Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Xu Manman had no idea that her casual question had led Fei Huainan to so many conclusions.

Fei Huainan pushed open the wooden door and went in. He cleared away the weeds in the yard and made sure there were no problems before letting Xu Manman in.

Xu Manman looked at Fei Huai.

He seemed quite familiar with this place.

After making arrangements for Xu Manman and asking what she needed, Fei Huainan left.

He first checked the surrounding area and found no animal droppings or footprints. Only after confirming that it was safe did he go to find stones and sticks.

Xu Manman chose a spot and waited for Fei Huainan to return before starting to prepare the cured meat.

Making this preserved chicken and duck is not complicated. First, clean the chicken and duck, dry them, then rub the meat evenly with salt, and then hang them in a cool and ventilated place to dry for two or three hours.

Then put the meat in a bowl, add light soy sauce, sugar and high-proof liquor, and marinate for 10 to 15 hours, turning it over from time to time.

Then repeat the previous steps and marinate for another 10 to 15 hours. The preliminary work is now complete.

Then it's smoked.

You can also air dry it naturally, but that takes a long time. Smoking it will make it faster.

Xu Manman likes the smoky flavor, which reminds her of the taste from her childhood.

Fruitwood must be used for smoking; this gives the cured meat a unique aroma and makes it taste better.

Fei Huainan found several wooden sticks of different thicknesses and quickly set up the frame. It was a double-row frame that could be hung on both sides.

A whole basket of chickens and ducks can be hung up, which saves a lot of trouble.

Fei Huainan glanced at the shelf, marked out an area, and then used stones and mud to build a fire pit under the shelf.

This way, there's no need to worry about Xu Manman getting burned, dust won't be scattered everywhere, and the cured meat will be heated more evenly.

After seeing this, Xu Manman gave Fei Huainan a thumbs up.

"That's amazing! I've roasted so much cured meat before, but I never thought you could do it this way. You're really great."

Fei Huainan thought it was just a small matter, but Xu Manman praised it so much that it made him quite happy.

He told Xu Manman about the training.

“I used to go on long-distance training trips in the mountains, sometimes for several days. Over time, I found that this was more convenient and safer.”

It's very convenient to surround the fire and simply smother it with soil when leaving.

Xu Manman sat to the side watching Fei Huainan operate.

He hung the cured meat on a rack, put firewood underneath, lit it, and began the smoking process.

Xu Manman only needed to throw some firewood in from time to time.

Standing on the mountain, there is a unique tranquility, but it is a pity that it is already late autumn and the leaves on the trees have fallen to the ground.

Looking up from the tree branches, the sky is bluer, the clouds are whiter, and occasionally a breeze blows, making the leaves rustle.

If it were summer here, it would probably be a completely different scene.

Unaware of the danger, the carefree Xu Manman was watching a large venomous snake lurking outside her door.

Li Wu secretly observed from a corner for over an hour, and when he was sure no one was in the room, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

With this box of stuff, it would be difficult for Fei Huainan to survive.

Li Wu has been having a tough time lately.

He fell ill after being stripped naked and left to sleep on the ground overnight. He was able to get out of bed on the first day, but developed a high fever on the second day.

The fire burned for three days in a row, which terrified Li's parents.

It was Li's father who noticed something was wrong and borrowed a car to take the person to the county hospital.

The doctor gave him an IV drip, and he recovered.

I stayed in the hospital for two days, and as soon as I got back, the military called me away.

He only asked for one night's leave when he left, and he was supposed to return to his unit the next day, but he didn't.

He hadn't gone home for several days in a row, so his boss called him over, gave him a severe scolding, and disciplined him.

Li Wu didn't dare to say a word. He was too ashamed to admit that he had been ambushed in his own village.

Even now, he still feels like he's been hit over the head with a club.

Actually, he fainted after Fei Huainan struck him with his palm that night.

Regardless of how he was knocked unconscious, Li Wu was a vengeful person, and he was determined to find the person who knocked him out and take revenge.

But before that, he needs to find the jade pendant for his sister.

He had promised Li Meng that he would scout out Fei Huainan's courtyard before, also for the jade pendant.

Unlike last time when he only took the jade pendant, this time he wanted to make Fei Huainan wish he were dead.

Li Wu is very careful in his work.

He knew that Fei Huainan came from the Flying Eagles team and had very strong reconnaissance abilities; even the locks on the door couldn't be touched.

He walked around the yard and chose the cellar.

The cellar was hidden and not easily discovered; no one opens their cellar to check it every day.

As long as you don't open it, it's fine.

Li Wu put his things away and left quickly.

It has to be said that Li Wu and Li Bin are really brothers; they have similar ideas.

One was to entice Xu Manman to write a letter of complaint, and the other was to directly frame her.

On the mountain.

Xu Manman listlessly tossed the wood around. The heat for roasting cured meat was very important; it couldn't be too high, but it also couldn't be too low.

It's impossible to describe exactly how big it is.

It's a feeling that belongs only to the person who cooks.

Fei Huainan wandered around the area for a while and then returned quickly.

"There's a persimmon tree up ahead. Would you like to eat some persimmons?"

Xu Manman immediately became interested: "Persimmon tree? There's a persimmon tree here? Where is it?"

Seeing that Xu Manman was happy, Fei Huainan handed her a wooden stick, which could be used as a crutch and for finding her way.

The roads deep in the mountains are quite difficult to travel.

Xu Manman, holding her crutch, still walked unsteadily.

Fei Huainan was afraid she would fall, so he reached out and grabbed Xu Manman's hand, holding it in his own.

"I'll hold your hand; it'll make you walk more steadily that way."

Holding his wife's soft hand, Fei Huainan's ears turned slightly red.

Without much thought, Xu Manman grasped Fei Huainan's broad and kind hand, instantly feeling a sense of security.

Xu Manman always felt safe knowing he was a soldier, and even though they weren't married, she could completely trust him.

Fei Huainan's hands were very steady; he could easily lift Xu Manman's weight with one hand.

The two of them hadn't walked far when they arrived at the persimmon tree.

The leaves on the persimmon tree have mostly fallen, and the persimmons, like red lanterns, hang on the stones, looking absolutely beautiful.

Xu Manman walked forward and stood under the persimmon tree, where she saw birds landing on the branches to peck at the persimmons.

She glanced around, picked out a large, round, and beautiful one, and handed it to Fei Huainan.

"Mr. Fei, may everything go as you wish!"

Fei Huainan was taken aback. This was the first time anyone had said such auspicious words to him since he had become disabled.

The color of the persimmons made Xu Manman's small, delicate hands look even whiter and more appealing.

Fei Huainan reached out and took the persimmon.

After giving the persimmons to Xu Manman, she turned around to pick more. The persimmon trees were all very tall, and after picking a few, Xu Manman couldn't reach the rest.

She tried to climb the tree, but the best she ever managed was only ten centimeters from the ground.

Fei Huainan cleared his throat, stepped forward and picked Xu Manman down from the tree, reaching out to remove the leaves from her head: "Wait here, I'll pick them for you."