a heavy tone, "Village chief, please stop asking so many questions and just let us divide the family property!"

Hearing this, the village chief couldn't help but sigh deeply and continued to advise, "Hey! Brother, you'd better think this through! Once you really split up the family, there's no turning back!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu also sighed helplessly, but his attitude was exceptionally firm: "Let's break up! My mind is made up, and I will absolutely not change my mind!"

And so, after a brief but somber conversation, the Xu family finally split up. Meanwhile, completely unaware of this, Shen Xiaoxiao was alone on the mountain, diligently digging for medicinal herbs.

What a coincidence! Today, Shen Xiaoxiao's luck seems to be divinely aided, and she is exceptionally lucky.

To her own surprise, she actually managed to unearth a rare ginseng.

Moreover, after careful observation and identification, this ginseng has been growing for quite some time, roughly estimated to be at least thirty years old!

It's extremely rare to find ginseng of such advanced age in this village!

To ensure that this hard-won ginseng was not damaged in any way, Shen Xiaoxiao was extremely vigilant and dared not let her guard down for the slightest.

She slowly crouched down, gazing intently at the land before her. Then, with utmost gentleness, she reached out her hands and carefully parted the surrounding soil as if protecting a baby. Every movement was so cautious and meticulous, as if afraid of accidentally breaking even the smallest, most insignificant root.

Time slips away unnoticed, passing by quietly second by second.

Before we knew it, two whole hours had passed in the blink of an eye.

Persistence pays off. With Shen Xiaoxiao’s persistent efforts, she finally managed to dig the intact ginseng out of the soil.

At this moment, Shen Xiaoxiao looked at the ginseng she was holding with great joy and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, it seems I'm really on a lucky day! With this ginseng, I'll be able to make the miraculous Ginseng Nourishing Pill."

"If my mom takes it, I believe it will make her look at least five years younger!"

After saying that, she carefully found a piece of soft bark and a few green leaves, and wrapped the ginseng tightly.

Only after confirming that no one was around did he feel safe enough to put it into his own space.

After searching around, they found another tree that was over ten years old. They carefully tied a red string around it and dug it out. It was almost dark by then, so Shen Xiaoxiao had no choice but to go home.

After walking a short distance, night fell like a huge, thick black curtain, quietly enveloping the entire world.

The sky had completely darkened. Shen Xiaochuan looked up at the pitch-black sky and felt a surge of anxiety and worry—his sister hadn't returned yet.

His brow furrowed, and various possible scenarios flashed through his mind.

With that thought in mind, he turned around and went back into the house without hesitation, quickly grabbed a flashlight, and then hurriedly went up the mountain.

The mountain road was rugged and uneven, and the trees on both sides were shadowy in the darkness, as if hiding countless unknown dangers.

But Shen Xiaochuan couldn't care less about any of that at the moment; all he wanted was to find his sister as soon as possible.

When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, a small figure suddenly appeared ahead. Shen Xiaochuan was overjoyed and quickly quickened his pace to meet it.

At the same time, he shouted loudly, "Little sister, is that you? Why are you so late? Are you hurt?"

As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of the figure, carefully examining him from head to toe by the light of his flashlight.

Shen Xiaoxiao was standing there, her face beaming with an undisguised smile.

Upon hearing her brother's concerned inquiry, she smiled and replied, "Don't worry, brother, I'm fine! I just ran into a little trouble on the way. I'll tell you all about it when we get home!"

After saying that, she winked mischievously.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get home. Mom and Dad must be getting impatient. If we don't go down now, they'll definitely come looking for us."

Shen Xiaochuan held up a flashlight and gestured for Shen Xiaoxiao to walk ahead as he spoke.

When Shen Xiaoxiao heard that her parents might be coming up to find her soon, her heart tightened. She didn't dare to linger any longer and quickly took big steps, hurrying towards home.

Meanwhile, Ma Aning and Shen Zishan were anxiously waiting at the door.

Night had completely fallen, and it was pitch black all around, but the brother and sister were nowhere to be seen.

Ma Aning's heart clenched, her face full of worry: "Brother Shan, it's so dark already, why haven't they come back yet?"

"Why don't you grab a flashlight and we go meet them? I'm really not comfortable just waiting at home."

Shen Zishan nodded repeatedly and replied, "Okay, Aning, wait for me here for a moment, I'll go back and get the flashlight right away."

Having said that, he turned and rushed into the house like an arrow. A moment later, he was seen running out of the house with a flashlight in his hand.

"Alright, let's get going!" Shen Zishan said anxiously, raising his flashlight and about to step forward.

Ma Aning suddenly reached out and grabbed him, pointing to a blurry black figure ahead and shouting, "Wait, Brother Shan, look over there! Isn't that... isn't that the light from Xiao Xiao and the others' flashlights?" Ma Aning pointed in the direction of the mountain.