Inside the house, the woman looked angry, while Chen Guodong sat aside with a worried look on his face.
The little boy looked at the scene at a loss. At this moment, a figure appeared at the door. He immediately ran up excitedly and hugged Chen Fan's thigh.
"Brother, you're back."
"Um."
Chen Fan smiled and patted his little head, then looked at his parents in the house and asked curiously, "Dad, Mom, what happened? I just heard you mention the three words "Lijiazhai" outside? Did the people in our village have a conflict with them? Is anyone injured?"
"Don't worry, no one was hurt."
Chen Guodong shook his head.
"How can it be okay?"
The woman couldn't help but say, "The prey was snatched away by them. These people are simply robbers!"
"Okay, let the past be the past," Chen Guodong frowned and signaled to the woman with his eyes that Xiaochen was immature, but Xiaofan was different. If he listened to it, it would only add to his troubles.
The woman opened her mouth and said, "Let's eat first."
Chen Fan frowned and said halfway, which no one could accept.
Besides, this matter seems to be quite important.
"Dad, Mom, what happened? I am also a member of the village, right? Besides, if you know everything, then there should be many people who know about this. I will ask others later, isn't it the same?"
The woman looked at Chen Guodong with some resentment. The latter hesitated for a few seconds and finally sighed, "Okay, then I'll tell you. After listening to it, don't be impulsive."
After listening to his story, Chen Fan finally understood what happened.
It turned out that my father took the hunting team out of the village and went to check the traps everywhere, but found nothing. When they were about to reach the last trap, coincidentally, a wildebeest that seemed to be frightened came running towards them.
This kind of horse is very tall, nearly two meters tall, and is famous for the single horn on its head. It is considered the largest among the low-level ferocious beasts.
They were delighted at first, but then they could only sigh in despair, because the wildebeests in their prime had no means of long-range attack and could not do anything to the opponent.
When the wildebeest saw them, it was naturally very frightened and changed direction. As a result, it fell into the trap they had dug. This was simply pie in the sky, and everyone was grinning from ear to ear.
However, Chen Guodong had a bad feeling. The wildebeest was obviously being chased. Perhaps those people were right behind it, but it was temporarily left behind because of its slow speed. The prey must be taken out of the trap as soon as possible, otherwise, there might be complications.
Unfortunately, when they were halfway through their work, people from Lijiazhai showed up and a quarrel broke out between the two sides. The other side believed that they were the first to target the wildebeest and that whoever wanted to see it should get a share. Of course, the people from the village did not agree.
However, the people of Lijiazhai gradually discovered that the number of people on the other side was not only a little less, but the Wei brothers seemed to be absent? Fourteen to eight, almost twice as many.
Therefore, Lijiazhai wanted to take all the meat and refused to leave any meat. In the past, both sides were evenly matched and neither was willing to give in. So, maybe they would each take half of the wildebeest.
But now the Wei brothers are not here, and there are fewer people. If a fight really breaks out, and the other side still has archers, the ones who will suffer will be their own village. In the end, not only will they not get any prey, but there will also be casualties.
In this world, what it means to get hurt is self-evident.
Therefore, the people in the village could only watch as the other party destroyed the trap and walked away with the prey. Before leaving, they were also scolded.
"That's what happened. Blame it on me." Chen Guodong sighed. He had not intended to tell anyone about this matter after he came back as it would have dampened morale.
As a result, on the way back, someone in the team was very angry and spoke out, letting many people know.
People always need to vent, and he understands that.
"Dad, I think you did the right thing."
Chen Fan nodded. "If we had a conflict with them at that time, it would have been best if both sides were defeated. Otherwise, our army would have been wiped out. Without you, the remaining people in the village would not have survived."
He sighed inwardly. In this world, one not only has to fight against ferocious beasts but also against humans. Perhaps humans are more dangerous than ferocious beasts.
Chen Guodong looked at him with a little surprise.
He thought Chen Fan would be very excited and shout that he would fight that group of people to the death.
The woman at the side also fell silent. She understood this logic, but she understood it and had to scold him anyway, even though it was useless.
"Okay, sit down and eat first. You've been practicing all day."
Chen Fan nodded and sat down around the dining table with his brother.
Dinner was the same as yesterday, a bowl of porridge and a plate of meat slices.
"Xiao Fan, eat more."
Chen Guodong picked up a few pieces of meat and was about to put them into Chen Fan's bowl, but was stopped by the latter with chopsticks, "Dad, you eat it, one or two pieces will be enough for me. Then, I have something else to tell you."
Chen Guodong was startled. This was the first time he saw his son with such a serious expression on his face. He subconsciously took back his chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I think I'll go hunting with the hunting team tomorrow."
"What?"
Chen Guodong and his wife exclaimed almost at the same time.
Then, the woman said decisively: "No! How old are you? Do you know how dangerous it is? What if something happens?"
Chen Guodong glanced at his woman and nodded, saying, "Xiao Fan, I understand that you want to contribute to the village. You have been practicing archery day and night these past two days, but it's only been a few days. How about this, wait until you can practice for another month or two, and then go out with us."
The woman moved her lips and swallowed the words back.
"Brother, please don't go. It's very dangerous outside." Brother Chen Chen looked at Chen Fan eagerly. Even such a young child knew what going out meant.
Chen Fan shook his head firmly and said directly: "Dad, I have the confidence to say this. After dinner, come with me to the warehouse, and then you will understand everything."
Wait a month or two
He really doubted whether the village could last that long.
Chen Guodong and the woman looked at each other.
Where did Xiaofan get the confidence to say such a thing? Did he learn archery in just two or three days? Even if he did, it would only be the basics, right
In the end, Chen Guodong nodded. Did he agree or not? It wouldn't be too late to decide after reading it.
After the family finished dinner, Chen Fan took Chen Guodong towards the warehouse. The woman was worried, so she took Chen Chen with her, and the family of four went out together.
The lame man was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
What’s going on
Aren’t you practicing archery
Why bring so many people
Chen Fan smiled at him and picked up a 60-jin longbow.
At this moment, Chen Guodong narrowed his eyes slightly and a solemn look appeared on his face.
If he remembered correctly, Xiaofan practiced with the 40-jin bow yesterday, right? When did he change to the 60-jin one
If you use a 40-jin bow to hunt low-level ferocious beasts, it is still a bit risky. A 60-jin bow is enough to kill most low-level ferocious beasts, and even some mid-level ferocious beasts can be killed.
He admitted that Chen Fan gave him a little surprise, but it was not enough.