Yang Ruxin nodded her head, not caring whose vehicle or who came as long as people knew they had hunted the Black Bear.
Fortunately, when they dragged the Black Bear down the mountain, both her and Gu Yao’s clothes got torn in many places by the branches, and even her arm had scratches that bled. Her braided hair was half undone, making her look quite miserable—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she had fought with a wild animal.
After all, there was a firewood knife still lodged in the Black Bear’s neck.
"My God, that must be three hundred pounds, right?" Yang Baixiang exclaimed in surprise. Since he had bad legs, he rarely went into the mountains. Besides, Black Bears were formidable creatures, and it was rare for anyone to hunt one. His expression suddenly changed as he hurriedly walked over to Yang Ruxin, "You two are too daring."
Little Liuzi and Tie Dan, however, looked at them with great admiration: "Gu Yao’s bravery goes without saying, but Dani, I didn’t expect you to be so incredible." As they spoke, they gave her thumbs up one after another.
Yang Dani smiled shyly.
"Dani, you didn’t get hurt, did you?" Yang Baixiang suddenly thought of something, sizing up Yang Ruxin.
Yang Ruxin shook her head: "With Brother Gu Yao here, how could I possibly get hurt? See, I’m fine, right?"
"You... silly girl," Yang Baixiang was filled with retrospective fear, "A young lady shouldn’t venture into the mountains in the future. What if..."
"It’s all right, Uncle Xiaowu," Yang Ruxin said hurriedly, waving her hand, "It’s getting late, let’s deal with this big fellow first." She knew Yang Baixiang was concerned about her, but now was not the time to accept his concern.
Upon hearing this, Yang Baixiang agreed and helped everyone lift the Black Bear onto the vehicle, thinking he would warn the girl later not to be so reckless.
"We managed to bring it down from the mountain, but we can’t transport it to the town, so we’ll need our brothers’ help. But I won’t let you exert yourselves for nothing. After we sell it in town, I’ll share the money with you..." Gu Yao nodded gratefully to the others. As for how much to share, let Yang Dani decide.
"It’s just a favor, why split the money?" Little Liuzi was the first to wave it off, "We brothers don’t need to be so formal..."
"Exactly," Tie Dan agreed, nodding his head. Scratching his head a bit embarrassedly, he added, "If possible, we’d like to follow you into the mountains to learn hunting, if you don’t mind... "
"No problem," Gu Yao said with a smile, nodding. "Next time I go into the mountains, I’ll call you."
"That’s great!" Tie Dan and Little Liuzi shouted with excitement, "Don’t worry, we won’t hold you back." Being able to follow into the mountains meant at the very least they could catch a pheasant or hare, adding some meat to their families’ tables.
Gu Yao gave a laugh and said no more.
"I can’t be of any help, and I don’t want anything," Yang Baixiang hurriedly shook his head, "If you can, since you live close to the Dani’s family, take care of them more. They’ve just separated out..." He, too, wanted to go into the mountains, but his legs simply wouldn’t allow it.
"Uncle Xiaowu, you’re not being fair. Xinxin and I hunted this bear together; don’t think just because she’s a girl she isn’t tough... So, it’s both of our achievements, not her riding on my coattails..." Gu Yao glanced at Yang Ruxin, "Actually, if it weren’t for Xinxin, we might not even have caught this guy..."
"That’s good to hear." Yang Baixiang nodded his head excitedly.
Yang Ruxin quickly gathered everyone, "Let’s move quickly, it’s getting dark... it’ll be troublesome if another wild beast comes along..."
As if to prove Gu Yao’s words, another long howl suddenly echoed from the woods.