Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Yu came out to open the door. When he saw that it was indeed Chi Xing who had returned, he immediately smiled and said, "Husband, you're back. I've made dinner."

He looked so adorable that when Akahoshi looked at him, all the fatigue from the journey vanished instantly.

"Alright, I've brought back the prey."

As he spoke, he put the things in the yard, and the two wolves followed him in.

Liu Yu was startled when she saw the wolf.

Chixing quickly explained to him that it was a wolf he kept to guard the house.

Liu Yu had never had any contact with him before, so she assumed he was a wolf they had raised themselves.

Somewhat frightened, his heart leaped into his throat when he saw the little black cat climb directly onto the wolf's head.

Fearing the wolves would eat the little black cat, the two wolves, strangely, didn't seem angry. Instead, they immediately lay down on the ground, appearing submissive.

Akahoshi placed the venison in the kitchen, then scooped out the food from the pot and scrambled some meat to make a stir-fry.

During the meal, Akahoshi told us about finding ginseng.

"We're going to the county town in a bit, you'll come with me."

He was worried about leaving Liu Yu here alone.

Liu Yu nodded in agreement. It was perfect timing; he needed to go to the county town to buy some medicine for his mother, but he was penniless and didn't know how to ask Chi Xing for help.

All the money Liu Yu had earned before went to Liu Guihua. Every time she went to the county town, she would sell medicinal herbs. This time, Liu Yu didn't collect any herbs and had no money.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yu finally spoke up: "Husband, could I lend you some silver?"

“My mother is not in good health, and we are almost out of medicine at home. I want to go to the county town to buy some for her.”

Years ago, Liu Guihua's health was severely depleted. To prevent him from starving to death, Liu Guihua would sometimes drink water herself and save the brown rice soup for him to drink.

My already weak body has almost been ruined by the past ten years or so, and now I need to drink some mild tonics from time to time.

Akahoshi had noticed his strange expression long ago, and it turned out it was because of this.

“We’re family now, no need to borrow. You help me sell the ginseng, and that’s our money.”

Chi Xing has never sold any medicinal herbs before and doesn't know their prices, so it's better to leave it to Liu Yu to sell.

Liu Yu felt much relieved when she learned that she would also be able to help.

In the afternoon, the two went down the mountain together to the county town.

To get to the county town, one needs to take an oxcart. Chi Xing led Liu Yu down the mountain.

By this time, everyone in Lishu Village knew that Chixing had bought Liu Yu, and when they saw the two of them, they whispered among themselves.

Liu Yu had been used to these sounds since childhood. She turned to look at Chi Xing, but fortunately, Chi Xing didn't seem to care.

"I want to go see my mother," he whispered to Akahoshi.

"It should."

Chixing carried a basket on his back, containing ginseng he was going to sell, with a bundle of green vegetables on top, and two pheasants in his hand.

He had originally planned to give the vegetables and pheasant to Liu Guihua, since she was someone Liu Yu cared about, and Chi Xing wouldn't mistreat her.

When they arrived at the Liu family's door, they saw several men acting suspiciously at the entrance.

Upon seeing those people, Liu Yu's anger flared instantly, and he began to curse at them:

"You're trying to steal again! You shameless bastards, ugly as they are, doing all sorts of dirty things."

The men seemed startled by the shouts behind them.

He wanted to retort, but when he turned around and saw that it was Liu Yu, his expression changed.

I thought to myself, "Wasn't this person sold out?"

In the blink of an eye, they saw Chi Xing standing behind Liu Yu, looking at them with a fierce and menacing gaze.

But they didn't take it seriously. Everyone knew that Liu Yu had been sold over there, and maybe Chixing just treated him like a toy.

The leader said sheepishly, "Hey, what are you talking about? We were just walking around here, how did that make us thieves?"

Seeing that Akahoshi didn't react, another person spoke up:

"That's right, this isn't your home anymore. You've already sold it, so do you think you can stop me from looking inside? I think Widow Liu will be getting married soon."

Liu Yu didn't want to listen to what these people were saying; her mother would get angry every time she heard it.

He bent down, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it at the man.

"I'll go to the village chief later and ask him how our village got so many beasts. I'll make sure no girl or boy will dare to marry into Pear Tree Village in the future."

The man couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the head. He glanced at the unmoved Akahoshi, confirming that Akahoshi probably wouldn't help Liu Yu, then pointed at Liu Yu and cursed:

"You tough bastard, you're still not behaving even after being sold out..."

Chi Xing handed the pheasant to Liu Yu, and then placed the basket on the ground, gesturing for Liu Yu to look at it.

Before anyone could understand what was happening, Akahoshi quickly stepped forward and punched the man who had just spoken in the face, knocking out his teeth and sending him sprawling to the ground.

Then, Akahoshi clenched his fist and punched him twice more in the stomach, causing the man to curl up in pain.

Akahoshi was already tall and burly, and after those few punches, everyone around him couldn't help but grimace.

The other two tried to run, but Akahoshi grabbed one of them by the collar and punched him twice in the face.

Those who had intended to retaliate realized that Akahoshi was not only a head taller than them, but also far stronger.

Akahoshi's one-sided beating caused the group to beg for mercy repeatedly.

"I was wrong, please stop hitting me, I'm going to die."

Akahoshi kicked the man away, and the man fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"If you can't control yourselves next time, I'll kill you all."

When the group saw Chi Xing's face, they were filled with fear. They knew they shouldn't have provoked Liu Yu. They could only beg for mercy: "We won't dare to do it again, please forgive us."

The commotion at the door had already alerted the people inside. Liu Guihua saw Liu Yu through the crack in the door and quickly opened it.

"Xiaoyu, you're back?" Liu Guihua said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Liu Yu ignored everyone else and rushed over to hug Liu Guihua: "Mother, I've come back to see you. I'm alright."

"It's all my fault, I didn't protect you properly." Liu Guihua couldn't help but burst into tears.

Liu Yu looked back at Chi Xing, who had taken her things and ignored the people at the door, then followed Liu Yu and Liu Guihua inside.

Seeing that Chi Xing and his group had gone inside, the men scrambled away.

They were just a few good-for-nothings in the village who couldn't find wives, and everyone in the village hated them. Now that they've been beaten, the villagers will only say they deserve it.

Chi Xing followed her in, and only then did Liu Guihua realize it was him.

The thought that her son had been sold to Chixing made Liu Guihua's face even paler, and tears streamed down her face.

"Mother, my husband is not a bad person. He is very good to me."

In Liu Yu's heart, only Chi Xing would feed him like his mother would, with fragrant rice, so Chi Xing was a good person.

Chixing took two steps forward and said earnestly, "Mother, I am an orphan and only know how to hunt, but I promise I can give Ayu a good life."