Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 471

Chapter 471: 471

After spending two days in the village, the doctors finally decided on a treatment method. Shen Wenchen arranged for people to send them to various villages. He himself led a group into the mountains.

The trees at the foot of the mountainside have long since died, and the decay is gradually spreading into the depths of the forest.

The number of rats coming down from the mountain was diminishing, but their size was increasingly larger.

He had to go and see for himself. If he could find their habitat, he might be able to solve this Rat Plague.

Wang Jingzhi and the two doctors stayed in the village. Besides daily acupuncture and pulse diagnosis, he also made friends with the second-in-command.

Although the second-in-command was a few years older than him, they managed to strike up a conversation when they were together.

After a few days, Shen Wenchen led a group of people to explore the surrounding mountains under the guidance of the villagers. But aside from the occasionally hunted prey, all they saw were decaying and withered tree branches blanketing the ground. They didn’t find a single rat hole.

"General, should we head back?"

Looking at the snow-covered forest in front of him, Aze rubbed his hands together.

This winter was too cold, and the accumulated snow was deep. After a day, he was almost frozen stiff.

"Let’s go back."

Shen Wenchen glanced deeply at the rolling mountains beneath his feet, then waved his hand.

This was the fifth mountain.

They had climbed the mountain since before dawn and now the moon had risen high into the sky, but they had not gained anything.

In the first couple of days, they managed to catch some game, but today, the seven of them only caught two wild chickens.

"Alright."

The group of people rubbed their hands, brushed off the ice on their bodies, and stumbled towards the foot of the mountain.

Treading through the snow, Shen Wenchen couldn’t help but worry.

He hadn’t seen the city for a few days, so he wondered what it was like now.

He also wondered how the common people were doing, and if Nannan and Zhiyu missed him.

"General, there’s a deer!"

As the group was walking, a young man at the end of the line heard a rustling noise behind him. Just as he thought it was the sound of rats, he saw a pair of antlers emerging from the trees.

He and the deer were only about ten meters apart. Under the moonlight, he locked eyes with the owner of the antlers.

It was an old deer, its body eminent and its antlers slightly decayed, possibly from old age. When it made eye contact with him, it only let out a gentle bellow and then quietly walked down the mountain.

Upon hearing the rustle, everyone in the group stopped and turned to look in his direction.

With the rustling noise, the figure of the deer appeared clearly in their line of sight.

Unlike usual, the deer didn’t seem startled. It just took a glance at them and then stumbled down the mountain.

The people were a bit dumbfounded. One of the older hunters then softly spoke.

"It’s an old deer. It probably knows it’s about to die and is looking for a place to wait for death."

"Should we..."

Someone asked.

Although the village still has stored grain now, who knows if the fields would be able to produce crops after spring?

What if the crops can’t grow by then, what should they do?

The previously caught game had all been salted and dried for preservation.

What about this deer?

If they bring it back, after removing the skin and innards, there should be over a hundred pounds of meat that can be preserved.

The old hunter didn’t speak. He just cast his gaze on Shen Wenchen.

Sensing everyone’s eyes on him, Shen Wenchen didn’t say a word. He just skillfully drew his bow and arrow, aiming at the deer.

Perhaps sensing something, the old deer suddenly stopped and then turned its head to look at them again.

Locked in a stare with the deer, Shen Wenchen’s brows furrowed slightly. The deer, however, seemed resigned to its fate. It cast him one final glance, then closed its eyes and fell to the ground.

Shen Wenchen put away his bow and arrow, and Aze quickly ran over.

"General, the deer is already dead!"

Aze shouted softly.

Shen Wenchen was taken aback, somewhat dazed.

He never expected the deer to die like this.

Although the others also found it strange, with the deer now dead, the village had more supplies. Naturally, they were happy.

They all ran over, pondering how to take the deer back to the village.

"General, since the deer is dead, we should go now."

The old hunter left these words softly, then also went over there.

By the time the group returned to the village amidst the snowstorm, it was already late at night.

Seeing the deer they brought back, everyone just cheered.

Although most of the meat had to be preserved, the bones and the innards could still give everyone a feast.

In the residence, Nanzhi was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep. After the child in her stomach kicked her belly for the thirty-second time, Nanzhi couldn’t stand it anymore and got up.

She felt a bit restless.

But this feeling wasn’t like something bad was about to happen.

So what was it?

Ma Po, having been woken up by her, saw that she couldn’t sleep. She helped her put on her clothes, then went to the kitchen to prepare Calming Soup.

"What is about to happen?"

Nanzhi furrowed her brows. With one hand she soothed the baby in her belly and with the other, she twirled her hair in thought.

Shen Zhiyu had been tossing and turning in bed all night, unable to sleep. After some hesitation, she decided to leave her room wearing only her underclothes.

She saw that Nanzhi’s door was left ajar, and the candle was still lit. So the little girl timidly asked from outside the door.

"Auntie, you aren’t asleep either?"

Shen Zhiyu had dark circles under her eyes, and her little face had turned slightly red from the wind.

"Come to bed and wrap up, don’t catch a cold."

Nanzhi let go of her hair and called Shen Zhiyu to the bed.

"Auntie, I can’t sleep." Shen Zhiyu shook her head obediently and snuggled into the blankets.

"Even if you can’t sleep, you can’t just run out in your underclothes, understand?"

Nanzhi rubbed her little hands and said.

"I know I was wrong, Auntie. Next time, I’ll get properly dressed before leaving."

Little Zhiyu nodded, then looked at her protruding belly.

"Auntie, is the baby misbehaving again?"

"Hmm, maybe he misses your Uncle."

Nanzhi rubbed her belly, a tranquil smile on her face.

During the nights, Shen Wenchen would usually softly massage her waist and abdomen, and chat with the baby.

He had been gone for several days. Maybe not only she, but also the baby misses him.

"I miss Uncle too." Little Zhiyu’s head dropped instantly.

"Be good, Zhiyu. Uncle will come back once he finishes his work."

Nanzhi rubbed the little one’s cheek and said.

While the mother and son were talking, they suddenly heard a light sound from the roof.

It sounded like something stepping on the tiles.

The sound was subtle, but both mother and son heard it and stopped their conversation, their gaze fixed on the roof.

Who could it be at this late hour?

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