Chapter 33: Live Beyond Fourteen
Hyenas are powerful, medium-sized beasts about the size of dogs. They have strong jaws capable of cracking bones and a highly developed sense of smell. They are mostly solitary, but they also forage in groups and are known to steal prey from lions on the grasslands.
Among Shengze and his team's prey was a spotted hyena.
Spotted hyenas are different from other hyenas. They are larger in size and mostly live in groups, with at least a dozen and at most dozens of individuals.
Shengze only hunted one hyena, so the others must be nearby.
Shen Qingqian's memories of hyenas are all related to "difficult" and "dangerous".
But looking at the reactions of Shengze and the others, it seemed as if these people didn't know hyenas at all, and were still happily boiling water, skinning and dividing the meat.
Shen Qingqian was uneasy and anxious, but she didn't know how to remind these people.
Because even if she wanted to say that she read about the hyenas in a book, Shen Xiao and the others were not stupid. It was okay for a girl like her to read books about medicine, but not about wild beasts.
what to do
"Sister Qian, why don't you eat this meat? It tastes pretty good." Liang saw that Shen Qingqian didn't move her chopsticks and thought she was afraid that it wouldn't taste good.
Shen Qingqian forced a smile and said, "Maybe it's because of the wind this morning. I feel a little uncomfortable."
Hyenas eat carrion. Just thinking about it made her feel nauseous. How could she possibly eat it? She would have to find an opportunity to eat instant noodles tonight.
Of course, Shengze and his friends brought back more than just hyenas, but unfortunately, all the Shen family got was hyena meat.
Liang immediately put down the bowl, nervously pulled her hand, touched her forehead, and blamed herself, "It's all my fault. I knew you were caught in the wind but I still forgot to add more clothes for you."
Since cloaks were rare, they were naturally given to whoever went out. Shen Qingqian took them off after returning to the cliff cave.
Shen Qingqian shook her head, "No, it's just that I didn't pay attention. I ran too much today."
"Then Sister Qian, you should go and have a rest. There is still some medicine left from the one you made yesterday. I'll go and heat it up for you." Lin from the second room put down the bowl and ran to the stove.
Because Lin was weak, Shen Qingqian had left some extra potion for her yesterday and put it in Shen Qingning's water bag.
Shen Qingqian originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she decided not to. If she refused, she would have to eat hyena meat, which was not worth it.
Not long after, Shen Qingqian lay down on the hay at the innermost part of the cliff cave under the urging and care of Liang and others.
Sheng Ze glanced in the direction of Shen Qingqian and asked Chen Xiao casually, "Is the Sixth Miss very weak?"
Chen Xiao shook his head. "I wouldn't say she's weak, but when she was born, Taoist Priest Quchen of Qingyun Temple did give her a warning that she wouldn't live past the age of fourteen."
The Great Jin Dynasty respected Taoism, and Taoist temples were built everywhere. Many famous masters emerged from the country since its founding.
It was also because of Taoist Quchen's words that the family members valued Shen Qingqian more than their own eyes.
"If I remember correctly, the Sixth Miss is exactly fourteen this year." Sheng Ze's eyebrows twitched.
Taoist Priest Quchen is one of the great masters of the Great Jin Dynasty, and none of the maxims he has commented on have been wrong.
"Yes, it's almost July. As long as we can get through this year, Sixth Sister's motto will be broken." Shen Xiao said worriedly.
No one spoke for a moment, and the Shen family was shrouded in gloom because of this matter.
It was obvious that Sheng Ze was not the one on guard tonight, but he still stood guard at the cave entrance, looking inside from time to time, occasionally frowning.
This girl, will she really have a disaster this year?
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