The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 8 Picking Honey
Soon I found traces of a hare not far away, lying on the ground eating grass.

Very alert, after eating two mouthfuls of grass, he stood up and observed what was going on around him.

Lin Hai quietly approached, reaching a distance of seven or eight meters.

The rabbit stopped suddenly, as if he heard something, and stood looking around.

Lin Hai knew that this was the closest distance, and he would definitely be discovered if he got closer.

Holding the crossbow, aim at the rabbit.

Pull the trigger.

"Whoosh-"

The darts fired by the crossbow are extremely fast and powerful.

Hitting the hare directly, the inertia of the dart carried the rabbit and flew another meter away before falling to the ground.

Lin Hai quickly ran over and picked up the hare.

After weighing it, it was about four kilograms.

"It's great. There are so many prey here. As long as you have the right tools, you will definitely have a full meal."

Lin Hai continued to move forward and hunted two more hares.

Although the crossbow did not achieve perfect accuracy, it only missed one of the four arrows.

Compared to other hunters, this hit rate is already amazing.

Lin Hai felt that today's harvest was almost complete. The sun had begun to set, and he would not be able to return home before dark.

Just when I was about to pack up my things and leave, I heard a buzzing sound above my head.

When I looked up, I saw it was a huge beehive.

Lin Haiyan's mouth watered.

Both honey and sugar were very luxurious things in ancient times, and only wealthy people could afford them.

Such a large piece of honeycomb weighs at least seven or eight pounds.

It must be brought back.

Lin Hai looked around and found some leaves and branches.

Cover all exposed parts of your body.

Then he wrapped the hay with fresh leaves and climbed up the tree laboriously.

Lin Hai lay on the tree trunk, panting from exhaustion.

After taking a short rest, he opened a bag of gunpowder and put it into the hay.

Light it with a fire stick, and thick smoke will immediately come out of the torch.

Lin Hai hugged the tree trunk and climbed forward, while the bees were scurrying around due to the thick smoke.

When the bees were almost gone, Lin Hai cut off the hive with a dagger.

Throw it onto the leaves laid out below.

Leave a piece of the hive for the bees to harvest again next time.

I slowly climbed down, almost paralyzed from exhaustion.

I took a bite of honey and it was so sweet to my heart.

After resting for a while, Lin Hai felt that he had regained a lot of strength and put the honey in his backpack.

Afraid of being crushed by pheasants and rabbits, the prey was tied to the outside of the backpack with straw ropes.

It was time for other hunters to return, and they happened to meet at the entrance of the village.

The harvest of a few people was obviously not very good. They only caught a half-sized rabbit and a few wild birds.

It's probably not enough for the few of them to eat.

However, I picked some wild fruits and vegetables so that my family would not starve.

They saw that Lin Hai was extremely dirty and looked very embarrassed.

He was about to mock him in person, but when he got closer, he realized that Lin Hai was actually carrying so many prey.

All looked shocked.

Wang Dayong asked in disbelief: "Where did you catch these prey?"

Lin Hai smiled and said: "Maybe it's because I'm lucky and I met a few prey!"

"Even if you can touch the prey, you can still hit it? Can you draw a bow and arrow?" Liu Ergou looked unbelievable. "It's true that I can't draw a bow and arrow, so I can only make some traps to catch prey. It's all up to God to take care of me!"

Lin Hai didn't want to reveal his details to them, so he made up an excuse at random.

The muscles on several people's jealous faces were trembling.

Several of them went hunting together and only caught some small things.

Lin Hai actually caught two pheasants and three hares. This harvest was so enviable.

The couple couldn't finish the food at all, so they could still take it to the market and sell it for money in exchange for food.

Wang Dayong frowned and said, "You didn't listen to my advice and went hunting in the mountains to the north, right?"

Lin Hai did not hide anything and admitted directly: "Yes, I went hunting in the mountains to the north. But I didn't go too deep, I just looked for prey on the outside."

"You are lucky to be alive. I have told you that there are wolves and even tigers there. Are you willing to kill yourself by going hunting there?" Wang Dayong scolded angrily.

"Even if I encounter a wild beast and get eaten, it is better than starving to death! Besides, since I dare to go, I am naturally well prepared." Lin Hai said.

Several hunters were a little excited after hearing this. Even a novice had caught so many prey in the past.

Although they were hunting in a safe place, their harvest was too little.

Looking at Lin Hai's leaving figure.

Liu Ergou couldn't help but said: "It won't be a problem if we continue like this. The family won't even have enough to eat."

"That is to say, how about we go hunting in the mountains to the north. We can hunt pheasants and rabbits only in the outer areas, so we won't encounter any danger."

"I'll give it a try tomorrow! Even if I can't catch the prey, I'll have to complain."

Several people were so greedy that they insisted on hunting in the mountains to the north.

Wang Dayong frowned after hearing this: "There have been so many things happening in the mountains to the north, so I advise you not to be too greedy.

Although we didn't catch much prey, at least we could live a comfortable life.

If you encounter any danger and are eaten by wild animals, your whole family will have no backbone. "

"You are too alarmist. A weak scholar like Lin Hai can still hunt prey. We are all old hunters, are we not as good as him?"

"Dayong, you are too timid. If you don't dare to go, we won't force you. Let's go hunting together in Beishan tomorrow.

You'd better go to the original place yourself. "

Several people had a dispute and went home if they disagreed.

Wang was extremely courageous, but these people had been completely dazzled by the interests.

Willing to take risks in order to catch prey.

Wang Dayong looked sad and had to go back by himself first.

Before Lin Hai returned home, he saw Qiaoer waiting eagerly on the roadside.

Seeing Lin Hai's figure, he immediately ran over.

"My husband, you are finally back, and you really made me anxious to death!"

Qiaoer looked at Lin Hai nervously, fearing that he might be injured.

The clothes on his body were dirty and torn, and his face had been stung by a bee and had become red and swollen.

Qiaoer felt terribly distressed: "Mr. sir, what's wrong with you? Tell me where you're injured and I'll go find the doctor."

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury! My clothes were also torn while climbing a tree!"

"Let's go home first and I'll show you something good!"

Lin Hai put his arm around her waist and walked home together.

Qiaoer's face turned red and she quickly looked around.

How could you do such an intimate gesture on the street?

If others saw it, they would definitely say it was immoral.

Especially in this countryside, a person's reputation is so important.

But Lin Hai never seemed to care about this.

Qiaoer's face turns red every time, but she can't refuse.

Afraid of making Lin Hai unhappy.

(End of this chapter)