21: Chapter 21 There are Rabbits and Chickens at Night
21 -21 There are Rabbits and Chickens at Night
Wang Shun couldn’t outtalk Huang Xiangwen, so he could only accept his bad luck and forced a smile, admitting it was all a misunderstanding.
Watching Huang Xiangwen grumble while wiggling her butt away, Wang Shun finally moved the firewood from the doorway into the house.
From behind the screen, Gu Youyou saw a slender figure carrying the firewood into the room, it was Wang Shun.
People who consistently don’t get enough to eat and have to do heavy work can hardly ever get fat.
He set down the firewood and called out in the direction of Gu Youyou, “Sister-in-law, I’ve placed the firewood here, don’t be scared, Brother Jin will be back soon.”
Gu Youyou: “…” What else is there to be afraid of in my current state?
No matter how capable Huang Xiangwen was, she could only take some stuff, and once Youyou recovered from her illness, there would always be a chance to make her spit out what she shouldn’t have taken.
“Thank you!” Gu Youyou said in a soft and delicate voice, her words like a oriole emerging from the valley, which stunned Wang Shun outside.
A moment later, Wang Shun’s simple laughter was heard, “Sister-in-law may be thin, but she has such a pleasant voice.”
Gu Youyou was taken aback for a moment but then thought that he made sense.
The greatest advantage of Gu Youyou, the dry stick, was her keen hearing, and her other asset was her nice voice.
By evening, Jin Zijin had returned, carrying two rabbits, a chicken, and a coarse cloth bag.
There were many bloodstains on his coarse clothes, and it was unclear how he got them.
But after setting down his prey, Jin Zijin explained.
“Today I caught a half-grown wild boar on the mountain and have already sold it to a restaurant worker in town for Silver Coin.
I saw we didn’t have much rice or grain at home, so I bought some!”
Gu Youyou hummed softly to show she heard.
The bloodstains on him must have been from that wild boar, and a half-grown boar couldn’t have been too small; he must have carried it down the mountain.
There was plenty of game on the mountains behind the house, and many in the vicinity hunted, so some town taverns would send their workers with carts just in time to collect the fresh game.
Getting their hands on the game a day ahead allowed them to prepare it early and hang the new wild game signs out.
Hearing clinking and clanking noises from outside, it was unclear what he was doing, but after a while, Jin Zijin asked, “What would you like for dinner?
We have rabbit and pheasant.”
Since her arrival half a year ago, Gu Youyou hadn’t eaten meat.
Each time the Huang Family and the Meng Family brought in dishes, they ate all the tasty parts themselves.
Hearing she could have rabbit or pheasant for dinner, she instinctively swallowed her saliva, feeling her throat go dry.
“Water, I would like some water!” Her throat felt even drier as the words reached her lips, so she decided to moisten her throat first.
Jin Zijin outside didn’t say much and quickly brought her water, helped her up in bed, and gave her a drink.
Gu Youyou took a sip of the cool water and felt much better, even though it was chilly.
In a household like Jin Zijin’s, it was impossible to have hot water often.
Not just him, but the whole village was the same.
Everyone normally drank cool water and didn’t have immediate access to hot water, even during the depths of winter.
Seeing Gu Youyou frown slightly because of the cold water, Jin Zijin said, “I will start a fire first.
It gets cold in the evening, and even if it’s not to let you drink some hot water, warming the house is still good.”
Gu Youyou looked around the breezy room and thought that starting a fire might not do much good, but the fact that Jin Zijin was so considerate towards her warmed her heart.