Chapter 301
Hunting Manor
Chapter 301 Hunting Manor
As an experienced hunter, Lu Xiong has gone into the mountains to hunt more than once or twice.
With him leading the way, Jiang Yao and his companions walked among the mountains and forests.
According to Lu Xiong's description, it would take two or three hours to rush back to Xujia Town from the place where they killed the wild boar.
One hour is equal to two hours, and two or three hours is equal to four or five hours.
Of course, with the walking speed of Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng, after four or five hours, it is estimated that they would only walk a few dozen miles at most.
Carrying a wild boar weighing thousands of pounds, the two of them walked for a while and rested for a while. Their walking speed was so slow that it was a little shocking.
Originally, Jiang Yao was too lazy to get involved in this matter, but he couldn't stand their turtle-like slow pace, which made him a little impatient.
When he grabbed the wild boar and carried it on his back, the group's speed finally increased a lot.
"Sir, follow this mountain road for another mile or two and you will reach the hunting farm in Xujia Town."
"If an ordinary person carries a wild boar weighing thousands of pounds on his back, it will be too conspicuous and will easily attract other people's attention."
"If you don't want to expose your identity as a warrior, let Changsheng and I carry this wild boar."
At the beginning, the few of them were just shuttling through the mountains and forests. More than half an hour ago, under the guidance of Lu Xiong, they finally set foot on this rugged mountain road leading to Xujia Town.
Many sections of this mountain road are carved out on cliffs. If ordinary people walk on it and slip without paying attention, they will fall down and the result will be death without a burial place.
According to Lu Xiong, this rugged mountain path was opened up by the Xu family with great effort.
I just don't know whether this is just an excuse they made up to collect commissions from hunters or herbalists, or whether it is really the truth.
After walking along this mountain path for such a long time, the ground under Jiang Yao and his companions' feet has already become much flatter.
Following the direction Lu Xiong pointed, Jiang Yao could already see a huge manor looming among the mountains and forests.
"Okay, let you two uncle and nephew carry this wild boar!" He responded with a nod.
Along the way, he had learned a lot about Xujia Town from Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng.
However, as ordinary hunters from other families, their status is too low, and much of what they know is just hearsay, and its truthfulness remains to be verified.
Even though even if he revealed his strength as a warrior, the Xu family would at most make him leave Xujia Town and would not fight with him without saying anything, but since he had finally found a place where humans lived, Jiang Yao naturally wanted to stay longer and get a more detailed understanding of this place.
In such a situation, it would be best if he didn't expose his strength.
"Fuck, Lao Lu, you are so lucky. You can actually kill a wild boar just by going into the mountains."
"Luck, it's just pure luck."
"Don't talk to me about luck, Lao Lu. If you don't treat me to a drink after we sell the goods in town, I'll be angry with you."
"It's just a drink, no big deal. There's no need to postpone it to another day. Just come to my house tonight and drink as much as you want. It's up to you. I'll make sure you're full."
"Then I won't be polite. By the way, this young man looks a little unfamiliar. If I remember correctly, he should not be from our Xujia Town!"
"This is a distant relative of mine from Lujiao Village. We happened to meet him in the mountains. Thanks to his help, we were able to bring down the wild boar intact."
"He also had a share of the harvest this time, so naturally he came back to Xujia Town with us."
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The mountain path under the feet of the few people led directly into the hunting manor.
If you want to bypass the hunting lodge and go back to the town directly, it is impossible unless you go a long way and open up a mountain road in some unknown place.
Following Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng, Jiang Yao had just walked into the hunting lodge when several people surrounded him.
Among these people, there were hunters who were familiar with Lu Xiong, as well as managers and servants of the Xu family stationed here.
"Old Lu, this wild boar weighs 1,237 kilograms."
"According to the rules of the village, we have to take half of the profits. I don't need to explain this matter, you should know it yourself." "For the remaining wild boar meat, will you sell it directly to our village, or take it back to the town?"
While chatting with a few familiar hunters, the wild boar that Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng were carrying had been dragged away by his men under the command of the manager named Xu Feng of the hunting farm.
After weighing it, Xu Feng pointed at the wild boar that was being disemboweled not far away and asked with a smile.
"Leave 20 kilograms of wild boar meat for us to eat, and sell the rest." Lu Xiong said directly with a wave of his hand.
He had already discussed this matter with his nephew and asked Jiang Yao for his opinion. Naturally, he would not have any hesitation at this moment.
"Okay, let's do as you say!" Xu Feng responded with a nod.
Several people were chattering here. Jiang Yao, who had followed Lu Xiong into the hunting lodge, looked around with curiosity.
Although the hunting manor in front of us occupies a large area, it is very simple inside, with only a few rooms, and the rest of the place is mostly empty.
"With this hunting farm here, the hunters and herbalists in Xujia Town will be able to get anything they want after entering the mountains without being able to hide it from the eyes and ears of the Xu family."
"For ordinary prey or medicinal herbs, they might be very disciplined and only take half of the commission."
"If we really hunt down a monster or collect some rare treasures, it would be good if the Xu family is willing to reward us with a little money. They will definitely not let such good things fall into the hands of other outsiders."
"No wonder the Xu family is the only one in power in this town. With such control, those outsiders will never be able to rise no matter how hard they try. They will only serve as a scapegoat for the Xu family."
Jiang Yao glanced around and thought to himself.
Of course, no matter how strict the Xu family's control over this place is, it has no effect on him at all.
After all, if he found something good in the mountains, he could put it in the storage space.
"Brother Yao, the prey has been processed. Let's go back to town!"
In just a short while, the prey had been cut up. Holding a piece of wild boar meat, Lu Changsheng approached Jiang Yao and spoke tentatively.
In front of outsiders, it was naturally inconvenient for him to call Jiang Yao "Sir". After all, Jiang Yao's current identity was a distant relative of their Lu family.
Lu Xiong, who had just received a small purse from the steward Xu Jin, had also walked in front of Jiang Yao.
However, he seemed a little timid in front of Jiang Yao, and was not as calm as Lu Changsheng.
"Let's go, let's go back!" Jiang Yao nodded and responded.
As he walked out of the hunting lodge, he took the purse handed to him by Lu Xiong, opened it and took a look.
The so-called coppers are copper coins, which are almost the same as the one-cent coins in the real world.
After Jiang Yao returned, he could just spend a little money to make a large number of such coins.
It's just a pity that this lowest-level currency in the unknown world has too poor purchasing power. Even if the one cubic meter storage space he owns is filled with such copper coins, there is not much value at all.
The jade coin was made of a kind of black jade. Facing the sunlight, the words "Shenwu Tongbao" could be vaguely seen inside.
One jade coin is equivalent to one thousand copper coins, but black jade seems to be rare in the real world. Even if Jiang Yao goes back, it will be difficult to get a bunch of jade coins.
"You and Changsheng fought the wild boar. I just helped you fight it all the way."
"It's just a small contribution, I just want one jade coin."
"The rest can be divided between you and Changsheng!" After putting one of the jade coins away, Jiang Yao stuffed the purse back into Lu Xiong's hands.
In the mountains, it didn't matter to him whether he had money on him or not, but now that he had stepped into Xujia Town, he could feel at ease with money in his pocket.
Before Jiang Yao could even bring it up, Lu Xiong took the initiative to hand over the purse. Seeing that Lu Xiong was tactful, Jiang Yao naturally gave him face and would not do anything excessive.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!" They had already walked out of the hunting lodge and there was no one else around. Lu Xiong and Lu Changsheng both looked happy. They looked at each other and quickly expressed their gratitude.
(End of this chapter)