After hearing what her young lady said, An He curled his lips and said:
"Miss, you should dry your clothes first! Don't catch a cold again!"
"knew."
Lianyi then quickly sat back by the fire and drank a bowl of ginger soup, feeling much warmer all over.
"Miss, why don't we go back first? It just rained, and the road in the forest is a bit slippery and difficult to walk on. Besides, the animals have all hidden themselves."
Lotus suggested.
"Okay, go back first and come back tomorrow."
Lianyi said with a wave of his hand.
Anyway, she did gain something this time, as the young man from the Wen family owed her another favor, so she went home happily.
On the other side, Wen Zhaoming lowered his head and hurried home. Because of the injury on his leg, he didn't dare to walk too fast. When he passed by the fields, he was seen by the people from Wenjia Village.
"Brother Ming, are you going up the mountain again?"
A dark, thin and strong woman asked loudly.
"Yes, Aunt Wen, I'm going to the mountain to find some food. There's no land to harvest at home, and I can't just sit there and eat all the food. Yueyue's cold has just gotten better, so I'll get her some meat to nourish her."
Wen Zhaoming also spoke up and explained the purpose of the rabbit in his hand.
"I don't know how much meat can go into Yueyue's mouth."
Aunt Wen muttered to the side, obviously unable to bear to see the two of them getting along well.
"That's also our second room's business."
Wen Zhaoming replied in a neutral tone and then quickened his pace back. Aunt Wen was so angry that she pouted behind him, but no one around paid any attention to him. Some people even looked down on Aunt Wen for even wanting to eat what was in her own nephews and nieces' bowls.
"Some people are just too greedy. They haven't eaten a single grain of your rice, drank a sip of your water, or asked you to support them, yet you're quite lenient with them."
Aunt Wen couldn't stand it and said directly.
"Who are you talking about?"
"I didn't mention any names, why are you so anxious?"
Aunt Wen was harvesting rice with a sickle. After she replied, she was too lazy to pay attention to Aunt Wen.
"What are you arguing about? Hurry up and harvest the rice. It has just rained hard. The rice needs to be dried after it is harvested. Otherwise, it will get moldy. I wonder what you will eat next year? Are you going to eat nothing?"
A middle-aged woman with bronze skin and a sturdier build than Aunt Wen scolded directly.
This person is Wen Mingxia, the current village chief of Wenjia Village. Her words are quite intimidating, and her logic is sound. Everyone immediately fell silent and started harvesting vigorously, for fear of another rain.
Not only does soaking the rice in water affect its taste, it is also prone to mold. Even if you pay taxes on the rice, the people above you won't accept it, and they will be the ones who suffer. Everyone understands this.
Wen Zhaoming didn't know that a quarrel had been sparked by a wild rabbit. When he walked to the three earthen houses in his home, he saw his sister waiting for him in front of the fence gate.
“Brother!”
When Yueyue saw Wen Zhaoming, she ran over, hugged her brother's waist, and asked in a low voice:
"Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's go back and tell him that I was lucky enough to catch a rabbit today."
Wen Zhaoming's expression softened instantly, and he said, touching his sister's head.
"Brother is awesome."
After saying that, he took his eldest brother's hand, looked at the rabbit curiously, and licked his lips, obviously he was also greedy.
After entering the house and closing the door, Wen Zhaoming asked in a low voice:
"Someone came to the house to get clothes. No one saw it, right?"
"Don't worry, big brother. That big sister climbed into the house from the backyard, not through the front door. I've seen her before. She was the guard next to Miss Su. I listened to her and gave her your old clothes."
The little girl said seriously.
"Yueyue, be good. Let's exchange a secret code. If someone comes to you next time and says they are delivering a message for me or asking you to follow them, you should ask her what color clothes I am wearing today. If she says it is white, you should believe her for once. If she says it is not white, you must not believe her. OK?"
Wen Zhaoming felt a little scared when he thought about it now. If Miss Su had any bad intentions, he and his younger sister would definitely be unable to defend themselves.
Yueyue was very obedient, nodded, and asked doubtfully:
"But brother, I remember you don't have any white clothes!"
"It is precisely because I don't have white clothes that I can prove that the code the visitor said was told by me. If the other party has seen me and said that I went out wearing brown clothes, how can you tell whether what he said is true or false?"
Wen Zhaoming asked back.
"Well, Yueyue understands."
Wen Zhaoyue nodded, knowing that the codeword was meant to catch people off guard.
Wen Zhaoming then began to clean the wild rabbit in his hand. There was not much meat on a rabbit, but because it had been fattened in the autumn, it could last the two of them at least three days.
Wen Zhaoming stewed the rabbit skillfully, then went to the backyard and inserted some sharpened branches into the wall made of adobe and stones so that the Su family guards could easily flip it over, and so could others.
Now there are only him and his sister at home. Their mother passed away not long ago. In addition, he has a tough attitude and it is the autumn harvest time, so no one dares to have any bad thoughts. However, there may be someone who is bold enough. He is already an adult boy. If someone really sneaks into their house, he will not be able to explain himself.
It is better to take precautions early than to worry. The actions of the Su family guards reminded him, and he decided to dig some traps around the backyard wall at night, and then put wooden spikes inside, so that whoever comes will be unlucky.
Lianyi didn't know that her unintentional action had reminded Wen Zhaoming. At this time, she had already eaten dinner and was copying scriptures. Since she came to live in the manor under the banner of copying scriptures, she naturally had to do what she said and treat it as practicing calligraphy. However, she did not give up the decision to go up the mountain the next day.
The next day was a sunny day. Lianyi urged the three to set off immediately. When the sun was at its hottest, they had already entered the inner area of the forest. This time Cuihua was responsible for hunting, while Hehua and Anhe were responsible for protecting Lianyi. Although Lianyi repeatedly emphasized that she could protect herself, she was still ignored by the two.
Well! The original body did not have this ability, but it did not prevent her from taking action, so when she saw a colorful pheasant flying by, Lianyi directly drew her bow and shot an arrow, which pierced the chicken's neck, and the pheasant flew into the air and fell directly down.
"How's it going? Your young lady's hand skills are pretty good, right?"
Lianyi said with a smile, then walked over to pick up the pheasant.
When I walked over to take a look, I saw that the pheasant had fallen into a trap. It was obvious that someone had dug a pit and set a trap here to catch wild animals.
"Miss, someone has set a trap here."
"Yeah, I see."
Lianyi nodded and looked inside. There were sharp spikes in the pit below, which directly pierced the pheasant's belly.
"Bring up my prey first."
Ripple commanded.
After hearing this, Cuihua immediately reached out and grabbed the arrow tail to pull the pheasant out of the trap.
"Miss, this pheasant is quite fat."
"Look around to see if there are any pheasant eggs. This pheasant must have been startled by the noise."
Lianyi said very experiencedly.
At this time, a rustling sound was heard from the woods ahead. The four of them gripped their weapons tightly and stared ahead.
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