A Happy Event in a Farming Family: Marrying a Hunter

"Mom, I'm sleepy!"

The two were entwined. Xiaoyu came out barefoot with her eyes half-closed, rubbing her eyes with her little hands, looking like she was about to fall asleep while walking.

Yunlu quickly hugged the child, "Brother Qin, I'll take the child to sleep first, you should get some rest too."

Qin Zheng nodded, but his brows furrowed, and his gaze toward the child seemed to carry a hint of helplessness.

"Dad?" Xiao Ran suddenly appeared, climbed onto the chair, stretched her little feet into Qin Zheng's arms, wrapped her arms around Qin Zheng, and pressed her whole body against him.

Qin Zheng frowned even more deeply. "Go to sleep!"

"Dad's biased. Just now, when Mom was talking to Dad, why didn't he let her go back to sleep?" Xiao Ran pouted.

Outsiders only know that Xiao Ran is eccentric and doesn't talk much, but little do they know that he's a complete chatterbox in front of Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng's eyes darkened as he looked at Xiao Ran. "Why don't you call her 'Mom' to her face? She'd be very happy."

Xiao Ran pouted, looking at him with a disappointed expression, "Dad also said that I heard other people say that other people's parents sleep together. If they don't sleep together, their mothers will leave sooner or later. What if I call her now and she leaves one day?"

His attitude of blaming everything on Qin Zheng infuriated him.

Qin Zheng pried his fingers open, made him sit up straight, and said seriously, "Are you doubting your father's abilities?"

"That pickled fish isn't married yet!"

Sauerkraut fish?

Qin Zheng stared at his son for a long time before realizing who the pickled fish he was talking about was. This kid is really something...

"Xiao Ran, you're not allowed to give other people nicknames. It's impolite. Besides, your mother and I are adults. Children shouldn't meddle."

"What if she leaves?" Xiao Ran looked at him stubbornly.

Qin Zheng didn't know why the little girl had won over the two children so well. In just a few days, even Xiao Ran, who usually didn't like getting close to people, was so fond of her. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried. "Go inside quickly!"

"So she's not leaving?"

Qin Zheng, "..."

"Pinky promise!" Xiao Ran stretched out her finger.

Qin Zheng didn't care about the children's toys, but his little finger was hooked by his son. Xiao Ran shook it a few times in a serious manner before he finally smiled.

"Can I go to sleep now?" Qin Zheng asked, feeling rather troubled.

Xiao Ran pursed her lips, wanting to laugh but trying her best to hold it back, "I'll put in a good word for you."

After saying that, she quickly swayed into the house.

Yunlu was coaxing Xiaoyu to sleep when she saw Xiaoran come in. She picked him up and put him on the bed, taking off his shoes. Xiaoran kept staring at her. Suddenly, Yunlu felt a cool sensation on her face. The little guy blushed and pulled the blanket over his head, too embarrassed to look at her.

Did Xiao Ran kiss her?

Yunlu was so happy she was almost dazed!

The next morning, after breakfast, the couple took the two little ones to the Yun family's house.

When Zhou Rong heard that the two were going to that place to collect herbs, she tried her best to stop them.

"Why don't you reconsider? That place is really not good."

"Mother, Brother Qin and I didn't do anything immoral, and besides, it was broad daylight, so don't worry." Yunluo had been there once, and it wasn't as terrible as the villagers described.

"Hey, if this filthy thing had any humanity, it wouldn't be that so many people in the village haven't dared to go in. Xiao Luo, it's not that your aunt is trying to discourage you, but going into that place is just asking for death. Besides, do you even know what the herbs look like? You don't want to go in and never come out!"

Wang said sarcastically, "That's hilarious! Making money by digging up medicinal herbs?"

Are you dreaming? Do you think these two can tell which is grass and which is medicine?

They can find medicinal herbs, and even sows can climb trees.

Zhou Rong couldn't stand such unlucky words, so she quickly spat three times, "Xiao Luo, Xiao Zheng, maybe you shouldn't go!"

"Second sister-in-law, it's not that scary. Besides, Xiao Luo and your sister-in-law are both cursed. Who knows, they might even bring bad luck to unclean things."

After Wang finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed.

Yun Luo glared at him fiercely, about to say something, but Qin Zheng spoke first, "Auntie, aren't you afraid those things will come knocking on your door tonight!"

Knock...knock on her door?

Wang felt a chill run down her spine. That place was taboo in the village, and people usually had to be careful about it. She had been so focused on amusing the two of them that she had completely forgotten about it.

When Qin Zheng reminded her, she felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at her. She chanted "Amitabha" as she went into the house.

As soon as she stepped out with her left foot, Wang slipped and stumbled.

Yunlu held back her laughter. She noticed that Brother Qin's foot twitched slightly, and she understood. "Auntie, you can't just say things like that!"

"Pah, pah, pah, what bad luck!" Wang felt even more that she had said the wrong thing, and she had to go back and recite the sutra a hundred times.

"Mother, we're leaving!"

"Xiao Luo..."

"Don't worry, Mother, I will take good care of Xiao Luo and make sure nothing happens to her." Qin Zheng's resolute words carried great weight.

Zhou Rong could only nod, "Then be careful."

The path into the mountains was cool and refreshing, with birdsong that instantly lifted one's spirits.

Throughout the journey, Yun Luo did not feel tired at all, possessing an extraordinary level of physical strength.

The mountain path was difficult to walk on. Qin Zheng saw her skipping and jumping around without seeming tired and said, "Your body seems to be much better."

Without blushing or panting, even the able-bodied young men in the village couldn't do it.

Yunlu suddenly remembered that day when she carried the plow with one hand. Brother Qin was so intelligent; his sharp eyes could see through everything.

She chuckled, "I met a Taoist priest in my dream. He said I was a monster and gave me a pill. Since that night, I've felt great. At first, I didn't believe it, but now, isn't it amazing?"

"Did the Taoist priest say what kind of monster you are?" Qin Zheng asked.

Yunlu thought about it seriously, "A girl as cute and beautiful as me must be a fox spirit."

Qin Zheng raised his head slightly, seemingly somewhat helpless, "It's fine to say such things in front of me, but don't talk nonsense outside."

"Fox spirit" is an insult.

This girl is so smart, yet she's very insightful and doesn't have any messy thoughts.

Yun Luo laughed heartily, unaware that the mountain path beneath her feet was slippery, and she was about to have a close encounter with the ground.

She gasped, her waist tightening as she was pulled closer. The man's cool, refreshing scent filled her nostrils, and her breathing quickened. "Brother Qin..."

"Xiao Luo?"

A sudden sound rang out, and Yun Luo saw the person standing opposite her, feeling Brother Qin's arms tighten around her even more.

Li Pinglang was holding a book in his hands. His mother said that the air was good in the back mountain in the morning, so she asked him to come and recite his lessons. Little did he expect to encounter two people, and in such a posture at that.

There was disdain in his eyes. "Xiao Luo, Qin Zheng, in broad daylight, even if you're husband and wife, you can't do this, can you? As Confucius said..."

"Stop!" Yun Luo was completely bewildered.

What right does this scumbag have to say such a thing? "Brother Qin and I are husband and wife, it's only natural. But some people, before they're even married, have been cheating on each other countless times. They're not clean themselves, yet they have the nerve to talk about others. Disgusting!"

Her blunt words made Li Pinglang blush, but he was also surprised. Not only had Xiao Luo become much prettier, but her words had also become more meaningful.

How did she know to use a covert maneuver? And how could she use it so precisely?

"Xiao Luo..."

"Scholar Li, I heard a sentence but I don't understand its meaning. Could you explain it to me?" Yun Luo's eyes were mischievous.

Why can't he just die?

Li Pinglang glanced at Qin Zheng, instinctively disliking him, and nodded, "Go on."

Do you know what it means to say "Do you know why cats dislike dogs"?

"There's another line after this: 'meddling in other people's business'..."