Cleaning Up The Troublemaker (Part 5)

"Alright, I'll head back now. If you need any help, just call me," Wu Erlang said, noticing the mud on his legs drying and wanting to wash it off quickly.

"Okay, thanks for running over here today."

"Don't mention it," Wu Erlang waved off her thanks.

He shouldered his hoe and was about to leave when Liang Hongyu suddenly called him back.

She turned around and pulled a rabbit out of her basket.

"Did you catch this in the mountains today? Not bad!" Wu Erlang said while patting the rabbit's plump body, "It must weigh seven or eight pounds."

"Take it home and cook it for Zhihao and the others," Liang Hongyu said, handing it to him.

Zhihao is Wu Erlang's elder brother's son.

He was eight years old and a chubby kid with a big appetite who loved eating meat.

The Wu family often helped them out.

Aunt Wu had even prepared food to send over at noon, and Wu Erlang had rushed back to help when he heard they had trouble.

These acts of kindness couldn't be repaid easily.

Since she had caught an extra rabbit, she thought it would be good to let them enjoy it.

"Why give it to me? Use it to nourish Tianzhou. Look how thin he is, there's hardly any meat on his face," Wu Erlang protested.

Liang Hongyu's household had an even worse harvest this year compared to last year, and they were still in debt.

Wu Erlang couldn't possibly accept the rabbit, knowing his mother would give him an earful if he brought it back.

"We also have a pheasant. In this hot weather, if we slaughter it, we won't finish eating it, and it would be a waste if it spoils," Liang Hongyu said.

"You could sell it for money, or if you don't want to sell it, keep it until you're ready to eat it," Wu Erlang suggested.

His family hadn't had meat for a while either, but he still refused to take it.

"Who starts raising rabbits from this weight? If you really want to raise one, I can go to the mountains and catch some young ones," Liang Hongyu said.

"You think catching rabbits is that easy? Do you expect them to just sit there waiting for you?" Wu Erlang scoffed.

"I told your mother that I'd be going to the mountains these days and asked her to bring food to Tianzhou at noon. If you don't take this rabbit, I can't trouble her. I'll have to come back at noon to cook for Tianzhou and then return to the mountains," Liang Hongyu said, casually pushing the rabbit into Huo Tianzhou's hands and leaving it up to him.

"Well..." Mentioning his mother made Wu Erlang hesitate.

It would be too troublesome for Liang Hongyu to come and go every day.

Huo Tianzhou, without a word, immediately tried to pass the rabbit back to Wu Erlang, who found himself in an awkward situation.

Seeing that he couldn't win this battle, Wu Erlang finally grabbed the rabbit.l, "Alright, alright, I give up. I'll take it."

Only then did Huo Tianzhou step back.