On the way back, Zhong Yuxiu was happy but she did not forget to observe Yan Rushan. Seeing that he was doing fine as usual, she felt mixed and happy.
He had said before that he would not ask her for her secrets and would wait until she was willing to tell him; he did it, and she had never seen such trust and tolerance in anyone else.
When faced with the unknown, everyone will feel fear and terror in their hearts; everyone wants to figure out what it is and why it is like this, otherwise they will not feel at ease.
Yan Rushan might also be curious and want to find out; but facing her, he did not take any action, and even pretended not to see it, and accompanied her with a blind eye.
"Strict as a mountain."
"Um?"
Zhong Yuxiu stopped and looked back at him, "Have you ever regretted it?"
"What do you regret?" Yan Rushan asked. Zhong Yuxiu didn't know how to respond. Yan Rushan smiled. He was holding a rabbit and a pheasant in his hand, so he couldn't move his hands. But he still leaned over to offer her warmth and love. "Are you asking if I regret being with you, or if I regret getting married? Or if I regret having children with you and taking care of my parents together?"
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head, "No."
"What is that?"
Zhong Yuxiu couldn't be honest, and she was touched. When he asked her this, she couldn't say anything.
Yan Rushan understood and just hugged her, "Don't be panic, don't be afraid, don't be uneasy, you are my wife, this is enough."
The first part was to comfort her, and the second part was to tell her; no matter what secrets she had, whether they were from a human or even unknown, he didn't care.
"Thank you." She hugged his waist back and buried her head in his chest for a while before looking up. "When the time is right, I will tell you everything about me."
"Okay, I'll wait until the day you're willing to tell me. Now let's go down the mountain and ask the nanny to make you some chicken soup, and then ask Feng Zheng to make you some roast rabbit."
"good."
The two of them went down the mountain. Zhong Yuxiu kept smiling, and Yan Rushan accompanied her indulgently.
After arriving home, all the game was sent to the kitchen. Yan Rushan said to Wang Daya, "Auntie Wang, you and Auntie Gong raise the little rabbits, and give the big ones to Feng Zheng to roast. Stew the pheasant and share the two."
I didn't keep any of them, mainly because pheasants are not as big as domestic chickens and have less meat; one stew would not be enough for so many people, and my wife had been craving wild game for a long time, so I felt guilty not letting her eat it.
"Did you eat it all in one meal?" Wang Daya asked uncertainly.
Yan Rushan said: "Let's do it all. We have a big family. After we cook the wild rabbits, we can give half of them to the village chief of Hongxing Village. Let them have a taste too. They helped us a lot in buying a house in Hongxing Village." Although there were many benefits, the personal relationships still had to be maintained.
"Comrade Yan, forget about the wild rabbits. Comrade Gong and I already gave them plenty of food before you moved in. Please don't blame us for acting on our own."
"That's all right. We don't need this little bit of food at home." They didn't keep the food for themselves, so it was a good idea to give it to them as a favor. "Don't say anything. When the rabbit is roasted, give them half a piece. There's no more. We don't have enough to eat."
Wang Daya nodded in agreement and helped Gong Zhaodi to collect pheasants and rabbits, and then put the little rabbits into the chicken coop.
There is a small yard behind the second entrance where you can grow vegetables and raise poultry. A row of chicken coops has been built there early in the morning. It is for raising chickens, ducks, and other small animals, which will be used when the rabbits arrive.
Feng Zheng first stewed the chicken and then made roasted rabbit. It was already evening when they were done.
The food was placed on the table. Wang Daya cut half of the wild rabbit, put it on a plate and then placed it in a bamboo basket, and covered it with a clean white cloth.
"Comrade Yan, I'll take the roasted rabbit to the village chief's house first."
"Well, thank you for taking the trouble to make this trip. By the way, tell the village chief that our family needs firewood. If any villagers are willing, they can collect firewood and sell it to our family. A large bundle costs 50 cents, and a small bundle costs 20 cents." Firewood is needed for boiling water and cooking, as well as for the kangs in several rooms.
There is no heating in Hongxing Village, so the yard is naturally not very warm, and it is necessary to burn the kang to warm up the room.
Therefore, every room has a kang and a big bed; it is great whether you sleep on the kang or the bed; if you don’t sleep on the kang, you can use it to store things, or put a shelf on the kang to put some things on it, or grow vegetables and flowers.
It’s cold in winter, and the kang has many uses.
"Okay, I'll pass on the message."
Wang Daya went out with a basket, walked into the village, and headed towards Village Chief Wang's house. It was time for every household to cook, including Village Chief Wang's house. When Wang Daya arrived, Village Chief Wang, who was repairing wood in the yard, saw her at the first time.
"Big sister, what are you doing here?"
"Brother Wang, it's a good thing that you are at home. Where is my sister-in-law?" Wang Daya walked into his yard.
Village Chief Wang put down his work and called into the kitchen, "Mom, come out, the eldest sister is here."
"I'm here." Sister Wang came out hurriedly, still wearing an apron. "Sister, have you eaten? Why are you here? Is there anything you need our help with?"
Wang Daya shook her head. "I'll go back and eat right away. The boss is waiting for me. I didn't come to see Brother Wang and Sister-in-law for anything. My boss caught some game in the mountains today, and I'm sending you some." As she spoke, she handed the basket to Sister-in-law Wang. "Don't refuse. The boss said you two have been taking good care of our family, so this is a small token of his appreciation."
"How can you give us the game you hunted in the mountains?" Mrs. Wang refused to accept any of it, repeatedly refusing. "There's not much game meat this season. Even if you give us half, it won't be enough for you."
Wang Daya smiled and pushed it over again, "Sister Wang, this is what the boss asked me to deliver, don't push it anymore; I have to go back to eat, you can come visit me when you have time, I'll leave first." Before she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out of the yard quickly.
Mrs. Wang stared at her from behind, stunned. Village Chief Wang hugged her back and smiled, "It's not bad to have such a wealthy family come to our village. Our village is just too quiet. I hope their arrival will make it more lively."
With fewer people, it is naturally quieter.
"It's not quiet here anymore. They gossip about other people's affairs all day long. It's so annoying. Haven't you seen those old women who gather together and just gossip about others?" Mrs. Wang didn't dare to agree with what the head of the household said. She really had a deep understanding of the matter and didn't dare to agree with it.
Village Chief Wang chuckled, "It's not like the fighting and stealing in the neighboring villages, right?"
"That's true." There are few people, and every household knows each other's situation. Stealing is not safe at all. After a long time, people will know who it is. The living conditions of the people in the village are similar, so there is no need to steal.
You can’t steal anything good.
The most important thing is that the fewer people there are, the less conflicts there are; in order to avoid being bullied by others, people in a village will unconsciously unite.
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