When Lu Yuan returned home, dinner was already prepared.
Lu Xiaoqin went to great lengths today to avoid wasting the good meat and rice.
I made twice-cooked pork, stewed green beans and potatoes, smashed cucumber, and a vegetable and egg soup.
The dish of smashed cucumber was actually made by Wen Moxue.
She was generous with the seasonings, adding sugar, vinegar, and chili oil in addition to salt and minced garlic.
I secretly added a few more drops of sesame oil.
It's sour and spicy, refreshing and delicious.
It's so delicious with rice!
As all the dishes were served, everyone silently swallowed their saliva.
Lu Xiaojun was so eager to grab the meat that Lu Yuan stopped him with lightning speed.
Looking at the dark, black claws, it unceremoniously tapped the chopsticks with its mouth.
"Go wash your hands before you eat."
Lu Xiaojun was in pain and instinctively went to his father to complain.
But this time, Lu Guoqing didn't protect him.
"Listen to your older brother, you're not allowed to eat without washing your hands."
The little brat behaved himself and went to wash his hands with tears in his eyes.
Lately, his dad has been giving him a long face. People say he's a bastard, and even a ten-year-old knows what that means. Looking at his dad like this, he's almost starting to believe it himself.
He's been living on tenterhooks these past few days, afraid that his father will be unhappy and kick him out, then he'll not only have no mother but also no father.
They were too young to earn enough work points to support themselves.
When he returned after washing his hands, everyone had already started eating, which made him very anxious.
He quickly picked up the bowl and began to wolf down his food.
When picking up meat, they would glance at Lu Guoqing. If they noticed their father frowning, their hand would pause, and they would turn to pick up vegetables instead.
There was a lot of meat to begin with, but Lu Xiaoqin didn't finish it. She cut it into large pieces, and even then, she cut it according to the number of people, so each person got five slices.
After hesitating for so long, Lu Xiaojun finally ate two pieces of meat.
When he tried to grab it again, it was gone, and he was so upset that tears welled up in his eyes. But no one noticed him.
Lu Xiaoqin's cooking skills were quite good; even the picky Wen Moxue thought her food was delicious and ate quite a bit of it.
The food was eaten completely.
After the meal, Lu Guoqing asked about the move again.
He also instructed Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaofang, the two sisters, to help with cooking tomorrow.
The two sisters happily agreed.
In the past, helping out would allow you to stay and eat there; that small half-portion of pork was clearly prepared for tomorrow.
Lu Yuan didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement.
With the two sisters helping with cooking, Xiao Nizi and her aunt can have an easier time.
With nothing else to do, Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue made an excuse to leave.
There are quite a few people invited tomorrow, and the dishes they have prepared now may not be enough, so Lu Yuan thought he would go up the mountain to try his luck.
They don't venture deep into the mountains; they just hunt a few pheasants and rabbits on the outskirts.
Wen Moxue wanted to come along too.
She has a space where she can hide in case of danger, so there's no need to worry about her safety. Therefore, Lu Yuan didn't object.
"Let's go to the educated youth settlement first and invite Hongxia to our home for dinner tomorrow."
Lu Yuan agreed.
Should we invite other people from the educated youth settlement?
"No." Wen Moxue shook her head decisively.
If you don't plan to develop a close relationship, it's best to minimize contact.
They made a special detour to the educated youth settlement.
Wen Moxue called out from outside, and Hong Xia came out.
Yang Caihong was also with them.
Wen Muxue acted as if she hadn't seen her at all, making no attempt to avoid her. Holding Hong Xia's hand, she happily said, "We're moving tomorrow, can you come help us?"
Hong Xia readily agreed.
Yang Caihong followed along to see what was going on. When she heard that it was about helping with the move, she was afraid that they would ask her for help too, so she spoke up first.
"Mo Xue, you're moving to your new house tomorrow! Congratulations! It's a pity I haven't been feeling well these past few days and can't help you with the move."
Wen Moxue said calmly, "It's nothing."
Lu Yuan was much more direct: "Don't worry, I wasn't planning on inviting you anyway."
Yang Caihong choked, her face turning red with anger.
She glared at Lu Yuan, snorted, and turned to go back into the house.
After exchanging a few more casual words, the two left and went up the mountain.
Wen Moxue was actually very curious about the mountains, so she asked Lu Yuan to tell her about their usual hunting experiences.
Lu Yuan thought about it and realized that apart from the time he reaped the benefits, there wasn't anything particularly interesting.
Then I started telling her the story of that day.
"You wouldn't believe it, that wild boar came out of nowhere and gave me a huge fright. I tried to lure it into the trap, but it completely ignored me and just kept nudging the military water bottle."
At this point, he suddenly had a flash of insight, and the question that had been bothering him seemed to have an answer.
"Did you fill that military water bottle with spiritual spring water back then?"
Wen Moxue nodded, "Yes. I thought you must be tired from hunting, and drinking the spiritual spring water is good for your health."
Lu Yuan paused. So, all those animals that gathered there that day were attracted by the spiritual spring water.
Animals have a very keen sense of smell. He must have smelled the spring water when he opened the kettle.
Goodness, I never expected this spiritual spring water to have such a deadly attraction.
"Don't drink spiritual spring water casually when you're out in the future."
"Why?"
"This is a water-breeding animal."
Then he recounted the events of that day in detail.
The little girl's watery eyes widened as she listened, then she looked at him excitedly, her eyes sparkling.
"Lu Yuan, do you think we can use the spirit spring water to lure all the prey here, and then I can store them all in my spatial storage?"
Lu Yuan: "..."
That sounds incredibly outrageous.
"Didn't you say that you have to touch something to put things into your spatial storage? If so many prey came at once like that day, could you put them all in instantly?"
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