Chapter 562: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 562: Hunting in the Mountains (1)
Yesterday was the Ghost Festival, so Mo Yan gave Master Lu and the others a day off to spend with their families. Early this morning, they came back one after another, each bringing hunting tools—bows and arrows, snares, and even machetes.
Besides Master Lu and his team, the Liu family of three and the Han family of six also came. Taking advantage of the rare three-day break at the academy for the Ghost Festival, they accepted Mo Qingze's invitation to relax in the picturesque Liuyang Village and try their hand at hunting in the mountains.
Over the past year, the Mo family had grown close to the Liu and Han families. During holidays and festivals, the Mo family always received gifts from the other two families, and Mo Yan carefully prepared return gifts, mostly fresh fruits and vegetables, precious herbs, and delicious, health-boosting fruit wines from her space.
These gifts were practical and considerate, suitable for all ages. Whenever they were sent over, the picky eaters in the Han family, who usually disliked vegetables, would have their appetites stimulated, eating an extra bowl of rice each meal, much to the delight of Han Zhiyun and his wife.
Han Zhiyun's wife even wrote a letter to thank Mo Yan. Upon hearing this, Mo Yan regularly sent fruits and vegetables over, and over time, the children grew healthier and no longer fell sick as often.
Today, the Mo household was bustling with activity, with people everywhere in the house and yard. The most lively were the children. The Mo family already had four children, and with the addition of the Han family's three kids under ten, the entire yard was filled with their laughter, causing the adults sipping tea and chatting to have a bit of a headache but finding it hard to scold them.
"Yanyan, have you decided which mountain we're going to? I'm looking forward to a feast of wild game!" Liu Tinglan, helping prepare food for the hunting trip in the kitchen, asked Mo Yan eagerly.
Liu Tinglan, now sixteen, had recently been considered for a marriage proposal and was almost set to be engaged, just waiting for an auspicious date to be chosen. Usually closely watched by her mother and seldom allowed out, she was eagerly anticipating this rare opportunity to go hunting with the adults.
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Mo Yan, quickly rolling out dough, smiled at her question. "There are plenty of wild chickens and rabbits on the outskirts of Yuhua Mountain. If we're lucky, we might even encounter a wild boar. As long as we don't venture deep into the mountains, any mountain will do."
Liu Tinglan was a bit disappointed. "I wanted to explore the deeper parts of the mountain, see if there are any enchanted trees like in the books!"
Everyone laughed at her dejected look and her comment. Xin'er, with a mischievous glint in her eye, slowly analyzed, "Sister Liu, the books mostly talk about fox spirits, but there are plenty of foxes in the mountains, and we haven't seen any enchanted ones, let alone enchanted trees!"
Liu Tinglan pouted in disagreement. "Just because we haven't seen an enchanted fox doesn't mean they don't exist. They might be hiding in the deep forests, waiting for us to find them!"
At that moment, Xiao Hua trotted in, stood upright, and fixed her wolf-like eyes on the chopped chicken pieces on the cutting board, making a low whining sound and pawing at Mo Yan's pants, clearly craving the meat.
Seeing this, Liu Tinglan's eyes lit up. Pointing at Xiao Hua with flour-covered fingers, she said, "This guy is so smart it doesn't seem like a dog. It looks like the wolves in picture books. Maybe it's enchanted but just can't transform into a human like in the stories."
Xiao Hua, who had been intently focused on the chicken pieces, heard the word "wolf" and, thinking his wolf identity was exposed, darted to Mo Yan's side, staring nervously at Liu Tinglan, his body tense.
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