The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

"Ahhh... don't look for me." The shrill screams echoed far away in the silent night, causing several hunting dogs to bark incessantly.

The two yamen runners who were walking back at night were also startled. They looked at the village chief who was squatting on the ground and trembling, confused and said, "What are you thinking? If we are yamen runners in the county, who else can we go to if we don't go to you, the village chief, when we have something to do?"

The village chief then quietly raised his head and confirmed that the two men were indeed yamen runners before he breathed a sigh of relief.

He wanted to stand up but his legs were still a little weak, so he squatted there and apologized hoarsely: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I didn't see it clearly at the moment, and I thought it was..."

Don't talk about people during the day, don't talk about ghosts at night. The village chief quickly stopped talking and said, "Why did the two officials come here so late at night?"

He thought that he would not be back until tomorrow morning at the latest. Although their village was not too remote, there were no other villages for more than ten miles ahead. It was pitch black at night and those who were timid would not dare to walk at night.

The two yamen runners were helpless: "The county magistrate is afraid that the hunters will run away, so he asked them to bring the reward silver to us overnight."

It's not the county magistrate's fault in this matter, as he had explained everything. However, when it came to the legal advisor, there was no follow-up. To put it bluntly, the legal advisor had some other ideas, and wanted to settle the accounts after the wolf hunting was over. It would not be impossible for him to do some tricks and deduct a little from the money then.

But he is not a hunter, so he has no idea that the wolf pack will separate after gathering together. If these people cannot get paid, they will quit.

As for whether the legal advisor would be punished by the county magistrate later, it was none of their business.

On the contrary, they hoped that the punishment could be harsher so that he could learn a lesson, lest the legal advisor become a nobody and the yamen runners under him would always be the ones to take the blame.

"Where do the hunters live now? I'll deliver the reward money to them."

The village chief felt a little upset when he mentioned this. These hunters were quite noisy and forced him to give up his home to live in.

"Except the one who came with her husband, the others are all at my house." The village chief said as he threw the last bit of paper money into the fire, then slowly stood up and walked back to the village with two yamen runners.

Mainly because of the scare just now, he is a little afraid to walk alone at night, but he can't say this to others, after all, he is a man.

He was so shameless that he didn't need anyone else to accompany him when he went out to burn paper money. Now he says he's afraid. It's really embarrassing.

The yamen runner didn't pay attention to what he was burning at first, but now he looked at it carefully. Then he remembered that today seemed to be the seventh day, and he couldn't help shivering.

However, they saw a lot of deaths when they were handling cases, so they were not too scared.

They first went to the village chief's house. Some of the hunters had already gone to bed, but because of the barking of hunting dogs, two of them got up and went out to check the situation and take care of their urgent needs.

So when the bailiff came, there was still light in the room.

When someone approached, the hounds barked twice again. After opening the door, they realized that it was the yamen runners delivering the reward money. They lost their previous temper and invited the person in to drink water.

After listening to the whole story told by the yamen runner, they all scolded the lawyer together.

As they talked, the night grew deeper. It was not a good idea to disturb Yan Zhenshen at this moment. Mainly, no one wanted to go to that haunted house in the middle of the night.

Therefore, Yan Zhenshen only received the eighty taels of silver reward just before departure on the second day.

When they went up the mountain again, these hunters did not leave the people far behind like they did yesterday. Instead, they surrounded the two of them.

"Brother Yan, did you hear any strange noises last night?" The hunters were also a little curious whether the people who died at the hands of wolves would really be filled with resentment after death.

"Last night, someone shouted at the entrance of the village. From the sound, it should be the village chief. There was also the barking of your hunting dogs. There was nothing else."

It is true that there was nothing. There was not even the sound of a mouse running. In the past, there was the sound of the wind, but the wind was not strong last night, and if you are not careful it would be equivalent to no sound.

They looked at Chu Xiao again: "Brother, are you really not afraid at all?"

"What are you afraid of?" Chu Xiao didn't even raise his head, paying close attention to his feet. They had now climbed over a hill and were walking across a frozen river. They didn't know if the ice was frozen through.

However, after trying it a few times, he found that it was frozen very hard. However, the anti-slip properties of shoes at that time were really poor, and he was afraid that he would accidentally fall.

Fortunately, the river is not deep. If it were a canal, it would not freeze at all, and even if it did, it would only be a thin layer. If you stepped into it, you would be in big trouble.

"Okay, I see, this young man is really brave." The hunter changed the subject angrily and talked about something else.

The group gained nothing that day. Not to mention a wolf, they didn't even see a single hair.

I went up the mountain during the day and returned to the village at night, and I did this for four or five days.

Seeing that the winter solstice was getting closer, Chu Xiao said, "Search for another three days. If we still can't find it, forget it."

Yan Zhenshen nodded: "Okay, let's search for another three days, then we should go back. Mother will get worried if we stay out for too long."

"Hunter Yan, are you guys still awake?" There was a hurried knock on the door, and Yan Zhenshen's heart tightened. He had a premonition that the wolves had come down the mountain.

It was already dark by then, and the moon was not yet full. Although I could see the road clearly under the white light of the snow, it was still easy to fall if I was too hasty.

The yamen runner who came to call for help fell several times, but he did not dare to stop.

Yan Zhenshen opened the door in his cotton-padded jacket, and the yamen runner began to speak breathlessly: "The wolves have come down the mountain again. This time they are attacking Qingling Village, which is more than ten miles away from here. With the lesson learned from this village, they built a fence with rough wood, but the wolves have surrounded the entrance to the village. The men in the village are now guarding the entrance to the village. Two fast-footed ones just came over and asked us to go over and encircle and suppress them."

At least half an hour has passed, and they don't know if they will make it in time if they rush over.

When Chu Xiao heard the sound, he quickly put on his clothes, and Yan Zhenshen also came in to change his clothes.

The bailiff was anxious and kept urging them.

"Hurry up, Hunter Yan. Those are human lives."

There's no point in being anxious. You can't go hunting wolves in your undershirt. You might freeze to death before you even get to the destination.

After the two of them changed their clothes, Yan Zhenshen took Chu Xiao out. The yamen runner still looked disapproving: "Hunter Yan, this is really a matter of life and death, so don't bring your husband with you. Don't worry, I will definitely ask the villagers to take good care of him."

All the garrisoned yamen runners knew that Yan Zhenshen had hunted eight wolves, but they didn't know that he was not the only one who killed those eight wolves.

The main reason was that the other hunters were busy quarreling when they came back and would never mention this matter. In the next few days, they returned empty-handed and were too lazy to talk.

But even if they told it, these yamen runners might not believe it. They would only think that Yan Zhenshen and his wife had a good relationship, and that Yan Zhenshen was skilled and courageous, so they took him around everywhere.

"No need." Yan Zhenshen refused.

Since her husband won't go, I'll just assume that he can go. Don't you see that he's looking at me with a look that says "dare you give it a try?"