Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1263 - 645: Nounou

The third watch, asking for a pink.

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"Sister Manman, it’s Granduncle and them who have come." Lian Yeye hurriedly came forward and said to Lian Manman.

It turned out Zhang Qingnian had come. This season was when fresh mountain goods came down, and Zhang Qingnian’s visit was surely to bring fresh native products from the mountains to Lian Manman’s family. Zhang Qingnian usually came in the morning, had a meal, and then left, never staying the night.

Lian Manman quickly informed Shen Jin that she and Xiao Qi needed to return home.

Their own uncle had come, and he would leave soon, so even though Shen family siblings were reluctant, they had to let Lian Manman and Xiao Qi go back.

Lian Manman bid farewell to Shen Liu, Shen Jin, and Shen Qian. Shen Liu arranged another sedan chair for Lian Manman. Lian Manman and Lian Yeye sat in it, while Xiao Qi continued to ride the horse anxiously back home.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Zhang Caiyun came up with a smile.

"Manman, I’ve missed you dearly." Zhang Caiyun immediately held Lian Manman’s hand and looked at Xiao Qi, "Xiao Qi seems to have grown taller."

The children chatted and laughed as they entered the house. Zhang Qingshan and Lady Li didn’t come this time; only Zhang Qingnian and Lady Zhang Wang brought Zhang Caiyun. Everyone exchanged greetings, warming up the atmosphere.

Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi busied themselves cooking, while Zhang Caiyun showed Lian Manman and Xiao Qi the things they brought.

Two baskets of late-ripening yellow apricots, a basket of slightly green crabapples, with various fresh mushrooms and ear fungus filling other baskets, and two baskets filled with bright red little fruits.

"Nounou." Everything else looked ordinary, but Xiao Qi’s eyes glittered the moment he saw the two baskets of red fruits.

"I knew you guys loved eating these the most," Zhang Caiyun laughed, "...We picked them just yesterday on the mountain, knowing they don’t last long, we picked them with leaves. You should first eat those that are especially ripe, and the rest can be stored in your cellar for a couple more days."

Nounou is a type of wild fruit unique to the mountains near Burner Pot Village. The bush is a small shrub, with the fruit about fingertip-sized, turning fiery red when fully ripe, and tasting extremely sweet. Lian Manman’s siblings all loved eating these and unanimously agreed that they were the tastiest wild fruits.

Nounou grows deep in the mountains, even in Zhang Qingshan’s orchard, there were none. To pick nounou, one must go deeper and more dangerous into the mountains. Moreover, this kind of wild fruit isn’t abundant.

The Zhang family went to great lengths to pick and deliver so many nounou, and this gesture made Lian Manman feel that no words of thanks could truly capture her gratitude.

Lian Manman sent Xiao Xi to wash some nounou to bring them up, then pulled Zhang Caiyun to sit on the kang to chat.

"Why didn’t my grandpa and grandma come?" Lian Manman asked Zhang Caiyun.

"They bought many more trees this year, and now that they’re fruiting, they can’t leave. Even with hired help, they’re busy. They’re not at ease without watching over them, so they didn’t come." Zhang Caiyun said to Lian Manman.

These past couple of years, life for the Zhang family had been getting better and better, so this spring they bought another orchard. However, over at Burner Pot Village, people didn’t usually mention how many orchards, but rather how many fruit trees there were.

"So do my uncle and aunt have to leave today? Can’t they stay a couple of days?" Lian Manman asked.

"They have to go back after lunch," Zhang Caiyun said, "By the way, will you and Xiao Qi come back with us? Grandma and Grandpa have been longing for you two to stay with them for a couple of months."

"Probably will need to wait a bit more." Lian Manman replied, telling Zhang Caiyun about Shen Jin, and Xiao Qi studying together with Shen Qian at Nian Garden.

"That’s good, Xiao Qi’s studies are the priority. You can come to our place anytime." Zhang Caiyun quickly replied, then curiously pulled Lian Manman, asking, "What does Shen Jin look like? Does she speak differently from us?... Oh, the young lady Shen from Prefecture City, I haven’t seen her yet."

Shen Jin found everything in the countryside novel, and likewise, Zhang Caiyun found curiosity in Shen Jin, the daughter of a prominent family from the Prefecture City. Moreover, Zhang Caiyun wasn’t the only curious one. Lian Yeye had asked these same questions before.

"Stay a few more days, and you’ll know. Anyway, we’ve hired help now, so I’m sure I’ll keep you here," Lian Manman laughed. Despite being a girl, Zhang Caiyun was Zhang Qingshan and Lady Li’s first grandchild and was very cherished in the Zhang family. The Zhang family was well-off and wouldn’t spoil their children into laziness, nor would they force them to do chores. Zhang Caiyun has always lived quite freely. "When the time comes, I’ll take you to have a look at Nian Garden."