A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 24
Mrs. Xia quickly found a rope for Meng Yan. Meng Yan used a strange knot to tie the pheasant's feet. The more it struggled, the tighter the rope became. At the end it fluttered twice, but it couldn't fly.

Meng Yan casually tied the other end of the rope to a wooden stake.

"Ah Nan, why did you come back so late today?" Shi Xia asked, while going into the kitchen to pack the food.

Meng Yan cleaned up the hares, put them in the pot for Mrs. Xia, and said, "Today I went a little further into the mountains."

Soon the broth was simmering in the pot.

Mrs. Xia followed Meng Yan into the house to have a look. Meng Yan, by the thin candlelight in the room, poured out all the herbs picked in the back basket.

Yin Heng said: "Ah Nai has gained a lot today."

Meng Yan glanced at him, and said with a smile, "Thanks to the bamboo bow you made for me."

She took out the bamboo bow and arrow and put them aside, which were stained with some animal blood.Then sort out all the herbs that are commonly used by the Xia family and Yin Heng.

Among those medicinal herbs, there is also something Meng Yan wrapped in fat green leaves.

She sat cross-legged on the ground, with a smile on her face, and opened the green leaves carefully.What I saw lying inside was a ginseng with very lush and complete roots.

Meng Yan said: "I was lucky today, I really found this ginseng."

Yin Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Ah Nai is very patient, she was able to dig it out so completely that not a single whisker was hurt."

Meng Yan said: "Of course, I planed this thing for more than an hour. It must be known that the more developed the root of this ginseng, the more precious it is. It must be completely dug out so that its value will not be damaged. It's just another branch. Not so lucky."

It was also the first time in Xia's life that he saw ginseng, so he gathered around to observe it carefully.

As Meng Yan spoke, he dug out another ginseng from another green leaf, but it was much inferior.She said: "I save this one for Mother and A-Heng's health, now is the time when I need it."

Xia said: "Why don't you sell it all, it's expensive."

Meng Yan said with a smile: "This one has damaged roots, so it won't sell for much money. Making money is important, but the body is also important. Mother will wash it in a while, and put a few pieces in the broth."

"Okay, okay." Xia Shi took it carefully.

Meng Yan continued to dig into the bottom of the basket, looked up and saw that Mrs. Xia hadn't left, and said, "Mother still want to look down?"

Xia Shi curiously said: "I'll take another look and see what else you brought back."

Meng Yan said with a faint smile, "Don't look at it, it might scare you."

Xia said disapprovingly, "There's nothing scary about this."

However, when Meng Yan caught two brightly colored snakes from the basket, Xia Shi was so frightened that her legs went limp and she exclaimed.

Meng Yan put the snake on the ground and said, "Mother, don't be afraid, it's dead."

"You, you, how did you bring this back!"

Meng Yan stretched out her hand to stroke down the snake's head, and said, "This will help Ah Heng's injury."

Yin Heng's calm eyes flickered slightly.

When she touched a small lump, she carefully opened it with a sickle and took out a small snake gall.

She took out the gall bladders of the two snakes and steamed them in the kitchen.

As for the snake body, Xia family absolutely did not want to see it again, so she asked Meng Yan to take it and throw it away.

Meng Yan muttered: "It's a pity to throw it away, it's still a meal."

The Xia family was still shocked and said: "What are you doing with it, the color is so bright, it's poisonous at first sight!"

Xia Shi didn't understand either, he didn't know that the snake's venomous glands were poisonous, but the snake's body was not poisonous.Meng Yan told her that she didn't believe it either.

Meng Yan didn't scare her any more, she said she deserved it, but when Mrs. Xia went to work in the kitchen, she turned her head and looked at Yin Heng with a smile, blinked and whispered to him: "Ah Heng, how dare you make snake soup tomorrow?" Do you want to eat?"

The corners of Yin Heng's lips parted slightly, and he replied softly, "As long as Ah Nan makes it, I will eat it."

Seeing his expression, Meng Yan suddenly felt that the exhaustion of the day disappeared, and said: "Then I'll go get the well water to calm down first."

When eating in the evening, Xia family didn't want to see the picture of Meng Yan feeding Yin Heng at all, so he decided to put the small square table in the room and let Yin Heng sit up and eat by himself.

His manner of eating is slow and orderly, very calm and dignified.Jiao Mengyan looked at it, but forgot to pick up the rice in his own bowl.

Xia slapped Meng Yan's arm very dissatisfied, and said, "What are you looking at, does it look good enough to be eaten?"

Meng Yan replied, "Of course not." She muttered again, "But it's a good meal."

Xia Shi heard this, and glanced at Yin Heng, originally wanted to educate him, but seeing his innocent and harmless expression, there was no way to talk about it.

In fact, Xia Shi is reasonable. On the one hand, she feels that Yin Heng has confused Meng Yan, but on the other hand, she also knows in her heart that it is not his fault that she is good-looking.

Today, Yin Heng made a bamboo bow for Meng Yan and helped Meng Yan; during the day, when the Meng family came to make trouble, he also behaved calmly.

Although Xia Shi didn't like him, he could tell that he was trying not to cause trouble for Meng Yan, and was doing what he could.

Sui Xia had no choice but to turn around and teach Meng Yan again: "I think you are obsessed with ghosts!"

Meng Yan brought some dishes for Xia Shi, and said, "Mother, the dishes you cooked tonight are especially delicious, why are you so good at cooking!"

Xia Shi was so angry that it was funny, but she softened all of a sudden, and said: "Then you should eat more."

Then Meng Yan asked: "I'm not at home today, did uncle come to make trouble?"

Xia Shi paused, and said: "No, the family is fine today."

Xia Shi was terrified today, but she felt sorry for Meng Yan, who would spend a whole day walking in the mountains, so how could she bear to make Meng Yan worry.

After today, the Xia family understands even more that when Meng Yan is not around, she should protect the family even more.

Yin Heng didn't say much.

Meng Yan looked up at Xia Shi, and said for a moment: "It's fine."

However, when she came back, she didn't forget to notice that a mousetrap at the door was gone, and there was still a little blood on the ground.

Since the Xia family didn't say anything, Meng Yan didn't follow up to ask.

After dinner, Meng Yan treated Yin Heng's injury, and gave him the steamed snake gallbladder and soup.

She was sweating a lot during the day and needed a quick shower.

There is still a place to take a shower at home, which is a simple shed built with wooden boards.It's dark at night, and it's easy to take a shower inside.

After the candles were blown out, Yin Heng recuperated in the house, hearing the crisp sound of water coming from the courtyard, it seemed a bit joyful at night.

Meng Yan went back to the room refreshed, and comforted Xia to sleep.

With her by her side, Xia family will sleep very peacefully at night.

Meng Yan was very tired, and should have slept soundly.It's just that she is very alert, no matter how deeply she slept the previous moment, if there is any noise in the next moment, she can wake up immediately.

I don't know what time of night it is, the room is pitch black, and there is a faint moonlight on the window sill.

At this time, there was a movement outside the yard.

(End of this chapter)