When Feng Wuhen heard his wistful words, he beckoned the others to follow while explaining, "Aunt Zhang's maiden family are butchers. She was their only daughter, and since childhood, she followed her father buying and slaughtering pigs. Hauling pigs around every day, her strength naturally went without saying—she was even stronger than many of the sturdy young men in our village.
When I was little, I loved going to Aunt Zhang's house. Besides making me delicious food and buying me candy, it was because she was incredibly strong.
She would toss me around for fun and take me climbing trees to raid bird nests for eggs. She was both an elder and a friend to romp around with.
When I went to Mount Grand Mystery to seek a master, she even prepared three taels of silver for my travel expenses. For Green Mountain Village, three taels of silver was enough to cover a villager's expenses for an entire year. Those who were frugal could even save some..."
Listening to him along the way, Shen Ziheng silently elevated Aunt Zhang's standing in his heart. She had treated his younger brother so well; as his older brother, he could not lose to her.
Moreover, he was grateful that Aunt Zhang had treated his brother so well, so naturally he had to repay her. The first thing was to help them resolve the trouble they would face in a few days.
Feng Wuhen led them to the thatched cottage where he lived. It looked very cramped, but the inside was clean and orderly.
There was a single bed, one table, and two stools.
Shen Ziheng knew Feng Wuhen had grown up an orphan. Even if the villagers had taken good care of him, his life could not have been very good—but he had