Chapter 441: A Slap

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Despite this, the grains in the space had already piled up like mountains, and those eggs, white and piled together, made one feel like they wouldn't be able to resurface even if they jumped in.

Mo Yan's eyes were sore from looking at them. She had to figure out a way to get these things out of here soon; simply piling them up in the space wasn't a solution.

The medicinal field next to the Spirit Spring Pool had turned into a large expanse of emerald green. Seeing many medicinal herbs producing seeds again, Mo Yan quickly began collecting them. These medicinal seeds would be planted on the barren hills in the future.

This kind of work couldn't be assisted by Xiao Hua. It happily ran beside the Spirit Spring Pool, staring at the Lingzhi mushroom, which was growing bigger and emitting a stronger fragrance by the day, drooling incessantly.

The Lingzhi mushroom was no longer simply blood red; the central part, which was originally the size of a fingernail, had now grown to the size of an egg.

Almost every day, staring at the Lingzhi mushroom and drooling was a must for Xiao Hua. Every time Mo Yan saw this, she wanted to roll her eyes. It could look but couldn't eat. Wasn't this just seeking torture?

After collecting the seeds, Mo Yan went to the fruit forest at the edge of the space. Each fruit tree was laden with green fruit, and she couldn't help but swallow saliva. These apples, grapes, and longans could be eaten tomorrow night.

It had been nearly a year since she arrived in this time and space. Except for the pear she had eaten from the kind old lady in Longshi Town before, she hadn't even seen, let alone eaten, any other fruits. God knew how much she longed for fruits.

Outside, it was also the season when peaches and plums were ripe. She could bring these two kinds of fruits out to share with her family.

The persimmon and chestnut trees, which were transplanted first, were also full of fruit. The persimmons and chestnuts were ripe, hanging high on the branches. The persimmons in the space didn't have the astringency of those outside and could be eaten once picked, crispy like apples.

Mo Yan knocked down a few with a bamboo pole, washed off the dust in the Spirit Spring water, peeled two for Xiao Hua, and ate one herself.

After eating, she began to knock the thorny balls on the chestnut tree with the bamboo pole. At this time of year, the chestnuts had just borne fruit. Bringing out fresh ones would raise questions, so she planned to make chestnut cakes in the space and then bring them out for Xin'er and the others to eat.

Xiao Hua ran over, eager to join in the fun. Unfortunately, a thorny ball hit its back by coincidence, causing it to yelp in pain and run over to Mo Yan, rubbing against her leg for comfort.

Mo Yan couldn't stand its act of spoiled cuteness. She sat down quickly, parted its fur to check the area where it was hit, and found that besides some redness, there were also two thorns stuck in its flesh. Carefully, she pulled them out.

Xiao Hua adjusted its posture, resting its huge head on Mo Yan's thigh, and wagging its big tail contentedly with half-closed eyes.

Mo Yan couldn't help but feel helpless. This guy was becoming more and more fond of acting spoiled.

After playing with Xiao Hua for a while, Mo Yan stood up again to continue knocking the thorny balls on the tree. She stopped only when the basket was filled with them.

The skin of the thorny balls was very tough, and it wasn't easy to extract the chestnuts inside. One had to be careful not to get pricked and bleed.

Fortunately, Mo Yan was prepared in advance. She specifically made a pair of leather gloves using the deer skin from before. She held the thorny balls with her left hand, and with scissors in her right hand, she began to cut. After breaking the thorny ball, she exerted force to open it and took out the brown chestnuts inside.

Although the leather gloves could prevent her hands from being pierced by the thorny balls, they were too thick and inconvenient to work with. It took quite some time to extract the chestnuts from one thorny ball.

By the time the basket was filled with chestnuts from all the thorny balls, a long time had passed, and Mo Yan felt like her wrists weren't her own anymore.

After resting for a while, Mo Yan began to boil the chestnuts using the hot water immersion method to facilitate peeling off the toughest layer of skin.

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 Chapter 937: Lu Shu Ning

Everyone couldn't help but look at Meng Yunzheng, who then glanced at Shu Yu.

Shu Yu turned her head away, avoiding eye contact. She wasn't good at coming up with names.

Meng Yunzheng could only clear his throat and say, "So, as long as each person thinks of a character, it will work. For example, if Ah Yu's name is Lu Shu Yu, then San Ya..."

"Lu Shu Liang?" San Ya immediately asked.

Wow, she just took the second character of "beautiful" and used it?

Meng Yunzheng was somewhat amused and said, "There are many characters that describe beauty and elegance, such as 'Ning,' 'Ping,' and 'Zi.' They also convey the meaning of beauty."

San Ya tilted her head, "So many?"

In the next moment, her eyes suddenly lit up. "Then I'll be called Lu Shu Ning."

She turned to the others and asked, "How is it? Is it okay?"

Lu Erbai and the others felt that it sounded much better than "smart" and "beautiful," so they nodded eagerly.

San Ya looked at Shu Yu, and Shu Yu wrote the characters down for her to see.

"Are you... sure?" There were quite a few strokes.

But nowadays, traditional characters often have many strokes.

San Ya wrote it herself once and felt it was fine.

Shu Yu nodded, "Hmm, if you don't regret it, then it's settled."

San Ya was very satisfied and happily admired her own name.

Her name was chosen, and next was Da Hu's turn.

Da Hu had read books himself and already had an idea in mind. So when Meng Yunzheng looked at him, he said, "I, I like Rui."

Meng Yunzheng raised an eyebrow. Rui, meaning intelligent.

"Alright, Lu Shu Rui. May you be intelligent and visionary, and may you achieve academic success in the future and become the top scholar," Meng Yunzheng said.

Da Hu's eyes truly sparkled. This was exactly what he loved to hear. Big brother Meng really understood his thoughts.

Initially, the Lu family only wanted him to read and write. They didn't expect him to pass the imperial examinations and become an official. At the very least, they wanted him to be literate and sensible. They didn't want to put too much pressure on him.

But clearly, Da Hu didn't share their mindset. His ambition and lofty aspirations were good traits.

Moreover, with Meng Yunzheng, who was knowledgeable and talented, present, Da Hu achieving academic success didn't seem too difficult.

Shu Yu wrote Da Hu's name on the paper. Although the little guy seemed calm just now, he was now beaming with joy.

Lastly, Shu Yu looked at Da Ya. The latter froze for a moment and pointed at herself, asking, "Do I need to change my name too?"

The next moment, she quickly waved her hands, saying, "No need for me. I'm used to being called Da Ya, and I'm already this old."

The old lady said, "We can still call you Da Ya. Consider it a nickname. We'll change your formal name. Otherwise, if I shouts 'Da Ya' in the village, all the girls will turn around and look at me."

San Ya, who was excited earlier, came over and grabbed Da Ya's hand, saying, "Elder sister, you should change it. Otherwise, people won't know that we're siblings."

The other members of the Lu family nodded in agreement.

Da Ya blushed, "Since it's like this, then... let's change it."

Meng Yunzheng asked, "What meaning do you want your name to convey?"

Before Da Ya could answer, Zhao Xi squeezed his way over and said, "I'll come up with a name for Da Ya."

She was his future bride, so how could he let Ah Yun take away his right to name her?

Meng Yunzheng glanced at him and stepped back decisively. "Alright, you do it."

Everyone's gaze focused on Zhao Xi, and Da Ya's face grew even redder.

Zhao Xi felt a little embarrassed, but he still plucked up the courage to say, "What do you all think about Lu Shu You?"

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Suddenly, a lazy voice interjected, and everyone turned to see Yan Junyu casually walking in, swaying his jade bone fan with elegance.

"Humph, if it doesn't listen to you, it's your fault. Otherwise, who carried Xiao Kid out of the mountain and came back to pass on the message?" The ghost physician retorted coldly, dismantling Yan Junyu's stance.

"Oh, I wonder who was chased by Xiao Hua into the guest room and begged this young master to get rid of it in the end." Yan Junyu retorted in turn, his laughter particularly smug.

"You—" The ghost physician was so angry that he was speechless. Being torn by Xiao Hua and hiding in the guest room without daring to come out was a lifelong shame for him. Yet this annoying guy insisted on exposing his embarrassment.

Seeing that the ghost physician was about to explode, Chu Heng hurriedly intervened and asked Yan Junyu, "Why did you come over so late, Huai Xi?"

"Just came to see if the big ice cube is dead or not." Yan Junyu glanced casually at Xiao Ruiyuan. Although his words were malicious, one could still hear the concern hidden within.

"Thanks." Xiao Ruiyuan twitched his lips, obviously already accustomed to his unique way of caring, and didn't mind at all.

Yan Junyu pursed his lips, pulled a chair and sat down lazily, leaning back against the backrest. He then continued the previous topic, "Yuhua Mountain is so dangerous, and Xiao Hua isn't stupid. How could it obediently go in and search?"

He had raised that thing since it was small. Every time he asked it to do something, it was like coaxing an ancestor. Moreover, asking it to go into the mountain to find the Red Mange Snake, such a dangerous task.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan and Chu Heng were momentarily speechless.

"I personally saw Xiao Hua listen to that little girl's words. If the little girl asks, maybe it'll be willing?" The ghost physician was unwilling to give up. Chu Heng didn't have much time left. If they didn't find those medicinal herbs soon, even immortals wouldn't be able to save him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan furrowed his brows. "Let's put this matter aside for now. We'll talk about it when there's a suitable opportunity in the future."

He knew that Xiao Hua listened very well to Miss Mo's words. If Miss Mo agreed, Xiao Hua would probably be willing. However, this matter was too dangerous. With Miss Mo's personality, she definitely wouldn't agree to let Xiao Hua take such risks. After all, the prince's life had nothing to do with her.

Although Miss Mo might agree under coercion, Xiao Ruiyuan didn't want to do that. Moreover, this matter was also related to the struggle for the crown prince, and Miss Mo, an ordinary girl, shouldn't be involved.

The ghost physician looked at Xiao Ruiyuan in astonishment. This guy almost lost his life in order to find the Red Mange Snake. Now that there was a better way, he was hesitating.

Yan Junyu squinted at Xiao Ruiyuan, a hint of inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes.

Although Chu Heng was surprised, he also knew that Xiao Ruiyuan wouldn't harm him, so he let go of his doubts.

Meanwhile, Mo Yan, who was studying the Merit Bead in the space, had no idea that someone had set their sights on Xiao Hua.

"Xiao Hua, do you think Xiao Ruiyuan might be the biological son of the heavens?" Mo Yan murmured as she looked at the transparent bead with red lines all over, leaving only a little bit of blank space.

After saving Xiao Ruiyuan last time, the space directly jumped a level. Although it didn't directly jump a level this time, one red line removed all the red lines she had accumulated over the past few months.

Perhaps after she did seven or eight more good deeds, the space would be able to advance to the fourth level. Compared to the hard work of more than ten years in the previous life, only reaching the fifth level, now her progress was as fast as riding a rocket.

After studying the Merit Bead, Mo Yan resumed her work. There were still many plots of land in the space that couldn't be fully utilized yet, and the crops she planted would only be harvested during idle times.

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 Chapter 936: Changing Names

"Hehe, you also know how to achieve two goals at once. You're truly clever," Shu Yu remarked, amused by San Ya's reasoning.

The others wore expressions of speechlessness.

After San Ya finished speaking, and everyone remained silent for a prolonged period, she realized something was amiss.

She quickly retracted her raised head and blinked her eyes, belatedly asking, "Is this name not pleasant to hear? Then I have another one. I can be called Lu Da Dan. Before, I was very timid, but now I'm not afraid of anything."

Da Hu scoffed from the side, "Lu Da Dan sounds like a boy's name. We have someone in our village named Da Dan."

San Ya pursed her lips, finding his point reasonable. "Then how about Lu Piao Liang? When you hear it, you'll know it's a girl's name, and it sounds nice."

Let's see who dares to call her an ugly duckling. Although her scar is gone, others don't know how pretty she is.

The Lu family felt as if their throats were being choked, unable to respond.

Shu Yu's hand holding the pen couldn't continue writing.

Da Hu sighed, "Little sis, don't you know how to read?"

San Ya angrily retorted, "What do you mean?"

Da Hu didn't have any particular meaning. He was just curious why she didn't consult books when choosing a name.

Actually, San Ya did flip through books, but she couldn't find anything that sounded pleasing to her. So she put the books aside and thought of a name herself.

Fortunately, at that moment, they heard a knock on the door.

Da Hu quickly went to open the door, only to find Zhao Xi and Meng Yunzheng standing there.

Lu Erbai felt as if he had seen a savior and hurriedly welcomed them inside, saying with a smile, "Why did you come? Come in, come in."

Zhao Xi was a little stunned. It was his idea to come to the Lu family, and when he came during the day, Da Ya wasn't around, clearly avoiding him.

Zhao Xi felt this wouldn't do. He needed to show his face more, so he came to disturb them in the evening.

As for Meng Yunzheng, he actually wanted to see Shu Yu, but he pretended to have a pitiful expression as if he came to help plead for mercy.

Look, he didn't get beaten, and Lu Uncle was welcoming him.

Zhao Xi was about to step forward, but Lu Erbai went directly to Meng Yunzheng, saying, "You came at the right time. I happen to have something to ask you."

"What is it? Uncle Lu, please don't stand on ceremony. Just tell me."

As they spoke, they entered the courtyard together.

Zhao Xi, who was left behind, gritted his teeth and silently closed the courtyard gate.

Lu Erbai whispered to Meng Yunzheng, "Isn't this about changing names for a few children? You're well-read and knowledgeable. Help us come up with some pleasant and memorable names."

Meng Yunzheng's footsteps halted for a moment. He wanted to tell Uncle Lu that he wasn't knowledgeable in this area. However, by the time the two of them finished their conversation, they had already entered the main room. Da Hu had already explained the situation clearly.

Meng Yunzheng and Zhao Xi were shocked by the names San Ya had chosen.

The little girl... had ambitions.

But San Ya was clearly dissatisfied. She thought the names she had chosen were good, and her brothers were too shallow to understand the depth behind them.

With an angry expression on her face, San Ya felt that Meng Yunzheng couldn't outright deny her, so after pondering for a moment, he said, "San Ya said that Ah Yu's name sounds pleasant, right? Since you're sisters, it's only natural to choose a name that is similar to your second sister's. This way, when others hear it, they'll know you're a family."

San Ya was momentarily stunned. Her anger subsided, and she tilted her head, contemplating. "Oh, right, why didn't I think of that?"

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"Hanzhang, how do you feel?" 

Chu Heng sat by the bedside, looking at Xiao Ruiyuan with concern.

At this moment, Xiao Ruiyuan weakly leaned against the head of the bed, his face still pale. Upon hearing Chu Heng's inquiry, his expression softened a lot. "Your Highness, rest assured, Hanzhang is fine."

"With me here, even if you've taken a step into the gates of hell, I can still pull you back," the ghost physician, standing beside them, comforted with a smile. Suddenly, he became serious and continued, "However, your injuries were too severe this time. If it weren't for that little girl bringing you out of the deep mountains and forests, and then timely finding Yan Kid, by the time we found you, you would have already met the King of Hell."

Xiao Ruiyuan frowned upon hearing this. It turned out that he was rescued from such a dangerous place by a little girl?

Seeing his confusion, Chu Heng explained the whole story in detail. Finally, he sincerely praised, "That Miss Mo is indeed extraordinary. She can command Xiao Hua and dare to go into the mountains herself to save you. She's a kind-hearted and good girl."

Upon hearing that he was saved by Mo Yan again, Xiao Ruiyuan was momentarily stunned. Unexpectedly, he thought of that beautiful smiling face. A strange feeling surged in his heart, sour and soft, mixed with indescribable emotions, making him have an urgent desire to see that smiling face.

This unfamiliar and uncontrollable feeling left him at a loss. Unfortunately, Xiao Ruiyuan, at the age of twenty, was so indifferent that even when a girl who admired him fell in front of him, he could ignore it. How could he know that he was in love now?

Chu Heng didn't notice his unusual behavior, his face filled with deep remorse. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have risked your life like this! Hanzhang, my body is much better now, and it will get better in the future. You don't need to risk your life for my sake anymore."

At the end, Chu Heng's voice trembled slightly.

A warm current surged in Xiao Ruiyuan's heart. However, he wasn't good at comforting others, so his words came out stiffly, "Your Highness, this time it was Hanzhang's carelessness that led to others' plots. You don't need to blame yourself! It's a pity we didn't find that Red Mange Snake this time and retrieve its gallbladder for Your Highness."

At the end, Xiao Ruiyuan's eyes turned cold. Those people had tried to kill him, simply to stop him from finding the Red Mange Snake's gallbladder to cure the prince. However, even without this incident, they would have tried everything to eliminate him, leaving the prince with no support, letting them manipulate him as they pleased.

"Did you see the Red Mange Snake this time?" The ghost physician's face was full of excitement. As long as they obtained the Red Mange Snake's gallbladder and found the Black Lingzhi and Millennium Ginseng, they could completely remove the toxins from the prince's body.

Xiao Ruiyuan shook his head, a hint of regret flashing through his icy eyes. "I originally found a trace of it, and it was likely that we could continue to search and find it. Unfortunately, it was all destroyed by those people."

The ghost physician also looked regretful. They had received news of the Red Mange Snake appearing on Yuhua Mountain years ago. However, despite sending people to search for many years, no one had ever seen its trace. This time, they clearly had a chance to find it, but it was destroyed by those people.

"By the way, I have an idea," the ghost physician suddenly thought of a good idea and said excitedly, "Since you were found by that little wolf cub, it must often go into the mountains. Why not let it go and find it?"

The more the ghost physician talked, the better he felt about this idea. Xiao Hua was not an ordinary wolf. With it going in to search, it would surely be able to find the Red Mange Snake by following its scent, which was much better than a group of people going in aimlessly.

Xiao Ruiyuan and Chu Heng glanced at each other, seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

"Don't even think about it. Based on Xiao Hua's personality, do you think it will obediently listen?" 

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