Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

The moment Fu Tuan reminded her, Jiang Huaixu also heard the emotional "hum" of the wild boar in the distance. She stood up in a hurry and opened her mouth to remind her.

[There are six people following the wild boar! Hold weapons like bows and arrows. 】

Jiang Huaixu had doubts in her heart. To be on the safe side, she still wanted to let the villagers leave this place first.

"I heard something moving deep in the forest. Let's move quickly. It would be bad if the bloody smell here attracts ferocious beasts."

As soon as everyone heard this, they all carried the tied wild boar and were about to go down the mountain.

Glancing at the source of the sound again, Jiang Huaixu slowed down, planning to wait until everyone in the village left before climbing up to see if the group would pass by and notice the movement.

Jiang Erlang, who had been paying attention to Jiang Huaixu, saw that she looked wrong and subconsciously slowed down his pace. When they were side by side, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just heard some noise, I don't know if I heard it wrong."

Jiang Erlang listened carefully and heard no other sounds except the braying of the wild boar, but he believed Jiang Huaixu's judgment.

"How about we climb up a tree and hide here to see if anyone comes?"

Jiang Huaixu had this intention, and the two hit it off immediately.

While the two were hiding in the tree, the villagers carrying the wild boar also walked to the camp. The villagers who didn't expect to hunt so many wild boars were surprised and happy, and started processing the pork with enthusiasm.

The big wild boar weighs two to three hundred kilograms, while the small wild boar only weighs more than one hundred kilograms. When they are all piled together, they look particularly spectacular.

Jiang Zhengmao distributed things to the villagers. After all the things were distributed, he suddenly found that Jiang Erlang and Jiang Huaixu were not among the crowd.

"Yun Qi, do you know where their brothers and sisters have gone? Did they not come down from the mountain?"

Yun Qi didn't pay attention to the two people's movements. Seeing that they didn't come back, he rarely remembered his duty to protect Jiang Huaixu's safety.

"I'll just go back and take a look."

On the mountain, Jiang Erlang and Jiang Huaixu hid among the dense leaves, quietly listening to the people under the trees discussing how to grab their food.

"With so much blood on the ground, those people must have gained a lot. There must be plenty of food to eat."

"I didn't expect this group of people to be so capable and catch so many wild boars. Their team must be quite large."

"Let's wait until the waiter comes back."

The man they called Xiaoer was hiding in the mountain to observe the movements of the villagers down the mountain. When he saw Yun Qi coming up the mountain, he suddenly felt something bad and began to shuttle through the jungle like a wild monkey.

He quickly ran back to his companions and briefly told them what he had seen and heard and the news that someone was going up the mountain.

No one was slightly sluggish because of the number of villagers mentioned by the waiter. When he heard that someone was going up the mountain, the eldest among them immediately changed his mind and came up with an idea.

"How about we capture the man who came up the mountain and use him as a hostage?"

"Good idea!"

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Jiang Huaixu was troubled when she saw this scene. She could see clearly from a God's perspective that instead of chasing the wild boar, the group was attracted by the bloody smell here. One of them followed the blood traces left by the villagers to explore, and sure enough they found to the cheering villagers.

She originally wanted to shoot them on the spot but suddenly changed her mind. These people were of great use and they might be able to lead them to the bandit's lair.

After making up his mind, Jiang Huaixu looked at Jiang Erlang on another tree.

The dense leaves completely blocked their sight. She took out a mask to cover the lower half of her face and slid down the tree.

If she wanted to kill these people, it would be more advantageous for her to shoot them directly from a high position in the tree. Since her figure was revealed, Jiang Erlang should be able to guess her purpose.

"Who are you?"

Her sudden voice made several people tense up and feel as if they were facing an enemy.

Several people turned around slowly. After seeing Jiang Huaixu's appearance clearly, they looked at each other for a while. The eldest among them asked, "Who are you?"

Jiang Huaixu snorted angrily and pointed at a few people, "I just heard that you wanted to arrest my brother Yun Qi. You must not be good people!"

As she said that, she ran down the mountain, "I'm going to tell my father and the village chief uncle to come up and catch you!"

"Eh--"

The man called Xiaoer rushed forward and grabbed Jiang Huaixu.

Jiang Huaixu struggled meaningfully twice but failed to break free.

When Jiang Erlang saw this scene in the tree, his anxious mood instantly calmed down. He thought for a moment and figured out the purpose of Jiang Huaixu's actions.

Although he had some concerns in his heart, he still couldn't help but worry. Ordinary hunters would not just take people as hostages, and there were bandits in this place, so the identities of these people would be clear at a glance.

Jiang Huaixu faced them alone, in case something unexpected happened...

The coldness in his eyes flashed away, and Jiang Erlang raised his crossbow and aimed at the group of people under the tree.

The third person in the group of six had a Chinese character face and looked very upright and honest. He pulled the eldest brother in the team and whispered a few words to him.

The leader of the team looked thoughtful. After a moment, he waved his hand to the waiter and said, "What are you doing? We are not bandits. Why are you arguing with a little girl?"

The waiter was aggrieved, not to mention that they were bandits, but the girl he restrained was young and had endless strength in her body. She struggled a few times and almost got knocked down by him.

"Let him go! I don't have any eyesight!" The leader of the team raised his voice slightly.

The waiter reluctantly let go of the little girl in his hand, and kept rubbing his belly with one hand.

"Second brother, you can't even treat a child?" someone joked.

"If you have the ability, go and treat it. What are you talking about?"

The leader of the team walked up to Jiang Huaixu, pretended to be friendly, and asked her: "Little girl, are all the adults in your family at the bottom of the mountain?"

Jiang Huaixu turned away from him.

"San'er, do you have any candy?"

San'er immediately took out a piece of candy from his arms and handed it over.

Qiao Da placed the candy in front of the little girl in front of him. When he saw the little girl secretly looking at the candy with her eyes and still swallowing her saliva, she immediately felt relieved.

He said: "Don't worry, we are not bad people. This year's autumn harvest is not good. We brothers came to the mountains just to catch a few wild animals and beat them as sacrifices. We did not want to capture the little brother if bandits came. Come on, because your people are in our hands, we don’t dare to do anything casually. We can escape, right?”

Jiang Huaixu frowned and pretended to think, and then asked after a long time: "Seriously?"

"It really can't be true anymore!"

Jiang Huaixu then slowly turned his head and looked directly at the candy in the other person's hand, his eyes showing longing.

Qiao Da laughed out loud when he saw this and handed over the candy in his hand.

Jiang Huaixu glanced at him again as if to confirm. When he nodded, he took it with confidence, took a lick and held it in his hand. He glanced at it from time to time, but stopped eating.

Qiao Da was even more convinced that these people were ordinary refugees. He completely let down his guard and began to ask Jiang Huaixu about the refugee team.

"Weird." Qiao Er scratched his head and looked down the mountain with confusion on his face.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Si asked aloud.

"Why hasn't this little girl's brother come up yet?"

While Jiang Huaixu was dealing with the leader of the team, she could hear the conversation between them clearly. She naturally knew that Yun Qi was hiding behind the bushes behind her.

After answering the team leader's question again, she invited: "Uncle, my family hunted several wild boars. You treat me to some sweets, and I treat you to some meat. How about that?"

This was what Qiao Da wanted. He did not agree immediately and asked: "There are so many of us brothers, how can we have the nerve to go to your house to eat and drink for free? Isn't your brother coming to see you? Why haven't you come yet? San'er You go and see."