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Chapter 11: Danger in the Mountains

Every year during the autumn harvest and the end of the year, the village is always busy.

Every time the manager came, he had to show respect to this black-hearted and greedy man, and at the same time satisfy the requirements of the Pei family, which was really a pain in the ass.

Under the light, Shui Huaiyu looked at the two pheasants, then looked at Chen Dafa who was covered in weeds and mud, and felt very distressed.

"You went to the mountains for a whole day, worked yourself to death, and this is all you got?"

It’s not that Shui Huaiyu dislikes them, it’s just that the two pheasants are not good enough to present, the manager will definitely not be satisfied, and will make more troubles in the future.

Chen Dafa sat on the doorstep, pouring out the mud and sand that hurt his feet in the grass clippings, his rough face tense.

He said in a deep voice: "There is nothing much to be found in the mountains. After running for a day, two of the little ones broke their legs. Tomorrow morning, I will lead people to the mountains again. If we can't hunt any big fish, we will go deeper into the mountains."

Shui Huaiyu covered her stomach and exclaimed, "That's so dangerous!"

There are certainly many jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, but with only a few men, it would still be dangerous even if they brought machetes and axes and set traps.

Chen Dafa turned around and looked at his pregnant wife, who looked thin and haggard under the dim light.

"You still have to go. If you don't go, you'll be driven away and you won't even have a place to stay."

Shui Huaiyu lowered her eyes and pursed her lips.

Chen Dafa hugged his wife and said comfortingly, "Your husband is very capable, it won't be a problem. As for these two chickens, send one to Xiaoniang Xie tomorrow, and call the wives of Daniu and the others to stew the other one together and make soup."

Shui Huaiyu quietly wiped away her tears and asked, "How do I send it to Xiao Niang Xie?"

Chen Dafa's facial muscles trembled twice, and he added, "After all, she is from Pei Mansion, and no one can predict her future."

Although she is not pretty, she has a good family background and a dignified and kind personality.

What if one day, the young master of the Pei family suddenly feels like favoring this woman?

Mother Liu said that you don't have to try to please others, but you must not offend them either.

The next day before dawn, Shui Huaiyu came to the door.

Fu Yu just woke up, rubbed his eyes and asked, "Chicken? What chicken? Did you lose your chicken? We don't have any chickens here, just two wild rabbits."

Shui Huaiyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pointed at the pheasant with its claws tied at her feet.

"This was hunted by my husband and some of my brothers in the mountains. We specially brought it as a gift to thank you, young lady."

Xie Fei had just come from the medicinal garden, with a hoe on his shoulder.

She was also surprised to hear this and said, "Why should you give me this as a gift? You should use it to nourish your body as a pregnant woman. Don't be so pale and thin, and your baby will be so thin and pitiful."

Shui Huaiyu said shyly, "Please accept it. My husband went hunting in the mountains with some friends today."

Xie Fei asked, "Is it for the steward, or for Pei Mansion?"

Shui Huaiyu said tactfully, "There are plenty of game like this in other manors, and the Pei Mansion doesn't like it."

The manager who came here was also the youngest one among all the managers. In order to get some benefits, he squeezed those who were lower down than him to death.

It was even more difficult for Xie Fei to accept the pheasant, but Shui Huaiyu insisted on giving it to him. Despite her bulging belly, she put the pheasant down and ran away.

Looking at the listless pheasant, Xie Fei felt a headache.

She turned her head and shouted to the corner: "Yuan Datou, please build another chicken coop."

It’s better to keep it and talk about it later.

After two days, the atmosphere in the village became somewhat tense.

Fu Yu went out in the morning to dig wild grass for the rabbits. When he came back, his basket was full, but he couldn't feed the rabbits yet.

She put the weeds, still covered with dew, in the sun to dry and said, "It seems that Chen Zhuangtou and his gang went into the mountains to hunt. There has been no news for two days."

Maybe there weren't many prey, so in order to show respect to the steward, they had to go deeper into the mountains. Xie Fei had never been to the mountains, but she knew that the more desolate the place was, the more terrifying wolves, tigers and leopards would appear. If they met one, they would die.

"How many people went? Did they bring weapons?"

Fu Yu said: "Many people don't know, but they go hunting every year, so they must be fully prepared."

This year will be different. Shui Huaiyu is going to give birth to a baby, and there will be two mouths to feed. Besides, Shui Huaiyu is in confinement, so she can't continue to eat coarse food and not even have any oily or meaty food.

Chen Dafa led his men into the deep mountains. If they could get a leopard or a wolf or something, they would present it to the manager as a gift. They could also sell the rest for some silver and share it among the families. That would make life better.

Xie Fei pulled out a few herbs from the winnowing basket and sighed, "It's really not easy."

"That's right." Fu Yu said casually.

After two or three days, even Xie Fei, who never left the house, felt that something was wrong.

Even if you go hunting in the deep mountains, there won't be any movement for so many days.

Shui Huaiyu and Mother Liu were extremely anxious and waited on the mountain road every day, but they never saw any sign of Chen Dafa and his companions returning.

I don’t know if something really happened.

Xie Fei dug up the vegetables in the corner of the yard and asked Fu Yu to deliver them to Shui Huaiyu. Then he tilled the land and planted some of his favorite vegetables.

She was busy when she suddenly heard Fu Yu running back in a hurry, and her scream scared the birds in the tree away.

"It's bad, girl, it's bad, girl!"

Xie Fei straightened up and pounded his waist, "Why are you cursing me so early in the morning?"

Fu Yu rushed in, her chubby face full of anxiety.

"That Chen Zhuangtou is back, but he's going to die!"

Xie Fei's eyes changed slightly.

In the main hall of the manor, the brothers gathered together, but they were helpless against Chen Dafa who was on a simple stretcher.

Chen Dafa is a tall, strong and rough man. He has always been as strong as an ox, and he looks mighty and strong, giving people a sense of security.

But now, his whole body was covered in blood, with not a single intact part. The wound on his abdomen caused by the sharp claws was particularly serious, and even his intestines were flowing out, and were stuffed back by several guys. It was a horrible sight.

The injury was too severe, so the brothers didn't dare to move.

After being carried to the main hall, some people crawled to ask for help from the doctor, while others ran around like headless flies, stamping their feet and rubbing their hands in anxiety.

Mother Liu held Chen Dafa's head in her arms, her hands shaking violently, her rough joints turning white, as if she had aged twenty years in an instant.

A skinny young man with blood all over his head was kneeling beside him, tears streaming down his face.

"It's all my fault. I had set up a trap and hunted a leopard. Brother Dafa said it was time to give it up! But I thought my mother is not in good health and my sister-in-law is sick again. We finally got into the mountains, so I should get some more food to nourish them!"

The young man was full of vigor and vitality. He had never been to the mountains before. He only felt that there were bows, arrows, swords and axes, and that they were just a few men. He was strong and agile, so he was fearless.

If you can hunt a ferocious leopard so easily, why not continue hunting in the mountains and get some game to eat for the people in the village?

He ignored Chen Dafa's obstruction and insisted on going deeper into the jungle, but he encountered a bear.

It was an adult male brown bear, also called a brown bear or a horse bear, or a human bear.

It is incredibly large, several times larger than a buffalo, more than three meters long, and its sharp and heavy claws can crack a thick tree trunk with a swing.

Moreover, its skin is rough and thick, and bows and arrows cannot penetrate the outer layer of fur, and even axes will not leave any marks.

On the contrary, a few men were unable to withstand the attack of the brown bear. Just by being hit by the rocks, they felt dizzy, vomited and had incontinence.

(End of this chapter)