Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

Lin Xiulan carried Dou Dou into the house. After closing the door, she felt as if all her strength had been drained and collapsed to the ground, having no choice but to lean against the door.

Her eyes reddened, her nose tingled, and tears were about to spill over when she tilted her fair neck back, took a deep breath, and tried her best to control her emotions.

Four years after marrying Li Yunshan, Dou Dou was already three years old. In Lin Xiulan's memory, no matter how hard she worked for the family, Li Yunshan never said a word of concern to her.

Lin Xiulan knew that Li Yunshan thought she was a refugee who had come from famine, and that her survival and the fact that she had a home here were all thanks to him.

But just now... just now, he actually said to her, "Thank you for your hard work," which warmed Lin Xiulan's broken heart.

However, remembering Li Yunshan's unreliability, Lin Xiulan worried that his temporary change would only be a flash in the pan.

"Mother, why are you crying?"

Seeing tears quietly rolling down Lin Xiulan's cheeks, Dou Dou obediently wiped them away with her sleeve: "Did Daddy bully Mommy? I'm going to tell Grandma, and I'll also tell Auntie and Second Auntie."

"No, Father didn't bully Mother. Mother just remembered some things and felt happy."

Lin Xiulan shook her head and hugged Dou Dou in her arms.

……

A bonfire was lit in the courtyard, driving away the chill of the early winter night and illuminating most of the yard.

Two long benches were placed with a door panel on top of them, and the eviscerated wild boar was placed on the door panel.

Boiling water was poured over the wild boar, steaming hot, and Li Yunshan and Li Yunshi each took a knife and scraped off the wild boar hair that had been scalded by the boiling water.

"Snap... snap... snap..."

As the knife scraped across the skin, the softened wild boar bristles were peeled off piece by piece, revealing clean white skin.

"Third brother, I've never seen you handle wild boars before. I didn't expect you to be so skilled!"

Li Yunshi was surprised to see Li Yunshan's smooth and effortless movements.

In my memory, the third brother was a lazy bum who wouldn't even lift a finger to wash a dish, yet he was so skilled at brushing pig bristles—it was unbelievable.

"My dad says I've been smart since I was little, and I learn everything quickly."

Li Yunshi grinned and laughed it off.

It is said that when brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal, and the wild boar was quickly dealt with.

Li Yunshan took a knife, cut off a pig's hind leg, and handed it to Li Yunshi: "Brother, take this pig's hind leg and improve your meals."

"Keep the wild boar you finally managed to hunt and sell it for money. I can't keep the hind leg."

Li Yunshi was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand to decline.

"Honey, this is just a small token of our third son's appreciation. Why can't we accept it? He's never been polite to us when he used to visit our house. Why are you being so polite to him?"

As soon as Li Yunshi finished speaking, Wang Xiaolian rushed in from outside like a gust of wind. She glared at Li Yunshi and took the pig's hind leg from Li Yunshan's hand.

This pig's hind leg is so big, it must weigh at least five or six pounds. My two children are at the age where they are growing, so it's a good opportunity to give them some meat.

"Yes, sister-in-law is right, don't be so polite with me."

Li Yunshan nodded with a smile.

Although this woman likes to take advantage of others, she does so for the sake of her own family.

In his past life, he was idle and spent his days fooling around with his cronies. His elder brother and sister-in-law took care of their mother in her old age and saw her off in the end.

No sooner had he finished speaking than two more boys ran in through the gate.

The two boys, upon seeing Li Yunshan, called out "Third Uncle" and ran into the main room.

"I'm going to get some vegetables, sister-in-law. Could you do me a favor and clean these two pheasants? I'll use them to stew pork tripe later."

Li Yunshan cut off another piece of meat, which looked to be about four or five pounds. Before going into the kitchen, he pointed to the two wild chickens he had caught in the mountains and said to Wang Xiaolian.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshi and Wang Xiaolian were both stunned and almost couldn't come to their senses.

After a long silence, Li Yunshi finally spoke, "Third brother, you're not joking with me, are you? You...you're cooking?"

"Of course it's real! It's guaranteed to be true." Li Yunshan patted his chest confidently, "Brother, let me tell you, my cooking is incredibly delicious. You'll want to come back for more after just one bite."

"Your cooking is delicious? I don't believe you!" Li Yunshi rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Doesn't the older brother know what kind of person the third brother is?

He's good at playing mahjong and cards, and petty theft. Cooking? Hopefully, he won't get food poisoning.

"Don't believe me if you want."

Li Yunshan was too lazy to argue with him, so he took the pork and went into the kitchen.

First, he cut the pork into chunks, then sliced ​​some ginger and dried chili peppers. Soon after, a sizzling sound came from the kitchen as the wild boar meat was put into the pot. Li Yunshan then grabbed the spatula and expertly stir-fried it.

Before long, a rich aroma of meat wafted out of the kitchen, making one's mouth water.

"Third brother, I didn't know you could actually cook!"

Li Yunshi watched the whole process and couldn't help but marvel at the delicious aroma. Who would have thought that his idle younger brother had such a hidden talent for cooking?

The aroma made Li Yunshi's mouth water.

"Did they reply this time?"

Li Yunshan glanced at him sideways, then put the pork belly and pheasant pieces that his sister-in-law had just prepared into the casserole and stir-fried them until fragrant, before adding two spoonfuls of boiling water, pepper powder, and dried mushrooms from home.

"Hey, sir, come out with me for a moment."

Wang Xiaolian gestured to Li Yunshi.

Li Yunshi followed Wang Xiaolian out of the kitchen: "Wife, what's wrong?"

"Honey, do you think our third son is possessed? He's hunting and cooking all the time. Can this really be our third son?"

Wang Xiaolian leaned close to Li Yunshi's ear and whispered suspiciously.

"You're the one who's possessed! Can't you wish for something better for the third son? Maybe it's because his father is watching from heaven and has enlightened him."

Li Yunshi spoke with a long face, glaring at his wife with annoyance.

……

"Here we are, time to eat! Freshly stewed pork and fragrant pork tripe and chicken soup."

Half an hour later, a large pot of fragrant stewed pork and a pot of rich pork tripe and chicken soup were served.

"Wow, it's stewed pork, it smells so good!"

"And chicken soup, I haven't had chicken in ages."

As soon as the two main dishes were served, everyone's eyes lit up. The enticing aroma made their mouths water.

"Wow, it's stewed pork, it smells so good!"

"And chicken soup!"

Li Yunshi's two boys, both teenagers, exclaimed in surprise and stuffed the meat into their mouths.

Huang Zhifang looked at Li Yunshan in surprise. This dish... was made by the third brother?

In my memory, the third brother was idle and good-for-nothing, spending his days hanging out with his cronies. When did he learn to cook?

"Third brother, did you do all of this?"

Huang Zhifang pointed to the two large dishes on the table in disbelief.

"Mother, it really was me. My eldest brother can vouch for me."

Li Yunshan nodded solemnly.

He knew his transformation would surprise people, even his mother.

"Mother, it really was the third son who did it."

Li Yunshi chimed in from the side.

To be honest, even though he watched his third brother cook two dishes the whole time, Li Yunshi still couldn't quite believe that he could cook. But the facts were right in front of him: his third brother really could cook!

"Great, great!" Huang Zhifang slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Mom, have some chicken soup."

Li Yunshan served her a bowl of chicken soup.

"Alright, Mother will drink it."

Huang Zhifang beamed with joy.

"Xiulan, you should also have some soup and a chicken leg to nourish your body."

Li Yunshan served Lin Xiulan another bowl of soup and added a chicken leg to it.

Lin Xiulan stared blankly at the bowl of chicken soup handed to her. She had been married to Li Yunshan for four years, and this was the first time he had ever taken the initiative to do something for her.

Although serving chicken soup was a small matter, it made Lin Xiulan's nose tingle and her eyes slightly red.

Lin Xiulan's pitiful appearance made Li Yunshan feel ashamed. If he hadn't been such a scoundrel in his past life and had given Xiulan more care, the three of them could definitely have lived a good life.

Fortunately, he has been reborn, and he will definitely treat Xiulan well in the future.

At this moment, Xiulan also took the chicken soup and took a small sip.

Although the chicken soup was still piping hot from the pot, Lin Xiulan wondered why it tasted a little sweet.