A Hunter’s Wife

Chapter 37: Picnic on the Mountain

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“No, let’s go!” Her footsteps were flustered as she jogged forward.

On the way back, Rong Xiang started hunting.

He tied the two large cloth bags and placed them on his shoulders.

He held the bow and arrow that he had always carried on his back in his hand. He would shoot an arrow when he found prey.

The harvest was not bad. When they walked to the pond, even Mao Xiaoyu was holding a pheasant in each hand.

“Do you still want to catch fish? Can we carry them back?” Mao Xiaoyu threw the wild chicken on the ground.

Rong Xiang had planned to eat the two pheasants that night, so he did not hold back when he shot them. They were both killed with one arrow each.

“I can take it back. I’ve placed a carrying pole nearby,” Rong Xiang said calmly.

When he went up the mountain to hunt, there would often be situations where he had too much prey to carry by himself.

Every time this happened, his carrying pole would come in handy.

Mao Xiaoyu gave a thumbs-up to Rong Xiang.

“What do you mean?” Rong Xiang did not understand what the gesture meant.

“Ah, I mean you’re amazing!” Mao Xiaoyu resisted the urge to slap her forehead.

The corner of Rong Xiang’s mouth rose, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

After a few days of contact, Mao Xiaoyu had a general understanding of Rong Xiang.

Don’t be fooled by his usual cold appearance, after getting to know him, you would realize that he was quite a warm and caring person.

“Take a rest. I’ll go get the wooden bucket and the fishing net.” Rong Xiang was relieved of the bag and the hunted prey. He sighed and wiped his sweat.

“Have some water and rest first. We’re not in a hurry.” Mao Xiaoyu could not stand it anymore.

Most of the things were carried by Rong Xiang, and from time to time, Rong Xiang would ask her to sit down and rest.

Although he was a man, he was only 17 years old. If he were in the modern world, he would only be a high school student.

Rong Xiang accepted Mao Xiaoyu’s concern. He sat on a big rock and took out his water bag.

After a few ‘gulp, gulp’ sounds, the water bag shriveled rapidly.

“I’ll roast fish for you later. If you’re hungry, just eat anything.” Rong Xiang wiped the water from his mouth with his sleeve.

“It’s fine, I’m not hungry yet.” To be more precise, Mao Xiaoyu was a little too hungry.

After walking for the whole morning, the food from the morning had already been digested.

This was also the reason why she did not want to go up the mountain with Rong Xiang.

If she was alone, she could eat anything she wanted whenever she was hungry. She could even throw the things she picked into her Space. It was simply too convenient.

Rong Xiang nodded. After resting for a while, he ran to his secret cave.

After Mao Xiaoyu was sure that Rong Xiang would not suddenly come back, she took out a small piece of bread from the Space and took a small bite.

She suddenly saw Rong Xiang’s water bag and fell into a dilemma.

In fact, other than walking a lot and her feet hurting, she really did not feel any fatigue.

After all, she drank some spirit spring water after she had left the house.

She did not know if Rong Xiang would find out if she secretly gave him some spirit spring water!

This was how Mao Xiaoyu was. Whoever treated her well, she would think of ways to return the favor, or even give them more in return.

Biting her lips, Mao Xiaoyu stood up and took Rong Xiang’s water bag.

After filling up the water bag to 80 percent full, a cup appeared in her other hand.

After pouring half a cup of spirit spring water into the water bag, Mao Xiaoyu stopped.

This was enough. She could not let Rong Xiang find out about the spirit spring water.

The water bag was left in its original position and Mao Xiaoyu started to wander around.

When Rong Xiang came back with a lot of things, Mao Xiaoyu had already picked up a small pile of branches.

“You can rest. I’ll pick up these later.” Rong Xiang wanted his wife to rest.

It would be troublesome if she was exhausted. She had such a thin and small body.

Mao Xiaoyu refused to be obedient. She waved her hand and said, “Don’t talk so much. Go and net your fish!”

Hmph, so naggy at such a young age!

How could Rong Xiang dare to make his wife angry?

She had not even married him yet, so he had to coax her.

He touched his nose and ‘obediently’ went to catch fish.

He had already prepared the bait. It was a hard biscuit that he had specially made last night.

Thanks to Mao Xiaoyu, Rong Xiang’s food had also increased in the past two days, and he had not eaten any coarse bread for two days.

The fish did not know that they were about to become food for humans.

They fought to swim over to eat, and then they were unceremoniously pulled ashore by Rong Xiang.

After catching only five fish, Rong Xiang threw the net onto the grass.

“It’s getting late, let’s eat first before we continue!”

Filling half a bucket with water, Rong Xiang left two fish on the grass and put the other three in the wooden bucket.

“Is this enough firewood?” Mao Xiaoyu brought back more branches.

“It’s almost done, stop picking up!” Rong Xiang looked up.

At this moment, he had already finished killing the fish.

After choosing two suitable tree branches to skewer the fish, Rong Xiang started to start a fire.

Mao Xiaoyu opened her cloth bag and sneaked out a paper bag.

Inside were the ingredients for the barbeque she had prepared last night.

“Here, use it when we roast the fish later.” Mao Xiaoyu put the paper bag aside.

Rong Xiang looked up in confusion.

“It’s used to roast fish. It’s more delicious than just sprinkling salt on it.” Mao Xiaoyu explained.

She added cumin, salt, chili powder, and sesame seeds to the barbecue.

Rong Xiang only nodded.

His wife’s cooking skills were good, so he was very confident in the seasoning she took out.

Looking at the familiar grilled fish, Mao Xiaoyu felt a little regretful.

It was better to brush a layer of oil on the grilled fish. Otherwise, if it dried up, it would more or less affect its appearance.

However, Rong Xiang’s cooking skills were good. Although it was a little dry, the surface was not burnt.

After sprinkling some seasoning, the fragrance immediately came out.

Mao Xiaoyu swallowed her saliva and praised generously, “It smells so good!”

“It’ll be ready soon.” As he spoke, Rong Xiang even turned the fish over.

Mao Xiaoyu nodded. “Do you want to eat? It’s also delicious when roasted over the fire.”

Rong Xiang had a big appetite. They had only roasted two fish, which was not enough for him.

“It’s in the sack. Take out the bun!” Rong Xiang nodded.

Mao Xiaoyu replied and took out three white buns from Rong Xiang’s bag.

She had just skewered the bun on a branch when Rong Xiang handed her a grilled fish.

“Eat the fish first. It’ll be done in a while.” Without waiting for Mao Xiaoyu’s reaction, Rong Xiang took the bun from her hands and stuffed the grilled fish into her hands.

This set of actions was too fast. When Mao Xiaoyu could react, the grilled fish was already in her hands.

Young man, you might lose friends if you’re so overbearing!

Mao Xiaoyu complained in her heart and then ate silently.