Jiang Yimian caught the silver note, and seeing that it didn't seem fake, she put it away and threw the vine in her hand down again.
When Lin Yan'an finally managed to climb out again, he sat down on the edge of the deep pit to catch his breath.
Jiang Yimian had already slung her basket over her shoulder and was carrying the dead wolf, preparing to leave.
Wolves don't usually act alone. There are probably other wolves nearby, and if they smell the blood, they'll probably come looking for you soon. You should leave as quickly as possible.
Lin Yan'an hurriedly said, "Wait, wait a minute, how do we get around the mountain stronghold and down the mountain?"
Jiang Yimian looked at him, her face expressionless, and was about to signal him to follow her.
Lin Yan'an twitched his lips, untied the money pouch at his waist and tossed it over, saying irritably, "There's only five taels left. Hurry up and take me down the mountain, I really have something urgent to attend to."
Jiang Yimian took the money pouch, raised an eyebrow, and was about to speak, having no intention of taking any more money.
Lin Yan'an suddenly clutched his chest, looking somewhat surprised and uncertain.
This guy probably wants more money from me, right? No way, the silver notes in my pocket aren't just his.
Jiang Yimian found it amusing, so she didn't explain. She opened the money pouch, checked it, confirmed that it contained five taels of silver, and then put it away, saying calmly, "Come with me."
She wasn't that heartless; she had originally planned to take him down the mountain anyway. But since this guy was naive and had too much money, she didn't mind taking a little more.
The two wandered around in the woods, eventually confusing Lin Yan'an, but fortunately they found a way down the mountain.
Jiang Yimian pointed to the path in front of her and said calmly, "Follow this path to go down the mountain, and take the left-hand path to the town."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Lin Yan'an wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing that it was getting late, he really didn't want to spend the night in this desolate wilderness, so he immediately shut his mouth and ran straight down the mountain.
Jiang Yimian only emerged from the woods after the boy's figure disappeared, and took another path back to the small depression.
If she wasn't mistaken, the Angry Birds should be going to report it to the authorities.
The mountain will be bustling again in a few days.
When Jiang Yimian returned to the small depression, it was already afternoon.
Besides Chen Tiezhu, there were only a few women and children in the small depression.
Old Liu and the others went out, probably either in the fields or out patrolling, digging up taro, konjac or something similar.
Seeing that Mimi wasn't there either, Jiang Yimian went to eat. Although she had taken some bread from her space on the way back, she still thought that the food at home was the best.
Ono and the others surrounded the wolf in the yard, their eyes filled with curiosity.
When Wang Fengqin returned from the Liu family, she was startled by the wild wolf. Knowing that it was brought back by Jiang Yimian, she was even more worried. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the wolf standing safely in front of her.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "We're lucky to have run into a wild wolf. We'll stew wolf meat for dinner tonight."
Wang Fengqin slapped her forehead impatiently and said, "You're lucky to have met a wolf. If you do, run away! Don't even think about eating wolf meat. The wolf wants to eat you too!"
At this time of year, most animals have already hibernated, and the wolves' food supply has decreased, so they disperse to search for food in various places.
Otherwise, Yi Mian wouldn't have encountered a lone wolf.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and touched her forehead, then deftly skinned the wolf.
I figured I could sell it for some money, so I did some simple processing and put it out in the yard to dry.
Wolf pelts are more valuable than rabbit and sheep pelts. Nowadays, every family has enough clothes to wear, so there's no need to make clothes from wolf pelts. We can take them to town and sell them for a good price when the opportunity arises.
As Jiang Yimian was thinking, she saw Old Liu and his group running back in a panic, each of them looking quite frightened.
She frowned, went to greet them, and asked curiously, "Grandpa, Uncle Dayong, what's wrong? What happened to you that made you so frightened?"
Gou Sheng took a breath before quickly saying, "We encountered two people carrying machetes. They seemed to be looking for someone in the mountains, and they looked like bandits."
Fortunately, there were only two, otherwise they would have been in serious trouble.
Liu Dayong quickly added, "I reckon they were bandits. Luckily, Mimi was with us and barked a few times, scaring them away, otherwise we would have run into them."
The two men looked fierce and menacing, and they were talking about brothers from the village, which immediately made them panic. If it weren't for Mimi, they probably would have fought.
Only after returning did they belatedly realize that with so many of them and only two on the other side, there was nothing to be afraid of, and they were just a little embarrassed.
Old Liu was also quite frightened. Although he didn't see the bandits, he saw that they were all pale and assumed that the bandits had attacked. When he heard that only two had come, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he still wondered, "Why did the bandits go up the mountain again and even go deep into the mountains? It's really strange."
Their location wasn't on the outskirts, so they weren't too worried about anyone, which is why they panicked when they suddenly encountered bandits.
Gou Sheng suddenly slapped his forehead and pointed fearfully at Zhao Dashu and the others' house, "Sister Yi Mian, that bandit isn't here to find that person, is he? Could he be a bandit too?"
The thought of this possibility made him tremble with fear. He had been hiding for so long without being discovered by the bandits, but now he might have brought them back with his own hands.
Old Liu and the others shuddered. They hesitated whether to throw the man out before he woke up, when they heard Jiang Yimian reassure them helplessly, "That man isn't a bandit. Don't worry. With Mimi's howls, the bandits probably won't come up the mountain again."
Those people must have thought that their brother and the people they rescued had been eaten by the tiger. With their doubts dispelled, the people from the mountain stronghold would not rashly venture into the deep mountains again.
Although they have a large number of people in their stronghold, they cannot afford to sacrifice more brothers for just a few.
Liu Dayong was still a little worried and quickly said, "Yimian, it's better to be safe than sorry. If that young man is really a bandit, wouldn't Xiaowadi be in trouble?"
He wouldn't dare gamble with so many people in that small depression.
Jiang Yimian patiently explained, "That person was so badly injured, how could he be a bandit? He seems more like someone being chased by bandits."
She believed Lu Cijian. Since he had said that the bandits had been dealt with, the person she rescued must not be a bandit.
Everyone was taken aback, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
If that person was also a bandit, how could he be alone, and so badly injured, with knife wounds all over his body, clearly having fought with many people?
Gou Sheng suddenly remembered what the two bandits had said and quickly said, "That's right. The bandits said that their brothers hadn't been back for a long time, and there was only one of them in our little valley. He was also seriously injured. He must have been chased by the bandits and should not be with them."
After listening to these words, everyone thought about them carefully before finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Old Liu patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief, "It's good that they're not bandits."
He didn't want to do something good that would harm everyone.
Just then, a loud thud was heard as something heavy fell to the ground.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
