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Chapter 44 A cow, an entire cow
The snow outside has stopped, but it's still cold.

Qiao Guowen and his wife were still quite worried about their daughter and son-in-law going out at this time.

"Niannian, son-in-law, where are you going?"

Nianyun Ci asked.

Qiao Nian held Lu Xiao's hand and said, "Mom, you and Dad stay at home. Lu Xiao and I will go out for a walk in the mountains."

"It might snow again this afternoon, so we need to come back early."

"Okay, Mom. You and Dad can rest assured."

After Qiao Nian finished speaking, she and Lu Xiao went out.

When we got to the next room, we went in and told our master and mistress.

"Be careful when you go into the mountains, Niannian."

"Don't worry, Madam."

Qiao Nian waved with a smile, then walked with Lu Xiao toward the grove where they often gathered firewood.

The snow on the road was quite thick, so Qiao Nian didn't dare to wander off. She obediently followed behind Lu Xiao, stepping in his footprints as they moved forward.

With one big stomp, a large footprint was left.

Qiao Nian stepped in, and one footprint could accommodate both of her feet.

She followed behind, like a child following an adult, trying to step on the adult's shadow.

Qiao Nian's playful nature was aroused.

Smiling, they stepped in the footprints.

"Niannian, slow down."

Lu Xiao held her hand, looked down at her, his eyes full of tenderness, and spoke gently.

"Know it!"

Qiao Nian's lips curled up, she was in a very good mood.

The young couple ventured into the mountain, their feet sinking into the deep water while their feet remained shallow.

After walking for about an hour, they arrived at the woods where Qiao Nian and the others often gathered firewood.

On snowy days, the roads are difficult to walk on, so slow down and prioritize safety.

"Niannian, do you want to take a break?"

Lu Xiao turned around and asked.

Qiao Nian wiped the sweat from her forehead. "How much further?"

"It'll be a while before we get there."

Lu Xiao stopped and let her lean on him to rest. "We need to get over that mountain ahead."

"It's still that far?"

Qiao Nian took out an orange from her spatial storage and handed it to Lu Xiao.

"Eat something and catch your breath before you go."

Besides oranges, the space also contains cookies, peach shortbread, canned goods, White Rabbit candy, malted milk powder, and other things that can be eaten immediately.

Qiao Nian gave Lu Xiao an orange and then took out a jar of canned yellow peaches.

The two shared the canned food and ate the oranges before continuing on their way.

The snow on the mountain is thicker than that at the bottom, so you have to be extra careful with every step you take.

Lu Xiao dared not be careless.

Qiao Nian is the same.

She wouldn't step on anything other than Lu Xiao's footprints.

After another hour of trekking, the couple finally arrived at the place where Lu Xiao hid the beef.

It's not really a matter of hiding.

He simply dragged the cow that had been thrown to its death behind some large rocks, covered it with branches, and weighed it down with the rocks.

Apart from poachers, ordinary villagers don't usually come here.

So it can be left lying around, and no one will steal it.

When Qiao Nian saw the whole head of beef, she simply asked Lu Xiao to use the dagger in his spatial storage to cut the beef into pieces.

She wasn't idle either; she stood aside and helped keep watch.

The couple worked together for a while, dividing the tasks, and Lu Xiao had already butchered all the meat off a bison.

They didn't want the remaining cow bones or the cow's head.

It was thrown into the distant woods, so that the animals that hibernate in this forest could also get a share.

Lu Xiao finished cleaning up and wiped the cow blood off his hands with clean snow. After he was done, Qiao Nian took out a kettle from her spatial storage and poured water for him to wash his hands. "Lu Xiao, don't you feel guilty doing this?"

While pouring water for him, Qiao Nian asked the man beside her a question.

Lu Xiao looked up at her, "Why would Niannian ask that?"

"No, it's just that your profession dictates that you must be an upright person. But..."

Such an upright man, when he encountered a buffalo that had accidentally fallen and died, did not report it, but secretly asked her to keep it...

Qiao Nian looked at the two baskets full of wild boar meat in the space, feeling happy but also somewhat complicated.

She may be spoiled, but she doesn't want Lu Xiao to tarnish his career because of her.

"Silly Niannian, what are you thinking about?"

After Lu Xiao finished cleaning up, he came forward, took his wife's hand, and said, "A black mark on a profession means betraying one's beliefs and doing things that are unworthy of the organization and the people."

He never hesitated when protecting his country and catching bad guys and traitors.

He never wavered when spies tried to bribe him with money or women.

He is upright and honest, and his words, actions, and thoughts are worthy of the people's trust and the organization's cultivation.

Take the bison he just retrieved, for example. He didn't do anything to harm it, he didn't poach it, and he never intentionally killed it.

It lost its life right in front of him, and if he didn't take the meat, it would only benefit the wild animals in the mountains.

With elderly and young members in the family, and his wife pregnant with twins, it's a time when they need nourishment.

Taking food from the mouth of a wild animal is not a major moral transgression.

"really?"

Qiao Nian still had some worries.

Lu Xiao smiled and pinched her cheek. "Really."

“If your man were to kill these animals on his own initiative, then you can question me.”

But now that he hasn't done it, his wife can be completely at ease and doesn't need to have any unnecessary worries.

Qiao Nian thought about it and realized that seemed to be the case.

She smiled and took Lu Xiao's arm, "Won't doing this tarnish your career?"

"will not."

"That's good."

Qiao Nian felt relieved.

However, there are some things she still needs to say to men.

“I have a bit of a temper, and you’ve always spoiled me since I was little, but we have to agree on this first: you can’t abandon your principles for me.”

No matter what happens to her one day, he cannot abandon his military principles because of her.

"You can't let down the clothes you're wearing."

Qiao Nian gave earnest instructions.

Looking at his wife's expression, Lu Xiao was both amused and exasperated, but on the surface, he still had to pretend to be serious.

"Comrade Qiao Nian, why do I feel like you love this outfit I'm wearing more than you love me?"

Qiao Nian exclaimed playfully, "Brother Lu Xiao, you're so smart! I really like the outfit you're wearing."

Congratulations, you got it right!

Lu Xiao...

I really want to have a good kiss with my wife.

Let her know whether it's his clothes that are attractive, or he himself.

The couple talked as they walked down the mountain.

They didn't go back empty-handed.

Since Qiao Nian still had room in her space, the two of them picked up fallen branches from the snow as they descended the mountain.

Once they reached the road at the foot of the mountain, Qiao Nian had filled her space with a lot more firewood.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Lu Xiao even picked up a bundle of firewood and carried it on his shoulder.

He held his wife's hand with his other hand and walked towards home.

Lu Xiao was wearing a cotton-padded coat that Nian Yunci had rushed to make.

Because of his height, the black cotton coat did not look bulky on him.

Qiao Nian was holding his hand, and she secretly glanced at him several times as they walked.

"Look at the road now, and then look at your husband when you get home?"

(End of this chapter)