Lu Wanqing tugged at Lin Ye's sleeve and shook her head at him, "Aye, don't go, it's too dangerous."
Lu Xiuwu interpreted that action as her not wanting Lin Ye to overestimate his abilities.
He continued his sarcastic remark: "So afraid of losing?"
Lin Ye smiled and said, "I have one request. Tomorrow I want to bring a friend who will accompany you the whole time."
Are you afraid I'll cheat?
Lin Ye chuckled inwardly, annoyed. He had sent someone to follow him because he was afraid he would get into danger!
"Whatever you say goes."
He was completely unaware of the dangers in the mountains.
That evening, after finishing dinner, Lu Xiuwu went into his room and began cleaning his bow and arrows and doing push-ups, filled with anticipation and confidence for the hunting competition the next day.
He is exceptional in terms of physical strength, endurance, and agility; otherwise, he wouldn't have been a model athlete year after year.
The next day, he confidently followed Lin Ye and Luo Hao up the mountain.
Luo Hao was caught off guard and was quite confused. He secretly asked Lin Ye, "Brother Ye, what's going on here? Why are you comparing yourself to your brother-in-law?"
“He thinks he’s good because he came from the military and he insists on competing with me. What can I do? You’d better stick close to him today and make sure nothing happens to him.”
Luo Hao chuckled, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
When Luo Hao was young, he won over Mu Xiaoting, turning his fake relationship into a real one. He was filled with gratitude towards Lu Wanqing, so naturally he would do whatever Lin Ye said.
After Lin Ye and Lu Xiuwu parted ways, Luo Hao followed closely behind that simple-minded Lu Xiuwu.
The last snowfall was about a foot deep, and because there was little direct sunlight in the mountains, it hadn't melted much. Lu Xiuwu hadn't walked far when he saw a pheasant waving its tail at him from the bushes on a hilltop.
He took out an arrow and quickly pinned the pheasant in place.
Just as he smugly approached, preparing to put the pheasant into his basket, Luo Hao grabbed him, saying, "We can't go any further. We don't need that pheasant."
How could that be? If you give up prey that you've already got, what's the point of the competition?
Ignoring warnings, he continued walking forward. He was only a meter away from the pheasant when he lost his footing and slid towards the ravine. If Luo Hao hadn't grabbed him in time, he would have fallen.
Actually, Luo Hao was a little regretful. Why did he have to go through all that trouble? He could have just let him fall. Zhou Ling fell down before, but she climbed back up on her own. With his abilities, climbing up a height of over two meters wouldn't have been difficult at all!
Lu Xiuwu climbed up, unimpressed, still determined to get his hands on the pheasant before he was satisfied.
Luo Hao stood aside with his arms crossed, watching coldly. Lu Xiuwu said to him, "You don't need to keep an eye on me. I don't have any other helpers, so it's impossible for me to cheat."
Luo Hao: "..." Does Lu Xiuwu have some misunderstanding about his existence?
They almost fell into a ravine, and they were still blindly confident!
Sure enough, not long after, he slipped on the snow again because he was unfamiliar with the terrain and hit his knee hard.
In order to win against Lin Ye, he ignored the pain and continued hunting. By noon, he finally met Lin Ye at the agreed location.
"How's it going? How many did you catch?" Lu Xiuwu stepped forward to count Lin Ye's baskets.
Lin Ye didn't hide anything and said, "Not a single one. You win. Go home now."
With that, he started walking home.
Seeing his dejected figure, Lu Xiuwu felt a surge of secret joy and followed behind him with a limp.
If he didn't follow Lin Ye, he really would have gotten lost in this back mountain and wouldn't have been able to find his way out.
Luo Hao followed closely behind Lin Ye, asking anxiously in a low voice, "Brother Ye, you really didn't catch a single prey? Your second brother-in-law caught quite a few rabbits and pheasants! Now you'll be too ashamed to face your second brother-in-law."
Lin Ye chuckled, not following his line of thought, but suddenly asked, "How much can Sanghuang sell for?"
Luo Hao thought for two seconds and replied, "It depends on the quality. First-class quality can easily sell for twenty per pound."
Lin Ye understood the situation and stopped talking. He chatted with Luo Hao about other things for a while and soon arrived home.
Lu Wanqing and Lin Xiaocui had already prepared a meal and were waiting for them to return. The first thing they asked was who had hunted the most game.
Lu Xiuwu took the basket off his back, poured out the six dead pheasants and rabbits, and said with a smile, "If it weren't for the snow on the mountain, I probably could have caught more."
Lu Wanqing smiled, but said insincerely, "Second brother, you're pretty amazing!"
However, she believed that Lin Ye should have won more, and she believed in Lin Ye's strength.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ye shook his head at her, his face dark, and said, "I didn't catch a single one."
"Huh? How is that possible?" Lu Wanqing's pupils dilated instantly, and she exclaimed in disbelief.
If he doesn't catch any more prey, won't he be led by the nose by his second brother?
Given his personality, he would never do whatever his second brother says.
"Ah Ye, it's okay, let's eat first," Lu Wanqing quickly changed the subject.
Lu Xiuwu had finally won a bet and was very proud of himself, so he couldn't just give up. He quickly interrupted Lu Wanqing and said, "Qingqing, if you dare to make a bet, you have to be able to accept the loss. I won, so Lin Ye should listen to me and do something for me."
The scene fell silent; no one wanted Lin Ye to be at a disadvantage.
At this moment, a mischievous smile suddenly flashed across Lin Ye's face, and he said to Lu Wanqing, "Wife, aren't you curious about what I've been doing all day without hunting?"
"What?" Lu Wanqing exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Ye opened his basket and dumped out everything inside, leaving a pile of golden mulberry leaves on the ground.
The thing looked like a bunch of yellow ears with bark-like grooves on them.
Lu Wanqing and Lin Xiaocui had never seen this before. They exchanged a glance and asked Lin Ye, "What is this?"
Luo Hao, however, knew about this and quickly introduced it to everyone: "This is a precious medicinal material called Sanghuang. Among them, Sanghuang from the mulberry tree is the rarest and most expensive. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, resolving blood stasis and nodules, protecting the liver and detoxifying, reducing inflammation and dispelling wind, and improving the stomach and intestines. Most importantly, it can treat cancer."
For people in this era, cancer is an incurable disease and is extremely frightening. The fact that there is a drug that can cure cancer shows how expensive it must be.
After listening to Luo Hao's explanation, Lin Xiaocui couldn't wait to ask, "How much is this worth?"
"This quality must weigh at least 21 jin (10.5 kg), and there must be at least five or six jin (2.5-3 catties) here. Brother Ye has made over a hundred yuan this time!" Luo Hao's eyes revealed admiration and envy.
Everyone turned their attention to Lu Xiuwu, thinking that he would definitely not admit defeat so easily. However, to their surprise, he was staring at the medicinal herbs on the ground with a shocked look on his face.
After a long pause, he slowly said, "Lin Ye, please buy these medicines for me! I'm begging you."
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