When the beginning of winter arrived, Lin Siyao brought Tian Dabao and Xiao Chun to Dashi Mountain to hunt the last batch of wild animals that had yet to hibernate. This time, in addition to Xiao Chun and Dabao catching three badgers, a wild boar, and a nest of wild rabbits, Lin Siyao actually caught a bear that was looking for food to fill its stomach before the start of winter so that it could sleep well during the cold winter.
After carrying the bear over, Lin Siyao busied himself by the river bank in the southern courtyard for two full days before he finally peeled off the bear's skin and dissected the bear, which was as tall as a person and as wide as two people, to clean its stomach. The bear's body was neatly divided into four large pieces.
The Lao and Tian families each got a piece, and each family brought a hind paw. The remaining two forepaws were soaked in clear water for two hours, marinated in cooking wine and salt for a while, stir-fried with green onions and bay leaves, and stewed.
Of the two large pieces of forepaws, one was marinated in a jar, waiting for it to be dried and made into bacon.
The other piece was smeared with salt and spices, and then roasted over a bonfire.
The two wolf pups hadn't eaten barbecued meat since they left Dashi Mountain.
This could be considered to be fulfilling their wish.
As for the other wild animals they hunted this time, Lin Siyao and Tian Dabao brought them to Fanluo City every time they went to the market.
Ever since the rumors of vicious beasts eating humans in Dashi Mountain spread a few years ago, wild animals hadn't been sold in the market for a long time.
Moreover, they were still alive and kicking.
Therefore, the three badgers and one wild boar were sold for a good price of eight taels. Lin Siyao gave Tian Dabao five taels. After all, these wild animals were hunted by Dabao and Xiao Chun together.
As for the nest of wild rabbits, there were two big ones and three small ones. They were all brought home by Tian Dabao to be fed.
Su Shuiche felt that the big nest of rabbits at home was enough to keep her busy.
After moving to Flower Town, he had hunted two hares for the first time. The pregnant female rabbit had already given birth to a litter of six hares, two males and four females.
The pheasants had already given birth to two nests.
There were five in one litter and seven in the other.
As for the female goat that the village head had sent as a congratulatory gift, the village head had borrowed it to inoculate the male goat. She had given birth to four lambs and one of them had been given to the village.
Therefore, the South Courtyard's small animals were already flourishing.
Lin Siyao also specially opened up a row of land to plant carrots to feed the rabbits.
As for the grass seeds that the chickens ate and the sheep grass that the sheep ate, Lin Siyao would bring Dabao and the wolf cub to practice martial arts every morning to pick them from the foot of Xiu Peak.
The Lao Family and the Tian Family didn't expect that there would still be bear meat to eat before winter, especially the delicious bear paws that were hard to come by. They were happy and couldn't help but worry about the safety of Lin Siyao and Tian Dabao.
They sent their relatively eloquent wife to express their gratitude. On the other hand, they wanted to persuade Lin Siyao through Su Shuiche to not enter the extremely dangerous Dashi Mountain again.
"Daughter, your Aunt Lao and I have agreed that we won't spread the news that we have bear meat.
However, you also have to persuade your family's Ah Yao not to enter the forest again.
It is said that there are not only bears, but also slanted eyes, ferocious wild wolves … In short, don't take any more risks, okay?
You don't know, a few years ago, there were a lot of hunters in Qingtian Town next door, but because they entered Dashi Mountain, they never returned … "
Auntie Tian tried her best to persuade Su Shuiyue, hoping that she would convey the message that the forest was dangerous and not to enter it to Lin Siyao.
In fact, she was worried about her family's Dabao.
Although in the past three months, he had been practicing martial arts with Lin Siyao, and his body had been trained to be very strong and healthy.
In the past, Dabao would get sick and have a fever every winter. This year, for the first time, not only did he not get sick, but he was also not afraid of the cold. Wearing only two unlined clothes was enough.
This kind of change was unexpected by the Tian Family.
Originally, they just hoped that Dabao would follow Lin Siyao and not disappear.
At the same time, it was enough for him to learn some martial arts so that he could avoid being bullied by other children of the same age or even younger than him.
Who would have thought that after three months, Tian Dabao's skills were more than enough to deal with his father.
Now, she learned that he was following Lin Siyao to wantonly enter and exit Dashi Mountain. Although he earned five taels of silver and a nest of five hares.
In the Tian Family of six people, this was enough for the whole family to live for a whole year.
However, every time she thought that these silver and wild animals were earned by Dabao risking his life to hunt in Dashi Mountain, Aunt Tian's heart jumped to her throat.
Tian Dafu also didn't eat or sleep well for several days because of this.
She was afraid that something would happen to the Tian Family's only lifeline.
If you said that his mind was damaged, then forget it. In any case, he was still perfectly fine, jumping up and down on the ground from time to time in front of her.
But now, if … Aiya pooh pooh … Crow's mouth!
Aunt Tian fiercely spurned herself a few times in the bottom of her heart.
Coming back to her senses, she continued to persuade Su Shuiche, who had a quiet and peaceful face.
"Yes, daughter, although this game is delicious.
But we can't withstand their attack.
We know that Ah Yao's skills are good.
But if something happens … "Aunt Lao also joined in the persuasion from the side.
"Yes, two aunts, don't worry. Ah Yao knows what he is doing.
Later, I will persuade him. "Su Shuiche smiled and nodded in agreement.
It wasn't that she wasn't worried.
It was just that during the previous few hunts, she also reminded Lin Siyao, and he smiled and reassured her.
He said that he didn't enter the depths of Dashi Mountain.
Usually, he just took Tian Dabao to the edge of the forest and let him practice his swordsmanship without restraint. Or, he would compete with Xiaochun and Xiaoxue in qinggong to catch some wild animals.
And he would stand on the tips of his toes on the towering bamboo branches, while he consolidated the Xuanming Art of Wind and Cloud that had already reached Tenth Perfection. At the same time, he was always vigilant of the surrounding movements.
If there was a ferocious beast that came within a hundred meters of them, he would immediately take Dabao and the wolf pup and leave.
Now that he had her as his wife, he also had a stable and warm little family. No matter what, he wouldn't joke about his little life anymore.
"So, you don't have to worry.
Ah Yao won't let anything happen to Dabao. "Su Shuiche repeatedly promised.
Lin Siyao definitely wouldn't joke about Tian Dabao's safety.
Just like how he wouldn't ignore his own safety.
Those who were under his wing could definitely be trusted to be protected by him.
"Daughter, our Tian Family's third generation only has one son. If I hadn't hurt my body after giving birth to Dabao, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to get pregnant again.
And I wouldn't be so worried about Dabao to this extent … "Aunt Tian seemed to be choking with sobs. It wasn't that she didn't trust Lin Siyao, but Dabao was the Tian Family's only child. Nothing could go wrong.
If she had known in advance that following Lin Siyao to practice martial arts would lead to entering the dangerous Dashi Mountain, she would rather die than agree to take Lin Siyao as a disciple.
However, yesterday, she just casually mentioned that she wanted Dabao and Lin Siyao to break off the master-disciple relationship. Her precious son went on a hunger strike to protest against her.
So it seemed that he didn't have the mind of a nine year old. He was a little adult who was good at scheming.
Aunt Tian doubted her son's IQ more than once. Had he recovered?
However, now wasn't the time to think about this. The most important thing was to persuade Lin Siyao to stop taking their family's lifeblood everywhere to take risks.
"Good.
I'll tell him. "Su Shuiche nodded.
Since Aunt Tian said this, she wouldn't make things difficult for the other party.
Although, she was sure that Lin Siyao wouldn't let Dabao face any danger.
He wanted to let Dabao learn that powerful swordsmanship as soon as possible.
…
"Ah Yao … at noon, Aunt Tian and Aunt Lao came."
Su Shuiche poured a basin of warm water for Lin Siyao, who had just entered the house. She made a wet towel and handed it to him to wipe his face.
These two days were the days to sow the winter wheat.
So, except for taking Tian Dabao and the wolf pups to the Xiufeng area to practice martial arts early in the morning, Lin Siyao worked in the fields for the rest of the time.
Dabao was given a five-day long vacation by him.
Xiaochun and Xiaoxue stayed at home to accompany Su Shuiche.
Rather than accompany, it was better to say protect.
Lin Siyao had always been worried about her safety.
Lin Siyao raised his eyebrows and took the towel to wipe his sweaty face.
"Aunt Tian said … Dashi Mountain is too dangerous …" Su Shuiche said carefully, afraid that Lin Siyao would feel uncomfortable.
She saw how much he cared about Dabao.
Although he had never exposed Da Bao on the surface, and there were times when he would lecture Da Bao with a straight face, she knew how much Lin Siyao cared about his only disciple.
"She hoped that I wouldn't bring him into the mountain." Lin Siyao only heard half of the sentence, but he continued the second half.
"You … you're not angry, are you?" Su Shuiche looked up and inspected his face.
"Why should I be angry?" Lin Siyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Uh … After all, you did it out of good intentions," Su Shuiyong explained.
"It's okay.
Now he just needs to consolidate.
It doesn't matter if we go into the mountain or not. "
Lin Siyao finished drinking the large cup of wild raspberry tea that Su Shuiche gave him, the corners of his mouth hooked up, and he said with a chuckle.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Lin Siyao got up and went to the cupboard to search for ingredients that could be used for lunch.
"Oh, I made assorted rice."
Su Shuiche jogged to the stove with a smile, opened the lid, and a large pot of fragrant assorted rice appeared in front of Lin Siyao.
"Didn't you say that you would make it when I came back?"
Lin Siyao frowned, took her hand and carefully examined it, and only let go when he saw that there were no injuries.
"You worked so hard, what's wrong with me making a meal at home?" Su Shuiche said as she took the spatula and filled Lin Siyao's bowl full of soup.
Then she filled a small bowl for herself.
"You should eat more." Lin Siyao took the spatula, filled her bowl with half a spoonful of soup, and didn't stop until it was full.
Although she looked so small and delicate, the feeling of holding her in his arms was not at all painful. On the contrary, she was definitely not thin in the places that should be plump.
But that being said, he was still worried about her body. When winter came, the bone-piercing northwest wind could easily blow her over.
If Su Shuiche knew what Lin Siyao was thinking, she would definitely refute him.
In fact, ever since she came to Dashi Mountain, her body had never felt uncomfortable or uncomfortable. Of course, except for her period that came on time every month.
(To be continued.
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