Chapter 72 Condor

When I lay down to sleep at night, there were lightning and thunder outside.

Lu Qiniang stroked Ah Huang's fur and murmured, "There must be a place to shelter from the rain on the mountain."

"Boom--" The thunder roared, scaring Lu Qiniang.

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest and muttered to herself, "Thunder God and Lightning Goddess, please be careful when you strike the bad guys. Don't wrongly accuse the good guys, and don't hurt Xiao Yan."

It's wet and cold outside, how is Xiao Yan going to spend the night?

The more Lu Qiniang thought about it, the more she couldn't sleep, and she even began to blame Xiao Yan in her heart.

"You have already asked that annoying princess to help me get back ten taels of silver. We have enough capital to start a business now. Let's take our time. Why do you insist on taking such a risk?"

If something goes wrong, how can she live with it?

Lu Qiniang had no desire to sleep and tossed and turned in discomfort, so she simply sat up.

Just sitting there was not enough, so she simply got up and went to the kitchen to look through the dried radishes hanging out to dry. Then she took a small stool and sat down at the door, picking vegetables while looking at the dense curtain of water in the night.

People say spring rain is as precious as oil, so why is this year's spring rain so scarce and cheap, falling as if it were free?

Enough, enough, Dragon King of Rain, you should go back and have a rest.

Ah Huang suddenly rushed into the rain and ran towards the door, wagging his tail.

"Hey, hey, come back! Ah Huang, come back!" Lu Qiniang shouted repeatedly, "Don't let me get soaked!"

"Knock knock knock—" There was a knock on the door outside.

Xiao Yan!

Lu Qinniang's eyes lit up, and she didn't even bother to put on her raincoat. An overwhelming urge came from nowhere, making her rush to the door in the rain and open the bolt.

Lightning illuminated the sky and the earth. The person outside was soaked like a drowned chicken. If it wasn’t Xiao Yan, who else could it be?

"Xiao Yan!" Lu Qiniang shouted excitedly, "You're finally back! I was scared to death!"

"I guess I disturbed your sleep. I wanted to stay here for the night and come back tomorrow morning, but the weather was not good..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Come on, go inside and change your clothes. Go slowly. It's pitch black, I can't see anything clearly..."

Xiao Yan seemed to be holding something and was not walking fast.

Lu Qiniang was about to reach out to help him get something in the dark, but she heard him say, "Don't reach out, or you'll get pecked."

"You really brought something back for Sanya? A caught bird?"

Xiao Yan did not answer.

When the two entered the house, Lu Qiniang was finally able to see Xiao Yan's appearance clearly, and she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.

On Xiao Yan's shoulder stood a goshawk, staring at her with its sharp eyes, a terrifying look.

Xiao Yan had a bow and arrow on his back, two live geese in his hands, and a wreath hanging around his neck.

It’s a pity that the flowers on the wreath have all wilted due to the rain.

The petals stuck to Xiao Yan's thin clothes.

The clothes soaked by the rain clung to his body, and Lu Qiniang could see the outline of Xiao Yan's muscles.

"Xiao Yan, you can do it!" Lu Qiniang couldn't help but punch him on the chest. "When the twelfth lunar month first came, you were as thin as a rib. I felt uncomfortable giving you a bath. Now you've gained weight and look like a man."

"I am a man." Xiao Yan said.

"Yes, yes, you are a man." Lu Qiniang laughed, "Is this an eagle? Did you hunt it?"

"Well, it's called the Bald Eagle." Xiao Yan handed the live geese in his hand to Lu Qiniang, "Both of them have injured wings. I shot them, but they should be fine. You can take care of them."

Lu Qiniang took it and asked happily, "Are they a male and a female?"

"yes."

"What a coincidence? We can keep them here and let them lay eggs and hatch. Then we'll have a flock of geese. Isn't it just like raising geese, but without the cost?"

She couldn't bear to buy a goose, so why is it here?

Xiao Yan thought to himself, this is not a coincidence.

He hunted five or six before picking out this good pair.

The rest went into his stomach and he used it to satisfy his hunger.

"It's the bald eagle, right? Where's the white head on it?" Lu Qiniang temporarily locked the wild goose in the chicken coop, and then came back to care about the goshawk.

"When it sheds its feathers, its hair will turn white." Xiao Yan smiled, took the sacred eagle off his shoulder and placed it on the table, then opened the box to look for clothes.

When Lu Qiniang saw that he wanted to change his clothes, she went to the kitchen to make ginger soup for him.

When she came in with the ginger soup, Xiao Yan had already changed his clothes.

He let go of his rain-soaked long hair, which hung behind him, and water was still dripping from the ends of his hair.

"Look at you, you don't even wipe your hair clean. If you get sick later, not only will you have to spend money, but you'll also have to be scolded by Dr. Hu."

As she spoke, she put down the ginger soup, picked up the cotton towel next to her, and wiped Xiao Yan's hair.

Her movements were wide and open, almost like rubbing Ah Huang.

Xiao Yan's status is no longer the same as when he first arrived.

He now dared to make a request: "Abandoned Mother, slow down, my scalp hurts from being pulled by you."

"There are so many things to do." Lu Qiniang said this, but her movements slowed down.

Xiao Yan's stomach began to growl.

"Are you hungry? I'll heat up some leftovers for you." Lu Qiniang said.

"I'm with you."

When Xiao Yan stood up, the divine eagle flew to his shoulder and stayed with him closely.

"You got this treasure in the mountains? It seems to be destined for you. It wouldn't think you are its father."

Lu Qiniang seemed to see the scene where she hatched the chicks and made them think that she was their real mother.

This condor is so clingy!

"No, I tamed it."

"Tamed? How?"

"Have you ever heard of the eagle?"

Lu Qiniang lit a fire and heated up the meal, and Xiao Yan sat next to her.

The condor didn't like the light of the fire, so he flew to the kitchen threshold and watched them from a distance.

“No.”

"Then let me tell you..." Xiao Yan said with a smile.

The firelight was warm, giving both of them the same glow.

After meeting again after a long separation, they didn't realize how warm the scene was.

"You mean, I didn't eat or sleep for three days and three nights, and then I just stared at it, and then it gave in first?" Lu Qin's eyes widened.

"Almost. I took a few sips of water while it wasn't paying attention. But staying up all night is really uncomfortable. For a while, I even wanted to find a piece of thin wood to prop up my eyelids."

"You haven't closed your eyes for three days and three nights, and you can still breathe? Xiao Yan, you are really extraordinary. No wonder you can become the General Po Lu, I admire you!" Lu Qiniang gave a thumbs up.

Xiao Yan was so flattered by her that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I think it's quite human-like, isn't it?" Lu Qiniang secretly glanced at the divine eagle.

The Condor was so arrogant that he didn't even bother to look at her, appearing awe-inspiring and invulnerable.

"Little guy." Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile.

"Well, the condor is extremely intelligent and flies very high, so it is difficult to capture it." Xiao Yan said.

Lu Qiniang's eyes brightened. "Doesn't that mean it can be sold for a lot of silver? It must be top--"

She bravely asked, "Ten wild boars? Wouldn't that sell for one or two hundred taels of silver? Otherwise, should I try my luck at the Yunguo Mansion?"

I don’t know if that big wronged Third Young Master can be bought now.

Although the painful lesson of Arya being expelled before is still there, the temptation of money is too great to resist!

Lu Qiniang felt that she could still give it a try.

Xiao Yan shook his head: "Abandoned Mother, this is not for sale."