Martial Arts Immortality: Set a goal and complete it

Chapter 30 The Disappearing Villager

In this era of small-scale peasant economy, which is similar to the previous feudal era, the role of a prime-age labor force for a family is too great.

The reason why Chen Xuan's predecessor's family was in such a difficult situation was not because his father and eldest brother were taken away by military conscription and hard labor.

You must know that before this, the Chen Xuan family was actually pretty good, at least in the middle of the pack in the village, otherwise there would be no more little stones.

But just like that, with the removal of his predecessor's father and eldest brother, the family suddenly went from bad to worse.

It was fine when the eldest brother left, but after his predecessor's father left, the whole family almost collapsed. If it hadn't been for the second uncle to take care of him, he might not have been able to wait until Chen Xuan came through.

At this moment, there are fourteen young men.

That's fourteen families.

The families were undoubtedly panicked.

But obviously, even if they panic, it won't help.

The back mountain was still quiet, without any movement, like a terrifying beast that was about to choose people and devour them, making everyone feel terrified.

And amidst the uneasiness and worry of each family, the night passed gradually.

When the morning sun shines, a new day is announced again.

But these villagers, who had been awake all night, still could not wait for their families to return.

And the following time will undoubtedly make them more desperate.

Because it was like that on the first day.

The same goes for the second day.

Day three.

For three whole days, the 14 people seemed to have completely disappeared into the back mountains without any trace.

Even if these villagers asked some familiar villagers to go to the back mountain to explore, they did not find any traces.

A group of people gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting anxiously.

Uneasy thoughts spread more and more in the hearts of every family.

"How long have they been up there!"

Someone asked in a low voice.

"It's been four hours!"

Someone answered, feeling equally uneasy.

And among these people's anxiety, figures appeared in the woods.

This made every family in the crowd look happy, but before their joy could spread, when the figures came out one by one, their joy instantly froze.

Their families were not among the crowd.

The only ones who came out of the jungle were villagers who went up the mountain to look for them.

"Brother Shanhu, how's it going? Have you found my baby?"

An old woman spoke with words of hope, her body trembling.

"Yes, Brother Shanhu, have you found my one?"

"Brother Shanhu!"

"Uncle Shanhu!"

Voices rose one after another, and as the old woman spoke, the surrounding family members also spoke.

The middle-aged man who took the lead couldn't help but shake his head.

Looking at these hopeful eyes, he hesitated slightly, and then softly explained.

"We have searched for two or three miles around, but we haven't seen Zhang Shan or the others. They may have gone deeper into the forest, and we don't dare to go there."

The middle-aged man, the figure known as Shan Hu, narrated the situation.

"This this!"

"What should I do!"

"The child's father!"

Listening to Shan Hu's explanation, everyone was not comforted, but became even more anxious.

Nothing was found for two or three miles around.

Plus this is three days.

In everyone's heart, the last hope is about to be shattered.

But at this moment.

Shan Hu looked at everyone's panic and hesitated before speaking.

"Everyone, we only dare to enter two or three miles. However, Ergou can hunt wild boars and must have entered deeper into the jungle. You can try it. If Ergou agrees, there may be a possibility of finding it."

Shan Hu spoke.

And his words instantly made everyone's eyes light up.

"Yes, Ergou!"

"Yes, there are two dogs!" Each family member also reacted at this moment.

This time they went up the mountain. They knew Ergou didn't go up the mountain.

Shanhu and the others didn't dare to go deeper, but Ergou might dare.

At this moment, everyone was like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.

Some people even turned around and ran towards Chen Xuan's house.

Chen Xuan's home.

evening.

Chen Xuan is still teaching Chen Erzhuang how to practice archery.

He subconsciously raised his head and immediately saw a large group of people heading towards him.

This made him stop moving.

“Brother Erzhuang, we’ll practice again later!”

Chen Xuan spoke, looking a little confused.

"Oh!"

"well!"

Chen Erzhuang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly nodded in agreement.

And just when Chen Erzhuang stopped to pack his bow and arrows, a huge crowd had already arrived at Chen Xuan's door.

Since the courtyard gate was not closed, everyone walked in directly.

"Ergou, please save my family!"

"Yes, Ergou, Third Aunt used to love you the most!"

"Ergou, can you do me a favor?"

Voices spoke one after another, instantly making the small courtyard extremely noisy.

"Everyone, please be quiet. What happened?"

"Let someone speak, otherwise I won't be able to hear you clearly!"

The messy sounds, and even some people kneeling down, made Chen Xuan a little confused. He couldn't bear it any longer, so he quickly spoke to stop everyone's behavior, and his voice could not help but increase a bit.

"Everyone be quiet!"

After hearing Chen Xuan's words, Shan Hu quickly spoke.

As he spoke, the crowd gradually became quiet.

"What happened to Uncle Shanhu?"

Chen Xuan looked at Shan Hu and spoke with doubt.

"It's like this. Didn't Zhang Shan and the others take people up the mountain to hunt three days ago? They haven't come back yet. We went up the mountain to look for them, but they were nowhere to be seen for two or three miles around."

Shan Hu smiled bitterly and told the situation.

"Three days?"

Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows and frowned slightly.

This is not the ancient times. In this era, hunting is almost rare in the wild. Generally, you go in the morning and come back at night. Even if you have to spend the night in the mountains, it will only be one night at most, but it has been three days now.

This is not good news.

"Yes, it's been three days. Ergou, aren't you the best in hunting skills in the village? Everyone was wondering if you could help us go to the mountains to take a look!"

Shanhu spoke carefully.

"This!"

Chen Xuan was lost in thought.

Seeing Chen Xuan deep in thought, the crowd seemed to make a noise again, but was still suppressed by Shan Hu.

And among the anxious, nervous, and anxious eyes.

After a moment, Chen Xuan raised his head again.

"Well, Uncle Shanhu, it's too late today and it's too dangerous to go up the mountain. I'll go take a look tomorrow. Anyway, it's been three days and it's not too late!"

After speaking, Chen Xuan thought about it for a moment before agreeing. This was not a big deal to him.

And his agreement made some people in the crowd breathe a sigh of relief, while others subconsciously wanted to speak again.

But Shan Hu stared back.

"it is good!"

"Then I'd like to thank Ergou for them!"

"I won't disturb your family anymore!"

Shan Hu smiled and then asked the crowd to leave.

(End of this chapter)