The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

The kids played for more than an hour before they remembered the trap they had set in the woods. Cheng Youning said, "Mom, Qiao Rong, Gu Yu and I will go in and see if we have caught any prey."

Shang Xi said, "You kids can't go into the woods. I have to accompany you."

Shang Xi got lost when she entered the woods. "Cheng Youning, which direction are you going? Where is the trap?"

Cheng Youning said, "Mom, she's in front."

Lu Siniang smiled and said, "Young Madam, if we hadn't been following you, you would have been lost, wouldn't you?"

Shang Xi said: "I would definitely get lost if I were alone, so I went into the woods by myself. I could easily wander around in there for a whole day and still not be able to find the way back."

After walking for a while, they arrived at the place where they set the trap. Cheng Youning ran over happily and said excitedly: "Dad, this trap is really useful. You are worthy of being a hunter. It caught the chicken.

"How many did you get?"

Cheng Youning followed the line and said, "Two, we are too late, and one of our prey escaped."

Then he looked up and said, "Oh, there's a squirrel hanging from the tree. Is it dead?"

He and Qiao Rong hurriedly lowered the rope and took a look. Cheng Youning said happily, "It's not dead. It's still alive. It's just not happy. I don't know if it can be kept alive."

Shang Xi said: "You will be refreshed after a while."

Cheng Youning said seriously, "I can't roast this squirrel for you to eat."

Shang Xi said with a look of disdain: "Even if you give it to us to eat, it depends on whether we dare to eat it. But you have to hold it well and don't let the squirrel scratch you."

"Know, know."

Cheng Youning was happier about getting the squirrel than trapping a pheasant. He had already made up his mind to keep the squirrel at home.

After leaving the woods, Cheng Youning said, "Mom, let's roast the pheasant."

Shang Xi said, "Can you guys bake it?"

Cheng Youning said, "Yes, Qiao Rong and I always grill food."

Shang Xi said: "Then bake it."

Cheng Youning and Qiao Rong took out the things they had prepared in advance from the carriage. Guyu saw that it was a big bag and stepped forward to help, asking, "What's in such a big bag?"

Qiao Rong said: "It's seasoning and sweet potatoes."

Guyu asked, "You also brought sweet potatoes?"

Qiao Rong said: "We brought not only sweet potatoes, but also steamed buns and garlic."

"Why did you bring so many things?"

Qiao Rong said: "The steamed buns taste better when they are toasted. You will know in a moment."

Shang Xi and Lu Siniang picked up some firewood nearby and placed it on the side of the road.

"How are you going to roast these two chickens?"

Qiao Rong said, "Let's dig a hole. There's a small shovel in the car. I'll do it."

Seeing Qiao Rong digging a hole with ease, Shang Xi asked: "How many times have you and Cheng Youning gone out to roast pheasants?"

Qiao Rong touched his nose and smiled.

Soon, the firewood was lit.

Several children watched over the fire for half an hour before they finally turned out the things in the fire.

The pheasant was roasted until it was golden red, the sweet potatoes were roasted until they were sugary, and even the steamed buns that were thrown into the fire at the end were also bright yellow.

Lu Siniang said: "These kids are better at baking than us adults."

Cheng Youning is not modest at all. "My parents run a noodle shop. They are cooks and I am a little cook, so I can bake things."

Shang Xi said: "You are so immodest. Only you praise me and your father. Your father and I can only cook a bowl of noodles. If we are called cooks, wouldn't we be laughed at?"

Several children happily tore into the roast chicken, "Mom, Si Niang, why don't you eat it?"

The two adults then started to bake, and the food was really good. Shang Xi didn't have the skill to do it.

After eating, Cheng Youning made preparations to go home.

Shang Xi said, "Aren't you waiting here for your father to come back?"

Cheng Youning said: "Leave a mark for Dad so he will know we are back."

Shang Xi said: "The weather is so nice, why are we going back so early?"

Cheng Youning said, "Go home and get some pine nuts for the squirrel."

Shang Xi said: "He can't be hungry."

Cheng Youning said: "We have all eaten, he must be hungry."

Shang Xi said: "You are just impatient. It's not even noon yet and we've already eaten."

Cheng Youning discussed with Shang Xi and said, "Mom, let's go back."

Shang Xi said, "Who will drive this carriage when we go back? The drivers have all gone into the mountains to hunt."

Guyu said, "I can drive the horse, but if I leave, who will take care of the horse?"

Cheng Youning said, "If you tie it in the woods, no one will steal it. Stealing a horse is a serious crime."

Guyu said, "I want to wait for my master here. He will be anxious if he can't see me."

Shang Xi discussed with Cheng Youning and said, "Why don't we not go back and wait until the afternoon, your father and the others will be back."

Cheng Youning refused to do it and insisted on going back, so he came up with another idea: "Let Qiao Rong drive the car." Because the first person he thought of when he couldn't do it himself was Qiao Rong.

The eleven-year-old Qiao Rong had ridden a horse before, but had never driven a carriage. Seeing Cheng Youning anxious to go back, he said, "Let's try. I should be able to drive the carriage away."

Shang Xi said, "Qiao Rong, you can't chase him away. What if he gets angry?"

Cheng Youning said, "It's not far from the city. We can walk back here. The horses won't get mad."

Lu Siniang said, "This young master is really bold and has a good idea. I will drive the carriage and just tie my horse behind it."

Cheng Youning smiled and said, "Si Niang, you are so capable. You can ride a horse and drive a carriage. I will definitely marry you in the future."

Lu Siniang smiled and said, "Then I'll be waiting."

Lu Siniang was indeed a capable person. She drove the carriage and took them back to the prefect's mansion safely.

Lu Siniang went back to her room, drank some water and planned to go to the weaving workshop. Just as she bent down to untie the horse rope, she heard a voice of praise from behind:

"She is wearing black clothes, black hair and a white flower in her hair, and her plump buttocks are swinging in a heroic manner.

"I walked thousands of miles with my iron palms and silver shoes, and only when I stood up did I know where my daughter was."

Lu Siniang dropped the horse, slowly stood up, pulled out the whip from her waist, and swung the whip in the air. Only then did Ge Dongqing see that the owner of the horse was a woman.

He bowed to the dark-faced Lu Siniang and said, "My name is Ge Dongqing, I don't know your name."

Lu Si Niang said, "It would be easier if you had a name. Otherwise, I wouldn't know who the person was who spoke frivolously to me today."

Ge Dongqing was confused when he heard this. Before he could react, Lu Siniang's whip hit him.

“Ahhh.” Two strange screams were heard first, and then Ge Dongqing yelled, “Woman, why did you hit me? We don’t even know each other, ah——”

Lu Si Niang said: "You also know that we don't know each other, but you dare to call me Lu Si Niang even though we don't know each other."

"Misunderstanding, there must be a misunderstanding, ah... stop hitting me, ah ah... I'm getting hit..."

Lu Siniang said, "I'll beat you to death, you foul-mouthed bastard, I'll beat you to death, you rascal, I'll beat you to death, you old pervert."