Chapter 225: The Happy Life of the Xiangshan Family
"Let's go, close the net." Seeing the sun setting, Mao Qi stood up and said confidently.
"Close the net now?" Xiangdan was a little doubtful. This trap had only been set for less than an hour. Can there be any harvest? Even the best hunter in Xiangxiang Village cannot guarantee a harvest in such a short period of time.
Seeing that Mao Qi was confident, Xiangdan had no choice but to follow him dubiously. Xiangdan really underestimated Mao Qi, or he had never seen what it means to be a hunter. Hunting wild boars and goats was just an introductory course for Mao Qijue.
That’s it, it’s not difficult at all.
Five traps were used to harvest 3 wild boars and 2 goats, with an initial estimate of at least 1,000 kilograms of clean meat. Xiangdan’s expression of surprise was always on his face, and he was excited to harvest the prey. His admiration for Mao Qi reached its peak in an instant.
To him, Mao Qi's hunting skills are simply magical.
Despite his young age, Xiangdan was quite tall and very strong. At this moment, he wanted to carry all the prey on his shoulders. In the end, he had no choice but to let Mao Qi Gang carry a goat.
"Mom, I'm back!" the excited Xiangdan shouted before she even got home.
"Here it comes, the water is ready!" Hearing Xiangdan's voice, Zhuer felt a hint of joy in her heart. When she thought of Maoqi, she felt like she was looking forward to her husband's coming.
"Sister, how did you know to boil water?" Xiangdan put the wild boar and goat on the ground, wiped the sweat from his face, and asked in surprise.
"You talk a lot, you guys need to rest for a while, I'm going to..." Zhu'er said as she filled the basin with water, feeling happy in her heart. When she turned her head, she didn't see Mao Qi, but instead saw a mountain of prey.
The whole person was stunned instantly.
"Oh my god! I can't see it!" Zhu'er sighed in disbelief as she looked at the prey laid out all over the floor. She was originally going to give Mao Qi and Xiang Dan some hot water to scald their feet, but at this time the basin had fallen to the ground.
At his feet, hot water was poured all over the ground.
Hearing the sound of the basin falling, Xiangshan and Zhu Xiu thought something had happened and ran out quickly. They saw Mao Qi putting the goat in his hand on the ground.
The scene in front of him was like a dream. Zhu Xiu stretched out his hand and pinched Xiangshan hard. He didn't come back to his senses until he heard Xiangshan's cry of pain. The harvest had already exceeded Zhu Xiu's expectation. And Xiangxiang
Shan couldn't believe it. In just half a day, Mao Qi collected half the grain tax for half a year.
Some sharp-eyed neighbors saw that Xiangshan's house was still brightly lit at night and couldn't help but come to find out. When they saw Zhu Xiu and Zhu'er busy cleaning up the prey, they all started to help out with envy. Zhu Xiu didn't either.
Being stingy, he treated the helpful neighbors with good mutton.
The next day, the news that the Xiangshan family had raised enough grain taxes spread like wildfire, and soon spread throughout Xiangxiang Village.
"Zhu'er, I, I want to borrow some grain tax." An aunt next door said to Zhu'er anxiously.
In fact, my aunt usually helps me a lot, but when I think of my mother's indifference when she begged her for help a few days ago, I feel uncomfortable.
"Auntie, my family has just raised enough grain taxes and has nothing extra. You also heard what the Hutou village defense said that day, if we can't pay the grain taxes, we will be demoted as slaves." Seeing Zhuer's hesitation.
, Zhu Xiu declined politely.
After hearing Zhu Xiu's answer, the aunt next door became silent and turned around to leave.
"Mom, we should help the aunt, she is usually quite good." Seeing the disappointed expression on the aunt's face when she turned around, Pearl's unhappiness turned into sympathy.
"Zhu'er, I also want to help her, but how can we help her in our current situation?" Zhu Xiu consoled her.
Zhu Xiu's words did make sense, but Zhu'er always felt that Xiang Qi must have a way, but she swallowed her words again. When she thought of Xiang Qi, Zhu'er's heartbeat speeded up unconsciously, and her ears also felt hot.
Xiangqi was the temporary name given by Zhu Xiu to the amnesiac Maoqi.
"Xiangdan, the deer pig beast is the stupidest among the first-order monsters. Let's operate on it, and then I will teach you how to hunt the tiger and leopard beast." Mao Qi felt that Xiangdan had a very high hunting talent, and was going to teach him some real skills.
Give him hunting skills.
Xiangdan was very excited along the way. When he heard that he was going to hunt a first-order monster, he jumped even more excitedly. "Brother Xiangqi, you don't know that in Xiangxiang Village, meat also has different qualities. The higher the quality, the more valuable it is."
, and the quality depends on the level of the prey. If you can capture a first-level monster, one pound of meat will equal ten pounds of meat from ordinary prey such as wild boars and goats, and the second-level monster will be 10 times that of the first level.
By analogy, no one in Xiangxiang Village has hunted or killed monsters above level three for generations."
"Really? Then we will hunt and kill a third-level monster." Mao Qi said confidently.
But Mao Qi's words shocked Xiangdan. The third-level monsters were not only ferocious, but also cunning. If they were not careful, they might become their food.
Mao Qi taught it very carefully, and Xiangdan studied it very seriously. Just in the afternoon, he actually killed a first-level deer and pig monster.
"Brother Xiangqi, you are so awesome. These 300 kilograms of deer pork are equivalent to 3,000 kilograms of ordinary meat. With you here, Xiangxiang Village doesn't have to worry about food taxes." Xiangdan looked at the deer in front of him.
Pig, said excitedly.
"You want to share the meat with others?" Mao Qi's face darkened and his tone was unhappy.
"Brother Xiangqi, in fact, the uncles and aunts in the neighbors in Xiangxiang Village are very kind, but because the food tax is too heavy, so..." Xiangdan knew what Mao Qi meant, but he still said it stubbornly
What’s in your heart.
"You caught these prey, you can divide them how you want. Xiangdan, the way to survive requires great justice." Mao Qi's tone changed and he said with joy.
"Dayi, what is righteousness?" Xiangdan breathed a sigh of relief and asked doubtfully.
"Dayi, what you want to do is righteousness. In today's world, only unity and mutual help can have hope of survival." Mao Qi sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"Brother Xiangqi is the most righteous." Xiangdan said with some understanding. As he spoke, he carried the deer and pig on his shoulders.
"Xiangdan, what are you doing? Don't you want to hunt tigers and leopards?" Mao Qi asked seductively.
"I want to!" Xiangdan put the deer and pig beast on the ground and said a little excitedly but also a little nervously.
Mao Qi smiled slightly and began to explain the essentials to Xiang Dan. At the same time, he used local materials and roasted a piece of fine venison. The Xiang Dan was so satisfying. After a full meal, Xiang Dan suffered from meat aches under Mao Qi's guidance.
They used deer and pigs as bait and set up a complex trap area under the cover of night.
After finishing his work, he found a big rock in the center of the trap and lay down.
"Brother Xiangqi, if tigers and leopards really come, wouldn't we also be in danger?" Xiangdan was lying on the stone, but his heart was beating hard.
"If tigers and leopards are really attracted, only here is safe, and only if we are here, tigers and leopards will be fooled." Mao Qi said calmly.
"Well, then we are also bait." Xiangdan sat up from the stone, his voice full of fear. But he still controlled his emotions forcefully.
"Xiangdan, if you want to become a real hunter, you need not only rich skills, but also courage. When you face a ferocious beast, only if you have courage can you have a chance to defeat it. The same is true for being a human being." Mao Qi.
His tone was extremely serious.
Mao Qi taught through words and deeds, allowing Xiangdan to slowly calm down, and then lay back on the stone, reflecting on the skills and teachings he learned today.
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"Mom, it's so late, why haven't Xiangdan and the others come back yet?" Pearl, who was not sleepy, asked anxiously.
"How about we go find them?" Zhu Xiuye said worriedly.
"Why are you so anxious? I hunted in the past, and it didn't last for several days or nights. I was already in such a panic in less than a night." Xiangshan wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't control his tone. He was glared at by Zhu Xiu fiercely.
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"Otherwise, I'll go find Uncle Xiang and the others for help." Zhu'er was still worried and stood up and said.
"Let's wait. Your dad is right. For a hunter, spending the night outside is normal." Zhu Xiu took a deep breath and said.
Although Mao Qi gained a lot from his first trip, Zhu Xiu and Zhu Er still regarded Mao Qi as a child, because Mao Qi didn't look very old, and they were afraid that neither he nor Xiang Dan had any experience sleeping outside.
, that’s why I’m worried.
In a daze, Xiangdan suddenly heard a thunderous roar. He was so frightened that he quickly turned over and sat up. His hands holding the hunting fork were already sweating. However, he saw Mao Qi squatting beside him with his hands bent.
His eyes were fixed on the left front, and he seemed to have woken up a long time ago.
"Xiangdan, the prey has taken the bait." Seeing Xiangdan wake up, Mao Qi said slightly excitedly.
"Brother Xiangqi, is it a tiger or leopard?" Xiangdan asked nervously.
"Yes. It looks like it should be a level three tiger and leopard beast." Mao Qi nodded and replied.
The third-level tiger and leopard beast was like a beast pressing heavily on Xiangdan's heart, and even breathing became extremely difficult. Then the roars continued, which made Xiangdan's ears hurt and his head felt dizzy.
"Xiangdan, that guy was fooled." Mao Qi said excitedly.
The overly nervous Xiangdan closed his mouth and followed Maoqi closely. However, Maoqi did not comfort Xiangdan too much, because if he wanted to truly overcome his fear, he had to rely on himself.
The two of them, one behind the other, slowly approached the tiger and leopard beast.
Before daybreak, the Hutou village defense led a group of people to Xiangxiang Village. As soon as they entered the village, they shouted to their men, "If anyone fails to pay the grain tax on time today, we will take them all away."
After saying that, he went straight to Xiangshan's house and was about to show off his power. Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiu raised enough food taxes.
Hu Tou, who had just dreamed of begging for mercy from Xiangshan and having Zhu Er volunteer for his life, had his dream shattered in an instant. Unwilling to let Zhu Er go, Hu Tou even went out of his way to confirm it.
"Xiangshan, you dare to commit fraud." After confirmation, Hutou frowned and said viciously. "You have ten minutes to pay another 30 kilograms, otherwise, your whole family will be demoted as slaves."
"30 pounds..." the surveyor on the side asked doubtfully.
"I said 30, just 30. This is the punishment for fraud." Hu Tou said forcefully.
In fact, the grain tax paid by the Xiangshan family was only less than half a catty, which was in compliance with the grain tax regulations. The reason why Hutou wanted to make things difficult for the Xiangshan family was because his bad temper had not come out. Unwilling to do so, Hutou decided in his heart that the Xiangshan family
You will no longer be able to spend excess food taxes, and you will be able to achieve your goals by then.
Looking at the ferocious look of the tiger's head, Zhu Xiu cursed in his heart: "The shameless bully will die sooner or later."
"Take them all away for me." Seeing that the other party was stunned on the spot, Hutou felt that his goal was about to be achieved. He raised his hand and shouted loudly.
Before she finished speaking, Pearl limped out and took out a basin of meat and handed it to the surveyor. Then she said briefly: "The measurement is done, just a little more."
Looking at the measurement result of 53 pounds, Hutou opened his mouth, but couldn't find a reason to vent, so he had to curse and turn around and leave.
"Damn it, Pearl, you bitch, one day, I have to have a taste of it." When he turned around, he didn't forget to use his eyes to take advantage of her.
After a night of stalemate with the tiger and leopard beast, every time the tiger and leopard beast calmed down a little, it would be irritated by Mao Qi. At this time, the exhausted tiger and leopard beast was quietly lying on the ground, entangled by several thick ropes.
Its vital parts were tightened tighter and tighter; two clamps clamped its legs tightly, and several sharp short sticks were inserted deeply into its abdomen and legs.
Mao Qi and Xiang Dan were not in a hurry to take action. Both sides were waiting for the opportunity to take action.??