As usual, Song Fuyu left work a little early.

The feeling of leaving early, like leaving early for work, made her feel a little happy.

Not long after returning home, she heard Yan Ziyuan calling her, and she quickly got up from the kang.

"Why did you hit so many things?"

I saw that he was carrying a sheep on his right shoulder and holding a smaller roe deer in his hand. What was outrageous was that he had a rope made of thin branches around his waist, with a few rabbits and pheasants tied to it.

"Please open the door for me to put my stuff down first. There's more up the mountain. Wait until I get everything down."

Fearing that someone might see them, Song Fuyu hurried to help him open the door. Yan Ziyuan put all his things on the kitchen floor and ran towards the mountain without saying anything.

About half an hour later, he carried down a wild boar that seemed to weigh more than two hundred pounds.

This made Song Fuyu, who was quite strong, admire him.

"You take a rest first, Jin Kai should be back soon."

Song Fuyu poured him a cup of warm water and handed it to him.

Yan Ziyuan took the water and drank it in big gulps.

"Can you pour me another drink?"

Song Fuyu took the cup and immediately refilled it to 80% full.

"This is not for Jin Kai, it's for you to use during the winter."

"I..."

I actually have enough food, and there is so much that I can’t finish it in one winter.

But she didn't say this out loud. Looking at the bright smile on Yan Ziyuan's face, it seemed difficult for her to say no.

"But I can't handle sheep and pigs."

The animals that grow in the space can be created with just her thoughts without her having to do anything herself.

The chickens and sheep that were caught in her traps before were all dealt with by Aunt Fang. As for the captured roe deer and sheep, they are still in the space and she has no time to deal with them.

She could still manage to kill small animals like chickens and rabbits, but for wild boars...she really had no idea where to start.

Sheep and wild boars are considered large prey in the village. According to what Aunt Fang said before, if they are discovered, they will definitely be confiscated.

But according to Yan Ziyuan's intention, he had no intention of handing it over to the village, so he certainly couldn't ask the butcher for help. He could only deal with it himself secretly and without being discovered.

"Don't worry, you don't have to do anything."

"I'll call Jin Kai over later, and the two of us will take care of it. You just wait for the meat."

Song Fuyu and Tong Youyou prepared dinner together. When Jin Kai found out, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He could have another delicious meal.

Yan Ziyuan brought over the five kilograms of rice that he had bought for Jin Kai. Anyway, Little Potato usually cooked noodles for dinner, so the rice would be redundant for him.

Although Jin Kai teased him, he didn't say much. After all, he was not short of money.

He also said with a smile that if he could come over occasionally for a meal, he would be willing to provide food for everyone.

As a result, Yan Ziyuan replied: "You wish!"

As happy as Jin Kai was during the meal, he felt extremely uncomfortable when he saw the wild boar and wild sheep in the kitchen afterwards, or even more uncomfortable.

"You played all this this afternoon?"

"Hmm~"

"Have you ever thought about whether I, your brother, need meat to eat?"

"Have you ever thought about whether it would be useful? You are saying it as if you would do it."

"According to your usual method of cooking with plain water, the fishy smell of wild boar meat would probably make you vomit before it is served on the table."

Although what he said was true, Jin Kai still felt a little depressed.

This guy obviously has a girl and doesn’t want brothers. I despise him for a minute!

"Don't just stand there, roll up your sleeves and get to work. We have to finish it tonight."

"......"

What should he do if he wants to escape?

The few people were busy until nearly eleven o'clock in the evening before they finished processing the two prey.

Yan Ziyuan was also considerate enough to divide the pork into pieces of about one or two pounds each.

In the next few days, Yan Ziyuan went to the mountain every day. In addition to exploring, he also stocked up things for Song Fuyu.

I went down the mountain every day, without exception, and never came back empty-handed.

"Comrade Yan, please stop hunting. That's enough. We really can't finish it."

Now, there is a lot of meat hanging under the roof of the kitchen. Just looking at it every day makes her feel extra rich. It can be said that it allows her to fully realize the freedom to eat meat in this era of material scarcity.

If this is accidentally seen by the villagers, it might cause a huge storm.

Just in case, she planned to put all the meat into the storage room next door or into the space after it was smoked and dried.

"Okay, I'll listen to you and stop fighting."

He estimated the things he had stockpiled in the past few days and concluded that if he ate one kilogram of food every day, it should be enough to last him a year.

After having two meals with her, he found that although she worked a lot every day, she didn't eat much, only a small bowl of rice every day, which made him a little worried.

Originally, he had agreed to give her three days to think about it, but because of what happened that night, he hadn't asked her if she had made up her mind in the past few days, as he didn't want to put too much pressure on her.

At this time, Jin Kai and Tong Youyou had not finished work yet, and they were the only two of them. Yan Ziyuan, who had been waiting for a few more days, didn't want to wait any longer. He urgently wanted to know her answer.

"Xiao Yu, have you thought about what I asked you that day?"

"Would you like to date me?"

He looked at her lovingly. He never thought that a girl would suddenly break into his heart and make him miss her all the time when he couldn't see her.

If his mother, Ms. Qin, knew about this, she would probably laugh at him and say that this blockhead has finally come to his senses.

"I..."

Song Fuyu didn't expect him to bring it up again at this time, and was stunned for a moment.

He said he would give her three days. Since he didn't bring it up again during these days, Song Fuyu even began to doubt whether he had given up the idea of ​​dating her.

She felt both relieved and disappointed about this. All kinds of emotions mixed in her heart, making her feel very distressed.

Looking at the serious expression on Yan Ziyuan's face at this moment, she also knew that he was serious and not joking.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Fuyu replied seriously: "Sorry, I can't date you for the time being."

Yan Ziyuan looked at her expectantly, but he didn't expect her to reject his answer.

He felt a little frustrated, but thinking back on the time he had spent with her, he absolutely did not believe that she had no feelings for him at all.

Restraining the frustration that kept surging in his heart, he still asked: "Why not for now? I want a reason, can it be done later?"

"Because I'm not yet an adult!"

In modern times, her parents, especially her father, often told her that she had to wait until she became an adult before she could fall in love, and it would be better if she did it later.

I always tell her not to be easily fooled by the little wolf cubs, and to find someone like her father who treats her well unconditionally.

Fearing that she would fall in love too early, her father even coaxed her into swearing that she would never fall in love before she reached adulthood.

Even though her father was no longer with us, in order to keep the oath between them, she would not break it easily even in this day and age.

Originally his mind was filled with her words of rejection, but now after hearing her reasons, Yan Ziyuan felt alive again, and a warm smile returned to his face.

"I've been single for the past 23 years, so I don't mind being single for another half a year."

"If that's the only reason, then it's not a problem at all. I'm willing to wait. As long as it's you, I'm willing to wait."

When Song Fuyu heard his words, his face turned red.

Maybe being with him isn't such a bad thing.