"Mother——"
Fu Jingwen wanted to say something else, but silenced by Lady Guan's stern look, she could only bite her lip and rush into her mother's room, aggrieved.
Qin Xiaoruo knew that Fu Jingwen was actually worried about her, and didn't take it to heart. As she unloaded the carrying basket, she said, "Auntie, I've gathered some bamboo shoots. We still have pickled vegetables at home, don't we? Let's cook pickled vegetable and bamboo shoot slices with porridge tonight."
"Xiao Ruo, where did you get the bamboo shoots?" Lady Guan was shocked by the sight of the three plump and tender bamboo shoots, then her face changed as something occurred to her, "Did you go to the bamboo groves in Zhenxi Village?"
Qin Xiaoruo replied with a calm smile, "Yes, that's the only place nearby where you can find bamboo shoots to gather."
"How reckless!" Lady Guan's face darkened as she scolded, "There are poisonous snakes in that bamboo forest. How could you, a young lady, go to such a place?"
