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

The Yun family's secret guards who went out to gather information came back to report that they had found a group of wild goats and deer in a valley deep in the mountains and forests.

Yun Mo sent someone to inform the village chief that they were going to set out to hunt in the valley early tomorrow morning.

The villagers were very excited after hearing this and were eager to try it out.

When Lin Yinan came back carrying the wild boar, many people became jealous.

The village chief had no choice but to select twenty or thirty villagers with good kung fu and archery skills to go together, and then share the prey they brought back.

Lin Yiheng and his sister also went with them.

Yun Mo led a team of 150 people through the mountains and forests.

The deeper you go, the denser the woods become, and the secret guards walking in front need to use their swords to cut a path before they can move forward.

In this era without maps and navigation, the Yun family's secret guards have an amazing ability to determine directions.

Looking at the dense forest with only a ray of light shining through, Lin Yinan was filled with admiration.

They passed through the forest where they cut firewood, climbed over two mountains, and finally arrived at the valley that the secret guard had mentioned.

Perhaps because there were high mountains all around, even though it was snowing, the temperature in the valley was obviously much higher than in the village, so everyone took off their outer cotton coats.

There was little snow on the grass in the valley.

A large group of wild goats were leisurely eating dry and yellow grass.

Just as the secret guard said, there was a small herd of deer in the distance.

Yun Mo quickly formulated a strategy. He distributed arrows to the people holding bows and arrows according to the groups, and marked the arrows. In the end, they would see which group caught the most prey.

There were less than twenty arrows in the quiver. Lin Yinan frowned slightly, "Not enough, give me twenty more."

Yun Liu had never seen her archery skills before, so he teased, "Miss Lin, don't waste the arrows."

Lin Yinan narrowed her eyes and looked at the person who teased her.

Yun Er patted Yun Liu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xiao Liu, you must open your eyes and take a good look later. Even I can't compare to Lin Gu Fang's archery skills."

Yun Mo curled the corners of his mouth, then readily gave her another thirty arrows.

After taking the arrow, Lin Yinan turned around to find the best position, and the villagers assigned to her group hurriedly jogged to catch up.

Lin Yiheng and other people who could not shoot arrows were assigned to another group. They were responsible for guarding all exits to prevent frightened or injured animals from escaping.

After all the personnel were in place, Yun Mo nodded slightly to Yun Er.

Yun Er shot the first arrow. The sound of the arrow breaking through the air was sharp, and a goat fell down immediately.

If he persisted, it would be Lin Yinan's time to shine.

Before the goat could react, she quickly put the arrow on the bowstring and pulled the string to its full length. As soon as she let go, the arrow pierced the goat's neck with all its force.

Lin Yinan's archery movements were simple yet powerful. After locking onto the target, she shot arrow after arrow with a 100% hit rate.

The villagers who were assigned to the same group with her were stunned.

Soon, Lin Yinan's arrows were all in vain. She saw that the villagers' arrows were almost motionless.

"Give me the arrow."

The villagers were already stunned and handed the arrows to her obediently.

The hunt lasted for nearly two hours. Only when they saw the goats gradually running away did they stop and count the prey.

This time they hunted over a hundred goats and twenty wild deer.

Among them, Lin Yinan's team killed more than 30 goats and five wild deer.

Everyone carried the prey down the mountain and returned home with a full load.

On the way back, everyone wore thick cotton clothes and carried heavy prey over two mountains, but they still didn't feel hot. Instead, they felt getting colder and colder.

In the evening, although it didn't snow, the temperature dropped sharply.

Lin Yinan was carrying a smaller goat. Just when they were about to freeze to death, they could already vaguely see the village's watchtower.

Li Shulan was wearing a bulky cotton coat. She and Qian Wu clasped their hands, stamped their feet, and kept looking around at the entrance of the village.

The Yun family secret guards on the watchtower were the first to discover the returning team, and they quickly blew loud whistles.

"Madam, listen quickly, it must be the young lady and the young master who are back."

Qianwu's little face, which was red from the cold, broke into a smile.

As the team got closer, the secret guards on the watchtower shouted loudly, "It's Master San and the others who are back!"

Yun Yi, who was leading a patrol nearby, and Yun Ye, who heard the whistle in the village, came to the gate together to welcome the hunters.

The villagers gathered at the door of the meeting hall, looking at the mountains of prey, swallowing their saliva.

The Yun brothers discussed with the clan leader and the village chief in the meeting room, and soon decided on a plan for distributing the prey.

Each household in Linjia Village received ten pounds of meat, and the fur belonged to the Yun family.

Lin Yinan, who caught the most prey this time, was given two goats, a deer and five sheepskins.

The villagers expressed no objection to the Yun family's distribution.

Looking at the venison that was pulled back, Old Mrs. Zhao's wrinkled face smiled like a chrysanthemum.

Some people with better conditions came secretly to inquire whether Lin Yinan and his friends wanted to exchange for venison.

The deer they hunted was not big. Excluding the internal organs and fur, it weighed only about 100 pounds.

Lin Yinan and Lin Yiheng had already discussed that after such a long journey, they would leave the venison for their family to eat and replenish their body.

The mutton is made into jerky and saved for eating on the journey.

"Yunzhi is injured. Why don't we send him a leg of such good venison?" Lin Shuo was cutting the venison with a knife.

Deer meat is a good tonic that can strengthen the body. If they come here, they will never be able to eat it in their lifetime.

Li Shulan also reacted, and Lin Yinan quickly said, "Uncle, we just sent a wild boar leg yesterday. I'm afraid Uncle Su will be unhappy if we send another one."

Lin Yiheng was a scholar and knew Su Kunliang's character.

"Yes, Uncle Su has a noble character."

At the Su family, the family is having dinner.

Su Yunyan was eating the delicious wild vegetable and meat soup in the bowl. The wild vegetables were cooked with fresh meat. There was no bitterness at all. The meat was sent by his future sister-in-law yesterday.

"I heard that venison is very nutritious. Brother, do you think that sister-in-law will send us venison in the future?"

Zhu Jinhui rolled her eyes at Su Yunru and scolded her, "You're eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. Eating won't stop your mouth."

Su Kunliang put down the bowl in his hand, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and his voice was as gentle as ever.

"The Lin family sent us meat yesterday. Don't be greedy, or you will be criticized."

Su Yunru secretly glanced at her mother, wondering what she had said to Lin Yinan alone yesterday.

Zhu Jinhui's heart was pounding with panic. She tried to remain calm, but her hand holding the chopsticks was shaking slightly.

As it got dark, snowflakes began to fall heavily.

As everyone in the village was busy stockpiling cold-weather supplies, time quickly passed by, with heavy snow, and arrived at the winter solstice.

In the woods in front of the village, more than a hundred people were lying in ambush, some of them wearing the uniforms of empty yamen soldiers.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" several arrows broke through the air and shot towards the watchtower at the entrance of the village.

The secret guards on the watchtower were well-trained. When they heard the sound, they quickly hid and blew a loud horn.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"