"Sister, where did you find these fruits? Can I go fruit picking with you tomorrow?"
While eating, Xiao Fu asked with anticipation.
Hunting with his second brother no longer holds his interest; he wants to pick fruit.
Since he can't catch any prey anyway, he might as well go pick fruit with his sister and do some chores for the family.
"I found it in the forest, but I don't know exactly where..." Su Tang replied vaguely.
It's impossible for her to bring him along. When she goes to the farm, she can't just conjure up fruit out of thin air in front of Xiao Fu.
Su Tang was thinking about how to refuse Xiao Fu.
"What are you doing picking fruit, you male? Just come hunting with me!" Su Jianyuan slapped Xiao Fu on the back of the head, interrupting him irritably.
"But I want to pick fruit. Second Brother, you already know the way, so I don't need to lead the way for you anymore." Xiao Fu covered his head, looking aggrieved.
"You dare talk back, huh?" Su Jianyuan glared at him, and just as he raised his hand, Xiao Fu suddenly shrank his neck and quickly changed his mind: "I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm going hunting with my second brother..."
Although my second brother can hunt now, he's become much fiercer than before.
He also loves to hit people at the drop of a hat; these past two days, his head has been covered in bumps from being beaten by his second brother.
Su Jianyuan withdrew his hand with satisfaction; the little brat just needed to be taught a lesson.
That's how his mother raised him when he was young. Look how composed and proper he is now. Everyone who sees him feels that he exudes mature charm.
Lin Xia frowned as she looked at him. This brat was bullying the younger one again.
Before she could speak, Su Guodong grabbed her hand and shook his head at her.
What if we stop her, and then Xiaofu wants to go fruit picking with her daughter?
Lin Xia also thought of this, which is why she suppressed the urge to beat up Su Jianyuan and signaled to him with her eyes not to go too far.
Thinking to herself, "I'm sorry, Xiao Fu, I'll definitely avenge you next time. I'll have to make you suffer for now."
"Then I can find fruit in the forest while I'm hunting, that should work, right?" Xiao Fu quickly came up with another idea and said excitedly.
The group exchanged glances and remained silent.
I wonder how Xiao Fu will feel when he finds out in the future that he could never find the same fruit in the forest...
Su Tang didn't discourage Xiao Fu's enthusiasm; as long as she didn't follow her, it was fine.
After we finished the corn, the mutton soup and the lamb and deer legs were also cooked.
Lamb soup and roasted lamb leg without salt and seasonings are hardly delicious, but they are rare foods in this ancient continent.
Su Tang and the others didn't complain at all, and ate every last bit of meat and soup.
Only when you are well-fed can you have the energy to live a better life.
Xiao Fu was drinking mutton soup for the first time. He ate the piping hot meat, his nose running, but he couldn't stop.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't chew the bones, he would have loved to eat them too.
The family finished their dinner around the fire, and it was already completely dark.
For the past few nights, I haven't been able to see the moon, so there's no moonlight. I can only use the light from the campfire to clean up the mess.
Since Xiao Fu couldn't be of much help, Lin Xia urged him to go to sleep first.
The pots, pans, and other dishes will have to wait until tomorrow to wash them at the river. There isn't enough water at home. We cleaned up quickly, but there are still two legs and half a piece of meat left in the plum blossom.
Seeing that Lin Xia was about to put it in the wooden basin, Su Tang couldn't help but say:
"Mother, won't wild animals steal this meat if we leave it here at night?"
Meat won't spoil overnight in this weather, but there are still plenty of rats, weasels, and insects.
It would be a real loss if your food was stolen while you were sleeping.
"Oh, right!" Lin Xia slapped her forehead, finally realizing what she meant.
She still thought she was at home!
They momentarily forgot that this was an ancient continent. Being eaten was a minor matter; if they attracted a large prey, their entire family might be wiped out.
"Where should we put this meat?" Lin Xia asked, looking at the group.
Su Tang would like to put it in the farm, where it is 100% safe.
But when she tried, she found that she couldn't bring anything that wasn't from the farm in, and she was at a loss.
"Let's make a shelf, put a wooden board on it, and put the meat on it. That way, it shouldn't be stolen," Su Shiwei suggested.
Since no one could think of any other good ideas, they all agreed to do as Su Shiwei suggested.
The two brothers worked together and soon made a triangular frame more than two meters high. A wooden board was placed on top, the venison was placed on it, and a circle of thorns was placed below so that small wild animals could not eat it.
If it really attracts a large wild beast, then forget it, hiding anywhere won't help. We'll just have to see if the trap Su Jianyuan made works.
"Mother, put the pheasant and eggs up there too." Su Tang hadn't forgotten her eggs and the hen that was about to lay them.
Upon seeing the egg in Su Tang's hand, Su Jianyuan immediately exclaimed:
“I forgot about the wild eggs. Sister, why didn’t you take them out to eat when you were eating? One for each of us would have been just right.”
Boiled eggs taste great even without seasoning.
"Don't even think about it, this isn't for you to eat."
Su Tang glanced at him.
"The wild eggs are for the cubs, you can eat the meat."
Su Jianyuan then remembered that his younger sister was now the mother of five cubs. He clicked his tongue and, without competing with the cubs for affection, teased:
"Girl, you really think of yourself as their mother now. You're treating these little ones really well. I didn't realize you were so kind-hearted..."
"I just don't want them to starve. They don't have much to eat to begin with, and a few wild eggs won't fill your stomach," Su Tang interrupted without thinking.
Su Jianyuan chuckled, his face saying, "See if I believe you or not."
That's just how his sister is; whenever she doesn't mean what she says, she likes to come up with a bunch of excuses.
She's usually the kind of person who doesn't like to explain herself.
"Okay, okay, you're right." Su Jianyuan nodded in agreement, then suddenly thought of something, "What if the father of these cubs comes looking for them? What if he tries to take the cubs from you?"
It's been so long, and he still hasn't met the father of these cubs!
Upon hearing this, Su Tang paused for a moment.
It is said that her never-before-seen companion was a wandering beastman.
Most of the wandering orcs are wicked and have been expelled from their tribes. No tribe is willing to accept them, so they can only eke out a living in the forest.
Su Tang had almost forgotten that such an orc existed.
All she knew from Xiao Fu was that the cub's father was a wandering beastman. As for why only she and the cub returned, while the wandering beastman disappeared without a trace, no one knew.
“That’s perfect. If their father shows up, I’ll let him take the cubs away,” Su Tang replied casually, though she didn’t really like furry little animals anyway.
"Are you willing to do that?" Su Jianyuan asked deliberately.
"What's there to be reluctant about? I don't have any feelings for them."
After Su Tang finished speaking, she didn't want to listen to Su Jianyuan's rambling anymore, so she turned around and went back to sleep.
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