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Chapter 6 Women hold up half the sky

"Be careful, don't go too far." Jiang Ruyue warned.

Although they are on the outskirts of Wild Wolf Hill, they may still encounter wild boars or jackals.

As for wild wolves, I haven't heard of anyone encountering one for many years.

In the past, wild wolves hurt people. After several hunts by hunters from several villages, some of the wild wolves died and some escaped.

It has been four or five years since I last heard of any wild wolves in Yelanggang.

Xu Ye came to Yelanggang because it is relatively safe here and the worst you would encounter is wild boars.

The Hanyang rifle in his hand is quite powerful and can kill a wild boar.

The forest was very clean, and the bushes had been cut down by the villagers and used as firewood.

It is not allowed to cut down these trees, they all belong to the forest farm.

Such a forest will have some tender grass, so some herbivores will survive.

In the past, some people had hunted yellow leopards and raccoon dogs in Yelanggang.

Xu Ye really wanted to hunt a raccoon dog because its fur was quite valuable, usually worth four or five dollars per piece. It was the favorite animal of hunters here.

Xu Ye didn't walk far because it was hard to find the way at night and he didn't want to get lost.

After walking around, Xu Ye returned to Jiang Ruyue.

It is not so easy to find prey, and it is not realistic to expect to encounter prey by just walking around.

"You're back just in time. The pheasant is now roasted." Jiang Ruyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Xu Ye coming back.

She was still worried that she would not be able to find Xu Ye. Although it was the 17th day of the lunar calendar and the moonlight was bright, it was still night after all.

Many people nowadays suffer from night blindness, and their vision is only average even in moonlight.

This type of night blindness caused by malnutrition and lack of vitamin A is quite common. Xu Ye had it a little before.

Jiang Ruyue also has this problem now because she is also malnourished.

"Bake it a little longer. If it's not cooked through, there might be parasites." After saying that, Xu Ye sat down.

Jiang Ruyue nodded and continued to turn the wooden stick in her hand against the pheasant.

The surface of the pheasant has been roasted golden brown, and the oil dripping from the surface is sizzling on the charcoal fire.

It smells really good.

Especially for Jiang Ruyue, it was so tempting that she couldn't wait to have a bite.

"Xu Ye, let me follow you into the mountains to hunt from now on."

"You're right. Without hunting, I won't be able to pay off my debts." Jiang Ruyue looked straight at Xu Ye.

The shot tonight gave Jiang Ruyue confidence in Xu Ye's strength.

If two people go into the mountains, there will be someone to take care of them, which is better than Xu Ye going into the mountains alone.

Xu Ye’s relationship with the hunters in the village is average, and it is very dangerous to go into the mountains with them.

Anything can happen in the mountains, so you can't put your back in the hands of someone you don't trust.

She and Xu Ye can trust each other, so it is more appropriate for them to go into the mountains together.

Moreover, this can also stop people from criticizing you and prevent them from finding fault.

She knew that Xu Ye did not accept ganging up on others and just did not want others to gossip about him.

"Sister Yue, it's a good thing that you are willing to go into the mountains with me."

"As long as we work hard, our lives will soon be prosperous." Xu Ye said with a smile.

Women nowadays really hold up half the sky and are very dedicated in their work.

Some women are better at working and more diligent than men.

"I thought you would refuse." Jiang Ruyue looked at Xu Ye with some surprise.

Before, she had the impression that Xu Ye was a bit old-fashioned, like an old pedant who stuck to his own principles.

"How can that be? Women hold up half the sky. Men can hunt, so why can't women?"

"I was too old-fashioned before, but after getting drunk today, I finally figured things out. To be alive, one must learn to adapt and be flexible." There was still a faint smell of alcohol on Xu Ye's body, and Jiang Ruyue could still smell it.

Jiang Ruyue couldn't help but nodded. She was actually somewhat similar to Xu Ye in the past.

Now that he has agreed to let Xu Ye come to his house to help, he has shown that he is very smart.

As she spoke, she looked at Xu Ye cautiously.

"Sister, thank you for your hard work over the years." Xu Ye looked at Jiang Ruyue gently.

When Xu Ye first met Jiang Ruyue, he was amazed by her.

At that time, she was participating in militia training with a gun on her back. She had two big ponytails and was prettier than the girls in the city. I don't know how many educated youths she attracted.

Jiang Ruyue didn't say anything and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I'll take care of everything from now on. You don't have to handle everything on your own."

Feeling Xu Ye's gentle words, Jiang Ruyue couldn't hold back her tears.

Over the years, she has been swallowing her bitterness and dared not complain to anyone.

Life was not easy for her own family either. Jiang Weijun was still in school and could not earn many work points. She also had a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, who had just learned to walk.

There is also a blind grandmother to take care of.

Even though there was Xu Ye, a son-in-law who married into the family, the family did not have much surplus food.

In order to ensure that everyone has enough food to eat, Jiang Ruoan and Xu Ye have not dared to have children even after being married for a year.

If Xu Ye were to come to her house to help out, the pressure on her parents' home would increase, after all, Xu Ye and Jiang Ruoan would be missing as they were the two laborers.

So Jiang Ruyue understood why Xu Ye did not agree before.

She couldn't make her family's life more difficult just for her own and Li Dongming's family.

But after these years, she was really tired and really wanted a shoulder to lean on and someone to listen to her complaints.

"Okay, it should be cooked by now. If you cook it any longer, it will burn." As he said that, Xu Ye stuck the wooden stick to the side to cool it down.

Jiang Ruyue nodded, moved her eyes away from Xu Ye, and looked at the burning flames.

It seems that this flame can not only warm the body, but also warm the cold heart.

Xu Ye did not make any unnecessary movements. The two of them just sat there quietly without saying anything.

A few minutes later, Jiang Ruyue sat up and took the roasted pheasant.

"It's not hot anymore, you can eat it now. Eat it quickly." Jiang Ruoyue handed the pheasant to Xu Ye.

Xu Ye tore the pheasant into two halves and handed the other half to Jiang Ruyue.

"Let's eat together. After we finish eating, we have to continue looking for prey and go back when it's daybreak."

Jiang Ruyue hesitated for a moment and took the half pheasant.

If she doesn't eat, she really won't have much strength.

The mountains here are all sloped, and walking on them is quite tiring.

After eating the meat, the bones were given to the black tiger.

There wasn't much meat on a pheasant to begin with, so the two of them finished it quickly.

After the black tiger finished eating the bones, Xu Ye let it go back into the backpack.

The two continued walking up the mountain, hoping to find new prey again.

Otherwise, with only one civet cat at night, Xu Ye felt that it was not enough.

After walking for a distance, Xu Ye stopped.

"Sister, did you hear the sound?" Xu Ye asked excitedly in a low voice.

Jiang Ruyue pricked up her ears, then shook her head to indicate no.

"Come on, follow me."

Xu Ye pulled Jiang Ruyue and walked towards the direction where the sound came from.

(End of this chapter)