Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 460: Four hundred fifty-nine, cook bear meat

Chapter 460: Four hundred fifty-nine, cook bear meat

Xia Mu ran up to Luo Shu and, upon seeing the black bear she was dragging behind her, his eyes widened in amazement, "Wow! That’s a huge black bear! Sister, you’re amazing! You even managed to catch a black bear."

Luo Shu curled her lips into a smile, "It’s getting late, let’s head back."

"Okay! I’ll help you drag it." Xia Mu happily nodded, walked beside Luo Shu, reached out to grab the hemp rope, and together they dragged the black bear toward Xiaxia Village.

"Sister, are you an immortal?" Xia Mu looked at Luo Shu and asked. The more he thought about it, the more extraordinary Luo Shu seemed to him. She could set up Formations, and she had caught such a large black bear—something that had never happened before in Xiaxia Village.

"No," Luo Shu shook her head, a trace of desolation and sadness in her eyes. If she were an immortal, how could the person she loved have disappeared without a trace?

"Sister, what’s wrong? Did something happen?" Xia Mu asked worriedly. Ever since Luo Shu had woken up, although she always had a smile on her face, the sadness that seemed to emanate from her bones was undeniable and impossible to hide.

Luo Shu shook her head, "Xia Mu, tomorrow we’ll go to the nearby town and sell these herbs and the black bear."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu jumped up excitedly, "Great! I’ve never been to town before." She had always longed to visit the town, and now she finally had the chance.

By the time they got home, it was already very late, and most of the villagers had gone to bed.

Luo Shu went to the kitchen to grab a knife and began to process the black bear. Cutting it open would make it sell better in town the next day.

"Xia Mu, go boil this bear meat," Luo Shu said, pointing to the freshly cut pieces of black bear meat.

Xia Mu hesitated as she looked at the bear meat, "Sister, I’ve never cooked bear meat before; I don’t know how to do it." The only meat she had ever eaten was fish. But fish and bear meat were not the same thing at all.

"Then do you know how to cut meat?" Luo Shu asked with a light smile.

"Yes!" Xia Mu quickly nodded.

"Then you cut the meat, and I’ll cook," Luo Shu passed the knife in her hand to Xia Mu.

"Okay!" Xia Mu smiled and nodded, reaching out to take the knife from Luo Shu’s hand.

Luo Shu picked up a few pieces of bear meat from the ground and walked into the kitchen. Before long, a delicious aroma that made one’s mouth water wafted out of the kitchen.

Xia Mu sniffed hard and swallowed forcefully, "It smells so good! Why does Sister’s cooking smell so delicious? I’m so hungry! I want to eat it so badly!" She had only had a bowl of porridge that morning and a few cakes throughout the day. Now famished, she found the scent unbearable!

As time passed, the savory aroma from the kitchen grew stronger and stronger. Xia Mu had to hold her breath and try not to think about the fragrance, swiftly cutting the bear meat on the chopping board. But the more she tried to resist, the less she succeeded.

The door to the next room suddenly opened, and a face as joyous as the Maitreya Buddha appeared, "Hey! Xia Mu! What are you cooking? The scent has woken me up."

No sooner had these words been spoken than another door opened. A middle-aged woman, swallowing her saliva, came out, "It’s true. The smell is so delicious! I’m getting hungry just by smelling it!" They usually had nothing much to cook and eat, perhaps catching a few fish in the creek or making some pancakes, but never before had they experienced such a meaty aroma.

"Uncle Agen, Aunt Luo Xiang, Sister caught a black bear today, and she’s cooking bear meat in the kitchen now!" Xia Mu said with a smile while cutting the meat.

Bear meat?! Uncle Agen and Aunt Luo Xiang’s eyes lit up at the same time, and they said with a chuckle, "Xia Mu, Uncle Agen has never tasted bear meat at his old age. Could you let Uncle Agen have a taste?"

"I haven’t tasted it either. Some meat soup would be fine for me," Aunt Luo Xiang said, rubbing her hands embarrassingly.

"Of course! Later on, you can come over with a bowl to fill up." Since everyone was from the same neighborhood, Xia Mu naturally wouldn’t be stingy.

"You’re such a generous kid, Uncle Agen hasn’t spoiled you for nothing."

"Alright, then I’ll go back to the house and grab a bowl." With that, the two of them went back to their houses to fetch bowls.

Luo Shu walked over to the earthen stove, lifted the lid of the pot, and immediately, a drool-inducing, rich aroma wafted out.

"Xia Mu, it’s time to wash up and eat," Luo Shu called out to the outside.

No sooner had her voice faded than three shadows rushed in.

"Sister, this is Uncle Agen, and this is Aunt Luo Xiang; they’re both my neighbors." Xia Mu introduced them to Luo Shu.

"Uncle Agen! Aunt Luo Xiang!" Luo Shu greeted them with a smile. She had naturally heard all their conversation outside and didn’t mind it in the slightest. Moreover, she had already planned to share some of the bear meat with the villagers of Xiaxia Village the next morning.

"Young lady, the meat you cooked smells so delicious, I couldn’t help but drool," Uncle Agen said with an embarrassed smile.

"Indeed, I’ve never smelled such a wonderful aroma before," Aunt Luo Xiang agreed with a laugh.

"I’m glad you like it! I cooked a lot this time, help yourselves," Luo Shu said, stepping aside to make room for them.

"Oh, how could we impose! Please, you serve us." The two of them said with embarrassed smiles.

"Alright!" Luo Shu smiled and took their bowls, placed them on the stove, and ladled three pieces of meat and some soup into each bowl.

"That’s too much, young lady, you are really kind."

"I just needed some meat soup, that’s all, oh my! This is too much, you might not have enough to eat later." Seeing how much meat Luo Shu served them, both of them smiled broadly.

After the two left, Luo Shu and Xia Mu also served themselves some bear meat and soup and began to eat with pancakes, sitting on small stools. For the past couple of days, they had been eating like this, sitting opposite each other, with a small stool in between, where they placed the food.

There was no helping it; Xia Mu’s house was just too poor, with nothing but a black, lusterless table inside, which was also missing a leg. Normally, Xia Mu on her own would just make do when eating, and never bothered to think about getting a table.

Xia Mu savored the soup contentedly and said, "Sister, let me move the table from inside out here." She had actually thought of this the night before but then had gone to Xiayou Valley, and when she came back, she had forgotten all about it.

"It’s fine, let’s just eat like this," Luo Shu said, not minding. After all, it was just a meal, and she didn’t necessarily need to eat at a table.