Chapter 28: Discovering the traces of wild boar]
The best fat is naturally animal fat. Although wild animals do not have as much fat as domestic fat pigs due to foraging, it is worse than nothing.
It just so happened that the exile team had been walking along the official road at the foot of the mountain for the past few days. When they reached a place one day, the official road was blocked by rocks and mud due to a landslide and could not be passed.
Chen Wu had no choice but to lead everyone into the mountains, planning to climb over the top of the mountain and get to the mountain path on the other side.
As a result, the exile team, which was already exhausted from walking on the official road, became even more miserable.
Old Lady Zhang had been carried on the backs of her two great-grandchildren or grandchildren most of the time these days. Even so, she was still dissatisfied, bossing people around and hitting them with her cane at every turn.
The Qin family gradually became impatient with her.
In the past, she was always called "ancestor" at home, and treated like a star. Now she complained about being unable to chew the black steamed buns, being tired and wanting to eat meat, and even Qin Jinzhong ignored her.
Even Qin Jian and Qin Chang began to say that they were tired and didn't want to carry her anymore.
Old Mrs. Zhang could naturally feel the change in her family's attitude towards her, and her bad temper subsided a little. She even walked a lot more than at the beginning.
However, even though her legs ached from exhaustion, she didn't dare to complain about being tired anymore, for fear that her family would get impatient with her and simply abandon her on the road of exile!
Chen Fenghe had been secretly giving spiritual spring water to Qin Mengyue and the three little ones along the way. Therefore, they were not particularly tired and had the energy to pick wild fruits and herbs along the way.
While picking, Chen Fenghe was also looking for traces of wild animals in the mountains. Soon, she found traces similar to those left by wild boars under the dead leaves.
Chen Fenghe immediately went over and said to Chen Wu, "Master Chen, come and take a look. These look like the footprints of some wild animal, don't they? I wonder if they're from a wild boar..."
After hearing this, Chen Wu came over to check.
Although wild boars are ferocious, the officers are equipped with bows and arrows, knives, whips and other weapons. If they can kill a wild boar and make the meat into jerky, it may provide a much better meal on the road.
Chen Wu was also experienced. After checking it out, he couldn't hide his excitement: "It really is a wild boar's footprint. Miss Shen, I never thought that you, a lady... you, a woman, know so much!"
Chen Fenghe quickly smiled modestly and said, "I... I also grew up on a farm and heard it from the experienced adults in my family. Please forgive me for laughing, Mr. Chen."
Immediately, Chen Wu called Yuan Xun and several other more agile officers and said, "The rest of you, grab your bows and arrows and swords, and let's follow the trail. The rest of you, stay here and watch the prisoner. Rest for a while!"
After saying that, he was about to set off.
Chen Fenghe seized the opportunity and quickly said, "Master Chen, can I come with you to take a look? I can identify the tracks left by wild animals, so I should be able to help."
She only provided the wild boar's traces. Even if the officials caught the wild boar, they probably wouldn't be able to give her much. So, she planned to follow them. The more useful she was, the more wild boar meat she could get.
It would be best to catch a few wild boar cubs and throw them into the space so that you can eat wild boar meat at any time in the future.
As for the fact that she was the only woman among a group of grown men, she didn't care at all.
In the past, when she was on a mission as a special forces soldier, she was just a red spot in the sea of green, but it did not affect her ability to dominate the entire team and be named the "King of Soldiers".
If these officers dared to act recklessly, she would knock them all down without a problem.
Chen Wu was stunned for a moment. This young lady... does she know what she is talking about?
An ordinary woman, let alone taking the initiative to catch a wild boar, would be trembling with fear just by hearing the word "wild boar".
What's more, doesn't she... care about her reputation?
The matter of reputation was actually something that Chen Fenghe had neglected. For a moment, she hadn't thought about it...
"Are you... sure you want to go?" Chen Wu confirmed again.
Although he could distinguish wild boar footprints and the like, he was not very good at tracking the tracks of wild animals.
If the young lady in front of them could really lead them to find the wild boar's lair, it would be much easier!
Chen Fenghe nodded firmly and said, "Master Chen, don't worry. I won't run away. I just thought... if the officials caught a wild boar, they could give us some meat to nourish my mother-in-law and my children."
After hearing this, Chen Wu couldn't help but look at Shen Fenghe with admiration.
Most of these exiled prisoners were high-ranking officials and nobles. In the past, when their families were prominent, they respected the elderly and the young, and were friendly to their brothers and sisters, living in harmony.
Now that he is down and out, he may be able to maintain ethics such as filial piety at first, but it won’t be long before all the ethics of filial piety become worthless in the face of the pain of exile.
Chen Wu has been escorting people into exile for many years and has seen many of them.
Not to mention the distant past, the change in the Qin family's attitude towards Old Lady Zhang is evident from this.
However, the young lady in front of him was still thinking about her mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and two younger brothers and sisters.
Chen Wu couldn't help but stand in awe.
He pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine. You lead the way. When we hunt a wild boar, I'll give you a leg!"
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