During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

As he spoke, he slapped his thigh and said resentfully,

"A single pelt is worth ten or so taels of silver! If I had known, I should have called a few hunters to block the wolves' retreat and shoot them. Maybe we could have caught one or two!"

"Now someone else has gotten all the benefits!"

"Who cares!"

The village head's wife withdrew her head, leaned against the kang (heated brick bed), and let out a long yawn. "As long as Ye Youliang's family doesn't get the benefit, it's fine!"

……

Although Ye Qingqing was eager to see the results, she wasn't stupid.

She led Ye Dali all the way to Ye Dazhuang's stronghold, first hiding on a slope, extinguishing the torches, and carefully observing the situation in the distance.

After watching for a long time, no trace of the wolves could be seen, but the howling of wolves gradually faded into the distance.

It was pitch black and Ye Dazhuang was nowhere to be seen, but the faint smell of blood in the air indicated that he had definitely succeeded!

"Big Brother, the wolves have fled into the mountains. Let's go find Brother Dazhuang!"

Emerging from behind the earthen slope, Ye Qingqing pulled Ye Dazhuang along, trudging through the muddy ground as they searched.

I could vaguely see a person squatting on the ground, with clumps of something lying all over the ground, and the person seemed to be looking through them.

Ye Qingqing's heart pounded a few times. She stopped and cautiously called out,

"Big Zhuang? Is that you...?"

"Okay, come here."

Ye Dazhuang stood up, his hawk-like eyes fixed on Ye Qingqing running towards him. "Little..."

"Gulp!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Qingqing tripped hard and fell on her bottom with a startled cry.

"Heart."

Ye Dazhuang's lips twitched. "Be careful."

Ye Qingqing felt as if she were sitting on something furry, warm, soft yet hard. She touched a handful of warm, sticky liquid, and the smell of blood assaulted her nose.

It's a wolf!

Clang... I could almost hear the sound of silver clinking as more than ten taels of silver entered the account!

She rubbed her hands, covered in wolf blood, onto the dead wolf's fur, then jumped up like a spring.

"Big Zhuang, you're amazing! One arrow, one kill!"

and many more!

There was a wolf behind her, but why were there two or three more lying across her?

Ye Qingqing's heart pounded. She blinked and looked down, straining to make out the numbers in the darkness. "1, 2, 3, 4... four, four of them!"

"Holy crap! Big Zhuang, you killed four wolves!"

How fast must your hands be?

Without thirty years of hand speed, how could he have done this?

Six.

Ye Dazhuang raised his hand and said casually, "Those two over there ran a few more steps after they were in the middle."

Ye Qingqing, "..."

The wolf pack charged in, and the range of the arrows was at most thirty meters.

How did he manage to shoot and kill six wolves in such a fleeting moment?

That's amazing! (voice cracks)

"My goodness, Brother Dazhuang, you've shot down six wolves!"

Ye Dali's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared in disbelief at the wolf carcasses scattered everywhere. "You...you're amazing!"

"Big brother, Qingqing, are you alright?"

Ye Dazhuang's face remained expressionless.

In his hazy memory, there seemed to be fragments of hunting; he had once shot wolves like that, but the figures and backs in his memory were extremely blurry.

"It's alright, it's alright. Wolves are afraid of kerosene; they run away as soon as they see fire."

Ye Dali quickly shook his head and said with a simple smile, "Qingqing heard the wolf howl and knew you had hit it. She was worried about you, so she rushed over to check on you."

Ye Qingqing: "Hey, do I need to worry about Brother Dazhuang? I came here just to see how many wolves Brother Dazhuang has taken down!"

"By the way, the remaining wolves didn't attack you, did they?"

Ye Dazhuang shook his head slightly, "No, they suffered a loss and dare not come over."

"That's good, that's good! Brother Dazhuang, you're truly a great contributor to our family!"

Ye Qingqing said happily, "Six wolves, their pelts can sell for at least seventy or eighty taels of silver! My dad was the strategist for this jungle raid, and my older brother and I were the accomplices... ugh, the supports!"

"Big Zhuang, you were the main attacker, and you deserve the most credit. We'll split the profits from selling the hides with you."

Ye Dazhuang simply shook his head, "No need."

Ye Qingqing looked at him with a smile, "Don't be so polite, Brother Dazhuang. You killed the wolf, so you should take half of the silver."

Ye Dazhuang looked up at those smiling eyes and said, "Enough to eat and a place to stay is enough."

Ye Qingqing choked on her breath.

Talking to this kind of taciturn person is a bit of a waste of breath.

However, he only asked for food and lodging and was not greedy, which is quite admirable.

"By the way, how are we going to get those six wolves back?"

Ye Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Big brother, you stay here with Brother Dazhuang and guard the wolves. I'll go home and drive the carriage over."

Because they didn't expect Ye Dazhuang to be able to fight six wolves, they didn't prepare a car.

"Qingqing, let me go."

Ye Dali hurriedly said, "You don't know how to drive a horse-drawn carriage."

Ye Qingqing: "Alright..."

Horses are quite interesting creatures; they recognize people!

Ever since Ye Dali bought it, he has been the one driving the cart, feeding it hay, cleaning the shed, harnessing and unloading the cart, and so the horse has come to love him.

As soon as Ye Dali approached, it snuggled into his arms, snorting and stomping its feet. If anyone else got close, it would kick up its heels!

Ye Dali strode back to the village, leaving Ye Qingqing and Ye Dazhuang staring at each other.

Being with this silent, unassuming person is incredibly boring.

You can talk to him a lot, and he'll just reply with an "um".

"Big Zhuang, how did you manage to take down six wolves?"

"Um, it's nothing."

"Were they shot one arrow at a time? The rate of fire must have been incredibly fast!"

"No, it's not."

"Huh? How did you do that?"

"It's nothing..."

Help……

"Ding-ling-ling..."

"Tap...tap..."

Ye Dazhuang drove the carriage, Li Chunyan sat beside him, and Ye Qingqing and Ye Dazhuang followed beside the carriage, which creaked along.

Just now, when Ye Dazhuang went out, someone asked him what he was doing rushing out so late, but Li Chunyan quickly dismissed the question with a few words.

But on the way back, the truck was carrying six wolves, and the smell of blood wafted into the village all the way.

When the torch was brought over, the men on night watch at the horse-stopping post were dumbfounded; their eyes widened as big as eggs.

Six wolves, their arrows either hitting the center of the forehead, going deep into the throat, or piercing the chest.

Ye Dali can't shoot arrows, let alone Ye Qingqing, who's just a girl. So, all those six wolves were killed by his cousin Ye Dazhuang?

How is it possible for one person to shoot down six wolves?

Wolves are wild beasts, not stones. They can stand still and let you aim, whoosh, snap?

Everyone looked at each other, thinking they were dreaming, and asked incredulously.

"Dali, where did you catch the wolf from?!"

"My goodness, I killed six of them!"

"Is it... is it the pack of wolves that came to our village?"

"Didn't they all run away...?"

……

"They did run away! But my Dali, along with Dazhuang and Erya, chased them all the way to the foot of the mountain before they brought them back!"

Li Chunyan sat atop the cart shaft, chin held high, her expression as proud as a triumphant general returning home.

"Hey, hey, don't touch me! Don't touch me, move aside! Let me tell you, some wolves aren't completely dead yet. If they bite you again, it's not my family's fault!"

No one was willing to let go!

They were all scrambling to touch the wolf pelt; it was worth ten taels of silver!

I heard that wealthy people use it as a mattress, and they can sleep soundly without needing to light a charcoal fire.

Six wolves, and you'll have several dozen taels of silver in no time!

Er Yatou just brought back two big wild boars, why is she turning around and going to hunt wolves again?

No wonder we didn't see any of his family members all night. Everyone thought he was afraid of wolves and was hiding at home.

After all, they are the employers. Even if they don't help out at home, no one else can say anything.

"What are you all looking at? What's all this commotion about?"

Hearing the commotion, the village head wrapped himself in his coat and came out of the house. Seeing Ye Youliang's tall horse in the distance, he cursed angrily.

"After causing a ruckus with the wolves late at night, you're now causing a ruckus with the horses! Do you think that makes it seem like you own a horse?"

He was already filled with envy and jealousy at the sight of these horses. His family couldn't bear to buy even one. Instead, they bought a mule and an ox for the convenience of plowing and driving carts.

A horse costs forty or fifty taels more than a mule!

"Honey, what's that awful smell?"

The village headwoman emerged from her house, sniffed, and said with disgust, "It smells burnt, no, it smells like blood!"

The village head's heart skipped a beat, and a sudden, ominous premonition washed over him...

It's spoiled vinegar!

He had just heard wolves howling and crying out for their parents. Something was wrong. Could it be that his cousin from the Ye family had gone to hunt wolves?

"I'll go take a look!"

The village head quickly pulled his coat tighter and hurried towards the village entrance, where he saw the night watchmen surrounding Ye Youliang's carriage.

When they saw him arrive, everyone waved to him.

"Village head, come quick! Er Ya's family chased them all the way to the foot of the mountain and brought back six wolves!"