If you want to make money, you have to go into the mountains.
Song Yuehua didn't waste any time and started making arrangements immediately before the weather got cold.
As soon as the Xie brothers and sisters came over, she discussed with them, "I'm going into the mountains and will be back in three days. If it's not too much trouble for you to stay here tomorrow and the night after tomorrow, I hope you can stay here with Xiaoyu."
"Master, I..."
Xie Wenwu looked at her expectantly.
Song Yuehua knew what this boy was thinking, but it was definitely not okay.
I can't even guarantee my own safety, let alone take care of a child.
"Civil and military." Song Yuehua interrupted him and said in a serious tone.
"I'll leave my family to you. Will you help me protect them?"
This is the first time in my life that I have been entrusted with an important task!
Xie Wenwu was deeply moved, "Master, you can go with peace of mind. I will make sure that Xiaoyu doesn't lose a single hair!"
Regardless of whether the hair falls off or not, Song Yuehua patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a look of relief, "I will definitely feel at ease with you around!"
Xie Wenwu grinned, waving his teeth in the wind.
Xie Yu couldn't bear to watch her elder brother being so silly, but she was still looking forward to spending the night with her little sisters.
The construction of the house is almost completed, except for the roof, doors and windows, and the finishing of the ground.
After a round of inspection, Song Yuehua gave Zhou Dafu two taels of silver and asked him to pave the two kang rooms, the cellar, the bathroom, and the dining hall with stone slabs.
Especially for the two rooms, painting the whole house white will make the room cleaner and brighter, which is beneficial to the health of children.
There were only 11 taels of silver in the house, and the 10 taels given by Zhu Yanli were still buried underground.
At night, Song Yuehua kept 1 tael on her body and gave the other 10 taels to Xiaoyu, asking her to keep them safe.
Xiaoyu held the silver in her hand, worried, "Sister, I have a bad feeling, why don't you not go."
"The silver and money are enough for now. After a while, the handkerchiefs I embroidered can be exchanged for money."
In view of the situation last time, Song Yuehua felt it necessary to give some proper guidance.
"Do you know why Wenwu wants to be Sister's apprentice? Because Sister is very powerful. No matter how powerful a hunter is, if he always hides at home, his arrows will get rusty."
“Hunting is risky, but it’s our livelihood. You have to get used to it.”
"Xiaoyu, I promise you that I will come back alive. I can't bear to leave this world with you both around."
The next morning.
Song Yuehua prepared some dry food, carried a large bow, hemp rope, cloth net, and pickaxe, and left home.
After walking from the outer area into the depths for a while, Song Yuehua felt something was wrong.
The sounds of insects chirping and grass rustling that I used to hear disappeared at some point.
It was unnaturally quiet.
To be on the safe side, Song Yuehua climbed to a high ground, drew her bow and arrow, and was on guard for a long time, but she did not notice anything unusual.
Just when she was about to move to another place, a deafening tiger roar resounded throughout the mountains.
A tiger with a yellow body, black stripes and white hair on its lower abdomen slowly walked out from the darkness of the jungle. Upon closer inspection, it was found to have an injury on its forehead.
No way, no way!
Could it be that the previous trap caught such a big guy!
King of the forest! What are you doing there?
I don’t know whether it is unlucky today, it or she.
The tiger had a keen sense of smell and quickly discovered Song Yuehua. It roared and pounced towards where she was hiding.
Fortunately, the terrain was high and it didn't pounce on us.
Before she had time to rejoice, Song Yuehua discovered that it was actually climbing up the steep slope.
Due to the current terrain, she couldn't step on the bow and pull the string like she did last time. In just a moment, Song Yuehua made the decision.
He drew the bow, took aim, and shot an arrow, hitting the tiger's right eye.
As the tiger rolled down, Song Yuehua immediately ran away, and the tiger's wailing in pain could be heard behind her.
If you can't run to a flat place, then you can only find a big tree, one that is thicker and taller!
There is no shortage of trees in the deep mountains and old forests.
Soon finding the target tree, Song Yuehua did not dare to look back and sprinted towards the goal without stopping for a moment.
She knew the tiger was right behind her, perhaps only one step away. If she hesitated for even a second, she would become food in the tiger's mouth.
Just when I climbed halfway, the whole tree trunk shook slightly accompanied by the tiger's roar.
Fortunately, the one he chose was strong enough. When he climbed to a high place, Song Yuehua looked back and was almost scared to death.
The wounded tiger was climbing up the tree trunk again and again, with the arrow still stuck in its eye, its fur stained with blood, and its face looking hideous.
Song Yuehua did not hesitate. She turned around and shot another arrow at the tiger's left eye.
The tiger roared loudly after being hit by an arrow, and the leaves in the forest rustled.
The intense pain caused it to fall to the ground. The blind tiger seemed to have lost its way and banged its head against the tree like a madman.
One or two hits would be fine, but if you hit it again, the tree will definitely not be able to withstand it.
Rather than betting on whether the tiger would fall first or the tree would fall first, Song Yuehua didn't want to leave it to fate.
Looking around, she realized that the nearest tree was more than four meters away from her. She couldn't jump over it and would only fall to her death.
The tools she brought into the mountains were all packed in a backpack, which she threw behind when she escaped. Now she only had a bow and seven arrows on her.
Now there seemed to be no way back, no way to escape.
It seemed that the tree could not hold on any longer.
Song Yuehua steadied her body and climbed towards a thicker tree trunk.
Just when she was about to climb up, the trunk of the tree snapped and fell to the side. As it fell towards another tree, Song Yuehua jumped up and grabbed a thick branch of the other tree.
For a moment, Song Yuehua really thought that she was the chosen one.
As a result, the branch broke cleanly, and she knew that she was not.
The noise made by the falling tree was so loud that it actually protected her. Although the tiger couldn't see her, it could still smell her.
Song Yuehua landed safely with the help of branches and leaves. As soon as she landed, she ran forward like mad.
The tiger reacted quickly and chased after it.
Song Yuehua ran back and forth in the woods. Although the tiger behind her was chasing her closely, her two eyes were blinded, and it took a while for the tiger to adapt to the situation.
I don’t know how long I ran, but it was already dark.
Song Yuehua felt very fortunate. If it weren't for the moon shining, her advantage would have been gone.
Thank God!
"ah!"
As expected, one should not be too proud. The next second, I somehow missed a step.
Fortunately, a tree at the bottom of the cliff caught the man.
Song Yuehua tried to move and heard a crackling sound.
Looking at it in the moonlight, this bush has thin arms and legs, and it seems that no one can hold it if it moves any further.
At this point, Song Yuehua dared not move, even her breathing was light.
The tiger followed the scent and came over. Just as it reached the edge of the cliff, it retreated two steps, turned around and returned to the old place. It stretched out its claws and swung them twice viciously in the direction of Song Yuehua.
Then he walked back and forth on the edge of the cliff with a menacing look, and then just lay there motionless.
Song Yuehua hung it from night to day, and from day to night.
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