Li Xiaoxiao had never used this kind of earthen stove before, and it took her a long time to get the fire going. She took a bamboo tube and blew on the fire.
"Cough!" I'm about to choke to death!
When she has money and becomes a wealthy woman, the first thing she'll do is hire someone to tend the fire.
The fat chickens in the space grew up drinking spiritual spring water, and their meat was tender and delicious. Li Xiaoxiao sharpened the rusty kitchen knife on the whetstone a few times and then nimbly chopped the fat chickens into large and small pieces.
She took some spiritual spring water, lifted the lid of the large pot, and found two large winter bamboo shoots soaking in the water. She knew that the family had no food, and Qi Yu had braved the wind and snow to dig them up from the mountain.
This might be dinner for the two of us tonight...
Winter bamboo shoots are quite large, but once you peel off the outer husk, there's not much bamboo shoot meat left.
Li Xiaoxiao sliced the peeled bamboo shoots and threw them into the pot to stew with the plump chicken. The fire was burning brightly, making her face look rosy.
The pot began to bubble and bubble, with a layer of oil floating on top. Li Xiaoxiao washed the scallions, chopped them, and put them in the pot. She then added a little salt, and the rich aroma of chicken soup gradually wafted out. Even the clear broth smelled so good that it made one's tongue tingle.
She swallowed hard, constantly looking towards the door. Where had Qi Yu gone? If he didn't come back soon, she wouldn't be able to resist taking a bite of this big pot of delicious food first.
No, a scene suddenly flashed through Li Xiaoxiao's mind.
It seems that on the very day Widow Dong was pressing for repayment of debts, Qi Yu went hunting in the mountains and accidentally stepped into a snow pit, becoming trapped inside for the entire night amidst the wind and snow. He was not discovered until the next day, and from then on, he developed chronic leg pain.
In winter, my knees ache and feel weak, and I hate my original self even more.
After all, if the original owner didn't see meat for a day, he would start to cause trouble and torment him. Qi Yu was penniless and had no choice but to drag his sick body up the mountain to hunt.
He wasn't a professional hunter, and he was lucky if he could find a pheasant occasionally. Most of the time, he could only bring back some wild vegetables, which earned him a scolding from the original owner of the body more than once.
What terrible things did the original owner of this body do!
Li Xiaoxiao quickly put on an outer garment and went into the mountains to look for Qi Yu.
As soon as she pushed open the door, the biting cold wind almost sent her flying.
The mountain forest was dark, with the occasional howl of wolves. Li Xiaoxiao wrapped her clothes tighter around her, her face stiff from the cold wind. She quickly drank some spiritual spring water, and a warm current surged into her heart, making her feel a little better.
"Qi Yu, Qi Yu, where are you?" she called out as she walked, breathing on her hands every now and then, because it was so cold that day.
The snow fell even more heavily, burying the ground in a thick layer of snow. She had been wandering around like a headless fly for half an hour, her eyelashes covered in frost.
Just then, a familiar coughing sound came from behind.
It's Qi Yu!
Li Xiaoxiao was about to cry. She quickly followed the direction of the sound. If she couldn't find anyone, she might as well give up in the cold winter.
What came into view was a deep hunting pit, dug to prevent prey from escaping if it fell in. But the one who had fallen in was a living person, and a man at that.
"Qi Yu, can you hear me?"
Li Xiaoxiao's voice came from outside the pit, but Qi Yu gave a self-deprecating laugh. He was probably hallucinating from the cold. How could that poisonous woman possibly come out to look for him in such cold weather?
Until a rope was lowered down.
"Quickly grab the rope, I'll pull you up." Li Xiaoxiao heard him coughing and knew that he was still conscious.
Qi Yu's hands trembled as he gripped the rope, feeling as if he were in another world. How could this woman... be possible?
Thanks to Li Xiaoxiao's long stay in the apocalypse, she was no longer a weak woman. Otherwise, no matter how thin Qi Yu was, it would have been difficult for her, as a woman, to pull him. In addition, this body was indeed born with superhuman strength, but it had not yet been developed.
Qi Yu was pulled up, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground. He coughed even more violently, and red plum blossoms appeared on the white snow.
Li Xiaoxin was shocked. She hadn't expected his body to be so depleted. He was coughing up blood at such a young age. What would he do when he got old? No, wait, could he really live to old age safely?
No, it seems that it's time to put the treatment of my little husband on the agenda as an attempt to atone for the sins committed by the original owner.
Qi Yu's thin body shivered in the cold wind, and one leg was still bleeding, presumably from stepping on a trap when he was being led into it.
"I don't need your help, just leave." He stood up stubbornly.
Regardless of what this woman's purpose was in saving him, or whether she humiliated him in another way after saving him, he had had enough!
Li Xiaoxiao naturally noticed his wary look and couldn't help but sigh. She bent down and carried him on her back, only then realizing that Qi Yu was incredibly light, despite being so tall.
"What are you doing, woman?" Qi Yu was furious and embarrassed, struggling incessantly. How could he possibly save face being carried like this by a woman?!
"Don't move, you're injured. I'll take you back." Li Xiaoxiao patted him lightly, seemingly aware of his concerns, and added, "Don't worry, it'll be dark, no one will see you."
Qi Yu was so angry that he didn't even want to speak.
Li Xiaoxiao actually carried him back to what was nominally their home. Although it was still a dilapidated thatched hut, something seemed different. The firewood inside was still burning, making it warm and cozy, and chicken soup was simmering on the stove...
Wait, chicken soup?
"Where did you get the chicken?" Qi Yu asked the key question immediately. This family was so poor that they didn't have a single penny. How could they possibly afford to buy a chicken?
"Of course I bought it with my own money," Li Xiaoxiao lied without batting an eye. "I also bought a chicken to keep in the yard, and I'll collect its eggs to eat tomorrow."
It's just too cold now, so the chicken probably hid in a haystack.
Li Xiaoxiao looked left and right and found that there wasn't even a decent stool in the house. Feeling somewhat frustrated, she simply put the man on the bed.
Qi Yu's eyes were filled with complex emotions. For the past two weeks since their marriage, Li Xiaoxiao had never allowed him to sleep in the same bed; he had always slept on the haystack in the woodshed. This was the first time...
Li Xiaoxiao took a chipped bowl, scooped a large spoonful of hot chicken soup, and handed it to Qi Yu, gesturing for him to take it and drink it.
"Is there any poison in this bowl?" Qi Yu looked gloomy; he didn't believe this woman was so kind.
Speechless... Li Xiaoxiao wasn't blind, so she naturally understood the expression on the man's face. Drink it or not, it's up to him. She picked up the chicken soup and took a big gulp. Ah~ the chickens raised in the space are so fresh and delicious, even the soup tastes so good!
Qi Yu hadn't tasted meat for many days, and even with his strong willpower, he couldn't help but swallow hard.
Li Xiaoxiao didn't make things difficult for him. She changed the bowl, filled it with soup, handed it over, and also put a big chicken leg on it.
Eat more meat to grow strong!
Qi Yu carefully took a sip of the soup. The delicious chicken soup went down his throat, but for some reason, he felt a surge of emotion and his eyes welled up with tears. If life could continue like this, it wouldn't be so bad.
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