Chapter 285 Pheasant Eggs

Wen Chengwen saw several people in the room looking in their direction from time to time, but he didn't pay much attention: "Yi Yi, what other methods can be used to reduce the danger?"

"Dad, I hadn't thought of it before, but it just occurred to me when I saw the trap in their yard."

Ah Xiang was also very curious: "What is it?"

"It's a hunting mechanism. I'm not sure if it will work, but I can give it a try."

Wen Chengwen was quite curious: "What kind of organization is this?"

Wen Zhenyi dipped some water in the cup and drew the shape of a cage on the table. However, there was a device at the innermost part of the cage. Once the beast entered and stepped on it, the cage would close immediately.

The two looked at what she had drawn on the table and asked, "Will this work?"

"We need some bait in here."

"Bait?"

"Yes, we can put some sweet potatoes, potatoes, and the like in the innermost area. That way, wild animals that come out to look for food will smell the scent and appear. Once they go in and step on the trap, it will be very difficult for them to get out."

Wen Chengwen thought about putting this thing in the woods and asked, "Won't it be discovered?"

Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "We need to create some camouflage, using leaves to cover it up and let the prey down."

"Yi Yi, will this really work?" Wen Chengwen still couldn't believe it.

"We'll know if we try. If we have enough time, Xiang and I can complete it. But making this thing also takes time."

Jiang Tian looked at his family members beside him and said, "Dad, you all need money to see a doctor. I want to hear what they say. If it's feasible, I want to take over this business."

The old man looked at him with mixed emotions. They were a family of hunters, and it was not possible for them to return safely every time they went hunting in the mountains. Over time, they had all kinds of old injuries on their bodies.

Especially when people get older, these pains become more obvious. Sometimes the pain is so severe that they can't sleep all night and they even groan in pain.

The surrounding villagers said that there was an evil spirit in their house, but how could they know that they were suffering from pain and torture.

In the eyes of the villagers, their family is rich. They can get a lot of silver by hunting some prey, and their life is much better than theirs who have to dig for food in the fields.

But who knows that they are risking their lives to make money. Some may be injured or even die. The money they earn is used to buy medicine and see a doctor for their families.

"Tian'er, have you thought it through?"

"Dad, let's see what they say first. If it really can reduce the danger as she said, we'll take it."

The old man looked at Jiang Tian and could only nod helplessly: "Okay."

Jiang Tian and the others sat down in front of Wen Zhenyi again. "Can you tell me about your method? How much do you plan to spend on a wild boar?"

Wen Zhenyi told them the method he had just mentioned, and even asked them to find a rope and taught them some ways to set a noose.

If Jiang Tian and the others had just wanted to listen before, now they have gained a new understanding and realized that hunting can be done in this way.

Wen Zhenyi stopped talking after he finished this: "Uncle Jiang, if you use this method to hunt wild boars, can you reduce casualties?"

Jiang Tian frowned and thought: "If the method you mentioned is feasible, it can indeed save us from danger, but we have no way of confirming whether it will work or not."

"I'm not in a hurry now. You can give it a try." Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and said, "How much silver did you sell a wild boar for in the past?"

Jiang Tian looked at the old man beside him: "Dad."

"This girl has given us everything she knows, so there's no need for us to hide it."

Jiang Tian looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "I haven't asked for your name yet."

"Wen Zhenyi."

"Are you Wen Zhenyi?" Jiang Tian looked at the girl in front of him with some surprise.

"Uncle Jiang knows me?"

Jiang Tian shook his head. "No, we just know that the previously ownerless fields in the village are now yours, and we also know that you have a very successful shop in the county town."

"None of this matters."

Jiang Tian had been wary of her before, but now he wasn't so concerned: "Our adult wild boar sells for between eight and ten taels to restaurants and wealthy families."

Wen Zhenyi knew that wild game was expensive, many times more expensive than domestic pigs. "Is it the same with other wild game?"

Jiang Tian nodded: "They are all relatively expensive, but also difficult to catch."

Wen Zhenyi understood that scarcity makes things valuable. If everything were like cabbage, the price wouldn't be so high. "I'll buy each live, adult wild boar from you for twenty taels."

"Twenty, twenty taels?" Jiang Tian didn't expect her to double the amount.

"Yes, I can find a way to catch it myself, but I don't have enough time, and I don't have as much hunting experience as you do."

Jiang Tian looked at his family members beside him. If they followed Wen Zhenyi's method, they could still go into the mountains. As long as they didn't face the wild beasts directly, they could still make some tools to catch them.

The old man smiled and nodded. "Okay, we agree. But we still need time to prepare the traps, and we don't know when we'll get anything."

"There's no rush. If you catch him, please send him to our village. I'll settle the money with you in person."

"Okay, it's a deal."

After the matter was settled, they were ready to leave. Jiang Tianniang went to the kitchen and brought out a basket of eggs and handed them to her: "Miss Wen, we don't have anything good to give you at home, so take these pheasant eggs back and eat them."

Wen Zhenyi was about to refuse, but when he heard it was pheasant eggs, he hesitated: "I'll pay you whatever you want."

"No, no, the kids just picked it up in the forest. It doesn't cost much."

"That won't do. This is also the result of their hard work."

The old man came over and said, "You brought us gifts too. Isn't it normal to reciprocate? We all think this gift is too little."

Wen Zhenyi finally took the eggs they handed over with a smile and gave them to Axiang.

Jiang Tian saw the cream on her shoulder when she came in: "Miss Wen's little pet is pretty good."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and raised his hand to rub Cream's head: "A friend gave it to me. He's a smart little guy."

"You won't find anything like it in the mountains."

"Are there many martens in the mountains and forests?"

"Yes, but it's rare to encounter them. These little guys are very smart, and it's not easy to catch them."

"If I get a chance to catch one next time, I'd like to give Cream a companion. One is still a little lonely."

"If I catch it, I'll send it to you."