Chapter 614: Chapter 614: Encountering People from Team Five Chapter 614: Chapter 614: Encountering People from Team Five Fang Xiyue had finished drying the mushrooms and black fungus before running in to tell Father Fang, “Dad, I’m leaving now. I’ll be back in the evening to cook chicken for you.”
Father Fang smiled, “Be careful.”
“Okay.”
Fang Xiyue cheerfully left the house, and after meeting with Shu Yu, the two returned to the original spot to start picking mushrooms and wild vegetables.
Seeing that they had almost finished picking, they finally stopped to rest.
Shu Yu felt that after a few more trips, she could probably sell these items and make some money.
It was getting late, and Shu Yu looked at the sky and said to Fang Xiyue, “Let’s finish this patch and head back. The road is tough to walk when it’s dark.”
“Okay.” Fang Xiyue took a sip of water, bent down, and continued to work.
Just as the two were about to get up after finishing picking, they heard footsteps nearby.
Shu Yu instinctively looked up and saw several familiar figures approaching.
Wow, aren’t these the members of Team Five who were scoffing at them this morning for being a burden?
They looked a bit ragged, with scratches that could have been caused by branches or thorns marking their bodies, and their hair was a mess, showing dirt all over.
Looking at their catch, hmm, they seemed to have disturbed a rabbit warren, with probably four or five rabbits.
The rest was a small lynx.
There were four people in their group, and such loot seemed sufficient.
However, compared to what Shu Yu and Fang Xiyue had accomplished by themselves, it still seemed somewhat less impressive.
Seeing Shu Yu and Fang Xiyue, the members of Team Five were also stunned for a moment, then their expressions subtly changed as they saw what they were doing.
“You aren’t hunting anymore and just picking wild vegetables and mushrooms to make up numbers, are you?”
“After all, they are women; hunting is too hard for them. Cooking and gathering are more suitable tasks for them. However, you are being too naive. The bailiff won’t accept these items. Think of something else; while it’s not completely dark yet, look around for wild chickens or rabbits.”
The men burst into laughter.
Shu Yu looked at them as if they were fools, “Who told you we couldn’t hunt? We’ve already delivered our game to the manor.”
Fang Xiyue nodded, “Exactly, these vegetables are for our own consumption.”
The men from Team Five didn’t believe them, “In denial till the end.”
Fang Xiyue wanted to argue, but Shu Yu held her back.
“Let’s not waste words on them; let’s go.”
Ignoring the four men, the two women, carrying their baskets, left the mountain first.
The men of Team Five exchanged looks, scoffed a couple of times, but still felt the women were bluffing.
However, when they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw Shu Yu and Fang Xiyue heading in another direction.
That direction was not the way back to the manor.
The men frowned slightly but didn’t care much; if the women didn’t hand in the game, they would ultimately be the ones at a loss.
The men from Team Five were actually hoping they wouldn’t join the hunting teams. Who knew if today, since they didn’t meet the assigned quota, they would join their team tomorrow?
With this thought, the men also arrived at the gate of the manor.
By then, three or four groups had already assembled outside the manor. One group had managed to hunt two wild boars, bringing a flash of envy in his eyes.
The officers came out, counted the game, and then instructed them to carry the game inside.