Chapter 56: Azhuo Family
It turned out that the group of nomadic hunters waiting at the city gate were all disguised as Shen Yu's men.
The whole team consists of about a hundred people, including the old, the weak, and the youngest is a child of about ten years old.
Chu Wenwan really thought it was a child. She was still curious why Shen Yu would let a child follow him to such a dangerous place.
Later, Shen Yu told him that it was not a child, but a dwarf in disguise, and that except for her, all the others in the team were young men in disguise.
They look so real, it's obvious they've done this a lot, they're totally professional.
Wen Wan and Wen En both changed into the clothes of nomadic hunters and got on a carriage that had been prepared long ago.
The carts were piled high with all kinds of fur goods, and they looked no different from those of nomadic hunting merchants.
Taking advantage of the lunch break, Wen Wan sneaked up on Shen Yu.
She got straight to the point. "Give me a pigskin mask?"
Shen Yu was drinking water from the kettle, and upon hearing this, he glanced at her with disdain.
"Do you know how much silver a pigskin mask like this costs?"
It's obvious that it's expensive. Wen Wan pursed her lips and put on a flattering smile, "We are brothers and sisters in the same boat now. Why are we talking about money? It's so formal."
She is thick-skinned and doesn't blush at all when she needs to humble herself.
Shen Yu had never seen a girl like her, "Shameless!"
Wen Wan muttered, "You want the horse to run, but you don't want to feed it grass. Look at my fair and tender appearance. Even if I wear the clothes of a nomadic hunter, I don't look like one. If I get caught, won't it affect the safety of the entire team? I'm doing this for your own good."
That makes a lot of sense, and it is indeed true.
Shen Yu raised his hand and pinched her chin, "White and tender? Let me take a closer look?"
He applied a little force with his fingers and pulled her towards him.
The two people were so close to each other, and when their eyes met, a sense of ambiguity suddenly arose.
Wen Wan blinked, pouted, and spoke incoherently, "Did you see clearly? I used my beauty to seduce you, at least give me some face."
"Heh," he laughed at her funny look, "she does have some beauty in her."
Wen Wan: “……?”
She was just joking, and he didn't even refute it?
Unexpectedly, his next sentence dealt her another heavy blow.
"This kind of beauty is on par with Sun Erhua at the street corner."
Sun Erhua, who lived at the street corner, was a notorious ugly girl who had not yet married at the age of fifty.
Wen Wan angrily slapped his hand away, "It's fine if you don't want to give it to me, but why are you insulting me?"
She turned to leave, but Shen Yu grabbed her arm.
Wen Wan's hand tightened, and she looked down to see that he had placed a pigskin mask in her palm.
"The mask has been specially treated. Just wet it with water and stick it on your face. When you want to take it off, apply some vinegar first, and then it can be easily peeled off."
He briefly explained how to use it, then added, "I didn't know you were bringing Winn with you, so I didn't prepare his. But his skin color is the same as that of a nomadic hunter, so it should be okay without a mask."
It turned out that he had already prepared her?
Then why did he deliberately tease her for so long?
Wen Wan snorted lightly, turned around and left without even saying thank you.
Shen Yu looked at her back and couldn't help shaking his head.
Such a little temper.
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Nomadic hunters live wherever they go.
At dusk, the team arrived at the edge of the grassland. At a glance, there were only endless stretches of withered yellow grass and a few small shrubs half a person's height.
The young and middle-aged people in the team began to set up tents, while the women set up the pots and cooked.
If Wen Wan didn't know their background, she would really think they were just hardworking nomadic hunters.
“That’s amazing.”
Wen Wan sighed again and watched in amazement.
Wen En stood beside her and snorted coldly when he heard the words, seeming to be very disdainful.
Wen Wan: "Yes, I have to teach you a lesson. Appreciating the strengths of others does not mean that you are weak. Don't be stingy with compliments."
She is like a middle-aged woman who educates young people whenever she gets the chance.
There was no way, she was also worried about this adopted brother.
Winn said nothing, but proudly shifted his gaze to the dusk on the horizon.
Suddenly, he stood up and pulled Wen Wan's arm.
“Someone’s coming!”
Wen Wan was startled and followed his gaze, "I didn't see it."
"Here they come!" Wen En frowned slightly and reminded, "There are quite a few people coming. Please be quiet for a while. Your accent is different from those in Border Town."
"Oh." Wen Wan responded doubtfully. After a while, she saw some moving dots appearing on the horizon.
She muttered quietly, "Your eyes are amazing. You can see so far away!"
Winn didn't respond or explain.
However, Shen Yu, who was not far away, saw his reaction and his eyes became deeper.
Gradually approaching was a group of nomadic hunters, but unlike them, these herdsmen were young men in their twenties and thirties, all riding tall horses, looking very majestic.
The leader was surprisingly young, appearing to be in his early twenties, with healthy wheat-colored skin and regular facial features. However, when he looked at people, his eyes were a little hesitant.
When a group of people approached, he dismounted and shouted, "Is your leader here?"
Usually a team is a large family of nomadic hunters, and the person in charge of the family is the leader.
Chen Yu walked out of the crowd slowly with his back hunched. He took a long drag on his cigarette before looking up and saying, "I'm here. Which family are you little bastards from?"
Little bastard, that's not an insult.
Among nomadic hunters, young men are called "little bastards", which is considered a semi-slang term.
As soon as these words were spoken, the leading young man's eyes softened noticeably.
"Uncle, my last name is Azhuo, and my given name is Xin. We've been chasing a pack of leopards for half a month, and we've almost run out of the rations we brought with us. It was a coincidence that we ran into you."
He briefly explained and said with a smile, "Uncle, we'll give you some money and join you for a few meals. How about that?"
When nomadic hunters on the grassland run out of ammunition and food, it is common for them to join forces with other families. Generally, no one will refuse. Once they are refused, according to the customs of their tribe, they will turn hostile on the spot and may even rob them.
What's more, the young man also gave his surname as Azhuo.
This is a big surname among nomadic hunters and the largest hunting family.
Chen Yu puffed on a cigarette, "So you're from Azhuo's family, then of course it's fine. Forget about the money, we're all brothers and sisters, so it's only natural for us to help each other."
Azhuoxin was not surprised by this result, so he gestured to the others, and a group of young men followed suit and dismounted.
Suddenly, Azhuoxin's eyes fell on Wen En, and he exclaimed in surprise.
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