Transmigrated as a Peasant Baby Who is Pampered by All-Chapter 355 - 241: Inquiries (Part 3)

"Then how did you find your way out?"

Xiaomi was unsure if she would also get lost.

"Just keep walking forward. Although it’s big, if you shout loudly, people outside can still hear you. Then just follow the sound, and you’ll be fine."

Indeed, someone with experience!

Xiaomi nodded, indicating she understood.

Soon enough, they reached a hillside. Standing at the top, they could see a valley on the other side, teeming with a dense bamboo sea covering thousands of square meters.

A gust of wind blew, rustling the bamboo leaves like waves, surging in layers.

Xiaomi was stunned: "So much bamboo."

Zhang An finally got a chance to speak: "Yeah, and my grandpa said it all started with just one bamboo. It slowly grew into this." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Bamboo reproduces quickly and is quite aggressive. Wherever it spreads, other plants struggle to survive.

However, there’s a downside. If this whole patch grows from the same original stalk, once the bamboo’s life cycle ends, they will all die on the same day.

"Don’t wait any longer, let’s go down quickly. Xiaocao, be careful not to run too far, stay close to us."

Xiaomi nodded repeatedly: "Oh, okay, thank you, Sister Xiaocao."

Going downhill was much easier. This side has a gentle slope, and the ground was cleared wide without any obstacles.

Everyone began trotting downhill, and once they reached the bamboo grove, they eagerly started digging up bamboo shoots.

This is money! We can’t waste time making money!

"Xiaomi, look over here, there’s a well, and the water in it is clean. If you get thirsty, you can drink from here."

Zhang An led Xiaomi a few steps to the side, introducing her to the so-called well.

Beside the path they came down, it was technically a small puddle, less than a meter deep, covered with bamboo leaves both inside and around it.

The puddle was on the edge of the bamboo forest, formed by a small stream flowing down from the mountain. Once the puddle was full, the water flowed through a small ditch to the distance.

Half of the puddle was outside, half embedded in the mountainside, so it could also be called a well.

Beside it was a gourd ladle, presumably for convenience when drinking water.

"Got it, you go ahead, I’ll rest for a bit."

Xiaomi wasn’t in a hurry to start digging, nor did she want to delay Zhang An’s digging. She even wanted to walk around alone.

She’d never been here before and was a bit curious.

But Zhang An evidently thought otherwise and was very concerned: "Are you tired? Thirsty? Want some water?"

He even eagerly prepared to scoop water for Xiaomi.

"No, no need, you go ahead, I’ll go find Xiaocao." Xiaomi waved her hands and called out Xiaocao’s name, following the sound.

"Xiaomi, what’s up? Scared? Why not dig bamboo shoots with me then?"

Xiaocao warmly welcomed Xiaomi. The others had already dispersed, each finding a spot to start digging.

The ground showed many signs of digging. Xiaomi with her small hoe went to Xiaocao’s side, seeing Zhang An somewhat disappointedly heading elsewhere, she sighed a little relief.

Perhaps due to her second sister’s previous reminder, even though Zhang An was just an eight or nine-year-old kid, she remained somewhat guarded.

Compared to Zhang An, who was the first she met and the first to greet her friendly, she preferred Xiaocao, the little girl who befriended her because of beef cubes.

Xiaomi haphazardly dug at bamboo shoots, "Xiaocao, when you sell bamboo shoots, do you go to the county?"

"Yeah, but we don’t go to North Market or East Market, mostly to West Market and South Market."

"When you enter the town, do you need a road permit?" On their way from Fu’an Village, they passed many places requiring a permit.

When entering the town, since Liu family’s servants were driving the cart, there was only a brief check. But Xiaomi noticed the gate guards checked other people’s luggage and permits from the carriage.

She’s been contemplating sneaking into town lately, pondering this matter but hesitant to ask her parents, fearing it would undermine her plan.

While fretting over how to inquire about this, Zhang An came, inviting her to dig bamboo shoots together.

It’s like having a pillow sent your way right when feeling drowsy.

Apart from Zhang An himself, to Xiaomi, Xiaocao was the easiest to approach among this group, with a slightly chatty nature, perfect for questioning.

Sure enough, upon hearing Xiaomi’s question, Xiaocao explained without a second thought.

"No permit needed. Entering from the west gate, we just pay one copper coin, get a token from the guard, and we can enter the town. But don’t lose the token, it needs returning when leaving."