The next morning, while it was still barely light, Li Shi and Ye Shuang were still fast asleep when Li Mantian had already taken the bundle he had packed in advance and left the courtyard.
At the foot of the mountain, not only had all the people from before arrived, but there were even a few more figures.
Just as Li Mantian finished counting the number of people and was about to announce that they could set off, a familiar voice came from behind him.
"Brother Li! Wait, I'm here too!"
It was Zhao Xiaodao!
Li Mantian turned to look at Zhao Xiaodao, patting him on the shoulder with a mixture of relief and joy: "Good! With you here, I feel much more at ease this time!"
The other villagers were also very excited. You see, the best hunters in the village, besides Li Mantian, were Zhao Xiaodao. With them around, they certainly wouldn't come back empty-handed this time!
As soon as the group climbed the mountain, all sorts of wild animals rushed towards them, and they were all easy to catch.
With Zhao Xiaodao present, Li Mantian whispered to him, "It should be the time for hibernation, but these wild animals are running around everywhere. I'm afraid that tiger is still active in the mountains."
Zhao Xiaodao frowned, looking at the villagers behind him who were still completely unaware, and lowered his voice: "Brother Li, do you think this tiger is not far from us?"
Li Mantian nodded slightly, and then saw Zhao Xiaodao look around a few times. Then, like a monkey, he quickly climbed up a tree next to him and looked around.
After looking around for a while without finding anything, Zhao Xiaodao climbed down from the tree with some disappointment: "There's not much noise around here, Brother Li, you decide, which way should we go?"
Wild animals are hard to find in winter, but now, with tigers around, the mountains are teeming with them. Such opportunities are rare. Li Mantian hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to venture deeper into the mountains.
However, they couldn't just walk around carelessly. They could only send Zhao Xiaodao to check the trees every now and then, so that they wouldn't unknowingly walk into the tiger's den!
It was just tough on Mo Wu, who had been helping them drive away the wild animals. These humans kept stopping and starting, sometimes climbing trees and sometimes going down the mountain!
Fortunately, there were many wild animals in the mountains. In order to achieve their goal faster, Mo Wu also released a wild deer and an injured wild boar for them!
These two are huge! With them around, we can definitely say we've made a good catch, right?
A hint of impatience flashed in Mo Wu's eyes. It was already good enough that he listened to Ye Shuang and helped. If these mortals dared to push their luck and become greedy, he would have to use some real weapons!
Fortunately, Li Mantian seemed to sense his thoughts. After dealing with the wild boar, which weighed only 300 jin, he led the villagers down the mountain. The unusual situation on the mountain was truly frightening.
By the time night fell, everyone had already gone home.
Li Mantian looked at Ye Shuang and Li Shi, who were having dinner under the lamp in the room, and smiled with satisfaction.
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This trip was very fruitful. No one will need to go up the mountain again for the rest of the winter; we can just wait for the New Year.
No one expected that the preparation of New Year's goods would be so easy, which resulted in everyone having a lot of free time in the days leading up to the New Year.
Taking advantage of the free time, Li Shi and Li Mantian cleaned up a small storage room next to their bedroom and used it as a bedroom for Ye Shuang. The child was growing up, and it wasn't appropriate for her to live with her parents all the time.
Ye Shuang was very satisfied with this small room, even though it was so small that it could only fit a bed and a small dressing table, and even though it was extremely simple, she was truly content. She had truly settled down here!
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