A Hunter’s Wife - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: He Took a Fancy to Her

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“So that’s how time is calculated… I understand now.” Mao Xiaoyu closed the book in satisfaction.

Rong Xiang was talking about 5:45 in the morning, by modern standards.

After tidying up the study, Mao Xiaoyu picked out some books that were useful to her and placed them on the wall.

As for the rest of the books, she placed them in the corner of the wall in stacks. She planned to find a place to place them in the future.

She looked at her watch. “Exactly an hour. let’s go out and see how long it has been.”

After a long day, Mao Xiaoyu was a little tired. She planned to go to bed after going out and wake up at five in the morning the next day.

After leaving the medium without a sound, Mao Xiaoyu snuggled into her blanket and turned on her watch.

Wow!

Only 12 minutes had passed. That meant the time ratio was one to five. It was amazing.

After throwing the watch back into the Space, Mao Xiaoyu closed her eyes and went to sleep.

It was only nine o’clock in the evening now. She could sleep for eight hours until five o’clock in the morning tomorrow!

However, Mao Xiaoyu’s thoughts were too naive. How could Grandma Mao let them off so easily?

The sky was still dark and the rooster had not crowed yet, but Grandma Mao was already making noise out in the courtyard.

Mao Xiaoyu was woken up by the noise and heard the sound of clothes being put on.

“Mother?”

“You sleep… Mother will go start a fire and cook.” This was subconscious action by Liu Xianniang. She had been enslaved for 18 years and was used to it.

“Mother, don’t mind her. Let her go.” Mao Xiaoyu refused to comply.

Why was her mother the only one who had to wake up early to cook and serve that family of lazy bums?

Liu Xianniang’s hand paused, and she was somewhat conflicted.

If she went to cook, she and her daughter could still get a full meal. But if she did not go, not to mention eating, she was afraid that she would be scolded again.

“But…”

“Mother, don’t go out. Brother Rong will bring us some food later,” Mao Xiaoyu said it as if she was in the right.

It was as if Rong Xiang was obligated to bring her food.

Taking a peek at the time, Mao Xiaoyu gritted her teeth in anger.

It was not even 4:30 yet. What was the old lady doing?

“Sleep, sleep.” After saying that, Mao Xiaoyu buried her head in the quilt.

“Hey, you jinx. why aren’t you cooking? You’re so lazy!” Grandma Mao shouted for a long time, but her eldest daughter-in-law did not come out of the house. In the end, she was so angry that she ran over and knocked on the door.

Mao Xiaoyu was furious. She sat up and shouted, “Grandma, if you continue like this, I’m going to go to the Village Chief to complain!”

“You wretched girl, go ahead. I’m not afraid no matter who you call.” The old lady was so angry that she could not sleep the whole night, so she got up to ‘take revenge’.

Her old husband had analyzed it for her. He said that it was only right for a mother-in-law to ask her daughter-in-law to cook in the morning.

Liu Xianniang had already put on her clothes. She stopped her daughter from continuing to argue, “I know what you mean. I’ll just cook for today. If they bully me in the future, Mother will listen to you.”

The old lady had been roaring for a long time, and Liu Xianniang felt that it was too unsightly. She could not let the villagers come to her house every day to watch the show.

She would go and negotiate the terms when the sun rose. She would not be bullied by anyone in the future anyway.

There were three daughters-in-law, so the three families had to take turns cooking!

Mao Xiaoyu sighed and nodded helplessly. The habits that she had developed over the years could not be changed in a day or two. As long as her mother improved, Mao Xiaoyu would be able to accept it.

“Alright, Mother can go first. I’ll wait for Brother Rong to come before going out to help Mother.” Mao Xiaoyu sat up on the bed.

In fact, she wanted to avoid the fire. That thing was too primitive, and she was afraid that if she did not burn it well, people would see through her.

Liu Xianniang nodded and then left in a hurry.

“You’re such a lazy woman. It’s really bad luck for my son to marry you…” As the footsteps went away, old lady mao’s sharp voice also gradually faded away.

After quickly putting on her clothes, Mao Xiaoyu closed the door and teleported into the Space.

As it was still early, Mao Xiaoyu decided to cook some eggs.

Both she and her mother were lacking in nutrition. Mao Xiaoyu planned to have an egg every day.

As for the source…

She still had to make a trip up the mountain to sell some medicinal herbs. With money in her hands, it would be more convenient for her to do things.

After washing up, Mao Xiaoyu immediately took action. She found a gas can and a stove from the many supplies, then put 20 eggs into the pot.

“Fortunately, I had the foresight.” Mao Xiaoyu said happily.

she had bought a lot of 10-pound gas tanks back then, and she had run out of stock in several outdoor equipment stores.

If she used them sparingly, she could use these gas tanks for at least a few years.

While she was cooking the eggs, Mao Xiaoyu drank a bottle of milk. She felt that if she did not nourish herself, she might not even be 1.5 meters tall.

In her previous life, she was 1.68 meters tall. Even if she could not be that tall in this life, she should at least be 1.63 meters and above!

She refused to become a loli who was less than 1.6 meters tall!

Taking advantage of the free time, Mao Xiaoyu distributed some noodles and planned to make steamed buns and meat buns. It would be more convenient to take them out to eat.

After the steamed buns were done, Mao Xiaoyu quickly left the Space.

This time, she stayed in the Space for a little longer.

She took out her watch from under her pillow, glanced at the time, and threw it into her Space.

Sigh, how troublesome!

A watch was not a product that could be produced in this time, but she could not tell the time, so she could only use it like this.

She still had some time before meeting with Rong Xiang. Mao Xiaoyu picked up a book and sat by the window, reading slowly.

She was in urgent need of knowledge to identify the mountain treasures and wild vegetables. Yesterday, she saw many kinds of mushrooms on the mountain, but she did not know which ones were edible and which ones were poisonous, so she could only ignore them.

However, reality did not allow her to waste food like this. If she could not even distinguish between wild vegetables and mushrooms, then she deserved to starve to death.

Mao Xiaoyu was reading the book with great interest. She did not even notice when Rong Xiang was standing by the window.

Rong Xiang stood silently by the window. He could not bear to look away from the girl who was reading seriously.

The sun shone through the window and onto the girl’s body. She was not beautiful at all. Her face was thin, her hair was yellow, and her clothes were full of patches.

However, it was this scene that was deeply imprinted in Rong Xiang’s mind.

The sound of the girl flipping the book interrupted Rong Xiang’s thoughts. He came back to his senses and coughed unnaturally.

“Cough cough!” Rong Xiang covered his mouth with one hand and coughed.

“Brother Rong, you’re here!” Mao Xiaoyu looked up.

That’s right, it’s this cute little rabbit look. Rong Xiang did not expect himself to like this type of girl.

That’s right, in a short period of time, he had already cleared his mind. He had taken a fancy to this girl with bright eyes.