The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Chapter 411

Therefore, Old Granny Zhang stopped Mother Liu: "Big sister, I really don’t like hearing that kind of talk. What’s wrong with a girl being a bit wild? A bit wild, a bit like a tiger, that way she won’t be bullied in the future! I think your Xiao Qiao is just fine, just like my Zhuzhu..."

Mother Liu looked at Wang Yongzhu, who was speaking gently around her daughter, and really wanted to ask, aside from both being girls, how were they alike at all?

It was then that Wang Yongzhu, looking delicate and graceful, stood up just like lifting the lid off a pot, effortlessly lifting the huge blue stone slab covering the yard’s jar of home-cured game.

She even smiled and asked her own daughter, "Sister Xiao Qiao, is this the jar you were talking about?"

Mother Liu saw her own daughter’s steps flutter, and she herself felt a bit dizzy: "Sister Zhang, am I, am I seeing things?"

Old Granny Zhang appeared calm on the surface, but was extremely proud on the inside: "Oh dear, my girl can’t compare to Xiao Qiao in hunting, but she does have a bit more strength..."

In the inner room, Father Liu and Wang Laozhu saw everything, and Wang Laozhu couldn’t help but stiffen his face.

It was Father Liu, though, who slapped his thigh: "Old Brother, your daughter is great, born with such good strength, she could be an excellent hunter!"

He then viewed the Wang Family more highly.

Liu Daming and Liu Dasheng, the brothers, were also shocked. The blue stone slab normally required two or three big men to lift it, yet it was effortlessly revealed by the Wang Family sister, how could it not astound them?

Immediately, they crowded around, asking questions one after another, even Liu Xiaoqiao at that moment seemed to have stars in her eyes looking at Wang Yongzhu.

In the mountains, hunters admired strength, and they respected those who were formidable. Not to mention anything else, purely in terms of strength, Wang Yongzhu was definitely the king.

With this episode, everyone warmed up to the Wang Family a bit more, and considering Song Chongjin was also an outstanding hunter, in just a few sentences, the men started chatting and patting each other on the back, sharing amusing hunting stories.

Liu Xiaoqiao had a good impression of Wang Yongzhu from last time, thinking she was straightforward and refreshing, but now seeing Wang Yongzhu dressed so beautifully, she felt somewhat embarrassed, as if they weren’t quite of the same world.

After the stone-lifting incident, her fondness for Wang Yongzhu soared, and she became much more comfortable in speaking and acting.

Mother Liu saw it was getting late and hurried into the kitchen to cook, Liu Xiaoqiao and her brothers also went in to help.

Mother Liu cooked quickly, and soon dinner was served. A table was filled with wild game, birds that flew, animals that ran, fish that swam; although the cooking methods were simple, you couldn’t beat the quantity and the heartiness.

Pouring some top-quality liquor that the Wang Family brought, the men all poured themselves a glass, while the women, who didn’t drink, quickly finished their meal and left the table.

Fearing that Wang Yongzhu would get bored, and seeing that the men were still drinking, Liu Xiaoqiao simply decided to take her for a walk around the village.

Along the way, many people greeted Liu Xiaoqiao with warm smiles and asked a question or two.

As they walked, Liu Xiaoqiao introduced Wang Yongzhu to the village. Chongzi Gou was located deep in the mountains with not many households, just about twenty or thirty, all of them living off hunting.

The men went to the mountains to hunt, and the women gathered wild products nearby. Since the place was remote, there were few traders coming to their village to buy the wild products, and whenever someone did come, they suppressed the prices to very low levels.

Living on the mountain consisted of relying on the catch to feed the family. If there was no game to bring home, it meant disaster for the entire family.

Therefore, life in the mountains was not easy, and everyone was wary of outsiders. They would not sell their best goods unless absolutely necessary.