Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 4: Entering the City and Practicing! (Please read and collect!)
"Hey, Ayuan, are you going to chop wood?"

"I heard you were seriously injured, you have to be careful!"

When Gu Yuan returned to Gujia Village carrying firewood, he met some neighbors who greeted him. Gu Yuan responded with a smile and hurried home.

Watching Gu Yuan leave, many people secretly sighed that this kid was lucky, and some people also sighed.

"I heard that in order to treat Ayuan's injuries, Lao Gu sold all the family's winter rations, right?"

"Yes!"

"It looks like the coming winter will be tough for this family of three!"

"Alas, life is hard for everyone these days. Even the landlords don't have enough food left."

Not far away, Dong Gui and Sun Er were also looking at Gu Yuan, whispering to each other.

"This kid really went to chop wood."

"Hey, he's really stupid. He can't even get enough to eat, but he still has to go out to chop wood instead of thinking about making money and finding a job. If he keeps going like this, he'll starve to death sooner or later!"

"Okay, no matter what he does, let's go to town and buy half a pound of braised pork. We'll have a drink tonight!"

"Drinking? Great! Brother Gui is really generous!"

But Dong Gui and the other man didn't notice that Gu Yuan turned his head and glanced at them, with a sneer on his face.

When he returned home, Gu's father and mother had already returned. Seeing Gu Yuan carrying firewood, the old couple were surprised and astonished.

"You kid, your injury hasn't healed yet, why are you chopping wood?"

Mother Gu complained, "Old man, why don't you take the firewood over quickly?"

"and many more!"

Gu's father came over and was about to take the firewood, but was stopped by Gu Yuan:
"Dad, Mom, take this thing back to the house first, and be quiet. Don't make any noise."

As he spoke, he took out a bulging cloth bag from the firewood and handed it to Gu's father.

A family of three entered the house.

When Gu's father opened the bag and took a look, he was immediately shocked. His eyes widened and he looked at Gu Yuan. He subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "So much food! Son, where did you get it from?"

"Son, we can't do anything dangerous!"

Mother Gu, who was standing by, looked at it and was surprised but also a little worried.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I dug all this food out from the field mouse's nest."

Gu Yuan consoled her, taking out a few stewed field mice from his arms and explaining, "Today I went to chop wood, and I ran into a hunter. The hunter took pity on me, so he taught me some hunting tips. I tried them out afterwards, and they really worked!"

Gu Yuan did not intend to tell his parents about his animal taming ability.

It's not that he doesn't trust me, the secret is a secret because he is the only one who knows it.

If one more person knows about it, it is no longer a secret and there is a risk of it being exposed!
And it may not be a good thing for the old couple.

I just made up a story to get by.

When the old couple saw the field mouse meat and smelled its aroma, they were surprised and delighted.

Father Gu swallowed his saliva and said, "They say that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. My son is indeed a blessed man!"

"But you mustn't spread this matter outside, or it will easily lead to jealousy! And to be safe, we can't put all the grain into the rice jar. We need to find a place to hide it." He pondered for a moment and said:
"Otherwise, everyone will know that we are short of food. Once they find out, it will be difficult to explain."

"Old woman, and you, you have to continue to help people wash clothes for a while, so as not to be exposed."

Mother Gu glared at him angrily: "I don't need you to remind me!"

In any case, with Gu Yuan's gains, the whole family was very happy and no longer as depressed and gloomy as before.

Dinner was also richer than usual, with salted dried radish and field mouse meat, and even the porridge was thicker than usual.

After Gu Yuan's earnest persuasion, the old couple ate a vole each, but refused to eat any more and gave the remaining two to Gu Yuan.

In their words: We two old guys, why should we eat so well? Ayuan, you are in the stage of growing up, and your injuries have not healed yet, so you should nourish your body more!

In the next few days, Gu Yuan often went out to chop firewood, but in fact he was secretly digging vole holes and mountain rat holes under the pretext of chopping firewood, and he had a harvest almost every day.

Compared with humans, smaller mountain mice like Ah Huang are obviously less likely to arouse the vigilance of wild animals in the mountains.

So sometimes Gu Yuan used Ah Huang to explore the way, and then used thin hemp ropes to make some simple traps, and he could even catch prey such as pheasants, hares, and snakes, which made the food on the family's table more abundant and oily.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, when Gu Yuan caught a poisonous snake, he intended to tame it, but he never expected that the attribute panel would give him feedback that he was not qualified to tame a second pet, and he did not know why.

After more than ten days, Gu Yuan's injuries were basically healed, leaving only some scary scars.

Seventeen years old is the age when people grow up.

Because he was well fed and even ate meat frequently, Gu Yuan's originally skinny body became plump and strong, and his sallow complexion became rosy.

Now that he has recovered, Gu Yuan plans to go into the mountains, catch some wild animals, and sell them in the city.

Making money is secondary. The main thing is that he needs to go to the city to find out about channels for learning martial arts.

Speaking of which, Gu Yuan was very interested in the martial arts practice in this world. After all, this kind of thing was said to give people the strength to tear tigers and leopards apart alive, and even allow people to be reborn and become extraordinary!
Gu Yuan suspected that perhaps he would be able to tame a second, or even more pets, only after he had practiced martial arts!

In addition, Gu Yuan also plans to find an opportunity to come into contact with some antiques to obtain "Daoyun Points" to prepare for Ah Huang's evolution and upgrade.

Since it is not possible to tame the second pet for the time being, let's find a way to evolve and upgrade Ah Huang.

By then, he will also be able to obtain the talent blessing of the Iron-Tooth Rat, but he doesn't know what the talent of the Iron-Tooth Rat will be.

As winter approaches, the weather becomes colder.

Early that morning, Gu Yuan wrapped himself in thick clothes, took some dry food, carried a hatchet, and stuffed Ah Huang into his arms before going out.

At the entrance of the village, Dong Gui frowned as he looked at Gu Yuan's departing back.

"Is Gu Yuan crazy? Why does he go chopping wood every day?"

"Yes, Brother Gui, I find it strange. Wu Laoqi from the village also doesn't have enough to eat. He only has a bowl of porridge every day and is so hungry that he can't even walk."

Sun Er scratched his head, a little puzzled:

"But not only does this kid look better and better, he even has the energy to go out and chop wood all day. How can he look hungry? Tell me, is this kid doing something shameful every time he goes out?"

"You know what, this kid is so mysterious, there must be something fishy going on!"

The more Dong Gui thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. His eyes flickered as he said, "No, we have to find out. Otherwise, if Steward Wu finds out that we're not doing our job well, and he blames us, neither you nor I will be able to bear the consequences."

(End of this chapter)