Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

They walked through the dense forest for nearly two hours before they got out of it.

When they stopped to rest, everyone took off the cloths on their faces, except Yun Shiyi.

Lin Yinan asked Yun Shiyi, "Where are we now?"

Yun Shiyi thought for a moment and said, "We should be in the territory of Dongshui County now."

"Ah! We actually went so far?" Qian Wu was surprised.

Yun Shiyi nodded, "Let's go a little further and continue up the mountain. We should try to find a cave to spend the night before dark."

After drinking some water and eating some dry biscuits, they continued on their journey.

They were still walking through the woods, but this woods clearly showed signs of human life.

Someone has been chopping wood here!

The sisters Chinatsu were so tired from riding their horses that they felt a little sleepy.

Lin Yinan had been paying attention to the movements around her, and suddenly, her ears moved slightly.

Yun Shiyi, who was riding side by side with her, noticed her movements and was about to ask, but Lin Yinan made a gesture to him to silence him and pointed outside the woods.

"There's movement!"

Upon hearing this, the secret guards behind them all drew out their swords from their waists, scaring the sisters Qianxia so much that they almost fell off their horses.

They rode their horses forward and after a while they came out of the woods and saw an open field outside.

There are crops planted in the fields, and the rows of corn seedlings are almost half a person tall.

In the cornfield in the distance, a group of villagers were chasing some animals with hoes and shovels. A large piece of corn was trampled down, and they were shouting loudly.

The animal being chased made grunting sounds from time to time. It was a wild boar!

As they got closer, the wild boar became mad from being chased. It immediately stopped and turned its head, glaring fiercely at the villagers who were chasing it.

It howled a few times and rushed towards the villagers with its long fangs.

The villagers suddenly became chaotic and fled in all directions screaming.

The situation of the battle turned around in an instant. The villagers' shouting greatly stimulated the wild boars, and they all chased the scattered villagers.

"Oh no! The wild boar hurt someone."

Lin Yinan immediately pulled out the crossbow hanging on the horse's back, tore off the cloth bag that was wrapped around it, filled the crossbow box, and jumped off the horse's back.

Before leaving, she reminded the two sisters, Chinatsu and Yangxia, to stay where they were.

"Protect the madam!" Yun Shiyi and the secret guards saw this and chased after him with swords in hand.

At the place closest to them, a villager was unexpectedly tripped by a clod of earth in the ground. The wild boar was chasing him and was about to point its sharp fangs at the villager's stomach.

At this critical moment, an arrow with a cold glow flew over at high speed, pierced through the wild boar's neck with a "swish", and the huge impact knocked it to the ground. The wild boar, which had not yet reacted, struggled to stand up.

"Swoosh!" The second arrow pierced its eye.

The wild boar howled miserably as it was struck by intense pain.

Lin Yinan touched the ground with his toes, pulled out the dagger and slashed the wild boar's neck with force, then pulled out two arrows and put them into the quiver at his waist.

It all happened so fast that the villager didn't react until Lin Yinan walked away. He kicked the dead wild boar with his foot and smiled as if he had survived a disaster.

Yun Shiyi and the secret guards focused on Lin Yinan and dealt with the wild boars running around to prevent them from hurting her.

Lin Yinan acted quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, and quickly dealt with two wild boars that attacked the villagers.

She stepped forward, pulled out the last arrow that was stuck in the wild boar, wiped the blood off it and put it back into the quiver.

Hong Mu pushed away the wild boar that was pressing him down and struggled to stand up.

He stared with sparkling eyes at the woman who was dressed in black but looked like a banished fairy, and said words of gratitude.

Lin Yinan frowned, looking at the man wearing a short-sleeved jacket, with a healthy dark complexion and a muscular chest.

She tried to communicate, "Are you talking to me? I, can't understand what you are saying?"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but Hong Mu stopped her, pointed at the wild boar on the ground, then pointed at her, still saying something that Lin Yinan couldn't understand.

"No need to thank me. I don't want the wild boar. You can take it." Lin Yinan waved his hand at him and gestured.

At this time, the remaining wild boars were frightened and ran back to the forest.

Lin Yinan pointed at the bleeding wound on his arm and said, "You are injured, go bandage it."

Before Hong Mu could say anything else, Yun Shiyi and the secret guards blocked his way with their swords drawn.

At this moment, the villagers came towards them with tools in hand.

"Eleven, it's better to have less trouble than more. We should not conflict with them." Lin Yinan reminded.

"Yes, ma'am!"

The villagers walked up to Hong Mu and looked at Lin Yinan and the others who helped them kill the wild boar.

An older man who was in the lead said something and the villagers quickly put down their tools, knelt on the ground one by one, and kowtowed to them.

Hong Mu walked up to the old man and whispered, and the old man's eyes lit up.

He then took a few steps forward and bowed to Lin Yinan and the others.

In his unskilled Chinese, he said, "Thank you very much for your help!"

"It's just a small favor, no need to thank me." Yun Shiyi said politely.

Not wanting to waste too much time here, Lin Yinan turned around and was about to leave, but Hong Mu hurried forward to stop him.

"I wonder where you are going, benefactor? Since you have killed so many wild boars, why don't you have a meal before leaving?" the old man asked again.

Hong Mu stared at Lin Yinan and nodded at her, meaning that she should agree to stay for dinner.

Lin Yinan glanced at him and said in a cold voice, "Old man, we have to go to Chi'an and can't stay here for too long. Thank you for the invitation!"

Hong Mu patted the old man's chest and said something gibberish.

"Amu said he knows a shortcut to Chi'an. He will take you there after dinner." said the old man.

Lin Yinan looked at Yun Shiyi, and he nodded slightly.

"In that case, it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Hong Mu happily wanted to pull Lin Yinan, but Yun Shiyi's sword was placed in front of him at the right time, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

He had no choice but to turn around and help the villagers find the wild boar.

I walked in front and looked back from time to time to see if they were following me.

The Chinatsu sisters and the secret guards pulled their horses over and followed the villagers into the village.

When they were almost at the village, they stopped at an open space and did not enter the village.

The secret guards found some hay and spread it on the ground. The Chinatsu sisters spread an oilcloth on top of it, then started to make a fire to boil water and fill the water bags.

Lin Yinan ate the pancakes that the village head's wife and Aunt Huang had made that morning, drinking the warm water from the water bag.

Soon, Hong Mu and the villagers brought over half a slaughtered wild boar meat.

After some gestures, he dropped the wild boar meat and ran away.

"Madam, what should we do with this meat?" Qianwu asked while licking her lips. She was a little craving for meat.

Seeing her greedy look, Lin Yinan said, "Cut it and marinate it first, and then cook it when we stop at night."

Time is too tight, otherwise she would also like to cook something for them to satisfy their cravings.

The wild boar was not big, and when the secret guards cut it into pieces, it looked like there wasn't much to it, so they pickled it with salt and hung the pieces on several horses.

A quarter of an hour later, Hong Mu came towards them with two people.

A broad smile spread across his face, his white teeth setting off his dark skin, and he motioned for them to follow him.

Hong Mu and his two companions led the way in front, while Yun Shiyi led the horse behind them.

After passing through the fields outside the village, they came to the foot of a mountain and walked up the mountain along a winding path.

When it was getting dark, they stopped outside a cave.