Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

As the sun begins to set in the west.

Lu Fengnian brought Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu back to Mao'er Village.

Lu Fengnian carried a load on a shoulder pole, which contained clothes, rice, flour, eggs, vegetables, salt, pork, and a jar of wine.

When asked why he bought the wine, Lu Fengnian still said it was to keep warm in the mountains.

I ran into Sister Liu, Aunt Ma, and Aunt Zhang again under the old willow tree at the village entrance.

It's almost lunchtime, aren't you going home to cook?

Lu Fengnian felt a headache coming on when he saw the three women.

Sister Liu had sharp eyes and spotted Lu Fengnian, Lu Yunjuan, and Lu Xiaoyu at a glance.

"Aunt Lu, are you going to the county?" Sister Liu asked with a smile as she stood up.

At the same time, a pair of eyes were fixed on the load that Lu Fengnian was carrying.

Aunt Ma and Aunt Zhang were the same; their eyes followed the ups and downs of the load.

When people from Mao'er Village go to Qinghe County, nine times out of ten they go there to sell or buy things.

This year, everyone is tightening their belts, so naturally fewer people are going to the county to buy things.

Now that they saw Liu Yunjuan and her family returning from the county, the three women were naturally very curious.

Moreover, there are still many doubts.

Since the original owner's father passed away and the second son joined the army, the Lu family's fortunes have been declining day by day.

Aunt Ma, who lived nearby, even saw that the Lu family was already eating rice husks.

Given this situation, how could the Lu family still have the money to buy things in the county?

However, the openings of the two loads Lu Fengnian was carrying on his shoulders were tied tightly, so it was impossible to see what was inside.

Liu Yunjuan responded with a smile, "My family hunted some game during a bountiful year, and we went to the county to sell it today and bought some other things."

She spoke with pride, her face beaming with self-satisfaction.

Just a few days ago, when the original owner was on a hunger strike at home, Liu Yunjuan would blush with embarrassment whenever someone mentioned the original owner's name, and would immediately make an excuse to leave.

On the way back from the county, Liu Yunjuan repeatedly instructed and educated Lu Fengnian and Lu Xiaoyu that they should not flaunt their wealth, that keeping a low profile was the key to longevity, and that they should make a fortune quietly.

But at this moment, she showed no sign of modesty; her arrogance was written all over her face.

Lu Fengnian watched Liu Yunjuan's thin figure quietly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Let her show off if she wants; as long as she's happy.

After suffering so many years of injustice, it's time to make her happy.

Aunt Zhang hurried over. "Yunjuan, what did you buy?"

Aunt Ma and Sister Liu also came over, both staring intently at the load on Lu Fengnian's back.

Liu Yunjuan realized that she had become somewhat complacent and wanted to make amends and cover it up.

Lu Fengnian, however, ripped off the oil paper covering the carrying pole and laughed, "It's nothing much, just some everyday items."

The moment the oil paper was lifted, the three women were immediately greeted by a dazzling array of white rice, brand-new clothes, golden pears, and red and white pork.

"So many!"

"How much money will it cost to buy so much stuff?"

"Yunjuan, what did your Fengnian hunt up in the mountains?"

Aunt Ma, Sister Liu, and Aunt Zhang were stunned on the spot, and they all exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Yunjuan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's nothing, a bumper harvest just means good luck, we caught a fox."

"Fox! I've heard that these animals are very valuable; a single pelt can sell for a lot of money. No wonder you were able to buy so many things back."

"Yunjuan, you are so lucky. Although Fengnian didn't finish his studies, he is a master hunter. He has only been in the mountains for a few days and has already caught a fox."

"Yes, the Zhao family claims to be the best hunters in our Mao'er Village, but we've never seen them catch a single fox."

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Aunt Ma, Sister Liu, and Aunt Zhang kept glancing at the things in the carrying pole and then at Lu Fengnian, their envy barely concealed.

Hearing these words, Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu were naturally overjoyed.

However, seeing the three women's eyes growing brighter and Sister Liu even starting to rummage through the things in the carrying pole, Liu Yunjuan didn't dare to linger. She made an excuse and quickly led Lu Fengnian and Lu Xiaoyu home.

Turning past the muddy puddle, Liu Yunjuan looked ashamed. "Fengnian, look at your mother. I told you all to keep a low profile, but you couldn't resist showing off in front of others."

Lu Fengnian smiled slightly, "Mother, it's nothing. This is nothing. Our family will only get better and better in the future. There's nothing to hide about such a small thing."

Lu Xiaoyu said worriedly, "Mom, Sister Liu, Aunt Ma, and Aunt Zhang have the longest mouths in our village. It won't be long before the whole village knows that we bought so many things back."

What should we do if someone comes to borrow it?

Liu Yunjuan turned her gaze to Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian shook his head and laughed, "You can handle this yourselves; I won't interfere."

I've said it before, my only responsibility is to make money; how you spend it is your business.

……

Sure enough, right after dinner, visitors began arriving at the Lu family home one after another.

The reasons for coming are varied, but the result is always the same: to borrow something.

Lu Fengnian didn't get involved in this matter and left it entirely to Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu to handle.

He went to the back of the house and cleared out a space to use as his training ground.

Practice archery, as well as military boxing, grappling, and capture techniques from your previous life, and other fighting skills such as striking, grappling, and disarming.

Previously, I was physically weak and had little nutrition, so I couldn't do these things at all.

Now that the problem of food and clothing has been solved, it's natural to pick up the skills from my previous life.

After practicing his boxing for a few rounds, he then drew his bow and shot an arrow.

Perhaps his strength had increased too much, or perhaps Zhang the hunter's bow had not been maintained for a long time; with a sudden burst of strength, he actually broke the bowstring.

Lu Fengnian was covered in sweat.

Borrowing someone's things, but ending up breaking them...

Fortunately, this bow uses hemp strings, and we have spares at home.

It took quite a bit of effort to get the new bowstring ready.

…………

No one came until late at night, around 9 PM.

Lu Fengnian also finished his training and returned to his room.

As soon as Liu Yunjuan saw Lu Fengnian return, she hurriedly said, "Fengnian, there are a few families in the village who have a good relationship with our family. I couldn't refuse, so I borrowed some things from them."

However, they didn't lend anything else, just a few kilograms of rice.

We still have a considerable surplus of rice…

Lu Fengnian smiled slightly, "Mother, didn't I already tell you?"

You can handle these things yourselves; there's no need to ask for my opinion.

Anyway, whatever you do, I will support you.

Liu Yunjuan was relieved and continued, "Fengnian, our family has hope for the future now. As for your studies, I think we can't let it go."

Lu Fengnian smiled and nodded, "I know what I'm doing, Mother, don't worry about it."

At this point, he changed the subject, "Mother, has Sister Tian arrived yet?"

He guessed that Widow Tian must already know that his family had bought two loads of goods from the county and would probably come looking for them.

However, to his slight surprise, Widow Tian did not come.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Mother, I'm going out for a bit to return the hunting bow to Sister Tian."

Lu Xiaoyu came in from outside, carrying a hunting bow and a large bag of things.

Clearly, the mother and daughter were already prepared.