Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 16 Catching Raccoons, Breakthrough

"Tian family?"

"That's right." Chen Yuan quickly said in a very confident tone: "The day before yesterday, Tianchuan stole food and ate at my house, and had a conflict with my two younger brothers. He was beaten to death by my brothers. They must have been holding a grudge and were waiting for an opportunity to take revenge in the mountains."

"How dare you!" The more Chen Laowu thought about it, the more likely it seemed. "Let's go find the Tian family and make them give an explanation!"

"Don't worry, wait for Grandpa to come back and I'll ask him for his advice."

"Okay, when you need us, just give us a shout."

"Thank you for your hard work today, Lao Wu."

"You're welcome. We're all family, so there's no need to be so polite. It's getting late. I'm going home."

"Walk slowly."

When Chen Laowu left, Chen Yuan's expression quickly disappeared, becoming expressionless and even a little resentful.

"Stupid Third Brother, it would have been fine if he died in the mountains, but he also took the Nine Merits Brocade with him. There are many moves and techniques in it that I haven't learned yet. Where can I find this martial arts book now?"

……

Hongshan Village is covered in silver, and the white snow covers the scattered houses.

The heavy snow on the next day showed signs of stopping, and the sun rarely appeared in the sky.

Because of the influence of the Chen family yesterday, many hunters in Hongshan Village had not gone up the mountain to hunt for a day and could no longer wait.

Early in the morning, many villagers either took out their hunting dogs or went up the mountain in groups of two or three with various hunting tools to hunt.

There was a rare moment of noise in Hongshan Village.

Children were playing and laughing, and their laughter echoed in the alley.

Although it was freezing cold, there was a sense of vitality and the atmosphere became lively.

As a child of a poor family, Shen Qing got up early, took some meat to fill his stomach, and then took bran cakes and some hunting supplies and went up the mountain before others.

Still alone.

Shen Er and other tribesmen had taken him out several times before, but his hunting skills were average, and not only did they have to share some of the prey with him every time, but he was also a bit of a burden.

Gradually, no one was willing to take him with them.

He always went up the mountain to hunt alone.

As his hunting skills improved day by day, he was now capable of handling it by himself and was not worried.

Relying on his excellent hunting skills, Shen Qing successfully caught a wild pheasant and two mountain rabbits not long after going up the mountain.

"Huh? Is this a raccoon dog?"

While hunting in the woods, Shen Qing was pleasantly surprised to find traces of a raccoon dog.

The fur of the raccoon dog is unique in color, extremely glossy, and thick and soft in texture. It is the first choice for wealthy families in the county to make luxurious clothing.

Not only can it be sewn into a leather robe that is warm and shows status, it can also be used as accessories such as shawls and scarves. The exquisite raccoon fur is also used for decoration, spread on the throne or hung on the wall.

Worth the high price in winter!
Generally, they can be sold for six or seven taels of silver. They are the main hunting targets of hunters in winter, second only to foxes and martens.

It's a huge windfall.

It looks like this raccoon's tracks are heading deep into the mountains.

Seeing that it was still early, Shen Qing hesitated for a while and thought that he could try to catch it.

"My skills are enough to feed my elder sister and me. Now that I am proficient in the Nine Merits Brocade, my Qi and blood have increased, so I can withstand some risks."

"So I just got a little bolder and went a few miles into the mountains to hunt this raccoon dog."

"If you can catch one, even if it's not as good as a mountain delicacy, you can still make a few thousand dollars."

"We are all hunters. We live off the land and our skills. Even if I catch one or two by chance, I can catch them and no one will say anything."

Shen Qing knew in his heart that for a hunter like him with no foundation, it was not a good thing to suddenly get rich.

I can get it, but I can’t keep it.

However, relying on the ink-and-wash panel, Jiugongjin will continue to break through sooner or later and reach the state of perfect Qi and blood.

It won’t be long before he surpasses Chen Yuan.

There is no need to be afraid of anything.

"I can kill people, so what's wrong with hunting a raccoon?" Shen Qing quickly made up his mind and followed the traces in the mountains towards a forest deep in the mountains.

His hunting skills had already made great progress. He could easily identify the traces left by raccoon dogs on the ground and knew the whereabouts and habits of raccoon dogs.

After walking for almost half an hour, Shen Qing suddenly stopped, looked somewhere sharply, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

He found a hidden little hole, which was the den of a raccoon dog.

Shen Qing carefully took out some thin wires and began to carefully set up the trap.

He used the surrounding branches and snow as camouflage, placed some mice as bait near the cave entrance, and gently sprinkled some special poison powder.

After completing the arrangements, Shen Qing hid behind a big tree and waited quietly.

Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly, there was a rustling sound coming from the cave entrance, and a chubby, furry little raccoon poked its head out.

It blinked its big watery eyes and looked around curiously.

Seeing the little raccoon enter the trap, Shen Qing was secretly delighted.

After a while, the little raccoon was really knocked out by the poison powder and fell softly into the snow pile.

"It's done!"

Shen Qing didn't expect that the poison left by the Chen family was so powerful that he could get it so easily.

He ran over quickly, put the little raccoon dog in his pocket with satisfaction, and grinned.

"I really picked up a windfall this time! Although this raccoon is a little small, it can still be sold for five or six thousand dollars. It is equivalent to the five or six months of hard work of the hunters like my uncle. We are rich!"

……

When we got home, it was still early.

Shen Qing took all the prey of the day back home and did not show it off to others.

He tied up the raccoon dog that was worth thousands of dollars, took some ice cubes, and stuffed it at the bottom of the jar without even telling Shen Fang.

After dealing with it a little, Shen Qing took the book and the pheasant and went to Zhang Shuyuan's house with great interest.

"Sir, I'm here to learn today's characters."

Walking into the room, Shen Qing behaved very respectfully, as if he really regarded Zhang Shuyuan as a teacher.

Zhang Shuyuan felt very benefited from this kind of respect.

Zhang Shuyuan raised his eyelids and saw Shen Qing holding a large pheasant in his hand, and was immediately surprised.

He was very clear about Shen Qing's situation. Now he actually took the whole one, which made him couldn't help but pinch himself secretly.

This child is already pitiful, and he still takes other people's things like this.

Damn it.

But now that I'm here, it would be a shame to refuse.

Therefore, he became extremely serious in teaching Shen Qing next, which was completely different from his casual attitude of the previous day.

"Read and write down everything you learned yesterday."

"Yes."

Shen Qing followed Zhang Shuyuan's instructions and did everything he asked.

As a result, Shen Qing's performance exceeded Zhang Shuyuan's expectations, and he immediately taught him the next sixteen words.

After studying for more than an hour, combined with the hard work of last night and this morning, Shen Qing discovered that the ink characters in his sight had undergone new changes.

[Skill: Reading and spelling (beginner)]

[Progress: 101/100 points]

[Status: Upgradable]

[Note: Acquiring this skill can help you master reading and writing skills. Continuous practice can help you break through the realm, and there is a certain probability that you will awaken the talent of "memorizing at a glance". ]

Shen Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he felt slightly happy.

"breakthrough!"

(End of this chapter)