Chapter 38: Han Liehu's House in Lihua Village

Shen Yunyue took a deep breath of the cold, earthy air after the rain, and smiled happily. "Actually, we don't lack anything. We just want to breathe free, fresh air."

"We'll be free once we reach Shihan Province."

Fu Xuanheng was not sure what would happen when he arrived in Shihanzhou.

People always need an unknown hope to encourage them to walk through this difficult journey.

When they arrived at the village, Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng did not go to the houses in the middle of the village.

Took a look.

The two of them looked at the lonely mud house standing at the end of the village.

There were animal furs drying in the yard, indicating that this family was a hunter.

"Go there." Fu Xuanheng pointed to that house.

"good."

The two of them came to the hunter's house together.

Before I knocked on the door, I heard someone talking inside.

"Dad, you shouldn't let my eldest brother go out to earn money. How can you give a settling-in allowance before hiring a worker?" A strong voice sounded in the room.

Then, an old and silky voice retorted.

"Nonsense! How many people from our village went there? How could it be a scam? Those masters first gave each person two taels of silver as resettlement allowance. Isn't it just so that your eldest brother and the others can work peacefully without worrying about home?"

"Humph, I think these people must have ulterior motives."

"Two taels of silver. It's enough for our family to eat for half a year. If you were at home, I would definitely sign up for you." The old man seemed to regret that his son was not at home and could not catch up.

Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng outside looked at each other.

They all heard something was wrong.

After straightening his throat, Fu Xuanheng patted the low fence gate with his hand.

"Is anyone home?"

A man with a whisker and a height of eight feet came out of the room. He had a muscular build and was wearing a short fur coat.

Suspicious eyes looked at Fu Xuanheng who was sitting in the wheelchair, "Who are you looking for?"

Compared with the bearded man in front of him.

Fu Xuanheng is a little too thin.

"Young man, my wife and I are passing by here. We want to buy some things for self-defense. Since your family is a hunter, you should have what we need." Fu Xuanheng said with his hands clasped together.

The bearded man thought for a moment.

Finally, he said, "Iron items are not cheap and hard to buy. I have connections in the blacksmith shop, so I can make some iron swords. As for other things, it's easy..."

After a pause, the man glanced over with sharp eyes.

He frowned and said:

"Why don't you go buy some at the market?"

"To be honest, we are demoted commoners. We still have to go to Shihan Prefecture, which is a long journey. I have a leg disease, and my wife is young."

The implication is self-evident.

The bearded man took another closer look at the two men. They were too young. The conflicted expressions on their faces showed that he was struggling. Finally, he said in a muffled voice:

"Come in." He turned and shouted towards the side room, "Mrs. Wen, go and cook some noodles for the two guests."

"Here I come."

A pretty young woman walked out of the house and smiled at Shen Yunyue.

The woman was as gentle as water, and her every move revealed the shyness and charm of a young woman.

Compared to the mountain-like man in front of her, she looked even smaller. She felt like a little white rabbit entering the home of a big bad wolf.

The bearded man led Fu Xuanheng to pick out a suitable weapon. Shen Yunyue gave him two silver ingots and put them in his sleeves. She then went into the kitchen, where the woman was kneading dough.

Seeing Shen Yunyue come in, she smiled softly.

It feels like a spring breeze.

Shen Yunyue was stunned by what she saw. She had also seen many ladies from noble families.

For example, those in the exile team were all ladies from noble families, but none of them gave people the warm feeling like the woman in front of him.

"Hello, Sister Wen Niang. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Facing Wen Niang, the irritable Shen Yunyue automatically lowered her voice.

"No need. Let's talk. I want to hear what's happening outside." Wen Niang smiled.

After some casual chat.

Shen Yunyue discovered that Wen Niang was also a talkative person. Her husband was a hunter and didn't interact much with the villagers. In her spare time, she didn't do much other than reading storybooks and embroidering.

"Sister Wen Niang, can you read?" In that era, there were almost no literate rural women.

"My ancestors were once wealthy, but unfortunately my father was a spendthrift."

Before they knew it, the two of them had chatted a lot.

There was a feeling that they had met too late. Shen Yunyue suddenly felt that if she had a sister, she would be a woman like Wen Niang.

The noodles were ready, and Wen Niang put two poached eggs in the bowl.

She said embarrassedly:

"The weather has been bad these days, so I didn't let my husband go hunting in the mountains. It's too shabby to use this to entertain guests, so please don't mind."

“This is the best hospitality.”

There are a lot of things in the space, but this is the most humane noodles Shen Yunyue has ever eaten here.

She ran out and called out Fu Xuanheng.

The two of them quickly finished the noodles in their bowls in the kitchen.

Can't delay too long.

Shen Yunyue knew that Wen Niang was pregnant, so she gave her a life-saving pill to help women give birth, a plum blossom tongue-piercing pill, and the best wound medicine.

Quietly said to the tattoo girl:

"Sister Wen Niang, don't refuse me. Keep these pills. They're better than the medicine prescribed by the doctor when you need them."

Each pill was placed in a white porcelain bottle with a name on it.

As soon as Wen Niang saw the Plum Blossom Tongue-Pointing Pills and Golden Wound Medicine, she knew she couldn't refuse, as these were the things her foolish man needed most.

He choked and nodded in agreement.

He handed the bag in his hand to Shen Yunyue, "This is what I prepared for you. There is a fox fur jacket in it. It will keep you warm.

And this hat is made of red fox."

Fu Xuanheng heard the conversation between Shen Yunyue and Wen Niang from outside. He really couldn't understand why these two women were so familiar with each other after meeting for the first time?

Should we be vigilant?

Faced with the mutual sympathy and reluctance of the two people in the house, the two men outside the house had nothing to say.

In the eyes of the bearded man, Fu Xuanheng was just a down-and-out young master from a rich family.

You can't talk to him about wild boars in the mountains, right?

Fu Xuanheng saw that it was getting late and urged:

"Yunyue. We should go."

"Here I come."

Shen Yunyue came out with a bag on her arm and saw a backpack on Fu Xuanheng's lap, covered with a piece of blue floral cloth.

Fu Xuanheng clasped his fists in thanks.

The two of them walked out of the fenced yard together, and the woman with tattoos behind them was still waving.

Don't go back until you can't see it anymore.

Fu Xuanheng couldn't help feeling curious when he saw Shen Yunyue looking back from time to time.

"You just met once."

"Some people feel familiar after just the first meeting, while some people become disliked even after ten years of getting to know each other." Shen Yunyue took Fu Xuanheng's backpack and checked the things inside.

Several sharp daggers.

A short bow.

"This bow?"

"Don't underestimate this crossbow, it can shoot five arrows in a row." Fu Xuanheng just left both silver ingots to the bearded man, but he still felt that he was lucky.

The two walked to the center of the village.

A few women wearing headscarves came over and stopped them when they saw them coming from the end of the village carrying baskets on their backs.

"Did you go to Hunter Han's house at the end of the village?"

"Well. What's wrong?" Shen Yunyue's face was cold and there was impatience in her words.

One of the women curled her lips and said:

"Han the Hunter eats raw meat and drinks raw blood. His wife dresses like a slut, always trying to seduce men. If you hang out with people like that, you'd better be careful not to get choked by them."

"Yes, yes. They will haunt you at night and eat your flesh. The tattooed lady will also suck your semen and blood."

Someone nearby also echoed:

"We villagers don't talk to them. They can't pass through our village either."

…….

Shen Yunyue once again understood the saying that impoverished mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. If they were really that vicious, they would dare to gossip about them behind her back.

I'm afraid that if Han Liehu's name is mentioned, he will kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

She gave a sinister smile, like a ghost crawling out of hell. "I just told Hunter Han that I'll come to your village tonight and bite those gossipy women to death."

"Hey. He insisted that the gossip woman's neck was too smelly. But I'm different. I bite off the smelly thing and feed it to the wolves."

After saying that, Shen Yunyue let out a soft breath towards them.

Her sinister and cold eyes frightened the women so much that they screamed and ran away faster than rabbits.