Chapter 258: What on Earth Is Strange About This Place?

As soon as the stewed fish was set on the table, Chunxiao couldn't wait and reached for her chopsticks.

But Liu's mother tapped the back of her hand: "Always the greedy one — your father hasn't even picked up his chopsticks yet."

Chunxiao stuck out her tongue: "I was just dazzled by the smell."

Then she sighed: "I really can't believe it — one day not only can we eat our fill, but we can eat well too. Life is just too wonderful."

She even gave Liu Chuxue a thumbs-up: "Second Sister, teach me how to fish sometime."

Liu Chuxue smiled and picked up a piece of fish for herself: "Sure, no problem teaching you, but whether you can actually learn — I can't promise that."

There was nothing wrong with that statement, since most of the time she relied on her cheat ability.

After the meal, the two sisters helped Liu's mother clear the dishes: "Mom, we have to go back to school tomorrow, and there's nothing going on at home. I'll head up the mountain this afternoon."

Just then Chunxiao thought of something: "Sister, when I went to the teacher's office this morning, I passed by the principal's office and heard them talking about recruiting teachers. Didn't Grandpa Branch Secretary mention it to you before? The exam is probably in the next few days — you really have to prepare well."

Liu Chuxue had almost forgotten about it, but she wasn't worried — after all, the original body's owner had always been a good student, and besides, she had been a top student in her later life too: "Got it, I know."

She shouldered her back basket and headed up the mountain, determined to find out why Ding Surong had gone up the mountain alone in broad daylight.

Judging by how she looked, it certainly wasn't her first time.

Could it be that she had come to Willow Village for the countryside program with some other purpose?

The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed, and she couldn't help quickening her pace.

When she reached the foot of the mountain, she ran into a group of village kids cutting pig feed.

The branch secretary's little grandson Erdan happened to be among them: "Sister Chuxue, my second sister is back. At lunch she was even talking about you!"

Liu Chuxue quickly rifled through the original owner's memories: "Yuanyuan's back? Then I'll go find her to play tonight."

Just then, a child not far away shouted loudly: "Erdan, come quick, we found something good!"

No one expected little Erdan to flare up at that moment: "How many times have I told you — don't call me Erdan, call me by my full name, Liu Zhili."

The little boy looked embarrassed and scratched his head: "I just got anxious and forgot. I'll remember this time — I'll call you by your full name from now on, okay?"

Liu Chuxue looked at the dead-serious little Erdan and suddenly burst out laughing.

Little Erdan probably felt a bit embarrassed too: "Sister Chuxue, we'll be going now."

Then he ran toward the other child: "What did you find?"

Watching them run off, Liu Chuxue headed in another direction, following the morning's path all the way to the cliff face.

It seemed after she left, Ding Surong had spent quite a bit of time rummaging around here — one could tell from the vegetation trampled every which way.

She didn't go anywhere else. Since Ding Surong had mentioned the crooked-neck tree, she headed toward that area.

Clearly Ding Surong had searched here too. Seeing that the stump of the original crooked-neck tree — now level with the ground — was covered in mushrooms, Liu Chuxue couldn't help laughing.

It seemed Ding Surong had missed her crooked-neck tree because of those mushrooms.

She probably wouldn't have imagined that not only had Liu Chuxue kicked that tree down, but she'd even split the stump into firewood.

She walked around several circles but didn't find anything special. She looked around and didn't notice anything unusual either. What on earth was strange about this place?

After checking carefully once more and still finding nothing different, she released her spiritual sense to see if she could spot anything.

(End of chapter)