Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

sunset.

The golden afterglow spilled onto the bluestone pavement of Nanluoguxiang.

Li Xuan, carrying two plump wild rabbits and a bulging satchel, hummed a little tune as he walked into the courtyard house.

He deliberately didn't put those two wild rabbits into his spatial storage.

Each one weighs five or six pounds, with glossy fur, clearly a wild game from the mountains.

In this era of scarcity.

This is like someone in later generations carrying two large lobsters around town; it's quite eye-catching.

Just entered the front yard.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, who was tending to the flowers and plants, twitched his nose like a dog and suddenly turned his head.

When he saw the two large rabbits in Li Xuan's hands.

Yan Bugui's small eyes widened instantly, and two beams of green light shot out from behind his glasses.

"Oh my! Isn't this Xiao Xuan?"

"Where did you get your fortune from?"

Yan Bugui put down the spray bottle and rushed over in a few quick steps, his eyes practically glued to the rabbit.

"Wow! This rabbit is really fat!"

"It's still alive! It must weigh at least ten pounds!"

Li Xuan continued walking and said calmly, "I went for a stroll in the suburbs and got lucky; I caught two."

"This is incredible luck!"

Yan Bugui rubbed his hands together, calculating with a shrewd look on his face, and said, "Xiao Xuan, look how big these two rabbits are."

"Your family of several people definitely can't finish it; it'll spoil easily if left out."

"How about this, you give one to Uncle San?"

"Uncle won't take your money for nothing; he'll have your aunt make you a pair of shoe soles later!"

He was calculating in his mind: "The cost of a pair of shoe soles is at most two cents."

"Trading a five- or six-pound wild rabbit for it is an incredibly profitable business!"

Li Xuan glanced at him, a half-smile on his face: "Third Uncle, you've got your abacus beads flying into my face."

"I have plenty of salt at home. If we can't finish it, I can pickle it to make preserved rabbit. You don't need to bother."

"As for the soles, I have the money, wouldn't it be better to just buy ready-made ones at the department store?"

After saying that, Li Xuan didn't give him a chance to speak again, and walked straight through the hanging flower gate towards the central courtyard.

"Oh dear! This child! How can he be so clueless about managing his life!"

"Cutting meat uses too much salt!"

Yan Bugui watched the two fat rabbits disappear into the distance, and stamped his feet in heartache.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was stolen from his house.

……

I just entered the Intermediate People's Court.

A lingering smell of traditional Chinese medicine wafted over.

At the entrance of the Jia family's house, Jia Zhangshi was sitting on a small stool, basking in the sun.

She stayed in the hospital for a few days, and her life was saved.

But he had lost a lot of weight, his cheeks were sunken, and his triangular eyes looked even more sinister.

At that moment, she was staring intently at the rabbit in Li Xuan's hand, swallowing with a gurgling sound.

"stop!"

Jia Zhangshi, with a sudden burst of strength, stood up abruptly and pointed at Li Xuan, shouting sternly.

Li Xuan stopped and asked coldly, "What is it?"

"Where did you get this rabbit?"

With a roll of her triangular eyes, Jia Zhangshi said arrogantly, "In the dead of winter, there's not even a blade of grass. Where would a wild rabbit come from?"

"I think you've clearly stolen this! You've stolen the commune's property!"

She had just been discharged from the hospital and was looking forward to eating meat to help her recover when she saw the rabbit, and her eyes welled up with tears.

If she could extort even one of these, it would be enough to replenish her energy!

"Stolen?"

Li Xuan was so angry that he laughed instead.

That old man really doesn't learn his lesson!

It seems she hasn't learned her lesson from falling into the latrine last time!

"Jia Zhangshi, which eye of yours saw me steal?"

Do you have any evidence?

"I said it was stolen, so it was stolen!"

"That rabbit is incredibly clever; what makes you think you can catch it?"

Jia Zhangshi started throwing a tantrum, her voice rising eight octaves, "If you don't give me the rabbit, I'll report you to the neighborhood committee!"

"I'll send you to jail! I'll shoot you!"

She was certain that Li Xuan was too young to go to the neighborhood committee, and she wanted to use that as leverage to intimidate and extort him.

That shout alerted all the neighbors.

Qin Huairu also ran out of the house.

Looking at the rabbit in Li Xuan's hand, his eyes were complicated, showing both desire and fear.

Li Xuan looked at the fierce-looking Jia Zhangshi, but he was not afraid at all.

Instead, he stepped forward, and his aura suddenly exploded.

"Okay! Go report it! I'll go right now!"

Li Xuan's voice was so loud that it made Jia Zhangshi's eardrums buzz.

"Perfect timing. I know Captain Xu from the police station very well. He just did a good deed a few days ago."

"Let's go to the police station right now and let the officers settle this!"

As he spoke, Li Xuan threw the rabbit in his hand to the ground and reached out to drag Jia Zhangshi to the police station.

"Ah! No! I won't go!"

Upon hearing the words "police station" and "police," Jia Zhangshi was terrified.

She may be tough, but that's only true within her own circle.

If she were to actually meet someone in uniform, she would be more timid than anyone else.

Moreover, Li Xuan had made a great contribution by capturing a spy a few days ago.

If this really escalates to the police station, she'll definitely be the one in jail!

"Mom! Stop making a scene!"

Qin Huairu rushed up to stop him, looking at Li Xuan with a pleading expression.

"Xiao Xuan, don't take it to heart."

"She was just discharged from the hospital, her mind isn't clear yet, we won't report her, we won't report her..."

"snort!"

Li Xuan snorted coldly, released his grip, and disdainfully patted his sleeves.

"Jia Zhangshi, this is my last warning to you: shut your filthy mouth!"

"If you dare to throw dirty water on me again, it won't be as simple as just taking you to the police station."

"I'll show you what true regret is!"

Li Xuan's icy gaze sent a shiver down Jia Zhangshi's spine.

She shrank back, not daring to say a word, and slunk behind Qin Huairu, instantly cowering.

"waste."

Li Xuan picked up the rabbit from the ground, didn't even glance at them, and strode towards the backyard.

……

back home.

Li Xuan was greeted by the joyful cheers of his mother and siblings.

"Wow! It's a rabbit! And mushrooms too!" Li Tian excitedly took it.

"I'll cook you guys a good meal tonight, spicy rabbit!"

Li Xuan walked into the kitchen with a smile.

Li Xuan was quite adept at handling rabbits.

Peel, remove internal organs, chop into pieces, and blanch.

Heat oil in a wok, then add a handful of dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, and garlic that you took out of your space and sauté until fragrant.

"Sizzle!"

The rabbit meat is put into the pot and stir-fried over high heat, instantly releasing the complex aroma of meat and spices.

Then add soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar.

Then add the wild fresh mushrooms picked from the mountain and simmer over low heat.

After half an hour.

The moment Li Xuan lifted the lid of the pot.

An extremely powerful and spicy aroma instantly swept through the entire courtyard!

This is wild game stewed with spiritual spring water and prepared with master-level culinary skills.

That smell is so good, even immortals would jump over the wall if they smelled it!

It was lunchtime.

In the front yard, Yan Bugui's family was gathered around a plate of pickled vegetable strips, figuring out how to divide them.

Upon smelling the aroma, Yan Jiecheng dropped his chopsticks: "Dad! This smells amazing!"

"Whose family is cooking this meat?"

Yan Bugui swallowed hard and took a big bite of his cornbread: "Who else could it be! That spendthrift Li Xuan!"

"Two rabbits? You didn't even offer to send me one, and you just stewed them like that?"

"What a tragedy!"

In the middle courtyard, Sha Zhu was drinking alone in his room.

As a cook, his nose is his most sensitive organ.

"Wow! This skill...this control of the heat...it's amazing!"

Sha Zhu suddenly stood up, his face full of disbelief. "When did Li Xuan learn to cook?"

"This tastes even better than mine!"

He glanced at the peanuts on his table and instantly felt bored.

The Jia family suffered the most.

As soon as Jia Zhangshi picked up the bowl, she smelled the spicy and fragrant aroma, and her mouth watered instantly.

"That heartless bastard! He did it on purpose!"

"He's just trying to tempt us!"

Bang Geng cried and rolled on the ground, shouting, "I want to eat rabbit meat!"

"Grandma, you're useless! I want to eat meat!"

Jia Dongxu, his face grim, slammed his hand on the table: "Stop howling! Eat your cornbread!"

Qin Huairu lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, her heart filled with bitterness.

If only I hadn't married Jia Dongxu, if only I could have gotten along better with Li Xuan... sigh...

......

Inside the Li family's house in the backyard, however, there was a warm and cozy atmosphere.

"Come on, Xiaotian, Xiaoyu, eat more meat to grow strong."

Li Xuan served meat to his younger brother and sister-in-law.

Watching them eat with their mouths full of red oil, panting and unable to stop, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Mom, you should eat some too, these mushrooms are especially fresh."

"Oh, Mom's eating."

"Xiao Xuan, you should eat more too."

The wind howled outside, and the birds clung to the ground, their eyes red with envy.

The house was warm and cozy, and the family was enjoying a happy time together.

This is the life Li Xuan wanted.

However, after eating and drinking to our hearts' content, we still had to get back to work.

"I've accumulated quite a few merit points again; the space upgrade is imminent."

Li Xuan glanced at the system panel, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

What new features will the secondary space have?

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