The corn doesn't need to be cooked for too long, half an hour is enough, but because she cooked too much at once, Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid it wouldn't be cooked through, so she cooked it for more than forty minutes before turning off the heat.
Qin Xiaoxiao took a couple of bites of the corn cob with her chopsticks, her eyes lit up, and she put the corn to Su Lu's mouth.
"Try it."
Su Lu obediently took a bite. At first, he didn't think much of it. The village grows corn every year. It's not that it's terrible, but it's really not as good as rice. But when he put it in his mouth, the sweetness of the corn immediately took over his taste buds. He wanted to eat more after taking one bite.
"This corn, it's not grown in our village, is it?"
Qin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and said proudly, "Of course, it was already in my space. I specially cooked it for you to try. How is it? Not bad, right?"
Su Lu squinted and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Don't give these corns to anyone else, not even your grandparents. I'm not afraid of them finding out anything, I'm afraid of outsiders finding out."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded, "Don't worry about that, I know. I won't tell my grandparents either."
Although I feel quite unfilial, I can make it up to them in other ways.
The best way to compensate them was to use the spiritual spring water to nourish their bodies. Of course, that's what she did. Otherwise, she wouldn't always use the excuse of going to the old house to freeload, making it seem like she was so greedy. She had nothing in her space, so why would she need to go there to take advantage of others?
Su Lu thought for a moment, "How about you see what you have in your space that you can use? In a few days, I'll make a few trips, and you can send it over with my bag, just say you got it from the south."
Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and hugged Su Lu's waist, kissing him on the cheek. "How can my husband be so adorable? I love you to death!"
After kissing Qin Xiaoxiao, he ran away, tumbling into the kang (heated brick bed) to get away from Su Lu. He then stuffed the corn into Su Lu's hand, saying, "I can't eat anymore, you can have the rest."
Looking at the corn in his hand, Su Lu smiled and shook his head, then lowered his head and slowly finished eating it.
By the time they finished cooking the corn, it was already dark. The two of them had slept for most of the day but were not sleepy at all. The two bowls of flour were ready, and they quickly made more than eighty buns, put them in the pot to steam, and then stored them in their space. Finally, the two of them looked at each other and got up and dressed in tacit understanding.
A man dressed in black climbed over the wall in the dark and left the educated youth compound without alerting anyone.
After leaving the educated youth compound, the two moved swiftly and agilely, running towards Mao'er Mountain.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, we continued our journey without stopping, heading straight for Cat Ear Mountain behind it.
"There's still time for work. We'll stay in the mountains for a couple more days this time. I'd like to put some meat in your space and see if there's anything else good to collect."
As Su Lu ran forward with Qin Xiaoxiao, he turned back to discuss something with her.
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, "Sure, I have plenty of space, I can fit it in."
Su Lu felt relieved and stopped talking, burying his head and running wildly.
The two traveled at an extremely fast pace, and after three hours of relentless travel, they successfully reached the back of the left side of Cat Ear Mountain. Only here did they find themselves in a remote and sparsely populated area.
Under the cover of darkness and in the stillness of the mountains, the two crouched quietly in a patch of grass, listening intently to the sounds around them.
After listening for more than half an hour without any response, the two moved to another location.
After several attempts, the two finally heard a soft snoring sound.
The couple's eyes lit up at the same time, and they looked at each other with smiles.
Qin Xiaoxiao took out two steel knives from her spatial storage and handed Su Lu a crossbow.
Upon receiving the crossbow, Su Lu's eyes shone with the gleam of a hungry wolf, as if he had seen a stunningly beautiful woman. His delighted expression made Qin Xiaoxiao jealous.
Qin Xiaoxiao pouted at Su Lu in dissatisfaction, nudging his lower back.
Su Lu smiled and wrapped his arm around Qin Xiaoxiao, kissing her on the lips before quietly making his way to the wild boar's resting place.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't move and waited obediently in place. Ten minutes later, Su Lu returned and gave her a thumbs-up.
Qin Xiaoxiao wasn't happy; instead, she frowned.
That's a lot!
Ten wild boars, and only two of them—it's not easy to deal with them; one of them could easily get injured if he's not careful.
Su Lu tugged at Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, shook his head at her, and whispered in her ear, "Six big ones and four small ones. Take care of the big ones first, and we'll deal with the small ones later."
Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, licked her lower lip, and shook her head, saying, "I want them all."
Su Lu stopped talking and looked towards the direction of the wild boar's den with a smile.
My wife wants to eat it, which isn't impossible, but we need to figure out a way to do it.
Following the principle of seeking help from the space when in trouble, Qin Xiaoxiao searched through the space and, surprisingly, she actually found several pieces of wire mesh.
Su Lu was stunned the moment Qin Xiaoxiao took out the wire mesh.
Do you still have this?
Qin Xiaoxiao covered Su Lu's mouth, rolled her eyes at him, and gestured for him to keep his voice down. If he woke up the wild boar, he would be in big trouble.
Su Lu awkwardly shut his mouth, but his eyes kept glancing at the wire mesh.
Qin Xiaoxiao ignored him, stacked the three wire meshes together and put them into her space, then gathered a few large stones around her and followed Su Lu to the wild boar's den.
From a distance, it wasn't very clear, but as she got closer, Qin Xiaoxiao could not only hear the snoring but also smell the pungent odor of the wild boar.
Holding her breath didn't work, so Qin Xiaoxiao took out two masks from her spatial storage, sprayed some perfume on them before putting one on, and then handed one to Su Lu.
The two got ready. Qin Xiaoxiao carefully crept up to the wild boar's den, gently placed the wire mesh on one side, leaving half of the other side exposed, and then used a large rock to support the wire mesh. She then turned around and made a gesture to Su Lu.
Su Lu understood, walked to Qin Xiaoxiao's side, and then began to distribute the prey.
If they are fast enough, the two of them can take down two adult wild boars in one go. Now that's four, each of them can take one of the remaining two. The last four smaller ones will be up to luck.
Qin Xiaoxiao handed Su Lu a pair of night vision goggles. After putting them on, the two quickly took action, firing four crossbow bolts in quick succession, aiming directly at the area above the middle of the wild boar's eyes, as this was the wild boar's most vulnerable spot, and a single hit would be fatal.
Due to the angle of the shot, the two successfully killed four adult wild boars, but they couldn't care less about the others. However, they also alerted the other six wild boars.
The wild boars charged toward the cave entrance. The first to emerge were adult wild boars. Su Lu remained calm, holding his crossbow steadily. When he got close, he fired another arrow, and the first wild boar fell down before it could even charge out.
The one in front fell, which affected the wild boars behind from rushing out, and they tripped and fell if they weren't careful.
Qin Xiaoxiao quickly shot another arrow, but she was too hasty and missed. She struggled for a long time before finally dying.
The second one was dealt with smoothly, but the remaining four wild boars were about to break through the wire mesh. If Su Lu hadn't been there to block them with his body, they probably would have already escaped.
Even so, Su Lu didn't complain, occasionally shooting an arrow inside. However, the wild boar's hide was too thick, and the boar kept charging at him. Su Lu's hand was unsteady, and his shots lacked power. He fired several arrows but failed to kill a single one. (End of Chapter)
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