Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 54 The Fifth Sister Incident
"What a fine bow."

Jiang Yue held the three-stone bow in his hand and couldn't let it go.

The bow is completely black, with deep patterns carved on the bow arms.

The simple color is like the background color of the earth, giving people a sense of heaviness.

"Ten more iron arrows please."

Jiang Yue thought about it and felt that the iron arrows from last time were almost worn out, so it was time to replace them.

"Well, give me all the previous iron arrows."

Shi Lei looked at the quiver Jiang Yue was carrying. "When the iron arrows you bought from me are worn out, you can exchange them for new ones, five for one. When Brother Jiang needs a four-stone bow after practicing Tiger Stance again, you can use this three-stone bow to pay for it. It's not the original price, but at least you can get some money back."

"So wonderful!"

Jiang Yue's eyes lit up.

He was also worried that his strength was improving too quickly. He estimated that it wouldn't be long before the three-stone bow became difficult to use, and buying a new bow would be a huge expense.

If you can replace it, you can save a lot of money, as long as you are careful not to damage the bow too badly.

Next, Jiang Yue took out eleven worn-out iron arrows and exchanged them for two iron arrows, and then bought ten more with his own money, spending a total of one or two taels of silver.

"Brother Jiang, after the New Year, how about you and I go to the county together?"

Shi Lei extended an invitation.

Jiang Yue thought about it and nodded, "Brother Shi, just let me know when the time comes. You can also come to Funiu Village to find me."

"it is good!"

Shi Lei sent Jiang Yue out of the blacksmith shop and gave Jiang Yue a hide quiver.

"Today I earned two taels and two cents of silver, and spent eleven taels of silver, so I still have something left."

Jiang Yue carried his bow on his back and calculated in his mind. He found that he still had nine taels and two cents in his savings. He couldn't help but sigh that he was spending money so quickly.

However, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Buying a better bow can make money faster.

"Thirty taels are still missing."

Jiang Yue calculated as he returned to Funiu Village.

He had already bought everything he needed. If he could get a deerskin and two musk deer every day, he could earn one to three thousand silver coins a day. At the end of a month, it would be enough to save up enough money to send Silang to apprentice.

Of course, the premise is that he can hunt safely in the mountains and the tiger will not suddenly run out.
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Jiang Yue walked quickly and returned to Funiu Village in less than a quarter of an hour.

Just after passing the village entrance, we saw many villagers gathered at the door of Wang Wumei's house and had an argument. Zhao Qilang, Wang Wumei, the few remaining young and strong men in the Wang family, and the elders of the three surnames were all present.

Jiang Yue was afraid that something might have happened to Zhao Qilang, so he hurried over and after a quick inquiry, he realized that this matter had nothing to do with Zhao Qilang.

Wang Wumei has been abandoned by the Wang family. All her food has been snatched away, and she cannot borrow any more food. She is almost facing a desperate situation.

People have a strong desire to survive, so Wang Wumei simply went into the mountains to find food.

Although she was thin and clumsy, had never been into the mountains, and didn't even know how to get to the Wang Family Ancestral Road, going into the mountains would be like seeking death, but she was lucky and accidentally picked up a jade pendant in the mountains!
Wang Wumei got lost, but fortunately she met a young and strong man from the Wang family who went into the mountains and was brought back. However, when she wanted to go to the town to sell the jade pendant, she was discovered and robbed by the young and strong man from the Wang family.

Later, Wang Wumei committed suicide, but the Wang family refused, and the two sides had a big fight, which alarmed the whole village and attracted many people to gather here.

"Wow - everyone, please give us some judgement! This is killing us!"

Wang Wumei burst into tears: "I picked up something by my own luck, and it was snatched away by these ungrateful bastards. Did my father ever treat you badly when he was alive? I beg the elders to help me!"

The elders of Zhao Zhou's family remained silent, and no one spoke.

Because the elders of the Wang family were present, and this was the Wang family's own business, outsiders like them could not interfere.

There is only one elder in the Wang family. He has white hair and beard, and is tall and thin, like a bamboo pole.

"Anything you pick up on the ancestral road should be handed over to the clan. Don't forget, your father is dead, and it was the clan that raised you until now. Your life was given by the clan."

Just one sentence was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Wang Wumei.

Wang Wumei's expression became ferocious, and she yelled at the top of her lungs: "You raised me, so I should be thrown away as a head? You won't let me die!" "Your life was given by the clan!"

The elder of the Wang family spoke in a fierce voice.

The onlookers were silent.

Jiang Yue was also stunned, and then he realized what the Wang family elder meant.

It's very simple. The Wang family is in a bad situation and cannot pay the hunting tax. Sooner or later someone will have to take the place of performing corvee labor.

Between the two options of providing food to Wang Wumei and helping her pay hunting taxes, and exploiting Wang Wumei's value and letting her take the blame, the Wang family chose the latter.

"you!!!"

Wang Wumei's eyes were red, and she wanted to say something but didn't say it. She slammed the door of her house angrily with a loud bang.

"Keep an eye on her and don't let her commit suicide. If she does, move your father out of the ancestral tomb!"

The Wang family elder gave an order, then turned to look at the crowd and said angrily, "What are you looking at? Humph!"

After saying this, the elder of the Wang family turned away.

The hunters cursed a few words and then dispersed.

Jiang Yue didn't take this matter to heart. He returned home and practiced the Tiger Walking Posture. When he was exhausted, he took Xiaotian Xuntian to his grandfather's house for dinner.

After dinner Jiang Yue fell asleep.

Under the cover of night, the peaceful mountain village was extremely quiet, with only the occasional sound of a dog barking from afar.
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The next morning, Jiang Yue resumed his daily hunting routine.

At daybreak, Jiang Yue got up at the crowing of the cock, fed the hawks and dogs, and asked Xuntian to check the location of the giant insect. Then he walked out of the house with a longbow on his back.

"Wang Wumei?"

As soon as Jiang Yue reached the entrance of the village, he saw Wang Wumei sitting on a big rock at the entrance of the village, staring blankly at the village, as if waiting for someone.

When Wang Wumei saw Jiang Yue bringing Xiaotian out, there was a light in her eyes.

"Brother Jiang, are you going into the mountains?"

Wang Wumei asked a little nervously.

Jiang Yue let out a light exclamation, did not reply, just nodded slightly without stopping.

Wang Wumei looked at Jiang Yue's back, her eyes gradually becoming full of resentment, as if she had made some kind of decision.
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Stinky vine cave.

Jiang Yue brought two bows this time. One was a two-stone bow passed down from his ancestors, forged by Xu Chong from the Qimen School, and the other was a three-stone bow he had just bought, forged by Shi Lei from the Qimen School.

Jiang Yue always felt that the two stone bows would be stolen when he left them at home, so he simply brought them here and put them in the stinky vine cave.

Although the stinking vine hole may be discovered by hunters, the probability is very small and it is safer than leaving it at home.

After putting away the two stone bows, Jiang Yue drank a pot of water from the spiritual pond and set off with Xiaotian, heading towards Kuoye Plain.

"Xiaotian, move your nose. If you smell something good, take me there."

Jiang Yue patted Xiaotian's neck.

"Wang-"

Xiaotian barked and nodded his head wildly, then ran briskly into the forest to help Jiang Yue clear a path. His wet black nose moved constantly, and his intelligent eyes made his expression extremely funny.

Jiang Yue basically has a clear understanding of the area including Jiangjiazu Road, Broadleaf Plain, Stinky Vine Cave, Peach Forest, and Colorful Bamboo Forest.

In this area, black panthers are at the top of the food chain, followed by lynxes, monkeys, wild dogs, mountain wolves and the like.

Among them, the black panther posed a major threat to Jiang Yue, but it has been dealt with. As for other predators, except for the huge number of monkeys, which posed a great threat to Jiang Yue, Jiang Yue was not afraid of other predators.

As for tigers, they are at the top of the food chain in the area stretching two to three hundred miles outside the Funiu Mountains.

(End of this chapter)