Wang Ji Mountain store is close to the market center, and the front store and the back shop are three into the yard, which is the big shop in the town. The shopkeeper Wang Shishi has six out of fifty, and has collected mountain goods, herbs, and game in Pingshan Town for nearly 30 years, and the price is fair, and the people of ten miles and eight villages are willing to sell the goods here, and the business is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many shops and restaurants in the county.

In the past month or so, the shopkeeper Wang has encountered a strange thing: the widow Jiang in the west of the town sent a few pheasants, hares and other wild game every now and then, and the blame is that these prey can't find wounds, and most of the time they are still alive.

Live game with full fur sells well in the city, and the price is two or three percent higher than that of the prey shot to death, and you must know that a single fur with no holes can be expensive. How did this Jiang widow come about? How to catch live pheasants and hares, the king shopkeeper was puzzled.

When it was approaching, the sunset sprinkled the afterglow into the store, the shopkeeper Wang leaned on the counter and chatted with a group of idlers, and saw Jiang Huang coming with his second son from a distance, Jiang Anyong was carrying two pheasants in his hands, clearly still struggling restlessly, and he was alive.

Shopkeeper Wang hung up his habitual smile, the slightly white goatee on his chin curled up one by one, and stepped forward to take the two pheasants from Jiang Anyong's hands, the black eyes of the bean were turning quickly in the eye sockets, and he pretended to ask unintentionally while weighing: "Yong Wazi, you are so capable, this live pheasant can be caught, in which hill did you catch it?" ”

The idlers around him were all red-eyed and chattering. Jiang Anyong smiled and didn't speak, there were too many people who wanted to talk to him these days, and his brother told him to only smile and not speak, and anyone who asked anything would just smirk and ignore him.

Jiang Huang ignored the others, concentrated on bargaining, and finally put seventy yuan into his arms, and took Jiang Anyong to the market to buy fish with satisfaction. For more than a month, the money from the sale of prey has exceeded 2,000 yuan, and Da Zheng's one or two pieces of silver have been exchanged for 1,000 yuan, which is enough to pay off his debts.

Walking home with the fish, Jiang Huang had a happy smile on his face, there is still some time before the New Year, according to this situation, not only will he not worry about repaying his debts, but even the money for Yi'er to take the exam will also be settled, and he will finally be able to have a good year this year.

At Jiang Anyi's insistence, the food situation of the Jiang family has changed significantly, after recuperation, Jiang Anyi has grown up, his body has grown a lot, Jiang Anyong's size has even worsened, Yan'er has a gratifying baby fat on her chin, and Jiang Huang's face is also more bloody.

The life of the family is getting better day by day, and the mother does not need to weave bamboo baskets all day and night, and there are many fewer wounds on her hands; An Yong no longer has to help, no longer secretly wiping tears; Yan'er didn't need to envy the girl next door's flower jacket, her mother ripped the cloth and sewed new clothes, just waiting for the New Year to wear it...... Jiang Anyi sat at his desk, listening to the laughter that came from time to time, it was all worth it.

Autumn goes to winter, it is November in the blink of an eye, the day is as cold as a day, the prey on the mountain is becoming more and more difficult to find, the hunters who go up the mountain often return empty-handed, and Jiang Anyong can still bring back one or two beasts from time to time, which is particularly eye-catching.

Early this morning, Jiang Anyong entered the mountain and came back soon, empty-handed. Ignoring his mother's question, Jiang Anyong ran into the house and said to Jiang Anyi: "Brother, there have been people following me on the mountain recently, and I don't dare to collect them, so I took them around the mountain and came back today." ”

Jiang Anyong scratched his head and said in annoyance: "These people are like flies, always circling around me, annoying people to death." Brother, you have to think of a way. ”

Jiang Anyi put down the book, and his middle finger subconsciously tapped on the table, and what he was worried about still happened. During this time, the prey was sold for a good price, how could it not attract attention, orphans and widows are easy to be bullied, and now the villagers are only listening because of their feelings, and they may not have an accident one day. The demons in his body didn't come out, but the demons in the hearts of some people in the town couldn't help but jump out.

There is a cloud in the book: everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted, this matter should not be underestimated, and it is necessary to take precautions and prevent it from happening. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Anyi said softly: "It's cold, there are fewer prey, it's going to snow soon, and it's easy to leave traces, so I simply withdrew the rope noose and waited for next year." ”

Jiang Anyong pouted, a little reluctant, and seeing his brother's solemn expression, he had to nod in agreement.

"If someone else asks you, you might as well ......" The voice was so low that he whispered, Jiang Anyong nodded again and again when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, I'll do what you say." ”

I went up the mountain again, I didn't go for some days, and I harvested a bamboo chicken in five sets, and there was actually a wild sheep, and the weather was cold, and the prey was frozen stiff. Jiang Anyong untied the rope and bounced it back to its original position, and then carefully swept away the traces on the ground, and no one could find the abnormality at this time.

As soon as he entered the town with the prey on his back, Jiang Anyong was immediately surrounded by a large group of people, and everyone greeted each other with gossips, and their eyes fell on the prey fiercely, these people were greedy for more than a day or two.

"Yongzi, you can hunt wild sheep, tell my brother how you got it, teach my brother. There are many people in my brother's family, and the family is counting on my brother to eat, and my brother is grateful to you for the family. ”

"Second nephew, why didn't I see you with a bow and arrow when hunting, it's strange, why can't you find wounds on this rabbit and sheep? Boy, don't go, tell everyone that it's not good to eat alone. ”

"Brother, go to my house and sit down, the meals at home are ready, your aunt's second niece is here, the little girl looks so smart, your aunt said that she wants to be your daughter-in-law, go for a walk, go to my house."

"Yongwazi, when you were working in your uncle's house, your uncle treated you well, and he gave you all the white-flour steamed buns, can't you be ungrateful, tell your uncle that you got it at first time? Uncle took white noodles and exchanged them with you. ”

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Jiang Anyong just shook his head with a smile and walked home with his things on his back. Everyone glanced at each other, everyone had discussed it just now, and today they had to find out the secret of Jiang Anyong's hunting no matter what.

Everyone dragged Jiang Anyong into the small hotel on the side of the road, and after a while, the wine and food were hotly served on the table, and everyone sat Jiang Anyong in the middle, and you began to persuade the wine word by word. can't stand the large number of people, they are all elders, either uncle or brother, Jiang Anyong made an exception for the first time, and then he will inevitably end up with red faces and confused eyes.

Jiang Anyong was drunk, and everyone gradually calmed down, and their eyes focused on the shopkeeper Wang who was drinking alone at the other table. The shopkeeper smiled proudly, stood up and walked over, and tried to smooth the upturned goatee with his right hand, with a confident posture.

Someone vacated the place, and the shopkeeper Wang sat next to Jiang Anyong, who was trying to aim at a piece of pig's head meat. Shopkeeper Wang took Jiang Anyong's hand and asked, "Second boy, how did you get this prey, the old man has collected mountain goods for half his life, and he has never seen a prey without a wound?" Tell me, as long as you tell me what method to use, the old man will give you a tael of silver for these things you brought today. ”

Everyone inhaled together, most of these people had hunted, knowing the price, this wild sheep was only about 30 catties, and it could be sold for 500 wen at most, plus the bamboo chicken was only six yuan of silver, and the shopkeeper Wang actually gave up the sky-high price of one or two silver, and everyone looked at Jiang Anyong's eyes and couldn't help but be even hotter and greedier.

"Can't say, can't say." Jiang Anyong was drunk, shook his head again and again, and put the pig's head meat in his mouth.

When everyone saw it, Jiang Anyong still understood it in his heart, and he was persuaded to drink again, this time it was okay, Jiang Anyong's tongue was big, and he went straight to the table. Shopkeeper Wang motioned to the two people next to him to clamp Jiang Anyong, and then leaned into Jiang Anyong's ear and asked loudly: "Second boy, tell me quickly, what's the matter with your prey?" Otherwise, I won't give it to you. ”

"Hehehehe......he I'm telling you, don't ...... Don't tell anyone...... Hiccup......"

Shopkeeper Wang fanned the sour taste of wine with his hand, took out the silver from his arms and slapped it on the table, "Say it quickly", and put his ear to Jiang Anyong's mouth. One by one, everyone held their breath and squeezed forward, listening to their ears for fear that they would miss it.

Picking up the silver, Jiang Anyong said vaguely: "I was chopping wood on the mountain and saw a snake...... The serpent will eat the birds on the branches, I ...... I hacked the snake to death. Dreaming at night, that...... The bird said he was the god of the mountains, and said he wanted to thank me...... Let me go and fetch ......, and don't tell anyone, or ...... No ......."

The words of ghosts and gods are awe-inspiring, and everyone takes a breath of cool air, and becomes silent, and their eyes become fearful, panicked, and perhaps envious. I don't know who got up first, and then left quietly one by one, and finally left the king's shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper Wang patted his head in annoyance, sighed again and again, stood up with a mutter, put the wild sheep and bamboo chickens placed next to the door of the store on his back, turned around and instructed the man: "Write down the wine money first, and settle it at the end of the year." The Jiang family kid is drunk, you let him rest for a while, remember not to say anything about me asking him, alas. After saying that, he shook his head and sighed and left.

When the hotel calmed down, Jiang Anyong slowly raised his head from the table, unable to hide his smug smile.

"Brother Mingzi, wrap the rest of the pig's head meat and chicken for me." In the surprised gaze of the shopkeeper Akiko, Jiang Anyong staggered home with a big grin.

Widow Jiang and Jiang Anyong could no longer be seen in front of the mountain shop, and no one in the town chased Jiang Anyong to ask about the prey, and those who knew the reason looked at each other and smiled, secretly happy. The stupid boy of the Jiang family leaked the secret, which made the mountain god and his old man angry, haha, I can't get any more prey, I told the truth with a meal, what a stupid boy, if it were me, I wouldn't say anything about it.

This winter, the birds in the mountains and fields of Pingshan Town suddenly became happy, and the teenagers who played the slingshots and birds were severely reprimanded by the adults, and the people who entered the mountains would always bring some broken grains with them, and sprinkle them on the ground diligently, and muttered mysteriously in their mouths.

The incense of the originally deserted mountain temple suddenly became prosperous, and the Taoist who watched the temple unexpectedly had a fat year, but no one knew that this "mountain god" was actually the eldest son of the Jiang family who was struck by lightning.