Su Zu, who had finished collecting the snake's remains, immediately forgot about the masked man. She checked the basket and found that there was not much in it, except for a few herbs that she was going to give to the old doctor. Su Zu saw that it was getting dark, so she used her light body technique to go to the bamboo forest to bring back a few bamboo shoots for her grandmother to cook for her and her grandfather. Su Zu had not picked bamboo shoots for her grandmother in a long time, after she had gone hunting earlier. Now that she was on this mountain today, Su Zu suddenly felt like eating some.
After Su Zu had collected as many bamboo shoots as she wanted, she put the money ticket into her storage bracelet with a smile. At least she had money to travel the world to find her original body's family. Su Zu didn't think much of losing the Rainbow Mushroom. After all, her Qi Accumulation Technique had already helped her a lot. If she could eat the snake gourd that had the ability to prevent almost all kinds of poison, Su Zu thought it was time for her to travel. She was already 14 going on 15 years old. If she waited any longer, Su Zu was afraid that she would not want to leave her grandparents.
In the past seven years, her grandparents' sons had visited them every year, and she had received quite a bit of affection from them. Furthermore, their children who were older than her had called her little sister without any hesitation, which made Su Su feel even more connected to this family.
Su Zu used the Light Body Technique to quickly pass through the forest until she almost reached the foot of the mountain, then she stopped using the Light Body Technique and walked quickly instead. The villagers greeted the grown-up girl familiarly. They did not blame Su Zu if she had not brought them any forest products for many years. Su Zu smiled and greeted them without any arrogance. She herself could say that she had repaid them a lot. When she started to grow up, it was not convenient for her to be close to outsiders. This was something that her grandfather and grandmother had warned her about. They were afraid that someone would have bad intentions towards her, so they had always taught Su Zu not to trust people too much.
When she reached the gate, Su Su opened it and went in, telling her grandparents that she had returned. The two old women who were still healthy came out to look at their growing granddaughter with smiles on their faces.
When Su Su saw her grandparents, she quickly walked over and hugged them like when they were children, causing the two old people to laugh at her clingy behavior. Every time Su Su returned, she would do this so they were used to her clingy behavior.
" Grandma, Grandpa, today I picked some bamboo shoots for you to cook. Look, they're all big."
Su Su handed the backpack to He Yang Bao and Song Yuan'er with a big proud smile. The two old men could only praise Su Su for being so great, and gently stroked her head with great love. Ever since they had taken her in and had been feeding her with all the good things Su Su had brought to nourish their bodies for so many years, their bodies were still as strong as if they were not old people.
Su Su took the bamboo shoots and left them in the kitchen for Grandma and Grandpa to cook, before asking permission to take the few herbs she had obtained to Grandpa Doctor like usual. He Yang Bao and Song Yuan'er both allowed her to hurry back and eat. They saw that the rice packets that had been wrapped for her this morning were still in the basket, indicating that their granddaughter had not eaten anything since noon, so they urged her to hurry back and eat.
Su Zu promised her grandparents that she would be gone for a short while, then she hurriedly walked out of the house to the doctor grandfather's house not far away cheerfully. When she reached the doctor grandfather's gate, Su Zu called out to the doctor grandfather as usual. The old doctor hurriedly walked out to open the gate for the grown-up Su Zu as usual.
" What else did you get today, Su Su?"
" I have brought some herbs for you, Grandfather. Grandfather, please take a look and see if they are useful."
" Okay, okay. Grandpa will check to see if you've kept it well."
The old doctor examined the more than ten herbs that Su Zu had brought him. This time, they were a bit rare, but since she had picked them without damaging the roots or stems, he could plant and cultivate them to increase his numbers quite a bit. Over the years, Su Zu had been finding a lot of herbs for him to plant and use to make medicine. Even though he had told her to sell them to save up some money, the young lady Su Zu had firmly refused, so he had been planting and drying them to use as medicine all along.
" The herbs you collected are quite rare, Su Su. Don't you think about changing your mind and selling them?"
" I won't sell it. I'd rather Grandpa keep it. At least if someone in the village gets sick, Grandpa can still use these herbs to help them. Plus, I have quite a bit of savings. Grandpa just doesn't know about it."
" Sigh, then I thank you, Su Su. In the past few years, Grandpa has been able to grow more herbs because of you. If it weren't for you, Grandpa wouldn't have the ability to go up the mountain to find herbs by himself."
" Oh, Grandpa, why would you thank me? You know that I have always loved climbing mountains. When you see such useful herbs, how could you not let me collect them for you? I think Grandpa shouldn't think too much about these things anymore. Just take them and use them to benefit the people in the village."
" Okay, okay. Grandpa will do as you say. What did you bring to the two old men at home today? It's not just herbs that you bring to Grandpa."
" I brought wild bamboo shoots for Grandpa and Grandma. If Grandpa Doctor wants some, please tell me. Next time, I will bring some for you."
" Hey, Grandpa, can you cook with bamboo shoots? All I eat these days is just finding easy food to cook."
" Then why don't you try cooking with my grandmother? How will she be able to cook delicious food herself?"
" No, I can eat anything. I'm not picky. Wouldn't it be better if I used the time I would have spent studying cooking to make medicine?"
" Yes, yes, then do as Grandpa wishes. Ah, I've been here for a long time again. Grandma just told me to hurry home and eat. Grandpa, don't forget to make dinner. I have to go back now."
" Let's go. The two old men will come and complain to me for chatting with their beloved granddaughter until dinner time. Hahaha."
Su Su could only giggle at the doctor grandfather's words. She stood up and bowed to the doctor grandfather before leaving the doctor's house without hurrying. However, now that she had already sent the things to the doctor grandfather, she felt much more at ease. In the past few years, the doctor grandfather had not disappointed her. He had dug up the plot and planted the rare herbs that she had brought him and had been growing them more. If any villagers got sick, the doctor grandfather would also treat them all for free with the herbs that she had collected and brought back to him. This meant that she had done her best to help her grandfather take care of the villagers who did not have enough money to go to the expensive doctors in the city.