A Hunter’s Wife

Chapter 34: Meeting Up on the Mountain

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In fact, Liu Xianniang also wanted to go out. The dirty clothes at home needed to be washed, but she did not have a lock at home, so she was really worried to leave the house unattended.

After yesterday’s incident, she did not dare to go out without locking the door.

It was easy for her to settle lunch by herself. She cooked a bowl of fragrant rice porridge and half a cake.

The cake was given by Rong Xiang the day before yesterday. After eating it for several meals, she finally finished it.

The moment Mao Xiaoyu entered the house, she saw her mother sewing clothes.

“Mother, look at the clothes. I’ll go to town and tear a few pieces of cloth tomorrow!” Mao Xiaoyu placed the basket of eggs on the table by the door.

These clothes were really not worth mending. They were just right to be used as rags.

“Let’s wear it for a while longer. It’s too eye-catching now!” Liu Xianniang refused.

Now that they were poor, their in-laws would not let them off.

If they were to eat well and dress well, wouldn’t their in-laws be so angry that their eyes would turn red?

“Mother, Grandpa Xiao Mao has agreed to help us deal with the clan.” Mao Xiaoyu told him the good news she had received today.

“Really?” Liu Xianniang asked in surprise.

“Well, at first, he said it would be difficult. I said that if it was done, I would be responsible for the money to repair the ancestral hall. Grandpa Xiao Mao then agreed.” Mao Xiaoyu put on her slippers and sat opposite her mother.

“How much silver would that cost?” Liu Xianniang was anxious, and her voice immediately rose a few pitches.

“I won’t need much, Mother, don’t worry.” Mao Xiaoyu consoled her immediately.

Liu Xianniang pursed her lips, her face full of heartache.

“Mother, I can still earn money even if it’s gone. I’m so disgusted to live under the same roof with them every day!” Mao Xiaoyu was trying to convince her mother.

“Alright, you have your own ideas. Mother will listen to you.” Although Liu Xianniang’s heart ached for the money, she understood after thinking about it.

No matter how good silver was, it was useless if one had money but no life to spend it!

If she continued to stay in this house, she would be angered to death by her in-laws sooner or later.

“That’s right, Mother, just wait for a good life!” Mao Xiaoyu said with a smile.

“Then Mother will wait for you to be filial!” Liu Xianniang was amused by her daughter.

“Alright!”

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Rong Xiang rushed back and finally got home before the sun set.

He had taken a shortcut this time, crossing a large mountain road to rush back, so the first place he arrived was his home at the foot of the mountain.

He opened the door and saw the dog lying under the roof.

“Blackie, I’m back!” Rong Xiang shouted.

Usually, he did not need to shout. Blackie would go back to the door to welcome him when he heard the door open.

Blackie lay on the ground and barked a few times, “Woof woof ~~”

Rong Xiang still felt strange when he saw Blackie lying not far away.

The words left by Mao Xiaoyu were imprinted in his eyes.

“My wife is here today?” Rong Xiang raised his eyebrows and looked up at the place where the salted fish was hung. Two salted fish were missing.

“Woof! Woof! Woof!” The moment he mentioned Mao Xiaoyu, the dog barked happily.

Rong Xiang was not unhappy that Mao Xiaoyu had trespassed on private property.

He even went straight into the house to retrieve a key and happily carried it on his body.

That’s right, why didn’t he think of it? He could give his wife a key to the house so that it would be more convenient for her to come in and take things.

He had a lot of things from his wife at home!

Look at how smart he was! He had a great reason to give her a key!

Carrying the food he bought for Mao Xiaoyu, Rong Xiang walked towards Mao Xiaoyu’s house with a big smile.

The dog looked pitifully at its master’s figure as he walked away, and it whimpered pitifully.

It wanted to go too! Sob, sob!

“Xiaoyu!” Rong Xiang walked to the window of Mao Xiaoyu’s house out of habit.

“Coming, coming!” Mao Xiaoyu was reading a book that introduced exotic animals.

She had nothing to do tomorrow anyway, so she planned to go up the mountain to play!

Opening the window, Mao Xiaoyu smiled at Rong Xiang in a good mood. “Brother Rong!”

He reached out to push the food into the window, and Rong Xiang’s gaze happened to see the book in Mao Xiaoyu’s hand. “This is the book that you said introduced the edible wood ear?”

He saw the picture of mushrooms on the page.

“Yeah, look!” Mao Xiaoyu quickly turned the book to the page that introduced the wood ear.

Rong Xiang took the book and started to read it seriously.

Seeing Rong Xiang reading the introduction of the book seriously, Mao Xiaoyu finally confirmed that Rong Xiang was literate.

“I’ll try cooking it later!” Rong Xiang did not expect that thing to really taste great.

“Don’t cook it. I’ll cook it for you when I have the chance.” Mao Xiaoyu was afraid that Rong Xiang would not know how to do it.

The wood ear was such a good thing, so she did not want to waste it.

Rong Xiang did not regard her as an outsider. When he heard that Mao Xiaoyu wanted to cook something for him, the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.

“Alright,” he said.

“By the way, I climbed into your yard today. Did you see the message I wrote on the ground?” Only then did Mao Xiaoyu remember this.

Rong Xiang nodded. “I saw it. Blackie was lying next to your words.”

At the mention of the dog, Mao Xiaoyu also became happy. Blackie is so understanding!

Taking out the key from his pocket, Rong Xiang was a little nervous. “This is the key to my house. Since you like blackie, you can go play with it when you have nothing to do.”

Mao Xiaoyu shook her head. “No need. I only climbed the wall because the situation was urgent today.”

“Take it. I still have your things in my courtyard. It’ll be more convenient to take them with the key.” Rong Xiang gave the key to Mao Xiaoyu without hesitation.

Mao Xiaoyu thought about it and agreed. She had already climbed into their yards, so it was fine to take a key.

After taking the key, Mao Xiaoyu ‘stuffed’ it into her sleeve.

“Are you going up the mountain tomorrow?” Rong Xiang asked.

Mao Xiaoyu wanted to go secretly, but since Rong Xiang asked, she did not lie. “I’ll go.”

Rong Xiang nodded in satisfaction. “Then, let’s meet at my door at the usual time.”

With Rong Xiang taking care of her so well, Mao Xiaoyu could not refuse and could only nod.

Forget it, I’ll just go with him once and teach him how to identify precious medicinal herbs. In the future, I’ll be able to earn more!

She would take it as a way to repay him for taking care of her.

After the agreement, Rong Xiang left.

He had been standing outside Mao Xiaoyu’s window for a long time. It would be bad for her reputation if anyone saw him.

Mao Xiaoyu took the food to the ‘small kitchen’. There were six steamed buns, a few sweet potatoes, and potatoes.

Since there were eggs at home, Mao Xiaoyu quickly decided on dinner.

Stir-fried shredded potatoes, stir-fried eggs, and a bowl of porridge for each of them.

The main course was these few white and chubby steamed buns.

Although there was no meat, Mao Xiaoyu was quite satisfied with such a meal.

By the time Liu Xianniang returned from washing her clothes, Mao Xiaoyu’s dinner was ready.

If she had known that these were all sent by Rong Xiang, she would not have been surprised.

She had really eaten a lot of food from him in the past two days.

She was already used to her daughter’s impoliteness.