After Han Ji went to the county to take the exam, Zhang Luoyi suddenly became diligent. She actually started doing embroidery work conscientiously early in the morning. Maybe it was because she spent too much dowry money and she had a sense of urgency, but it had nothing to do with Wu. Things at the beginning.
Wu Shichu is very leisurely now. She has entered a state of retirement ahead of schedule. In addition to chatting with the villagers, she occasionally goes up the mountain to cut some firewood and relax.
On this day, she took the sickle at home and went up the mountain again.
After arriving on the mountain, she picked up some dry firewood and happened to encounter a pheasant, so she quickly swung it with her knife and the pheasant fell down.
Seeing that it was still very early, Wu Shichu simply lit up the fire, took out the seasonings from the companion space, and started roasting the chicken.
Not long after, the rich aroma of barbecue came out. Wu Shichu sprinkled cumin powder and turned the roasted chicken.
When it was finally cooked, she took out another bottle of wine and started drinking the roasted chicken, one bite of meat and one mouthful of wine, not to mention how delicious it was.
Gao Li originally wanted to go to the mountains to hunt tigers or foxes, thinking that there would be furs available in the winter, but he was not very lucky. After searching for a long time in the mountains, he only caught a few hares and pheasants, and none of the larger prey. see.
As he was walking, he suddenly smelled a strong and overbearing fragrance, which suddenly woke up the greedy bug in his stomach.
At first he thought he had heard it wrong. After all, who would eat barbecue here in this deep mountain and old forest?
But after coming here for a while, the fragrance not only did not disappear, but became stronger and stronger. He could no longer deceive himself, so he looked in the direction from which the fragrance came.
When he finally found the source of the meat smell, he couldn't believe his eyes. There was only one woman eating meat and drinking wine leisurely!
Could it be that a wild monster from the mountains turned into a woman? Gao Li originally didn't believe in these mysterious things, but the scene before him shattered his shaky worldview.
"Are you a human or a demon?!" Gao Li clenched the bow and arrow in his hand, suppressing the anxiety in his heart, pretending to be fierce and cold, and staring at Wu Shichu closely.
However, when he saw Wu Shichu's appearance clearly, he was so shocked that he dropped the bow and arrow in his hand. Wasn't this the woman he had seen in the village?
Wu Shichu was eating meat and drinking wine happily, but she didn't expect that a tall man suddenly appeared and shouted at her, "He is a man or a monster." She was so frightened that she almost threw the roast chicken in her hand on the ground.
When she looked at the man angrily, she found that he was Gao Li, who was said to have just come down from the battlefield. The anger in her heart became even stronger. She just said, with her keen awareness, she can hide the person from her. , there are only highly professional retired soldiers.
"Are you blind? Of course I am a human being!" Wu Shichu glared at him and said.
Gao Li recognized that she was from the village and realized that he had made a mistake. He couldn't help but blush with embarrassment on his dark face. He picked up the bow and arrow on the ground and said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood." , I didn’t expect that there would be such a powerful woman as you in our village.”
Hearing his words, Wu Shichu paused, and then he remembered that in the eyes of the villagers, she should be a weak person who needs a good rest, but how does she look like a weak person now? Can a weak person catch a pheasant in the mountains, roast it and eat it, and even eat the roast chicken boldly and drink wine at the same time?
Wu Shichu's vision went dark, and he realized that his image was in danger, but fortunately, this Gao Li had just come back from outside and was not familiar with her, so she could still save it...
So she immediately blocked the bottle of wine next to her, covered her chest with one hand, and said weakly: "What's so great about it? I was just lucky. I happened to meet a pheasant that was entangled in weeds and couldn't run away. , I just picked it up, and I happened to be hungry again, so I baked it and ate it."
Wu Shichu really hoped that he could forget his fierce look and question just now, but Gao Li was not forgetful. Faced with Wu Shichu's hugely contrasting performance, he was stunned for a while, and then began to look at Wu Shichu with sharp eyes. .
He could still smell the strong aroma and smell of wine in the air. What ordinary woman would go up the mountain to pick up pheasants so easily, and also happen to bring the spices and wine for barbecue?
Gao Li has been crawling and wallowing on the battlefield for more than ten years. If he was really so easy to be deceived, he would have died with no bones left. How could he still have the life to return to his roots?
However, he also knew that knowing too much about some things was not good for him, so he pretended to be fooled by Wu Shichu, nodded and said: "So that's it, that sister-in-law is too lucky."
"By the way, did you go up the mountain to hunt? It seems you have gained a lot." Wu Shichu asked when he saw a string of hares and pheasants hanging behind his back.
Gao Li nodded: "I originally wanted to hunt a tiger or a fox to make fur for use in winter, but I didn't expect to find one. Does my sister-in-law know where I can find prey with good fur?"
Of course Wu Shichu couldn't say that she knew. She shook her head and said, "I don't know about that. I only dare to pick up dry firewood in these places where there is no danger. If there are tigers and wolves, I won't be able to escape in time. Where can I go?" Do you still dare to stay here?"
Hearing her words, Gao Li was silent for a while. This place was actually deep in the mountains. If the woman in front of him was really afraid of danger, she would not go so deep at all, but she confidently said that it was not dangerous here. What a bold artist.
However, Gao Li did not expose her, he just said: "In this case, I will try my luck elsewhere, and my sister-in-law should go back early. The mountain is not safe. You, a woman, should go down the mountain early."
"Okay, I'll be leaving soon, you go about your business." Wu Shichu quickly waved Gao Li away.
When the tall figure finally disappeared, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, hoping that Gao Li would be less curious.
Speaking of which, she was too careless, thinking that no one in the village would dare to go so deep into the mountains, but she neglected to calculate that Gao Li, who had just returned to the village, accidentally exposed her true identity.
Fortunately, Gao Li doesn't look like a talkative person, so he probably won't tell anyone about his anomaly, and even if he tells it, no one will believe it. After all, she was too weak to work during this period. The image is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Feeling guilty, Wu Shichu finished the rest of the roasted chicken in two strokes, and quickly threw the finished wine bottle back into the companion space. Fortunately, she came out with the spices and wine very early, and Gao Li probably didn't have them. see.
After cleaning up the "crime scene", Wu Shichu picked up a small handful of dry firewood and hurriedly carried it down the mountain. When he approached the village, he deliberately slowed down and dragged the dry firewood "out of breath". Go home.
