Chapter 1124 The Returnee's Notes 198
Xie Ning didn't have any hunting experience at first, but when he went to the battlefield, his army had no food because the supply line was blocked, so he went into the mountains to hunt for food and was taught how to hunt.
She soon found a hole, but she couldn't tell if it was a rabbit hole or some other kind of hole. But it didn't matter, since the method was the same.
This steep slope is a small bamboo grove; it is very steep and not easy to walk on.
Xie Ning first checked other places for any cave entrances, then sealed off all the ones he found, leaving only one open. He then took some grass, lit it, and threw it into one of the cave entrances, hoping to use the smoke to force the prey out.
She didn't know if she had missed anything in her process, since she was hunting with a bow and arrow at the time, and she only remembered it after glancing at the soldiers below doing so.
The animal that was hiding inside was indeed forced out, but it wasn't a rabbit; it was a bamboo rat.
He crawled out, panting, and darted away as soon as he saw Xie Ning.
It ran very fast and had a strong bite. Xie Ning quickly grabbed it by the scruff of its neck. It was a very large bamboo rat, probably weighing about five pounds.
I picked up a bamboo stick from the ground and held it to its mouth, but it was gnawed in half in no time.
Xuancao, who had been watching from afar, came running over. "It's a bamboo cat! Sister, it's a bamboo cat! I heard its meat is delicious, but none of us have ever eaten it. We sell them to the rich people in town."
"Bamboo fox?" That must be what they call it here.
"Yes, a live bamboo rat can be sold for a lot of money."
Xie Ning glanced at the cave entrance; only one creature had crawled out, so there were probably none left.
However, there should be more nearby, but these bamboo raccoons are very fierce. If they were handed over to this little girl, they might bite her at any moment. So Xie Ning simply removed the bamboo raccoon's teeth.
"Take this, I'll see if there's anything else."
In the end, she actually caught two more, and this trip to the mountains to collect firewood was a complete success.
The old man couldn't stop smiling when he saw Xie Ning return with four prey animals.
Xie Ning originally intended to hunt some game to supplement their meals, but for them, exchanging the game for money to buy rice and flour was the more practical thing.
It was precisely because Xie Ning had considered this that he did not kill the prey directly.
Xie Ning wanted to give the game to the old man, but the old man refused, telling Xie Ning to take it to town and sell it himself, and he would give Xie Ning some money for the ride.
If you're willing, you can give more.
Everyone has their struggles, but Xie Ning is being too lenient.
As soon as the old man said those words, the eldest daughter-in-law's smile vanished instantly. She secretly spat, thinking, "They can't even afford a piece of meat themselves, yet they're always thinking about others."
Xuancao remained silent, took her red hair tie, and went out to find Xie Ning to braid her hair. Although Xie Ning's skills were only so-so, they were still much better than hers.
Since the child didn't get any meat, Xie Ning gave her a piece of candy, and the toddler who stumbled over also got one.
The little boy is fair-skinned, but he's a bit mischievous. He bumped his forehead and got a small bump, and I bet his bottom is swollen too.
When she came back at noon, she heard the second daughter-in-law scolding the child, Xiaotong.
"Sister, are you leaving tomorrow?" Even though they had only spent less than two days together, Xuan Cao was still a little reluctant to part.
Xie Ning didn't actually want to leave. After all, the old man was here, and since they had entered the country because of him, it would be easier to find a breakthrough and end things sooner if they stayed by his side.
Just as Xie Ning was thinking about how to stay in the village, Xie Li had already met with the village chief and successfully settled down there with a fabricated reason.
Of course, it's just a verbal promise now, and it won't be so easy to make it a reality.
The village chief also allocated an uninhabited courtyard to the grandfather and grandson. It was very dilapidated, but the village chief asked the able-bodied young men in the village who were not working to help repair it, so it was barely habitable.
The courtyard is right next to the old man's house, and his second daughter-in-law even grows vegetables in this courtyard.
Now that Xie Ning and his wife have moved in, the second daughter-in-law is a little embarrassed, but seeing that neither of them seems to care, she feels relieved.
That evening, Xie Ning asked Xie Li what reason he had given.
Xie Li simply said, "The best reason is this."
After saying that, she placed a gold bracelet on the table. Of course, the one she gave was not gold; she only gave a silver one, but that was enough.
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