“If it can’t even understand a few simple words, then you should consider changing horses.” As soon as she finished speaking, the horse raised its front hooves and neighed loudly.
Seeing this, An Shuyi directly threatened, "If I fall, I'll kill you and eat you." Sure enough, the horse's neighing stopped and it put down its front hooves.
"Madam, it seems it is afraid of you."
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Afraid!"
"If you're scared, just leave. You're just wasting time."
"Let's go now." Xiao Yubai spurred his horse up the mountain.
Upon arriving at their destination, he dismounted and helped her down. "Madam, let's begin here." He then took down his bow and arrows.
"What about mine?"
“I can handle this tiring work, you just need to watch over her, Madam.” Without waiting for her to speak, he pulled her into the woods.
He often came here to hunt, so he naturally knew where there was prey. Before long, he saw a group of wild boars.
"Madam, you stand here, I'll go kill the wild boar," he said, then crept over, nocked an arrow, and shot at the wild boar.
But after he shot and killed a wild boar, three arrows flew from behind and shot at three wild boars. Although he missed one of them, he still killed two. He hurriedly turned around and saw An Shuyi drawing her bow.
But he didn't have time to ask any more questions. The wild boars had also spotted him and were coming this way. He drew his bow and arrow again, and only after shooting down all the wild boars did he retreat. "Madam, you should at least give me some face. You're so powerful, how am I supposed to assert my authority as husband?"
"You don't have that thing!" After saying that, he went to pick up the arrow and put the wild boar into the warehouse.
Xiao Yubai went over to pick up the arrows, but the wild boar dragged them in front of her so she could put them away.
Once all the wild boars were found, they continued searching for other prey, including pheasants, rabbits, roe deer, and even black bears.
"Madam, may I have Chef Liu make you steamed bear paws tomorrow?"
"Sure, I also have venison, tiger meat, and roe deer meat here. Take them to the cook and have him prepare them. I'll keep them and eat them slowly." Otherwise, if we only take in and don't give out, the food in the warehouse won't be enough to eat.
"Madam, let's go to the border town tomorrow. There's a chef there whose cooking is quite good. Let's buy a lot. People often sell their game there; there's a lot of delicious food." He had eaten there a few times, but he was always too busy.
"If it's really as good as you say, go buy some. I still have food here, but it's all the same. It'll be good to change things up." He then took out an orange and a bottle of water for him.
Walking this far, I'm not only thirsty but also tired.
She even wondered if it was because she was getting old and her health was failing.
After he finished drinking, she brought the water over and poured water for him to wash his hands. Xiao Yubai washed his hands clean before peeling an orange, giving her a piece and eating one himself.
After finishing the oranges, they took out some loquats, strawberries, and cherries.
"Want to eat more?" An Shuyi asked, having already eaten the most and was too full.
"Give me an apple!" He really likes apples, and they don't even need to be washed.
She took out an apple for him, then suddenly pulled out a durian. "How does this smell?"
Xiao Yubai looked at the thing in her hand, which was covered in thorns. He leaned closer to smell it and could only detect a faint odor. "Madam, what is this?"
"Durian, would you like to try some?" She wanted to see it.
"No, I'll just have an apple." He was truly fed up with his wife's antics; he could clearly see the mischievous glint in her eyes.
Seeing that he was unwilling, An Shuyi did not force him and put the durian back in the warehouse. "Then you eat the apple. Next time I eat it, I'll share some with you."
Now that she's finished eating, she still smells bad. When she gets back to camp, people will suspect she's fallen into something dirty.
While he was eating an apple, he saw a group of sika deer in front of him. "That's good," she thought, "I don't have to take the meat out of the warehouse." She tugged at Xiao Yubai and pointed ahead.
Xiao Yubai put the apple he had already taken two bites of in his mouth, then nocked an arrow and drew his bow. This time, he also took three arrows. Even if he couldn't hit the target, he couldn't lose face as a man.
The two began shooting the sika deer, avoiding the smaller ones, and only went to collect the meat after they had finished shooting them.
"You have Chef Liu make me a whole deer. I won't take out the deer meat, I'll take the tiger meat."
"Yes, madam, but isn't one too few?"
"That's enough. Leave some more for your soldiers, otherwise they won't have enough to eat."
"Thank you for your understanding, Madam. It is truly my honor to have met you."
"Stop saying nice things, hurry up and pick up the meat. There's enough meat for you. Let's get ready to go back!" It was already afternoon, and my feet were aching. These were embroidered shoes, and they were really uncomfortable on the ground.
They used to wear military boots when they went hiking, and their feet never hurt, no matter how long they walked.
Seeing the exhaustion on her face, Xiao Yubai nodded and dragged the sika deer in front of her. After they had searched everything, he squatted down in front of her and said, "Madam, I'll carry you on my back."
An Shuyi didn't act coy and climbed onto his back. He seemed to have forgotten about his light-footed skills and carried her out of the forest. Once outside, he put her down.
"We can't carry all this game back. You ride back and get help. I'll wait here." There's only one horse; how can we carry it all?
“Madam, ride back. I will wait here. Barbarians often come here, and it is too dangerous for you to stay.”
“Okay!” An Shuyi nodded, took out the hot pot base from the warehouse, put it in a bag, and also the chili peppers and star anise. “I’ll take these back, and you can give them to the chef later.”
Once he had brought the horse over, he rode away. After arriving at the camp, he sent a soldier to inform the deputy general to take men to bring the meat back, along with Xiao Yubai's warhorse.
The soldier nodded and hurried off to find his deputy.
An Shuyi carried the bag back to the tent, looking at the clothes she was wearing, and decided to change them after taking a bath.
After waiting for a long time in the tent, Xiao Yubai finally returned. He came in, said something, put the contents of the two bags into a bucket, and then carried it to the back.
Although there were many soldiers, there were also many cooks in the kitchen. Give them two buckets, explain how to cook, and clarify any questions they may have before leaving.
Back in the tent, "Madam, are you having hot pot tonight too?"
"I won't eat. I'll just have something else. You and the generals and lieutenants go eat." Otherwise, it would be such a disappointment if the generals weren't there.
"I'll stay... Alright, then Madam, you can eat by yourself. Have the soldiers clean up after you're done. I might be back a little late." Although he wanted to stay and keep Madam company, he thought it best to go and eat with them instead.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. You take me to the cave first, and I'll take a shower there; I'm all sweaty." She won't be able to sleep if she doesn't shower.
Xiao Yubai nodded, "Then let's go!"
The two of them left the tent together. Once outside, they picked her up and flew towards the cave. On the way, they saw a stream and filled several buckets with water, which they also poured into a bathtub.
Once inside the cave, An Shuyi took out the generator and the bathtub, put the hot water heater inside, and waited for the water to heat up.
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