Jiang Lie hummed in agreement, then looked anxiously toward the village: "Uncle, hunting deer depends on luck. I didn't encounter any deer this time, only this strange roe deer-like creature."

"I don't recognize it. I'll take it back to my wife to see. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

He hasn't seen his wife for three days. Could this uncle please stop blocking the way? He wants to go home to see his wife as soon as possible.

"Haha, okay, you go ahead and get busy."

Jiang Lie nodded, took two steps at a time, and hurried home. He tossed the wild boar to his father to share with the people in the brigade, and left half of the rabbit and half of the pheasant: "Father, Mother, you eat the rabbit and pheasant."

"I'm going home now."

Seeing her son's anxiety, Zhang Shuhua said helplessly, "Take it easy. Come home for lunch with your wife so we don't have to cook. She can't cook by herself."

"Okay, I'll go call my wife for lunch."

The brigade leader didn't delay. He found someone to butcher the wild boar and distributed a little meat to each household to taste. When he saw the two rabbits and two pheasants in the corner, the corners of his mouth turned up.

He shouted loudly, "Wife, I want to eat your spicy chicken. Let's cook this pheasant and rabbit tonight and invite our son and daughter-in-law to come and eat together."

"Tell my second brother's family too, ask if they're coming. I haven't seen them in a long time, and I'm just hoping they'll be safe and sound."

Zhang Shuhua poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about the second son. We'll send them a live chicken another day. The second son's wife is particular."

"She won't be happy to come all this way back to eat pheasants and rabbits; she'd rather we send them over."

"You know perfectly well that the second son's wife is from the city, and her personality... never mind, let's not bother them. We'll have the eldest son send over some vegetables and live chickens another day to help our grandson get some nutrition."

The captain thought it made sense and sighed, "Alright, the second son's wife is a bit temperamental, so let's not let them come. We'll send them over another day."

"I don't know how the second son's wife takes care of the children. We often send meat and vegetables over, but the two children are still so thin. Could it be that she took the things to her parents' house?"

"Shh, you can't say that. If the second son's wife hears you, she'll definitely start making a scene with him again."

Zhang Shuhua said softly, "The old man should turn a blind eye and not make things difficult for his son. Arguing is also bad for the second son's health. Next time the grandson comes back, let the eldest son's wife take his pulse."

"Let's see what's lacking and prepare what we can. Children need plenty of nutrition when they're young. Look how strong and healthy our eldest is; it's because he was well-nourished when he was young."

The captain nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

*

Jiang Lie hurried home. Seeing his wife in the yard calmed him down. He quickly closed the door, untied the game from his waist and placed it on the ground. He then walked over and hugged her tightly.

Wen Yao felt the familiar presence and relaxed, gently patting him: "You're back. Are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat."

"Hungry, but not that kind of hunger."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Jiang Liesong let go of the water and went to the shower room. She washed herself with soap, and after smelling it, she realized there was no strange smell. Then she came out wearing a vest and shorts.

Wen Yao smiled when she saw him approaching, but paused after meeting the burning intensity in his eyes: "You..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was swept up and carried into the house, pressed down on the bed, and her lips were captured by the man's: "Mmm, mmm, Ah Lie, let me go first."

"Honey, I'm hungry. Can you let me have a bite first? Otherwise, I'll suffocate."

"But I haven't cooked yet."

"No need to cook, we'll go eat at Mom and Dad's later."

Wen Yao felt a chill; the man had stripped her completely naked.

Half an hour later, the door opened. Wen Yao's cheeks were flushed, her lips were swollen and red, and her eyes were wet and red, as if she had been bullied badly.

She turned and glared at the smiling man: "You bastard."

Jiang Lie, having satisfied his craving, smiled good-naturedly: "Yeah, I'm such a jerk. Is my wife still feeling unwell? Is she alright?"

What do you think?

Touching his nose, the man knew he was in the wrong: "I'm sorry, I was short on time, you asked me to hurry up, I'll definitely go slower next time. You sit and rest for a while, I'll do the laundry."

Wen Yao snorted: "Go ahead and wash it, but wash it clean and gently. Don't tear my clothes. I tore one last time."

"Okay, I'll wash it slowly."

Sitting on the swing, Wen Yao slowly exhaled, touched her stomach as if the terrible intrusive feeling was still there, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she rubbed her slightly sore waist.

As Jiang Lie washed the clothes, he said softly, "Wife, I found a strange animal in the mountains. It had a very fragrant smell, so I hunted it down for me."

"You're very knowledgeable, why don't you wait and see what that is?"

"Hmm, where is it?"

"Corner."

Wen Yao rubbed her lower back and got up, walking towards the corner of the wall. When she saw the thing on the ground, her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "It's a male musk deer. It must have musk inside it. That's a treasure!"

Seeing how happy she was, Jiang Lie took another look at the game he had hunted, memorized its appearance, and thought he would kill a few more next time.

"Okay, I'm glad you like it, honey. I'll catch a couple more next time."

"Haha, this depends on luck, it's not easy to catch. Ah Lie, you're really good. After I dig out all the musk, we'll go to the black market and sell it another day."

"Look how big it is, it can easily sell for over a hundred yuan, and the rest of the meat won't go to waste..."

Wen Yao muttered to herself as she hurriedly found some tools and started digging. After digging for more than ten minutes, she finished and put the tools away. She stood up and felt a little dizzy, so she quickly leaned against the wall to recover.

Seeing that she looked unwell, Jiang Lie rushed over to support her, asking worriedly, "Wife, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the hospital this afternoon."

"Oh, I'm fine. I just felt dizzy from squatting for too long. It's nothing serious. I don't need to go to the hospital. I'm a doctor myself, why would I go to the hospital?"

"Cough cough, can you be a little gentler next time? You pinched my waist so hard it's bruised. You were too rough."

"Hmm? Let me see."

Wen Yao felt a chill on her waist. The man had already squatted down and lifted her clothes to look. His gaze fell on her lower back, where there were some red finger marks. Her heart tightened.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself."

"Yeah, I know. I just wanted to let you know not to use so much force next time, it hurts your back."

Jiang Lie looked up at her, his expression somewhat pitiful: "Okay, then wife, is there anywhere else that hurts? Does your stomach hurt? Didn't you say you were too full earlier..."

The next second, Wen Yao covered his mouth, saying in embarrassment and anger, "You're not allowed to say what you said in bed in public. Don't I have any dignity? It's too shameful."

"Go wash your hands quickly, I'll go rinse off and change my clothes. We're going to see Mom and Dad later, did you give them the rabbit and pheasant?"

"Well, we've given them two rabbits and two pheasants; we'll keep half."

"Okay, got it. Bring some more vegetables over."

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