Chapter 416: Poor Aunt
What Ye Xiaoman learned about Zhu Chuideng's life story proved the wisdom of Jing Zhui's decision to dig up people's ancestral graves.
Jing Zhui told Ye Xiaoman with satisfaction: "I will find a suitable time to do it."
Ye Xiaoman said, "The day after tomorrow, I'll escort someone to town, and the day after that, I'll go hunting in the mountains."
Jing Zhui: "Hold Zhu Chuideng."
Ye Xiaoman: "Okay."
Zhu Chuideng and several young and strong farmers were wearing fur coats to keep warm, holding longbows, hunting knives and other weapons, and leading hunting dogs as they walked on the narrow muddy path in the mountains.
The ice and snow melted, and the plants and trees sensed the arrival of spring and quickly revived. The weeds and leaves had grown to a point where they could slightly block the view. The group walked very carefully, keeping an eye on all directions, guarding against the evil spirits that might jump out of the bushes and eat people.
"Who?" A farmer in the team saw the haystack on the side of the road shaking and immediately raised his hunting knife.
The hounds also barked at that area.
The nervous crowd stopped and looked at Zhu Chuideng who was in the lead. Zhu Chuideng raised his hand and made a gesture. Several people quickly dispersed, forming a fan shape and surrounded the haystack where there was movement.
They have been hunting together for a long time and have a good understanding with each other.
"Come out." Zhu Chuideng walked forward like a leopard ready to pounce, and used his spear to push aside the grass.
Ye Xiaoman dug through the haystack before him and said, "Ah, we've been discovered."
Zhu Chuideng was stunned, "Why is my aunt here?"
The others breathed a sigh of relief and dropped their weapons.
"It turned out to be Brother Deng's aunt."
"You should have told me earlier. You scared me."
Ye Xiaoman was carrying a bamboo basket, half of which was filled with mushrooms and wild vegetables.
"Your uncle asked me to work with you."
"Ridiculous," Zhu Chuideng raised his thick eyebrows, his dissatisfaction with his uncle reaching its peak, "You shouldn't have followed me to such a dangerous place."
Ye Xiaoman lowered her head in grievance, "He said if I don't make money, he won't let me eat."
Zhu Chuideng saw that she looked like she was crushed by fate, with a fallen leaf stuck in her hair, and she was shivering in the cold wind wearing thin clothes.
The honest and clumsy poor woman married an old, ugly husband who did not know how to be gentle with women. He slept soundly in the house all day long, but enslaved his wife and made her work at the risk of her life.
Zhu Chuideng saw the shadow of his childhood in her and couldn't help but lower his voice, "Aunt, don't pay attention to him. I'm here, and you won't starve."
Ye Xiaoman looked at him pitifully and said, "Let me follow you. I can always help you."
Zhu Chuideng scratched his messy long hair. They had already walked most of the way, and he was still worried about sending Ye Xiaoman down the mountain.
He agreed, took off his cotton jacket and put it on Ye Xiaoman, "Auntie, follow me closely."
The team continued to move forward.
Zhu Chuideng and Ye Xiaoman are at the end.
The sunlight filtered through the treetops. It wasn't harsh, but it would still make the skin feel hot after a while. Zhu Chuideng held the straw hat over Ye Xiaoman's head and smiled gently, "If Auntie can't leave, I'll carry you on my back."
Ye Xiaoman wrapped herself in Zhu Chuideng's cotton coat. The coat was too big for her, and the hem dropped to her knees, turning it into a long cotton coat. It still carried Zhu Chuideng's body temperature, and the fresh scent of nature, like streams and grass leaves. The rough man's warmth surrounded her securely.
"Don't worry, I won't drag you down."
Ye Xiaoman did what she said, and the team arrived at the woods on the top of the mountain as expected.
Zhu Chuideng hadn't expected Ye Xiaoman to look delicate, but her speed was as good as anyone's. He was about to praise her when Ye Xiaoman's expression suddenly twisted and she sat down on the tree root.
Ye Xiaoman was suffering from the aftereffects of the separation of her head and body during her practice last night. Perhaps one of her meridians was not connected correctly, and she would get cramps from time to time.
Zhu Chuideng saw it all and thought that Ye Xiaoman's forbearance was heartbreaking.
In order not to cause trouble to everyone, she ran as fast as her body could. After reaching the destination, she was exhausted and fell down, revealing the truth that she had been holding on.
He did not pierce her stubbornness. He knelt on one knee beside Ye Xiaoman and patted his shoulder. "The next hunt will be very dangerous for you. Auntie stepped on me and hid in the tree."
The height of the tree is so high that a cultivator can jump up with just a leap of energy.
Ye Xiaoman continued to pretend to be an ordinary person. She took off one of her shoes and stepped on Zhu Chuideng's shoulders with her socks. Zhu Chuideng grabbed her arm and stood up straight. "Stand up."
He gently placed Ye Xiaoman on a high branch, where several branches formed a seat and it was safe for her to sit on.
He also picked up the embroidered shoe that Ye Xiaoman had dropped under the tree, patted the dirt off it with his hands, and grabbed her ankle to put it back on her foot.
Finally he smiled at her, turned around in a very cool manner, and strode towards the hunting team not far away.
The farmers have extensive hunting experience.
This dense forest is a place where wild boars often appear nearby. They divided the work and cooperated with each other, methodically using the traps dug in previous years to set up the capture scene, scattering corn kernels, potatoes and other baits around the traps, and making nooses with ropes and placing them in the haystack.
After completing these preparations, the farmer climbed up a tree near the trap, hid himself, and waited with bated breath for the prey to fall into the trap.
After the spring, after a winter of hibernation, the piglets born are almost the same size as adult pigs. The adult pigs will bring their piglets out in groups to forage for food.
In addition, due to the recent evil spirits, few people dared to go into the mountains to hunt, so there were fewer competitors. Therefore, it didn't take long before two or three wild boars ran into the dense forest.
All fell into the trap.
"Do it."
Zhu Chuideng was the first to jump down from the tree, holding a spear and walking towards the wild boar howling and struggling in the trap. The farmers tightened the ropes and ran up quickly. Everyone shouted loudly, and the weapons in their hands rained down on the fatal parts of the wild boar. Soon the wild boar's movements became quieter and quieter, and finally it stopped moving.
The farmers cheered in unison, and the harvest was bountiful.
The hunting dog that followed the farmer in battle suddenly barked loudly at a certain location.
Zhu Chuideng pulled the spear out of the pig bristles and suddenly opened his eyes, "Be careful!"
Ye Xiaoman, who was standing on a tree watching the fight, felt a fishy wind passing by. In the blink of an eye, a wild boar ran out from the bushes and charged towards Zhu Chuideng.
This wild boar is bigger than the previous three.
It looks like a local bully, with red eyes, exposed fangs, and a chilling growl. Its two magnificent fangs can easily pierce the flesh and blood of an adult.
This wild boar seemed to be related to the three killed pigs. When it smelled the blood of its own kind, it fell into a frenzy.
Zhu Chuideng dodged its attack nimbly. After missing its target, it turned around again and bit Zhu Chuideng angrily.
The scene was filled with a tense atmosphere.
As the saying goes, "one pig, two bears, and three tigers." The attack power of a wild boar in a violent state is more amazing than that of a tiger or bear, and can easily kill people.
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