On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

There was no need for Xiao Xiao to look for him. Boss Xiao and the others rushed over one after another when they heard the cry.

"Are these deer cubs?" After hearing San'er say that these were called wild muntjacs, Boss Xiao also punched him excitedly: "Just put these two wild muntjacs into the basket, and cover them with some bamboo leaves. They saw it."

"I'll hire a mule cart later in Houzhai Village..."

Thinking that renting a mule cart would cost four hundred cents for a round trip, he changed his mind again: "Rent an ox cart into the city and sell it to the inn where we stayed."

Jiang Yu took them to the inn, and the shopkeeper also knew Jiang Yu and treated them very politely.

If they accept it, they will save themselves the trouble.

Even if their inn doesn't accept them, then I can tell them my destination by accident.

Then when Jiang Yu comes back and inquires, he will know where they live.

Xiao Xiao also thought about the price of the mule cart. After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Since we are going to be hunters, the mule cart is still indispensable."

The main reason is that I have owned a mule cart and enjoyed the convenience of having my own car, but now I am not used to walking long distances on my legs.

"If you rent a car frequently, not only will it arouse suspicion, but renting a car is also expensive."

Boss Xiao sighed: "I just happened to go to the city to sell game and ask about the price of the mule cart."

Xiao Xiao also knew that he didn't have much money in his hand, so he leaned over and whispered: "Dad, I will sponsor you to buy a car for ten taels."

The main reason is that Mr. Xiao loves face. When they bought a house, Xiao Xiu and his sisters asked them to pay ten taels of silver each, but he refused: "You don't need to worry about this small amount of money."

Now he wants to buy a mule cart, but he doesn't have much money, so he hesitates.

Xiao Xiao was quite open-minded. It was originally a windfall. Someone once said that windfall should not be kept.

This is not my hard-earned money, so it doesn't hurt to use it.

It's a pity that she used to be a person who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and now she wonders if she didn't spend all the windfall money as soon as possible, which is why she was so unlucky.

Xiao Xiu and Xiao Lian were not to be outdone, and each offered him ten taels of silver to buy a mule cart.

This made Xiao Dalang next to him take a breath. All his sisters were suddenly so rich. Isn't it very stressful for him, a man with only three yuan and eight copper coins in his savings?

After a moment's thought, he understood that the money in the hands of the Xiao sisters probably came from the Sheng family, but he was not prepared to tell his family.

That's the money they exchanged for their lives.

And whether it's buying a house or a mule cart, they can benefit from it.

Now he began to regret that he was too timid on the road and did not follow him into the Sheng Mansion to help him, otherwise he would be able to fish in troubled waters.

Although he was timid at first, he killed people and saw blood when he was escaping from Cangshan County.

When it comes to life and death, killing people is not particularly scary.

Now that everything has settled down, killing is illegal, so he can only kill a few more prey.

Suddenly, he seemed to have grasped the key point. Looking at the pool and the pheasants on the ground, he said excitedly: "Uncle, Third Sister and the others caught wild muntjacs here. Do wild animals like to come here to drink water?"

"Or did you smell blood?"

"I want to continue to wait and see."

Boss Xiao was very satisfied with his nephew's performance: "Okay, then be careful, let's go first." He tied the deer with vines, used the stick as a pole, and carried it down the mountain.

Xiao Lian used a stick to pick up nearly ten long worms, which made Xiao Xiao's body get goosebumps just looking at them. He simply walked in the front and kept out of sight.

Maybe she had bad luck when she entered the mountains. She walked for more than an hour and didn't see any pheasants or rabbits.

Now when we were going down the mountain, our luck was unexpectedly good. We actually found Mother Rabbit grazing outside with a bunch of hares. She and Xiao Xiu caught them all with their sharp eyesight and quick hands.

After stuffing everything into the cloth bag, I continued walking down and encountered two colorful male pheasants fighting.

They were so engrossed in the fight that they didn't notice the humans invading their territory, and were accidentally captured alive by the humans.

Boss Xiao behind was also shocked: "It seems that we can really earn a family fortune by hunting. I didn't expect that there are so many game animals in the mountains here in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Why don't any of the people in the village come to hunt?"

It doesn't look like the people in the village are very wealthy. They are so greedy for life and afraid of death that they dare not go into the mountains.

But he can't. In order to eat meat and earn money, he dares to go into the mountains even if there are tigers on them.

Xiao Xiao was also very happy: "Hunting is particularly rewarding."

They say it’s easier to go up a mountain than it is to go down.

This is quite reasonable, especially when you are carrying prey when going down the mountain, you need to be more careful.

So by the time they arrived at the edge of the bamboo forest, it was already the end of noon.

Xiao Laoer had already bought a lot of snake repellent and sprinkled it around, and sawed down three large bamboos very diligently.

Boss Xiao first stuffed two wild muntjacs, pheasants and hares into a large basket, and then used a machete to chop some bamboo leaves to cover the basket.

Xiao Lian, who was carrying a bunch of long worms, was asked to walk in front to attract everyone's attention.

When they returned to the village, it happened that the people had had lunch, rested for a while, and went to work in the fields with hoes. They saw a large bunch of long worms that Xiao Lian was carrying, and she got goosebumps all over her body. pimple.

Boss Xiao took the opportunity to complain that there were too many snakes and insects in the bamboo forest, and they sprinkled a lot of snake repellent but it didn't work.

The people thought to themselves: If there weren't so many snakes and insects over there, and they had bitten several people to death, how could it be your turn?

Some people admire the Xiao family's courage for actually daring to kill so many longworms.

Some people turned around and went home, again sternly telling the women at home to take care of their children and never go to the bamboo forest.

Although everyone knows that the bamboo forest is dangerous, but now seeing so many long worms with their own eyes, the bamboo forest has become a life-threatening no-go zone from now on.

Coincidentally, Xu Laosan and his family are all back today.

Of his three sons, the eldest and second are all married, and the youngest son is Lao Laizi, who is only seventeen years old this year.

It is said that the youngest son and grandson are the pet peeves of the old man.

Xu Laosan and his wife love their younger son especially, and they both feel that the girls in the village are not worthy of their son, and Xu Sanlang also has high vision, which is why he has not yet gotten married at this age.

Now Xu Sanlang saw Xiao Lian carrying a bunch of long worms without changing his expression. He trembled all over and took his mother's hand and said, "Mom, that girl is brave and good-looking. Can I marry her?"

For the first time, Mrs. Xu suspected that something was wrong with her precious son: "Aren't you most afraid of those soft, cold-blooded animals? Aren't you afraid that you will have nightmares if you marry her?"

Xu Sanlang plausibly said: "I am afraid, so I have to find a woman who is not afraid. If I see snakes and insects on the road in the future, let her pick them away."

In the countryside, there are fields everywhere. When he goes out in the morning and evening in the summer, he often sees snakes and insects on the field ridges and on the road, which makes him not want to go out in the summer.