Chapter 29 The Mountain is Really Bustling

Ye Nanyi, who had received a beautiful hairpin the day before, was in a good mood and woke up early. She thought that she didn’t have anything to do these days, so she decided to go to the mountain again. She grabbed her basket and headed for the mountain without hesitation. Not far from the village, she noticed two people acting suspiciously in the distance. Ye Nanyi was conflicted. Her sixth sense told her she had to check it out.

After hesitating for a while, she saw the two people go up the mountain and decided to follow them. For convenience, she put her basket into her space to avoid hitting branches and making noise that would alert the two.

After walking for a while, the two stopped and looked around cautiously. Ye Nanyi finally recognized one of them – Qi Erwa. She was puzzled. The book didn’t mention much about Qi Erwa, and it didn’t say anything about this. Her only knowledge of him came from the original owner’s memories.

“Did your mother give you the thing?” The voice sounded familiar. She recalled it was the man she had seen with Wang Xiulian. Why were these two together? Did Qi Erwa know that this man was the cheap father Wang Xiulian had found for him?

“Uncle Lin, I got the padded jacket, but I still can’t find the treasure map inside.” Ye Nanyi hid in the shadows. Her eyes lit up when she heard the words “treasure map.” She loved treasure maps!

“Give me the jacket. I’ll study it.” Qi Erwa quickly refused. “Uncle Lin, don’t even think about it. We can only find it together. If others know, you know what will happen to us.” Lin Dayue cursed under his breath but smiled on the surface. “Of course, of course. Where should we look then?”

Qi Erwa thought for a moment. “In a month. After I take care of my family matters, I can focus on this.” Lin Dayue frowned, displeased. “That’s a long time.”

Qi Erwa waved his hand. “No rush. I just need to arrange my marriage.”

Lin Dayue thought he meant Qi Daowa’s marriage and added, “Oh, it’s your brother’s marriage. You should make it a big celebration.”

“Not only that, my brother and I are getting married on the same day. Come to our wedding.”

Now it was Lin Dayue’s turn to be confused. Why was this guy getting married? He hadn’t heard about him having a girlfriend. “But you don’t have a girlfriend. Who are you marrying?”

Qi Erwa didn’t care. “Don’t worry. There are plenty of educated youths at the educated youth point. With my charm, finding a wife won’t be difficult.”

Lin Dayue didn’t want to argue with Qi Erwa anymore and went down the mountain from another path.

Ye Nanyi, hiding in the shadows, heard Qi Erwa say he was getting married. Goosebumps rose all over her body. She was about to leave when she saw a familiar face.

“Are you Qi Erwa?” Qi Erwa looked at the educated youth in front of him. He recognized her. “Wang Zhiqing, what are you…” Qi Erwa was confused to see Wang Xiangdong, clutching his stomach, going up the mountain.

“Qi Erwa, I’ll give you 500 yuan. Find a way to marry Ye Nanyi.” Qi Erwa had been wanting to marry Ye Nanyi anyway. Now someone was offering him money? What a good deal! He looked up and down at Wang Zhiqing. “You’re ruthless. I heard you’re from the same place as Ye Zhiqing.”

Wang Xiangdong pointed at his stomach. “She hit me. I want her to stay here forever and never leave.”

Qi Erwa didn’t expect Wang Xiangdong to think this way. He didn’t care about the process, he just wanted the result. “Okay, but you have to cooperate. We’ll drink wedding wine together.”

Wang Xiangdong saw Qi Erwa agree and smiled.

Ye Nanyi looked at the deep mountain in front of her and thought about whether she should eliminate these two here. Then she thought again. Many people had seen them go up the mountain today. If someone died, the team leader would definitely call the police. If they brought up Qi Daowa’s matter, it would be bad.

Ye Nanyi was still in a daze when Wang Xiangdong and Qi Erwa went down the mountain together. After a while, Ye Nanyi smiled. Didn’t the book give Wang Xiangdong’s ending? Where could there be a better place for an accident than this mountain? Ye Nanyi looked at the two men walking down the mountain with a mischievous smile.

However, the priority was to set a trap with Yu Chunxiang and Li Yao so that someone could fall into it. It’s not the thief you should fear, but the thief who keeps thinking about it. It’s better to strike once than to keep guarding against them. After figuring this out, Ye Nanyi stopped worrying and continued to search for lantern fruit. She wanted to make more jam.

Her efforts paid off. In a hidden spot, Ye Nanyi found another patch of lantern fruit. It wasn’t as much as the last time, but it was better than nothing.

Just as Ye Nanyi finished picking the lantern fruit and put it into her space, she heard faint voices from a distance. Ye Nanyi shuddered. She thought it was a wild boar, but after listening carefully, she realized it was human voices. What was today, a big day for people to go to the mountain and cause trouble?

Ye Nanyi wanted to leave, but then she thought that if they were able to reach this remote part of the mountain, they must be doing something shady. Now Ye Nanyi was even more excited. She quietly walked towards the source of the sound.

“How is it? Any news? It’s been so many years. If there’s still no news, we should just leave.”

“We can’t leave. According to Lin Dayue, we should have succeeded. But that kid is too cautious and doesn’t want to give it up.”

“He doesn’t want to give it up? Then we should find another way. You guys are all stupid!”

Ye Nanyi listened for a while and instantly understood what these two were up to. Haha! She had been wondering how to shift the blame for losing the thing. Here were two perfect scapegoats!

Ye Nanyi kept observing the two talking. One of them seemed to drop a handkerchief when he was excited. Ye Nanyi waited for them to leave before appearing, all for this handkerchief. She quickly picked it up and went down the mountain on another path.

When she reached the educated youth point, Ye Nanyi winked at Yu Chunxiang. Yu Chunxiang understood immediately. Under the cover of darkness, she sneaked into Ye Nanyi’s dormitory.

“What’s up?” Ye Nanyi briefly explained her plan. Yu Chunxiang thought about it carefully and didn’t object. She didn’t mind, but Yao Yao must not be harmed. “Ye Zhiqing, I don’t care what you do, as long as Yao Yao is safe.”

As Yu Chunxiang was about to leave, Ye Nanyi realized she had forgotten something. “Yu Zhiqing, even though they’ve changed their target, you still have to be careful. If you get tricked, what will happen to Li Zhiqing?”

Yu Chunxiang stopped and nodded heavily before leaving Ye Nanyi’s dormitory. It wasn’t that Ye Nanyi was being paranoid. The original owner was able to avoid the plot because she came.