Chapter 006 Go Hunting
Not long after Chen Ning borrowed the bow and arrow, hunter Zhao Tong, who had been away from home for almost three days, finally returned.
He was exhausted and his clothes were torn. He carried a roe deer, five hares and several pheasants on his back. He could be said to have returned with a full load.
His wife gave birth prematurely and he was not fully prepared. His family was poor and all their money was spent on cleaning up the roof of their house. Zhao Tong could be said to have tried his best this time. He wanted to hunt more prey so that he could stay at home for a while and take good care of his wife during the confinement period.
He spent several days in the mountains originally intending to hunt a big beast, but failed to succeed and almost got injured. He missed the opportunity. Thinking of his wife at home who had just given birth, he had to give up the injured tiger and return home with the rest of the prey.
Zhao Tong was holding a larger bow and arrow in his hand. He had replaced the one that Chen Ning borrowed.
After entering the house and putting down the prey, he hurried into the house. His wife had just given birth to a child a few days ago, and she must have had a hard time these days.
Although he left two days' worth of dry food, he returned one day late... He was caught in a trap by a big beast and it took him some effort to climb out.
The wife will surely suffer from hunger.
After entering the house, Zhao Tong saw his wife sewing small clothes with a gentle look on her face, and the child sleeping soundly beside her.
Having just heard the noise, Lian'er's eyes were filled with concern: "Why are you a day late? Are you not hurt?"
Zhao Tong shook his head: "I fell, it's nothing serious, but I came back late, you must be hungry, right?"
Lian Er heaved a sigh of relief and shook her head: "I'm not starving."
Then she told her husband about Shen Ning bringing her food and borrowing a bow and arrow.
"I always hear others talk about Chen Ning. We don't interact much, but I didn't expect her to be so kind-hearted. If she hadn't sent me so much food, I would have starved... It's not a big deal for me to go hungry, but I'm afraid the child will starve."
Zhao Tong was also a little surprised.
When the men in the village occasionally get together, they can't help but say some shameful things, and Chen Ning is one of them.
Some of those ruffians took advantage of Chen Ning's husband's absence to have some ideas, but were beaten out by Chen Ning and scolded for their ancestors. They held a grudge in their hearts and said particularly harsh words... They mocked Chen Ning for being shameless and only paying attention to the scholar Pei Gongzi.
It's unbearable to hear that she came to someone's house and worked like a slave to beg for this and that.
Even though Zhao Tong didn't have any dealings with those people, he still heard some rumors, let alone how they spread them among each other.
Although those ruffians were full of foul language, it was a fact that Shen Ning often went to the Pei family. Zhao Tong had a very bad impression of her and did not allow his wife to have any dealings with her.
Unexpectedly, when he was away from home and unable to help with the funeral, Shen Ning thought of his wife who was in confinement after childbirth and took the initiative to send her food.
Lian'er whispered: "You still can't listen to others. I think Sister Shen is very good."
Zhao Tong did not refute.
There are too few people who help others in times of need, so he is grateful.
At this time, Lian'er remembered something.
"Sister Shen said she can shoot arrows, and she borrowed a bow and arrows to go into the mountains. I'm afraid the funeral has used up all the family money, and she still has to support that foolish uncle, which is not easy. Do you think she, a woman, will encounter danger in the mountains? Why didn't I think of it when I lent her the bow and arrows..."
Zhao Tong was washing his hands nearby. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "I'll make you some food before I go into the mountains to take a look."
Even if you want to repay the favor, it is more important for your wife to eat.
On the other side, Shen Ning was walking through the mountains carrying a bow and arrow basket.
Although she was good at archery and had shot at moving targets before, to be honest, she had never hunted before, so she was very cautious and did not go deep into the mountains, but just wandered around the edge.
After encountering a hare and a deer in succession but failing to hit them, she picked up the arrow and continued forward. Not long after, the bushes in front of her rustled. Shen Ning immediately pulled the bowstring, and then saw a wild boar rushing out.
Fortunately, it was a half-grown wild boar, otherwise she would have had to turn around and run away.
Shen Ning immediately shot an arrow, and the arrow pierced the wild boar's neck... The wild boar wailed and fled into the grass. She chased it and shot another arrow.
Fortunately, both arrows hit the target this time. The half-grown wild boar fell to the ground, twitching and kicking its legs, before it ran far.
Chen Ning had done a lot of dissections when she was studying medicine. She walked forward and stabbed the wild boar's neck with the dagger she had used to clean Xiao Nanchen's wound.
When the wild boar finally lost the strength to struggle, she tied its hind legs with a rope and quickly dragged the prey back.
Although villagers from several nearby villages often go into the mountains to hunt and pick mushrooms, and this area is not deep in the mountains or densely forested, the smell of blood is still somewhat dangerous.
Shen Ning felt that she was very lucky today. Although the wild boar was not big, it had a lot of meat. It should be able to sell for a few taels of silver if it was taken to the county town. At least she could buy the detoxifying herbs for my king first.
The so-called success of following the dragon and making great achievements is here!
However, this luck did not last long. Just as Shen Ning was about to walk out of the dense forest, a creepy feeling suddenly rose from her back.
Feeling something was wrong, she abandoned the boar without hesitation, quickly retreated to a sturdy tree with her bow and arrow in hand. She leaned against the tree, drew her bowstring, and pointed her arrow at the jungle ahead...
There was a brief silence at first, and then Shen Ning heard a sound like a motorcycle approaching in the distance.
motorcycle?
The trance lasted only a moment, and the next moment, her scalp felt numb.
That voice...
At this moment, the grass as tall as a person in the left front rustled, and a tiger with yellow-brown patterns slowly walked out, its mouth half open, revealing thick and sharp teeth, its beard shaking, accompanied by a dull and trembling low growl.
Shen Ning's mind went blank for a moment, but it was only a moment. When she came to her senses, she turned around and quickly climbed up the big tree behind her.
Although she has learned some martial arts, she doesn't think that she can become a tiger-slaying hero after traveling through time and space and being reborn.
Knowing that tigers can also climb trees, Chen Ning did not dare to be careless after climbing up the tree. He quickly climbed to the horizontal tree trunk at a height of about five meters, turned around, put an arrow on it, and pulled the string.
At this time, the tiger had already rushed under the tree.
The big beast didn't even glance at the wild boar not far away. It rushed straight towards her, grabbing the tree with its front paws and trying to climb up.
Shen Ning shot an arrow down, hitting the tiger's left cheek.
This time, the big beast was even more furious. Regardless of the arrow stuck in its face, it growled and hugged the tree to climb up again. The muffled roar seemed to make even the tree trunk tremble.
Shen Ning pinched herself hard to suppress the trembling of her hands, took two quick deep breaths, and then she drew the string again... but missed.
But the flying arrows eventually disrupted the tiger's movements, and it slid down and then climbed up again.
Shen Ning tried hard to control her fear and breathing, and pulled the arrow again...
But in a moment, there were only three arrows left in the quiver, and four arrows were stuck in the tiger's back. The big beast was covered in blood and was obviously in great pain, but it just refused to give up.
Shen Ning didn't dare to waste arrows. She just waited until the big beast climbed up the tree and couldn't dodge flexibly before shooting. But at this moment, the big beast suddenly rose from the tree and pounced towards her with its front claws.
There was actually still some distance between them, but the close proximity of the prey made her hair stand on end, and her arrows missed again...
There were only two arrows left, but the tiger was still energetic. At this moment, Shen Ning regretted being so reckless.
It’s all because the farming novel I read back then was too unreliable. When the heroine passed through, a pheasant was knocked unconscious right in front of her, and she just had to pick it up.
A broken book can do a lot of harm to people.
Is she going to die here?
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared not far ahead. It was the hunter Zhao Tong.
Zhao Tong was asked by his wife to help Chen Ning, but he didn't expect that as soon as he turned around, he would come face to face with a tiger.
It was the one he had fought with yesterday.
The moment the tiger saw Zhao Tong, it immediately forgot about Chen Ning, turned its head and roared, then pounced towards Zhao Tong.
Without time to remove the bow and arrow from behind, Zhao Tong raised the hatchet in his hand to block it... but was thrown to the ground.
The tiger raised its claws to hold him down, but at this moment, Shen Ning on the tree took the opportunity to shoot an arrow straight into the tiger's side.
The tiger froze in its tracks, and the experienced Zhao Tong took advantage of the situation and stabbed the tiger's neck with his hatchet.
The hatchet pierced his flesh, but he didn't want to fight at all. He suddenly let go of the long knife, hugged his head and rolled away... The tiger swung its claws in pain. If he had been slow to dodge and was hit, his flesh and blood would have rolled up in an extremely miserable state.
The seriously injured tiger roared desperately and waved its claws, struggling to move around. After a few breaths, it finally couldn't hold on any longer.
There were arrows in its body, a hatchet under its neck, and bloodstains along its fur. It turned around and tried to escape, but just as it jumped up, it fell to the ground with a bang. Its abdomen kept heaving, and it let out a low growl from its throat, but it could no longer move.
After a moment, Zhao Tong pulled the hatchet out of the tiger.
"It's a pity that this fur can't be sold at a high price."
Although he said so, his expression was full of joy. After all, a tiger is a treasure from its fur to its bones. It can be said that if he kills a tiger, it will be enough to cover the family expenses for at least two years. He can then buy some delicious food for his wife to nourish her body.
However, this tiger is not his only prey...
Chen Ning looked at the huge tiger carcass on the ground. Its claws were bigger than her head. She was filled with fear and thanked Zhao Tong repeatedly. However, Zhao Tong did not exchange pleasantries with her. He said in a calm tone, "Take this tiger to the county town and sell it. You and I will split it in half."
Although it was his knife that was fatal, the arrows in the tiger's body also proved that the tiger's death was not caused by his own efforts.
How could Shen Ning be unwilling? She immediately responded, "Okay, thank you, Brother Zhao."
Not long after, Zhao Tong called a few good friends from the village and drove a mule cart to the county town, pulling the big beast and the half-grown wild boar that Chen Ning had killed. Chen Ning happened to be going shopping, so she also followed.
Qingyuan Village is about an hour away from the county town. Along the way, the big tiger in the mule cart attracted a lot of attention.
Zhao Tong was a well-known hunter in several nearby villages. When people saw him, they immediately assumed that the tiger was Zhao Tong's prey.
From time to time, someone came to chat, full of praise. Zhao Tong had a calm expression and didn't say much. Of course, Chen Ning didn't say much either, and just followed the mule cart.
Some people also noticed Shen Ning, who was following behind a group of men. Some people who knew her were whispering and talking to the people next to them. It was obvious from their expressions that they were not saying anything good.
One of them deliberately pinched his voice and said, "Hey, isn't this the young widow from our village who was sold to Qingyuan Village? She's going into the city with a bunch of grown men."
Shen Ning looked over and smiled: "Ah, isn't this the bald lady from Shihe Village, walking with her eyes still drifting towards the group of men."
The woman with sparse hair immediately changed her expression and gave Shen Ning a fierce look.
Another woman next to her said in a strange voice: "Tsk tsk, you just lost your man and you're already diving into a group of men. You really can't live without men..."
Shen Ning laughed: "A man who keeps talking, who can't live without a man?"
Those people obviously didn't expect Shen Ning to talk back. A young wife covered her mouth and laughed softly: "Oh, you're so anxious because you got poked in the sore spot."
Shen Ning nodded and sighed: "I was bitten by a dog while walking, who wouldn't be anxious?"
Those people immediately got angry: "Who are you calling a dog?"
Shen Ning smiled: "I said dog, why are you so anxious?"
In the end, those people were defeated, glared at Chen Ning angrily, and left together.
Why are you leaving now?
Shen Ning continued to follow the mule cart, still feeling a little unsatisfied.
When she was in the hospital before, she thought it was very interesting to hear the old lady and old man next door quarreling, and she was eager to try it, but at that time she even had difficulty speaking. Now she finally got her chance.
So happy...
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