“Oh,” Zhou Weiguang nodded, “Remember to tell me if you can’t carry it anymore.”

Qin Hanshu nodded and thanked him.

Zhou Weiguang turned around, rubbed his face, shook his head, and forced himself to clear his mind.

Ma Chaoyang whispered to Lin Zhiheng, "Don't you think Zhou Weiguang's attitude towards Sister Shu is a bit strange?"

Lin Zhiheng glanced at him blankly and said indifferently, "I didn't think so."

Ma Chaoyang: "...Fine, it's pointless to ask you."

The hunting team brought dry rations, which they ate at noon and then had to continue in the afternoon.

However, it was dangerous after dark, so we finished early in the afternoon and returned to the village at five o'clock.

When Zhou Weiguang returned home, Zhou Ruilan greeted him and asked, "Did you hunt anything good today? Did you catch any foxes? What about wolves?"

Zhou Weiguang: "There was only one wolf."

Zhou Ruilan asked with concern, "Is anyone hurt? Where's Sister Xiao Shu? Isn't she incredibly capable?"

Zhou Weiguang chuckled softly, "Yes, exceptionally impressive!"

Zhao Chunmiao asked, "Xiao Shu is a woman after all, you have to take good care of her."

Zhou Weiguang originally wanted to say that there is no distinction between men and women in the hunting team, and if special care is needed, then it is better not to join the hunting team.

But the words stuck in his throat.

He then nodded.

Zhou Ruilan noticed the bulge in Zhou Weiguang's pocket and curiously touched it. "Huh? An apple! Did you bring it back especially for me?"

As she spoke, Zhou Ruilan took a bite.

Zhou Weiguang's attempt to stop him came too late.

He paused for a moment, then snatched the half-eaten apple back from Zhou Ruilan's hand, saying curtly, "It's not for you."

Zhou Ruilan was very surprised, "Who was that for? And, and I already bit it, why are you taking it back?"

Zhou Weiguang gripped the apple tightly, saying, "I'll eat it myself."

Zhou Ruilan looked at Zhao Chunmiao and said coquettishly, "Mom...look at Third Brother, he won't even give me a wild apple!"

Zhao Chunmiao naturally noticed that something was wrong with her son, but she couldn't figure out where it came from.

"Alright, your third brother has been working hard all day, let him rest."

Zhou Weiguang returned to his room.

The house he lives in is newly built; it didn't exist before he enlisted.

Zhao Chunmiao said that this was built in preparation for his marriage.

Zhou Weiguang looked around the new house for a while, then looked at the apples on the table.

The bite mark that Zhou Ruilan made has turned yellow.

Zhou Weiguang stood there in a daze for a moment, then ruffled his hair in frustration.

Oh shit.

He wants to get married!

The hunting activity lasted for three days.

Next, the hunting party hunted two more wild boars, but didn't find any wolves. However, this sweep of the area has frightened the wolves, and they probably won't easily come into the village to plunder in the winter.

After the hunting season, winter will officially arrive.