Ang Lee looked at the bear lying in the snow and frowned. This hunt was a long-distance raid. In order to bring the prey back, Ang Lee had chosen to capture the roe deer and wapiti deer alive. But now, a bear weighing more than 250 kilograms was lying in the snow. How to bring it back was really a problem.
"Big Brother, we have so much prey. Let's just leave this bear here."
"That's right, Big Brother. The village is still 15 kilometers away. It seems like we have to give up on this bear."
Li An waved his hand, clenched his fist and placed it on his nose as he continued to ponder.
"Fei Yu, why don't we take turns carrying the bear?"
"Second Brother, are you crazy? How far can you carry it?"
"Then why don't we tie the bear to the wapiti deer's back and let it carry it?"
"The wapiti deer will definitely die of exhaustion. It will be even more troublesome."
Ang Lee smiled. "Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, immediately go and cut down the trees. The ones as thick as an arm will do. Cut down as much as you can."
"Yes, Big Brother."
Soon, Ang Lee used the tree trunks to build two wooden frames and fixed them on a pair of skis. Thus, two sleds were made.
"Big Brother, what is this?"
"This is a sledge. Quickly carry the bear up."
Soon, the bear, black fox, purple mink, flower-tailed chicken, wild rabbit, wild boar, and other prey were fixed on one of the sleds. Then, Ang Lee used a rope to connect a wapiti deer to the sleds. The other deer was naturally connected to the other sleds.
"Big Brother, is this okay?"
"I believe in Big Brother. Fei Yu, you are in charge of controlling this wapiti deer. Kun Xiong, the six roe deers are all yours."
"Yes, Big Brother."
Ang Lee smiled and looked at Little Sprout, who was picking hazelnuts at the side. "Little Sprout, let's go home."
"I'm here, Big Brother." Little Sprout bounced over.
"Bud, sit tight." Ang Lee said as he used the branch to hit the red deer's butt.
Since the red deer were wild animals, they were not very cooperative, but since Ang Lee could catch them alive, he naturally had enough ability to make them obedient.
At this moment, Li Kunxiong was leading the six roe deers in front to open up a path. Li Feiyu was controlling the sled full of prey to walk in the middle, while Ang Lee and the little sprout were leisurely walking at the back.
"Big Brother, you're amazing."
The sprout looked at Ang Lee who was calmly controlling the red deer beside her, her eyes full of admiration and admiration.
"Little Sprout, you can do it too. How about Big Brother teach you?"
"En, sure."
"Come, hold the rope in your left hand and the branch in your right hand. Yes, just like that. Pull the rope and spank this beast's ass."
Ang Lee taught Little Sprout how to control the red deer step by step.
"Big Brother, Ya 'er can really do it too!"
Little Sprout was clearly very happy as she controlled the red deer to her heart's content. After a long while, she realized that she was completely lying in Ang Lee's arms. As for Ang Lee, he was smiling at her with a strange expression.
"Big Brother."
"En, Big Brother is here."
Little Sprout frowned slightly. "Big Brother is different from before. He has become so strange."
"Oh, then has Eldest Brother changed for the better or the worse?"
"Big Brother has become a little bad." Little Sprout pouted and hesitated for a moment before saying, "However, Big Brother isn't like before, who only cares about martial arts and doesn't care about anything else. He has become good again."
Ang Lee smiled faintly and asked softly, "Then, does Little Sprout like the Big Brother who only cared about martial arts in the past or the Big Brother who has become a little bad?"
"Hurry up and tell me, which Big Brother is better?"
Little Sprout buried her head in front of her chest and said in a mosquito's voice, "Ya 'er thinks the current Big Brother is better." With that said, a trace of blood appeared on her neck.
"Haha, Big Brother, I knew it. Little Ya 'er likes Big Brother who has become a little naughty." Li An was quite proud. He took the opportunity to hug Little Ya' er a little tighter in his arms and kissed her.
"Big Brother."
"Little Sprout, when you are sixteen, marry Big Brother and become Big Brother's wife. How about that?" Ang Lee stroked Little Sprout's face and asked boldly.
Wife was the standard term for wives in later generations, but few people knew that this term came from the Tang dynasty and came from a scholar named Mai Aixin. From then on, husband and wife were widely spread among the people of the Tang dynasty.
"Big Brother, I …"
Ang Lee was too direct and sudden. Little Sprout was too young and was not mentally prepared at all. She trembled slightly like a frightened deer.
"I'm sorry, Big Brother. Come, sit down."
Ang Lee was afraid of scaring Little Sprout, so he quickly let go of his hands and scolded himself in his heart. Why did he suddenly say such words? There were still many days ahead. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
"Big Brother, Ya 'er is willing to be Big Brother's wife." Little Sprout took the initiative to hug Ang Lee's waist and lay gently in Ang Lee's arms like a docile kitten.
No way. Even this was possible. Ang Lee appeared extremely excited as he hurriedly hugged Little Sprout and whispered into her ear, "Little Sprout, don't worry. Big Brother will definitely let you lead a good life. You'll have meat for every meal in the future."
"Big Brother, Ya 'er doesn't care about anything. Ya' er only wants Big Brother. With Big Brother around, Ya 'er isn't afraid of anything," Little Sprout closed her eyes and mumbled softly.
Ang Lee's heart palpitated as he hugged Little Sprout even tighter.
It was only right to repay one's debts. However, Ang Lee was penniless. After returning to White Wolf Village, Ang Lee picked out two roe deer and sent away the two slaves who were blocking the door. At that moment, Ang Lee no longer owed any debts.
In the next few days, Ang Lee and his family continued hunting in the mountains. In order to make it easier to transport their prey, Ang Lee had built an even more advanced sled. This sled was large and comfortable, and it was pulled by two red deer.
Ang Lee and Little Sprout sat on the sled and took turns steering the red deer. As for Kun Xiong and Fei Yu, they continued skiing forward. If they encountered cunning prey, Ang Lee would put on skis and cooperate with them. He would also get Little Sprout to watch the sled.
The ecology deep in White Wolf Mountain was relatively good. Every hunt yielded good results. As for the vigilant Ang Lee, he discovered a burly figure in the distance many times. It was clearly Li Feishouyu.
After gradually familiarizing himself with the snowboard, Li Feishouyu no longer hid his envy for Ang Lee and company's proficiency at riding the skis. He also mentioned the problems he encountered when making and using the skis.
Ang Lee had long treated Li Feishouyu as a friend. Therefore, he did not hold back and told Li Feishouyu how to make the skis and how to ski.
Li Feishouyu also told Ang Lee and company about his experience in archery. This allowed Ang Lee and company to have a significant breakthrough in their archery skills.
After hunting continuously for ten days, Ang Lee's house was already filled with a large amount of prey. Although the meat of the prey would not rot in the cold winter, Ang Lee urgently wanted to improve his living conditions and buy some necessary furniture. Naturally, this would require a lot of money. In order to obtain money, he had to sell the meat and fur of the prey.
"Big Brother, everything is ready. We can set off now."
"Okay, let's go."
Ang Lee supported Little Sprout and sat on the sled. He drove the horseback deer towards Liucheng County which was thirty miles downstream of the White Wolf River. Kun Xiong and Fei Yu skied in front to lead the way.
Liucheng County was a small county with a population of only a few thousand people. There were only three districts in the city, the North District, the East District, and the West District. They were separated by a T-shaped street.
However, this was the administrative center of Ying Province. All kinds of institutions were very complete. The entire North District was occupied by all kinds of government offices. The rest were the residences of the rich and powerful.
The East District was a slum and was very quiet. The West District was a business center and was quite popular. There were even three to five brothels located there.
Ang Lee and company wanted to enter Liucheng County's West District to sell the fur and meat they hunted for money.
"Big Brother, the county is one mile ahead. Are we going to enter like this?"
"No, let's find a place to hide the sled first. We will carry the prey and walk into the city."
Ang Lee knew that there was no snow on the streets in the city. Moreover, their sled was too shocking and would cause unnecessary trouble.
The streets of Liucheng County's West District were very lively. Other than the shops along the street, there were also many small street vendors. It seemed to be quite prosperous.
"Fei Yu, Little Sprout, you two will sell the hazelnuts and meat here. Kun Xiong, bring the furs. We will go find a beast skin shop."
Ang Lee knew that the hazelnuts and meat were relatively cheap and easy to sell. However, the price of beast skin was relatively higher. It would be difficult to sell them if they set up a stall on the street. It was better to take the initiative and sell the beast skin to a rich beast skin shop.
"Big Brother, Wang Family Beast Skin Shop."
"Let's go in and take a look."
Ang Lee nodded and walked in with large strides.
The Wang Family Beast Skin Shop in front of him looked very formal. The shop was relatively large. Other than the shop owner and four or five professors, there were also five or six customers looking for beast skins.
"These are all good quality beast skins. Take a look." Li Kunxiong said as he took off the furs on his back.
The shop owner lazily glanced at them. Then he was startled. He reached out and picked up the beast skins from the pile.
From the shop owner's shining eyes, Ang Lee could completely determine that the beast skins he took out were valuable goods. Especially the two smooth black fox skins, which attracted the shop owner's special attention.
"Hehe, two young masters, these beast skins are really good. Our shop is willing to buy them. One piece, thirty pieces, thirty pieces. What do you think?" The shop owner was full of smiles and seemed very enthusiastic.
Since the moment Ang Lee and Li Kunxiong entered the shop, the shrewd shop owner discovered that they were inexperienced youngsters. When Li Kunxiong randomly piled the different furs on the counter, the shop owner was even more certain of his judgment. Because of this, he was quite surprised and lowered the price to an extremely low level.
Ang Lee smiled and stared into the shop owner's eyes. He waved his hand and said, "Only thirty strings of cash. Isn't that too little?"
The shopkeeper smiled even more sweetly and hurriedly said, "It's not easy for Shaolang to go hunting in the mountains. Why don't you add another five strings of cash? Thirty-five strings of cash? That's it."
"It's still too little." Ang Lee knew in his heart that these animal skins were definitely worth more than that.
"Forty strings of coins, no more. If you don't want to sell it, you can take it." The shopkeeper raised four fingers, his attitude extremely firm.
"Such good black fox fur can be sold for a hundred strings of coins in the capital, and sable fur can be sold for dozens of strings of coins. Why don't you sell these furs to me? I'm willing to pay five hundred strings of coins."
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