Huo Family Coming For Trouble (Part 2)

Seeing Huo Tianzhou, the little girl let go of Aunt Wu's hand and ran toward him, looking up and asking sweetly, "Uncle Tianzhou, where are the little rabbits?"

Daiyu's chubby cheeks dimpled as she smiled, revealing neat baby teeth.

Huo Tianzhou pinched her cheek and, as the fence was taller than her, bent down to lift her up.

"I see them! They're inside!"

Daiyu exclaimed in delight while pointing excitedly at the cage inside, her eyes were shining.

Aunt Wu laughed and turned around to go to the kitchen, unloading the items from her basket.

When she came back out with the empty basket, Liang Hongyu had already taken the rabbit cage out and placed it in the walkway under the eaves.

Zhihao and his sister squatted beside the cage, their heads close together, staring intently at the wild rabbits.

Daiyu was especially taken with the rabbits.

She kept trying to reach in and touch them.

Since the rabbits were huddled in the middle, she switched from one side of the cage to the other, wiggling her fingers to entice the rabbits closer.

The gaps in the cage varied in size, and some barely allowed her to poke a finger through.

Huo Tianzhou watched closely, making sure she didn't get her fingers stuck.

Aunt Wu went to check the vegetable garden.

The vegetables looked good overall, though some leaves had been nibbled by insects.

The homemade pest repellent they used was almost depleted, so she planned to bring more over later.

"Grandma, are we really going to take the rabbits home?" Zhihao asked as Aunt Wu returned from the garden.

These were rabbits that Aunt Liang had caught with much effort.

If they took them, Tianzhou and Aunt Liang wouldn't have any rabbits left.

"Your Aunt Liang and Uncle Tianzhou don't know how to raise them. We'll take them home so your grandpa can look after them. If we raise them well, Aunt Liang won't have to go through the trouble of catching wild rabbits."

Uncle Wu was away from home, and Aunt Wu was initially against taking the rabbits when Liang Hongyu suggested it.

Wild rabbits were notoriously difficult to keep alive.

Many villagers had tried before, but the rabbits often refused to eat and eventually starved to death.

If they managed to keep them alive, it would be fine.

Otherwise, Aunt Wu thought it might be better for Liang Hongyu to butcher them for meat.

Liang Hongyu explained that these two wild rabbits were a male and a female.

If they could be raised successfully, the female would soon give birth.

They could keep the offspring, and if they didn't need them, they could sell them.

Liang Hongyu's goal was to see if they could survive.

Catching wild rabbits was not easy; it wasn't guaranteed just by going into the mountains.

After considering it for a while, Aunt Wu finally agreed.

Her husband had previously raised rabbits for others, so he had more experience than the younger folks.

Maybe they could indeed keep the rabbits alive.

Having hope was better than nothing.

The cage that was holding the wild rabbits wasn't very heavy.

Zhihao insisted on carrying it by himself despite Aunt Wu's protests.

She eventually let him be, figuring he would put it down if it got too heavy.

As they walked into the main hall, Zhihao saw a basket on the tall wooden table.

He could tell it contained pastries, something his family had bought for him before.

He glanced at it longingly but quickly turned his head away, then sneaked another look.

Liang Hongyu who is walking behind him, noticed his behavior and remembered what was in the basket.

Seeing him trying to restrain his desire, but keep sneaking peeks at the pastries, she found it amusing.

She walked over and took out two packets of pastries.

Huo Tianzhou was holding Daiyu's hand and walking beside Aunt Wu, listening to her talk about the vegetable garden.

Liang Hongyu nudged Huo Tianzhou's arm with the pastries.

He looked back, took them, and placed them into Aunt Wu's basket.

It was foggy in the mountains that morning.

Planning to take Huo Tianzhou hunting, Liang Hongyu decided not to go into the mountains too early.

She wanted to wait until the sun came out and the dew was less heavy.

However, she didn't expect that waiting a bit longer would almost cost them the chance to go into the mountains that day.

After a night, the pork was already cured.

Liang Hongyu asked Huo Tianzhou for a bamboo rack to hang things to dry, specifically requesting one with gaps that weren't too tight.

Behind the kitchen, there was an open space connected to a walkway.

They had a lot of firewood stored there, and the bamboo rack used for drying things was also placed there.

Huo Tianzhou went to fetch it.

He wiped off the dust and placed it in the walkway to air it out, and once the moisture was gone, Liang Hongyu spread the pork on it and took it to a ventilated place to dry.

Seeing that it was about time, Liang Hongyu washed her hands and asked Huo Tianzhou to get the basket ready for their trip to the mountains.

Just as she was about to leave, she heard the front door suddenly being pushed open from the outside.

The main gate led into a small courtyard, and beyond that was the hall surrounded by walls.

The Wu family often visited when they were home, so the door was never locked.

Several footsteps came from the courtyard steps, indicating that the visitors weren't from the Wu family.

Huo Tianzhou was still in the woodshed, and Liang Hongyu walked into the hall.

She saw that the newcomers were Mrs. Yang, Huo Changming, and his wife, Mrs. Wan.

The one who is leading the group is the Huo family matriarch.

She was supported on both sides by Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Wan.

The house had been expanded to nearly twice its original size, and the sparse furnishings in the hall made it look even larger.

Mrs. Yang entered and couldn't help but glance greedily around the room.