Huo Junshan picked half a bag of persimmons and climbed down from the tree, afraid that Yun Ningyan would go hungry.
Big Black wagged its tail and circled around Yun Ningyan, as if it were asking for credit: See? If you want to eat meat, you still have to rely on me, Big Black. Be nice to me!
Yun Ningyan felt like she needed to pat his head. Dahei was very affectionate towards her, wagging its tail for praise.
Huo Junshan's face turned cold. "Don't touch him. He hasn't taken a bath and has lice on him."
Big Black...
He barked at Huo Junshan a few times: You're the one with lice, your whole family has lice.
Big Black was a clever dog. He circled around Yun Ningyan as if to say: Look, I'm very clean, I don't have any fleas.
He looked at Yun Ningyan with a pitiful expression.
Yun Ningyan chuckled and said to Huo Junshan, "Don't bully Dahei. Dahei is a good guy; he always knows to bring us food back."
"Woof woof woof!"
Big Black barked at Huo Junshan a few more times.
Huo Junshan was too lazy to care about how clever his dog was, and focused on preparing the food that Dahei had brought.
It wasn't dark yet, but the sun had already set behind the western mountains, its lingering warmth painting the clouds with a vibrant orange-red hue, interspersed with touches of bright red—it was beautiful.
A gentle breeze blew from the mountains as they enjoyed the evening air. Huo Junshan tore off a rabbit leg from the roasted rabbit meat and handed it to her.
Yun Ningyan took small bites; the outside was crispy, and the inside was fresh and juicy. No extra seasonings were added, only salt.
She was full after eating one rabbit leg; without any other side dishes, it tasted a bit greasy.
Huo Junshan tore off the other side of the rabbit leg for her, but Yun Ningyan waved her hand and said, "I'm full, you eat it."
Seeing that she really couldn't eat anymore, he began to eat the rabbit meat in big bites.
Yun Ningyan sat on a rock, admiring the sunset and casually eating grapes. The grapes were sweet and sour, which helped to cut through the greasiness of the rabbit meat.
After finishing the rabbit meat, Huo Junshan wiped his hands with leaves and wanted to hug Yun Ningyan, but then noticed that his hands were still a little dirty.
Never mind, I'll wash her clean before hugging her, so as not to upset her.
There was still some rabbit meat left, so Huo Junshan wrapped it in clean leaves, put it in his basket, and led Yun Ningyan to the trap he had dug.
Dahei led the way, and Huo Junshan held her hand as they strolled leisurely through the woods.
There were two rabbits in the trap, hopping and trying to escape. Huo Junshan grabbed them together with his large hands, and they could have an extra meal for the little girl.
It was already dark when they returned.
Huo Junshan took out grapes and ripe persimmons and placed them on the small table for her. He also wanted to leave two rabbits and a pheasant for Yun Ningyan, but she refused.
“Take it back and let your aunt cook something nice for everyone. She works so hard every day.”
Yun Ningyan left some grapes for Huo Junshan to take back to the Huo family so that everyone could try them.
Unable to persuade her otherwise, he had no choice but to take it back and give it to his mother.
The second, fourth, and fifth brothers saw him carrying rabbits and pheasants, a basket of wild grapes, and unripe persimmons, and their mouths watered with envy.
"Third brother, why didn't you call us when you went up the mountain? We could have brought back more if we had gone together."
Huo Junshan glanced at his second brother and said without any mercy, "Bringing you up the mountain is like giving myself a burden, unless I'm out of my mind."
Huo Jiandang wasn't angry at being teased. He reached into his basket, took out a bunch of grapes, and started eating them, praising, "These grapes are really good."
Others gathered around as well. The fourth brother looked at the grapes in his basket and wondered why there was only a little this year, when the basket was always full in previous years.
"Third Brother, why are there so few grapes this year? More than half gone?"
Huo Jianshe feigned mystery, "You guys don't know this, do you? One secret costs one yuan, how about it?"
Huo Jiandang and Huo Jianjun stared wide-eyed. "You robbed me, you little brat!"
Huo Junshan tapped Huo Jianshe on the head a few times. "Even eating grapes can't shut you up?"
Li Xiangyun came out of the kitchen and gave more grapes to the eldest son's family. The eldest son's family had grandchildren, and the others didn't say anything.
The Huo family was eating grapes together when Huo Junshan pointed to the unripe persimmons and said to his mother, "Mom, take these persimmons and don't let them eat them all. Leave some for me, and I'll take them to her."
Li Xiangyun nodded, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart; neither her own parents had ever enjoyed such treatment.
A voice called out to Huo Junshan from outside the door, "Brother Huo, is Brother Huo home?"
It was Yang Dasheng. Huo Junshan quickly went to open the door and welcomed him in. Li Xiangyun recognized him and invited people over to eat grapes.
Yang Dasheng only pinched a few pieces to taste before laughing and saying, "Aunt and Uncle, I have something to discuss with Brother Huo. You guys eat."
Huo Junshan led him to the room. As soon as the door closed, Yang Dasheng took out a large roll of 336 yuan. "Brother Huo, this is your 336 yuan. It's all here."
Huo Junshan silently accepted the money and saw Yang Dasheng out.
Li Xiangyun had a loud voice. She shouted, "Don't leave! Eat here before you go. Third brother, quickly make someone sit down. They haven't eaten here yet."
Yang Dasheng politely waved his hand and said, "No, Auntie, I have things to do back home! I have to go now, maybe next time."
After seeing Yang Dasheng off, Huo Junshan went to the educated youth settlement with something in his pocket. The light was still on in Lin Mengmeng's room next to Yun Ningyan's, and laughter could be heard from time to time. It was her and Zhang Qiang's voices.
Huo Junshan walked past her door. Lin Mengmeng and Zhang Qiang both saw him. Zhang Qiang nodded slightly to him. He didn't linger. He didn't care about other people's business. He pushed open the door to Yun Ningyan's small house and went inside.
Yun Ningyan had just come out of the space after drinking a cup of plum juice; her hair was still wet, indicating that she had just taken a shower.
Why did you come here?
Huo Junshan walked to the bedside and sat down. He took out a box from his pocket and opened it. Yun Ningyan looked at it curiously and saw a large roll of 100 yuan bills.
She asked in surprise, "Where did you get so much money?"
She spoke in a very low voice, almost whispering in Huo Junshan's ear, making his ear itch.
He first pulled her into his arms and kissed her several times, sucking hard on the girl's lips. The girl in his arms let out soft moans of unbearable pleasure from his kisses.
Yun Ningyan didn't know why she made such a shameful sound.
She angrily hit Huo Junshan a few times, but she didn't hit him hard. Huo Junshan grabbed her hand, staring at her with burning eyes, wanting to devour her. He shouldn't have kissed her, but he couldn't help himself. What should he do?
Yun Ningyan's face was still flushed with anger as she counted the money Huo Junshan had brought, which totaled more than three thousand five hundred yuan.
"Where did you get this money? It's all from the money you made selling wild boars."
Huo Junshan nodded and pushed the box toward her, saying, "It's all yours."
Clouds and mist...
Isn't this just like a domineering CEO throwing 200,000 yuan in her face?
It turns out the domineering CEO was right beside her!
It feels so damn good to be showered with money!
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