Chapter 1705
Why are you looking at him like that?
Mu Xueli was completely stunned by Wang An's incredible actions.
The main thing is that Mu Xueli never expected that Wang An would so brazenly, confidently, and matter-of-factly pull down someone's pants, and what's more, he even stripped the person completely naked.
This is absolutely, truly an eyesore!
Seeing that Mu Xueli didn't reach out to take the trouser leg, but instead stared blankly at the bandit, Wang An frowned and said:
"Hey, look at the feathers! There's fabric here, isn't there? What's wrong? This fabric..."
However, before Wang An could finish speaking, Mu Xueli interrupted him, saying:
"No, I didn't look."
As soon as Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang An was completely dumbfounded, and then asked with a bewildered expression:
"Huh? Didn't you look? What didn't you look at? What didn't you look at?"
After asking the question, Wang An subconsciously followed Mu Xueli's gaze and looked at the bandit.
This sight was quite something. Wang An was first taken aback, and then he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
From Mu Xueli's perspective, the chicken feathers were clearly visible, and the whole clump was also very clear.
After laughing, Wang An said, still laughing:
"No, I mean, why are you staring at that damn thing of his? What's so interesting about it? You haven't even looked yet, hahaha."
As he laughed, Wang An burst into a pig-like squeal.
Mu Xueli realized that her answer had been irrelevant, and said with an embarrassed but very puzzled expression:
"Brother-in-law, you just... just like that, you stripped him naked like that?"
Wang An forcibly suppressed his smile, blinked, and said very frankly:
"Yeah, how else are we supposed to do it? We can't just pull down our pants, can we? Besides, with him outside attracting mosquitoes, we'll definitely get less mosquito bites at night."
After a pause, Wang An pushed the two trouser legs forward a little further and said:
"Why are you staring at him? Stop staring and hurry up and plug this hole. All you do is stare at useless things all day long."
After saying that, Wang An couldn't help but laugh again.
There was no way around it; the main reason was that Wang An couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how he had just asked Mu Xueli, "Are you looking at the chicken feathers?" and Mu Xueli had actually answered, "No, I'm not looking."
Fortunately, Mu Xueli had spent a long time with Wang An and had developed a thick skin. No matter how much Wang An laughed, he would just blush and then awkwardly laugh along.
With the trouser legs in hand, Mu Xueli no longer worried about the materials. She cut the two trouser legs back into fabric, then carefully applied the boiled glue to both sides of the holes in the tent with a knife. Before the glue dried, she pressed the fabric directly onto the holes.
Halfway through pressing the button, Mu Xueli called out to Wang An:
"Brother-in-law, hurry up and go inside the tent to support it for me. This opening is a bit big, and it keeps collapsing inward."
Wang An agreed and quickly went into the tent.
And so, Wang An pushed the tent open with his hands from inside, while Mu Xueli pressed it in from outside. Together, they managed to stick the piece of cloth cut from the bandit's trousers to the hole in the tent.
After gluing the outside, Mu Xueli ran inside the tent and glued a piece of cloth over the hole.
And so, the nearly 40-centimeter-long hole was plugged up with two pieces of cloth and glue that Mu Xueli had concocted.
It must be said, however, that the brand-new tent had a patch stuck on it, making it look rather unsightly.
Only then did Mu Xueli say with a smug look on her face:
"Let me tell you, brother-in-law, once this glue I made dries, you'll see how amazing it is. These two pieces of fabric, even if you tear the tent to shreds, you still won't be able to tear them off, hehehehe." Wang An gave a thumbs up, praising with a beaming smile:
"Okay, awesome, I'll give you credit for that, hahaha."
With the tent blocked off, Wang An was very happy that he wouldn't have to endure the cold wind blowing into it at night.
A little while later, Wang Li returned carrying a clean pot and a burlap sack. The sack contained the roe deer ribs that had been soaked in the river the night before.
The fact that the burlap sack was intact suggests that there are no wolves, bears, or other animals in the vicinity.
Otherwise, given their keen sense of smell, they probably wouldn't have had any of the ribs left from being submerged in the water.
Seeing Wang Li return, Huang Zhong hurriedly took the iron pot and sack to prepare stewed roe deer ribs, while Mu Xueli happily showed off to Wang Li:
"Fifth brother, fifth brother, come here, come and take a look, see how well your brother has glued this tent?"
Wang Li glanced at the tent casually and replied perfunctorily:
"Yeah, that's good. You did a really good job."
To everyone's surprise, Mu Xueli immediately asked with a smile:
"Tell me, I went through all that trouble to block up the tent, so you won't have to freeze tonight. How are you going to thank your brother for that?"
Wang Li rolled his eyes at Mu Xueli, pointed at the iron pot, and asked in return:
"Come on, Brother Mu, take a look. How's my pot cleaning? Isn't it clean?"
Mu Xueli was taken aback upon hearing this, glanced at the iron pot, and said:
"Hmm, it's been brushed quite well, it's very clean."
Wang Li immediately asked:
"Well then, tell me, I went through all that trouble to clean your filthy pot so you could finally have a meal. How are you going to thank me properly?"
"Huh? No." Mu Xueli was completely stunned when she heard this.
"What do you mean 'not'? It's all on you. I'm asking you, if I don't wash the dishes, can you even eat?"
Upon hearing "I," Mu Xueli was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly, unable to utter a word.
Wang An and Huang Zhong, witnessing the two men's battle of wits, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Wang Li said with a disdainful look:
"You little punk, I can't handle you."
Wang An and Huang Zhong's laughter immediately grew even louder.
To be fair, Wang Li and Mu Xueli are quite something. They're always taking the initiative to tease each other, and every time they bicker, it's like a stand-up comedy routine. And each of them wins and loses.
But both of them adhered to one belief: "Fight on despite repeated defeats, and never tire of it."
However, it must be admitted that with these two lively characters constantly bickering, Wang An and his team of four would never feel bored.
During the meal, Wang An took the ribs and walked up to the bandit. At this time, it was unclear whether the bandit was asleep or unconscious due to excessive blood loss; in any case, he was just lying there with his eyes closed and motionless.
Two slaps to the bandit's face jolted him awake. Wang An, with a warm smile, said:
"Authentic roe deer ribs, wanna eat some? Hehehe, if you want some, tell me everything you know, and then I'll let you die of a full stomach. What do you say?"
After Wang An finished speaking, the bandit's throat moved twice, clearly showing that he was hungry and craving something.
After all, it's already lunchtime. (End of Chapter)