Jiang Yue walked quickly back home and closed the door.
Jiang Nian obviously couldn't speak, but she always felt that it was too quiet around her.
But in the yard, mules were braying, rabbits and pheasants were grazing, and everything was the same as before.
She walked over and looked into the rabbit cage. The big-bellied rabbit was huddled in the corner, very nervous and refusing to be touched. The male rabbit was also very irritable, with a fierce look in his eyes and ears pricked up at her.
"Don't worry, I won't touch you."
At least, don't touch the bunny while it's still young.
Rabbits have a strong reproductive capacity, and soon these two adult rabbits will become parents. The previous pair that had already given birth were temporarily separated and isolated for a few days, as frequent reproduction is not good for them.
She lowered her eyes, changed the water for a few of the fish, then sat on the doorstep and looked up at the mountain. He should have returned to his own territory by now.
Jiang Yue had lived in an orphanage for over twenty years, and now, she was simply returning to that state: eating alone, sleeping alone, working alone, and occasionally talking to herself facing the wall.
The weather was good these two days. Jiang Yue smeared seasoning on the wild rabbits and pheasants she had collected in the mountains, drilled a hole in their chests, and hung them up with castor ropes.
She even felt that she was a little cruel, letting the dogs in her house watch their compatriots being "whipped" by their owner every day, and the corpses were then brushed and hung in the yard to make them smell fragrant.
She hoeed and planted the land in the space from morning till night, and planted two acres of land with rice and wheat. She felt like a long time had passed, but in fact only two days had passed.
She lay down on the bed and fell asleep in a daze. She was too tired to notice that the hard bed board was really uncomfortable to sleep on.
In the middle of the night, there seemed to be a sound of something falling in the yard, but the whistling mountain wind mixed with the sound of shaking trees made it difficult to hear clearly.
Jiang Yue became alert, opened her eyes, sat up from the bed, quickly took out a knife, and pointed it at the uninvited person.
The man was tall, barefoot, and his footsteps were gentle. Half of his body was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly. But his eyes were clear and bright, and they only saw her.
While Jiang Yue was stunned, the person had already walked up to her, half-knelt down, and looked at her quietly without saying a word.
She put down the knife and held his delicate face in her hands. "Why did you come back?"
Jiang Nian opened his mouth slightly, moved his tongue a few times, and uttered with difficulty, "Yue, Yue."
Occasionally when she was bored, she would grab the other person and learn to speak. The first thing she taught was their names, but he didn't remember his own name, but remembered hers instead.
Jiang Yue smiled, and she placed her hand on his forehead, gently kissing him on the lips. Their warm breaths mingled, "From now on, we'll depend on each other."
Jiang Nian stretched out his broad arms and held her in his arms.
Jiang Yue closed her eyes, leaned on his chest, felt his fast and strong heartbeat, and said inappropriately, "You are not wearing any clothes."
Jiang Nian felt aggrieved because she didn't leave any clothes behind when she left.
The next morning, they slept until they woke up naturally, brushed their teeth and washed their faces, and Jiang Nian pulled her to the gate of the yard.
"What's wrong? Want to go out and play?"
He shook his head and opened the door. Jiang Yue looked out, dumbfounded.
There are prey everywhere!
Five rabbits, two pheasants, a fox, a deer and a sheep.
With Jiang Nian's skills, hunting is not difficult, but it takes him a lot of effort to drag the prey from such a faraway mountain to here.
The rabbits and pheasants had no injuries, so she suspected they had died of fright. The large prey, unexpectedly, had been tied up with a thick rope made of a type of mountain hemp grass. They were still alive. However, their eyes, as they looked at Jiang Nian, revealed fear. They remained motionless.
She quickly brought the prey into the yard. Fortunately, she got up early today and no one saw it.
She half-knelt to look at them. The fox's fur was snow-white, a silver fox, a favorite of wealthy families. This female sika deer was smaller than the previous one, but more rounded and adorable.
That bleating sheep looks very fat.
She looked up at the boy and smiled, "We'll sell the fox and the deer, and keep the rest for ourselves! We'll eat mutton stew in winter to nourish our bodies!"
Jiang Nian also squatted down and rubbed her face, knowing that she would like it!
As a coachman, Jiang Nian is already very experienced.
They rushed to the Wang family's backyard as quickly as possible. The plump butler was surprised by the couple's ability to hunt wild animals in such a short time! This time, they even got a live silver fox with such beautiful fur!
Seeing Butler Wang trying to reach into the cage to touch the silver fox's fur, Jiang Yue stopped him in time, "Silver foxes in the mountains are both intelligent and wild. It's best to have someone knowledgeable to train them before keeping them as pets."
For example, let the monkey trainer come and teach you.
Butler Wang nodded and was about to say that his master had his own way when his master came over with his wife.
Mr. Wang was not as fat as the butler, but rather strong and sturdy, with a long beard and a businessman's gleam in his eyes.
He heard that the hunter who had previously sent a giant bear and a sika deer had delivered more good things, so he left the shopkeeper who was counting the accounts and hurried over.
He half-bent down, looking at the silver fox in the cage. Its fur was snow-white and its appearance was adorable. He stroked his long beard, a smile in his eyes, and said, "If I could send it up, I'm sure it would please me."
The lady beside her clutched her handkerchief, feeling annoyed. She also liked the silver fox. If only she could keep it like a cat.
It was a pity that their business still depended on the protection of the checkpoints, and the master would definitely use it to win over people. She settled for the next best thing, looking at the little sika deer standing nearby, her eyes lit up with joy.
The sika deer we had before was quite big, and we gave it away after displaying it at home for two days.
"Master, please keep this fawn and raise it in the backyard. I'll invite the ladies and my daughter's friends to come and enjoy it. What do you think?"
The lady bowed her head and acted coquettishly with Master Wang, and Master Wang was fine with it. Men like wild animals like giant bears, majestic and powerful, showing off their masculinity. Such cute things should be left to women.
Jiang Yue frowned and didn't look or interrupt.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang were very satisfied, and they waved their hands and asked the housekeeper to give her 150 taels of silver.
Jiang Yue: Is it because the big bear offered a lower price before?
Regardless, the price is pretty good.
After they left the house, they went straight to the cloth shop and bought five rolls of old cloth, two hundred insoles, and two baskets of rags. The shopkeeper also gave them a few feet of oilcloth.
Then I bought 5 large bathtubs, 10 ceramic jars, and 10 large basins.
Afterwards, he went to the bank and exchanged thirty taels of silver for two large baskets of copper coins. It was the first time the banker had seen such a strange person.
Jiang Yue didn't explain. She had her reasons for exchanging so many hard-to-carry copper coins.
She touched Jiang Nian's head and said that it was not easy to raise such a big eater.
She would go to other villages to collect pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and all edible meat.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com