Huo Qijing sat down next to Tang Shiyue and whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were scared."
If I'm not afraid, you can leave?
Tang Shiyue stretched out her foot and stepped on the instep of his foot, crushing it hard.
He endured it silently, and she reached out again, secretly pinched his forearm, and pinched it hard for a long time.
He still said nothing.
Tang Shiyue's anger gradually subsided, and she snorted. He then moved closer to her, opened his hands, and there were two small red plum blossoms in his palms.
The feeling of "I want to make you happy but I'm a little embarrassed so I hide and secretly make you happy" is hidden in these two little flowers. The moment Tang Shiyue saw it, her anger was like a popped balloon, and it went away with a puff.
She glanced at him.
The firelight flickered, reflecting his face, his features were sharp, and the shadow of his eyelashes fell on his cheeks. She couldn't see his expression, but she knew that he was staring at her motionlessly.
Finally, she reached out and took the two little flowers, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and put them in her purse.
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...
Suddenly I felt a little sweet in my heart.
I feel that the wind is fresher, the moon is brighter, and the air is full of pink bubbles.
In fact, there were more than a hundred people, and no one knew how many were secretly watching them. If it were anyone else, they would at least make a few jokes, but since one of these two was extremely lucky and the other had explosive fighting power, no one dared to say a word.
Fourth Uncle Tang and Chen Changyuan also came. They dared to do it, but they couldn't say much in front of so many people, so they pretended not to see anything.
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In the morning, Tang Shiyue was woken up by Huo Qijing. She was wrapped in a thick cloak and half-held in his arms. She slept comfortably and was not as uncomfortable as she had imagined.
Everyone turned off the fire, ate some cold food, and then quietly went into the mountains.
The fungus used to attract wild boars is called wild boar nose locally.
Tang Shiyue sat on a big tree, watching Huo Qijing directing everyone in an orderly manner, telling them where to ambush and what to do and when. Then, at each place, he picked a brave and calm young man to lead the team and gave them detailed instructions.
Everything has been arranged, and all that remains is to wait quietly.
This deep mountain was originally the territory of wild beasts. When they came in the morning, they were quiet and did not disturb them.
After waiting for less than half an hour, a voice was heard. Someone moved uneasily, and then Huo Qijing said in a cold voice: "Calm down. Follow the plan."
After that, everything went very smoothly. The wild boars were blocked in front and moved back, then they rushed into the trench in panic, falling into it like dumplings, with miserable howls one after another.
When it was almost time, Huo Qijing brought his men out, and brought up the wild boars one by one, fed them medicine, and sprinkled a handful of soil on the injured parts, mainly because they were afraid that the strong smell of blood would attract more wild animals.
After they dragged them all up and counted them, they found that they had hunted nineteen in total!
Nineteen heads!
Everybody was smiling happily, and then the group of people hurried back, dragging and carrying the animals. They returned to the village at noon on the third day. Many people were wandering around here, and almost as soon as they showed up, someone came to greet them. When they saw so many wild game being carried, everyone was so happy that they ran around to tell each other.
Soon, almost everyone in the village came. The group of young people walked with their heads held high, just like a triumphant hero!
The old patriarch quickly called for butchers from all the villages to come and divide the meat on the spot.
While waiting, everyone did not disperse. Everyone asked questions at once. Those who were eloquent told everyone in vivid detail, which aroused bursts of amazement from everyone.
The old patriarch's three sons all went. His prestige in the village now far exceeds that of the village head. Chen, the village head, has basically given up struggling, so the two met and discussed it, and the old patriarch came forward to make the announcement.
First of all, because they had already been asked to eat the "meat that the mountain god sent to Lady Fu", when the meat was divided, a tiger and a wild boar, which originally belonged to Tang Shiyue, were still given to her.
Then, needless to say, Huo Qijing made the greatest contribution and also got a whole share, and these were all extra.
There were still seventeen heads left, and they were divided among everyone.
No one had any objections.
After all, a wild boar weighs more than 200 kilograms, and there are only about 160 people going, so each person can get more than 20 kilograms! In previous years, we couldn't eat so much meat in a year!
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "I won't share the rest. One is enough. And there are still dozens of pounds of meat left from the wild boar we killed before. Why don't we cut a piece of tiger meat tonight and cook the dozens of pounds of meat, and then we can drink the pig-killing wine together."
The old patriarch was not polite to her: "Well, let's all take advantage of your presence and have some fun together!"
So several butchers worked together to kill the pig and divide the meat. Several ladies with good cooking skills gathered together spontaneously and started to prepare the pig dishes together.
Now, in the whole Jubao Village, every family has dozens of taels of silver as a base, and they are no longer as poor as they were in the past. This family brought some dried beans, that family brought some yams, and there were even more bean curd skins. Tang Shiyue asked the butcher to kill a tiger and send the tiger meat over. Soon, the meat was cooked and the whole village was filled with fragrance.
Then even Han Yi and those who came from other villages to help shamelessly stayed. No one minding the cold weather, they brought tables and chairs and sat in the open air to start drinking.
Old Man Tang also came shamelessly, bringing Tang Shijin and Tang Shiyin, Mrs. Sun and his two daughters-in-law. Their family sat on most of the table.
It was a happy time and no one was too lazy to pay attention to them. Mrs. Sun and the others just focused on eating. Only Old Man Tang had mixed feelings.
He could never have imagined in his dreams that this silly granddaughter would have such a great fortune now. If he had known earlier, he should not have coveted the fifty taels of silver and come back to sue Tang Shirong.
Now, not only did he not get the silver, but he also became an enemy of Tang Shiyue and would never have anything to do with her again. Otherwise, if he put his face on the line and begged, he would have a chance to get not only fifty taels, but five hundred taels!
Han Yi came with his four brothers. Tang Shiyue and Huo Qijing did not sit with them, but there were quite a few people sitting at their table. Not only did Chen Changyuan bring Chen Jiu, but Tang Junliang also brought his younger brother to sit with them, chatting animatedly.
Tang Dongzi watched silently from afar. Dongzi's father slapped him and said, "What are you looking at! Eat!"
Tang Dongzi dodged his father's slap, turned around and left without eating.
Dongzi's mother felt sorry for her son, but was reluctant to part with the delicious food. She hesitated for a moment but still did not leave. She ate slowly. After hesitating for a moment, she asked the person next to her: "Isn't that guy a gang leader? How dare these people talk to such a person?"
Who doesn't know about what happened in their family before?
The aunt deliberately said, "You asked the right person. I heard that Mr. Han is now working for Mr. Tang! Don't you see the wool in Yuefang? He is the one doing the business. I heard that he can make several hundred taels at a time!"
Dong Zi's mother was shocked: "How many hundred taels?"
"Of course! We have to go to Lanzhou to buy wool, and the journey is not easy. I heard from our boss that this kind of thing needs someone who is familiar with all kinds of people. If it were someone else, let alone a quiet farmer like us, even a learned scholar would not be able to do it."
"That's right!" An auntie next to him also laughed and said, "I heard that all the nobles out there know two hooligans. As the saying goes, cats have their own ways and mice have their own paths. The bigger the business, the more familiar they are with people everywhere."
Someone else deliberately said, "Look at Xiaojiu. It's only been a few days, but the way he treats people is different..."
Dongzi's mother knew clearly that these people were blocking her on purpose, but she still couldn't help feeling upset, as if there was a very rich place that belonged to their Dongzi, but they took it away by force, and then Chenjiu got the advantage.
Don’t even mention how uncomfortable it was.
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