Chapter 19

The two uncles and nephews walked down the mountain with smiles. Today, Ning Qing did not expect to get a wild boar on the first day. This mountain is really very fertile.

“Ning Qing, would you like me to sell you some bait?”

“Yes, uncle. You should also share the bait with me, because you worked harder to dig the trap than I did. I only want this one wild chicken to boil soup for my father to eat. As for the rest, it’s up to you, uncle.”

“How can that be? You came up with this trap. How can I take advantage of you like this, Ning Qing?”

“Uncle, don’t say that. I’m the one who has to rely on you to take me to set the trap. It’s right that you took more. Uncle, don’t make things difficult for me. Otherwise, next time I’ll have to go up the mountain alone.”

“Hey! This one, okay, okay, I’ll do whatever you want. As for the money for the pigs, I’ll give them to you later after I sell them.”

“Uncle, just give me half of it. We can still find more victims in the same hole we closed.”

“Sigh! This one, okay, I’ll do whatever you want.”

As they were about to enter their grandparents' house, the villagers who saw Xiao Yao bring back a big boar asked how he had hunted it. But how could Xiao Yao tell them? He wasn't stupid enough to let others dig traps like them. So he said that it had run astray and was heading towards them, so Xiao Yao was able to hunt it down.

The villagers trusted Xiao Yao, who was the only hunter in the village. They even asked to buy some wild boar meat from Xiao Yao, but he said that he would take it into the city tomorrow morning. Next time they hunted some, he would sell it to the villagers. The villagers were disappointed that they could not eat any wild boar, but they understood that Xiao Yao had to support his three sons who were studying in the city as well. The cost of their education was not small.

Ning Qing also asked Ning Yang about studying in the county. She wanted to send her younger brother to study as well, but she was worried about him having to live with others. Ning Qing waited until she had saved up more money before moving to the city and sending her younger brother to study. Not to mention her father's condition, she needed to see a good doctor once. So Ning Qing planned to move to the city after she had money. At least the rent would be higher, but she could also earn more than living in the village.

Xiao Yao didn't know what his niece was thinking. He only helped her sell the prey the next day. As for the other animals, Ning Qing gave them to her uncle. She only brought home the wild chickens with peace of mind. Xiao Yao could only thank his niece. He also planned to boil some soup for his parents to eat. Fortunately, his wife was a quiet person. She was really a good person. It was as if he had loved her since she was a child. She even asked her niece about climbing the mountain with a smile, making Xiao Yao's heart itch so much that it was hard to scratch. His wife, after all these years, was still as beautiful as the first day they got married. Xiao Yao told his wife how amazing her niece was. He was happy to have such a talented niece. In the future, our family wouldn't have any trouble finding prey.

Xiao Yao's wife could only tease her husband, saying that she must want another daughter, which made him laugh in embarrassment of his wife. The husband and wife were happily cooking for their parents. When the old couple heard the laughter coming from the kitchen, they smiled happily at the fact that they had such a filial daughter-in-law.

Ning Qing, who had returned home, went into the kitchen to make chicken soup for her father to nourish his bones as usual. Ning Qing still used her Nua powder as the main ingredient in cooking. She also thought that in the future, she wanted to open a breakfast shop so that she could earn money to send her younger brother to school, but she didn't know when she would be able to save up the money. If the trap was set up as well as today, she estimated that it wouldn't be long before she could bring everyone to move into the city. Ning Qing had thought and planned everything very well. After leaving Ning's house in Ningkai Village, Ning Qing had long since stopped caring about the people in that house.

They were happier to be so close to their relatives than they were to her father's relatives. Moreover, her uncle was an honest person, so of course Ning Qing would help him like this until the time came for her to move again in the future.

Xiao Shui, who came to help his daughter cook, could only ask her how the baiting went today. It turned out that her daughter and brother had caught a big boar and would sell it tomorrow. Xiao Shui was very happy that the family would have more income from selling bait. Because Ning Guan's medicine was not very cheap, they had to save money for emergencies as well.

While eating, Ning Qing also told her daughter that the traps were really effective, so Ning Guan told her daughter that he would make a few more so that they could catch more prey. Ning Qing also felt that if there were five more traps, it would be enough for them to drag them down the mountain, so she did not stop her father if he wanted to work, it was better than letting her father feel useless alone at home while everyone else was taking good care of their herbs.

Xiao Yao put the wild boar on a cart. Tomorrow morning, he will drag the prey to sell at the regular inn that buys wild animals and gives a fair price. He estimated that this wild boar should be worth several taels because it was very big and looked more fit than the ones he had hunted before. Xiao Yao could only hope that he could earn a lot of money for his talented granddaughter. Even if he earned less than her, it didn't matter. After all, his family wasn't as poor as his grandchildren.