It was not until they walked out of the deep forest that Nan Nan and the others breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Fang Xiaoxi: "What herbs did you pick today?"
Fang Xiaoxi glanced at her backpack and said, "Not a bad harvest. If I go back and cook them well, I should be able to sell them for quite a bit of silver!"
Seeing Fang Xiaoxi talking about money, Nan Nan's mouth twitched: "Okay, then you can make it well, and when you are done, just sell it directly to our restaurant."
Fang Xiaoxi knew that Nan Nan would not treat her badly, so she nodded: "Okay, no problem."
Ling Yuanbao, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the two and thought that his family seemed to have a medicine shop, so he started talking as well: "Miss, you haven't told me yet, what's your name? You saved me, and I want to repay you. My family also has a medicine shop, and you can sell the herbs you prepare to my shop and I'll give you a high price."
Fang Xiaoxi's mouth twitched, and she looked at Ling Yuanbao: "My name is Fang Xiaoxi. There's no need to repay me. After we get down the mountain, you should go home quickly."
Ling Yuanbao was still thinking about becoming a disciple! How could he go back so easily? He looked at Fang Xiaoxi and said, "I also want to see you guys killing a pig! Didn't you just say that you would kill this big wild boar after you get down the mountain?"
Actually, it was all thanks to Ling Yuanbao that we were able to attract these two wild boars. It seems a bit too much to just send Ling Yuanbao away like this.
Thinking of this, Fang Xiaoxi said, "Okay then, I'll treat you to a pig-killing dinner. After you finish eating, you can go home."
Ling Yuanbao was very happy that he could stay. But Nan Nan was unhappy. This guy wanted to steal his business
Seeing Ling Yuanbao's eyes becoming unfriendly, Ling Yuanbao didn't notice it at all. He looked at Nan Nan and said, "And this young man, what's your name? You just saved me, and you are so powerful. Do you need any herbs? You can go to my pharmacy and buy them. I'll give you a low price."
Nan Nan raised his eyebrows. This guy seemed to be somewhat grateful and not that annoying. Looking at Ling Yuanbao, the corner of his mouth twitched: "You bought my junior sister's medicinal herbs at a high price and sold them to me at a low price. If your father knew, would he beat you to death?"
"My surname is Mu, and I don't need you to repay me for anything. Just don't get involved in my business with my junior sister. You are also a poor person. You should go back and find out who wants to kill you. That thing is quite expensive."
That thing, of course, is the beast-attracting powder, but that is someone else's family matter, so Nan Nan was just giving a reminder.
The group walked down the mountain while talking, and finally arrived at Fangjia Village when it was almost dark.
As soon as they arrived at Fangjia Village, they caused a sensation. After all, they were two wild boars. It had been many years since they had encountered anyone, and it was a rare achievement to be able to hunt and catch such big animals.
Moreover, these people were carrying a lot of pheasants, hares, and roe deer. They were not going hunting at all, they were simply going to the mountains to purchase supplies.
Master Fang came back at this time and looked at Nan Nan and his group: "You have gained a lot."
Nan Nan nodded: "Of course, I have already made a move, how can I return empty-handed! Come and help me kill the pig, can you do it?"
Master Fang was a little speechless. Their family had never been able to afford to raise pigs, so how could they kill pigs? "No, if you want to kill pigs here, you have to ask the butcher Fang in the village to come and help."
Fang Shaofeng knew that Nan Nan was going to kill the pig here, so he immediately said, "I'll ask Uncle Fang to come and kill the pig."
Nan Nan nodded: "Okay, we are happy today, so let's share a wild boar. Let's eat together, no objection, right? Let's buy some food and have a bonfire dinner, what do you think? Invite everyone in your village to have some fun, and I will pay for everything today, how about that?"
Fang Xiaoxi glanced at Nan Nan: "Are you telling the truth?"
She was also looking forward to the bonfire dinner in the evening. Nan Nan saw that Fang Xiaoxi was very happy, so she nodded and said, "Of course, keep your word."
Ling Yuanbao hadn't seen these yet! Anyway, he was going to stay shamelessly. Master Fang was still thinking about how to refuse! When he saw Fang Xiaoxi agreed, he was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Father Fang came out and looked at Master Fang: "Shaohua, in this village, only our family has never hosted a party. Given the situation today, let's host one."
That's true. Their family has been poor in recent years and now that they have the opportunity, it would be nice to give back to the village. But if they rely solely on Nan Nan, people will misunderstand them.
"Dad, you are right. Then I will go and ask for help."
Father Fang nodded: "Go ahead. It's still evening, and it's not a formal event. It's just an activity, so it can't be considered a big deal."
Master Fang thought so too. It was probably a benefit given by the rich. A pig, some vegetables, and the villagers chatting and singing around the fire. It was nothing special.
So soon Master Fang came to the village chief's house. At this time, everyone was preparing dinner! It was a coincidence that he came and found the village chief: "Village chief."
When the village chief saw Master Fang, he was very polite. After all, Master Fang was a master now and much more powerful than himself, the village chief.
So he quickly stood up to greet him: "It's Master, what's up?"
Master Fang did not hide it: "It's like this, my friend went hunting in the mountains today and killed two wild boars. He was in a good mood and wanted to invite the people in the village to have a meal together."
Uh! Kill two wild boars and treat them to a meal. Is this the hobby of a rich man? Yes, it doesn't cost much to treat them to a meal in the same village, but it can make you happy. This is the willfulness of rich people. I am really jealous.
"Oh, what do you want me to do for you?"
Master Fang nodded and said, "Please help the village chief to notify everyone. Then we need to buy some vegetables and so on. Don't worry, I will give you money."
The village chief nodded and said, "These are just small matters. They are just some vegetables at home. Every household grows them themselves. How can we eat them and charge money for them?"
Although Master Fang also thought so, the event was mainly held at their home. Nan Nan gave them the money, so he was still worried that it would be difficult for them to do the job.
"It's okay. This young master is quite rich."
The village chief's mouth twitched. Is this young man really a friend of the master? But since Master Fang has emphasized it, the village chief will really notify everyone.
Soon, people from every household in Fangjia Village ran to Fang Xiaoxi's house, bringing some of their own vegetables.
Fang Xiaoxi had already put the herbs she had dug up aside. Nan Nan gave her a lot of change and said, "When the people in your village bring the vegetables over, you pay them the money."
This way, it's okay as it doesn't take advantage of others. Fang Xiaoxi didn't refuse, but just exchanged the silver for copper coins. She now has a lot of copper coins in her hand, which are all given by people for cooking in the other courtyard.
She usually cooked for the villa and bought vegetables in the village, so she knew the prices in the village, and these copper coins came in handy.
Many people had already arrived at this time. Fang's mother was boiling water in the kitchen, preparing to slaughter the pig, and Fang the hunter was already ready.
Fang's father started looking for big sticks or something from the firewood to make a bonfire, while Fang's second brother went to borrow a table and benches from others. For a moment, the entire Fangjia Village became lively.
We should light the bonfire before the sun sets. Otherwise, we won’t be able to see it once the sun sets.
Ling Yuanbao saw that everyone had something to do, and thought that he should do something too. A villager came over and looked at Ling Yuanbao: "You need to kill the chicken in your arms too, right? Leave it to me."
As he spoke, he reached out to grab the chicken, which scared Ling Yuanbao: "No, no, no, you misunderstood, Xiao Xiaobao is my pet, I don't want to kill it, the game to be killed is over there."
Afraid that the villagers would not know and kill his little treasure, Ling Yuanbao held little treasure tightly and went to Fang Xiaoxi's side: "Miss Fang, is there anything I can help you with?"
Fang Xiaoxi looked at him holding Xiao Xiaobao and found it a little funny: "Just hold Xiao Xiaobao and don't let it make trouble. Keep an eye on your Xiao Xiaobao, it's food here."
These words scared Ling Yuanbao again, and he held Xiao Xiaobao tightly and refused to let go: "I know, I'll go to the side and won't disturb you anymore."
It happened that Master Fang came back at this time and saw Ling Yuanbao at a glance. Just now, his whole attention was on Nan Nan and he didn't see Ling Yuanbao.
"Isn't this the young master of the Ling family? Why are you in my house too?"
Ling Yuanbao was silent in his heart. It turned out that he had no sense of existence. Master Fang did not even see him: "Well, I was in danger today and was rescued by Miss Fang and Master Mu, so I followed him. Sorry to bother you."
So that's how it is. Master Fang nodded and said, "Then you should eat more later."
Everyone was unfamiliar with each other, and they were still teenagers, so they had nothing in common. As more and more people came from the village, the men went to help build the bonfire.
After the women arrived, they all went to the kitchen to help with the cooking. The process progressed quite quickly, and the benches, tables and chairs were also set up.
Fangjia Village hasn't been so lively for a long time. A group of women were chatting loudly. These people were most curious about Nan Nan, and they were quietly pointing fingers at her.
"That's the rich kid who's treating us today. He's really handsome. He's much better looking than the fat one over there."
The fat one is naturally Ling Yuanbao. When people here talk about Ling Yuanbao, they always describe him as the fat one, because he is too fat.
All the affairs on Nan Nan's side were taken over by the villagers, and there was nothing to do for a while. Then he saw Ling Yuanbao coming over with Xiao Xiaobao in his arms.