After transmigrating,The Female Supporting Character Became Darling of The Five

Chapter 16: Getting Acquainted!

Su Guan patted off the dust on her body, looking helplessly at her deflated basket and then at the uncle in front of her.

The uncle, knowing he was at fault, touched his nose and said, "Sorry about that. I'm a hunter from a nearby village. I just found this wild boar in the mountains and accidentally bumped into you, causing you to fall!"

"Was it you who chased the boar here?" She had thought it was just her bad luck encountering a wild boar.

Glancing at the trap, she saw the boar had fallen in and was howling weakly.

"Yes, I've been tracking this animal for days. I finally caught it today, but I almost hurt you. Are you sure you're not injured?"

Hunter Jiang, looked at the teenage girl, feeling she resembled his apprentice. He was familiar with the nearby villages but didn't recall seeing her before.

Her knee was just scraped, not really injured. She couldn't possibly use this to extort him.

"I'm fine!" Su Guan picked up her basket, its contents of pine mushrooms crushed, but the basket was still usable.

Jiang, seeing the pine mushrooms, realized she was here to gather them. If not for his chasing the boar, she wouldn't have fallen.

"Girl, you're here for pine mushrooms, right? I know a place with plenty. Come with me!"

Su Guan, hearing this, looked at him warily, afraid he might deceive her. Jiang, sensing her thoughts, smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, girl. I'm Jiang, the hunter from Shanyang Valley. Everyone in the nearby villages knows me!"

Shanyang Valley? That's where she lived! He said he was Jiang, the hunter from Shanyang Valley, the master of her elder brother, Su Chen - a legendary master with an extraordinary identity!

What a coincidence!

"That's such a coincidence, uncle! I'm also from Shanyang Valley!" Su Guan thought she shouldn't miss this chance to connect with someone influential, so she smiled brightly.

"Eh, that's strange. I've lived in Shanyang Valley for over a decade, but I've never seen you before," Jiang pondered. Shanyang Valley was so small, with only a few families. Why hadn't he seen this girl before?

"I am the newly found biological daughter of the Su family. The previous one was the young mistress of the Gu family in the county. I've only returned a few days ago, so it's normal that you don't recognize me!"

Su Guan introduced herself. Since the Su family was the only family with that surname in Shanyang Valley, she wanted to make a good impression on this important figure.

The daughter that Su's family found again, the hunter Jiang, understood the situation. The matter of the true and false daughters had caused quite a stir in the village, and he had heard about it. These past few days, his apprentice was busy with the autumn harvest and hadn't met up with him. Unexpectedly, he encountered his sister first. It was said that this girl was once the beloved daughter of the wealthy Gu family, the richest in the county. Now, she seemed very simple. A daughter of wealth running up the mountains to pick mushrooms, how interesting!

"Ah, I see. To express my apologies, I'll take you to a great place, a haven for pine mushrooms!"

He didn't act too familiar with the Su family. He had hidden his identity when he introduced himself.

Su Guan understood. She knew that Uncle Jiang was an influential person, but the books never mentioned his identity, and she was also unclear about it.

So she followed Jiang, the hunter, to the place he mentioned. It was indeed like stumbling upon a nest of pine mushrooms, they were everywhere. Uncle Jiang helped her pick them, quickly making up for the ones she lost.

The old man and the young girl walked and talked. From his brief interaction with her, Jiang felt that the girl had a good character. He was always sharp in judging people.

There were still many mushrooms left, but the basket was full. They would have to come back another day.

After thanking Jiang, the hunter, Su Guan went home to cook dinner. When she returned, her brothers had already started making a fire at home. She didn't mention what had happened.

In the evening, it was Su Yun's turn to cook. During dinner, he kept asking Su Guan if the food tasted good. But porridge and pancakes are always the same, aren't they? The difference lies only in their appearance!

Still, Su Guan kindly complimented the food, saying it was better than what she could make, and only then did Su Yun let it go.

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The next morning, Su Yun reluctantly followed Su Guan to the market. It was market day, and Old Hong at the village entrance had been waiting with his ox cart since early morning. They would go in the morning and return together in the afternoon.

He Jiaolan was already waiting at the village entrance with her load, as was Chen Yinghong. Her load was brought by her family. From afar, she saw Su Guan coming and wanted to mock her, but seeing Su Yun following behind, Chen Yinghong immediately didn’t dare to speak. Blushing and lowering her head, her heart raced at the sight of Su Yun, a young girl's first awakening to love.

Big and straightforward, Su Yun had no idea. He silently placed the load on the ox cart. Comparing, he found that their pine mushrooms were fresher and larger than those of He Jiaolan and Chen Yinghong.

"Are there just four of you? Pay the fare first, two wen per person. We’ll return at shen hour (3PM to 5PM), keep an eye on the time!"

In this era, one hundred wen made a tael. Su Yun paid four wen, feeling the pinch. Usually, they would walk to the county. But his sister, being delicate, he didn't want her to suffer and insisted on taking the ox cart. That four wen could buy a lot of vegetables for several meals.

On the ox cart journey, He Jiaolan started the conversation, asking about the rice harvest at Su Yun's home. Su Yun responded perfunctorily to her various inquiries. Finally, when she asked when Su Jing would return to the academy, a blush crept onto her face. Su Yun honestly replied, saying it would be more than half a month. Her eyes brightened, noticed by Su Guan.

Chen Yinghong also kept stealing glances at Su Yun, her eyes fluctuating between admiration and disdain. Meanwhile, Su Guan was thinking about how to quickly sell all the pine mushrooms!

On the ox cart, everyone seemed lost in their own thoughts.

Once they arrived at the market, everyone found a stall and began to set up. Su Yun was quick and efficient, and He Jiaolan and the others followed suit and set up beside him.

But Su Yun was very assertive and said directly:

"You two go find another place. If we all set up together, how can we do business?"

He Jiaolan and Chen Yinghong were somewhat embarrassed, but they still got up, carrying their loads to set up elsewhere, not far across from them.

He Jiaolan started to shout out to attract customers and soon opened for business. The pine mushrooms were priced at two wen per jin. These mushrooms were not really valuable, as they were abundant in the mountains. The profit came from the people in the county who loved to eat them – those who liked them would buy, and those who didn’t, wouldn’t!

Chen Yinghong, because her crush was present, felt too shy to shout out and hadn’t made any sales for a long time.

Su Yun, being a boy and caring about his dignity, naturally wouldn’t shout out either. So, it was up to Su Guan to do the shouting.

"Come and see, come and look, fresh pine mushrooms, authentic mountain flavor, still steaming with freshness, freshly picked and sold!"