Lin Xixi entered the yard, and Chen Zhongqian was already making porridge by the fire. He remembered that she said at noon that it was hot today and she would make porridge at night.
Seeing her coming back, Chen Zhongqian put firewood in the stove and went to meet her at the door. He reached out to take the basket she was carrying, but Lin Yuxi stepped back and said, "If you want to take it, you can practice again."
Chen Zhongqian looked at her sadly, am I that weak?
"Okay, let's get it for you."
In Lin Xixi's eyes, Chen Zhongqian is a handsome man. Let me ask you, a fair-skinned man with flawless facial features and a very gentle temperament stands in front of you with a look of grievance. Can you not be soft-hearted? Can you?
Today I came back with a basket full of things, but it was still quite heavy. Lin Yuxi wanted him to regain his dignity as a man, but was afraid of tiring him, so she finally carried the basket with him into the courtyard gate.
Xiaoduo heard her mother's voice and rushed out of the house like a little monkey, "Mom, I miss you so much. Xiaobao's father is injured."
Lin Joy suddenly became nervous, "What's wrong?"
Chen Zhongqian followed him into the house and told what happened today, "At that time, it must have been afraid of being discovered, so it climbed out of the window and entered the back mountain. The wound was not fully healed. When it came back, there was some blood on the gauze.
I took it apart and looked at it, and it looks pretty good. You have to wait and see how it works."
He didn't understand the steps Lin Yuxi took to treat wounds. He just learned how to do it, but he didn't have the tools, so he could only wait for her to come back.
Lin Joy nodded and took out the medicinal materials from the basket on her back. There was already a dressing pack at the bottom. She quickly took it out and spread it out to change the dressing for the male leopard.
Chen Zhongqian looked at the dressing bag, then at the backpack, and then at her.
Where did you get this thing from? It couldn't have been picked up from the mountains, right?
After the wound was taken care of, the female leopard brought today's prey to her. The family of three started eating in the house. Xiaoyu and Xiaoduo squatted beside them and watched. After watching for more than half a month, they still couldn't get enough. Wow,
Their teeth are so powerful.
At first, Chen Zhongqian thought the picture was too bloody, but Lin Yuxi and the child got together and watched it happily, so he didn't say anything. The child was hers anyway, so there was nothing wrong with teaching her how to teach him.
"What's going on today? What are they doing at home?" Lin Joy asked while cooking. She was no less wary of the Chen family than Chen Zhongqian.
Chen Zhongqian explained what happened very clearly, "I saw with my own eyes that they went to Wu Mazi's house. Wu Mazi is a hunter. They went directly from here to Wu Mazi's house. I wonder if they saw a leopard?"
Lin Yuxi stopped chopping vegetables, then put down the kitchen knife, "If that's the case..."
"Maybe they want Wu Mazi to hunt. How long will it take for his injury to heal? I'm afraid it will be dangerous if it takes too long." At first, he was a little afraid of these two big leopards. After all, they can bite.
Dead animals.
But after getting along with them for more than half a month, he no longer thinks they are scary. Instead, he feels they are as docile as cats. When they are full, they will rub their legs, let others pet their heads, and even lie on the mat to lick their fur.
Go to sleep again, isn’t this a cat?
It's just that it's a little bigger.
The more you like them, the less you can bear them being harmed. It is best to return to the mountains and forests as soon as possible.
Lin Joy said, "The injury is not serious anymore. Although there was bleeding today, it is not serious. It is okay to go back now, but we can't be so easy on those people. I want to see what they want to do."
Chen Zhongqian did not interfere with any decision she made, but just told her what he knew, "Wu Mazi's archery is quite accurate. If it is true what I said, will they be in danger?"
"I'm here." Lin Yuxi picked up the knife and continued to cut vegetables. His movements were so fast that Chen Zhongqian was dazzled. If it were him, he would have chopped off two of his fingers by now.
Chen Zhongqian was silent for a while, then nodded, "I understand."
He is not being perfunctory, but really believes in her. Lin Yuxi has that kind of strength in her body. She is obviously thin and doesn't seem to be able to withstand things, but as soon as she opens her mouth, you will feel that she can do it, no matter what
What an outrageous thing.
She said she would cure his lung disease, and he believed her.
She said leopards can't bite, and he believed her.
Now he also believes that she knows what to do and that she will protect these wild beasts.
In the evening, Chen Hongchang and Yang also went home happily.
They had two taels of silver in their arms, and the smiles on their faces could not be hidden. They really didn't expect to get two taels of silver, but Wu Mazi gave it to him directly. He had known that it would cost five taels. What a mistake.
Mrs. Wu had been looking for Mrs. Yang all afternoon. When she saw her now, she opened her mouth and cursed, "Where have you been hiding out all afternoon? I haven't beaten Pigweed. Xiuyun has been feeling uncomfortable for the past two days and has been lying down.
It’s better for me to call you back, you hurry up and cook.”
Yang was scolded, but she also had a smile on her face, which made Wu look confused and said, "Did you pee after drinking? Why are you giggling?"
Only then did Yang regain her composure, "It's okay, mother, I'll go back to the house to drink some water and cook, right away."
The couple entered the house, took out the two taels of silver and bit it with their teeth, "It's real silver, Wu Mazi is very generous."
Chen Hongchang said, "What does this mean? He is good at hunting. He has something to sell every once in a while. Although the family has no land, the family is living a good life. Besides, if we can get the tiger this time,
How much money will he earn by calling back? If it weren't for us, would he know the news?"
Yang nodded, "That's true. Isn't it too little to give us twenty taels of silver for hunting a tiger? I heard someone said that even a piece of tiger skin costs several hundred taels."
"Oh, that's really too little. Why didn't you tell him when you were at his house?" Chen Hongchang complained.
Yang frowned and said, "I didn't know he could agree. After all, we don't contribute much. I'm worried that twenty taels of silver is too much. Now it seems that I should really ask for more, but I can't say that now.
used."
Chen Hongchang waved his hand, "Let's go cook, I'm hungry."
Yang told him again that he must not tell the old couple about this matter. He swore a poisonous oath to promise, and Yang went out to cook with peace of mind.
Wu Mazi knew when Yang described it that what she saw was not a tiger, but a leopard, a black leopard.
The leopard is also good, although it is not as valuable as the tiger, but if you catch it, you will still make a lot of money. The leopard can run fast, but it is smaller and easy to subdue. Its archery accuracy is good, and hunting a leopard is easier.
Wu Mazi took out a set of arrowheads inherited from his family, sharpened them again and again, and waited for the leopard to appear. He had to make a fortune this time with the news that he had spent twenty taels of silver to buy them.