Chapter 237: Fortune and Honor in Danger
The villagers of Heihe Village were stunned when they heard this.
They are all from the same place, how come Chishui County knows so much?
But then again, the Heihe Village has been so busy this spring that they haven't left the village for a long time.
The hunters found the bewildered looks of the Heihe villagers inexplicably appealing.
Someone lamented, "Your county magistrate is such a slacker! Someone in our county presented a white fox as a gift, and the magistrate exempted their family from five years of taxes. Another family presented a talking parrot, and their son was immediately hired as a government official..."
As he was speaking, a bird's cry was heard from the sky.
"Abai! Snuggle in here!" Little Jiuer called in a baby voice.
The white falcon flew down from the top of the tree, landed on Ye Yanping's shoulder, and nudged Xiao Jiuer's little head affectionately.
The hunters were shocked and asked, "Is this eagle yours?"
Ye Yanping nodded.
The hunter said: "If you offer this eagle of yours, it will..."
"Why are you still chatting about something else?" The tall and thin man pulled the person who was talking, stopping him from continuing. "It's getting late, we have to leave."
Ye Yanping said, "So you're catching prey for the reward, right? There's no such thing as going to jail."
The tall, thin man chuckled, "I sounded a bit serious just now, but it's true that each village has been assigned a task. If they fail to complete it, the village head will lose face. Everyone, let's get back to work."
The tall and thin man hurried away with the hunters.
The hunters returned to the place where they hunted the bear, but found that the trap was still there, but the bear was nowhere to be seen.
The two men who were guarding the bear fell to the ground and fell asleep.
"What's going on? Where's the bear? Where's the bear I showed you?"
The two were kicked a few times by everyone, and when they woke up, they looked confused, "We don't know! When did we fall asleep?"
The hunters were so angry that they cursed.
"The cooked duck flew away!"
"It's all your fault! You couldn't even keep an eye on a bear!"
"Don't blame them. There's something fishy going on in this mountain!" The tall, thin man said grimly. "The knockout drug they used on the bear could knock out five cows. Even if there's no one watching over it, the bear won't wake up in such a short time."
After hearing this, the hunters all remembered the dropped arrows and the strange female voice, and suddenly felt a chill around them.
"This place must be haunted!" Someone shouted, "Let's go!"
The tall and thin man said, "We can't leave! The bear is gone, we have to think of other ways!"
"What method?" The hunters gathered around.
The tall, thin man looked around warily, his voice as low as it could be, "That child must be able to speak animal language. You can tell by the way the wolf and the eagle treat her. And the eagle in her house is obviously no ordinary creature."
"So, what are your plans..." The hunters already had a vague answer in their hearts.
"Wealth and honor are sought through risk." A vicious look flashed in the tall, thin man's eyes. "If you miss this opportunity, you'll miss it forever! Do you want to do it or not?"
The hunters didn't hesitate for a moment and nodded, "Go!"
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"Xiao Jiu'er!" The village head held the little girl in his arms. "Don't let the Wolf King kidnap you again. You've been making us all so worried!"
The little dumpling nodded obediently, "It's the chicken way!"
"Why are you all here in the mountains?" Ye Yanping asked with a smile, "Aren't you usually afraid of coming to Wild Bear Ridge?"
The villagers laughed sheepishly, "We're still scared! The village head brought us all here, and we all thought Master Xiaojiu was in danger. We figured there was strength in numbers, so we didn't care about anything else."
"I'm sorry!" Little Jiu'er blushed, "I won't do that again!"
"Xiaobao, there's no need to say sorry!" The village head lovingly touched her little face. "You are the treasure of our village, the backbone of our village. When you encounter difficulties, it is only natural for the villagers to come to help you!"
"Thank you everyone!" Little Dumpling felt warm in his heart.
The villagers laughed, "What are you thanking me for? If it weren't for Master Xiaojiu, we wouldn't have known how brave we were! We can actually enter Wild Bear Ridge just like that!"
"That's right, Wild Bear Ridge isn't that scary!"
At this moment, they were extremely glad that they followed the head of the village in, otherwise they would be too embarrassed to see Lord Xiaojiu in the future.
Many people even thought in their hearts, is Lord Xiaojiu testing everyone's loyalty again?
In any case, everyone followed the village head into the mountains today.
Regardless of whether they came voluntarily or under pressure, no one was left out. All men and women came, which was a satisfactory answer.
"Wild Bear Ridge is still very scary. There was indeed a bear there just now." Ye Yanping looked around and said, "Let's get down the mountain quickly. It's still very dangerous up there."
The white falcon leaped up and flew ahead to lead the way.
Everyone hurried down the mountain.
After walking for a while, they found that the wolf king and his pack of wolves were following them slowly.
Everyone felt much more at ease.
“So many wild vegetables!”
I was in such a hurry to get up the mountain just now that I didn't pay much attention. Now I realize that there are so many wild vegetables along the way.
"Take some wild vegetables home!"
The team going down the mountain slowed down.
Now is the time when there is a shortage of vegetables. Vegetable seeds have just started to sprout, and everyone’s table is missing a bowl of fresh vegetables.
"Hurry up and move quickly!" the village head urged.
We went down the mountain, picking wild vegetables along the way, and it was already afternoon when we arrived at the place where the trees were planted.
The villagers started working without stopping.
In the dense forest not far away, hunters climbed up the trees and looked around furtively.
"Is this village stupid? They have such a large forest, but they don't know how to catch wild animals, but are busy planting trees instead!"
"This is a good thing! This gives us a chance!" The tall and thin man lay on a tree branch, "Let's have a good rest first and then go into the village at night!"
…
At dusk, the villagers set out on their journey home.
On average, each household planted about twenty trees today, and they will continue to plant trees in the mountains in the next few days.
When we returned to the village, it was already dark.
The eagerly waiting children called out to their parents happily, ran over to take the wild vegetables from their parents' hands, and the whole family went home happily.
When the Ye family arrived home, they saw Ye Buwei and Zhao Xingjian sitting on the doorstep, as if they had been drained of their energy.
"Head, husband, come back home!"
The little dumpling's sweet cry brought the two back to their senses.
"Xiao Jiuer..." The two of them spoke, their voices as hoarse as crows.
The Ye family was shocked.
Luo Qiuyue: "What's wrong with your throat?"
"Don't mention it." Zhao Xingjian waved his hand. "Have you finished planting all the trees?"
"No, I'm afraid it will take several days."
Zhao Xingjian and Ye Buwei were petrified instantly.
Zhao Xingjian glanced at Ye Buwei and said, "Father Yanping, how about we go into the mountains and plant some trees?"
"Good idea." Ye Buwei stood up, "Let's do it."
Rong'er had already prepared the meal, and everyone ate, washed up, and went to bed.
On dark and windy nights, thieves are on the prowl.
Under the hazy moonlight, dark shadows climbed over the Ye family's wall.
"Damn, this house has so many houses!"
"Be safe, knock them all out!"
Thin tubes extend into the windows of every room.
White smoke spewed out of the nozzle and spread throughout the room...
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