Thinking of the night before where she got so angry that she could not sleep, she did not give Gu Jin a cordial look.
Rolling her eyes, she walked toward the chicken with a snort.
Gu Jin did not mind it as she walked to the well and fetched some water to wash her face and gargle.
Soon, her grandfather and uncle got up one after another. As for her cousin brother and cousin sister, they had to be still sleeping.
Gu Jin shouted her greetings and returned to her room.
Inside the room, An Mingji had already woken up, and he was sitting on the bed, still in a dazed state.
She looked at him and said with a smile, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? You are still growing, so it's okay to sleep a while longer."
Hearing her pleasant voice, An Mingji abruptly turned his head, and a smile appeared on his bruised face, albeit it was a little distorted due to the injury.
"Sister Jin..."
The child's good manners and bright eyes were pleasing to Gu Jin's eyes.
She placed the basin, which was half-filled with water, back onto the rack and walked toward An Mingji who was sitting on the bed.
"Looks like you can't sleep anymore. There's water in the basin to wash your face. Be careful not to touch the wound."
"Okay."
An Mingji nodded as he got out of bed a little shyly.
He did not take his clothes off last night before went to bed. How he got into bed last night was how he got out now.
Gu Jin was making the bed, and she inadvertently glanced at An Mingji's thin body. Her eyes dimmed at the sight.
She would definitely raise him to be fair and plump.
An Mingji was very different from children of his age. It was obvious that his malnutrition was serious, and his body lacked various proteins, fats, and the like.
This was all related to his experience over the past few years. Gu Jin sighed inwardly as she thought of the days that An Mingji had to live through in the past few years.
By the time she folded the quilt, An Mingji was done washing his face.
The boy was pulling back the legs of his green, white-washed trousers when he noticed Gu Jin's gaze. Lifting his head, he returned a smile.
While his smile was brilliant, the wound on his face was really unbearable for her to look at.
Gu Jing looked at his wounded face and stretched her hand out to him with a gentle smile. "Come, follow me to the back of the mountain for a round."
It would take her aunt another half an hour to make breakfast. This was a good time to bring the boy out for a walk.
The air today was very fresh, uncomparable to its condition in later years with all kinds of pollution. It was a rare opportunity for her to absorb the essence of heaven and earth in the morning, so she would definitely not let it pass her by.
An Mingji stood up and walked over, placing his clean hand in Gu Jin's slender fingers.
The two then left the room hand-in-hand.
Gu Jin saw the two old men washing their faces by the wall, and she said, "Grandpa, Uncle, I'm taking little An to the back of the mountain for a spin. We'll be back soon."
Uncle Gu Dechang raised his chin and wore a broad smile. "All right!"
Grandpa Gu Dabao wiped his face and glanced at An Mingji who was beside Gu Jin. His gaze was faint.
"Go on, but don't travel deep into the mountains, and remember to come back early for breakfast."
"I know."
Gu Jin left with little An, and their backs quickly disappeared behind the door.
Blackbird Mountain behind Blackmount Village remained very famous even in the later generations. It would be turned into a tourist attraction that attracted countless tourists, especially the glass plank path on the mountain.
There would be all sorts of animals on the mountain. For the safety of travelers, there would mostly be gentle roe deers, hares, pheasants, birds, and the like.
It was unlike the present, where there were jackals, tigers, and leopards in the mountains, not to mention wild boars, which would often come down to spoil the crops in the field.
Blackbird Mountain was beautiful but dangerous. Be it adult or children, none of them dared to venture deep into the mountains.