Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 562 Going Hunting in the Mountains (1)_1

Chapter 562: Chapter 562 Going Hunting in the Mountains (1)_1

Yesterday was the Ghost Festival, and Mo Yan gave Master Lv and the others a day off, allowing them to go home to reunite with their families. Early this morning, they all came back one after another, each bringing with them tools for hunting—bows and arrows, lassos, and even machetes.

Apart from Master Lv and his group, the three members of the Liu Family and the six members of the Han family also arrived. They took advantage of the Academy’s rare three-day holiday during the Ghost Festival, and at the invitation of Mo Qingze, brought their wives and children to the picturesque Liu Yang Village to relax and go hunting in the mountains to test their skills.

Over the past year, the Mo Family had become very close with both the Liu and Han families. During festivals and holidays, the Mo Family would always receive gifts from the two families, and Mo Yan also prepared gifts in return with great care. These gifts were often fresh fruits, vegetables, valuable medicinal herbs, and delicious fruit wines produced by Space.

These items were practical and not at all offensive; most importantly, they were suitable for all ages. Every time Mo Yan sent them over, the picky eaters of the Han family, who didn’t like vegetables, would suddenly have better appetites, eating an extra bowl of rice at each meal, which greatly delighted Han Zhiyun and his wife.

For this reason, Lady Han of the Han family had specially written a letter to thank Mo Yan. When Mo Yan heard about this, she frequently sent over fruits and vegetables. Over time, the children grew sturdier and didn’t fall sick as often as they used to.

Today’s Mo Family was bustling with activity—people could be found everywhere, in the house and the yard. But the most noise was being made by a pack of unruly children. The Mo Family already had four kids, and now with the addition of the Han family’s three children under ten years of age, the entire yard was filled with the sound of the children’s laughter and play, giving the adults, who were trying to chat over tea, quite the headache, yet they were helpless to do anything about it.

"Yanyan, have you decided which mountain we’re going to? I’m looking forward to a feast of game meat!" Liu Tinglan said, helping in the kitchen with the preparations for the hunting trip, she asked Mo Yan expectantly.

Liu Tinglan was already sixteen, a young lady who had recently taken a shine to a young man from another family, and the arrangement was nearly settled; they were just waiting to choose an auspicious date for the engagement. Usually, Mrs. Liu kept a tight watch on her, rarely allowing her to leave the house. This rare opportunity to go hunting with the adults was something she eagerly anticipated.

Mo Yan, quickly rolling out dough, laughed and said, "The outskirts of Yuhua Mountain are full of pheasants and hares, and if we’re lucky, we might even come across a wild boar. Any hill will do as long as we don’t venture deep into the mountains."

Hearing this, Liu Tinglan felt a bit disappointed, "I was hoping we could venture deeper into the mountains and see if there are trees like the ones in the books that have become spirits!"

When everyone saw her dismay and heard her words, they couldn’t help but laugh. Xin Er playfully blinked her eyes and analyzed slowly, "Miss Liu, if we’re talking about the demons and spirits in books, it’s mostly fox spirits that are written about the most. But despite the countless foxes in the mountains, none have been seen as spirits, let alone trees turning into spirits!"

Liu Tinglan muttered in disagreement, "Just because we’ve never seen a fox spirit, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. They might just be hiding in the deep woods, waiting for us to go looking for them!"

At this moment, Little Flower squeezed in, standing upright on its hind legs, its wolf-like eyes fixed intently on the chopped chicken meat on the chopping board. It made a soft "woo-woo" sound and pulled at Mo Yan’s trousers with a paw, clearly craving some meat.

Seeing this, Liu Tinglan’s eyes lit up, and pointing at Little Flower with her flour-covered hand she said, "This guy is so clever, he doesn’t seem like a dog at all; he rather looks like the wolves in picture books. Maybe he is a spirit, just unable to transform into a human like in the stories."

With its full attention on the chicken meat, Little Flower suddenly heard the word "wolf" and thought its wolf identity had been exposed. In a flash, it leaped in front of Mo Yan, tensely staring at Liu Tinglan, its body tightly wound.