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Chapter 8 Apology
"More than 300 pounds of adult pigs, plus five piglets."

"It's enough for me to pay taxes and still have a lot of money left over!"

"It might be a bit troublesome to get it back."

This place is considered deep in the mountains, and is dozens of miles away from the county town. Not to mention whether one person can lift the prey, there are too many prey to catch.

Chen Sanshi thought about it and shot a round-headed arrow into the sky.

“I am far from where I parted.”

"I don't know where Uncle Zhao is, and whether he can hear my signal."

Not long after.

Footsteps were heard outside the bamboo forest.

But the person who came was not Zhao Qiao, but a burly man with a scar on his face.

When he saw the wild boar on the ground, he was envious at first, then he saw that it was the prey of a young man he had never seen before, which made him feel incredible. Finally, his expression became even more strange.

"brother!"

The man strode over and looked up and down at the fair-looking young man: "I haven't seen you before."

Chen Sanshi introduced himself: "Uncle Zhao Qiao from Yanbian Village brought me up the mountain. My name is Chen Sanshi."

"I wandered around for three or four days and didn't get anything valuable."

The man narrowed his eyes and said, "You got so many treasures on your first day in the mountain."

"It was just a fluke."

Chen Sanshi clasped his fists and said, "Please help me carry the prey to the county town. I will pay you according to the local rules."

"Of course I can help."

The man said this, but his eyes rolled around: "It's just that it's not close from here to the county town, and this price~"

He hadn't had any catch for several days and his family was barely able to make ends meet. Today he finally got the chance, so he must extort a few more coins.

When the man was pondering secretly, the sound of a bowstring suddenly exploded in his ears like thunder.

He looked up and saw that Chen Sanshi had shot an arrow at some point.

In the distance, a running hare fell to the ground.

The distance is as much as seventy steps!
Plus with the lush vegetation, the man didn't even notice the rabbit.

The most important thing is that he noticed that when Chen Sanshi pulled the bow just now, he seemed to have only used one finger to exert force, and the other finger was just empty, used to fix the arrow, and he did not use any force at all!
With the strength of one finger, he could easily draw the full force of the four-force bow, and with this accuracy...

If conditions permit, wouldn't it be possible to shoot a crossbow? !
When did Poyang County produce such a young archer?

The man had no intention of doing anything shady, and he immediately forced out a brilliant smile: "Brother Sanshi, no, Brother Shi!

"Don't move. I'll help you pick it up. I won't charge you for carrying the prey. Let's be friends!"

As he said this, he ran quickly in the direction of the rabbit.

Chen Sanshi put away the bow and shook his head slightly.

He had such a keen insight that he could see through even the hairs. How could he not see that this guy had been having evil intentions from the beginning, so he deliberately showed off his skills.

If you don’t want to be bullied, you still have to show your strength!
The man chopped two pieces of wood with a hatchet, and he and Chen Sanshi carried the wild boar down the mountain, one in front and one behind.

He introduced himself: "My name is Wu Da, I live in the village next to yours, I'm sixteen this year, please take care of me in the future, Brother Shi."

"?"

Chen Sanshi was speechless for a moment when he looked at the scarred man who was smiling at him.

Sixteen years old?!
"Wild boar!"

"Shi Ge'er killed a wild boar!"

"..."

As soon as we arrived at the entrance of Yanbian Village, the villagers were immediately excited.

Although people often catch wild boars weighing 300 kilograms, it usually takes two or three people working together!
One person can kill a whole litter of wild boars, so he is definitely a top hunter.

Not to mention that to the villagers, Chen Sanshi was a scholar who took up hunting because he couldn't make a living.

Word spread quickly, and within half an hour he became famous in several nearby villages.

……

Babao Restaurant.

"The sow weighs three hundred and twenty catties, and each catty costs eighteen cents.

"The cubs are 20 wen per catty, and the five of them add up to a total of 60 catties and 2 ounces.

"The total price is 6964 coins. I'll make the decision for the boss and give you seven taels of silver. If you catch fresh game in the future, don't take it to other families, Little Stone!"

The shopkeeper Liu Hongda waved his hand and threw a money bag directly.

Theoretically, one thousand wen is equal to one tael of silver, but silver is a harder currency and cannot be exchanged at any time, so the exchange rate often increases.

The other party gave money directly, which was obviously a sign of care.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

Chen Sanshi took the purse and felt its heavy weight.

Seven taels of silver!

Not only was there enough tax money, but there was also enough money to buy winter clothes.

"You are really good, kid."

Liu Hongda exclaimed in amazement: "If we continue like this, it won't be long before we can move to the city. If we can learn a few martial arts, we will be able to make a name for ourselves."

"Regarding martial arts schools, does Uncle Liu have any recommendations?"

Now that Chen Sanshi’s current predicament has been resolved, the next thing he has to do is of course start thinking about learning martial arts.

“The most famous martial arts schools in Poyang County are naturally Tianyuan, Tailei, Yunhe, and Zhao’s, but they only recruit disciples at fixed times each year, and it’s too late this year.

“As for me, there is no need for ordinary people like us to go to a big martial arts school. It’s enough to just learn a few moves to scare people.

"If you really want to go to a big martial arts gym, you can ask Shunzi."

"Shunzi?" Chen Sanshi didn't quite understand what he meant.

"This kid has been inviting disciples from the martial arts school to dinner recently. He's just across the street. Look, he just happened to come out."

Liu Hongda pointed behind him.

Opposite the Babao Restaurant, there is a relatively low-end restaurant.

Chen Sanshi turned around and saw Zhang Shun and two young men in white robes walking out of the hotel.

"Brother Shi?"

When Zhang Shun saw him, he immediately left the two young men and ran over, apologetically saying, "Brother, I've been wanting to find you these past two days. What happened last time..."

Chen Sanshi interrupted, "Shunzi, don't worry about me. I have collected enough money."

"Your brother Shi killed a whole litter of wild boars today and earned seven taels of silver from me."

Liu Hongda spoke for him.

"Really?! Brother, you are amazing! How long does it take me to earn seven taels of silver by fishing?"

Shunzi was extremely envious.

But his envy was pure, without any other mixture.

"By the way, this is for you."

Chen Sanshi took out three taels of silver and prepared to pay back the principal and interest.

"I can't have it, bro. I couldn't help you last time."

"Let's be clear, your father's leg treatment also costs money." After a long struggle, Chen Sanshi finally managed to stuff the silver into the other party's pocket and changed the subject, "Are you inviting the martial arts school disciples to dinner?"

"Correct."

Shunzi lowered his voice and said, "I have missed the time for Tailei Martial Arts School to recruit disciples, so I wanted to try my best to see if they can accept me as one more disciple."

He happened to meet two disciples outside the martial arts gym, who offered to say a few good words for him, so he treated them to a meal to get closer to them.

This is already the third meal.

Even though the small restaurant was not as luxurious as the Babao Restaurant, it still cost a lot of money.

"That's it."

Chen Sanshi looked at the two martial arts disciples across the street.

One of them was holding a toothpick in his mouth, while the other was patting his round belly and burping. They seemed impatient and urged, "Xiao Shunzi, what are you doing? Let's go, aren't we going to have some wine? The senior brother I introduced to you is the one that Master values. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Don't be angry, brothers. I'll be right there!"

Zhang Shun hurriedly said goodbye.

Chen Sanshi watched them walk away, and always felt that the eyes of the two martial arts disciples were not very reliable.

"Remind Shunzi to be careful later."

He did not linger any longer, but rushed to the yamen and paid the tax of three taels of silver.

Seeing the tax collector ticking the boxes in the booklet with his own eyes, he finally felt relieved.

"The only one left is Qin..."

"I don't know if he will cause trouble in other ways."

"I have to go home quickly, otherwise Sister Lan will be frightened again."

Chen Sanshi hurried back.

At the doorstep of her house, Gu Xinlan was being chatted with by a few women, all of whom were envious of how powerful her man was.

What? He can read, make money, and is handsome.

In short, when a man can make money, the disadvantages can also be said to be advantages.

"Xinlan, you must hurry up and give birth to a child for your Shi Ge'er!"

"We don't need to worry about that. Xinlan's butt is so big that she can definitely give birth to a son."

"..."

The women were talking to each other, and Lan Jie'er's face turned red.

"Xinlan, look, your man is back."

"Brother Shi!"

Gu Xinlan no longer had the mood to chat, so she trotted over to greet them.

"We're having rabbit tonight."

Chen Sanshi smiled and took out the rabbits that had not been sold.

Gu Xinlan didn't even look at the rabbit, she just reached out and touched it here and there: "How are you, Shi Ge'er, are you okay? I heard wild boars are very fierce!"

Chen Sanshi was stunned for a moment: "It's okay, don't worry."

"Brother Shi, don't provoke such a scary thing next time!"

Gu Xinlan heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that the man was fine, and then helped to get the things on his body: "You must be hungry, I'll go cook."

Chen Sanshi looked at Lan Jie'er's busy back and suddenly felt a special sense of belonging.

He also has a home in this world.

……

After a while, the aroma of food from the kitchen wafted into the air.

Chen Sanshi's stomach was so hungry that it started to flutter.

"Bang bang bang-"

Just as we were about to start eating, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Me! Qin Xiong!"

Hearing this name, Gu Xinlan's face turned pale. She grabbed Chen Sanshi's sleeve and signaled him not to go out to eat.

"It's okay, I'll go take a look."

Chen Sanshi put the kitchen knife behind his waist and went out to greet the guests.

He thought that Qin knew that he had paid all the taxes and would look for new trouble or use force, but the actual situation seemed to be completely the opposite.

Qin Xiong was smiling, holding a pot of the cheapest rice wine in his hand: "Hahahaha, brother!"

Chen Sanshi frowned slightly: "What are you doing?"

"Brother, I'm here to apologize to you!"

While Qin Xiong was talking, he pretended to casually pat the other person's shoulder, but he was actually secretly exerting force, and as a result, the other person did not move.

Damn it!

Where does this guy get so much strength?
He had just returned home today when he heard that a scholar named Chen had brought back a wild boar by himself.

It is autumn now, and wild boars are giving birth and are most aggressive. There have been cases of hunters being eaten by wild boars in the past.

Being able to deal with a wild boar single-handedly is definitely not an easy task.

But this guy is obviously a useless scholar!

Could it be that he was born strong, but just took the wrong path and was delayed?
All in all, Qin Xiong decided to give up on his thoughts about Gu Xinlan.

The fact that he has been able to thrive in the area over the years, raising his younger brother by himself and sending him to the best martial arts school, is not just due to his apparent recklessness.

He knows very well who can be offended and who is not to be offended.

If I really offend a powerful hunter, I will never dare to go up the mountain in my life.

Otherwise, you might get shot in the heart from behind!
As for women, just look for another one!

Chen Sanshi is not easy to bully, there are many people who are easy to bully.

"Brother! We had some misunderstandings before, how about we clear it up in front of the villagers?"

Qin Xiong deliberately raised his voice to attract the neighbors who were cooking at home to come out and watch.

He looked at the other party for a long time without saying anything, and just when he thought that this kid was ungrateful, he finally heard a satisfactory answer.

"Brother Qin is joking."

Chen Sanshi smiled kindly: "I never bear grudges, and what's more, there is no word 'grudge' between us."

"Brother is really generous, worthy of being a scholar."

Qin Xiong put down the wine jar contentedly: "The wine is my apology. I won't bother you anymore."

"Okay, take care, Brother Qin."

After closing the door, Chen Sanshi looked at the recurve bow hanging on the wall.

Write it off?

You took advantage of me when I was in trouble and wanted to destroy my family. Now that you are no longer easy to bully, you just want to send me away?

There is no such a cheap thing in the world!

(End of this chapter)