"Wife! Wife!"
Before anyone could be seen, Shen Wei's anxious, loud voice rang out.
Li Yue Shu followed the sound and saw Shen Wei rush to her side in a blink of an eye, looking at her anxiously. "So much blood… Wife, where does it hurt?"
Li Yue Shu still hadn't gotten used to him calling her "Wife." She averted her gaze. "Are you alone?"
Shen Wei nodded honestly, his face serious. "Ayi said you were in danger, so I came."
Li Yue Shu looked at him in surprise. Before she could speak, she saw Shen Ting Wen and Shen Ting Yi run over from not far away.
Both were sweating profusely, clearly unable to keep up with Shen Wei's pace, their faces filled with anxiety and worry.
Upon seeing the motionless wild boar on the ground, they both stared at Shen Wei in shock.
Shen Ting Yi exclaimed, "Dad, did you kill this?"
Shen Wei looked blank.
"Of course. If your dad hadn't come in time, I would have been this wild boar's dinner," Li Yue Shu quickly said. She even held up her blood-covered hand and patted Shen Wei's shoulder. "Good job. I'll make you something delicious tonight!"
As soon as he heard her praise him, Shen Wei forgot his confusion and his eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly.
Seeing this, the twins looked overjoyed.
So, even though Dad had gone foolish, his martial arts skills were still there. That was great!
Li Yue Shu noticed their excitement and didn't think much of it.
She leaned on Shen Wei and struggled to get up, her injured arm completely unable to make any large movements.
She looked at Shen Ting Wen and said, "Awen, go to the village and get a couple of people to help carry the pig back."
She could use her space to transport it, but she would definitely be mistaken for a monster.
However, Shen Ting Wen didn't move. Instead, he looked at Shen Wei. "Dad can do it alone. Let alone one pig, he can handle two!"
Li Yue Shu was shocked. She turned to look at Shen Wei, only to see him looking blank, as if he didn't even know he possessed such strength.
Under the gaze of the three, Shen Wei belatedly bent down, grabbed two pig's trotters, and then exerted a sudden force.
"Crack!"
Just like that, a wild boar weighing over a hundred pounds was directly hoisted onto Shen Wei's shoulder.
Li Yue Shu was stunned.
What did this man do before? He had such great strength!
The twins, on the other hand, looked proud, as if they weren't surprised at all.
Thus, Shen Wei carried the dead wild boar, while the twins supported the blood-covered Li Yue Shu, and they swaggered home. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Many people saw this bizarre procession.
"My goodness, did Shen Wei hunt this wild boar? How is he so capable!"
"Shen Wei was always good at hunting. Three years ago, he was a renowned hunter in several nearby villages. Who knew that even after becoming foolish, his skills would remain."
"Li Yue Shu is also truly blessed!"
...
Listening to the villagers' discussions, Li Yue Shu glanced at Shen Wei with some curiosity.
He felt her gaze, turned to her, and grinned foolishly.
Li Yue Shu really couldn't bear to look, so she averted her gaze.
Back home, as she was about to enter the house, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Li Yue Shu turned her head and saw Shen Ting Yi looking at her sternly. "Your wound needs to be treated."
Li Yue Shu blinked in surprise. Just as she was about to speak, she was directly interrupted. "I know you know medicine, but the wound is very deep, and you don't have any herbs."
Shen Ting Wen had clearly heard how she was injured and added, "There are doctors only in the next village and in town. I'll go borrow Uncle Liu's cart."
The siblings spoke one after another, giving Li Yue Shu no chance to react.
Seeing this, Li Yue Shu felt amused and helpless, but more so, she was touched.
In just two days, the children's attitude towards her, while not completely letting go of their past resentment, had changed significantly.
...
Upon hearing that Li Yue Shu was injured, Old Man Liu immediately drove his ox cart over.
Li Yue Shu didn't waste any time. She asked Shen Wei to put the wild boar on the cart, planning to sell the pig directly in town. This way, she could get money for medicine and save herself an extra trip.
The ox cart wasn't large to begin with. With a pig and Li Yue Shu on it, there was no room to sit. But Shen Wei insisted on going, his attitude very firm. "Wife is injured, I have to go with her!"
Seeing this, Old Man Liu's eyes crinkled with laughter. "Lao San knows how to dote on his wife. This is a good thing. Let him go!"
Li Yue Shu had no choice but to agree.
Who would have thought that at this moment, Shen Ting Wen also stepped forward? "Dad is taking stepmother to see the doctor. I can guard the wild boar."
Li Yue Shu: "..."
Don't think I didn't see your wary eyes looking over. You're clearly worried she'll hide the money.
And so, four people and one pig embarked on the journey to town.
The village roads were rough, and the ox cart bumped along. Li Yue Shu felt like she was about to be jolted out of her lunch.
If she hadn't taken the painkillers from her space and treated her wound, Li Yue Shu truly suspected she would have been jolted to death on the way.
After an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived in town. Such a conspicuous group naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Li Yue Shu said with a pale face, "Let's sell the pig first, and then go to the doctor's after we get the money."
Old Man Liu knew her family was completely broke, so he didn't say much and drove the ox cart directly to the butcher shop with the best reputation in town.
Looking at such a fresh wild boar, the butcher, upon hearing their intention, immediately said, "This wild boar is indeed very fresh, but it's only about a hundred pounds, and it hasn't been processed at all. How about ten taels of silver?"
For a countryman like Old Man Liu, ten taels was the most he had ever seen at once. His eyes lit up, but then he looked at Li Yue Shu.
This was her prey; she was the one to make the decision.
Li Yue Shu was about to speak when she heard Shen Ting Wen suddenly say, "Uncle, I heard that ordinary pork also sells for fifteen wen per pound, and wild boar meat is even more expensive. Even after this pig is cleaned, including the organs and bones, it's definitely more than a hundred pounds."
"Although Uncle will have to work hard to process it himself, everyone saw how fresh this wild boar was on our way here, and many people followed us. For this wild boar, my stepmother was even injured. We're waiting to get money to treat her wound. Isn't ten taels a bit too little?"
The butcher glanced at Li Yue Shu, who was covered in blood and pale, then looked at the child in front of him, who was only five years old. He was genuinely a bit embarrassed by what he said.
Li Yue Shu was also surprised, and then she instantly understood.
On the way here, she had heard Shen Ting Wen asking Old Man Liu about the prices of various meats. She thought the child was just curious because he saw so much meat, but now it seemed the little fellow had a plan.
Actually, Li Yue Shu didn't know the market price either, as this was a world within a book, and everything was constructed from the author's imagination. So, she had paid attention to Old Man Liu's words earlier.
She knew what Shen Ting Wen said was true, and he wasn't trying to deceive anyone, so she didn't intervene.
She was curious to see what the second child planned to do.
The butcher was actually quite good-tempered. He wasn't angry at being questioned by a child. Instead, he bent down and looked at him. "Then what price do you think is appropriate?"