Chapter Twenty-Five: A Simple Engagement

  At this time, Old Master Li came in with a basin of something, and it smelled so fragrant that he didn't know what it was! After coming in, he laughed and said: "You two little rascals, you have wine but don't invite this old man to drink, if I hadn't come to deliver the stewed wild rabbit, I wouldn't have known you were secretly drinking here, haha!"

  "Oh, Old Master Li, we didn't dare disturb you because we thought you were busy. Let's have a good drink together tonight!" Lin Feng hastily replied with a smile. Then Xiao Hua quickly gave up his seat to Old Master Li and said, "I'll go get you a bowl and chopsticks!" before running out.

  Mr. Li sat down and asked with a smile: "Xiao Feng, how does it feel? This wild rabbit was also caught by me at noon, and then I came back to let someone stew it for you, eat more and supplement!"

  Lin Feng nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Old Master Li. Actually, it's not necessary to go through so much trouble, hehe. By the way, I wanted to ask you something. Can you help me get more of that 'demon grass' from this morning?" Lin Feng then pointed to the few leaves still on the ground and said: "This is too little, not enough!"

  Mr. Li looked at the "demon grass" on the ground and said, "Hmm, I know it's not enough, I've already told everyone, if you encounter it on the road, just pick it up and bring it back!" At this time, Little Hua also came in with a bowl and chopsticks, one hand still holding a small stone, apparently used as a stool.

  After filling the wine, Lin Feng picked up the bowl and said to Old Man Li: "Old Master Li, come on, this bowl is for you. I'll leave the matter of 'Yaocao' to you!" After finishing speaking, Lin Feng drank all the wine in the bowl.

  Mr. Li and Xiao Hua also drank, and then they chatted about the events of the past two days. Lin Feng felt that something was off, this Mr. Li wouldn't come to find him to drink wine and chat idly without a reason, he must have something important to tell him, it's just that with Xiao Hua around, he didn't dare to speak up.

  Just thinking of finding an excuse to get rid of Xiao Hua, Xiao Zhou suddenly ran in with a big basket on his back, sweating profusely. Seeing their scene, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed and scolded: "I'm running around and almost dying from exhaustion, you guys are good, just hanging out here drinking and chatting!" After finishing speaking, he threw the basket aside, picked up Lin Feng's bowl and drank the wine in one gulp, then poured another two bowls and drank them too. Only then did he point to the basket and say: "Boss, this is the 'demon grass' that Old Man Li instructed us to bring to you. I won't chat with you guys anymore, there are still two batches of grain, I'll go take care of it first!" After finishing speaking, he ran out again in a flurry!

  Lin Feng glanced at the basket on the ground and pointed to Xiao Hua, saying: "Xiao Hua, don't drink for now, we'll continue later tonight! First, go help me with something. Those 'demonic grass' over there, find two people and have them dry those 'demonic grass' separately using smoke to dry them out. Got it? I need them tonight!"

  Mao Hao nodded and said, "Yeah, got it. I'll go first!" After finishing the last bowl of wine, he stood up and said, "Big brother, Old Man Li, you two keep drinking, I've got something to attend to!" He then picked up his basket and turned around to leave, closing the door behind him for us as well. Looks like this kid has also figured out something!

  Lin Feng looked at Xiao Hua leaving, then poured a bowl of wine and asked Li Lao Ye: "Li Lao Ye, you have something to ask me? Now that no one is around, just speak directly!" After finishing speaking, Lin Feng picked up another piece of wild rabbit meat and started chewing.

  Mr. Li put down his bowl and asked seriously: "Xiao Feng, I'm going to ask you something, and you must answer me truthfully!"

  Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, but immediately regained his composure and nodded: "Please speak, sir!"

  "Do you think our family's daughter is Xiaoyan?" Old Master Li asked Lin Feng.

  "Cough, cough," Lin Feng was taken aback by the sudden question, hastily taking a big gulp of wine to clear his throat, and then looked at Old Man Li in incredulity, asking: "You, what do you mean by this?"

  "What does that even mean? Don't you know what it means?" Mr. Li's eyes suddenly became exceptionally sharp, staring at Lin Feng without blinking.

  "I, I, that," Lin Feng was made very uncomfortable by this pair of eyes, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Jin is a good person, looks beautiful, and is very considerate, great, really great!" As he spoke, Lin Feng didn't know what else to say.

  "Haha, good, good, I knew it!" Old Master Li suddenly burst out laughing and continued to say: "Xiao Feng, Xiao Yan is my daughter, I've seen her grow up, I know what she's thinking! You see the world is in chaos now, you also think Xiao Yan is pretty good, so I'll be the master of ceremonies for this marriage and give her hand to you. This engagement is settled! Come on, let's have a drink!"

  Lin Feng was a bit stunned and simply followed suit, picking up his bowl and drinking the wine. Only then did he react, hastily saying: "Old Master Li, this, this is a bit too..."

  "Huh? What's that supposed to mean? Or do you think our Xiaonian is not good enough for you?" Mr. Li's eyes suddenly became sharp again, and Lin Feng was caught off guard once more!

  "No, no, I didn't mean that, ah! Never mind, let's just drink first!" Lin Feng hurriedly waved his hand to explain. The more he spoke, the more chaotic it became, so he stopped talking.

  The two of them didn't stop until they finished the two jars of wine, and Old Master Li was staggering a bit as he walked. But before leaving, he still waved at Lin Feng and said: "Alright, you get some rest first, that's settled then. Tonight I'll have Xiao Nian come over to call you for dinner!" After saying this, he didn't wait for Lin Feng to respond and left.

  Lin Feng sat on the bed, still unable to react. Was it really that simple for ancient people to get married? Just a word from her father after getting drunk and being happy? Right, this old man must have been playing with himself after drinking too much! However, to be honest, Xiao Yan was indeed not bad!

  But Lin Feng remembered the two flashes of eyes from that old man, and he felt that Old Man Li was not an ordinary person! Ordinary people wouldn't have such sharp eyes, even veteran hunters wouldn't be able to possess them! Because those kinds of eyes would only appear on strong individuals, even if they weren't emperors, they would still be a lord of a region!

  However, from the usual point of view, Li Lao Ye Zi's body does not have any aura that a strong person should have, but is just like an ordinary old man or hunter, a simple villager, kind, easy-going and down-to-earth are the most appropriate words to describe him!

  Forget it, let's just focus on recovering from the leg injury first! After eating well, we need to get a good sleep and absorb the nutrients properly. Also, we need to consider tonight's matters, aside from Xiao Huan leading the military training, there are other things to discuss with everyone. Let's take a rest for now!

  It was near evening when Mao Hao woke up Lin Feng: "Feng, I've prepared the 'demonic grass' you asked me to get, it's already on the table. Is there anything else?"

  Lin Feng rubbed his aching head, propped up his injured leg on the bed, and looked at the pile of tobacco that Xiao Huan had brought over. He said with satisfaction: "Good job! Go get a knife, we need to cut these into strips right here! And from now on, don't call it 'demon grass' anymore, this thing is called tobacco. You can roll it up like I do and smoke it to refresh your mind. The tobacco threads can also be used to numb the pain of wounds. Oh, and go get Xiao Niang over here, I reckon you won't know how to use a kitchen knife!"

  Xiao Huan smiled awkwardly on one side and said, "I know, I'll go now!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out of the house.