Chapter 18

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was not like Rong Xiang had never seen mao da ya before. when they were young, he had even stayed with her because of Uncle Dalang.

For so many years, he had never fallen for Mao Daya, which meant that he liked the current person.

Although he felt sorry for Uncle Mao, he could only apologize to him in his heart for his wife!

Mao Xiaoyu cleared her throat guiltily and directed, “I stood by the river and threw a few pieces of cake into the river. When the fish came, I caught them with a net.”

She would not say anything about plain steamed buns. After all, with Mao Xiaoyu’s status, she would not be able to afford such expensive food.

Rong Xiang nodded. He took out the leftover bread from his arms, broke a piece, crushed it, and threw it into the water.

Mao Xiaoyu laughed awkwardly and thought to herself, ‘Don’t be picky with your food. Bread is also very delicious.’

Looking at the water’s surface, Mao Xiaoyu prayed in her heart!

Perhaps God did not want her to reveal her identity, so fish swam over from all directions in a short while.

After all, Rong Xiang had been hunting for a long time, and his reaction was much faster. With a few swooshes, a few lively fish appeared on the grass beside his feet.

“Aiya, be careful of them jumping back into the water!” Seeing that a fish had ‘escaped’ to the shore, Mao Xiaoyu quickly reminded him.

Rong Xiang bent down and threw them all on the grass far away from the shore.

After two waves, Rong Xiang caught ten fish. He put away the biscuit and did not intend to waste any more food.

If he brought too many fish back, he would not be able to finish them. If they died, they would all be wasted.

With all these, he would have to turn them into salted fish when he returned.

He pulled a few long blades of grass and twisted them into a rope, then neatly tied the fish into three skewers.

“it would be great if we could bring these fish back alive!” Mao Xiaoyu said with emotion.

Rong Xiang nodded. “Next time, you can bring a wooden bucket.”

Mao Xiaoyu nodded in agreement. “If the fish are alive, we can even bring them to town to sell!”

Looking at the prey at Rong Xiang’s feet, she said, “Are you going to town tomorrow? Can you take me with you?”

Mao Xiaoyu looked at Rong Xiang with pleading eyes.

“Sure, I’m going to town to sell my game tomorrow.” Rong Xiang looked at the girl’s ingratiating expression and smiled.

“Thank you. I’ll treat you to a meal later.” Mao Xiaoyu’s eyes narrowed into a smile.

She would have money after selling the medicinal herbs tomorrow, and she could spend it however she wanted!

As long as Rong Xiang took her around and remembered the way, she could go to town by herself in the future.

The two of them sat on the stone to rest. Rong Xiang took some time to finish the rest of the cake and filled his water bag with water.

“Do you want some water?” Rong Xiang asked.

He did not see a water container beside the little girl and thought that Mao Xiaoyu was thirsty. He saw a large leaf not far away and had the idea of giving the girl water.

Mao Xiaoyu shook her head. I drank water when I was fishing.

She thought to herself, ‘Luckily, I put away the bottle of mineral water just now, or I’d have to lie again.’

Rong Xiang nodded. He looked at the fish on the ground and frowned.

His cooking skills were really average. Other than roasting the fish, he could not do anything else.

The fish that was obviously delicious was in his hands, but he was so bad at cooking that even the dog at home despised it.

“Have you thought of how to take your fish home?” Rong Xiang asked.

Mao Xiaoyu shook her head and pouted.

The thought of the fish she caught being eaten by the lazy bums at home made her feel uncomfortable. she would rather throw the fish on the street and feed it to the dogs than let the lazy bums in the house take advantage of it.

“I have an idea, do you want to hear it?” Rong Xiang thought to himself.

Mao Xiaoyu did not say anything. She used her eyes to signal Rong Xiang to continue.

“I’ll lend you the kitchen, but you need to cook fish for me while you use it. What do you think?” Rong Xiang was a little embarrassed when he said this.

Getting the girl he liked to cook for him was a wonderful thing that he did not even dare to imagine!

Mao Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up. “Sure, sure!”

There was no difference between cooking one fish and two fish. At most, she would add more seasoning.

Since someone was willing to offer her a place, why should she refuse?

Standing up, Mao Xiaoyu urged, “Let’s go quickly!”

It was already two in the afternoon when she secretly put away the watch. It would be late by the time they got home and prepared the fish.

“Yes.” when Rong Xiang heard this, he got up and carried today’s prey and the three skewers of fish.

“This fish net?” Rong Xiang looked at Mao Xiaoyu.

The net was so useful that he was naturally unwilling to throw it away.

Moreover, Mao Xiaoyu was the one who ‘picked’ up the net.

“I’ll leave it with you. I’ll come and get it from you when I need it,” Mao Xiaoyu said indifferently.

She still had some in her Space, so she could give it to the man in front of her.

I’ll just treat it as the money for last night’s and this morning’s meals.

The heavy things were carried by Rong Xiang, while Mao Xiaoyu only carried a fish net. The two of them walked down the mountain, talking and laughing.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Mao Xiaoyu stopped. “I have to go home and take a look. I’ll go to your house to find you later!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she did not look at Rong Xiang’s expression and walked back home.

In Mao Xiaoyu’s mind, there was no difference between men and women, so she said it very naturally.

She had to go back to see if her mother was being bullied, and then say hello to her mother before going to Rong Xiang’s house to cook the fish.

She did not want her mother to worry at home when she did not go back at night.

Looking at the little girl’s happy back, Rong Xiang did not hesitate for too long. He shook his head and went to his home at the foot of the mountain.

It was fine for her to remind him when she came over later. Besides, they would be going to town together on the next day, and the villagers would see them.

He had already made up his mind to marry her anyway, so he might as well break the pot!

He could tell that this Mao Xiaoyu was not a pedantic person, so she probably would not care too much about gossip.

It had to be said that Rong Xiang already somewhat understood Mao Xiaoyu’s thoughts.

Mao Xiaoyu did not know that she had been marked by others. She was in a good mood. Today was her first time on the mountain and she had a good harvest.

Other than that 100-year-old Chinese knotweed, she had also dug up a few good medicinal herbs. They should be able to sell for a few taels of silver.

The Mao family was unusually quiet today. Even Mao Xiaoyu felt a little strange as she stood outside the main door.

This Grandma Mao only knew how to make noise all day long. It would be abnormal if there was suddenly no sound.

When she pushed open the door, she saw Grandma Mao staring in the direction of the mother and daughter’s room with a pair of ‘vicious’ eyes.

Seeing that Mao Xiaoyu had returned empty-handed, Grandma Mao spat and muttered something under her breath. Then, she went back to her room with a long face.

Mao Xiaoyu did not even need to guess to know that the old lady was scolding her again.

She pouted and opened the door to enter the house.

“Mother, did you set up a stove in the house?” Mao Xiaoyu was shocked.

Her mother was too talented. She actually knew how to do this job.