The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 39: Admit Mistakes Fast, So You Can Repeat Them Next Time
Xiao Chenye took a sharp breath, "Wait, where did you get that from?"
Wen Ran: "?"
She looked confused, "Huh? I picked it up under the walnut tree."
Wen Ran stretched out her fair hand, stroking its fur repeatedly, joyfully announcing, "I’ve even given it a name, it’s called Hetao."
Xiao Chenye: "...Alright, let’s head back first."
Bringing such a large prey openly on the mountain is just too conspicuous; if we encounter any large carnivores, there’s no saying who would end up as lunch.
With Xiao Chenye’s help, Wen Ran found it much easier to handle the wild boar.
On the way, Xiao Chenye also tried to make conversation, "By the way, you moved out?"
Thinking about her own little home, Wen Ran’s face was full of small smiles, "Yeah, I really have to thank Auntie for that.
She helped me a lot, all those little knick-knacks, Auntie helped me get them."
"Yeah," Xiao Chenye lowered his head, "It was the right thing to do."
"Huh?"
As the night deepened, they quickened their pace and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain, immediately causing a stir among the Silly Deer Team.
The team leader ran over, his scalp shining, looking at the huge wild boar on the ground, and he too took a sharp breath.
He jumped, "You went up the mountain? You went up there alone?"
Wen Ran: "..."
In her mind, she thought she would be met with praise.
Every household lacks meat these days, even though wild boar isn’t as valuable as farmed pig, it’s still meat.
Especially such a large piece of meat.
Are we questioning her now?
Wen Ran felt the team leader wasn’t very bright at this moment; what they should be doing now is getting the pot boiling and cooking the meat!
Wen Ran instinctively hid behind Xiao Chenye with Hetao in her arms, chuckling nervously, "Haha, well, it was a coincidence, wasn’t it?
I was just thinking of going up the mountain to gather some produce, got lucky, and stumbled upon a boar that had been bitten to death, so I brought it down with Brother Xiao."
"That was too dangerous!"
Wen Ran raised four fingers, swearing to the sky, "Honestly, I didn’t go far, I was just wandering around the foot of the mountain."
Xiao Chenye: "..."
He gave Wen Ran an accusatory look.
When he saw her, she was already halfway up the mountain.
And she says she didn’t go far.
Wen Ran noticed Xiao Chenye’s stare, didn’t say a word, and secretly pinched his waist where no one was watching.
Dare to hold me back, huh!
The team leader wanted to say more, but Wen Ran seized the chance and shouted, "Uncle, this isn’t the time to worry about minor details; with all the hard work during autumn harvest, we should eat the meat first!"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up and they began to cheer, "Yeah!"
"Uncle Bi, put the pot on!"
"Yeah, yeah, it’s so hot, if we don’t start cooking, the meat won’t be fresh."
The crowd surged forward, surrounding Bi Jianguo.
The team leader staggered amidst the crowd, shouting, "No one causes a fuss! Ouch! Who stepped on my foot? Set up the pot! Let’s eat meat now! Stop fussing! I’ve got something to discuss with Xiao Wen..."
Wen Ran covered her mouth, sneaking a laugh, while Xiao Chenye looked disapproving, "Uncle Bi is right, what you did was really dangerous."
"Okay!" Wen Ran quickly admitted, "I won’t do it again next time."
Hehe, just kidding, I’ll definitely do it again.
Xiao Chenye’s long lectures were abruptly extinguished.
However...
Xiao Chenye’s gaze fell on the little puppy in Wen Ran’s arms, and he sighed, "Do you know what Hetao is?"
Wen Ran juggled the well-behaved puppy in her arms, smiling, "It’s my little darling."
Xiao Chenye: "It’s a wolf pup."
Wen Ran: "...It’s a dog, right?"
Xiao Chenye looked up speechlessly, "I can at least tell the difference between a wolf and a dog. Look at its tail and eyes, it’s a pure wolf."
Wen Ran suddenly felt like she was holding a ticking time bomb.
"Then why didn’t you say so earlier?"
"Whether I said or not, this wolf pup has your scent on it. If we suddenly abandon it in the mountains and it dies, the wolf pack is going to come looking for revenge when they catch the scent."
Xiao Chenye was quite troubled too, "Now there’s no other way, you’ll have to take care of it."
Wen Ran took a deep breath, "Well, can we make a reasonable assumption now?"
Xiao Chenye: "Hmm?"
"Look, as a rule, a mother wolf still nursing pups wouldn’t just leave them. Leaving the pup under the walnut tree suggests something happened to the pack."
Xiao Chenye slightly raised his eyes, indicating for Wen Ran to continue.
"Couldn’t my action be seen as rescuing the wolf pup from danger?"
"It could."
Wen Ran grinning, "Then that’s settled, it’s fine, I didn’t harm it. If the wolf pack comes, I’ll just give the pup back."
She spoke lightly, "It’s no big deal, look how scared you are."
Xiao Chenye rubbed his forehead, before he could say anything, the team leader had already emerged from the crowd.
His intention was clear, heading straight for Wen Ran.
Wen Ran instinctively hid Hetao, but the team leader didn’t notice, his mind was all about that huge wild boar.
"Alright, stop looking guilty, why hide from me?
I know you think I’ll scold you, if I don’t, will that do? What you did was a great contribution to our team, I’ll give you twenty pounds of meat when we divide it.
And I’ll give you thirty work points, how about that? Uncle Bi, am I generous or what?"
"Mm-hmm-hmm."
Wen Ran nodded vigorously.
She only had to make a bit of effort to bring the wild boar down from the mountain, the rest was pure luck.
Got it for free.
The team leader wasn’t unreasonable, "And you, Chenye..."
Xiao Chenye explained, "I just lent a hand. When I met Xiao Wen up there, she had already found the wild boar."
The team leader nodded, "Alright, then you’ll get five pounds."
Xiao Chenye grinned, "Thanks, Uncle."
"Thank me for what?" the team leader snapped, "I should be thankful to you both."
"Hehehe," Wen Ran saw everyone busy and thought of slipping away, she still had Hetao to settle.
"Uncle, you all get busy, I’ll head home first."
The team leader was puzzled, "You’re not staying to join the fun? Don’t you love a good crowd?"
Wen Ran explained, "I found a puppy on the mountain and need to set up a nest for it."
"Alright."
The team leader waved his hand, quite generously allowing it, "Don’t forget to come back for the meat later, the 20 pounds is specially set aside for you, come and have a taste of our local specialty tonight."
"Got it!"
Xiao Chenye said goodbye to the team leader and quickly followed after her.
Watching their backs, the team leader stroked his chin, muttering, "You know, they look good together."
