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Soon, you completely devoured the humanoid root.

After regaining your senses, you felt a bit regretful.

You should have left some for Miaoshan.

But since it was already eaten, there was nothing you could do.

As it was getting dark, you quickened your pace and walked into the distance.

Unlike when you came.

You now felt light as a swallow, walked briskly, and your body felt warm.

It only took less than an incense stick's time to reach home.

Upon returning home, Miaoshan was worriedly standing at the doorstep. Seeing you return, she quickly ran over.

"Su Gege, you're back."

"Miaoshan was so worried."

"It's alright even if we don't have meat to eat in the future, Su Gege, please don't take risks anymore."

Seeing Miaoshan worry about you, your heart also felt warm.

"Miaoshan, you don't need to worry, I'll take care of everything."

"I'll definitely make sure you eat meat, I promise!"

Seeing your certainty, Miaoshan nodded quickly.

"Su Gege, Miaoshan believes you."

Then you both went home.

After returning home and sitting on the bed, you couldn't help but feel your physical strength had increased again.

Recalling the humanoid root you ate during the day, you realized that this was probably related to it.

But you didn't think too much about it and took off your clothes to prepare for sleep.

However, just as you lay down, a strange gust of wind blew open your courtyard gate, and your mother asked you to go close it.

You got dressed and went out to the courtyard. Just as you were about to close the gate, a sharp laugh reached your ears.

"You little brat, you ruined my great plan. Today, I'll take your life!"

Before you could react, you saw a strange-looking old man running towards you from in front, raising his cane to smash your head.

But before his cane reached you, a strong light suddenly came from your neighbor's house, hitting the strange old man.

The strange old man immediately let out a scream and fell to the ground.

You looked closely and found a very strong male goat lying there.

It was now motionless, clearly dead.

Seeing this goat, you no longer cared about the strange encounter just now and immediately dragged the goat into the courtyard.

Roughly estimating, this goat weighed a full hundred jin!

You were overjoyed, exclaiming that you finally had meat to eat.

Just as you were happy, Miaoshan from next door ran over barefoot, her jade pendant still hanging on her chest.

Seeing that you were fine, Miaoshan relaxed.

"Su Gege, I just dreamed that you were eaten by a strange old man with a goat beard. It's so good that you're alright now."

You looked at Miaoshan with doting eyes.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"By the way, Miaoshan, look what this is."

After speaking, you pointed to the goat lying on the ground.

Miaoshan's eyes lit up.

"It's a goat, mutton!"

"Yes, it's mutton."

"You go back first today. Tomorrow morning, you'll have mutton to eat."

"Okay!"

Miaoshan's mouth watered, and she happily ran home.

Your parents also heard the commotion outside and came out, very surprised to see the goat lying on the ground.

"Su Mo, where did this come from?"

Seeing this, you told your parents what had just happened.

"Our courtyard gate was pushed open by this large goat just now, and it died after breaking into our courtyard."

Your father was also excited.

"Good, good!"

"It must be our good fortune."

"I'll bleed it now, then boil it and cure it with salt. For the next month, our family will have meat to eat!"

Soon, your father bled an entire goat, skinned it, and cut the meat and organs into small pieces to boil in the pot.

He also said that such a complete large goat hide was extremely rare and could sell for at least 20 taels of silver if taken to the city.

You were very happy to hear this, but what you cared about most was getting the mutton cooked quickly to send to Miaoshan!

Chapter 179: Abundant Offspring Displaying Might

Early the next morning, you secretly took a piece of cured mutton and found Miaoshan. You watched her eat the entire piece of mutton before you felt relieved enough to let her go.

Under the nourishment of the mutton, you and Miaoshan visibly grew plumper.

And after you ate that humanoid root, your body got better day by day, even reaching the strength of an adult.

Your father also noticed your change, so he started having you work in the fields to help the family with farm work.

You didn't refuse, but instead asked your father for permission to go to the Su Family Village's back mountain every day after finishing farm work.

Your father was in a happy mood because you could help the family, so he didn't pay much attention to what you said.

After your strength greatly increased, the traps you could set also became more Advanced.

You had seen wild boars in the mountains before, but your small traps, let alone wild boars, even small rabbits often managed to break free from them.

Therefore, you started digging pits in a hidden spot. After digging the pits, you placed some sharp, upward-pointing branches at the bottom.

If a wild boar fell in, it would be immediately impaled by these branches.

With anticipation, you dug three large pits in different locations.

These large pits were in remote areas, so there was no need to worry about accidentally harming good people.

After setting the traps, you caught nothing for three consecutive days. At this time, Miaoshan reminded you that the bait used before was too little and only suitable for catching small rabbits, so it was naturally not enough for wild boars.

After Miaoshan's reminder, you also realized that you had put too little food.

So, enduring hunger, after three days of starvation, you finally managed to gather three steamed buns and two corn cakes, placing them all on the same trap.

The trap worked surprisingly well this time, catching a large wild boar the very next day.

Fearing that other villagers might see and imitate, you waited until dark before returning home.

When you dragged the wild boar's carcass home, your parents were stunned, not knowing how you managed to catch such a large wild boar.

The last time's mutton hadn't even been finished, and now there was another wild boar. Your parents felt as if you were truly a lucky star sent from heaven.

Because the neighbor had broken his leg, Miaoshan's family had always been very poor. Your parents hadn't been willing to give them the previous mutton, but now that another large wild boar had arrived, they decided to have you send over a hind leg.

You were also happy at this, and then, carrying a huge pig hind leg, you knocked on Miaoshan's door late that night.

When Miaoshan's mother saw you carrying such a large pig hind leg, she was startled, not knowing what you were there for.

You then explained the origin of the pig leg.

When she learned that you had caught it with a trap, Miaoshan's mother was very happy and readily accepted it.

Her eyes looking at you grew increasingly appreciative.

In her opinion, if Miaoshan were to marry you when she grew up, it would be finding a good family.

In the following days, your body got better and better, your strength grew, and you caught more and more various animals.

Your father used the money from selling animal furs to renovate the family home, changing it from a thatched cottage to a wooden house.

Because of your presence, your family became one of the more affluent families in Su Family Village.

However, the number of animals in the mountains dwindled due to your extensive hunting.

By the time you were fifteen, animals in the mountains were almost extinct. Even with your excellent hunting skills, you couldn't catch any animals.

However, your father had successfully expanded your family's two mu of land to twenty mu through the animals you hunted, making you a moderately wealthy farmer.

Meanwhile, Miaoshan's adoptive father, unable to work due to his broken leg, fell into depression over time and passed away one night.

Only Miaoshan and her mother were left to depend on each other.

Because you often protected Miaoshan and possessed immense strength, some villagers who wanted to take advantage of their vulnerability were unable to act.

Just after Miaoshan's adoptive father's seventh day memorial, Miaoshan's mother came to your door, saying she wanted Miaoshan to become your child bride.

You were not unfamiliar with child brides. It was clear that Miaoshan's mother felt she could no longer raise Miaoshan, so she entrusted Miaoshan to your family to raise her until she reached the legal marriage age stipulated by the Great Song, after which she could consummate the marriage with Miaoshan.

Although Miaoshan was already ten years old, she had grown into an exquisitely beautiful girl, with faint hints of a future beauty capable of toppling kingdoms.

Your parents naturally did not refuse Miaoshan's mother's proposal, and soon arranged for you and Miaoshan to get married.

Miaoshan also became your child bride.

However, she was only ten years old at this time, still innocent and naive, constantly chasing after you and calling you Gege.

Subsequently, you took over all the farm work for Miaoshan's family's three mu of land. Now, you alone were equivalent to ten people.

You managed your family's twenty mu of land and Miaoshan's family's three mu of land in an orderly fashion, and your lives improved year by year.

When you reached the legal marriage age stipulated by your Great Song, you and Miaoshan began to live in the same house.

However, out of concern that Miaoshan might not be able to bear it, you disregarded your parents' objections and simply embraced Miaoshan while sleeping for a year.

Although Miaoshan was initially innocent and ignorant, her mother often taught her about marital matters, and she gradually understood her obligations.

Thus, every day she would try to make you comfortable. Her small body was full of Treasure Trove, waiting for you to explore.

In the scene, Miaoshan's beautiful and delicate body made Su Mo feel quite excited.

I have to say.

She was simply exquisite.

Unfortunately, it was not legal.

This kind of life continued for about a year, and you finally couldn't resist, taking your legal wife, Miaoshan.

In the scene, Miaoshan's legs were tensed, and her beautiful eyes were wide open...

Perhaps because your body was too healthy, Miaoshan was found to be pregnant after only two months.

Both families were very happy, and you were also very happy about becoming a father.

To ensure Miaoshan had sufficient nutrition, you began to search everywhere for various foods beneficial to pregnant women.

Miaoshan's belly also grew larger day by day.

Ten months later, you invited the midwife in advance, waiting for Miaoshan to give birth.

Two hours later, a loud cry of a baby emerged. The midwife then came to inform you of the good news: a healthy baby boy was born, and both mother and child were safe.

You were very happy and rushed into the room to see Miaoshan and the child.

At this time, Miaoshan's face was pale, but her beautiful eyes were still bright and lively.

Looking at the child she had just given birth to for you, you were overjoyed.