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That evening, Huo Yingjie went out.
They went directly to the dense forest behind the mountain and found many precious medicinal herbs.
The dense forest deep in the back mountains is so teeming with wild animals that almost no one ventures there, thus preserving its relatively intact pristine state.
Huo Yingjie took a stroll around the back mountain and discovered another large tomb.
This large tomb is located east of Qijia Village, about four miles from Taoyuan. The contents here are even more abundant than before, and it also exudes an attractive spiritual energy, which explains why it attracts cultivators from the human realm.
Now that he's here, he has to take care of this matter.
Seeing that it was getting late, Huo Yingjie knew that He Tiantian got up early and was afraid that if he went back late, He Tiantian would ask him questions.
In this life, he only wanted to be an ordinary couple with He Tiantian in the mortal world, so he didn't want to reveal too much of his extraordinary qualities in front of her. Besides, He Tiantian was the kind of person who would pry into anything, so it was best to avoid talking to her about certain things.
Huo Yingjie returned home, sorted out the medicinal herbs he had collected, and then went to bed.
The next day, Huo Yingjie suggested going hunting in the back mountains.
"No, it's too dangerous," He Tiantian refused. "We can just pick up some wild produce nearby."
Huo Yingjie was helpless. If he hadn't needed an excuse, he would have brought back a big wild boar long ago.
"Okay," Huo Yingjie nodded, feeling quite helpless.
He Tiantian disagreed. Huo Yingjie had other ideas. He directly sent Little Turtle to stun a wild boar, which fell into a crevice in the cliff.
“Sweetie, I heard a ‘plop’ sound. Let’s go check it out over there.” Huo Yingjie pointed to a spot a few dozen meters away.
He Tiantian was sleeping in the direction of Huo Yingjie, and thought of the crevice in the cliff.
"Let's go take a look, maybe we can find something." He Tiantian said happily. Although she was chased all over the mountains by a wild boar that time, the harvest was also very rich, including a wild boar.
Maybe she'll get lucky today and find it too!
The two walked quickly over and looked down from the edge of a crevice in the cliff. They saw a large wild boar that had fallen to its death.
"Oh my god, Brother Yingjie, we've really gone far today," He Tiantian said. "You wait here, I'll go get some people, and we'll bring the wild boar up from down there."
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "Didn't we bring a rope? And we're both strong. If we tie ourselves together with the rope, we can pull up together and save time running back and forth."
He Tiantian thought about it and realized that she always carried a rope when she went up the mountain, as it could come in handy sometimes.
“Alright, let’s give it a try first,” Huo Yingjie said, taking the rope and going down.
Huo Yingjie was quick, and he had tied her up in no time.
The two of them worked together to pull it up, and they actually managed to get it up.
"Brother Yingjie, it's a bit far from the bottom of the mountain, how are we going to get it down?" He Tiantian asked, a little troubled. "Let's make a frame, and the two of us can carry it together!"
Huo Yingjie could have lifted it by himself, but he didn't want to get his clothes dirty, so he let the little tortoise that was hiding to the side come out.
"Xiao Xuan, take this down with you," Huo Yingjie instructed. He wasn't alone; he had underlings to run errands for him, so he didn't have to do it himself.
“The little tortoise isn’t as big as a wild boar, can you carry it?” He Tiantian was skeptical. “If you can’t carry it, just tell us, Xiao Xuan, and we’ll think of another way.”
The little tortoise smiled and said, "I can carry it. Come on, tie it to my back."
Huo Yingjie placed the wild boar on the little tortoise and then tied it with a rope to prevent it from falling off.
The little tortoise moved its body a few times and then began to walk slowly forward, gradually increasing its speed.
"I didn't expect the little tortoise to be so strong," He Tiantian said happily. Before, in He Tiantian's mind, the little tortoise was just a little pet. But it seems that her previous understanding was somewhat biased; in fact, the little tortoise is quite powerful.
"Thank you for the compliment," said the little tortoise. If his master wasn't around, he would show off in front of He Tiantian, but with his master around, he didn't dare and could only do his work dutifully.
As they approached the peach orchard, Huo Yingjie untied the rope and said, "Xiao Xuan, you can go back now."
"Yes, Master," Xiao Xuan replied obediently, having completed the task assigned by her master.
"Thank you, Xiaoxuan." He Tiantian expressed her gratitude. If it weren't for Xiaoxuan, they wouldn't have been able to get the things down so quickly.
"You're welcome, Madam." After saying that, Xiao Xuan disappeared from the spot.
He Tiantian went to Taoyuan to ask people to come and help move the wild boar down the mountain.
Huo Yingjie originally thought that he could at least get half of this 300-pound wild boar, but he didn't expect that he would only get 20 pounds of meat.
It's infuriating that they work so hard only to get one-fifteenth of the pork.
Each household in the village can receive about one jin (500 grams).
However, since Qi Xiaoyan was having a wedding and was worried about not having enough pork, Secretary Qi immediately said that he would buy the pork at a high price.
Many people thought that since they could go to the village secretary's house for a banquet, they could sell to the village secretary, not only to get money, but also to give the village secretary face.
Secretary Qi received eighty or ninety catties of meat, and He Tiantian cut five catties of pork from her home and delivered it over without accepting any payment.
Secretary Qi, Qi Xiaoyan didn't talk to He Tiantian either.
She was angry, but she appreciated He Tiantian's kindness.
Seeing Huo Yingjie looking downcast, He Tiantian asked, "Brother Yingjie, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
"Don't you think there's something wrong with the current distribution system?" Huo Yingjie retorted. "If it's like this, who would be happy to go hunting? It's discouraging!"
"Hehe, that's just how the political environment is now, there's nothing we can do about it." He Tiantian shrugged. "But it's okay, we still got twenty jin. That'll be enough for us to eat for a while. Big things are hard to hide, so we can only share them with everyone. But we don't need to hide small things, like pheasants and wild rabbits. I used to sneak them back often. As long as no one sees them, and they're properly disposed of and stored away, no one will say anything."
Huo Yingjie thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I see."
From that day on, Huo Yingjie would go to the mountains with He Tiantian and always bring back pheasants and rabbits, and sometimes even catch a lot of rain.
These fish are small, all from mountain streams, and taste very delicious, especially the fish soup. Everyone loves to drink it, especially Wang Shuping, who always eats more rice when she drinks the fish soup.
From then on, Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian would catch fish whenever they went up the mountain.
Soon, in just a few days, the storage room in the backyard was filled with cured meat, cured chicken, and cured rabbit.
Thanks to Huo Yingjie's diligence, the living standards of Grandma Qi's family have risen sharply. They couldn't keep all the food at home, so they also gave some to Old Man Qi, Professor Wang, and other close relatives.
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