After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

Late at night, after Xiao Anyu and Liu San fell asleep, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan whispered to each other in the room.

"Did you find out what happened while we were away? I think Xiao Anyu looks quite aggrieved; he even shed tears."

Ling Chuan said, "Nothing serious. The leak of the maltose recipe was to be expected. It's just that some people are smart and some are stupid. One of our sugar workshop workers sold her skills to her brother, who then opened a small sugar workshop and signed a cooperation agreement with the Liao family shop in town. Business is good."

"As for An Yu, he must have heard some bad rumors, and he believed them because we didn't return for a long time. He thinks he's the one who harmed us. But now that we're back, I believe he won't dwell on it anymore."

Xia Mo was speechless, and somewhat annoyed.

"Those people are really despicable. They are born with eyes, and Xiao Anyu doesn't eat their rice. They always love to gossip about others. Whether we live or die is none of their business. Even if they die, we won't die."

That's true. Ling Chuan curled his lips and said, "Don't be angry. Just focus more on An Yu in the future. Only with a firm mind can you avoid being disturbed by external things."

Xia Mo said helplessly, "That's all we can do. It's just a trivial matter like gossip, and it wasn't said in front of Xiao Anyu. We can't just rush up to them and slap them a few times."

"Well, there's no rush. We can guide him gradually later. What are your plans regarding the female worker and the Zhou family?" Ling Chuan asked.

Xia Mo replied, "What else can we do? We'll follow the rules. Since she dared to do it, she should pay the price. We're not short of money, but we can't just let it go. It's good to use her as a scapegoat to make an example of us, so that others won't think we're easy to talk to and that they'll all become unscrupulous and breed a bunch of parasites."

Ling Chuan readily agreed, "Then let's do it this way. Tomorrow, let Liu San take Zhou Xiaomin's copy of the contract to her house to demand compensation."

Xia Mo had no objections, but thinking about the other things they needed to deal with, he couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, so many things to do as soon as we get back."

Ling Chuan pinched his smooth cheek and smiled lightly, "Take it one step at a time. Once everything is arranged, you can be a hands-off manager."

"Oh, right." Xia Mo pouted, glared at him, and then slapped away his mischievous hand, saying, "Your own is just as slippery."

"I don't feel anything when I squeeze my own," Ling Chuan said honestly.

Xia Mo glanced at him, then slumped over and stared at the top of the tent. Sigh, my mind is so clear, I'm not sleepy at all, so boring.

"What are you thinking about?" Ling Chuan asked him, propping his head up with his elbow.

Xia Mo: "I don't want to think about anything."

"Can't sleep?"

"Ah."

"or……"

"No."

Ling Chuan chuckled lightly after being rejected so bluntly. "Sigh, it's too difficult to persuade him now."

Xia Mo didn't even look at him. She rolled over and sat up, kicked off the blanket, and solemnly announced, "I'm going to meditate. Don't disturb me."

Ling Chuan couldn't sleep either. Seeing the young man cultivating so diligently, he also sat up, folded the quilt and piled it at the foot of the bed, then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to comprehend the mental cultivation method.

Time flowed silently until the first rooster crowed outside, at which point Xia Mo slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

It's still better to cultivate in the space. Xia Mo thought to himself, turned his head and glanced at Ling Chuan, who was not moving at all. Then he flashed into the space, practiced swordsmanship for half an hour, and then took a comfortable bath.

Of course, one could choose not to shower and simply use a cleansing technique, but Xia Mo was already used to showering. When he came out, Ling Chuan was still in meditation, so Xia Mo didn't disturb him and left the room directly.

It was just before dawn, the wind was blowing incessantly, the bamboo leaves and branches were rustling, and in the distance, the mountains were layered upon layered, their features obscured.

Xia Mo walked to the other side of the eaves, touched the new clothes he had washed for the child last night. They were not dry. He gently stroked the clothes with his fingertips, and the moisture evaporated instantly. Satisfied, he went to the kitchen to boil water for the child to wash up.

He worked quickly and efficiently. After filling the large iron pot with water and setting up the firewood in the stove, he started to scoop out rice to cook, and then picked and washed the vegetables...

Tread-tap-

Before the water was fully heated, a noise came from outside the kitchen. Xia Mo's ears twitched, but without turning his head, he scanned the area with his divine sense and saw Xiao Anyu walking towards him, rubbing his sleepy eyes. When he saw Xiao Anyu being blown by the cold wind, he seemed to wake up a little instantly, shrinking his neck from the cold and yawning.

Xia Mo smiled and shook his head, then scooped the vegetables out of the bowl and drained them.

"Good morning, Uncle Liu."

Xia Mo looked up and smiled, "Good morning, why are you up so early?"

"You're awake, so get up, Uncle Liu. I'll help you start the fire." Xiao Anyu said as he ran in, moved a small stool and sat down in front of the stove. His little hands skillfully pushed the firewood in the firebox, and the flames instantly grew bigger, licking the bottom of the pot.

Seeing this, Xia Mo smiled and said, "Okay, then be careful not to get burned."

"Okay, I'll be careful," Xiao Anyu replied obediently, even moving the small stool under his bottom back a little.

Tsk, so well-behaved, I want to pet him.

Xia Mo suppressed the wicked thoughts in his heart, decided to be a mature and steady head of the household, and turned to chop vegetables.

For a moment, the only sounds in the kitchen were the chopping of vegetables and the crackling of burning firewood.

Xia Mo knew the child was watching him. At first, the child would steal glances, but later, seeing that Xia Mo hadn't noticed, the child started looking at him openly.

Xia Mo attributed this to the changes in his appearance and the child's confirmation of his return home after a long separation.

"Would you like some steamed egg custard?" Xia Mo asked, breaking the silence after the vegetables were chopped.

Xiao Anyu blinked, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Eat."

"Okay." Xia Mo replied with a smile, but instead of immediately getting the eggs, he walked to the large iron pot of boiling water and reached out to test the water temperature.

"You don't need to boil the hot water anymore," Xia Mo instructed, then took out a small wooden basin for children to wash up, filled it with more than half a basin of hot water, and continued, "Come on, wash up first, Uncle Chai will put out the fire. Also, the clothes you washed last night are dry, you can pick out a set to change into later if you want."

Xiao Anyu's eyes lit up immediately. No child dislikes wearing new clothes, especially the kind that are both beautiful and warm.

"Uncle Liu, I want to wear the first outfit I wore last night!" Xiao Anyu said.

"Okay." Xia Mo replied, and helped him carry the hot water out and put it on the low platform.

At this moment, Liu San came out of the house, greeted the two men, and said, "Ze-ge'er, An-yu."

Xiao Anyu immediately replied, "Good morning, Uncle Liu!"

Xia Mo smiled and nodded, "Brother Liu, there is hot water boiling in the kitchen."

Liu San, a rough and uncultured man, always washed up with cold water no matter how cold it was. Upon hearing this, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. It's not cold now. I'll just use cold water to wake myself up."

After saying that, he filled a basin with cold water and used a mouthwash cup and toothbrush to wash his mouth.

Xiao Anyu had been taken care of by him for a while, and their habits were exactly the same. Liu San first scooped some tooth powder for him, then poured some for himself, and then the two of them squatted there to rinse their mouths.

Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, Xia Mo went back to the kitchen to make steamed egg custard for the child.