What Su Xiaoruan didn't know was that her guess had actually overestimated Huo Yunting.
This was because when he went up the mountain before, he often returned empty-handed.
As for this tree hollow, the things hidden there were most likely some wild vegetables or mushrooms.
Some wild game had been hidden there too, but mostly wolves or wild boar.
He had never encountered gentle rabbits or wild chicken even once.
It was fortunate that he had some strength; otherwise, who knows how many times he would have died on the mountain.
Su Xiaoruan was a little nervous; this person was her benefactor, and he had saved her twice.
Su Xiaoruan thought of something and felt in her pocket, actually taking out a handful of White Rabbit candy from her Space.
"Give this to Xiao Yan'er to eat. She fainted at school last time, which should be due to malnutrition. This has very pure milk in it, so make sure she eats one every day, it will definitely help. Oh, and your younger brother too."
Huo Yunting looked at the seven or eight milk candies resting on Su Xiaoruan's small hands, which were still slightly soiled with dirt, and his heart inexplicably felt a little warm.
"No need, these things are expensive; you keep them for yourself."
"Take it if I give it to you. Also, I definitely won't tell anyone about the wild boar incident. Thank you for saving me again today; I will definitely find a way to repay you in the future."
They had reached the foot of the mountain by this time. After Su Xiaoruan finished speaking, she turned and ran home.
Su Xiaoruan wasn't sure if Huo Yunting had seen the ginseng she dug up.
But it didn't matter if he saw it. The wild boar Huo Yunting killed, and the ginseng she dug up—well, it was very fair, no problem there!
Su Xiaoruan carefully took out the ginseng and handed it to her grandmother.
Grandma Su's eyes went straight when she saw it.
"This is a good thing!"
"Yes, Grandma, I also didn't expect to dig up ginseng today. However, it was quite dangerous; a small wild boar popped out, and Huo Yunting saved me."
Grandma Su's expression turned serious: "You weren't hurt?"
"No. That wild boar couldn't even get close to me. When I noticed it, Huo Yunting was already fighting with it."
Grandma Su breathed a sigh of relief: "You can't go up the mountain alone anymore. If you hadn't run into the Huo Family Kid, you would have been in danger today."
"I know, Grandma. I definitely won't dare to go up the mountain alone again."
Despite saying that, Su Xiaoruan reaffirmed that her good luck had returned.
First, she encountered ginseng, and then, although she encountered danger, Huo Yunting happened to be there to resolve the crisis for her—wasn't that good luck?
She originally thought the matter was over then.
Unexpectedly, when the family was preparing to rest in the evening, someone knocked on the main gate.
Su Jianye put on his clothes, saw it was the Huo Family Kid, and quickly invited him in.
He had heard about Ruan Bao encountering a wild boar on the mountain today; this Huo Kid was his daughter's benefactor, and he had saved her twice at that.
Tsk, if they couldn't let their daughter marry him in return, it wouldn't seem right.
What a great debt of gratitude!
"Uncle, I won't come inside the house. This is the wild boar I hunted on the mountain during the day; I brought it specifically for you all."
Su Jianye heard this and immediately refused, pulling him inside. He then poked his head out, looked left and right, and only after confirming no one was around did he bolt the main gate shut.
"Come in and talk."
Su Xiangdong and his younger brothers also came to stand in the main hall.
Upon seeing a small wild boar, their eyes naturally lit up.
Su Xiaoruan also came out yawning. She was really tired today and was just about to go to sleep, not expecting Huo Yunting to come over.
"Brother Huo, what are you doing?"
"You all know the situation at my house. Once this thing is taken back, our branch of the family probably won't even get a sip of meat broth. Since that's the case, it's better to just send it all to your house."
"That won't do!"
Su Jianye quickly refused: "You hunted this; how can you send it over here?"
Grandma Su thought about the predicament of Huo Changhe's family and knew that this child really had no other choice.
"Huo Family Kid, how about this: tomorrow when you go to work, have your father and younger siblings come to my house for dinner. Say that I invited them. Consider it thanks for saving Ruan Bao's life before."
Huo Yunting originally wanted to refuse, as he was known as an unlucky egg, and no one in the Village was willing to pay attention to him, fearing they might catch his bad luck.
He didn't expect Grandma Su would be willing to have his whole family over for a meal.
Thinking about it, this would also satisfy the Su Family's goodwill; otherwise, the villagers wouldn't know how to gossip.
"Also, this meat looks like quite a bit. Hongmei, go boil water. Xiang Dong, help your father prepare this wild boar. We'll stew the meat early tomorrow morning, and we'll invite Guoan to eat with us tomorrow too."
Su Jianye always listened to his mother, and at this moment, he felt this arrangement was appropriate.
"Agreed."
Huo Yunting thought for a moment: "How about I skin it? I'm good at this."
Su Jianye looked at this young man with new respect. So young, and he even knew how to butcher a pig?
"Fine, you handle the cleaning. Xiang Dong, go get a basin. We can make some blood tofu while we're at it."
The whole family was assigned tasks, leaving only Su Xiaoruan to sit inside with Grandma Su, as there was truly nothing else for her to do.
Their Village hadn't gotten electricity yet; every household used either a kerosene lamp or candles.
Fortunately, they were living in the old courtyard. The east side had their newly built rooms, and the west side was separated by a two-meter-wide street before anyone else lived there.
At this time, their family tried to be as quiet as possible. A single kerosene lamp was lit in the courtyard, and no one spoke, just quietly working.
After nearly two hours of effort, the pork was finally divided.
Grandma Su had already dozed off.
"These two fatty pieces will be rendered directly into lard. These two pieces of pork belly and the four pig legs will be taken to the Town to sell. This wild boar meat looks different from domestic pork. Jianye, you should go to the State-run Restaurant in Town early tomorrow morning to ask if they want it."
"Understood, Mother."
When Grandma Su mentioned the State-run Restaurant, she was actually thinking about her granddaughter digging up ginseng again, wondering if her good luck had truly returned.
She needed to pave the way for the future.
If their Old Man was secretly protecting their eldest granddaughter, then their family's life would certainly not be bad in the future.
In the future, whether it was mountain goods or this wild game, they needed a place to sell them.
Their family's food could be better, but they couldn't eat meat every day, lest they attract unwanted attention.
And people always running to the Black Market wasn't safe.
The State-run Restaurant, however, was a viable channel.
After arranging everything, Grandma Su added: "Huo, uh, Huo Family Kid, all the money from what sells tomorrow will be yours. But remember, you cannot give this money to your father."