The homemade bow and arrow had limited power and accuracy, but Boss Ye relied on his experience and shot the sika deer with one arrow.
It’s a pity that the arrow did not hit the vital point and only injured the sika deer.
The sika deer cried out in pain, turned around and ran away.
Boss Ye didn't dare to use the bow and arrow again for fear of damaging the deerskin. He quickly put the bow back on his back and quickly chased after him.
He must subdue the deer as soon as possible, otherwise the loss of the prey would be a small matter, but the smell of blood would attract larger prey, which would be fatal.
Fortunately, although the arrow was not fatal, it pierced the large blood vessels in the deer's neck, causing it to lose a lot of blood. It fell to the ground exhausted not long after running away.
Boss Ye was extremely excited and quickly ran forward to cut the deer's trachea with another blow.
He dragged the deer to the river, took out a dagger, and started bleeding it on the spot.
Although it was a pity to waste the deer blood, there was no suitable container to put it back. If the blood dripped along the way, it would be very dangerous if it attracted wild beasts.
Boss Ye felt heartbroken as he bled, but when he saw the intact and beautiful deerskin, he couldn't help but smile.
The venison from such a big deer is enough for the whole family to have a full meal, and the leftovers can be dried and saved for later consumption.
The most important thing is that the complete sika deer skin is still very valuable, and it would not be a bad idea to give it to the Qin family as a return gift.
While Ye Lao Da was collecting sika deer on the mountain, Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao Si were helping Ye Qingyuan fetch water.
The villagers' fields are basically cultivated along the river, naturally for the convenience of irrigation.
However, in order to prevent the water level from rising and flooding the farmland, it cannot be close to the river bank, and it needs to be higher than the river surface.
Carrying water to irrigate the fields is really a hard job, so when the government came to promote water wheels a few years ago, the villagers gritted their teeth and scraped together the money to build one by the river.
The location of Ye Qingyuan's family's land is not very good, it is quite far from the river.
It is easy to use a water truck to fetch water, but carrying water is really tiring.
He was a little out of breath after carrying two loads.
But pouring four buckets of water into the field was just a drop in the bucket. It only wet a small area of land and was absorbed clean in an instant.
Ye Qingyuan sighed, picked up the empty bucket and turned to walk towards the river. Suddenly, he saw Ye Laoer and Ye Laosi carrying water and walking towards him.
Ye Laosi shouted from a distance: "Brother Qingyuan, tell us which piece of land is yours. Don't go back and water other people's land!"
"Second brother, fourth brother, why are you two here?" Ye Qingyuan was surprised.
"We are free at home, so we came to help you." As Ye Lao Er was speaking, he walked over, put down his shoulder pole, carefully inquired about the scope of Ye Qingyuan's family's fields, and then poured the water in the bucket into the fields.
Ye Qingyuan's family is small. His father died early, and his mother has poor legs and feet and cannot do farm work.
He just got married after the autumn harvest last year, and his wife is now seven months pregnant.
So all the work in the fields fell on him alone.
I originally thought that I would have to work until dark today, but I didn't expect that help would come.
So the three of them began to carry water and water the fields.
Ye Qingyuan discovered that Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao Si were actually stronger than him.
When they stopped to rest, Ye Qingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, Fourth brother, did you also have to carry water to irrigate the fields when you were outside the Great Wall?"
"Of course not, especially this year we watered it extra hard." Ye Lao Er squatted on the edge of the field and sighed, "It's a pity that the crops are still not saved.
"There's been a severe drought outside the Great Wall this year. The water in the rivers and wells has dried up. There's nowhere to get water."
When Ye Lao Er was outside the Great Wall, he was a good farmer and was even better than his father.
The most important thing is that he also likes to soak in the ground.
Ye Ersao often said that he cared more about taking care of the crops than taking care of his children.
Ye Laoer didn't understand any big principles, but he always felt in his heart.
Whether you work hard or not will be most evident at the final harvest.
So when they were outside the Great Wall, the Ye family's land was always the best in the village.
Not only is the land neat and tidy, but it also makes people feel happy just by looking at it.
The most important thing is that the yield from his land is always 10% to 20% more than that of other families.
In addition, the four brothers are all hardworking people. They often go hunting in the mountains during the slack season. Therefore, the Ye family has always been the most prosperous family in the village.
So when Ye Laoer thought about how he had raised seedlings early this year, transplanted them into the fields, fertilized, weeded, and thinned out the crops carefully, but in the end he could only watch them wilt and wither day by day, and finally all died of drought in the fields, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
So at this time, he was able to help Ye Qingyuan's family water the crops. Looking at the crops in the fields that were almost ripe, he not only did not feel tired, but felt full of energy.
"It's almost time to rest, let's continue working!" Ye Lao Er stood up and said.
Ye Qingyuan also stood up, picked up the bucket and said, "Fortunately, it's cooler today and the sun isn't too strong, so we can water the fields during the day. Otherwise, we would have to fetch water in the dark at night."
"That's right!" Ye Lao Er looked up at the hazy sun hiding behind thin clouds and said, "Let's three work harder and try to finish it before noon."
At this time, Boss Ye, who was far away in the mountains, had already drained all the blood from the sika deer.
Then he tied its four hooves tightly, cut a branch, picked it up, and carried it down the mountain.
Boss Ye went up the mountain early in the morning, and now it's not even noon yet, but he has already killed such a big guy. He thought to himself that he was really lucky today.
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