Chapter 888

Wang An heard this and said with a face that looked humble on the surface but was actually smug:

"Yeah, my hunting can only be said to be alright. Anyway, I've hunted quite a few of these animals in the mountains; I've basically hunted them all."

On this point, Wang An wasn't bragging, because Wang An had indeed hunted quite a few of these mountain animals in the mountain pass, and the variety was also very large.

Although for some species, like sika deer and moose, Wang An had only hunted them once, the number of such animals in the mountains wasn't large to begin with, and being able to encounter one or two was already quite good.

Moreover, once encountered, Wang An successfully took them down, which was enough to prove that Wang An's hunting strength was truly beyond doubt.

Just as the three of them were talking, and Wang An and Wu Dong were helping Yu Xiangnan get off the vehicle, Mu Xueqing and Wang Yi heard the sound and walked out of the house.

As for Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli, they weren't at home at this time; I don't know where they ran off to play.

However, in the countryside, there's no need to worry about such things; everyone grew up this way, and once it's mealtime, all the children playing outside will return home on their own.

Seeing Mu Xueqing, Yu Xiangnan was stunned for a moment, and then revealed a meaningful smile.

Mainly because with Mu Xueqing's peerless beauty, she would inevitably be the center of attention wherever she was; anyone who had seen Mu Xueqing couldn't easily forget her.

Furthermore, in student days, the classmates who could be remembered by non-subject teachers were always those special classmates.

For example, those whose academic performance was quite top-notch, those who were mischievous to the point of being known by everyone, or those whose appearance was very special.

Mu Xueqing was precisely the third type—that is, her appearance was very special, beautiful to the extreme.

Therefore, during Mu Xueqing's school days, almost all students and faculty at County No. 1 Middle School might have remembered the name Mu Xueqing.

And Yu Xiangnan being able to recognize Mu Xueqing was not a rare thing.

Of course, Mu Xueqing naturally also knew the principal, so upon seeing Yu Xiangnan, Mu Xueqing was like a student caught doing something wrong in class, having a moment of panic, and hurriedly greeted Yu Xiangnan stumblingly:

"Pri-Principal, hello."

It must be said that anyone seeing their former teacher or principal will be a bit unnatural to some extent.

Yu Xiangnan said with a smile:

"Not bad, really not bad. Being able to go from classmates to husband and wife, you two can be considered a divine couple, hahaha... Good, really good! Blessings to you!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueqing was a bit shy and didn't dare to respond, while Wang An said from the side:

"Being able to receive the blessings of you, Principal, is a great honor for Xueqing and me, hehehehe."

Yu Xiangnan pointed at Wang An with his finger and said with a face full of smiles:

"You kid, hahahaha."

After Wang An laughed along, he pulled Wang Yi over and introduced him to Yu Xiangnan:

"Principal, this is my younger brother Wang Yi. His academic performance is quite good. This time, he also got into County No. 1 Middle School with the first-place score in Yongan Township. When school starts, he will be your student."

After saying this, without waiting for Yu Xiangnan to react, Wang An immediately said to Wang Yi:

"Xiao Yi, hurry up and greet the principal."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi immediately gave a standard Young Pioneer salute while saying:

"Hello, Principal."

Yu Xiangnan nodded, smiling while saying: "Good, good, hehehe. So you are the top scholar of Yongan Township. Not bad, very not bad!"

Yu Xiangnan said a few more words of encouragement to Wang Yi, and then Wang An greeted everyone to walk into the house together.

It must be said that regardless of how good their studies are, basically all students are relatively nervous when seeing a teacher or principal.

And Wang Yi was like this at this moment.

After everyone entered the house, because Yu Xiangnan was there, Wang Yi sat on the chair very straight, vividly demonstrating what is called "sitting upright."

After everyone entered the house, Wang An and Mu Xueqing were busy making tea and pouring water, and snacks, melon seeds, and cigarettes were placed on the coffee table one after another.

It must be said that entertaining guests in this large living room designed by Wang An is indeed much more convenient than on the kang.

Everyone sat on the sofa chairs made by Wang An and the carpenters themselves; it wasn't crowded, and chatting was also quite convenient, mainly focusing on being comfortable and pleasant.

After a while, Wang An said to Wu Dong:

"Brother Wu, you entertain the principal for me. I'm going to cook personally at noon today and let the principal taste my invincible cooking skills."

Yu Xiangnan heard this and said with a face full of surprise:

"Xiao An, you can also cook?"

The reason Yu Xiangnan said this actually has a lot to do with this era, because it must be admitted that due to the influence of patriarchal ideas, there were really very few men who could cook at this time.

For example, Wang Dazhu, an all-around player who could do both masonry and carpentry, was not clear about stewing dishes, steaming buns, or sticking corn cakes in the kitchen, other than simple tasks like boiling porridge or heating leftovers.

Upon hearing Yu Xiangnan say this, Wang An immediately said smugly:

"That's a must. Not only can I cook, but I also do it quite well. I guarantee it will make you want the next meal after eating this one, hehehehe."

Speaking of cooking, it wasn't that Wang An intended to show off; mainly, Wang Dazhu and his wife had gone to the fields to work. Even if Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong hadn't come, Wang An would still have to prepare meals if he were at home.

Wang Dazhu and his wife had worked in the fields all morning; they couldn't come home and not even have a hot meal or dish to eat.

While talking, Wang An and Mu Xueqing walked toward the back room, which was the kitchen.

There was still mutton left from the day they moved into the new house, the fish in the vat were also fresh, and there was no lack of cured meat and smoked meat. Moreover, in this season, all kinds of vegetables in the garden had all come down, so cooking was a matter of no consequence to Wang An.

So, with Mu Xueqing helping him, Wang An started to get busy.

Blanched mutton, stewed mutton offal, braised catfish in sauce, vinegar carp, smoked meat stir-fried with chili, and cured meat stewed with green beans—a total of six hot dishes.

Besides these six hot dishes, there were smashed cucumbers, deep-fried peanuts, garlic eggplant, and the indispensable raw vegetables with dipping sauce.

As for the raw vegetables with dipping sauce, the types of vegetables included were quite numerous, such as small scallions, garlic sprouts, Chinese cabbage, cilantro, water radishes, wild greens, green peppers, etc., etc.

Mainly, not knowing what Yu Xiangnan liked to eat, Wang An prepared a little bit of everything. Anyway, it was a whole basket of vegetables, all kinds.

6 hot dishes and 4 cold dishes, a total of 10 dishes. With this standard, it could be said that entertaining someone like the No. 1 of Heilongjiang Province, Zhang Siyuan, would be absolutely thorough.

(End of chapter)