Small River Village Shaken

"Er... Er Gou!"

At the entrance of the village, a middle-aged man who had just finished his farm work gaped, staring dumbfounded at the figure before him. He then looked at the huge Wild Boar Chen Xuan was dragging behind him, his mind momentarily seizing up, his words stuttering.

"San Ya Shu!"

Facing the man's stunned expression, Chen Xuan merely chuckled lightly, his voice as usual.

"Er Gou, you... you hunted this!"

The middle-aged man's words were still stuttering, his expression filled with disbelief.

"Just lucky!"

"I ran into it on the mountain. I was just thinking of taking it to Chen San Ye's house to exchange for some silver."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, continuing to drag the Wild Boar forward.

The middle-aged man didn't recover from his shock until Chen Xuan's figure had gone far away, even rubbing his eyes again in disbelief.

And as Chen Xuan entered the village.

Figures with the same reaction as the middle-aged man appeared one after another.

There was no other way to react; this was a Wild Boar, an adult Wild Boar. Not a single hunter in the village was confident they could hunt an adult Wild Boar. The last time one was hunted, it took several people from the village working together.

But now, what did they see?

A small body had actually hunted a Wild Boar alone. Their shock was almost unimaginable.

They even instinctively felt like they were dreaming.

But no matter how hard they rubbed their eyes, everything before them was real.

"Er Gou actually hunted a Wild Boar?"

"This... this!"

"He didn't just find it, did he?"

"Find it? Could you find a Wild Boar!"

"Also, that's a Wild Boar. Looking at its size, it must weigh two or three hundred jin, right? Er Gou is dragging it effortlessly."

"This... this!"

A chorus of voices followed behind, mixed with disbelief, doubt, and envy.

Their expressions varied.

Facing these voices, Chen Xuan paid them no mind.

Villagers were simple, yet sometimes extremely malicious. But whether simple or malicious depended on who they were dealing with. At this moment, he had completed Skin Refining and his archery had reached minor accomplishment. While he couldn't say the same elsewhere, in this small village, he already possessed absolute strength.

Naturally, he didn't need to worry about anything.

Dragging the Wild Boar, accompanied by the shock of one figure after another, Chen Xuan arrived at the east side of the village.

Compared to the rest of the village, this area was undoubtedly much grander. There was a very conspicuous four-courtyard brick and tile house, with two-meter walls wrapped around the outside. Its area was roughly four or five times larger than Chen Xuan's house.

This was Chen San Ye's home.

Chen San Ye was undoubtedly the most prominent figure in Small River Village.

It was said that his son had joined the Fierce Mountain Hall. While this didn't elevate Chen San Ye's entire family to great heights, it certainly made his life in the village exceptionally comfortable.

When Chen Xuan arrived at Chen San Ye's doorstep, it was clear someone had already announced his arrival.

At the main entrance, a well-dressed, clean, and very presentable elderly man of fifty-six, with a prosperous appearance, stood before him, his face beaming with a smile.

"Haha, it's Er Gou! I never expected our village to produce a Qilin Child. To be able to hunt a Wild Boar at such a young age, your future is limitless!"

Chen San Ye spoke with a hearty laugh, his expression full of admiration.

"San Ye, this was just luck. Look, how much silver is this Wild Boar worth?"

Chen Xuan also smiled as he spoke, then set the Wild Boar down.

"Easy to say!"

"Er Gou, I estimate this one weighs about two hundred and fifty catties. Its appearance is very complete. The market price is around four taels and five qian of silver. However, Er Gou, I think highly of you, how about I give you five taels?"

Chen San Ye looked at the Wild Boar, his eyes sparkling, then smiled and spoke to Chen Xuan.

As he spoke, a servant behind him quickly brought a small plate, on which silver was clearly placed.

It was evident that as Chen Xuan had made his way through the village, Chen San Ye had already prepared, even having the exact amount of money ready.

Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback. Five taels? Even he hadn't expected Chen San Ye to offer five taels of silver.

One had to know that the one Zhang Shan had hunted a few years ago was only worth two taels of silver. This one, Chen San Ye was giving him five taels, more than double that amount.

However, the surprise only lasted for a moment. Chen Xuan's figure didn't hesitate at all as he accepted the silver.

"Then thank you, Chen San Ye!"

Taking the silver, Chen Xuan was a little excited and quickly spoke.

"You're welcome!"

"Er Gou, if you can hunt fierce beasts like Wild Boars again in the future, be sure to come here. San Ye's place is absolutely fair. Even if you take it to Green Mountain City to sell, you'll only get this price!"

Chen San Ye smiled and nodded, then couldn't help but give a reminder.

"Definitely!"

Chen Xuan responded and turned to leave Chen San Ye's house.

Watching Chen Xuan leave, the smile on Chen San Ye's face didn't disappear at all.

It wasn't until Chen Xuan had completely vanished from sight that he turned and returned home.

At the same time, he instructed his servants to gut the Wild Boar.

"Be careful, don't break the Pig Heart!"

"Also, collect the Pig Blood properly!"

"Hurry up, get it done in fifteen minutes!"

Returning to the courtyard, Chen San Ye was no longer so gentle and refined towards the servants; his words were stern.

The three servants in the courtyard quickly got busy.

Strangely, Chen San Ye didn't care about the cut pork at all. His gaze was fixed on the pig heart, afraid that something might go wrong.

Of course, Chen Xuan was unaware of this scene at the moment.

On his way back, people greeted him and tried to get close to him. Compared to usual, the villagers' gazes and words towards him were undoubtedly much friendlier.

He even heard praises almost the entire way.

Of course, Chen Xuan also knew that these were just pleasantries.

They were mostly due to him hunting a wild boar this year.

If something were to happen to their family one day, most of these people might turn into wolves.

Taking advantage of a family's misfortune wasn't just something that happened in his previous life's ancient times; it was even more common in this world.

Shaking his head, Chen Xuan's thoughts flowed.

Chen Xuan's figure gradually reached his doorstep.

At the door, Zhang Chunhua was looking out expectantly. Only when she saw Chen Xuan did she quickly step forward and swiftly check his body. When she found that there was nothing wrong, Zhang Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief.

Her tense, worried face subconsciously wanted to scold him, but the words just wouldn't come out.

"Mother, look, aren't I fine?"

"Also, I got five taels of silver from Chen San Ye. We can buy a lot of grain and clothes now."

Seeing Zhang Chunhua's expression, Chen Xuan quickly spoke.

His words were light, trying to comfort his mother.

However, his words made Zhang Chunhua hug Chen Xuan tightly. Chen Xuan even felt his body tense up.