The adults were still feeling sorry that the leopard could not be left intact, but the three Xu Yue brothers and sisters were overjoyed.
"Dad, are you going to eat leopard meat tonight?" Xu Yue asked expectantly.
Xu Da helplessly glanced at the three brothers and sisters, and the three pairs of dark eyes looked at him eagerly.
Especially Xu Dalang, who threatened to beat you up if you don't give his sister leopard meat. Who can resist this?
"Eat, eat!" Xu Da nodded painfully, as if he was cutting his flesh.
But the three Xu Yue brothers and sisters didn't care about him. They stared eagerly at the leopard on the ground, eager to eat it right away.
"They are all reincarnations of starving ghosts. I don't know what evil I did in my previous life to deserve this..."
Xu Da sighed, beeping and carrying the leopard as he walked towards the stream down the mountain.
Mrs. Wang funnyly clicked on the three Xu Yue brothers and sisters from the air, and together with Wang Dayou, they picked up the other small prey that had died in the Taoist temple but had not yet been picked up, and walked towards the creek following Xu Dayou.
The collected prey is first strung up with straw ropes, and then two tree poles are cut to make poles. One string is hung on one end, and then the prey can be picked up and walked away.
Those who were still alive were tied up with straw ropes and bagged up in a net made from the bark of the papermulberry tree, which was another load.
The most important leopard, Xu Da specially turned it over and rolled up the fur side, and wrapped it with two pieces of rabbit skin so that no one could tell what kind of fur it was. Then it was strung together with a bunch of ordinary skins.
The remaining meat is much easier to handle. Wrap it in wide leaves and put it in a mesh bag. It is still impossible to tell what kind of animal meat it is.
After hiding in this way and making preparations, the two families tasted a pot of leopard meat together, filled their stomachs and went to bed early.
The next day, Xu Yue was woken up by her father while she was sleeping. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the sky outside the Taoist temple was pitch black, without even a single starlight. It might have been like two or three o'clock in the morning.
Tong used newly made wooden bowls to distribute the cooked millet and chicken porridge to Xu Yue's children, and told them to eat more, so that they would have the strength to go on the road.
Because the adults all had to carry their things, except for the young man from the Wang family who was still unsteady, everyone else had to walk by themselves.
After several children had finished their breakfast, Wang, Xu Da and Wang Da respectively picked up the prey that had been packed early. They held the pole steady with one hand and lit the torch with the other, leading the children and set off in the night.
Autumn was deep and dewy, and after getting off the official road, there were a lot of weeds on the roadside. Xu Yue was short, and her clothes were wet. She was hot and sweaty, and the wind blew, which made her feel cold.
Miraculously, she didn't catch a cold.
The sky gradually grew brighter, and the outline of the small town at the foot of the mountain gradually appeared.
Before entering the town, the two families stopped by the river to wash their faces and hands, tidy up their clothes, and make themselves presentable.
Otherwise, with such a refugee-like image, I am afraid that I will be kicked out as a refugee before I even reach the city gate.
Although they are real refugees, their current goal is to sell their prey, so it is still necessary to maintain a positive image.
Maybe it's because the town is too small, there are only two yawning officials guarding the city wall, lazily leaning on the city gate.
Seeing Xu, the Wang family came over, looked them over first, and then began to interrogate them.
Xu Da lied and claimed that he and others were nearby villagers who had hunted some game in the mountains two days ago and planned to sell it in the city.
Perhaps it was because the household registration management in this era was loose, and the two officials did not even need the household registration certificates of the two families. They just casually said this. Seeing that they were indeed here to sell prey, they nodded and let them go.
There are no admission fees or anything like that.
But all the officials in Daqing have the same problem, they like to take advantage of others.
Although there was no entry fee, the two officials naturally pulled a rabbit from Wang Dayou's burden and watched them enter the city with a smile.
Xu Da had expected this to happen early on. Seeing that the two of them just took a rabbit each and didn't do anything more extreme, he just let them go.
Looking at the looks of these officials, we can tell that the entire Daqing Kingdom is rotten to the core.
Two rabbits were lost, and the two families successfully entered the city.
The town is not big, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk down one street, but there are quite a lot of people living in the town, and the small town can afford to open an inn.
Xu Da didn't want to waste too much time on the townspeople who seemed to have poor living conditions, so he went directly to the inn to find the owner.
It would be best if you can get rid of all the prey in hand. If not, there is no rush to sell the bulk here first and sell the rest slowly.
When it comes to socializing, Xu Yueqiang doesn’t even support him, so he just obeys his father!
Before and after the time travel, she had never seen anyone more deceptive than her father.
From entering the inn to leading the smiling innkeeper out to look at the goods, it didn't take more than two minutes.
"Look at it, Mr. Zhu. They are all freshly hunted prey. These are more expensive when they are still alive. We have also cleaned up the rest. If Mr. Zhu wants to leave, the price can be lower. Just treat it as if we are acquaintances."
Do you think the fate of the field is feasible?"
The innkeeper surnamed Zhu looked at all the prey on his load. He seemed to have no interest in pheasants and hares. His eyes lingered repeatedly on the white fox.
Obviously he was attracted by the snow-white fur of the fox.
When Xu Da saw it, he immediately came to a "bundle" sale, buying fox and giving rabbit meat, which was so generous that Boss Zhu could hardly believe it.
"Brother Xu, you..." Aren't you going to lose money?
Boss Zhu seemed to want to ask this, but felt that he would be passive if he asked this question, so he hesitated.
Xu Da looked like he and I had known each other since the first meeting. "It is a great kindness that Mr. Zhu is willing to take it away. I dare not ask for more."
At the same time, he winked at Wang Dayou. Wang Dayou understood and immediately carried the fox and all the rabbits and pheasants to the store alive and dead.
He is not that honest and stupid person who is too embarrassed to speak loudly. He used to be a blacksmith in the village and came into contact with a variety of people, and he has gained some cleverness through experience.
He immediately smiled and asked a man dressed as a waiter in the store where the kitchen was, and went straight to the kitchen to pick the hare and pheasant.
Finally, he picked up the fox and carefully placed it on the counter in the hall.
Several customers, like businessmen, were kneeling on the straw mats in the store. When they saw the fox's shiny white skin, they immediately grabbed Wang Dayou and asked him if he still had it.
Wang Dayou thought of the remaining rabbit skin and took him directly outside the inn.
Although they have not been processed, they are all good skins peeled off by the Xu family's wife herself. She takes them back and packs them up. Winter is coming soon and they can be resold at a good price.
The man Wang Dayou brought out was a knowledgeable person. When he saw the whole rabbit skin, although he didn't like the fox so obviously, he felt a little disappointed in his heart, but he couldn't control his hands and started picking.
Boss Zhu, who was still surprised by Xu Da's generosity, took a look and thought about the white fox on the counter who hadn't paid yet. He said nothing and signaled Xu Da to wait while he took the money!
