High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Emergency of Supplies

The family sat around the table, Chen Fan extended his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, it was very chewy.

"Is this beef?"

He asked in surprise.

"Yes, it’s beef."

Chen Guodong explained, "This morning’s wild bull, a pack of wolves ate quite a lot of it, what’s left, less than a hundred pounds, our family got a bit more, four or five pounds, it’s all here."

As for the meat eaten by the wolves, they planned to make blood sausage with the wolf intestines, which is considered a delicacy.

"We also got dozens of pounds of wolf meat, along with the wildebeest meat you brought back yesterday, altogether it’s probably over a hundred pounds." The woman’s eyes squinted with laughter.

These past few years, there hasn’t been a day like today, with so many provisions, just from eating, it could be enough to feed the family for a month.

"Really?"

Chen Fan also breathed a sigh of relief, from this perspective, there was no need to worry about food in the short term, but hunting still had to continue, they couldn’t just sit around and eat up all their stock.

After swallowing the beef, a piece of information appeared in his mind.

"Potential Points +0.2."

"No wonder it’s beef, one piece is worth two pieces of rabbit meat," he thought to himself, picking up the second piece and savoring it carefully.

Chen Guodong and his wife also started eating.

While eating, the woman suddenly said, "Guodong, we’re almost out of rice and the salt jar is nearly empty, should we take some meat and trade it at Song Family Castle for some supplies?"

Chen Guodong paused his chopsticks, then nodded and said, "Yes, we should trade for some."

Chen Fan’s ears twitched, and certain memories slowly surfaced in his mind.

This Song Family Castle, similar to Zhao Family Castle, is also quite a large fortified village with one or two thousand people. The leader of the village reportedly has some connections in the distant Anshan City, capable of obtaining some precious daily supplies like rice, flour, grain, oil, cigarettes, tea, and even medicines and weapons.

They apparently have guns and ammunition too, but they’re sold at a high price.

Nearby small villages can trade with gold and silver jewelry, fierce beast meat, and similar items for what they need. It is said that some villages even trade women and children.

Of course, one cannot enter the castle; a designated area in front of the castle gate is used for trading. If one sets up a stall, a fee is charged for the spot, but the other party guarantees safety.

Therefore, Song Family Castle is much more renowned in this area compared to Zhao Family Castle.

"Dad, is Song Family Castle far away?"

He asked curiously.

"A bit."

Chen Guodong thought for a moment, "About 15 kilometers, a round trip would be 30 miles. If you want to go, it’s best to leave at three or four in the morning. If there’s any delay, you won’t make it back before dusk, which would be dangerous."

The woman fell silent upon hearing this.

But this was inevitable, lacking rice while having meat to eat is fine, but lacking salt is a serious problem.

"Isn’t it dangerous?"

Chen Fan’s heart leapt to his throat.

"What isn’t dangerous these days?"

Chen Guodong smiled bitterly, "In these times, even if you have plenty of food and stay in the village without going out, it’s dangerous. Actually, it’s not that bad; we’ve been there before, and except for a few incidents, most of the time, if you don’t cause trouble, nothing will happen."

"Then I’ll go with you when you go." Chen Fan thought for a moment and said.

"There’s no need."

Chen Guodong hesitated and said, "We’re just going to trade some goods, not hunting, it’s not as dangerous as you think. Besides, we have experience in this, nothing will happen."

"Yes, Xiaofan."

The woman also nodded.

"Dad, I mainly want to see for myself." Chen Fan smiled.

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