Chapter 323 Ye Mu'en Encounters a Wild Woman
Ye Mu'en couldn't bear to look at his mother's current appearance and directly pulled his sister around a corner.
"Let's go, let's go catch some wild game too, otherwise, with just that one wild chicken, we'll starve at noon."
Ye Shenggē followed her elder brother, picking up small stones along the way to be her brother's weapon. She truly envied this skill.
The two walked deeper and deeper. This was Ye Shenggē's first time venturing into the deep mountains, and she noticed many more valuable medicinal herbs.
Ye Shenggē took out a small shovel and a cloth bag from her space and dug with great enthusiasm. Soon, she couldn't see her brother's trace anymore. She stood up, looked around, and sighed. She was a little afraid of acting alone now, who knew what bad luck would befall her next.
Ye Mu'en could actually see his sister, but he spotted a muntjac. This creature's meat was delicious, and it was a rare encounter, something he truly didn't want to give up.
Ye Shenggē could only stand in place. She knew her brother would definitely come back to find her.
Ye Mu'en chased with increasing vigor. After several turns, he finally caught up to the prey in his sight. He raised the wooden stick in his hand and swung it at the muntjac's head, dazing it with just one blow.
Ye Mu'en took out the rope he had prepared from his waist, tied it up, and bound the approximately thirty-jin muntjac. He slung it over his shoulder and quickened his pace towards his sister.
"Plop, Ah～～"
Ye Mu'en paused upon hearing the sound. He looked around but found no one, so he decided not to meddle and started to walk away.
"Are you still there? I heard someone."
Ye Mu'en threw the game on his shoulder to the ground and walked towards the direction of the sound, his expression somewhat impatient, but the stick in his hand never loosened.
Ye Mu'en looked down at the woman lying on the ground, or rather, what he assumed was a woman.
She was ragged all over, her hair matted. If it weren't for the voice being female, he would have thought she was a wild person living in the mountains.
"Hey, are you just going to stand there and watch? My leg is injured."
Ye Mu'en raised his stick and used it to lift the wild woman's chin to get a closer look, then glanced at the surroundings.
"First, tell me why you appeared here. There are no high places around here, so you wouldn't have had the chance to fall right here."
The wild woman was so choked that she almost couldn't breathe. She raised her hand and slapped away the wooden stick that insulted her dignity.
"Who told you I fell here? I climbed here to seek help after my leg was injured."
Ye Mu'en retracted his stick and leaned against a nearby large tree.
"Heh, you're quite capable, still able to climb. That proves you can continue. So, take a break and then keep going. You're not far from the foot of the mountain."
The wild woman's eyes widened. What kind of person had she encountered? Shouldn't this person save her? This person had actually left her behind and walked away, really walked away, not forgetting to carry the game with him.
"You scoundrel, you really left me here! You have no sympathy.
Hey, I'm not a bad person, hurry up and save me!"
Ye Mu'en hooked his lips as he listened to the shouting from behind him. He still had to find his sister and truly had no time to save someone. Besides, people who suddenly appeared in the wilderness couldn't be saved casually.
"Heh, your voice is quite loud, good. You won't die."
Ye Shenggē also heard the sound. In the vast mountain forest, someone shouting loudly could travel quite far. However, Ye Shenggē didn't move either. She didn't dare to investigate, her strength was too low to allow for such curiosity.
It took only about ten minutes for Ye Mu'en to run towards Ye Shenggē, his face covered in sweat. Seeing his sister, he breathed a sigh of relief. His sister was still obedient.
"Brother, what did you catch? It's so big!"
Ye Shenggē circled the game lying on the ground, unable to recognize this creature, for which she apologized.
"A muntjac. In my past life, it was a protected animal. Now that it's not considered a protected animal, let's quickly try some fresh meat."
Ye Shenggē pouted. Her explanation was as if she hadn't said anything. She still didn't know what this creature was, it just looked a bit like a deer.
"Oh, right, did you hear someone shouting just now? It wasn't Auntie and the others, was it!"
Ye Mu'en took the wet wipe his sister handed him to wipe his sweat and said carelessly.
"I heard. A woman who looked like a wild person was lying on the ground, saying her leg was injured and she even climbed half the mountain by herself."
"So, do we save her?"
"No need to save her. She won't die. If we're fated, we'll meet again."
Indeed, they would meet again by fate, and this twisted fate would trouble Ye Mu'en for a long time.
Ye Mu'en quickly found Ye Mama and the others with Ye Shenggē. They had set up their wild camping spot by the stream at the foot of the mountain.
"Chu Mo, go down the mountain and bring Elder Dang and Elder Fan up. Tell them we caught a muntjac and ask them to see what they need to keep."
Ye Mu'en was afraid of wasting the good parts of the muntjac, so as to avoid being scolded by the two elders later.
"Understood, I'll be back before the knife is used."
Ye Mama and several aunts began to spread cloths on the ground and take out homemade snacks. Their leisurely demeanor was completely out of sync with the current era.
Ye Shenggē had participated in several barbecue teaching sessions before, collecting firewood and building bonfires, keeping herself busy and happy.
Ye Mama and the others had only managed to catch one ruffled wild chicken. Ye Mu'en skillfully plucked it, gutted it, and prepared it for roasting over the fire before Elder Fan and Elder Dang arrived.
"Oh ho, you're all enjoying yourselves. Let me see what a muntjac looks like."
Elder Fan and Elder Dang gathered around the muntjac to examine it. Soon, they shook their heads with regret.
"There's not much medicinal value on it, far inferior to a deer. You can go ahead and prepare it."
"Alright, leave it to me."
Bai Chu Mo directly took over. The women beside him turned their heads away, unable to watch the gruesome scene.
The wild woman in the mountains began to cry loudly after feeling tired.
"Wuwuwu, I really can't climb anymore. You bastard, don't let me see you again, or this grandma will definitely smash your head."
"Wuwuwu, Grandpa, hurry and save me, I'm so hungry!"
Ye Mu'en and his group ate to their heart's content. In the afternoon, they secretly went down the mountain with the remaining muntjac meat, completely forgetting about the wild woman who was struggling to climb the mountain.
However, in the evening, Elder Fan and Elder Dang were still called away to see a patient. It wasn't until they returned that Ye Mu'en learned that the wild woman was incredibly strong and had indeed managed to climb down the mountain.
"This person's origin is unknown, and her physical strength and willpower are beyond ordinary. She could still climb more than ten kilometers with a broken leg. We should avoid getting involved with her."
Zi Yi Sheng and the others were eating the muntjac meat brought down from the mountain when they heard Ye Mu'en talk about the wild woman and took it to heart.
"Ah Liang, go and investigate this person later."
"Okay, I'll go right away. Leave some for me, I'll be back soon."
Ah Liang quickly stuffed a few bites of roasted meat into his mouth and left.
The wild woman was found by children cutting grass at the foot of the mountain. At that time, the wild woman was already unconscious. The village chief couldn't just leave her there and had to order people to carry her to the old granary next to the drying ground.
The wild woman woke up the next day. She was truly hungry and thirsty. Seeing that her leg had already been treated, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.