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Chapter 397: Chapter 400: Posture Improvement (2)_1
Tan Zhenghong had never been to school and had only eavesdropped outside of private classes, at best he could be considered a half-baked scholar.
Therefore, there were some complex characters he couldn’t read, like one character comprising a person on top and meat at the bottom. Separately he knew them, but once combined, he had no clue what kind of ghost they were supposed to represent.
Qiao Duo’er pursed her lips, believing that Tan Zhenghong couldn’t recognize the word, but she was certain he knew what it meant.
Therefore, Tan Zhenghong was deliberately teasing her.
Qiao Duo’er grabbed Tan Zhenghong’s ear, "It looks like someone’s skin is itching for a lesson, isn’t it?"
Tan Zhenghong guiltily touched his nose, "Wife, I was wrong, let’s continue reading."
"No more reading!" Qiao Duo’er snapped the book shut.
At the same time, her face betrayed her as it began to blush, because the damn book actually contained a graphic description.
It was similar to the part describing Pan Jinlian, sensual but not vulgar, stirring the emotions.
Damn, she had successfully trapped herself today!
"Alright, no more reading. Shall we go to bed then?" Tan Zhenghong put the book aside, stretched out his long arm, and Qiao Duo’er was already in his embrace.
"I certainly do not want to." Qiao Duo’er immediately refused.
The smile on Tan Zhenghong’s face grew even more rippling, "Then let’s stay on the sofa."
After Tan Zhenghong ate once, he let Qiao Duo’er rest.
Before sleeping, Qiao Duo’er was thinking that she should still let Tan Zhenghong practice writing in the future.
It was not only safe but could also cultivate one’s moral character.
Early the next morning, Tan Zhenghong got up on tiptoes. His movements were very gentle, but Qiao Duo’er still opened her eyes.
"It’s still early. I’m going to hunt in the mountains, you sleep a little longer," Tan Zhenghong said affectionately.
Hunting was his main job. Previously he had been busy with house renovations, then with getting married, and after the marriage, he was busy being intimate with his wife and taking care of the vegetable garden, so he’d had no time to go up the mountain.
If this kept up, his hunting skills would deteriorate.
Qiao Duo’er, who couldn’t fall back asleep, sat up immediately, "Wait for me, I’m coming too."
She had been staying at home these past few days and was nearly going stir-crazy.
In autumn, the hard-working villagers would go up the mountain to look for wild products, such as hickory nuts, Chinese wild dates, and shepherd’s purse, which they could sell in town.
Although they only fetched one or two Wen money per pound, little by little, that’s how they saved up money.
When more people entered the mountain, the animals, startled, would hide away.
So Tan Zhenghong had to go deeper into the forest to hunt, and although he didn’t want to take his wife, Duo’er insisted, so he compromised.
After breakfast, they set out for the mountain with water, dry food, and a mountain muntjac in tow.
Once in the forest, Qiao Duo tied the mountain muntjac to a large tree with a three-meter-long rope, which was enough range for it to move around.
As Tan Zhenghong had said, the mountain muntjac was already tamed; it quietly looked for something to eat.
Tan Zhenghong said excitedly, "The footprints here are the same as the one we’re raising. Male mountain muntjacs have their own territory and patrol it regularly. We can just wait here for them to walk right into our trap."
Qiao Duo examined the footprints closely, "There are at least five."
"Male mountain muntjacs are regarded as dominant, a male may have several female companions, but only the males are eligible for ’taking the fragrance.’
Tan Zhenghong quickly clarified, worried that his wife would set her hopes too high and end up disappointed.
