Murong Jianye nodded upon hearing this. Since Li Youde didn't know his name, that was fine.
With spring plowing approaching, if he wanted to recruit soldiers, he'd better wait until it was over.
"Okay, when you see him again, ask him if he's interested in serving under me."
His family had sent Murong Jianye to gain military merit, and now, he was in charge of logistics.
Recruiting soldiers was, of course, one of his responsibilities. Skilled archers were even more scarce, so he naturally wanted to recruit one when he saw one.
"Okay, I'll be sure to pass on your message."
"Then there's nothing for you here. You can leave."
After Li Youde left, Murong Mingyue changed her attitude and began to flirt with Murong Jianye.
"Brother, just let me go to Liangzhou City."
"No, my father specifically told me you must return in a few days. Besides, Lin Weichen has married into the Yun family of Liangzhou City. Why would you go to him?"
Previously, Murong Jianye hadn't said he was worried his sister would be upset and do something stupid.
But now that she was about to jump into the fire pit, Murong Jianye couldn't care less.
As expected, Murong Mingyue was devastated when she heard that Lin Weichen was already married.
"Brother, you're lying to me. Brother Weichen and I have an agreement. He will marry me."
"Murong Mingyue, when have I ever lied to you? If you don't believe me, just go ask people on the street. You're not a child anymore. Stop being so willful."
Murong Jianye put a piece of barbecue into his sister's bowl.
"After you know the truth, go play in the city for a few days to relax. I'll send someone to take you back when the time comes."
Since her brother had never lied to her, this story was likely true. But she still refused to believe it. She ran away in tears without even eating the meat.
"Oh, it's all my parents' fault for spoiling her."
"What a pity for this plate of meat."
He followed after him.
..
At this time, in the back mountain of Qingshi Village,
Ye Ming came down from the tree only after seeing that the wild boar was completely dead.
The snow below the tree was covered with blood. The wild boar, riddled with arrows, collapsed only after bleeding profusely.
"This wild boar is incredibly stubborn! If it weren't for the sturdiness of this tree, I might have been knocked off my feet and forced into a hand-to-hand fight."
It wasn't just the big boar; the smaller ones were equally impressive.
If the big one hadn't died, the remaining smaller ones probably wouldn't have run away.
"It was a bit dangerous, but at least it was a good harvest! One big boar and five smaller ones."
"It's a shame I didn't have enough arrows, otherwise I could have killed a few more."
As Ye Ming spoke ,
he began to collect his spoils. After storing all the prey in his system, Ye Ming began to head back.
The recent battle had likely alerted the larger creatures in the mountains, making further progress dangerous.
It was getting late; waiting until dark would have been even more troublesome.
On his way back, Ye Ming encountered no other prey.
However, today's trophy was already substantial. These six wild boars alone were worth dozens of taels of silver,
enough to start a small business.
When Liu Qiang returned with his prey, Ye Ming was already waiting at the intersection.
Liu Qiang, smug about his two rabbits,
was stunned when he saw Ye Ming's pile of wild boars.
Liu Qiang had been thinking of giving Ye Ming a rabbit if he didn't kill any, but now it seemed unnecessary.
"Ye Ming, how did you kill so many wild boars?"
Wild boars are not to be trifled with. Before the autumn harvest, they come down the mountain to steal crops.
It takes seven or eight people with sticks to chase them away.
"Hehehe, just lucky."
"I just happened to see this litter of wild boars while walking in the mountains."
"I just took them down."
Liu Qiang's mouth twitched after hearing this. What does "taken down" mean?
Even if there were three or four more, he wouldn't have dared to provoke such a large wild boar.
"That's impressive."
"Alright, Brother Qiang, it's getting late. Let's go back."
Liu Qiang was simply envious, consoled by the fact that Ye Ming had suffered for nearly twenty years.
Now that I'm lucky, I deserve to live a good life.
My harvest today is not too bad, and I can exchange it for several taels of silver.
"Do you need me to help you get some of that?"
Ye Ming waved his hand.
"It's just this little bit."
For Ye Ming's body, it wouldn't be too heavy to get more.
The main problem is that it's not easy to carry.
So Ye Ming carried the big wild boar, and the little wild boar grabbed its tail and walked back.
"I almost forgot, Ming brother is stronger than an ox."
Today Ye Ming went back earlier than last time. The village women who were digging grass roots and sweet potatoes on the back mountain had not returned yet.
He Chunhua, who had no harvest, saw Ye Ming.
"Good guy, isn't that a fool? How did he get so many things again. No, I have to tell Wang Da Jiao and let her share some of the benefits with me."
As she said that, He Chunhua carried the empty bamboo basket and hurried to Wang Da Jiao's house.
"Mom, did this biased Liu Qiang know that we were coming to look for him and was deliberately avoiding us?"
Wang Da Jiao, who had been freezing outside Liu Qiang's house for half a day, was also very depressed.
"How do you know?"
"Didn't he say he was going hunting with Ye Ming? He will go to Liu Qiang's house to look for him later."
Wang Zhaodi, who was freezing and still hadn't received the money, was even more depressed.
The resentment on her face seemed to be about to overflow.
"My wife is right, let's go find Liu Qiang after dark."
"If that guy doesn't tell us, we will go door to door looking for him!"
Just when the three were planning how to spend Ye Ming's money, there was a knock on the door.
"Wang Da Jiao, open the door quickly, I'm He Chunhua."
He Chunhua practically trotted over, panting from exhaustion.
"Mom, why are you here, Aunt He?"
"How do you know?"
Wang Da Jiao rolled her eyes at Ye Qingshan impatiently. Why hadn't she noticed her son was so clueless before?
"Why are you still standing there? Go open the door!"
Ye Qingshan, who didn't react, was kicked by Wang Da Jiao before he slowly went to open the door.
After leaving the room, he grumbled softly.
"It's freezing cold, why did you ask me to open the door?"
"If you asked me to open the door, just say it. Why did you kick me?"
Perhaps because he was really cold, Ye Qingshan slowly moved to the door with his hands in his pockets.
"Oh, it's Qingshan. Where's your mother?"
"My mother is in the house. Aunt He, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'm waiting to go back to the house to warm myself by the fire."
Seeing Ye Qingshan's impoliteness, He Chunhua felt a touch of disgust. But for the sake of benefit, she chose to endure it.
"I have something important to discuss with your mother. Take me inside."
Ye Qingshan was shivering from the cold. Without further ado, he led He Chunhua into the house.
"Sister Wang, that idiot is truly formidable. I just saw him coming down the mountain with a wild boar weighing forty or fifty kilograms and its piglets!"
"That Liu Qiang guy also managed to catch something. I'm sure they've already reached home."
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