Qin Junyao gripped the wooden skewer with the roasted chicken, sensing the sincerity in Zhao Liangcai's words.
She wanted to ask Zhao Liangcai again why he was so certain about her, why he wanted to marry her.
After thinking it over, she didn't voice the question. The engagement was already set, so why bother seeking an answer?
Zhao Liangcai noticed Qin Junyao accepted the roasted chicken and didn't leave, nor did she refute San Niu calling him brother-in-law. He was so happy his beard almost curled upwards.
The more he interacted with Qin Junyao, the more she occupied his thoughts. Before, he would wonder where her food came from, or how she knew how to play the zither.
Now, sitting by the stream, such conditions no longer mattered. He just wished to stay with Qin Junyao like this forever.
Was this what Suozi called true love?
"Have a leg, taste if it's good. The other two chickens will take a while longer," Zhao Liangcai saw Qin Junyao holding the skewer without eating and personally pulled a chicken leg from his own roasted chicken to give her.
"One leg is enough. You eat this chicken," Qin Junyao took the leg and handed the whole chicken in her hand to Zhao Liangcai.
"I'll take you to see something fun this afternoon. We have to walk quite far, so eat more to have strength."
"See what?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Zhao Liangcai's cooking skills were excellent. Both the roasted chicken and the beggar's chicken were incredibly delicious. Qin Junyao ate nearly half a chicken.
The remaining beggar's chicken, still sealed in its mud casing, was placed in the back basket for Zhao Liangcai to carry.
Qin Junyao followed behind Zhao Liangcai. They walked for over an hour without reaching their destination. Leaning on her stick, she was already somewhat weary.
"Zhao Liangcai, aren't we there yet? We've been climbing mountains, where are we going?"
"Just a little longer, we're almost there. Give me your hand, I'll help you up," Zhao Liangcai climbed onto a rock and turned back, extending his hand to pull Qin Junyao up.
Qin Junyao naturally reached out and, with Zhao Liangcai's help, climbed onto the rock.
The mountain path had been difficult for the past hour. Without Zhao Liangcai's assistance, Qin Junyao wouldn't have been able to climb it herself.
"What exactly are we going to see?"
"Shh, be quiet. I see tracks, follow me closely," Zhao Liangcai didn't let go of Qin Junyao's hand this time, pulling her along carefully.
Qin Junyao was infected by his caution and, bending over, followed behind him, afraid to make a sound. Sudan Novel Network
After walking for about fifteen minutes, Zhao Liangcai stopped.
He pointed in a direction to Qin Junyao. "Look."
Qin Junyao followed the direction Zhao Liangcai was pointing and gasped, covering her mouth in surprise.
Golden snub-nosed monkeys, a large group of them, were less than a hundred meters away.
Their white mouths, surrounded by fluffy yellow fur, were the distinguishing feature of golden snub-nosed monkeys from other monkeys.
Some young monkeys ran around in groups of three to five in the trees, some nestled in their mothers' arms, while others jumped onto the backs of larger monkeys eating leaves, only to be pulled off and set aside by the adults.
Qin Junyao's eyes couldn't take it all in.
She had never seen so many golden snub-nosed monkeys so close before. Even a grey rabbit would captivate her, but these monkeys could drive Qin Junyao wild.
They were so adorable. How could such cute creatures exist in the world?
Qin Junyao was completely immersed in the beauty of the golden snub-nosed monkeys, oblivious to Zhao Liangcai's arm around her waist.
Zhao Liangcai swore to the heavens he hadn't meant to. Qin Junyao was so eager to see the monkeys that she was about to rush forward. He had instinctively held her waist to prevent her from startling the monkeys.
So slender.
As Qin Junyao was counting how many monkeys there were, two semi-grown golden snub-nosed monkeys chased each other onto a tree above them.
Seeing the humans below, they stopped their play on the branches and curiously looked down.
Qin Junyao was almost beside herself with excitement. She patted Zhao Liangcai and asked him to lower himself. She then took two tomatoes from her basket, which was actually from her spatial dimension.
The red fruits immediately attracted the attention of the two golden snub-nosed monkeys. They moved down a few branches, stopping about a meter and a half above Zhao Liangcai's head.