Seeing him going to cut wood for the house early in the morning, Su Yan felt a little more grateful. Whether it was because of her or not, it was already good to be able to help her like this.
To put it bluntly, if other men in the village knew that she had money and was a widow, they would be ruined on the first day they took her in.
"I know."
She turned around and went to the kitchen to fetch some water, put it in front of him, and said, "Wash it, and I'll cook the rice. It'll be ready in a while." After that, she hurried to the kitchen.
Qin An was still not used to having a woman at home. He stared at her back for a while before looking away, bending down to wash his hands.
Then we entered the main room. The walls that used to be dusty were now clean. The simple main room seemed not so simple anymore.
He paused for a moment, turned his head and glanced at the ground where he came in, where he stepped on a row of mud marks.
He pursed his lips, quickly turned around and exited, and then washed the soles of his shoes at the door.
At this moment, the aroma of the food in the kitchen came out, and he couldn't help but look towards the kitchen, where the woman was skillfully waving the spatula.
The Li family married a good wife, but their life was too short and they were not blessed.
Then he went to get a broom and swept the main room.
Su Yan quickly cooked the rice and came out with two bowls of rice and put them on the table, "Brother Qin, come over for dinner."
"There's some fried food in it, so I don't know if it's salty or not."
Qin An stood up and came over to pick it up and took a bite. Just as Su Yan was about to say it was hot, he swallowed it, "It's not salty, it's just right."
This rough guy always eats rough. Su Yan held it in for a while and couldn't help but laugh, "That's good."
Qin An didn't know why she was laughing, but he didn't ask anything. He went to sit on the doorstep with his rice and crossed his legs.
The man ate very quickly and finished the bowl of rice in a short time. Su Yan only ate less than half of the bowl of rice. When she saw that he had taken the bow and arrow, she knew she was going up the mountain.
"Brother Qin, can you take me up the mountain with you? I won't disturb your hunting. I will go up the mountain to find some wild vegetables and mushrooms."
Qin An swept away most of the bowl of rice that she had not finished, pursed her lips, and said, "Come here after you finish eating." After saying that, he put down his bow and arrow, walked around the kitchen, and soon went out with a bucket.
Afraid of delaying things, Su Yan ate a little faster. The rice was a little dry and she almost choked. She drank several mouthfuls of water before swallowing it. She washed the bowl before he came back.
When Qin An came back, she had already packed it up, and she had a basket in her hand that she hadn't used for a long time. She wiped it clean for a while.
Qin An didn't say anything when he saw it. He took his bow and arrows and a backpack and went out first. When Su Yan came out, he locked the door.
The two walked one after another without saying anything. There were many people working in the morning, so I looked at them for a few times and then went to work.
It's cool in the morning, so don't delay, otherwise you'll have to work under the bright sun in the afternoon.
At the beginning, the road up the mountain was in the shape of stairs, so it was not difficult to walk. After entering the forest for a while, weeds became overgrown. The grass that was cut by people grew taller than people, and there were one or two small thorny grasses mixed in.
Su Yan stretched out her hand to push once, but after being stabbed, she didn't dare to push, so she had to cover her hands and walk forward.
It had been a long time since he heard any movement behind him. Qin An turned his head and took a look and saw that the woman was almost submerged in the grass.
He strode over, then stepped on the grass on both sides with a few feet, and then walked in front without saying a word.
The man was so strong that the weeds couldn't get up even after he stepped on them. Su Yan was finally able to raise her head and walk, and quickly caught up with Qin An in front of her.
"Thank you, Brother Qin."
After a while, Qin An stopped, pointed to the left and said, "There are many mushrooms and wild vegetables over there."
"I still have to walk for a while. After you pick it up, go down the mountain." After saying that, she took out the key and gave it to him.
Su Yan nodded, took it and said, "Okay, be careful."
After Qin An disappeared into the woods, she took a branch and looked for mushrooms on the ground. It rained a lot yesterday, and many small mushrooms popped up.
She didn't think about looking for it again after a few more days. By then, let alone the mushrooms, even the mushroom residue would be invisible.
As long as there were edible mushrooms, she picked them all in the basket and found a lot of ground on the moss on a stone.
The ground is still a bit thin and difficult to pick up.
She remembered the location and finally came to pick up the land. She searched nearby for more than half an hour and picked up most of the basket of mushrooms.
She returned to the field again, and after being exposed to the sun for a long time, it was ready to be picked up.
When you pick it up, you just pick up the grass residue on it, and you can fry it when you go back and search for it.
It was already noon after picking up, so she carried the basket down the mountain without waiting for Qin An to come over. Someone's dog ran over and yelled at her, which startled her.
Fortunately, he didn't lose the stick in his hand. He swung it at him a few times and ran away.
When she got home, she was already sweating due to the heat. She rested for a while, then warmed a large pot of water, carried a bucket to the house to wipe away the sweat, and after changing into clean clothes, she washed and cooked rice.
After that, I washed the ground in the yard. The ground was delicious, but it was difficult to wash. If I didn't wash it clean enough, moss would get mixed in.
I washed it four or five times before it was clean.
Finally, I stopped eating the mushrooms, so I didn’t wash them until I was ready to eat them in the evening.
There was still half of yesterday's lean meat, and she planned to cut it all out and fry it. It would spoil if kept for a long time in this weather.
She didn't wait for Qin An to come back before firing. It was estimated that he wouldn't be able to come back for the time being. The weather would be nice and there would be plenty of prey.
After cooking, she was full, so she scooped out rice and vegetables and brought it to Qin An.
Half an hour later, she arrived at the point where she and Qin An separated. She walked towards the footsteps in front of her and occasionally shouted, "Brother Qin."
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, she saw Qin An walking over from a distance, his figure getting taller and stronger against the backdrop of the woods.
She quickly reached out and greeted: "Brother Qin."
After so many years of hunting, Qin An was stunned for the first time when someone called him in the forest.
Su Yan came over and he realized what was happening, "Why are you up here? There are snakes in here."
After years of hunting, wild boars are basically no longer here.
"I haven't come back after watching you for so long, so I will bring you some food."
Su Yan uncovered the cloth in the basket and handed him the bowls and chopsticks. Then she looked at the basket on his back and said, "Didn't you hit it?"
Looking at the meat slices on the rice, it was obvious that there was a lot of meat on it. Qin An pursed his lips and said, "You don't have to serve it in the future. I will come back to eat it."
"Caught a pheasant."
He put down his backpack to show her, then sat down next to him with a bowl and started eating.
Su Yan was waiting nearby to take the bowl back. She bent down and looked at the dead pheasant in the basket. The pheasant feathers were quite beautiful.
"I picked up a big basket of mushrooms. If you take them to town tomorrow and sell them together with the pheasants, there will definitely be more people buying them."
"Mushrooms are cheaper, or pheasants are two or three cents more expensive. Mushrooms don't count."
Wild boar stewed with mushrooms is definitely delicious.
Qin An glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, said "hmm", and stopped talking after eating.