The three stared at each other for a moment before Li Juan noticed that Su Yu was carrying a wild boar on his shoulder. The boar looked like it had just died, with blood dripping down its surface.

"My God! You carried such a big wild boar like that? Why didn't you let Ayan come down and call for help?" Li Juan exclaimed, her face beaming with joy.

This time, they even brought down a wild boar, which proves that the mountain god is not angry, and the family's fortune will not be affected.

Su Yu said helplessly, "Mom, can you wait until I get back and put the wild boar down before we talk? Are you worried that your son will be exhausted?"

"Pah, pah, pah! Why are you talking about death on such a good day?" Li Juan said irritably, then stepped aside and said, "Hurry up and put the wild boar in the open space in front of your house. After we eat, we'll have the villagers take it to the slaughterhouse. We'll keep a few dozen catties of meat for our family, and give ten catties each to the brigade leader and Li Yongcheng's family. The rest can be distributed among the villagers."

They can't possibly finish such a big wild boar; they'll definitely have to share it.

Su Yu understood this principle, responded, and carried the wild boar away.

Su Yan was about to follow, but Li Juan stopped her. "Ayan, tell your mother, when your brother went up to look for you just now, did the mountain god make any noise?"

Li Juan's fear and anxiety were written all over her face. Su Yan didn't need to guess what she was thinking. She said with a headache, "Mother, the Mountain God isn't such a petty person. Don't think too much about it. Okay, I'm going to go see my older brother."

Su Yu's body has not fully recovered yet. She saw him sweating just now, and she didn't know if he was tired or if his old injury had relapsed.

When we arrived at our doorstep, a crowd of people were already gathered around the wild boar, their emotions running high!

"Not only do you not need to give money as a gift for coming to the banquet today, but you're even getting pork to go with it!"

"What's with Su Yu and his sister's good luck? They always find wild animals, while we can't even find a pheasant when we go up the mountain."

"Do you think they've hired a shaman? Otherwise, how could they..."

Before he could finish speaking, the brigade leader's furious voice rang out, "Don't talk nonsense! Feudal superstitions are something that needs to be addressed through education. I can't control other villages, but in Lijiaping, you absolutely cannot talk about these things again, or don't blame me for not warning you!"

The fact that Su Yan and Su Yu were able to find the wild boar proves they were lucky. Besides, when have they never handed over wild boars to the brigade for equal distribution? You say they consulted a shaman? If word gets out, don't you know what danger that will bring to their family? Anyone who dares to repay kindness with enmity will have their back ripped off!

Don't forget, Su Yan's family is treating our village to a free housewarming party today! Eight dishes on the table, half of them meat, and you can have more if you're still hungry. If any of you disagree with what I'm saying, or don't like Su Yan's family, then get the hell out of here and stop freeloading with nothing nice to say!

The captain's shout silenced the previously restless crowd instantly.

The onlookers were so embarrassed by the scolding that they looked at each other for a few seconds, but none of them were willing to leave.

These days, it's so hard to get a meal with meat, especially since the food at Su Yan's housewarming party was so delicious. Anyone who doesn't think straight would be crazy!

Su Yu let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they moved to town; otherwise, living in this mess every day would be exhausting.

He coughed lightly and said, "Uncle Li, my mother said to leave fifty catties of meat for our family, ten catties each for you and Uncle Li Yongcheng's family, ten catties of spare ribs, and the rest will be divided equally among everyone."

Upon hearing this, the captain quickly refused, saying, "I don't need it. I'll just share it equally with everyone."

"No, that was my idea. Before I came back, you took good care of our family. What's a little meat? If you refuse, I'll be unhappy and won't dare to bother you again."

Before the brigade leader could speak, Lin Xiuli, who had somehow squeezed in from the crowd, said first, "Alright then, your aunt and uncle won't stand on ceremony."

Su Yu was then happy. "I'll go take a shower first. I don't look good covered in blood. I'll leave it to you, Uncle Li."

After saying that, he left without looking at the others.

Lin Xiuli's smile faded slightly as she said to the onlookers, "We can start eating now. Go help out, and remember to stay and help clean up after you finish eating. People should know how to be grateful."

The silence returned when the topic of food came up.

Those present responded and then rushed in to grab a spot.

After everyone had left, the captain said with a dark face, "You woman, you dare to accept twenty pounds of meat? What kind of person do you think I am?"

Lin Xiuli rolled her eyes in annoyance. "You think you're so high and mighty? The Su family is willing to be nice to us because they remember how well we've taken care of them in the village. Su Yan just bought you two bottles of Moutai, and I accepted them. Refusing meat now won't make you, the brigade leader, seem any more incorruptible."

"What?! You dare to accept Moutai? Are you crazy?!" The captain was dumbfounded, cursing, "What did we help with? You call that a trivial matter 'helping'? How can you be so greedy, you woman?!"

Lin Xiuli retorted directly, "Don't forget that you're still in charge of Su Yan's two orchards. There will be no shortage of gifts from Su Yan's family in the future. Are you going to refuse them every time? Why not accept them and then diligently help her manage the orchard? That would be a return gift to Su Yan."

As expected, the captain fell silent.

He didn't want to take advantage of people, but if he refused every time, Su Yan would definitely be unhappy. She and Su Yu were willing to support him and his wife, so they naturally wouldn't think he was greedy.

"Alright then, I'll work harder to help her with the work."

"What kind of work can you do? Just keep a close eye on the people who are doing the work and make sure they don't slack off." After complaining, Lin Xiuli said, "Alright, don't think too much about it. Let's go inside and eat. Su Yan might want to talk to you later."

...

The banquet started promptly at 7 p.m.

Since everyone was from the same village, Li Juan was too lazy to greet each table individually. She simply told everyone that there would be plenty to eat tonight and then they could sit down and start eating.

The food cooked in a large pot certainly doesn't taste as good as homemade, but any dish with meat is delicious. There's more meat in the meat dishes than in the side dishes, and everyone is eating so fast that they can't stop eating and don't even have time to chat.

The brigade leader, Lin Xiuli, and Su Yan's family sat together.

Compared to the other tables, they ate very slowly.

Looking at the lively scene in his home, Grandpa Li couldn't help but lower his head and wipe away tears.

Grandma Li said irritably, "On such a nice day, why are you peeing like that? Aren't you ashamed?"