Ye Shuang glanced at Li Wenyi, who was starting to panic, and smiled at Li Shi: "Well, it's just that brother is such a bookworm. Once he starts studying, he forgets everything. No wonder brother insists on taking the imperial examination!"
Li glanced at Li Wenyi and began feeding Ye Shuang: "Yes, that's the only good thing about your brother. If he couldn't even read, he'd probably be the most useless one in the family, not even as good as our Shuang'er!"
Li Wenyi gave a bitter smile. His family had never really supported his taking the imperial examinations. In fact, he understood that the current dynasty was like a piece of wood that was prosperous on the outside but rotten on the inside. It seemed strong but could be broken at the slightest touch. However, he felt that he was not content to use his talents only for farming and hunting. If he entered the court and met a wise ruler, he might be able to save the precarious dynasty. This was the kind of revenge a man should achieve!
Li Shi and Ye Shuang watched helplessly as Li Wenyi alternated between frustration and excitement, clearly indicating that he was probably lost in thought again.
Li shook her head helplessly and continued to feed Ye Shuang the dishes on the table. Today, they were stir-fried potato strips and one cornbread for each person. Li had specially soaked Ye Shuang's cornbread in hot water so that she could at least chew it.
Fortunately, Ye Shuang wasn't as picky as she had imagined. Even if it was just cornbread soaked in water, Ye Shuang would accept it without hesitation, which relieved her greatly. At first, she thought Ye Shuang was a girl from a wealthy family and would definitely not be able to swallow such food, which made her quite troubled about how to feed her.
But now that she sees Ye Shuang as so obedient and sensible, she likes her more and more.
After lunch, Li took Ye Shuang to take a nap, while Li Wenyi was left to do whatever he wanted!
Before falling asleep, Ye Shuang sensed her master-servant contract with Bai Xue. Although she didn't know the current situation in the mountains, she knew that Bai Xue was safe and sound, so the others should be safe as well.
The mountains were indeed as Ye Shuang had imagined.
Snow White followed the humans with incredibly agile reflexes, preventing them from noticing her, and occasionally herding nearby wild animals to guide them away from the dangerous area.
The hunters, led by Li Mantian, had already caught more than twice the usual amount of prey by noon. However, there were many people on the mountain this time, and if it were just this little bit, it wouldn't be enough for them to share.
Since it was already noon, Li Mantian told everyone to rest for a while and continue in the afternoon.
From initial trepidation to current confidence, everyone was completely convinced of Li Mantian's abilities. Hearing Li Mantian say this, they formed groups, sat down against the trees to rest, and took out their dry rations and water to eat and drink.
Although there were many people, he couldn't let his guard down. Li Mantian looked around before finding a place to sit down.
"Brother Li, nothing's happened along the way, and the harvest is so plentiful, you should be alright, right?" A young man sidled up to Li Mantian, munching on some dry rations as he asked.
Li Mantian patted his shoulder: "We must never let our guard down. And the sudden appearance of so many wild animals today is also suspicious. Normally, when so many of us are gathered together, these wild animals should avoid us when they hear our noise."
"Could it be that thing?" The young man was a little scared, and even hid behind Li Mantian, looking around warily.
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