"Devil Vine, tell them that I'm going on a long journey and won't be back for ten days. I can't come to see them during these days."
When the little wolf cub heard that she was going to leave, he started to cry non-stop, his yellow-brown eyes wet as he begged coquettishly.
After understanding what the magic vine had told her, Yun Huaying couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, you've learned some skills in the mountains during this time. I'll take you into the space while I'm away, and I'll send you back to the mountains when I come back."
As soon as the mother and son entered the familiar space, they immediately ran to the orchard and started to eat their favorite fruits.
Yun Huaying also picked a bunch of grapes to eat, casually got a basket of pine needles in the mountains, and then slowly went down the mountain.
"Jacaranda."
Just as they were near the tea garden, Han Zheng came up with a worried look on his face: "Huaying, why did you go into the mountains alone?"
"We're out of kindling. I'll get some pine needles." Yun Huaying strode towards him and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Didn't you hear the wolf howling?"
Han Zheng had just cut a bamboo and brought it back when he learned from Lin Shan that she had come to the mountain. As soon as he threw the bamboo at home, he heard the howling of a wolf and immediately rushed to the mountain to find her.
Yun Huaying's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "I heard it, but it was a bit far away. I got some pine needles and went down the mountain immediately."
The change in her expression was so subtle that it wouldn't be noticed unless you looked closely, but Han Zheng keenly caught it.
Besides, he had just clearly heard the wolf howling very close by, and it was definitely no more than two miles away from the tea garden, so it should be not far from where she was getting the loose needles.
He trusts his hearing and judgment and will never make mistakes.
This can only mean one thing, she is lying.
Seeing that he didn't say anything and looked at her with a slightly meaningful look in his eyes, Yun Huaying's heart skipped a beat. Soldiers are indeed very perceptive. She blinked and told him the truth: "I lied. Actually, I just saw a wolf."
"Jacaranda."
Han Zheng was startled and suddenly reached out to grab her arms, his face full of worry: "Did the wolf hurt you?"
"No."
Yun Huaying shook her head. It hurt a little when he held her arm so tightly. She moved slightly and frowned, "Han Zheng, let go of my arm. It hurts."
Hearing that she was in pain, Han Zheng immediately let go of her. He looked her up and down carefully, and when he saw that she was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Huaying, did you really see the wolf just now? Did it not attack you?"
"I saw two wolves, one big and one small, a mother and her son."
Yun Huaying didn't intend to hide the existence of the gray wolf mother and cub from him. After all, she would have to go into the mountains frequently in the future, so she took the initiative to confess: "Actually, I've seen these two wolves a long time ago, a mother wolf and a cub. They were injured before, and I gave them medicine and healed them. They have no ill will towards me and treat me like friends. They howled at the edge of the mountain to let me come over and play."
Han Zheng: “…”
"Just now, they saw me going to the mountains and howled with joy, which is why they made such a big noise." Yun Huaying explained to him.
She spoke calmly, but Han Zheng, the listener, was so frightened that his nerves were trembling. His deep eyes were full of complex emotions: "Huaying, you are too brave."
Yun Huaying curled her lips. "I didn't expect there would be wolves roaming the mountains behind. I initially set traps, but someone else snatched up all the game I hunted. I initially thought someone from our team stole it, so I hid in a tree to catch them. Unexpectedly, the person picking the peaches was a female wolf that had recently given birth and was injured. This wolf was quite intelligent, and both it and its cub needed medical treatment. I happened to have some medicine with me, so we met by chance."
Han Zheng didn't know what to say now, but as long as the wild wolves didn't hurt her, he would be relieved. He said, "Next time you go to the mountains and see them, be sure to call me."
"Okay." Yun Huaying responded.
"Don't just agree verbally, you have to put it into action." Han Zheng spoke word by word with a very serious expression.
Yun Huaying: "...Okay, got it."
She knew that Han Zheng was concerned about her. The worry in his eyes before was very real. She saw it clearly. It was not an act. He was really worried about her.
During these days of getting along, his silent care and concern had actually long since entered her heart, and she had gradually become accustomed to having him around to talk, but she had always been cold-hearted and didn't know how to express it.
Han Zheng doesn't know how to read minds, so he doesn't know what she's thinking. If he knew, he would definitely be overjoyed.
He took her backpack and carried it, saying, "Next time, take me to see these two wolves."
"Okay." Yun Huaying had no objection.
"Have you told Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan?" Han Zheng asked her again.
"No, I'm not going to tell them. Don't scare them."
If Han Zheng had not been very sharp and smart and had not seen through her lie, Yun Huaying would not have planned to tell him.
Thinking about the matter about the wolf, which even Lin Shan didn't know, Han Zheng felt a little happy. There was a secret between the two of them that was not known to outsiders, and their relationship was closer. This was what made him happiest.
After returning home, Yun Huaying began to prepare her specialty, braised pork with pickled vegetables. Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan were knitting sweaters nearby, so they helped her and also learned how to cook this delicious dish.
An hour later, the delicious dish with a golden, fragrant and soft skin is out of the pot.
Yun Huaying wrapped the bowls with cloth, placed one on the table, and said to them, "I'll go take a bowl to the Han family. You guys make the vegetable and tofu soup."
"Okay, go ahead."
Lin Shan had put down the wool long ago and came over to take over after she took the dishes away.
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