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"Big Zhuang is here!"

In the main room, Li Chunyan greeted them warmly, "Come in quickly, breakfast is just ready, you, Er Yatou, and Dad eat first."

After finally calming her thoughts, Ye Qingqing felt a little restless again.

"Big Brother Zhuang, quickly help me catch it, it's so hot!"

Fortunately, Ye Cuicui brought in a bowl of steaming rice porridge, and Ye Qingqing quickly moved further into the kang (heated brick bed).

Ye Dazhuang took the bowl of porridge, walked past her, and handed it to Ye Youliang, saying calmly,

"Uncle, time to eat."

"You eat, you eat."

Ye Youliang glanced at him with a smile, then picked up the pipe he had just placed on the table again, feeling a little annoyed.

He had just heard Er Ya go into that boy's room, and then she came out blushing a little while later.

There's nothing going on between them, is there?

Absolutely not! Absolutely not!

In terms of both looks and fighting skills, this kid is indeed outstanding. You could spot him at a glance even if you threw him into a crowd!

But his background is unknown. Who knows what enemies he might have?

Besides, he's only in his early twenties; he should have been married and had children long ago!

What if Er Yatou falls for him again? What kind of status will she have if she goes back with him?

She is an innocent young woman, and there is absolutely no way she could become someone's concubine!

No, I must find a chance to talk to my daughter about this later.

Ye Youliang was deeply troubled. While puffing on his pipe, he prayed to every god and Buddha in the heavens:

Dear gods and Buddhas, please, please don't let Er Yatou fall in love with a boy again!

If he falls for a girl again, his old bones really can't take it.

Ye Youliang gritted his teeth secretly. If all else failed, he would quickly ask someone to find another man for Er Yatou. Even if it was just a live-in son-in-law, he would put an end to Er Yatou's hopes!

……

"Up the mountain?"

Upon hearing Ye Qingqing mention going up the mountain, the eyes of the three Zhao brothers lit up!

"Go! Master, take me with you!"

"I...I...Master, you promised me!"

"Master, I want to go too."

After hearing Uncle Shuanzi's embellished account of Ye Qingqing's hunting trip, the three of them felt an intense urge to go and see for themselves.

"We're just going for a casual stroll in the mountains, we don't need so many people."

Ye Qingqing glanced at the three of them, pointed at Zhao Laosan, and said, "Laosan can come with us. Zhao Dage and Zhao Erge can stay here and guard the house."

Zhao Laoda and Zhao Laoer immediately looked disappointed.

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow and said,

"Don't worry, I often go up the mountain, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I saw a bear on the mountain the other day. In a few days, when you've grown strong, I'll take you up the mountain to hunt bears."

Upon hearing that they could fight bears, Zhao Laoda and Zhao Laoer's faces lit up again.

"Ding-dong..."

As Ye Qingqing walked out of the village and headed towards the hills, the directional arrows instantly appeared in her mind.

The directional arrow led up the mountain, and Ye Dazhuang silently followed behind her. Zhao Laosan, on the other hand, was climbing the mountain for the first time, looking around and finding everything fascinating.

"Master, this mountain is completely bare, what kind of prey could there be?"

"I heard that wild rabbits dig very deep burrows, hiding in the grass. Are they easy to find?"

"Master, Uncle Shuanzi said you hunted two wild boars... How did you find them?"

"Master, we've been climbing for almost half an hour, where are we going...?"

……

Like a fly buzzing in her ear, Ye Qingqing was extremely annoyed.

If she had known Zhao Laosan was such a chatterbox, she would never have let him come along!

She paused, turned her head, and frowned as she spoke.

"I'm going to hunt wolves, you believe me?"

"Huh? Fight...fight wolves?"

Zhao Laosan suddenly felt tense and instinctively reached for the wood-chopping knife at his waist. "There really are wolves on this mountain! Master, are there really only three of us? Can we fight them off?"

Ye Qingqing's face darkened and she snorted.

"I don't know if we can fight or not, but if you keep talking like that, I'll dump you on a wolf if we run into one!"

Zhao Laosan blinked, "..."

Ye Dazhuang unconsciously pursed his lips.

This girl is always exceptionally interesting.

Zhao Laosan finally shut up, and his ears finally had some peace and quiet.

Ye Qingqing led them into the woods, and they climbed deeper and deeper for a while.

In the steep parts of the mountain forest, one had to climb up rocks from time to time. Zhao Laosan, panting, climbed up a rock and reached out to Ye Qingqing below.

"Master, it's too high up here! Come on, let me pull you up."

"Qingqing, give me your hand."

Beside him, Ye Dazhuang, holding onto a tree trunk with one hand, stepped onto the rock face and offered his hand to Ye Qingqing.

"Clatter!"

Without hesitation, Ye Qingqing took Ye Dazhuang's hand and, with his help, quickly climbed up.

Zhao Laosan above withdrew his hand sheepishly and scratched the back of his head in bewilderment.

The host pulled him up by the hand; it would have been much easier that way...

The forest on the next layer of rock face became increasingly dense, with bushes and withered grass covering your ankles so much that they were almost invisible, making each step difficult.

Seeing that Ye Qingqing was only focused on heading into the deep forest and didn't seem to be looking for prey at all, Zhao Laosan couldn't help but feel nervous.

Would the master really take him into the woods to feed the wolves?

No way! If she feeds him to the wolves, the wolves won't give her any money. What would she gain from that?

Besides, if he can't go back, his older brothers will fight him to the death...

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Just as Zhao Laosan was lost in thought, the arrow in Ye Qingqing's mind suddenly made a crisp sound, pointing to a dark hole buried under withered grass, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

We've arrived!

Ye Qingqing stopped, wiped her sweat, and gave Ye Dazhuang a look.

Ye Dazhuang realized that she had found her target.

He frowned slightly, his deep eyes scanning his surroundings warily.

There was no scent of wolves, and the surrounding bushes and withered grass showed no signs of being trampled by wild animals, but he couldn't immediately tell where the prey was hiding or what kind of prey it was.

He never understood Ye Qingqing's "mysterious" hunting method, but he would never ask her a question.

"Master, why aren't you leaving?"

Zhao Laosan waded through the withered grass, not hearing anyone following behind him, and involuntarily turned around.

"Shh..."

Ye Qingqing raised her slender finger to cover her lips, gazing at the cave entrance, almost invisible beneath the bushes and withered grass, and whispered,

"There are wolves."

"Wolves! Are there really wolves?"

Zhao Laosan's hair stood on end. He quickly drew his wood-chopping knife from his back and said nervously, "Where? Master, where's the wolf!"

Ye Qingqing glanced at him speechlessly, then beckoned with her finger.

"Can't you see this huge cave?"

As she spoke, she reached out and ripped aside a clump of withered grass covering the entrance to the cave, suddenly revealing half of the hidden cave entrance behind the bushes.

"My goodness!"

Zhao Laosan was dumbfounded, feeling as if his brain had been spun around for a moment. He quickly recovered and ran towards Ye Qingqing.

"Master, get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

This is a wolf's den!

The host family just... just like that, they pried open the hole.