Chapter 9 Hunting wild animals in the mountains
  For a moment, Jiang Xiaoxiao's heart was in her throat.

Just then, there was a muffled "bang"!
  The stag that was about to rush into Jiang Xiaoxiao fell heavily to the ground, raising dust and revealing Jiang Wei holding a sniper rifle behind him.

Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, which seemed to be still smoking, Jiang Xiaoxiao's legs softened and she collapsed to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Wei quickly stepped forward to check her body.

Jiang Xiaoxiao stood up, timidly glanced at the sniper rifle in her hand, and said weakly: "Mom, this is..."

"Oh, I don't know what this is, I just picked it up in the bushes." Jiang Wei said without changing his expression.

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Her good mother, can you come up with a better excuse? Do you really treat her like a five-year-old child?
  Jiang Xiaoxiao wiped her sweat helplessly and turned away from looking at the sniper rifle.

In fact, she knew in her heart that with her mother's strength, one person could deal with this deer.

But just now, for her safety, he took out his sniper rifle and decisively killed the stag regardless of the risk of exposure.

Fortunately, her mother's sniper rifle was equipped with a silencer, so it didn't make much noise.

But Jiang Wei, who had inspected the stag carcass, still frowned: "It's getting late, we have to go down the mountain quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the deer's blood attracting other beasts later."

She wasn't afraid of being alone, but there was a girl beside her who was so weak that she couldn't even run. When the beasts were too many, she couldn't beat them with just two fists.

With that said, Jiang Wei carried the three to four hundred kilogram stag on his shoulders alone.

When Jiang Xiaoxiao saw this, she also took the initiative to put on the backpack, while randomly pulling some soil to cover the blood on the ground, and then hurried down the mountain with her mother.

It is difficult to go up the mountain, but the mountain road down is much easier.

Jiang Xiaoxiao followed her mother closely along the way, but she was not as tired as when she went up the mountain just now and couldn't walk.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, her house was not far away.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Jiang Xiaoxiao ran forward with all her strength, rushed into the yard on her short legs, and opened the door.

When Jiang Wei carried the deer into the house, she quickly glanced outside and quickly closed the door after seeing that no one noticed.

Jiang Wei couldn't help but be amused by her vigilant appearance: "Are you so afraid of being discovered by others?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded unabashedly: "If the villagers find out, they will come to steal our deer!"

These words are not alarmist. In the plot of the original book, the heroine went hunting in the mountains and was seen by the villagers. Many people took advantage of the opportunity.

Especially the old Li family, who directly threatened to death with a kitchen knife and asked the heroine to cut their flesh for them.

"It's okay. If they dare to rob me, I'll beat them away!" Jiang Wei comforted her by touching her head.

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded: "Then I'll help my mother fight together!"

Jiang Wei couldn't help but be amused by her words again. After touching her little head, he started to use a kitchen knife to cut off the antlers on the stag's head.

This deer antler was worth tens of thousands of dollars, so she had to cut it off quickly and store it separately.

As for this deer, let's take it to the town tomorrow and sell it.

She is not lacking in food, but what is lacking is the money of this world.

Jiang Wei looked at her mother's skilled swordsmanship, and at the way she carried such a big deer all the way home from the mountain without breathing at all, and expressed deep envy. It would be great to have superpowers.

Unlike her, after coming down from the mountain, her head is still covered in sweat and her legs are weak.

When can this frail body be healed?

……

After processing the deer antlers, the sun gradually turned westward. Jiang Wei then went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

The basket of vegetables that Qiulian Niang had given her in the morning was still on the table. She stepped forward and pulled it a few times, and found a small cloth bag underneath. When she opened it, it turned out to be a bag of buckwheat flour.

In ancient times, productivity was backward, so the buckwheat flour was not ground finely and contained a lot of wheat husks, making the paste taste rough and jarring in the throat.

But this packet of buckwheat flour is very large, and even an ordinary person can eat it for three to five days.

Jiang Wei silently noted this kindness, and with a thought, he moved the buckwheat flour into the space and replaced it with fine rice noodles.

She tied the cloth bag again and put it back into the basket. After thinking about it, she put a few more eggs into the basket.

After doing all this, Jiang Xiaoxiao also entered the kitchen from the outside.

"Mom, do you want to cook? I'll help you light the fire."

"Well, I'll go get some water first and come back. You can help me take out the vegetables in the basket and wash them." Jiang Wei responded, turned around and went out with the bucket.

Jiang Xiaoxiao came to the table and as soon as he took out the vegetables from the basket, he found half a basket of eggs piled underneath...

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Well, I’m used to it.

Now she is no longer surprised by whatever her mother takes out from the space.

She turned to look at the small cloth bag beside her, opened it and saw white rice noodles!

Jiang Xiaoxiao was unable to support her forehead. Her mother might not know that rice and white flour were rare items in ancient times. They were not common in farmers' households. Usually only nobles and officials could afford them.

Qiulian's family's living standard in the village can only be considered above average. Obviously they cannot afford this kind of fine white flour, let alone give them so much...

Oh, forget it, her mother doesn't know this, just help her hide it more in the future.

At this moment, Jiang Wei also came in with water. Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao standing in front of the table and staring at the food in the basket, he couldn't help but laugh: "What's the matter? Are you scared by what Qiulian Niang gave you?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao came back to her senses, and then said with a serious look on her face: "Mom, Aunt Qiulian gave us so many things, I will definitely not talk nonsense when I go out in the future, so as not to make people jealous!"

"Good boy~" The smile on Jiang Wei's lips deepened. He looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Mom will make leek dumplings for you today. You go wash the vegetables, and mom will take the time to make the noodles."

"Uh-huh!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao hugged the leeks and went to the yard. Jiang Wei also rolled up his sleeves and started working!
  In the end, Jiang Wei not only made leek dumplings, but also made a dozen egg pancakes.

Jiang Xiaoxiao ate with relish, especially the egg pancake, which was crispy and fragrant. It was probably because a lot of oil was added when kneading the noodles, and it was full of rich egg fragrance.

After the mother and daughter had a hearty meal, they washed up and went to bed early.

Jiang Xiaoxiao knew that her mother had not touched the deer since she cut off the antler today, and she would probably take it to the town to sell it tomorrow morning.

……

Before dawn the next day, Jiang Xiaoxiao was shaken awake.

Her mother had already packed it up, and the stag had been wrapped in oilcloth and placed at her feet.

"How about you wait for me at home and I can go alone." Jiang Wei looked at the sleepy Jiang Xiaoxiao and said.

"No, I have to go..." Jiang Xiaoxiao quickly rubbed his eyes twice, then put on his clothes and got up from the bed.

This was the day for her mother to make her first pot of gold, and she couldn't miss it!
  Besides, she hasn't been to town yet.

(End of this chapter)

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