Ma Mingchun's eyes widened even more. Nan Nan was already beautiful, but now... she seemed so unattainable.
The mountain scenery is beautiful in late October and early November, and there are also the most wild animals. Yan Xiaonan used his consciousness to search for Zhongnan and the Golden Cudgel.
Not long after, Zhongnan came down excitedly with his wolf wife. Everyone knew Zhongnan, so they were only wary of the wolf beside him, not afraid of it.
The wolf wife walked up to Yan Xiaonan, lowering her tail and ears as a sign of submission. Yan Xiaonan stroked the wolf's head: "You're so beautiful, much prettier than Zhongnan."
"This is too much of a blow to the wolves," said Zhongnan.
The mother wolf raised her tail, her expression clearly showing pleasure.
After the two wolves left, Ma Mingyuan sighed and said, "Bei Nan, you didn't even tell me that Zhong Nan was a wolf. Wang Erniu was even thinking of killing and eating him back then."
Bei Nan sneered, "I really don't know who's going to eat whom, this idiot."
“I saw Wang Erniu and Wang Daniu come back yesterday,” Ma Mingchun said.
"Is she back?" Yan Xiaonan counted the days; two months had passed. He hoped that Daniu wouldn't do anything foolish again.
The golden cudgel leaped onto Yan Xiaonan's shoulder like a gust of wind, muttering something incoherently.
Yan Xiaonan's lips curled up. It turned out that the golden cudgel was blaming her for not coming to see him, causing his wife to run away as well.
That's easy, just find another one.
The golden cudgel shook its head, saying, "Our golden squirrels are all of the steadfast virtue, monogamous and never changing partners."
Yan Xiaonan~
"And what about your wife?"
The golden cudgel covered its face, saying, "I can't say anymore, it's all tears."
"Beinan, you and Ma Mingyuan go to the stream to set up the scaffolding and gather more firewood. Ma Minghua and I will go over there to find some wild fruits and vegetables," Nannan instructed.
The Golden Cudgel led three people to pick fruit and wild vegetables. Nan Nan took the opportunity to cheat secretly, while Ma Mingchun went behind a tree where a wild rabbit was foraging for food.
So the little guy crouched down and slowly moved over. By the time the rabbit sensed danger, Ma Mingchun had already pounced.
Ma Minghua was holding a machete and looking for wild vegetables when she felt something was wrong under her feet. Looking down, she realized she had stepped on a pheasant's tail.
The pheasant flapped its wings a few times, about to fly away, but Ma Minghua quickly grabbed its head, slashed it down, and the pheasant's body fell to the ground, blood spurting out.
Holding the chicken head in her hand, Ma Minghua screamed in fright and threw the chicken head far away.
Yan Xiaonan patted the little girl and pointed to the pheasant on the ground: "Xiaohua, you're so amazing, you caught a pheasant."
Ma Minghua's fright turned into delight, and she quickly squatted down to pick up the pheasant.
"Nan Nan, where's the pheasant's head?" Ma Minghua had already forgotten why she had been yelling like that.
The same thing happened to Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan, making them so happy they almost fell into the stream.
More than an hour later, the five people's baskets were full of wild vegetables and fruits, and they were also carrying pheasants and rabbits in their hands.
Yan Xiaonan told Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan to send the pheasant and rabbit back first, one pheasant for their family and one rabbit for the Ma family's family.
The two felt ashamed; good things should be shared with family, not just for themselves.
Watching the two people running home quickly, Yan Xiaonan decided to make a beggar's chicken first.
They caught the biggest pheasant, went to the stream, drained its blood, plucked its feathers and gutted it, and washed it clean with the stream water.
"Ma Mingchun, go get some mud. Ma Minghua, go find some large leaves," Yan Xiaonan said.
The two quickly got to work. Yan Xiaonan took out the seasonings from the basket and rubbed them all over the chicken to marinate it slightly. Then she put the peppercorns, minced ginger, and minced garlic that she had prepared at home into the chicken's belly.
Then they placed the chicken on clean leaves, wrapped it layer by layer, and lamented that they didn't have any lotus leaves while wrapping it.
Then spread the soil evenly on the outer leaves, about three or four centimeters thick.
Yan Xiaonan also asked Ma Mingchun to find some stones, use the stones to make a small circle, put firewood inside, place the chicken wrapped in mud on the firewood, and start roasting it.
Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan returned after delivering the wild game, and both families' parents exclaimed that they hadn't raised their children in vain.
Yan Xiaonan wondered why Ye Chenming and Ye Chen'er were also following behind the two of them. Didn't they have to go to work?
Ye Chen'er quickly explained, "Nan Nan, we didn't have much work to do today, so we were thinking of chopping more firewood to take back. We ran into Yan Beinan and Ma Mingyuan at the foot of the mountain, so..."
Yan Xiaonan smiled. "Since we're already here, what's there to say?"
Several people found Yan Xiaonan's actions very strange. Could a chicken wrapped in mud still be eaten?
Yan Xiaonan ignored them and directed them to set up the frame, prepare the firewood, and take out and put away the food they had brought.
Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan were responsible for cleaning the game and hanging it on a pole for barbecue, while Ye Chenming and Ye Chen'er helped to light the fire and pile up the firewood.
Let Ma Minghua manage the beggar's chicken. The firewood should be neither too much nor too little. Flip the chicken once every hour, and then flip it again every half hour.
Ma Minghua blinked: "Nannan, I can only estimate the time, it may not be accurate."
Yan Xiaonan took out a watch from her pocket: "This is my second brother's. I borrowed it from him. You can keep it as a watch."
Ma Minghua took the watch, glanced at it, and said with an embarrassed expression, "Nan Nan, I don't recognize the words on it, and I don't know how to tell the time."
Yan Xiaonan looked at the watch in Ma Minghua's hand, which was already upside down, but she was still trying hard to look at it.
Yan Xiaonan suddenly felt a pang of sadness. What a wonderful child! Was he just going to be wasted like this?
No, it's not too late. We should open a primary school in the village and have Ye Chen'er be the teacher to teach everyone to recognize and write characters.
The same goes for Ma Mingchun and Yan Beinan. Since they can't study in the town, they can go back to the village to study. There are still quite a few children in the village who should be in school.
How can you get by without reading? Knowledge is the driving force for progress. Without knowledge, you won't be able to accomplish anything in the future.
About half an hour later, the rich aroma of meat wafted over from the shelf.
Ye Chenming and Ye Chen'er's stomachs rumbled simultaneously, and both of their faces turned red.
Yan Xiaonan tried her best to suppress her laughter, because it would be wrong to laugh out loud, but it was really hard to hold it in.
Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan couldn't wait to take out their knives and cut off a rabbit leg with each stroke, giving the legs to Nan Nan, Ma Minghua, Ye Chenming, and Ye Chen'er.
Nan Nan and Ma Minghua quickly started eating. Barbecue should be eaten while it's hot; it won't taste good when it's cold.
Ye Chenming and his sister were a little embarrassed. They suggested that they eat the body instead, and leave the legs for Bei Nan and Ma Mingyuan.
Yan Beinan shook his head and pointed to the beggar's chicken, saying, "Mingyuan and I will eat the chicken legs later. You guys eat first."
After saying that, he and Ma Mingyuan shared a rabbit, eating a bite of steamed bun and a bite of rabbit meat, it was so delicious.
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