Chapter 9: Back into the Mountains
At night, it began to drizzle again. Although it wasn't heavy, it rained for a long time. It wasn't until noon the next day that the sky cleared up.
"We really need to rebuild the house. If it rains two more times, there won't be anything left on the roof."
Lin Wu folded his arms and looked up at the roof. The thatched roof was wet with rain and had a big hole in it, allowing sunlight to shine in.
"The rain has stopped, we can go into the mountains, pick some mushrooms to sell, and then buy bricks and tiles to build a house." Zhao Xiu said.
"Okay, let's go." Lin Wu nodded, and Lin Qian and Lin Shuo immediately packed up their things.
A family of four went up the mountain again, carrying baskets on their backs.
But this time, Lin Wu carried a bow and a pot of arrows, while Lin Shuo carried a short knife.
Actually, Lin Shuo wanted to buy a big knife, but the big knife was almost the same size as his current height, and he had some difficulty in controlling it, so he had to choose a short knife.
The dynasty that Lin Qian and her family traveled through was called Yongyao. The name itself tells you that it was a fictional dynasty.
Although it is fictional, the historical trend before the Song Dynasty is the same as Chinese history.
It was only after the demise of the Song Dynasty that the Yuan Dynasty was replaced by a butterfly, and the Yongyao Dynasty became the new dynasty after the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, in this new dynasty, people were not prohibited from privately buying and selling weapons such as bows and arrows, swords and guns.
Last night, Lin Wu practiced archery in the space all night long.
Although Lin Wu had never touched a bow and arrow before, he quickly got the hang of it because he used to like playing with slingshots. His skills were pretty good, and while he couldn't hit the target every time, he could still hit eight out of ten.
This time the four of them headed towards the southeast mountain.
As soon as they arrived in the mountains, Lin Qian and Zhao Xiu started picking mushrooms everywhere, and Lin Wu and Lin Shuo, father and son, started wandering around, hoping to find some prey.
Maybe they didn't go deep enough, and after wandering around the mountains twice, they only shot two pheasants.
"Why don't we go further into the mountains? We can't sell pheasants for much money." Lin Wu suggested.
They had just entered the mountain in the afternoon, and now the sun was setting and about to go down. Zhao Xiu was somewhat reluctant to continue going into the mountain, but she could not resist the nagging of Lin Shuo and Lin Wu.
In addition, Lin Qian had her own space and her safety was guaranteed, so Zhao Xiu agreed.
The four of them continued walking into the mountains. The further they went, the more mushrooms they found. They even picked nearly three pounds of rare black boletus mushrooms, which cost 42 cents per pound. They made a lot of money.
As night was about to fall, the prey that Lin Wu and Lin Shuo had been waiting for for a long time finally appeared.
Two wild boars, a male and a female, are foraging for food.
Lin Qian first sent Zhao Xiu and Mushroom into the space, holding a machete in her hand for self-defense.
"Dad, Shuo Shuo, if you can't handle it, run towards me quickly, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to pull you into the space in time." Looking at the father and son sharpening their knives, Lin Qian said.
Lin Wu and Lin Shuo nodded.
Lin Wu took the bow and arrow from his back, put the arrow on the string, aimed at the wild boar's eyes, poured his internal energy into his hands, and then released the arrow.
The aim was very good, and the wild boar fell to the ground immediately, but it was not dead. It was struggling in pain on the ground, which was a bit scary.
When the sow saw that her husband was injured, she cried out and rushed towards Lin Wu. At this time, Lin Wu had another arrow on his head, but when he saw the sow rushing towards him, he immediately let go.
The arrow pierced the wild boar's ear, but it did not pose a threat to her. Instead, the pain stimulated her ferocity even more.
Seeing that the arrow missed, Lin Wu immediately used his lightness skills to retreat.
On the wild boar's side, Lin Shuo had already run over to finish off the boar. He seized the opportunity and slashed the boar's neck.
On this side, Lin Wu retreated too fast. The sow knew she couldn't catch up, so she immediately stopped and ran towards Lin Qian instead.
"Qianqian!"
"sister!"
When Lin Qian heard the shouts of Lin Wu and Lin Shuo, the wild boar had already rushed in front of her.
Looking at the wild boar rushing towards her fiercely, Lin Qian was not afraid. Instead, a fighting spirit surged from her heart. She used all her strength to chop the wild boar's head with the machete in her hand.
When the wild boar was about to touch Lin Qian, her figure disappeared.
Lin Qian used all her strength in that knife strike. After her figure disappeared, the wild boar ran forward a few steps, then fell to the ground with a thud.
Lin Qian's figure soon appeared again, and she ran away as soon as she appeared.
"What's the matter? What's the matter? Is he dead?" Lin Qian asked Lin Shuo and Lin Wu while running.
Lin Wu laughed and said, "Dead! Hahaha! Great! You're worthy of being my daughter! So fierce!"
Only then did Lin Qian stop and turn to look behind her. The machete was still on the wild boar's head, but the wild boar was no longer breathing.
Only then did Lin Qian feel her hands and feet go a little weak. After the fighting spirit faded, it was replaced by a little bit of fear. Fortunately, she had space.
After putting the two wild boars back into the space, the three of them wandered around the mountains for a few more rounds. This time they didn't encounter any wild boars, but only hunted three rabbits and two pheasants.
Seeing that it was getting late, the three of them returned to the space.
Zhao Xiu had already killed and roasted both pheasants, and the aroma filled the entire room.
"It smells so good!" Lin Shuo ran over, holding his stomach. Regardless of the heat, he tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Ah! Aren't your hands dirty? Go wash your hands before eating." Zhao Xiu scolded Lin Shuo when he saw his expression.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Wu didn't even wash his hands and stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth.
"Still eating! Are you talking about him alone when I tell you to wash your hands?" Lin Wu raised his hands in surrender and immediately went to wash his hands with his tail between his legs.
Lin Qian originally wanted to follow her father's example, but after being glared at by Zhao Xiu, she obediently went to wash her hands.
After washing their hands, the four of them finished two roast chickens.
"Two wild boars, estimated to be around 400 jin, would be worth about 7 taels of silver.
"Once I get the money, I'll buy some bricks and tiles and build the house myself, saving on labor costs." After dinner, Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu sat together to settle their accounts.
"Now is the time to spend money, so every penny saved counts."
Zhao Xiu frowned and said, “Why don’t we ask the villagers to come and help us?
Our village is near the mountains, and we have nowhere to live right now. Living outside isn't safe. If you build a house on your own, it'll probably take you two or three months.
It's already July, and in two or three months, the weather will be cold."
Lin Wu thought about it and nodded: "Okay, let's build the house first. If we don't have money, we can earn more."
"That's exactly the point."
Lin Wu started practicing archery in the space again. When the wild boar rushed towards Lin Qian today, he was really scared and broke into a sweat.
His archery skills are still not proficient enough. If they were, he would be able to deal with the wild boar without Lin Qian's help.
Still need to adjust.
Zhao Xiu closed his eyes and began to cultivate his internal strength.
Over there, Lin Shuo and Lin Qian had already been practicing for quite some time.
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