When Yan Zhenshen returned to the cave, he saw a green ball from a distance. He knew that this was the vine that Chu Xiao often used.

The man and the dog in the cave also heard Yan Zhenshen's voice. After the big rock was moved away, the two hunting dogs squeezed in first, circled around Chu Xiao, and kept nudging Chu Xiao with their heads.

Chu Xiao was confused by the push, and it had to be said that these two hounds were not usually so close to him.

Yan Zhenshen saw Chu Xiao's confusion and said, "I'm hungry."

During this night hunt, the hounds did not dare to bark or move. They were hungry after running all night without food or water. During this period, Chu Xiao almost always fed them, so they naturally thought there was something to eat when they saw Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao touched the heads of the two hounds, took out a few pancakes and black-faced steamed buns, and distributed some to the dogs.

Of course, you can't let your man starve.

"We caught a young muntjac, whose hind legs were shot. We have a lot of pheasants and rabbits at home, so we can go down the mountain in the next two days." Yan Zhenshen took the pancake handed over by Chu Xiao and looked at the green ball at the entrance of the cave.

"An animal came over last night. What did you catch?"

"A silver-white fox was chased here by a lone wolf and was entangled by my vines." Chu Xiao didn't sleep much last night and was so sleepy that he kept yawning.

Yan Zhenshen was a little surprised. His husband's luck was much better than his own. He had only found five mixed-hair foxes after running around, but his husband could catch silver foxes just by staying in the cave, but he didn't know what color their fur was.

But he was not in a hurry to watch. Seeing that his husband was sleepy and ate a few bites of the cake, he said, "Go back first."

"Yeah." Chu Xiao responded, took out a large backpack and threw the big green ball directly into it. Yan Zhenshen also put a few fox skins in.

Because the fur is precious, the young muntjac cannot be kept together with it. Muntjacs mainly fight by biting, and although they are timid, it is not impossible for them to bite through the fox's fur with their teeth.

"I'll carry the backpack." Chu Xiao said when he saw Yan Zhenshen was leading the elk but didn't put it in the backpack as usual.

It was dawn now, and the mountain was foggy and dewy, making it no easier to walk than yesterday. Moreover, the longer they walked, the heavier the load they carried would become. Yan Zhenshen was reluctant to let her husband waste his energy, so he said, "No need, I'll bandage the deer and you can just lead it."

Yan Zhenshen took out medicine from his waist bag and sprinkled it on the wound of the muntjac, then wrapped it with linen. Although it walked a little lame, the muntjac was timid and limped forward when frightened by the hunting dog. If Yan Zhenshen was not very strong, he would have been dragged down by the hound.

On the way back, Yan Zhenshen took Chu Xiao on a detour to the place where they had seen the honey fruit before. This fruit will fall in autumn, so this is the best time to pick it.

Chu Xiao was very happy to see the delicious honey fruit. He picked one and fed it to Yan Zhenshen first, then ate one himself. He smiled and said, "I will pick them all and save them for later."

"Okay, I'll help you pick it." Yan Zhenshen tied the muntjac to a tree and asked the hunting dog to watch it. After all, this thing would bite through the rope.

The honey fruit tree is not very tall or very big. Even though we picked all the fruit that could be picked, only half of the frame is left.

"I also know a honey fruit tree. I'll take you there to pick some tomorrow."

"Really?" Chu Xiao couldn't hide the smile on his face when he heard it.

Yan Zhenshen reached out and pinched his cheek. He was really a little greedy cat. Once he got something he liked, his eyes would light up.

After returning home, Yan Zhenshen first tied the muntjac's mouth with a thin hemp rope, and then tied it to the pillar of the woodshed.

When Chu Xiao opened the kitchen door and saw the wolf cub, he was a little amused. The little fellow who was so delicious yesterday now had fish soup and soot on his fur. It must have been naughty and got into the stove.

When the wolf cub saw the man, it started whimpering and rushed towards Chu Xiao. It was not known whether it was hungry or felt wronged for being left at home all night.

Chu Xiao was extremely disgusted and stepped back hastily, but was tripped by the door sill behind him and fell to the ground again.

He managed to keep his body steady, but the wolf cub also pounced on him, and his pants were instantly covered with many black claw marks.

"Woo...Woof." The wolf cub seemed to be extremely hungry. It bent its body slightly and started barking at Chu Xiao.

When Taxue heard the wolf cub's cry, he went over and slapped it, knocking it to the ground. Then he knocked it to the ground again as if he was disgusted.

Yan Zhenshen came out of the woodshed and took the green ball out of the basket. He actually saw a little white between the vines.

Chu Xiao didn't want to bother with this dirty thing anymore. He left the kitchen and tried to calm himself down. Otherwise, he felt that he would definitely abandon the wolf cub.

Seeing Yan Zhenshen holding a ball wrapped in vines, he walked over and opened the vines. The silver fox inside had been wrapped for so long that it didn't move at all.

Yan Zhenshen saw the fox fur and his eyes flashed with surprise. It was indeed a silver fox. Seeing that Chu Xiao was not in high spirits, he said, "I'll take it away. You go inside and rest first."

Chu Xiao was indeed a little sleepy. After all, he was used to going to bed early and getting up early every day. He suddenly didn't sleep much the whole night and felt listless.

He didn't want to show off, so he responded with a groan, and said with disdain: "By the way, take the one in the kitchen and wash it as well."

Yan Zhenshen nodded, and when he entered the kitchen and saw the wolf cub's look, he finally understood why his husband looked so disgusted.

After Yan Zhenshen had taken care of everything, he felt tired. He got on the kang, took his sleeping husband into his arms, and fell asleep soon after.

Two breathing sounds, one heavy and one light, were heard from the room. The three hounds in the yard were all huddled under the eaves and sleeping. Only the little wolf cub, after being washed and fed, was restlessly fluttering around in the snow.

When Taxue was annoyed, he would paw it. The wolf cub would whimper twice, then calm down for a while and pounce on Taxue again.

It was already mid-afternoon when the two woke up. Chu Xiao's whole body was limp from sleeping, and even after waking up he didn't want to move. In the end, Yan Zhenshen prepared the meal and carried him out of the kang.

Yan Zhenshen can cook, but not very well. The eggs he fried were a little burnt and the cabbage soup tasted only of salt. Chu Xiao felt that it was not as delicious as what he cooked when he first learned it.

Of course he selectively ignored all the failures and only remembered the moments of success.

After dinner, Yan Zhenshen had nothing to do so he sat in the yard to chop firewood. There was a lot of wood left over from making the racks, and it would be convenient to use it for burning if he chopped it into small pieces.

Autumn is coming soon, and once autumn comes, the mountains will become cold. The firewood we have now is definitely not enough, so we have to find time to cut some more trees.

Chu Xiao came back from the riverside to wash clothes and asked while hanging them to dry: "Are you going fox hunting tonight?"

Yan Zhenshen raised his head and said, "Foxes are very alert and hard to find. We killed several yesterday. I'm afraid we won't be able to catch them today."

"Five pieces of leather are enough for either a cape or a coat. There is a shop in the county town that specializes in processing leather. You can just go there and choose a design when the time comes."

Chu Xiao was stunned. He thought Yan Zhenshen hunted foxes to sell them for money, but he didn't expect that he was going to give them to him.

He was naturally happy, but when he thought about the large number of people at home, it would be inappropriate for him to be the only one wearing a fur coat: "My parents don't have one, is it suitable for me?"

Yan Zhenshen said, "Dad and Mom won't mind, but most mixed-hair foxes are ugly in color, I hope you don't mind."

Chu Xiao grinned: "Anything my husband gives me is the best."

"Yeah." Yan Zhenshen responded with a smile in his eyes, lowered his head and continued chopping wood. His husband always flirted with him.

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