Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Lin Wu, bow and arrow in hand, strode over and was quite surprised to see the lifeless wild deer in front of Fang Yu.

He had heard about the Fang sisters finding the wild boar yesterday, but at the time he just thought they were lucky.

Looking at the wild deer on the ground now, he was filled with doubt and asked, "Sister Yu, did you hunt this deer?"

Lin Wu had come up the mountain two days in advance to set up a trap. He finally waited for the wild deer to appear. Just as the deer was about to reach the trap he had set, it suddenly changed direction. That's how he followed it all the way here.

Fang Yu wiped the blood on her hands on the weeds and replied calmly, "Is there a problem?"

Lin Wu did not force her to marry him, but that does not mean she will be grateful.

Lin Wu stood there stunned for a moment, then shook his head, realizing what he meant: "No, how did you subdue this deer?"

He was genuinely curious. Having hunted in the mountains for many years, he could clearly see that Fang Yu had subdued the enormous deer with ease, which was no small feat.

However, he didn't find anyone else along the way, which proved that Fang Yu had hunted the deer himself.

Fang Yu didn't reply, but under his surprised gaze, she grabbed the deer leg and dragged it away.

...If Lin Wu was surprised just now, he is now shocked!

That deer must have weighed at least 300 pounds. Even if he wanted to carry it away by hand, he couldn't do it so easily. Yet, he carried away someone who looked like he would fall over if blown by the wind so easily.

"Sister Yu!" he called out instinctively and chased after her.

Fang Yu felt displeased and turned around, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Lin Wu seemed not to have seen it. He smiled and said, "I'll help you."

As he was about to reach out to catch the deer, Fang Yu frowned and let go of his hand just as he was about to touch it.

The wild deer landed on the ground, and its two trembling movements made the air feel slightly awkward.

Linwu hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to help you. I wouldn't have any designs on you, you wild deer."

Fang Yu's voice was almost devoid of warmth: "I appreciate your kindness, but we are not related and I do not need your help."

Even if she doesn't actually need help, if someone sees her, it could cause unnecessary trouble, which would be a loss for her.

Lin Wu was even more embarrassed: "We're all from the same village, it was just a small thing..."

Fang Yu's mere glance was like a boulder blocking Lin Wu's unfinished words.

She said no more, picked up the deer leg again, and dragged it away.

What Fang Yu didn't know was that the more aloof she was, the more Lin Wu became interested in her.

Fang Xin's sister had already dug up a whole basket full of herbs, but she still hadn't returned.

She had been waiting under the tree for quite a while, anxious and impatient. She couldn't care less about anything else and headed in the direction Fang Yu had left earlier.

She searched and called out, "Sister, where are you!"

As I walked further and further away, tears welled up in my eyes, and through my blurred vision, I seemed to see a familiar figure approaching.

She immediately wiped away her tears, looked over, and smiled through her tears, running over to her, "Sister!"

Fang Yu dropped the deer, helped the person who ran over, and saw that her eyes were red. Her heart ached, and she gently scolded, "You silly girl, why are you crying again? I was only gone for a little while."

Fang Xin pouted and choked back a sob: "There are wild animals on the mountain, Xin'er is worried about you."

"Hey!" Fang Yu pointed to the deer on the ground: "Let's go home."

Fang Xin blinked hard, her eyes filled with disbelief: "Sister... did you... find this... or beat it up?"

Fang Yu gently tapped her forehead: "Do you really think this mountain is our backyard, something we can just pick up whenever we want?"

"Hehe!" Fang Xin chuckled sheepishly, "More meat to eat!"

The two sisters dragged the wild deer down the mountain. Those who had been digging for medicinal herbs earlier stood up at the sight, their eyes filled with envy and shock.

The man who had been being sarcastic earlier shook his head in disbelief, muttering to himself, "This is simply impossible; this luck is just too good."

Seeing the envious looks from those people, Fang Xin walked with a radiant glow.

Within fifteen minutes of returning to the village, news of their finding a wild deer spread throughout the village.

In the courtyard, Li was speechless with surprise as she looked at the wild deer on the ground.

"Yu'er, this... this was found?"

Li was worried that the animal might have been shot by hunters in the mountains and that they didn't have time to take it away, which is why the two sisters got it.

Fang Yu retorted, "Mother, did you hear some nonsense from others when you came back?"

Because they returned first, Li returned later.

Li nodded: "Yes, I heard from the villagers that you found another wild deer."

"Don't worry, Mother, what you're worried about won't happen."

"Bang!"

A wooden basin fell to the ground. Fang Xin grinned, revealing her white teeth, scratched her head, and said shyly, "Mother, I'm hungry. I want to eat meat..."

She was really looking forward to the meat she bought yesterday; she hadn't eaten it in ages.

Fang Yu and Li Shi chuckled and said in unison, "Little glutton."

The mother and her two daughters busied themselves around the stove, which was supported by wooden sticks.

A small cloth bag fell out of the seasonings I bought, and at the same time, it emitted a familiar fragrance.

Fang Xin picked it up, opened it, and glanced at it, saying, "These are dill seeds (fennel seeds). They're everywhere in our village. The guy must have packed the wrong ones."

Fang Xin frowned again, somewhat puzzled: "But this tastes off, it seems to have gone bad."

Fang Yu took it, glanced at it, and smelled it. His brows relaxed, and his smile deepened.

"?" Fang Xin poked her with her fingertip: "Sis, are you... alright?"

Fang Yu crushed a little with her fingertip and put it in her mouth, but Fang Xin stopped her, saying, "Sister... this is spoiled, you can't eat it..."

After tasting it, Fang Yu was certain that she hadn't guessed wrong; it wasn't dill seeds, but cumin seeds.

The two look similar, but smell different.

Fang Yu suddenly had an idea.

She took out a small portion and ground it into powder, making the fragrance even stronger than before.

Even Fang Xin couldn't resist taking a whiff: "Sister, these ground dill seeds smell so good, they seem different from the ones we pick from the field."

Fang Yu then said, "This isn't dill, it's called 'kuming'. Wait for me to make something delicious for you to try later."

After Li took the stewed meat out of the pot, Fang Yu took another piece of meat and cut it into small pieces.

Madam Li added some firewood and asked, "Yu'er, is there anything else we need to do?"

"Hmm, my daughter thought of a delicious recipe, and since we have meat, let's make it and have her try it."

Fang Xin stared at the stewed meat, her mouth watering. When offered to eat it now, she shook her head, saying, "I'll wait for Mother and Sister to eat together."