After an hour of effort, a rich dinner was finally prepared.
Everyone sat around the round wooden table, looking at the delicious dishes in front of them, their mouths watering with anticipation.
Especially the large bowl placed in the center—it made them drool uncontrollably, and they wished they could immediately pick up their chopsticks and finish it all.
However, none of them moved yet. Instead, they all looked toward the man seated at the head of the table. He was their husband and the head of the family, so he had to eat first.
“Come on, this is the first time I’ve cooked for all of you. Try it and see how my cooking skills are.”
Qiu Huang picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of bear paw meat, and placed it into his mouth, chewing slowly.
The meat was tender and chewy, rich with flavor and full of collagen. A fragrant aroma spread throughout his mouth, leaving an endless aftertaste.
Seeing him begin eating, the women stopped holding back and quickly picked up their chopsticks as well. Each of them took a piece of meat and carefully tasted it.
“Wow, this is so delicious! I’ve never eaten anything this tasty before.”
“Same here. I can’t even bear to chew and swallow it.”
“Husband’s cooking skills are incredible. There’s absolutely nothing to criticize.”
“I’m not dreaming, right? Someone pinch me and see if this is real.”
“Bear paw… actual bear paw. I never even dared to imagine eating something like this, yet now I really am.”
…
The women could not help but close their eyes as they carefully savored the rich flavor lingering between their lips and teeth. Everything felt unreal to them, almost like a dream.
Qiu Huang watched them with a smile but said nothing. Everything happening now was only the beginning. By following him, they would enjoy better things in the future and be able to eat whatever they wanted.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host. After consuming bear paw, you gained 1 point of combat power. Current total combat power: 12 points. 】
His combat power increased again.
Qiu Huang did not expect bear paw to also increase combat power.
“Display the system status panel.”
Qiu Huang opened the system interface.
Host: Qiu Huang
Race: Human
Combat Power: 12
【One point of combat power equals the strength of one adult human. 】
Basic Skills:
Archery: Level 2 【132/1000】
【Under the Protection of the Arrow God, accuracy within 10 meters is 100%. 】
Infrastructure: Level 2 【278/1000】
【Under the Protection of the God of Infrastructure, you have mastered methods for making concrete, bricks, rivets, and other materials. 】
Cooking: Level 1 【35/100】
【Under the Protection of the God of Food, you have mastered eighteen methods of cooking bear paws. 】
Spouses:
Tang Shiyi
Yan Roujun
Yan Roujiao
Murong Shiyun
Wanyan Meiling
Song Yuwei
Song Yufei
Su Yuexue
Chen Yuanyuan
Shan Feng
Summary:
Your body has been greatly strengthened. You possess the strength of twelve adults and have mastered multiple skills, making you extremely rare in this world.
“Very good.”
After reviewing all the information, Qiu Huang closed the system panel and continued eating.
“Husband, please teach us how to read, write, and count.”
While everyone was eating enthusiastically, Tang Shiyi suddenly spoke to Qiu Huang.
Qiu Huang looked at her and asked, “Why do you suddenly want to learn these things?”
In this era, very few people could read or write. In their small mountain village alone, ninety percent of the people were completely illiterate.
Tang Shiyi said, “Husband, you’re already so capable now. You know all kinds of skills, and you’re hardworking and constantly learning. If we don’t improve ourselves, how can we possibly be worthy of you?”
With Qiu Huang’s abilities, the women around him in the future definitely would not only be them. There might even be noble young ladies and all kinds of high-status women. Compared to such people, they felt completely inadequate. If they did not work hard to learn and improve themselves, the gap between them and Qiu Huang would only grow larger and larger. One day, he might even abandon them because they would be useless.
Huh???
Qiu Huang was surprised. He had not expected Tang Shiyi to say something like this.
“What about the rest of you? Do you also want to learn reading, writing, and counting?”
Qiu Huang looked at the other women.
“Yes.”
The women nodded without hesitation. Qiu Huang was simply too outstanding, making them all feel a sense of pressure and insecurity. They had to work hard, study more, and improve their own abilities so they could help him rather than merely being decorative vases.
“Alright. Since all of you want to learn, then starting tomorrow, I’ll teach you whenever I have free time.”
Qiu Huang never held anything back from his women. Whatever they wanted to do, he fully supported them.
“Thank you, Husband.”
The women thanked him sincerely. From now on, they would definitely study diligently and try not to disappoint him.
“Also, our supplies are almost running out, so tomorrow I plan to head back into the mountains to hunt and see if I can catch some prey.”
With so many people in the household, without constant replenishment, no matter how many supplies they had, everything would eventually be consumed.
“Which of us should accompany Husband?”
Qiu Huang looked at the women and said, “Meiling, Shiyi, Shiyun, and Yuanyuan.”
Wanyan Meiling knew how to hunt and understood archery, making her a very capable helper, so naturally he would bring her along. As for Tang Shiyi, Murong Shiyun, and Chen Yuanyuan, it was partly because he wanted to treat everyone fairly. The first time he went hunting in the mountains, he brought Wanyan Meiling, Song Yuwei, and Song Yufei. Later, when he went to town, he brought the twin sisters Yan Roujun and Yan Roujiao. Now it was naturally time to consider the others.
“Alright.”
The women had no objections and completely followed Qiu Huang’s arrangements.
“As for the rest of you staying at home, stay alert. If you discover anyone trying to steal something, no matter who it is, beat them with sticks without hesitation. Understood?”
Although this was only a small mountain village, and to him it was basically like a beginner village with only one or two hundred people, there were still all kinds of people here. There were plenty of lazy thieves and troublemakers, so precautions were necessary.
“Husband, don’t worry at all. As long as we’re here, we absolutely won’t let any bad people step inside the house.”
The women made their promise. They had finally obtained such a good life, and no matter who tried to steal it away, they would never allow it.
“Good.”
Qiu Huang nodded. Their household did not lack anything except people. Anyone thinking of sneaking around to steal would first have to consider whether they could withstand the women’s sticks.
“Oh right, whose turn is it tonight?”
The moment they heard this, all the women immediately lowered their heads, their faces instantly turning red. Over these past days, they had all completed the transition from girls into married women.