Chapter 178: My Wife is a Tiger
"Did you figure out what kind of animal it was?" Qi Chi, holding the scimitar that Xiao Li had used to clear the way, frowned and asked Xu Yancheng in a low voice.
Xu Yancheng's expression became more serious, and he slowly uttered two words, "It's a person."
"People?" Qi Chi couldn't help but tighten his grip on the scimitar in his hand. "Who would come up the mountain on the first night of the new year?"
Friends who often hunt from all over the country know that hunters do not go up the mountain all the time.
Generally speaking, there will be no blood on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
What’s more, it’s New Year’s Day?
Ruan Anan moved her ears, trying hard to hear the rhythm of the footsteps.
Xu Yancheng was right.
Not only is the sound very regular, the strength of each step is extremely similar, and the person's center of gravity must be very low when walking.
It's similar to moving forward with your knees bent and your hips raised.
This is……
Marching!?
She immediately recalled the scene from the TV series, where the army marched in unison in this pace during a smear campaign.
This way of walking makes it easier to hide in the deep forest, and the noise and moving targets will be smaller.
It is impossible for a person to march without professional training.
Ruan Anan quietly cast her gaze on Xu Yancheng, and looked at the majesty and coldness on his tall nose in the starry moonlight from the window.
In those deep eyes, there flashed the sharpness that only appears when a hawk is about to hunt.
Presumably, he also heard the difference in the footsteps.
After a few minutes, the footsteps stopped at the door. The man seemed to adjust himself, then changed his walking posture and came over to knock on the door.
"Which brother is here?"
"I saw smoke coming out of the chimney, it smelled so good, I got two rabbits, buddy, let's go together."
Xiao Li frowned and said thoughtfully, "Is it Brother Qiu?"
"Why did Brother Qiu go up the mountain on New Year's Day?"
Xu Yancheng didn't say anything, but gestured to him, indicating that he should open the door carefully and take cover.
Xiao Li nodded, and as he touched the door latch with his hand, he said, "Brother Qiu, we young people are going up the mountain to have some fun. Why don't you stay home to spend the New Year with your sister-in-law?"
As Qiu Ping pushed the door open, everyone hid their weapons.
He was wearing a light grey cotton jacket, a homemade hunting rifle on his waist, and holding two hares in his hands. "Ah? You have friends?"
Qiu Ping glanced around and saw that there were more than ten people in the room. He pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly, "How embarrassing!"
"Sorry to bother you young people out having fun."
"This rabbit is my apology to you."
Xiao Li did not take the rabbit. They had regulations that they were not allowed to take even a needle or thread from the common people when performing their tasks.
"Brother, keep it for yourself," he said, not forgetting to introduce Xu Yancheng to Qiu Ping, "This is our team leader."
"Yeah." Xu Yancheng nodded indifferently, his sharp eyes scanning Qiu Ping back and forth before he finally spoke, "We were originally going to camp in the mountains, so since we're here, let's go together."
There are quite a few native animals on this mountain, especially large cats, which come out to hunt at night.
So, this house is the only safe haven on the mountain.
Hunters are sometimes trapped in the mountains, and when they meet their colleagues they feel like old friends.
So, Xiao Li and Qiu Ping are theoretically acquaintances.
But Ruan Anan looked at Xiao Li's expression. Qiu Ping was very warm, but Xiao Li seemed very repulsive.
Especially those two rabbits.
Qiu Ping didn't hesitate, laughing heartily as he walked to the fireplace. "I just came out to get some peace and quiet."
"My wife is a real tigress. My brother-in-law and father-in-law have come from Min City. I feel like a slave every day."
"It's so hard to meet you, and you still have someone to talk to."
When Xiao Li's acquaintance came, Wu Wei took the initiative to take on the responsibility of cooking, and also did not forget to prepare some food for the newcomer Qiu Pingsheng.
Xiao Li curled his lips and said, "Brother Qiu, my sister-in-law is the eldest daughter of Min City. Marrying here from Min City is called marrying down. It's only right that you serve her!"
"Huh? You kid!" Qiu Ping took the aluminum lunch box and glared at Xiao Li in dissatisfaction. Then he looked at Xu Yancheng and said, "Captain Xu, tell me, how can we tolerate our brother-in-law finding fault when he comes home?"
"I've been here for three days, and it's neither this nor that."
"It's not good if it's too salty, and I'm not happy if it's too bland."
"I may be marrying up, but I'm also a human being!"
Xu Yancheng still looked extremely indifferent. He touched his lips together and said calmly, "Brother Qiu, have you ever been a soldier?"
really!
Ruan Anan smiled while holding the rice bowl. Sure enough, Xu Yancheng also heard that the footsteps were definitely not made by the hunter.
He had begun to doubt the hunter's identity.
Ruan Anan silently produced a gun from the space and put it in her bag.
It must be said that hot weapons are easier to hold than cold weapons.
Qiu Ping blew away the hot steam on the bowl and took a big sip along the edge of the lunch box. He looked like he hadn't eaten for several days.
After the hot porridge entered his stomach, he shook his head and smiled, "I am just a farmer. After coming to Nansha Island, I make a living by hunting."
"Take a look at my two rabbits. What do they think? Aren't they huge?"
As Qiu Ping spoke, he handed the homemade hunting rifle on his waist to Xu Yancheng, "I heard that Captain Xu is a famous sharpshooter. Why don't you help me take a look?"
"My gun keeps going off target."
Xu Yancheng put down his bowl and chopsticks, picked up the gun and glanced at it, "It's illegal to make your own gun."
"Ah, as a hunter, I feel uneasy without a gun." Qiu Ping continued to pick up the aluminum lunch box and began to sip.
The voice made Zhu Yaoyao frown and feel extremely annoyed.
Xu Yancheng gestured twice on the scope and asked, "Where did you buy these parts?"
"Buy?" Qiu Ping waved his chopsticks. "How can I afford to buy? You know, this is a special period, and ordinary people are not allowed to set up stalls."
"I picked this up."
"Picked it up?" Ruan Anan became interested and immediately came over to study the spear with Xu Yancheng. "Where did you pick up something like this? Can you take me with you?"
"Qiu, brother?"
Qiu Ping felt creepy when he heard the word "brother". This was not the legendary Jiuju Sect, this was a novel.
It is today's society.
How could someone speak with such a cold expression and tone?
"No, I didn't pick it up." Qiu Ping ate while telling everyone, "There used to be wars all the time in this place."
"Wait until they finish clearing the battlefield, then we'll go pick up the things."
"Whatever they found was turned into money. As for me, all I needed was enough to eat, so I pieced together a gun barrel using gun parts from various places."
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