Chapter 15 Chapter 15 What he confirmed.
The holy medicine for wounds, is milk vetch?
It was not unfamiliar to the noble Xie family since childhood, but Xie Yun never thought that he would see it in the hands of a peasant girl.
The most original appearance of a herb, even the roots and leaves are covered with dirt.
What Xie Yun usually saw was fenugreek that had been made into ointments or pills and packed in lustrous white porcelain bottles, highlighting its extraordinary value.
However, whether in the hands of this peasant girl or in a porcelain bottle, its smell and effect are no different.
"You went into the mountains to look for it?"
He grabbed the woman's wrist again, looked up at her, and his dark and intimidating gaze seemed to penetrate her flesh and blood and look straight into her heart.
As if judging her as a person.
Zhang Jingxian felt the intense discomfort of being watched in her dream again. She consoled herself that it was only temporary and forced a smile. "No, there are all sorts of herbs growing in Yangshan. I usually gather some for my own use when I hunt. But yesterday, I was lucky enough to find Vaccaria segetalis."
"My dear, with this, your leg injury will surely heal sooner." She gently twisted her wrist and pulled it out of his palm, her tone very sincere.
Hearing this, Xie Yun's expression changed. He never believed in luck or coincidence.
"Really?" He looked into her eyes, his voice cold, but his thin lips curled up in a strange arc.
At that moment, there was a rapid knock on the gate, interrupting the two people's gaze.
He was not wrong, there were indeed guests outside the courtyard.
Zhang Jingxian carefully put away the herb in her hand and walked towards the courtyard gate on the compacted ground. Behind her followed Xie Yun, who was pushing the sedan chair slowly.
Without those dozen or so stones that were in the way, the chariot was much easier to push, of course, provided that the weather was clear and there was no rain.
Zhang Jingxian pulled out the wooden plug and saw her cousin Zhang Rulin standing with a man who looked a bit like her aunt. She was slightly puzzled, but politely called out, "Uncle Bao."
He is Liu Bao, the cousin of Zhang Jingxian's aunt, and he used to be quite nice to her.
"Axian, a group of wild boars broke into the village last night. Is there anything wrong here?" Liu Bao received instructions from Zhang Shuanghu before he left. When he learned that wild boars had broken into the village, he came to take a look.
"It's very quiet at night. I have nothing to do here."
Zhang Jingxian shook her head, suddenly thinking of the wild boar coming down the mountain, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that someone in the village was injured?"
"No one in our village was injured, but a few people in Dongshan Village sprained their ankles while driving away wild boars." Liu Bao looked around and saw that the fence was almost intact, except for the morning glory on the top that seemed to have been pulled.
He couldn't help but glance at the man behind Zhang Jingxian, saying, "It seems the wild boar didn't come here."
"My uncle is wrong. There is clearly a man in Dongshan Village who was seriously injured. I heard that his hands and shoulders were bitten by a wild boar!" Zhang Rulin's face was full of fear. When he heard his father talk about the ferocity of wild boars before, he was quite skeptical, but now he believes it.
The man who was bitten by the wild boar is now disabled.
"Yang Gou'er deserved it. I don't know whose house he robbed at night, and the wild boar smelled his blood." Liu Bao showed disgust on his face. The man was bitten half to death but no one in the two villages sympathized with him. He had provoked the wild boar's ferocity!
The wild boars destroyed a small field of ripening wheat last night and may come down the mountain again tonight.
The villagers were having a headache over this matter. They had grown wheat with so much difficulty, but it was trampled and eaten by a group of wild boars. They were afraid that the harvest would be greatly reduced.
"How many wild boars are there in total?" Xie Yun suddenly asked Liu Bao.
"...thirteen or fourteen grown pigs, and seven or eight immature piglets."
More than twenty wild boars together are really difficult to deal with. Not only do they have thick skin and flesh, they also have two sharp fangs. They are the most difficult kind of animals to deal with.
Zhang Jingxian's uncle Zhang Shuanghu was injured in his hand by a group of wild boars running rampant.
Especially now that many young and strong men in Xishan Village have left, the villagers can only accept defeat for the time being.
The village was filled with an atmosphere of anxiety. Even a teenager like Zhang Rulin was well aware of the seriousness of the matter.
The poll tax, the land tax, and the family's food supply are about to be destroyed by a group of wild boars.
"How many people are there in the village?" Xie Yun asked again, his expression unchanged.
"There are more than a dozen children, over forty women, girls, and elderly people, and more than twenty young men. But my brother-in-law left home and took five of them with him. Now, including the able-bodied women, there are only thirty of us left."
Liu Bao sighed. These people had no chance of winning against a similar number of wild boars.
"It's enough." Xie Yun said calmly, glancing at the silent woman beside him who was lost in thought. "What do you think, Ah Xian?"
Zhang Jingxian suddenly came to her senses, turned around without saying a word, and went to her warehouse to find all the arrows and hemp ropes.
"Uncle Bao, let's go to the village. I trust my husband. He has military experience, so if he leads the villagers to kill a few wild boars, it should be easy."
Zhang Jingxian explained to her cousin and Uncle Bao with a calm and resolute expression. In her previous life, there had been instances of wild boars coming down the mountain and destroying wheat fields. Then, he said the same thing as he was saying now.
Later, the ending was good.
"Can your Excellency lead the troops?" Liu Bao's eyes lit up when he heard this. Great, as long as they can arrange the troops and form battle arrays, how can they, living people, be defeated by a few wild boars!
Zhang Rulin also looked over with admiration, wondering how powerful the noble man was.
Seeing this, Xie Yun raised his eyebrows meaningfully and replied mercilessly that he had not had breakfast yet.
To be precise, he said this while looking at Zhang Jingxian alone.
"I'll boil a few eggs for you first. After we kill the wild boar, we'll make a hearty meal. How about that? A small wild boar roasted with honey tastes really good."
Zhang Jingxian lowered her eyes and smiled at him patiently, her tone soft and gentle, as if she was coaxing him.
Of course, the village's wheat fields were more important than a breakfast. However, she knew she couldn't say such words in front of him. Xie Yun's outward politeness and easygoing manner were all fake. He was so arrogant, how could he care about a few pieces of farmland?
Xie Yun stared at her expressionlessly without saying a word. She had already used the steamed egg excuse last night.
"Once the wild boar is driven away, I can prepare medicine for you with peace of mind. Oh, and we can ask the villagers to make some wooden planks and pave a path through the yard. That way, when it rains, you can stroll through the yard and enjoy the scenery."
Zhang Jingxian continued to coax him with gritted teeth. Since she couldn't be tough with him, she had to be soft with him.
"Let's go. How can I ignore Ah Xian and the villagers' wheat fields?" A glimmer flashed in the man's eyes, and he soon turned into the gentle young man from a noble family.
At least, that's the case in front of Liu Bao and Zhang Rulin.
So Zhang Jingxian let them go first and went back to the kitchen to boil a few eggs as quickly as possible.
She wrapped up the hot egg and took a few bites of the wheat cake left over from last night.
Then she closed the gate and walked along the stream to the village. On the way, perhaps because she was alone, the monkeys climbing in the trees squeaked at her.
Don't forget their deal. It was its fault that it hit that male human last time.
"Little monkey, we are going to hunt wild boars tonight. If you can persuade the monkeys to help me, I will give you more peaches."
Zhang Jingxian used both hands to gesture to the little monkeys. Her peach had turned red, and the monkeys loved this delicacy.
The little monkey seemed to understand, scratched its ears and cheeks, and soon disappeared among the dense trees.
When Zhang Jingxian arrived in the village, several villagers surrounded her when they saw her. She called her uncles, aunts, and sisters one by one, and then went to her hometown with them.
Most of the villagers were here, the village elders were sitting and the others were standing.
She saw Xie Yun, who was invited to the upper seat. He was talking to the village elder. The village elder was very respectful and called several strong men forward.
The eggs were no longer as hot as before. Zhang Jingxian stood in the yard near the door, peeled one while watching, and put it in her mouth.
Aunt Qin looked at her quietly eating eggs and asked in surprise, "Hasn't Ah Xian had breakfast yet?"
"Well, I got up a little late today." Zhang Jingxian felt a little embarrassed. It was really late now.
"Huh? But just now when the village elder had someone bring steamed meat and wheat cakes for you to enjoy, you said you had already had breakfast." Aunt Qin said that the steamed meat and wheat cakes were brought away intact, and Xie Yun didn't eat a single bite.
"Perhaps, you like eggs more." Hearing Aunt Qin say this, Zhang Jingxian's eyebrows moved, and she took out another egg from the linen cloth.
Never mind, he was doing his best for her neighbors right now.
While the village elder was giving instructions to the villagers, she quietly approached Xie Yun and stuffed a peeled egg into his hand.
Then, he walked away quickly, and almost no one noticed the scene.
The villagers were busying themselves in twos and threes. Xie Yun sat on the sedan chair, slowly eating eggs that were just the right temperature, his eyes motionless.
Not far away, the peasant girl drew her bow and arrow, surrounded by several young boys who were learning from her.
He recognized that among them were her cousins.
The moment she shot the arrow with all her strength, Xie Yun tasted a pleasant, exciting sweetness.
He seemed to be sure of something.
For example, her fingers do have a light blue tint and are slender and graceful.
For another example, this peasant girl was genuinely trying to please him.
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La la la, Xie thought he had the upper hand.
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