Chapter 191
The person who came was none other than Xiao Hei, who had been gone for a month! He stood alone outside the half-built fenced yard, looking at everyone with some curiosity.
Aunt Wang grinned, a look of delighted surprise on her face.
"Young Master Black! You're back! Where's Young Master White?"
"Hai, Xiaobai seems to have other business to attend to, so he sent me back alone. I brought you some things; the carriage is still outside, I'll have the driver bring it in later. Oh, by the way, what were you talking about earlier, a bear? What kind of bear?"
As they were talking, Xiao Hei walked into the yard from outside the fence.
Aunt Wang briefly recounted the incident to Xiao Hei. After understanding what had happened, Xiao Hei immediately rolled up his sleeves.
"Hai! I thought it was something serious! Come on, come on, I'll go with you. Mr. Lu, please have the driver bring the carriage in. The things we talked about are inside, wrapped in black cloth."
"This...won't this be too much trouble for you, young hero?"
"No trouble at all, let's go."
What a joke! Little White Flower already told him on the way that the Master seems to be quite fond of Lady Xiaoxiao now. She's the future wife of the Sect Leader, after all! It's just some hard work, and as the Sect Leader's right-hand man, Little Black naturally has to be more proactive.
With Xiao Hei's help, Uncle Wang and the others refused to let Fan Xiaoxiao go up the mountain anymore. Left behind, Fan Xiaoxiao had no choice but to help with the fence that Grandpa Lu had only half-finished.
"Auntie! Auntie! That hen laid an egg!"
Xiao Bao and Xiao Yu ran over from the back of the kitchen. Fan Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback. When she followed them, she saw that the pheasant had indeed laid several eggs near the woodpile.
She stepped forward to take the eggs out, but the injured hen seemed very reluctant to let anyone get close. As soon as she reached out, it immediately pecked at Fan Xiaoxiao with fierce movements, as if it wanted to fight her to the death.
Fortunately, she pulled back quickly enough, preventing the hen from pecking her and causing a bloody gash.
"Fine, fine, I won't take it."
Fan Xiaoxiao sighed and gave up the idea of taking her egg.
"You two shouldn't go and take it, this chicken is a bit fierce. Let's wait until the adults come back."
After saying that, Fan Xiaoxiao went back to the front and continued building the fence. Their fence was made from trees that had been cut down a few days ago. Each stick was almost as tall as her, and both ends were sharpened. When it was erected, it really looked quite intimidating.
However, it was precisely because of the special shape of these wooden sticks that they were not easy for one person to handle. Fortunately, for convenience, Master Lu had already dug the pits where the fence would be built. Fan Xiaoxiao only needed to lift up the wooden stakes one by one and then cover them with soil.
She worked quickly, lifting several stakes up in no time, but the fence alone wasn't sturdy enough. To truly keep out those wild beasts, they would have to wait for Master Lu to return and then hammer the stakes firmly.
"shelf!"
Master Lu and the coachman drove the carriage back. This time, Xiao Hei had gone somewhere and brought back two carriages full of things.
Moreover, the carriage behind seemed to be carrying something heavy, as the horses were panting heavily and the carriage made a slight creaking sound with every step.
Fan Xiaoxiao stopped what she was doing and helped them open the fence gate so that they could drive the horses into the stable.
It was Fan Xiaoxiao who later instructed the villagers of Ginkgo Village to build this place, thinking that they would prevent the horses from freezing in the winter. They also thought that chickens and ducks could be raised here later, so they deliberately built it to be quite large. The outer walls are made of two layers of wood, with a layer of straw in the middle for insulation.
Fortunately, she gave him that extra instruction that day, otherwise, who knows where to keep the four horses that Xiao Hei brought back in one go.
"What's this carriage carrying? The horse looks like it's about to die from exhaustion."
Master Lu locked the horse in the stable, and Fan Xiaoxiao walked over and peeked into the carriage. It was packed full of things.
The bottom thing was covered with a black cloth, and it was unknown what it was.
"Now that the goods have been delivered, I shall take my leave. Tonight, a caravan from Tianshan Town is heading to Youzhou, and I must hurry back home with them. Master Hei has already settled the wages, so please let him know when you arrive."
The coachman bowed slightly to the two men. When they returned, Baihua had to run errands, and Xiaohei couldn't drive both carriages by himself, so he hired this coachman to drive the horses for him.
After seeing the coachman off, the two returned to the courtyard. It was already late, but Madam Fan and the others had not yet returned.
Fan Xiaoxiao stared blankly at the mountains and forests for a while, and then Grandpa Lu came over and patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Xiao Hei is quite skilled, they'll be fine."
"kindness……"
Fan Xiaoxiao nodded absentmindedly, her curiosity about the things Xiao Hei had brought back waning somewhat.
"Uncle Lu, let's finish building this fence. We can also dig up some thorns and plant them inside and outside later, that way it will be safer."
She didn't want today's events to happen again. If she had the chance, she'd like to consider adopting a dog.
As the sun set, its orange rays bathed the tips of the trees in a crimson glow. In the yard, the fence and brambles were all in place, and Fan Xiaoxiao had even cooked dinner, but Uncle Wang and the others still showed no sign of returning.
"Auntie... why haven't Mother and the others come back yet..."
Xiao Bao and Xiao Yu sat together on the threshold of the courtyard, looking up at Fan Xiaoxiao beside them with expressions of indescribable worry.
Fan Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, then suddenly stood up: "No, we can't wait any longer. I'm going to find them!"
After saying that, Fan Xiaoxiao turned and ran into the yard, grabbed a machete and a basket, and was about to leave when Xiao Bao, who was outside the gate, seemed to have seen something and started shouting excitedly.
"Mother! Grandmother!!"
Fan Xiaoxiao paused slightly as she picked up the things, then quickly ran out of the courtyard gate. Coming down from the direction of the back hill were Granny Wang and Madam Fan.
"Sister! Godmother!"
Fan Xiaoxiao hurriedly ran over and only then realized how anxious the Fan family had been, waiting for them to return at the door.
"Why are you only getting back now? Did something happen to you?"
Fan Xiaoxiao looked the two of them up and down. Seeing that they looked normal and didn't seem to be injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“We’re fine, sister, please put these two baskets of meat back first. There are still some things behind us.”
With a smile, Madam Fan handed the basket on her back to Fan Xiaoxiao, then turned around and hurried off to the back mountain with Aunt Wang, leaving a bewildered Fan Xiaoxiao standing there, speechless for a long time.
As a result, the Fan family spent another half an hour there, finally returning home under the stars and moonlight.
And what they brought back wasn't just bear meat, but also... a litter of rabbits?!
(End of this chapter)
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