That scene was deeply etched in Lin Xiao's heart, and he never forgot it for the rest of his life.

The beautiful scene before them was quickly shattered. Lin Xiao, who was smiling at Er Ya, suddenly saw a dark brown wild boar behind Er Ya, its tusks bared and drooling at her.

Wild boars are large and plump. When they are young, they are yellowish-brown all over with two or three black stripes on their backs. When they grow up, their bodies are covered with black bristles, and their snouts curl up with two sharp tusks, which they can use to deal with large beasts that want to harm them.

He was so frightened his heart nearly jumped out of his chest. He shouted, "Er Ya, run! There's a wild boar behind us!" He threw things at the boar, trying to attract its attention.

Er Ya was startled when she glanced back. "Is this a wild boar? It looks so ugly! Wait, why am I still pondering its beauty? My priority is to escape!"

With a shout, it threw down the basket and ran quickly towards the wooded area, with the wild boar in hot pursuit.

Er Ya saw some grass ahead and suddenly lunged at it. The sharp thorns pricked her delicate skin, leaving it covered in small wounds that were both painful and itchy. Perhaps the wild boar behind her was afraid of the thorns, so it turned around and chased after Lin Xiao, who was throwing things at it from behind.

Er Ya breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the wild boar leave, but then she saw it heading towards Lin Xiao. She couldn't just watch Lin Xiao get eaten by the wild boar, so she crawled out of the bushes and quickly searched for a way to help him.

His eyes lit up when he saw a huge tree in the distance. He shouted to Lin Xiao, who was running at full speed, "Run west! There's a big tree to the west!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao immediately changed direction and ran towards the tree. When he reached it, he slammed on the brakes and rolled to the side. The wild boar chasing him couldn't stop its speed and crashed heavily into the tree.

The tusks were deeply embedded in the tree trunk. It struggled a few times but couldn't get them out. Seeing that the wild boar was still alive, Er Ya shouted to Lin Xiao to find some stones and smashed them hard on the wild boar. After a while, the wild boar stopped moving. Not reassured, Er Ya smashed it a dozen more times. Seeing that the wild boar was completely dead, she went limp and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

It was too dangerous; they almost died here. After resting enough, the two looked at the wild boar, which weighed about 300 pounds, and were overjoyed. How much money could such a big boar sell for!

Er Ya was thinking, "I'll get to eat something delicious again!" She had never tasted authentic wild boar meat before. In modern times, wild boars are a Class II protected animal and hunting them is not allowed.

In those days, killing wild boars was actually a great service. Wild boars are social animals, and when they can't find food on the mountain, they will go down the mountain in groups to ravage the crops, kicking and trampling them. In one night, they can destroy dozens of acres of crops. In those days, food was life, and wild boars were a real menace.

The wild boar was too big; there was no way the two of them could pull such a large boar home.

Moreover, Lin Xiao thought to himself: if he brought this wild boar home, his stepmother wouldn't say a good word about him. He didn't want to let them benefit for nothing, so he told Er Ya what he was thinking.

Er Ya could understand Lin Xiao's thoughts. If it were her, she wouldn't want Old Lady Shen and the others to get any benefit either.

On a sudden inspiration, he came up with a good idea: while it was still early, he could take the wild boar to the market to sell, even if he sold it to Qian Lu. After all, his restaurant was about to open, and he could use the wild boar meat to promote it, since wild boar meat was in high demand these days.

When Lin Xiao mentioned it, he agreed. He was desperately short of money, so the two of them could sell the wild boar meat and split the money in half.

Now they're just thinking about how to notify Lin Jianguo. With him there, the three of them can get the pork to the market.

The smell of blood here is too strong and might attract wild animals. Besides, wild boars are social animals, so if one is there, there will definitely be another. We can't trust anyone to leave them behind. What if a group of wild boars comes over as soon as we leave?

Er Ya thought she was lucky and volunteered to stay so that Lin Xiao could go home and inform Ding Linjianguo. However, Lin Xiao refused to agree, saying it was too dangerous for Er Ya to stay. If any animals came, wouldn't they become easy prey?

No matter what they said, they refused to let Er Ya stay. The two of them declined for a long time, each wanting to stay. They were deadlocked for a while without any result, and time was wasted little by little. Seeing that Lin Xiao insisted on staying to watch over the wild boar meat, Er Ya could only hurry home.

As soon as Er Ya rushed home into the yard, she hurriedly grabbed Lin Jianguo and pulled him away. Lin Jianguo was puzzled. What was wrong with this child?

Panting, Er Ya explained, "Dad, it was a wild boar, a really big wild boar! It's dead. Brother Lin Xiao is watching it. Let's hurry, or we'll attract other wild animals." She was really afraid that if they were late, Lin Xiao would be trampled into a pile of mud by the wild boars.

Upon hearing that there were wild boars, Lin Jianguo knew he would need baskets to carry them. He hurriedly found two large baskets, grabbed a knife, and dragged Er Ya up the mountain. On the way, they encountered Han Shi again. Before Han Shi could even open her mouth, the two of them ran off, infuriating Han Shi, who cursed, "Are you rushing off to pick up money? What kind of people are you?"

Panting, she ran to the location. Fortunately, Lin Xiao was still there, as was the wild boar. Er Ya was exhausted. She had already sustained some injuries, and she hadn't noticed them while rushing around with her mind preoccupied. But now that she relaxed, she felt excruciating pain all over her body.

While Er Ya was resting, Lin Jianguo picked up a knife and began to cut the wild boar into pieces for easy carrying. He filled two large baskets, weighing about 200 jin (100 kg). Seeing that there was still some meat and offal left on the ground, Lin Jianguo felt a pang of heartache, but there was nothing he could do; he simply couldn't carry any more.

Hearing that the two of them had agreed to sell the meat directly, Lin Jianguo was a little hesitant. Everyone was short of meat these days, and why should they sell the meat they had finally obtained, and then buy more meat when they needed it themselves?

With so much meat, if we shared some with our family, it would last us a long time. Any leftovers could be dried into jerky.

Er Ya could tell at a glance what Lin Jianguo was thinking. He was definitely thinking of sending some things to the old house. But thinking about how Old Lady Shen and Madam Niu had taken all her things like bandits last time, she was a hundred times against it.

She had no intention of taking the meat back and letting those ungrateful bastards benefit from it. Besides, if they knew her family had hunted a wild boar, she'd be lucky to get even a few pounds of meat.

To be continued!