Chapter 123 - This Child
Chapter 123 - This Child
Su Wan tied the bucket of flowers behind her back and Lin Jing toon the ginseng , he wrapped it carefully before keeping it inside his shirt . But because Su Wan had collected too much flowers , Lin Jing had to stuff some of them in his own bucket that was carrying wood for the dining table top .
Lin Jing wanted to catch some rabbits before leaving so he had left a bait in his hand made traps but because of the rain the bait was washed away , in the end Lin Jing had to redo everything and that took a little more of their time , it wasn\'t Lin Jing \'s fault though after rain many animal had taken shelter in their burrows and caves , it took almost an hour before? a rabbit poked his head out and left his burrow in search of food , unluckily the rabbit was caught in one of Lin Jing\'s trap and was butchered right then and there .
The mist surrounding the mountain had taken a turn for the worst and now the entire mountain tip seemed to be submerged in a water cloud rather than enveloped by a dense mist , Lin Jing had to carry Su Wan on his back because the mist was so thick it almost looked impenetrable .
Su Wan who had been enjoying the warm camp fire and Lin Jing\'s warmth , shivered as the cold air brushed past her toasty and warm face , though she got what she wanted , she wasn\'t sure if she liked coming to the mountains . The cold and rough air slapping against her face and the dew that was being accumulated in her cotton padded jacket as they walked past the wet ferns and weeds , she couldn\'t help but nuzzle her face in the crook of Lin Jing \'s neck , her breath skimming over his skin .
Luckily , Lin Jing was used to walking these path and knew that he couldn\'t afford to take a risk here , so he steeled himself and didn\'t shudder as he walked down the mountain terrain .
Su Wan was only responsible of carrying the flowers and rabbit meat but Lin Jing was the one who carrying the majority of their hunt including Su Wan , with such a heavy load it wasn\'t surprising that Lin Jing actually had to expend a lot of energy to cross the mountain range that had always been really easy for him to pass through .
" you can let me down , Jing ge " noticing the thin layer of sweat that was coating Lin Jing \'s forehead , Su Wan couldn\'t help but ask him to let her go , the mountain trail was getting easier to walk and she didn\'t think that there was any reason for Lin Jing to keep carrying her . However , Lin Jing shook his head but then he remembered the lesson Su Wan taught him in the cave and his throat suddenly felt a little dry , he coughed and said "one should not be careless. This place isn\'t a place where ferocious animal might come but sometimes villagers still encounter a wild boar and dog here , I heard from Old Zhao that he was once bitten by a dog here, better be careful "
Su Wan heard Lin Jing \'s answer and nodded at the same time she felt bewildered that Lin Jing said so much , looks like Lin Jing was quite a chatter box when he was young . Her guess was almost right , Lin Jing was indeed a chatter box but he only liked talking with people whom he was close to , with people whom he couldn\'t be bothered with , he only spoke a single word .
Lin Jing didn\'t know what Su Wan was thinking about instead his entire attention was on the mountain trail , with Su Wan on his back and the ginseng in his front , Lin Jing couldn\'t afford to make mistake and stumble down . If Su Wan fell , then his heart would hurt and if the ginseng fell out of his clothes and fell on the ground ending up getting scratched , his pocket will hurt , so he kept concentrating on the mountain trail to keep his footing stable .
Su Wan couldn\'t get down from Lin Jing \'s back even though she liked being pampered she couldn\'t help but worry about her future , if her husbands keep spoiling her like this who know how inflated her head might become ah ! Thus , Su Wan who was trying to keep herself grounded didn\'t know when Lin Jing brought the two of them to their house .
At home , Lin Rui was inside his room studying, the entrance exams were getting closer and closer , so Lin Rui had been preparing his best to pass if? he ends up failing , he will really be wasting his brothers hard earned money and disappoint his wife .
Lin Chen was chopping firewood and Lin Yan wasn\'t back from town yet and Lin Yu was darning old clothes in the courtyard . While mother Lin seemed to be sipping on her medicine .
When mother Lin saw that his son and daughter in law have finally returned , she couldn\'t help but look at the sky and the stare fiercely at Lin Jing " this child ah ! Lin Jing your wings have really hardened haven\'t they ? You actually dared to take Wan Wan to the mountain , didn\'t you say that you will only take Wan Wan to the winds at the foot of the? mountain ? What would have you done if something went wrong ?do you have any idea how worried mother and your brothers had been ? ah Yu has been looking at the front door ever since the evening shower came , and Rui Rui has been peering out of his room as well - and don\'t even get me started on Ah Chen if I didn\'t stop him , he would have rushed to the mountain to find you two himself !"