The little black wolfhound that Han Yixian found for He Yuhan has grown quite a bit. Because the food here at He Yuhan's place is good, the little black dog is shiny and smart. It often plays with Gu Huayang and the other children, and the children all like it very much.
However, this little black dog, which He Yuhan named Xiao Hei, loves to stick close to her. As long as He Yuhan is home, no one can usually take its attention away. It often follows He Yuhan around.
This is why He Yuhan often secretly gave it delicious food and water from the space well, which made Xiao Hei very smart.
Aside from He Yuhan and the children, Xiao Hei generally doesn't want to talk to other people in the family. He's a very picky dog and not just anyone can be his friend. He even treats Han Yixian with disdain.
Han Yixian looked at the half-grown wolfhound wagging its tail in front of He Yuhan and laughed, "Yuhan, this little black dog is very close to you, but it doesn't like to talk to others and is even more wary of strangers. That makes me feel more at ease. If someone sneaks into your house, they won't be able to escape little black."
When you're home at night, make sure to lock all the doors and windows. Many people are starving and worried that thieves might be eyeing your place.
He Yuhan said, "Xiao Hei lies by the back door at night. It will detect any slight movement, so don't worry. Don't underestimate Xiao Hei just because it's still small. It's quite powerful; an adult might not be a match for it. Its teeth are very sharp."
Besides, Haifeng and the other two will be staying at home every night from now on, so there won't be any problems. You don't need to worry.
Han Yi finished all the chores around the house, and it was almost dark when he finally left with a lot of food that He Yuhan had made for him. Urged on by He Yuhan, he reluctantly departed. He wouldn't be able to come back for another week.
Because the house has heating, He Yuhan let her three younger brothers move in. She can then tutor two of them.
Even the youngest, Du Haisheng, has already started learning Pinyin.
Although the busy farming season is over, the villagers of Laohewan Village are still busy turning over the soil, irrigating the fields, and digging ditches to prepare for next year.
Before the ground freezes in winter, everyone should plow all the fields once, and it would be even better if they were watered again.
Tilling the fields is much faster with the help of tractors, and several waterwheels along the riverbank are constantly filling the irrigation ditches. Because of this continuous work, the waterwheels have broken down many times. Fortunately, the Dulian Bridge is there, so repairs can be done at any time.
Therefore, Du Lianqiao's main job was to inspect and maintain the waterwheels, so he didn't always have to work in the fields with everyone.
The water level in the Longwan River is decreasing, and if it doesn't snow this winter, the drought next year will be even more severe. Everyone can see this, so everyone is on edge. Even irrigating just one more acre of land would be a good thing.
This year, thanks to He Yuhan's reminder, Liang Shouzhen advocated planting more potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn. With He Yuhan's help and everyone's joint efforts, this year's harvest was good, and the village still had a relatively sufficient amount of grain after paying the public grain tax.
He Yuhan knew that only Laohewan Village was doing relatively well with her help, while other places were much worse off.
Before the snowfall, He Yuhan planned to go into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs. She knew that there would be many places where she would need herbs in the future, and she wanted to store as many as possible for future use.
She also grew many herbs in her spatial storage, and she went into the mountains to take them out and show them off. For a time, many herbs were drying in He Yuhan's yard.
He Yuhan also took the opportunity to let her younger brother learn to identify and collect medicinal herbs, and learn how to process them.
That day, He Yuhan went into the mountains again, carrying a willow basket. Since the weather was already quite cold, she didn't plan to go into the mountains in a few more days. Today, she intended to venture deeper into the mountains and hunt some game to store for future consumption.
He Yuhan went quite far today, hunting a lot of game and gathering a lot of herbs, which she has already put quite a bit into her spatial storage. The willow basket has also been kept with a small amount of herbs, and it's not heavy to carry.
Unbeknownst to her, she had walked out of the boundaries of Laohewan Village and into the boundaries of another village.
Just as she saw a medicinal herb and was about to dig it up, she suddenly heard human shouts and the squeals of wild boars coming from not far away.
He Yuhan realized that someone must have been attacked by wild boars, and she had to rush over to save them.
He Yuhan, carrying a basket on her back and holding a bow and arrow, ran towards the source of the sound. She hadn't run far when she saw a small wild boar attacking a woman in her forties or fifties.
The woman wasn't stupid; she knew to climb the tree. Under the tree she climbed was a willow basket, which had fallen to the ground, spilling out many herbs.
This woman probably wasn't very good at climbing trees, and she hadn't climbed very high; she was just clinging tightly to the trunk to avoid falling. The wild boar was ramming against the tree below and hissing at the tree above, seemingly trying to tear apart its prey.
Without much thought, He Yuhan climbed up a thick tree and shot an arrow that hit the wild boar in the stomach.
The wild boar noticed someone attacking it from behind, turned around, and attacked He Yuhan.
He Yuhan wasn't about to give it a chance to attack; she drew her bow and shot the wild boar in the eye. Once both eyes were blinded, the boar charged wildly, eventually collapsing to the ground, barely alive, and soon lay still.
He Yuhan waited until the wild boar stopped moving before slipping down from the tree and kicking it. There was still no response, so it seemed the wild boar was dead.
He Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the wild boar was dead.
She turned to the woman who had climbed the tree and called out, "Hey, you up there, come down quickly. The wild boar is dead, there's no danger anymore. There's a bloody smell here, we shouldn't stay any longer, let's go!"
Upon hearing He Yuhan's shout, the woman hurriedly slid down from the tree trunk, but perhaps startled, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground beneath the tree.
He Yuhan quickly stepped forward to help the woman and asked, "Auntie, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
The middle-aged woman sitting on the ground, catching her breath, said, "I'm not injured, just a little frightened. Young lady, thank you so much today, otherwise this old woman would have been done for. Thank you so much."
He Yuhan said, "Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. I can't just stand by and watch you die. How are you? Can you walk on your own? We need to get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise the smell of blood might attract other wild beasts. That would be really dangerous."
The woman nodded and said, "You're right, we need to leave as soon as possible. There are plenty of wild animals in these deep mountains. I'm not injured, and I can walk without any problems."
As she spoke, the woman stood up.
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