Chapter 10 Tiger's Trouble
After lunch, Xie Yuan took a nap in his wooden house.
He had long since repaired the holes in the house, and used his savings to buy a thick quilt. This small house at least had the warmth to protect it from the wind and rain.
After waking up, he stretched and picked up the wood-cutting ax that was placed beside the bed, preparing to start chopping firewood in the afternoon.
Immovable, rain or shine, even if it rains, I have to make room in the house to chop firewood. Li Lan is wondering, how can this kid look like this?
"Time waits for no one."
Xie Yuan shook his head, and after going out, his eyes suddenly condensed.
With a face as heavy as water, he walked out of his courtyard, came to the foot of a dead tree twenty or thirty steps away, and shouted to a skinny man:
“I’m not telling you to get away. "You dare to watch here?"
The ruffian had already seen Xie Yuan coming, with a cowering and dissatisfied expression on his face:
"Xie Yuan, did you dig the road in this village? Isn't it far from here? I just like to enjoy the cool air here, right?"
Xie Yuan looked at the dead trees with all their leaves, and then looked at them again the person in front of you.
When the cold wind of early winter blew, the thinly-clad ruffian hunched his shoulders and trembled slightly.
He sneered:
"I told you, don't let me see you at the door, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
The ruffian shrank his neck, obviously thinking of Xie Yuan's big axe.
Then he stiffened his neck again and said forcefully:
"This is already in front of Wu Laosi's house, not your house, nor Li Lanhua's house! Just worry about your own house. "Oh, you still care about Li Lanhua, did you get on my sister-in-law's bed while Wang Lei was not at home?"
Xie Yuan had no expression on his face and just slapped her.
As a result, the ruffian had obviously expected it, and he ducked away with great agility, making his slap in vain.
As he walked, he turned around and said fiercely:
"Wait for me!"
Xie Yuan looked at the ruffian's back and frowned.
The harsh words sounded like Yuzi's, and he didn't take them to heart; but recently, Zhang Er's men have been showing up around a lot more frequently.
The gangsters seemed to have changed their tactics and did not come forward to harass. They just stared at him from a distance with green eyebrows and green eyes, making Xie Yuan feel uncomfortable all over.
And they just stared at Xie Yuan, and they just stood at the door of Li Lan's house. Wang Lei had already entered the city, and Li Lan and Huwa were so scared that they didn't dare to go out recently.
Xie Yuan didn’t know what their plans were, but he obviously would not tolerate them. He drove them several times with an axe, driving them further and further away;
But the ruffians were like Flies, never to be driven away, are always hanging around.
You are not afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid that thieves will miss you. This will cause Xie Yuan more headache than the previous harassment. After all, they didn't do anything. They just looked around and saw that Xie Yuan was using an ax to hit someone, so they thought he was being unreasonable.
Ruffians are rogues, and they have many ways to disgust people.
If we could really chop them up, it would be easy...
Bang.
Xie Yuan returned to the courtyard and split a piece of firewood into two halves.
[Pichai: (821/1000)]
Looking at the numbers in front of him, his expression softened a lot.
"It's almost, it's almost."
"As long as you advance in chopping firewood, everything will be fine."
Xie Yuan chopped firewood in the yard, watching the progress bit by bit. The price is rising, and I am full of motivation.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Xie Yuan looked up and was a little surprised.
Standing outside the courtyard gate was a big man with a black face. He was carrying a hunting bow and surrounded by an animal skin jacket. He was Zhu Dongming.
"Brother Zhu? Why are you here? Come on in and sit down."
Xie Yuan welcomed Zhu Dongming into the courtyard, looked around, and sighed, he could only find it for him A clean wooden pile serves as a chair.
The Xie family really didn’t have chairs or benches, so Chai Duo took care of it.
Zhu Dongming didn’t mind, he sat casually on the wooden pile and said in a deep voice:
"Yuanzi, you know that there has been a big bug in the mountains recently, right?"
"Yes, two people were bitten to death in the next village."
Xie Yuan nodded, he went up the mountain to cut down trees recently. They are very careful, never dare to go into the depths of the forest, and always pay attention to what is going on around them.
If he had a choice, he would never go up the mountain now. But there is no way, the damage done by the Zhang family brothers is not weaker than that of tigers.
Xie Yuan could not stop the tigers in front, but fortunately the iron poplars were not particularly rare, and there were many in shallow areas of the forest, otherwise he would have had to cut down the leprosy trees again. "Thanks to Brother Zhu for reminding me before, I haven't run into the mountains recently, otherwise I might have suffered a disaster."
Xie Yuan sent his gratitude at the right time.
Zhu Dongming waved his hand:
"Nothing. Okay, since you know, I will tell you straight away.
"Many people are afraid to go up the mountain recently, and you know that, The village is full of people living on the mountain, and few have any land.
"Winter is already sad, and we can't go on like this. The village chief felt that we couldn't wait, so he asked me to organize a team to explore. It's best to kill the big insects.
"Those who can hunt in our village include those who can hunt. There are only four of me. I thought that if I wanted to fight the big bugs, I would have to have five people. It's a pity that there is no other responsible person in the village, so I came to find you. "
After hearing this, Xie Yuan froze in place.
Huh? Me?
Fighting a tiger?
Xie Yuan pointed at himself in disbelief:
"Brother Zhu, you think too highly of me, I just chop wood..."
Zhu Dongming raised his hand to stop him, He shook his head and said:
"Yuanzi, you have a strong handle, a quick axe, and quick reflexes. I think you will succeed."
Xie Yuan heard something was wrong and his body tensed up. , said somewhat stiffly:
"Brother Zhu, what are you talking about? It's too much of a reward."
He subconsciously clenched the ax tightly and tightened his knuckles.
Zhu Dongming's eyes were very sharp, and he saw the movements of his hands clearly at once. He silently took a step back and said:
"Yuanzi, if the prey is killed by a smash, a little blood will suffice. It splashed several feet away. If you don't want to attract beasts, you have to clean up the surrounding area.
"But it's okay. It's your first time. It's normal for you to be unskilled. I'll take care of it for you. ”
Xie Yuan was shocked, pursed his lips tightly, and stared at Zhu Dongming.
Zhu Dongming distanced himself a little further and said in a low voice:
"Don't worry, I will only applaud you for what you do and won't tell anyone about it.
"Tiger hunting is a big deal, I'm really not sure about the four of us, so I need your help. Yuanzi, we are all from the village, let’s go together! "
Xie Yuan was silent for a long time, then nodded and said:
"Since Brother Zhu can take it seriously, that's OK."
Zhu Dongming showed a smile and heard Xie Yuan say:
"But I need five days."
" Five days?”
Zhu Dongming frowned slightly and nodded reluctantly:
"Okay, but we can only wait five days at most! Yuanzi, there's no point in delaying this matter."
"I know."
After Zhu Dongming left, Xie Yuan shouted In one breath, he sat down on the ground.
"I was seen..."
Xie Yuan sighed and thought silently.
"Zhu Dongming said he wouldn't say it, so why did he bring it out?"
It wasn't that he had to agree.
"He doesn't seem to be malicious, but this kind of thing..."
Xie Yuan had other thoughts for a moment, but Zhu Dongming was obviously very cautious.
He has not lost his mind. If he really wants to attack Zhu Dongming, there is no guarantee that no one else will see him. Where will he end up?
In stories, there are often tragic villains who can only go all the way to death due to one wrong thought. He does not want to be such a person, hiding in the mountains and forests avoiding wanted orders for the rest of his life, and living in constant panic.
Besides, he is not a real killer who kills without batting an eyelid, so he can take action just as he says.
I really want to hunt tigers...
Xie Yuan is reluctant. Tiger hunting is very dangerous, but now he has no choice but to go.
Fortunately, he bought five days, which was enough for him to upgrade his firewood to the next level.
Xie Yuan picked up the axe, piled up the pile of firewood, and kept chopping the firewood.
(End of this chapter)