[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man":3,"chapter-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1303294,1729,"Chapter 172 - 171: Picking Monkey’s Head Mushrooms","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>’It’s damned if I do, damned if I don’t.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao decided to just come right out with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Yuan, I want to go up the mountain this afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm,\" Leng Yuan responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought the man would refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was the same man who had sent Chen Erniu to keep an eye on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had hesitated all afternoon, only for him to agree so easily?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’All that hesitation for nothing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she hadn’t used a single one of the arguments she’d prepared to convince Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leng Yuan’s permission, Gu Jiaojiao immediately went into the woodshed to get her burlap sacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the special sacks Leng Yuan had made for her, designed to be dragged along the mountain paths. She took two of them and also grabbed a back basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back basket was woven from bamboo strips and was relatively light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan knew she wasn’t very strong, so he had woven it for her specifically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao found it effortless to carry this basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan glanced at the things Gu Jiaojiao had grabbed and offered a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sacks aren’t enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was shocked. \"It’s enough! I won’t be able to carry any more back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does this man have some kind of misunderstanding about my strength?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, she saw the man grab several more burlap sacks and place them on the handcart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao rolled her eyes. ’No wonder he agreed to let me go up the mountain. He was going himself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought, the idea of going with Leng Yuan actually made her even happier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cheerfully moved her things onto the handcart and then waited for Sweet Girl to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used the time to fill a large water jug and also brought along a few new bamboo tubes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Sweet Girl arrived, along with Chen JianShe and Chen Erniu, and their little tail, Chen Sandan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sandan gave Gu Jiaojiao a sweet smile, but when he turned and saw his teacher, his expression instantly turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen JianShe looked at Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao, clearly seeking praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Leng, Sister-in-law, these are the helpers I found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them were very old, but with so many people, the group was quite an impressive sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handcart had been modified, so it had no problem on the mountain paths, but it required a lot of strength to pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t a problem for Leng Yuan, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao, however, was sure that anyone else would have struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They first went to the spot where Sweet Girl had found the Lion’s Mane mushrooms. There really were a lot of them—a whole patch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was no wonder no one had found them; this spot was already quite deep into the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was next to a gorge with a river below. Water flowed down from the mountain, and the current was rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick, withered grass concealed the edge, making it impossible to see what was underfoot. One wrong step, and you could tumble right down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explained why no one had discovered the Lion’s Mane mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl had only dared to venture this deep because she’d been desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was clever, only daring to pick a few from the outer edge, not getting too close to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan surveyed the area, marked out a safe zone for the group, and once he was sure Gu Jiaojiao and the others wouldn’t be in any danger, he led Chen JianShe away to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao paid them no mind and immediately started picking the Lion’s Mane mushrooms with Sweet Girl and Chen Erniu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This stuff is great; it’d fetch a good price if we sold it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao didn’t want everyone to help for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Girl, Second Girl, this is good stuff. Do you two want to pick some to take home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, Sweet Girl immediately refused. \"Sister, I don’t want any. They’re all for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This stuff is a bit bitter. Even if I took it home, I wouldn’t eat it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather eat wild vegetables than this stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Erniu also shook her head quickly. \"Sister-in-law, my big brother told me we were coming here to help you. How could we take your things? I don’t want any.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t just because Chen JianShe had told her to say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he hadn’t said anything, Chen Erniu would have absolutely refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, they still had half a roe deer at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all from Eldest Brother Leng, and in her mother’s words, they had already benefited enough and couldn’t keep taking advantage of their kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>",811,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.760Z",1,"novelbin.me","00732938153ab8861cf6fb03b347c4e137088ca130f7032cc83420600b559961","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-173","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-171",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]