Chapter 74: Is the Female Lead Really That Smart?

That’s right, it wasn’t a wild boar chasing after Hua Xiao, but a whole group of them.

Jiang Wan wanted to curse. Was this woman crazy?

Is this really the extent of the female lead’s intelligence?

Fortunately, Song Jiuli and the others were obedient. They threw all the supplies onto the cart, and Chen Ce and Song Jiuchi quickly began pushing the cart away.

“Big sister-in-law, we need to run.”

Song Jiuli tried to pull Jiang Wan along, but she didn’t move. She still had the bow and arrows she had made herself on her back, and her red lips curved into a slight smile.

“You all go ahead. I was just thinking about eating some meat.”

It wasn’t that Jiang Wan was reckless. It was just that she noticed that Lin Tingyu and Pan Hongyan’s people were quite capable, and with Ren Bang and the others from the official guards, these wild boars could easily be dealt with by everyone together.

Since that was the case, Jiang Wan naturally wasn’t going to miss the opportunity for some fresh meat. She drew her bow and aimed at a wild boar not far away.

“Brother Tingyu, save me!”

Hua Xiao was still running wildly, looking a bit disheveled. Her clothes had been torn by branches, and her hair was a mess. Her small face was filled with fear.

She had just wanted to gather some food and surpass Jiang Wan, but how had she ended up encountering so many wild boars?

Hua Xiao was so angry she nearly ground her teeth.

However, Lin Tingyu didn’t pay her any attention. Instead, he calmly ordered his people to kill the wild boars.

Jiang Wan held her bow and arrow. She could have helped Hua Xiao first, but when she caught a glimpse of the resentful look Hua Xiao shot her, Jiang Wan smiled coldly.

The female lead had the female lead halo, right? She wouldn’t die. She probably didn’t need her help.

The arrow in her hand was released. The last wild boar of the group was hit by Jiang Wan’s arrow. It let out a screech and slowed down.

Jiang Wan quickly shot another arrow, and the wild boar finally fell to the ground, unable to get back up.

When Hua Xiao turned around, she just happened to see this scene, and immediately, hatred filled her heart.

She could have saved her. Why didn’t she shoot the wild boar behind her?

Hua Xiao fell to the ground in a messy heap, and the wild boar nudged her, causing her to scream.

“Xiao Xiao!”

Hua’s father, holding a stone, screamed and charged at the boar to save her, only to be kicked away by the wild boar.

At that moment, Ren Bang and Pan Hongyan, leading their people, rushed over. Together with Lin Tingyu’s men, there were plenty of hands to help.

There were a total of eight wild boars, and with Jiang Wan occasionally shooting arrows, they were quickly taken care of.

Hua’s father exerted a great deal of effort to protect Hua Xiao, but both of them were injured to some degree.

Apart from them, no one else was hurt. Looking at the wild boars lying on the ground, everyone’s eyes lit up.

At this time, the luxurious carriage curtain was lifted, and Chu Xiaojun slowly stepped out. He first scanned Jiang Wan, who was looking heroic, then smiled and said:

“The wild boars are the result of your teamwork, so let’s share them.”

“Yes, sir.”

Pan Hongyan obediently replied, and after some discussion, Jiang Wan had contributed the most, so everyone would take one boar each.

Lin’s family and the officials, along with Pan Hongyan and his group, had divided two boars, leaving one boar still remaining.

Since leaving it there would be a waste, Ren Bang generously gave it to the exiled people. With about two hundred people to share it, it wasn’t much for each of them.

“What about mine?”

Seeing that everyone else had already divided the meat, Hua Xiao stared in disbelief, her eyes wide.

If she hadn’t gone through the trouble of luring the wild boars, would they even have any meat to eat?

“If it weren’t for our numbers, Miss Hua, the way you lured those wild boars would have endangered everyone.”

Lin Tingyu’s calm and gentle gaze turned cold as he looked at Hua Xiao.

Hua Xiao froze in place, hot tears falling like beads from a broken string.

“I didn’t do it on purpose.”

“Xiao Xiao, can’t you treat yourself better?”

Hua’s father said sorrowfully, pulling Hua Xiao closer. His daughter was foolish. She could have settled down somewhere, but she chose to follow this noble young man, who didn’t even like her. Now she was being bullied.

Hua Xiao shook her head frantically. “Father, I just wanted to improve the food for everyone.”

She was still doing it for everyone?

She thought her words would soften everyone’s hearts, but instead, they all silently took their share of the spoils.

No matter how wronged she cried, no one spoke up for her. Jiang Wan dragged her wild boar away.

If you don’t have the skills, don’t try to take on such a delicate job. Hua Xiao was overestimating herself.

Did she really think everyone was like her?

Jiang Wan sneered and turned to leave. They didn’t go too far, and Pan Hongyan, being experienced, even covered up the smell of blood.

After finding a good place to rest, Jiang Wan lazily threw her wild boar in front of Song Jiuyuan and the others.

“Can you all handle this?”

“Alright, you’ve worked hard. Leave the rest to us.”

Song Jiuyuan took the dagger Jiang Wan handed over and turned to Song Jiuli.

“Go get some hot water.”

“Got it!”

Song Jiuli responded cheerfully, and Song Jiuchi automatically went to fetch water. Tonight, for everyone, was a rare good day.

The exiled people had been living on gruel, but now they finally had some meat. Even though everyone might only get a small piece, they were still happy.

Perhaps because Chen Ce had helped, Ren Bang gave him more meat when dividing it, which made Chen’s family smile happily.

“Big Brother, the water’s ready!”

Song Jiuli gazed at the wild boar meat with longing. Even though his sister-in-law had never treated them unfairly, he was simply too hungry to resist.

“Leave it to me.”

Song Jiuyuan wanted to show off a bit, but Jiang Wan was preoccupied with her space, so she found an excuse to slip away.

She quietly entered her space and found that the crops she had planted had matured once again, and the fruits were ripe too.

However, she didn’t have time to harvest them. Looking at the five or six pounds of fish in a basin, Jiang Wan gently closed her eyes.

In her mind, she imagined a small stream dividing the land in the space. When she opened her eyes again,

a small stream had indeed appeared in the middle of the fruit trees, and to her surprise, there was even water in it!

“Little spirit, you’re quite clever.”

“That’s because the master is amazing.”

The little spirit’s voice was flattering. “The more goods you store, and the more crops you plant, the better the space will become…”

“I get it!”

Jiang Wan’s eyes brightened as she poured the fish from the basin into the stream. When the opportunity arises, she planned to add some seafood.

Taking advantage of the time, Jiang Wan also planted the remaining fruit seedlings and some vegetables.

When she came out of the space, she discovered that Song Jiuyuan and his family had already processed the wild boar meat.

The innards were placed in a large bamboo tube, and the pork was cut into strips and placed in buckets.

These buckets were what Jiang Wan had used before at the inn to store luggage, and now they were perfectly suited for storing the meat.

“You guys are fast.”

Jiang Wan noticed that not far away, some people, already salivating, started to stew the meat. After such a long time without any oil, it seemed that some people were only at ease once the meat was in their stomachs.

“Although the weather has gotten colder, I’m not sure if it’ll spoil like this.”

Madam Song worriedly said. When there was no meat, she worried. Now that there was meat, she was still worried.

“Then let’s smoke it into bacon.”

Jiang Wan had tried making bacon in her previous life. She was busy and didn’t have time to buy vegetables, so bacon could be taken out anytime to cook, which was very convenient.