In rural areas, children start helping with housework at a very young age, including some who are twelve or thirteen. Meng Fuyan doesn't have to worry about anything when she entrusts things to them.

Sure enough, some people went to process the pheasants, some went to gather firewood to set up the pot, and others went to wash wild vegetables and mushrooms. The group of people were busy and having a great time.

The brigade leader's wife laughed from the side, "Only you would be so generous. These little rascals are in for a treat today."

There were also several daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law nearby, who chimed in with compliments, since their children were among them.

Meng Fuyan laughed and said, "It's alright, I can't afford to provide more anyway. Today is special! It's such a good day, and there are a bunch of children here, so let them have a few more bites of meat."

Just then, a wolf howl suddenly came from the woods. The sound was very penetrating, and the people on the outside suddenly fell silent.

"Is that a wolf's howl?"

"Could that sound... be coming our way?"

"Probably not, it sounds like it's quite far away."

"But... wolves run very fast in the forest, right? They should be able to get here in no time, right?"

"Don't scare me, this is the outer perimeter, how could this be..."

"ah……"

A terrified scream interrupted everyone's speculation, and everyone looked towards the hilltop from which the sound came.

It was a man's voice.

Immediately following was an even sharper, more piercing scream.

"Ah ah..."

"Ah...help...ahhh..."

Two different female voices, screams of extreme terror, came from the woods. Others couldn't recognize the voices, but Meng Fuyan recognized them immediately.

She raised an eyebrow, her eyes full of interest.

That voice is clearly Wu Siyu and Wu Meixiang!

Did you encounter a wild animal?

The screams continued from the woods. Although they were far away, it was still a quiet night, and the screams, though shattered, were still quite penetrating. It was clear that danger had struck. Everyone heard them and stood up in horror, staring at the dark woods in terror.

"This...something's happened!"

"Oh my god! Have we encountered wolves?"

"Why is there a woman's voice? A woman going that deep inside, is she crazy?"

"Whose ignorant old woman went there?"

"This...Quickly, quickly, gather them all together."

The brigade leader's wife was terrified and quickly called for the people around to gather together. There are several roads leading into the mountains from the village, but today was a large-scale operation, so the people on the outskirts were basically concentrated in one area. After all, it was dark, and everyone was just there for the fun, but no one dared to wander off.

There were three small groups on the periphery, which were originally separate, but they were all frightened by the scream and gathered together.

"Light the fire, make it burn brighter. Don't go into the woods. Wild animals can go berserk, and we'll be in big trouble if they come out. Everyone stand close to the fire."

The women and children were terrified and gathered around the fire, some of the young wives even holding sticks in their hands.

Some men who weren't participating in the hunt stood on the perimeter to protect everyone.

Meng Fuyan stared into the direction of the woods, where screams continued, the cries so loud they were almost distorted.

"Ahhh... Help! Wolves... There are wolves..."

Meng Fuyan recognized Wu Siyu's and Wu Meixiang's voices, as well as the other man's voice after hearing it a few times; it was Liu Shengli.

What a coincidence, all three of them encountered wolves?

She actually had a way to wipe out all four of them, but since it involved human lives, the death of too many people would have too much of an impact. So she temporarily chose to target Wu Chengye, but she didn't expect to run into these guys anyway.

The screams were so loud that some of the hunters in the forest heard them, so the women and children on the outskirts didn't need to do anything; the people in the forest went to rescue the people.

Gunshots rang out soon after.

After waiting for about forty minutes, the crowd gradually emerged.

Upon seeing the person emerge, the crowd immediately raised their torches and rushed forward to greet them.

Liu Shengli, Wu Siyu, and Wu Meixiang were all carried out. Liu Shengli was the most seriously injured. His shoulder was bitten and was still bleeding. His clothes on his shoulder were soaked with blood. In addition, his leg was bitten off at the knee, and his entire lower leg was gone.

Wu Meixiang was bitten on the arm, while Wu Siyu was bitten more severely on the cheek and shoulder.

Liu Shengli had already fainted, while Wu Siyu and Wu Meixiang were still crying and wailing.

Seeing this horrific scene, everyone turned pale with fright, and the women covered their children's eyes, afraid of frightening them.

The captain's face was extremely grim. "Third brother, where's the third brother? Quickly, go get the tractor and take them to the hospital."

"Old Liu, Old Liu, come over here quickly and let them take a look."

The third son was being called by the brigade leader. The brigade leader's eldest son was in the city and hadn't returned, and his second son had gone hunting with him. The third son was left behind. Every year, women and children would think that there was no danger in the forest because there were many people, and the third son was outside watching over these women and children.

As for Lao Liu, he was a barefoot doctor in the village who knew a little about medicine.

However, he only knows a little bit about medicine. He can treat minor ailments like headaches and fevers, but for serious problems, he needs to go to the hospital.

Moreover, he didn't have any medicine. In those days, there was a shortage of medical care and medicine. Some small hospitals didn't even have complete supplies, let alone their village, which had none at all.

He could only get some herbs that he made himself.

The flashlight shone on Lao Liu's wound. Hunting often results in injuries, so Lao Liu was prepared for such a large-scale event. However, he was still quite frightened by the scene before him.

After giving the boy a quick treatment of his external injuries, Old Liu said, "Get him to the hospital immediately. The two girls' injuries aren't fatal, but the boy's is serious. If we delay, he might lose his life."

The crowd hurriedly carried the person down the hillside and placed them on the tractor. The team leader then selected a few people to go with them to the county hospital.

Because of such a big incident, everyone's enthusiasm cooled down instantly, and they all gathered together to discuss it.

Meng Fuyan was also in the crowd. She noticed that Wu Siyu and Wu Meixiang didn't mention Wu Chengye at all. Was it because they were in too much pain to care, or did they simply not run into him?

However, even after such a major event, the winter hunt continues.

After all, the location where the screams occurred was not in the deepest part of the forest. The rolling mountains would take days and nights to traverse, and those squads that had gone far away probably hadn't even heard the gunshots.

Gu Tingzhi and Xu Jing's team was the strongest team. They were the first to set off and went the farthest, so they didn't hear those sounds at all.

Tonight, Gu Tingzhi had a very fruitful night, and the whole team was in high spirits.

They encountered two herds of wild boars, capturing most of them, and a group of wild deer drinking water, capturing four of them—two large and two small—as well as three wild sheep and a grizzly bear.

A grizzly bear is such a big guy that it's really dangerous. I never expected to run into one, so I had no choice but to fight for my life.