Lin Qiutao quickly walked to the stream and saw Su Yunzhi carrying two rabbits.

"Young Master Su, you are so amazing to be able to catch a rabbit. You are truly skilled in both literature and martial arts."

Su Yunzhi looked at Lin Yinan with doting eyes and said softly, "It was given to me by A-Nan."

Lin Qiutao looked constipated, the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat. In order to leave a good impression on Su Yunzhi, she said against her will, "Anan is really amazing."

Lin Yinan remained expressionless, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. With a few quick strokes of his dagger, he peeled off the badger's skin and tossed it aside. The bloody sight startled Lin Qiutao, who jumped up in fright.

"Anan, how can you be so vulgar!"

"What I do is none of your business. Don't meddle in other people's business." Lin Yinan said without any restraint.

Lin Qiutao, who was about to get angry, took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly, "I'm doing this for your own good. Young Master Su is going to take the imperial examinations and become an official in the future. Don't embarrass him."

"Did I embarrass you?" Lin Yinan looked at Su Yunzhi upon hearing this.

“No, Anan is so outstanding, how could she embarrass me?” Su Yunzhi said.

Such cheesy words gave Lin Yinan goosebumps all over.

Unexpectedly, Su Yunzhi was quite good at flirting. She looked at Lin Qiutao provocatively.

"Just say you want to break into the corner."

She will definitely give it up without hesitation.

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Lin Qiutao hurriedly denied it.

Lin Yinan sneered, "Whether it's true or not, you know it in your heart."

This was the first time in her life she had been so bluntly insulted. Lin Qiutao's face turned bright red, and she turned and ran away with her basket.

Yun Er could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Lin Yinan grabbed a clod of mud and threw it at his handsome face, scaring him so much that he jumped back several meters away.

He yelled, "Little girl, I have no grudge against you. I'm not the one trying to steal your husband, so don't take your anger out on me."

Lin Yinan snorted coldly. This guy was watching the show and laughing so loudly. Did he think she was dead?

Ignoring them, she quickly skinned the other badger, cleaned the meat, and dug a hole to bury its internal organs.

Having taken care of everything, Lin Yirong had cleaned the pelts she had peeled off.

Su Yunzhi was carrying a bucket and wanted to help her carry a basket, but Lin Yinan quickly took two steps to distance herself from him.

Lin Yinan decided to find an opportunity to talk to him clearly, and it would be best to get him to cancel the engagement, as dragging it out would not be good for anyone.

While Grandma Zhao and the others were still busy, Lin Yinan used an empty pot to smash ginger and garlic, chopped up a badger and threw it in, while the rabbit and pheasant were salted.

She asked Zhao Yisong to watch the fire while she went to look around for some spices.

"Sister, I'll go with you."

Lin Yi'an and Lu Changqing, along with Lin Yichun, looked at her expectantly.

"Let's go then."

Since it wasn't far, Lin Yinan agreed.

When Zhu Jinhui saw her son bring back two wild rabbits after fetching water, she smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared. Her son was quite something.

“Mother, this is a gift from Anan to you,” Su Yunzhi said.

"It's just two rabbits, look how happy you are. You're already siding with her even before you've entered the door."

Zhu Jinhui's smile faded, and she looked somewhat dejected.

"Mother, I think Anan is a good person."

Su Yunzhi clearly sensed that her mother didn't seem to like Anan as much as before.

“Take what the child gave you. Things are different now. Don’t let people laugh at you in public,” Su Kunliang said at the right moment.

"Mother, I want to eat fresh rabbit meat." Su Yunyan returned carrying a bundle of firewood.

When the barbarians attacked, the servants in the house all fled back home, and now they have to do all the chores, big and small, themselves.

Fortunately, they weren't spoiled young masters.

Yun Er and his guards returned to the camp with the cleaned-up badger and couldn't wait to gossip with Yun Mo.

"Master, as expected of the girl you've chosen, she's not only skilled in martial arts, but also has a sharp tongue."

Upon hearing Yun Er's words, Yun Mo's lips curled into a smile.

Seeing that he had a good look on his face, Yun Er then told him what she had in mind.

"I don't think that young girl likes her fiancé. It's only a matter of time before Master wants to break them up."

Upon hearing this, Yun Mo glanced at Yun Er, who had a smug look on his face, and asked, "Don't you have anything better to do?"

"Yes, of course I have! I'll go grill some meat right now." Yun Er reacted instantly and slipped away.

Yun Mo sat on a large rock, his eyes sweeping over the busy crowd of people in Linjia Village. With his sharp eyes, he immediately spotted a slender figure.

What was she doing taking her three children to the woods?

I don't know what the children were saying, but at that moment, a faint smile played on her lips, making her appear ethereal and otherworldly.

"You've taken a fancy to that young lady?"

Yun Mo was startled by the sudden sound and turned around to see his mother.

"mother."

He hurriedly reached out and took the basket from her hand, which was half full of wild vegetables. "Why did you go dig for wild vegetables?"

Lu Xueying sat down next to him and said to herself, "According to her mother, her father arranged a marriage for her when she was young, and now her fiancé is also going with her."

“Mother, you’re overthinking it. Your son has no improper thoughts about that girl.”

Yun Mo understood the underlying meaning in his mother's words.

He only glanced at that girl a couple of times, how come they all think he's fallen for her?

"Once things settle down in the south, I'll have your second uncle introduce you to a girl."

After Lu Xueying finished speaking, she stood up and took the basket from Yun Mo's hand. "Li Shi said that these wild vegetables are the best for making soup."

"Mother, your son has already sent people to inquire about Liu Mama and the others."

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