Chapter 96: Only She Heard It

“Second Brother, did you hear any sound?”

Shen Chuning asked, her face pale, grabbing Shen Zhengliang’s sleeve.

Shen Zhengliang looked bewildered, “No! Maybe it’s the wind, or some animal moving on the mountain.

It’s normal to hear strange sounds in the mountains, Little sister, you haven’t been to the mountains before, you haven’t heard those sounds, it’s normal that you don’t know.”

“Bang!”

As soon as Shen Zhengliang finished speaking, Shen Chuning heard a clearer gunshot.

She opened her mouth to ask Second Brother.

But seeing Second Brother’s face unchanged, she guessed he hadn’t heard it.

Shen Chuning didn’t know why she could hear it so clearly, but Shen Zhengliang couldn’t hear it at all.

But she knew it was unsafe to stay here, she quickly pulled Shen Zhengliang away, “Second Brother, let’s go back quickly.”

When the siblings got home, Father Shen and Shen Zhengxu were already asleep.

Shen Zhengxu heard the knock and came to open the door.

Seeing Shen Zhengliang standing in front of him, Shen Zhengxu frowned, “Second Brother, where did you go? Why are you back so late?”

“Big Brother, let’s talk inside.” Shen Chuning peeked out from behind Shen Zhengliang and said to Shen Zhengxu.

Shen Zhengxu was shocked, “Little sister, why are you back with Second Brother? What happened? Come in quickly!”

After Shen Zhengliang and Shen Chuning entered the house, Shen Zhengxu lit the kerosene lamp, and in the light, he found that Shen Chuning’s hair was messy.

Her body was covered in mud, and her clothes were torn.

Seeing the string of piglets Shen Zhengliang brought back, he understood.

“Second Brother, going to the mountain at night is one thing, but why did you take Little sister with you? It’s dangerous on the mountain, what if something happened to Little sister…”

Shen Zhengxu didn’t dare to imagine that Second Brother had actually taken Little sister to the mountain, how dare he?

He stopped halfway, too angry to know what to say to Shen Zhengliang.

He turned to look at Shen Chuning with concern, “Little sister, did you fall on the mountain? Did it hurt? Are you injured?”

“Good girl, what happened to you?”

Shen Qingsong just heard the commotion and came out of the room, hearing Shen Zhengxu’s words, he immediately became nervous.

Shen Chuning quickly pulled her brother and father’s sleeves, “Dad, Big Brother, I’m fine. I went to the mountain myself, don’t blame Second Brother. There are two more wild boars at the foot of the mountain, Second Brother has knocked them unconscious, Big Brother, go tell the brigade leader to bring people to get them.”

“Two more wild boars!” Shen Zhengxu was shocked.

Shen Qingsong looked at the disheveled Shen Chuning, feeling a wave of fear.

Back then, the militia team needed several people with homemade guns to attack a wild boar, they didn’t dare to be careless.

Shen Zhengliang took his good girl to the mountain, two people facing two wild boars, if anything had happened…

Shen Qingsong’s hand trembled as he pointed at Shen Zhengliang.

Before her father could scold Second Brother, Shen Chuning quickly stopped him, “Dad, it’s really not Second Brother’s fault this time.

I was greedy and wanted to pick some chestnuts before dark, but unexpectedly…

If it weren’t for Second Brother going up the mountain to find me, I might have really…

Second Brother was knocked away by the sow to protect me!”

Shen Qingsong never doubted his good daughter’s words.

Looking at Shen Chuning, he felt heartache, “Good girl, if you wanted chestnuts, you should have told Dad! It’s so dangerous for a little girl to go to the mountain alone!”

Shen Chuning obediently lowered her head, “Dad, I know I was wrong, I’ll never go to the mountain alone again.”

Seeing her like this, Shen Qingsong couldn’t bear to blame her anymore.

He only instructed, “Oldest, quickly go with Second Brother to tell the brigade leader about the pig.

I’ll clean these piglets at home, we’ll use them for Big Brother’s wedding banquet, no need to buy meat.”

Piglets didn’t smell bad, if cooked well, they tasted better than domestic pigs, ordinary people couldn’t tell the difference.

While saying he would clean the piglets, Shen Qingsong quickly boiled water for Shen Chuning, after Shen Chuning washed and changed her clothes, he carefully checked the exposed skin on her body, making sure she wasn’t injured before feeling relieved.

Shen Chuning was glad that when she took a bath, she secretly used spiritual spring water from the space to soak her body, healing the wounds from the thorns.

Otherwise, if her father saw those wounds, he would be heartbroken!

Shen Qingsong quickly scalded, scraped, and cleaned the five piglets and hid them.

At this time, the brigade leader and brigade secretary had already called several strong young men from nearby households to help Shen Zhengxu and Shen Zhengliang carry the pigs down the mountain.

With more people, the sound was louder.

A group of men excitedly discussed the two wild boars, how much meat each family could get, and went to the foot of the mountain.

Many villagers heard their conversation and got up.

After spreading the news of dividing the wild boar meat, everyone was sleepless.

They were waiting for the men to carry the wild boars back to divide the meat.

Many people spontaneously followed the team carrying the pigs to watch the excitement.

Shen Chuning remembered the two gunshots from the mountain, seeing Father Shen hide the piglets, she pleaded, “Dad, can we go and take a look?”

Father Shen readily agreed to his daughter’s request, “Okay, Dad will go with good girl.”