Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Beilinpozhongwei.

After a few months, willow catkins came to the middle of Beilinpo again.

Compared to the summer, the forest in early winter was a little more desolate. The cold wind quietly passed through the woods, and the branches trembled slightly, making a low whimpering sound. Liu Xu tightened her clothes and quietly moved to Liu Ming's side.

Because it was cloudy today, the forest seemed to be covered by a thin layer of gray gauze. The fallen leaves covered the ground, like a yellow-brown carpet casually laid by nature. A few people stepped on it, making a crisp crackling sound, breaking the silence.

Fortunately, although this place is in the northwest, it is actually where the northwest and southwest meet. It is not too hot or too cold, and there are still a lot of green vegetation in the forest.

There were no bows and arrows at home, so they had to prepare two axes. Su Lei made a slingshot himself and also cut two pointed wooden sticks.

After entering the forest, Su Lei rushed out like a wild horse without reins, without even remembering "I will stay by your side to protect the young lady!"

Liu Ming nodded to He Feng, meaning that he should stay with Liu Xu and let him go hunting. He Feng looked at Liu Xu and saw that she had no signs of running away, so he walked away, but in a different direction from He Lei.

"Uncle Ming, let's go for a walk and see if we can catch a rabbit or a pheasant or something." Liu Xu looked up at Liu Ming, but there was nothing she could do because she was too short.

Liu Ming nodded in agreement, and chopped a stick with his hatchet, letting Liu Xu explore the way. He had heard that there were many traps in this area, and if other prey were caught, they would become prey.

At the beginning of the year, many people were conscripted from Liujia Village, so there were only two hunters left in the village. Nowadays, few people come to Zhongwei.

In contrast, there were more wild animals. Not far away, Liu Xu saw a pheasant foraging. She immediately stopped and signaled Liu Ming to hurry up. Liu Ming looked around and saw no danger, so he rushed out and chopped the pheasant to the ground with a hatchet.

Liu Xu: ...Uncle, can you be a little gentler? Can’t we capture him alive?

When Liu Ming came back with the pheasant, he saw Liu Xu with a helpless look on his face. He seemed to understand and could not help but speak awkwardly:

"Haha, I was just excited for a moment. Next time I won't use a knife and will catch a live one for the lady."

After saying that, he threw the dead chicken into the backpack.

Then, Liu Xu looked around along the way. Liu Ming shot two rabbits and a pheasant, but they were all stunned by the sticks. When Liu Xu saw some medicinal herbs he recognized, he picked them and threw them into his small backpack.

On the other side, He Lei ran a long way alone. He inevitably saw some pheasants and rabbits on the way, but he wanted to take a closer look to see if there was anything else.

Because fewer people came in this year, the vegetation in the forest was somewhat lush. Although He Lei was usually careless, he seemed like a different person at this moment, exploring carefully and tiptoeing, keeping his eyes and ears open.

Suddenly, a musk deer jumped out of the bushes in front of him on the right.

He Lei was delighted. He quickly squatted down, tightly gripped the wooden stick in his hand, and tried to lower his breathing as much as possible.

The musk deer seemed unaware of the danger and was leisurely grazing on the grass not far away.

He Lei moved his feet carefully, trying not to make any noise. When he got close enough, he stood up suddenly and threw the stick at the musk deer with all his strength. The stick flew out like an arrow and accurately pierced the musk deer's hind leg.

The musk deer was frightened and uttered a sharp cry, trying to flee. However, its injured hind legs greatly reduced its speed. He Lei rushed forward, raised another wooden stick, and hit the musk deer's head hard.

After several hits, the musk deer finally fell to the ground and stopped moving. He Lei was panting, but his face was filled with the joy of victory. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the musk deer, and prepared to go back.

At this moment, the grass in front suddenly shook, and a sturdy wild boar appeared in front of him.

He Lei looked at the wild boar and swallowed his saliva. My goodness, it must be about 300 kilograms, right? If it was just now, he would not be afraid, but now... He had no weapons in his hands, only the slingshot on his waist, which was like child's play in front of the ferocious wild boar.

So, he turned around and ran without hesitation. This movement naturally alarmed the big guy.

The wild boar roared in a dull roar and chased after He Lei with all its might. He Lei turned pale with fear and ran as fast as it could, shouting at the top of its lungs: "Brother, help! Brother!"

In another direction, He Feng was walking back carrying a heavy wild sheep and two wild rabbits.

Hearing He Lei's cry for help, his heart tightened and he quickly ran towards the direction where the voice came from.

Liu Xu and the others naturally heard He Lei's cry for help.

"Uncle Ming, hurry up, Brother He Lei is in danger!" Liu Xu ran towards the direction of the voice. But she didn't think about what she, a bean sprout, could do there, deliver food?

Liu Ming frowned and hurried after him. He was also worried about He Lei, but he was more worried about Liu Xu's safety. He reached out and picked up Liu Xu, then walked back: "Miss, I will take you to a safe place outside first, and then I will come back. Xiao Lei has kung fu, so he should be able to handle it for a while."

Liu Xu naturally refused to do it and kept struggling: "No, Uncle Ming, let's go save Brother He Lei first."

"But Miss, it's very dangerous over there. I can't take you on this adventure. Have you ever thought about what will happen to the Madam and the Young Masters if something happens to you?" Liu Ming said with a painful look on his face. He wanted to save He Lei first, but he knew that Liu Xu's safety was more important than anything else.

"Uncle Ming, can we go and rescue Brother He Lei? I, I can hide in the tree and promise not to run around, okay? Please!" Liu Xu's eyes were red. It was all her fault. Why did she have to come hunting when she could not just stay at home? If anything happened to Brother He Lei, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Liu Ming hesitated for a moment, but finally followed his heart and rushed towards He Lei holding Liu Xu.

On this side, He Feng had already arrived. Seeing He Lei being chased by a wild boar, he frowned and shouted, "Xiao Lei, hurry up and climb the tree!"

After saying that, he threw the goat on his shoulder to the ground without hesitation, and rushed towards the wild boar with the hatchet tightly in his hand.

He swung the hatchet fiercely towards the wild boar's back, but unexpectedly it only left a shallow mark of blood and did not cause much damage to the wild boar. It was also this blow that made the wild boar stop. Seeing this, He Lei quickly climbed up the tree.

He knew that he had nothing in his hands now, and if he went up to help his brother, he would not only be unable to help, but would also be a hindrance, so he stayed there honestly.

Under the tree, the wild boar panted heavily, let out a deafening roar, and rushed straight towards He Feng. He Feng quickly dodged to the side, and the wild boar passed by him, bringing with it a gust of sharp wind. Before he could stand firm, the wild boar had turned around and attacked again.

He Feng jumped and rolled flexibly, avoiding fatal collisions again and again, and his clothes were torn into tatters by branches and thorns.

He Feng frowned as he looked at his clothes with flying cotton wool. He was angry! Then he tightly grasped the hatchet in his hand and stared at the wild boar fiercely. The wild boar seemed to realize that the human in front of it had become dangerous, and because it had consumed too much energy before, it wanted to retreat. He Feng saw its intention and pressed forward step by step. When the wild boar pounced again, he moved sideways to avoid the wild boar's fangs, and at the same time, he used all his strength to raise the hatchet high and chopped hard at the wild boar's neck.

This knife hit the wild boar's vital point accurately. The wild boar let out a shrill scream, blood gushed out, and its huge body shook a few times before finally falling to the ground.

So, when Liu Ming arrived with Liu Xu in his arms, he saw that He Feng had successfully killed the wild boar on the ground.

The two of them, one big and one small, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that He Feng's clothes were covered with cotton wool, they hurried forward to ask him if he was injured.

"Miss, Uncle Ming, I'm fine, but my clothes are torn." He Feng shook his head and said, "By the way, Uncle Ming, we have to take the prey away quickly to prevent the smell of blood from attracting other wild animals."

At this time, He Lei jumped down from the tree and said, "Brother, I just checked. The surrounding area is safe for the time being."

He Feng's frown relaxed a little.

Several people picked up the prey that had just been dropped.

Liu Xu was stunned when she saw it: Oh my God, there are pigs, sheep, deer roe, and so many rabbits and pheasants. She felt that his family could eat enough until the New Year.

When Liu Xu thought about making these things into delicious food, he couldn't stop swallowing his saliva.

"Xiao Lei, you carry the rabbit and pheasant on your back and take the young lady with you. Uncle Ming and I will find a way to get these three guys back." He Feng said as he handed the hatchet to He Lei.

"Take this and protect the young lady!"

"I got it, brother!" After saying that, he pulled Liu Xu, who was still fantasizing about delicious food, and walked back quickly.

"Hey, aren't we going to wait for Uncle Ming and Brother He Feng?" Liu Xu looked back while being pulled forward by He Lei.

"It's not safe in this forest. I'll send you out first and come back to help." He Lei said, but he didn't stop. He wanted to carry Liu Xu away, but he was afraid that his brother would beat him.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu knew his own weight and trotted away.

Liu Ming used a hatchet to cut a few vines, and asked He Feng to tie the wild boar's front and back legs tightly. Then he tied the wild sheep and musk deer to the wild boar. He then went to cut an arm-sized stick and passed it through the tied limbs. The two of them carried the animal, one in front and one behind, and went back.

When Liu Xu and He Lei approached the perimeter, it was already getting dark. When she came out, she found that Liu Chengjie and the other two, who were supposed to go home, were waiting there anxiously.

When they saw them coming out, they all gathered around them.

"Sister Xuer, are you okay?" Liu Chengjie asked anxiously.

"Xu'er, why did you take so long? It's almost dark!" Liu Tao'er's face was full of anxiety.

"Yes, if you don't come out, we will go down the mountain to find someone to find you!" Goudan echoed.

Liu Xu and the other two understood after hearing what they said. It turned out that they were worried about their safety and had been waiting outside quietly after cutting the grass.

"Brother Chengjie, Brother Goudan, Sister Taoer, I'm sorry to have worried you. We are fine, we just couldn't help but hunt a little more."

Liu Xu felt warm in her heart as she looked at these old friends.

"Huh, it's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. Now that you're back, let's go back." Liu Taoer seemed to be relieved, then she threw the backpack on her back with one hand and prepared to leave.

"Okay, we're leaving. You guys should go back quickly too." Liu Chengjie and Goudan also carried their backpacks.

"Wait a minute." Liu Xu hurriedly called them, and the three turned around in confusion. Liu Xu took out three wild rabbits from He Lei's backpack and handed them to the three people: "Take them, and ask Auntie to add some dishes to dinner."

Unexpectedly, the three of them shook their heads and took a step back.

"This is what you worked so hard for, take it back quickly."

"Yes, we don't want it, Xu'er, hurry up and put it on!"

"Xu'er, take it back quickly, we're leaving first."

The three of them turned around and were about to run. Liu Xu winked at He Lei, and He Lei took the rabbit and quickly chased after them, throwing one into each of their backpacks.

Seeing that the three wanted to return it, He Lei retreated and said, "Take it. We hunted a lot. My brothers are moving it in the back."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, the three of them reluctantly accepted it, thanked Liu Xu and He Lei, then turned around and went down the mountain to go home.

"Brother He Lei, go pick up Uncle Ming and the others!" Seeing that they had left, Liu Xu hurriedly urged He Lei.

"But you are here alone..." He Lei hesitated. He finally remembered that his duty was to protect Liu Xu.

Willow Catkins: ...Haha, thank you so much. I will still be here waiting for you to protect me.

"I'm just on the outskirts, it's safe. Go quickly. Uncle Ming and his companions are carrying so many preys, and they only have one knife. It's not safe." Liu Xu thought, what if they encounter something else?

"Then, I'll go then. Don't run around. I'll be back soon." He Lei was still worried about his brother. He ran inside. But he stopped before he was out of Liu Xu's sight.

Liu Xu thought he saw something and was a little worried, but then she heard the boy's cheering voice: "Miss, Miss, my brother and Uncle Ming are out!"

After they got together, they rested for a while and then carried the prey back home.