Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Big Fool
Chen Nan's legs seemed to be nailed to the spot. Miao Ying's ghostly figure floated a few steps towards him. He finally couldn't help but let his knees go weak. "It wasn't me who hurt you. It was you who hurt me."
"Give me back my money, give me back my life." Miao Ying's voice was not loud, but loud enough for Chen Nan to hear.
Chen Nan hurriedly took out his wallet, but he didn't dare to go close to Miao Ying, so he threw it in front of him: "Here, all for you."
He was lucky last night and won a few taels of silver. He also met a manager who gave him a tip, so he had some money in his wallet. He had been planning to win some more tonight, but now it seems that he is almost dead.
Just as he took out the silver, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and a tall figure stood in front of him, and then he fainted.
Miao Ying quickly smoothed his hair, picked up the purse on the ground, and took the money inside. The money in it was more than what the original owner had given him. Miao Ying was not so kind as to only take his own money. Instead, he took it all and regarded the rest as compensation to the Huo family.
After he picked up the money, Huo Xing kicked Chen Nan into the yard. Miao Dahai and Miao Dong, who were burning a fire outside, heard the signal and quickly dealt with the fire they had just lit. Everything was as if nothing had happened.
Huo Xing clenched his fists as he looked at Chen Nan lying limp on the ground. Miao Ying quickly grabbed him and said, "We can't fight now. We need to run away."
Huo Xing then let go of his hand, picked up Miao Ying with one hand, and easily climbed over the Chen family's courtyard wall. The four of them tiptoed back home like thieves.
Liu Qiong had already boiled hot water at home and added pomelo leaves. After all, Miao Ying was going to pretend to be a ghost today, which was a bit unlucky, so he should take a good bath to get rid of the bad luck.
Watching them busying around, Miao Ying felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart, and quickly took a shower as they arranged.
He was wearing a middle shirt and an outer garment, sitting on the bed. Huo Xing also came back to the room after washing outside, and looked at the silver that Miao Ying had placed on the quilt.
Seeing Huo Xing coming in, he called Huo Xing over and then said, "I don't know how much money he took from the family at that time. I vaguely remember it was around ten taels. I took all his money."
There was a ten-liang silver ingot on the quilt, as well as some scattered silver particles. Miao Ying saw that he didn't react, so he looked up at him with a smile on his lips: "I finally got back the money I owed you."
A string in Huo Xing's mind suddenly broke. He still remembered what Miao Ying said at the time, that he would leave after paying off the money he owed them.
"You..." He finally failed to ask the question.
Miao Ying looked at him, having already divided the money into several portions. "Give ten taels to grandma, and let's keep half of the rest. The other half should be given to my parents. After all, they have contributed a lot."
"I'll do whatever you say." Huo Xing said.
Miao Ying happily put the money away, took off her outer clothes and got into bed. This bed was much bigger than the one in their house, but Miao Ying still huddled very close to Huo Xing, mainly because it was not warm enough because they were too far apart.
In order to prevent what happened last night from being exposed, they got up early and went home before daybreak. Liu Qiong steamed pancakes for them early in the morning, and Miao Dahai took out a large piece of pork ribs for them to take back.
Miao Ying couldn't refuse, so before leaving, he went back to the room and put the money he had divided last night on the bed.
When passing by Chen Nan's house, Miao Ying pulled Huo Xingxing faster. Only when they walked out of the village did Miao Ying breathe a sigh of relief. With the money back, the burden in his heart was lighter. With this money, their pressure would be less.
Miao Ying looked at Huo Xing and said, "Now that you have some money, do you still want to go to the capital?"
Huo Xing nodded.
Miao Ying had no choice but to stop persuading him. It was normal for a man to have ambitions.
When they got home, they were just in time for breakfast. Li Hongying was sweeping the yard, and her grandmother was lighting a fire in the kitchen. Huo Xiaobao must have been out playing with his friends again.
"Oh, why are you back so early?" Li Hongying threw away the broom in her hand, "I thought you would not be back until the evening and you haven't cooked anything." Originally, she planned to cook some mixed noodle porridge with kimchi.
Miao Ying couldn't wait any longer. He was like a victorious general who was anxious to share his great achievements with his close family members. So he asked his grandmother who was in the kitchen to come out and began to talk about the great things he had done yesterday with his hands and feet dancing.
"It was a dark and windy night, with no one around. My father and brother were outside fanning the flames. Huo Xing grabbed me and jumped into the yard. In the yard, I stretched my tongue out and rolled my eyes like a dead fish, which scared him to death..."
He acted like a storyteller, adding actions to his story, which made Li Hongying and her grandmother both angry and amused. "Are you okay?"
"With Huo Xing and the others around, of course I'll be fine." Miao Ying was very proud. "My idea is good."
Li Hongying nodded. For the sake of Miao Ying's reputation, it would be best not to make this matter public. But then she thought about why this happened, and it became a thorn in Li Hongying's heart. After Miao Ying got better, no one mentioned this matter, but that didn't mean it didn't exist.
"Xiaoying, from now on you..." Li Hongying didn't know how to start. Huo Xing noticed her intention and gently pressed her shoulder.
"In the days ahead, of course, our family will live a more prosperous life!" Miao Ying said, "Let the past be in the past!"
"well."
The government office would not open until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. During this period, there was basically no work for the farmers. Grandmother and Li Hongying also got to know some people in the village, and they always made appointments to talk during this period. Not to mention Huo Xiaobao, who ran around outside all day. Miao Ying had nothing to do at home, so he asked Huo Xing to take him to the mountains to play.
Because of his last experience, Huo Xing brought a mattress with him when he went up the mountain this time. Miao Ying did not refuse again, changed into a set of neat clothes, and followed him up the mountain.
There are still many people walking on the shallow mountains, and some roads are trampled out by people one by one. If you go deeper, there are not so many traces.
"The deeper you go into the mountains, the more dangerous it becomes. There are ferocious beasts in the mountains." Huo Xing explained to him, "There are not many hunters in Rongshu Village. Most villagers only go to the shallow mountains to collect medicinal herbs or catch pheasants and rabbits."
"Then what do you hunters catch?" Miao Ying was a little tired and was hugging a big tree to take a break.
"Deer, wild boar, tiger, fox." Huo Xing said, "But I have never encountered a tiger. My master has fought one."
"So what have you hunted?" Miao Ying asked again.
"The biggest one was probably a wild boar," Huo Xing said. "It weighed about two or three hundred kilograms. I sold it for five taels of silver."
Miao Ying looked at him and heard him say, "I'll marry you after I pay you as a betrothal gift."
Miao Ying frowned: "You didn't marry me, I wasn't here yet."
Huo Xing realized that he had said the wrong thing and didn't know how to respond.
Miao Ying laughed again: "A wild boar weighing two or three hundred kilograms only sold for five taels of silver? You've been ripped off. Next time you catch any prey, I'll sell it to you. People are bullying you because you're so big and stupid and don't know anything."
Huo Xing had been called a big fool many times since he was a child, but never had he felt such endless sweetness from the bottom of his heart when he heard this word as he did today.
Since Miao Ying appeared in his life, his life has been very different. Waiting can be fun, and being a big fool is no longer a derogatory term.
They soon arrived at the house on the mountain. The circle of rapeseed at the door had changed its appearance after just a few days. Some plants had already grown flower buds, but they had not yet bloomed. Miao Ying checked them one by one and found that they were growing well, so he finally felt relieved.
"If you go out, can you come back in May? I'm going to the mountain to harvest rapeseed, you have to come with me." Miao Ying sat by the door of the wooden house, watching Huo Xing start to clean the stove and prepare to make a fire. They brought a lot of things today, so they didn't need to go down the mountain.
"I'll come back."
Miao Ying said yes.
After Huo Xing finished his work in the house, Miao Ying asked him to take him to see the place where he used to hunt. Huo Xing had no choice but to take the bow and arrow hanging on the wall and take Miao Ying to the place where he used to hunt. They had to be extra careful when walking here, because the traps he made before winter were still there, and if they were not careful, Miao Ying would be hurt.
"Be careful, there is a trap ahead." Just as Miao Ying was about to step on a piece of seemingly ordinary ground, Huo Xing immediately picked him up by the waist.
Miao Ying also knew how powerful these traps were, so he didn't dare to wander around anymore and followed Huo Xing obediently.
Huo Xing was not surprised that none of these traps had been touched. After all, it was winter and most of the prey were hibernating in their nests. Miao Ying was a little disappointed, as he had thought he could catch some prey today.
"There are a few small traps ahead. You can check to see if there are any rabbits in them."
Miao Ying became interested again and followed Huo Xing to look for rabbit traps. This time he was not disappointed and found two rabbits in a well-buried trap.
But the rabbit was not very fat. It must have starved to death after falling into the trap.
Huo Xing grabbed the rabbit's ears and brought them in front of Miao Ying. Miao Ying looked at the gray rabbit's nose twitching and its two big teeth squeaking, and smiled happily: "There really is a rabbit."
Huo Xing felt relieved, this trip was not without results.
Good news will come one after another. Miao Ying found another pheasant in another trap, but the chicken was barely alive and looked like it would not live long.
Huo Xing put away the rabbit and chicken and prepared to go back to the wooden house. It was getting late, and the road would be difficult to travel on if he was any later.
On the way back, Miao Ying was already very tired. Huo Xing wanted to carry him, but Miao Ying refused. He walked back to the house with one breath and sat on the tiger skin blanket, unable to move at all.
"Let's not go down the mountain tonight, right? We have brought bedding anyway, so we won't be cold." Miao Ying was really tired and didn't have the strength to walk down the mountain anymore.
Huo Xing nodded and went to collect a lot of firewood before it got completely dark. As long as it didn't rain, the whole house wouldn't be cold. Miao Ying fell asleep in a daze under the quilt, so Huo Xing went to fetch water with a bucket.
When Miao Ying woke up, he saw Huo Xing sitting by the stove with water boiling in a kettle beside him.
"Where does the water come from?" He sat up, moved closer to the stove, and stretched out his hands to warm himself.
"There is a spring." Huo Xing said, "What do you want to eat?"
Miao Ying didn't want to eat the prey they brought back. Wild animals were rare at this time of year and could be sold for a good price, so Miao Ying shook his head.
"Kill the chickens. They're dying and can't be sold for a good price," Huo Xing said.
"Then we just eat here, isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Miao Ying hesitated. There were old and young people in the family, but they were eating here alone.
Huo Xing smiled rarely and said, "I won't eat it all."
Miao Ying then nodded and watched Huo Xing kill the chicken. He used the knife cleanly and skillfully, killing the chicken, bleeding it, and plucking its feathers in one go. Then he cut the small chicken into two halves and chopped up the smaller half.
After washing them and putting them in the pot, Miao Ying saw Huo Xing taking out some dried mushrooms from the box. His eyes widened: "You still have these? Why didn't you take them down the mountain?"
"It's not fresh, it won't sell for a good price, and it's not much, so just forget it."
Miao Ying looked at him with disappointment: "You are wasting resources like this." Then he stood up and went to look through the box. Before doing so, he bowed and asked Master not to mind it.
There really weren't many things in the box, just two small bags of medicinal herbs, which were ordinary herbs and really couldn't be sold at a high price. There was also a bag of dried mountain products, which were very useful to Miao Ying. These were delicacies from mountains and seas, weren't these delicacies from mountains and seas?
"When you go to sell the rabbits, take these with you! I'll negotiate the price!" Miao Ying made the final decision.
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