Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Chapter 176 Preparing the Betrothal Gift

After Shen Li left, Bai Jin called Li Tiezhu just a moment later.

He looked a little anxious, but there was a hint of determination in his eyes. After Li Tiezhu stood still, he quickly ordered: "Go and prepare a betrothal gift now, I need it urgently!" His tone was urgent and left no room for doubt.

Li Tiezhu was stunned when he heard this. He scratched his head subconsciously, his face full of confusion. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Sir, who are you preparing the betrothal gifts for? Aren't you engaged?"

He looked as if he couldn't concentrate on carrying out his mission unless he figured it out.

Seeing him asking, Bai Jin frowned slightly and gently scolded: "If I tell you to go, then go now! Don't ask about things that you shouldn't worry about!"

Although his words were not harsh, they exuded a sense of majesty.

Li Tiezhu's heart trembled, and he nodded quickly, not daring to delay any longer. He bowed and said, "Yes, sir, I'll go right away! Hehe."

With a flattering smile on his face, he turned around and left in a hurry, his steps quick, as if he was racing against time to complete this urgent task assigned by Bai Jin as soon as possible.

Before he even crossed the threshold, Bai Jin suddenly seemed to have remembered something crucial. He called out to him again and ordered, "By the way, invite the best ice man in town!"

There was unquestionable determination in his voice.

Li Tiezhu was much smarter this time. He knew he shouldn't say anything more at this moment, so he just replied respectfully, "Yes, sir!"

Then he turned around and left in a hurry, his steps getting bigger and faster, and his figure soon disappeared from Bai Jin's sight, leaving Bai Jin alone in the room, with a frown on his face, as if he was carefully planning the next crucial thing in his mind. The air seemed to be filled with a tense and expectant atmosphere.

Ever since Li Tiezhu left in a hurry, Bai Jin has been pacing back and forth in the study like an ant on a hot pan.

Sometimes he frowned, and sometimes he relaxed his brows slightly, as if he was thinking over and over in his mind the various matters he would face next.

Only a short while had passed, but in his feeling, every second seemed to be infinitely stretched out, as long as a year.

After a while, he seemed to be suddenly hit by something and stopped abruptly. A light bulb went off in his mind and he thought of something extremely crucial.

He walked quickly to the wall and took down the bow and arrow hanging there with his hands. His movements were neat and quick. Then he hurried out of the study, giving a few instructions to the servants around him as he walked.

Arriving outside the county government office, he swiftly jumped onto the horse, pulled the reins, and squeezed his legs against the horse's belly. The horse then spread its four hooves and galloped towards the outside of the county government office at lightning speed, raising a cloud of dust along the way, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

Bai Jin rode his horse, galloping along the road with a nimble posture. The sound of the horse's hooves echoed in the open wilderness, like a passionate war song.

After a while, we came to a lush forest. Under the sunlight, the forest looked mysterious and full of vitality. The dense branches and leaves intertwined together, like a huge green umbrella holding up the earth.

He dismounted from his horse swiftly and smoothly, his movements showing his elegance and grace.

He skillfully tied the reins to a thick tree at the edge of the forest. After wrapping the reins around the tree trunk several times, he tied a tight knot to ensure that the horse would not break free.

Then, he turned around, holding a bow and arrow, his posture as straight as a pine tree, and stepped into the forest with a determined look in his eyes.

The forest was so quiet that the only sounds were his light footsteps and the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Bai Jin's eyes were as sharp as torches as he carefully searched for traces of prey among the woods.

He squatted down from time to time to examine the footprints and traces on the ground;

Sometimes he would stop and listen carefully to what was happening around him.

Time passed quietly during this intense search, and I didn't know how much time had passed, perhaps half an hour, or maybe even longer.

Finally, at the edge of an open meadow, he spotted a flock of geese.

Bai Jin was delighted and quickly held his breath and slowly pulled the bowstring. The bowstring was pulled fully, like a crescent moon.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew out from the bow, drew a graceful arc in the air, and accurately hit the wing of a wild goose.

Then he quickly put on the second arrow and took aim again. As the bowstring trembled, another wild goose fell.

Bai Jin walked quickly towards the prey with joy on his face and picked up the two geese.

He carefully looked at the harvest in his hand. The goose's feathers sparkled in the sun. A satisfied smile appeared on his face, and that smile revealed the sense of accomplishment of a hunter after catching prey.

At this time, he looked up at the sky. The sun was high in the blue sky. It was still early and there was plenty of time.

He secretly rejoiced that everything was going quite smoothly.

So, with a happy mood, he untied the reins, climbed on the horse, raised a cloud of dust with his hooves, and rode back in the direction he came, feeling satisfied.

Along the way, the upcoming marriage proposal kept appearing in his mind, and his heart was full of anticipation and longing, as if he had already seen a bright future beckoning to him.