The beautiful goddess is my maid

After this dangerous experience, Su Can's mother refused to let him go hunting alone again. Her husband was gone, and now her son was her only concern.

Although Kuqiao Village is not big, it has a history of thousands of years. The reason why it has existed for so long is probably due to its name.

The name of this village is quite unique. It sounds like a barren and poor place. However, everyone who actually comes to the village is attracted by the scenery surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Kuqiao Village is backed by a mountain that rises into the sky. Two streams flow out of the mountain like a "person" character, serving as a natural moat that surrounds the village. A small stone bridge is the only way out to the outside world.

There is a stone tablet beside the bridge, with three big characters "Kuqiao Village" engraved on it.

The terrain beside the stream is flat, with dozens of small houses scattered around. There is some distance between the houses, and the residents basically grow something.

Su Can's home is on the edge of the village, close to a stream. The house is built of bamboo and surrounded by a fence. Some vegetables are planted behind the house, and there are some flowers such as chrysanthemums next to the fence in the yard. Most of the rich people in the city like chrysanthemums and usually use them for flower arrangement and viewing.

Early in the morning, the sun rises, the golden sunlight shines on the earth, the birds in the woods chirp and play, the fog in the mountains shrouds the village, and smoke rises slowly from the chimneys of several households, like a fairyland.

"Can'er, take good care of yourself at home during this period of time, and don't go anywhere. I was scared to death last night." Su Can's mother, Su Liu, said in a commanding tone, and tears flowed down her face again. She cried almost all night last night because she was worried about her son.

Su Liu later found the village chief, explained the situation, and begged everyone to help look for it.

The village chief Zhong Kui is the youngest son of the old village chief. He is in his forties, very tall and strong, and has great strength. He is a playmate of Su Can's father who grew up together.

Su Can also grew up under the care of Zhong Kui, just like his own son or nephew.

Su Can's father, Su Daqiang, used to be the best hunter in Kuqiao Village. As he was familiar with the habits of prey and had outstanding archery skills, he would bring back a lot of prey every time he hunted, and he would share some of it with everyone. He was generous and had a good relationship with people in the village.

In the past, the two of them often went hunting together, and learned hunting skills from Su Can's father. They had a close relationship like brothers.

Since Su Can's father passed away, Zhong Kui has often helped Su Can's family and also got a bigger share of the prey.

After all, prey is really hard to hunt. Sometimes more than a dozen people would often return empty-handed. In order to get more food, they had to go deep into the forest, which often took three or four days.

"Yeah," Su Can nodded. His limbs were still in great pain and he was lying in bed, so naturally he couldn't go anywhere.

Today's breakfast was quite sumptuous. Su Liu cooked the pickled meat hanging in the yard and made some rice porridge.

The pickled meat was reserved for festivals or entertaining guests. Now that Su Can was injured and needed nutrition, it was natural to take it out and give him some nourishment.

"Sister-in-law, are you home? I'm here to see Su Can." A voice came from the outer door.

When Su Liu heard someone shouting, she ran out in a hurry.

Seeing that it was the village chief who came, carrying more than ten kilograms of meat in his hands, she felt a little embarrassed. She had troubled him to bring people to look for it for half the night yesterday, but she had not yet thanked him.

There really isn't anything worth showing off at home.

"Why are you here, and bringing so much food?"

"I'm here to see Su Can. He was covered in blood when he came back yesterday, and I've been worried about him. After all, it was too late yesterday." Zhong Kui said as he handed the meat in his hand to Su Liu.

"Thank you, village chief, but I can't take this meat. Every household is having a hard time these days." Su Liu declined with a smile.

"I have to take it. I have taken advantage of Brother Daqiang many times in the past, hehe." Zhong Kui is a rough man and he is not the kind of person who can comfort others.

"Well, thank you, village chief." When Su Liu heard this, she thought of her handsome and capable husband, and her eyes were filled with tears.

Since her husband disappeared, the family has lost its strong support and she has been very careful in what she says and does. What makes her most gratified is that her son seems to have grown up suddenly after her husband disappeared, and he speaks and acts in an orderly manner.

"Don't mind it, sister-in-law. You see, I can't speak either. Where's Su Can? I'll go see him." Seeing this, Zhong Kui hurriedly apologized.

"Yes, Can'er is lying in the house!" Su Liu knew that the other party did not do it on purpose, so she led the village chief into the house.

When Su Can heard that it was Uncle Zhong who came, his heart was filled with gratitude. Ever since his father passed away, if Uncle Zhong and the villagers had not taken care of him and his mother, they would have starved to death long ago.

Seeing Zhong Kui, Su Can called out in shame, "Uncle Zhong."

If I hadn't insisted on going hunting alone many times, this wouldn't have happened.

"Nothing. A man should go out and gain more experience. When you grow up, you should become an excellent hunter like your father. The future of our village is counting on you."

"Uncle Zhong, I understand." Su Can nodded heavily. He secretly vowed to be the pride of his mother and the pride of Kuqiao Village.

"Okay. You should have a good rest at home during this time. Don't worry, I'll have food for you, so you won't go hungry." Zhong Kui patted Su Can's shoulder with his rough big hand and said with satisfaction.

Hiss, it didn't look serious, but in fact, it made Su Can's wound burn with pain. He gritted his teeth and endured it, and a layer of sweat appeared on his back.

Zhong Kui also noticed the unnatural expression on Su Can's face and realized that he had used too much force. "Ahem, uncle, be gentler next time!"

What? There's always next time. You can take pictures any time you want next time.

"It's okay, uncle, I just have superficial injuries."

“I have something important to tell you this time. Originally, I should have informed everyone of this a long time ago, but I have been putting it off. Now I can’t put it off any longer.” Zhong Kui’s face was solemn, as if something big was about to happen.

as predicted.

"In the past, our village mainly relied on the old village chief's identity as a spiritual master. We never paid taxes to Yongning City, and the food we hunted was barely enough to eat. Now the old village chief is old, and his health is getting worse day by day.

So we can’t continue to participate in the Wilderness Brawl next year. The city sent someone to inform us a while ago that we have to pay half of the tax to the City Lord’s Mansion starting next year, otherwise we will have to move out of this village.”

The Great Battle of the Wasteland is held every ten years, and it is mainly a battle against various small and medium-sized forces below the Spirit King to redistribute the cultivation resources in the eastern region.

The winner will naturally gain more jurisdiction and training resources, and can also cultivate more powerful people.

Kuqiao Village is under the jurisdiction of Yongning City. In the past, the old village chief always represented Kuqiao Village in the Yongning City team, and participants had to be at the spiritual master level or above.

Every time, the old village chief is the least noticeable one in the team, because his primary goal is to stay alive and to keep alive for these dozens of families.

The old village chief has always been the most respected person in the village.

"Over the years, we have been selecting some children with potential from the village to go to the city, but unfortunately their quality is average. Our village is poor and we don't have many resources, so no one is qualified to represent our village in the battle."

"We are planning to move deep into the mountains next month, so you should prepare in advance as well. I will go find other hunters and inform them."

After the village chief finished speaking, he sighed, stood up and left. It can be seen that he was very helpless.

After all, the arms cannot be stronger than the thighs, the only reason is that the arms are not thick enough.