Lin Zhengde was also startled. This was a kid who had only been in the army for a few months and had limited training. When they went on missions, the other veterans would consciously protect the new recruits. This was also why the others wanted him to run errands instead of facing the wild boars together.

"You've really made something of yourself. Is it glorious to die in the mouth of a wild boar?"

The greenhorn grinned, revealing a set of big white teeth, and spoke with a panting breath.

"Commander, I finally understand why you trained us so relentlessly."

"We haven't even encountered the enemy yet, just a small wild boar, and we can't even handle it. If it were a real enemy, do you think we'd all be corpses by now?"

Liu Weimin and a few others conducted a simple examination.

"Xiao Jian, are you alright?"

"Don't worry, Uncle, I'm fine. The wild boar is the one in trouble."

Liu Weimin knew this and wanted to say something, but since the other party had indeed saved the villagers, he could only sigh in the end.

"Don't worry, Uncle. I know my own body. I can't just stand by and watch wild boars enter the village, get hurt, and destroy our homes, can I?"

Liu Weimin felt a pang of sadness. Thinking about that scene, it was truly chaotic. The main road leading into the village connected directly to the village office, and almost the entire village was there. If wild boars had actually entered the village, not to mention anything else, the food would have been ruined, and there would have been no shortage of casualties.

He reached out and patted his shoulder.

"Alright, I won't say anymore. Remember this, you are the savior of Liujiatun. All of you remember this. From now on, Xiao Jian, the educated youth, is a child of Liujiatun. You all..."

The men behind them also had red eyes. If it weren't for Xiao Jian, the educated youth, and those soldiers, what would their village be like now?

A year's hard work is nothing compared to human lives!

They are all their parents, wives, and children; they are all their relatives. They cannot bear it if anything happens to any of them.

"Village chief, don't worry, we'll remember it."

"Yes, Xiao Jian, the educated youth, is our benefactor. I'll explain it to my family when I get back."

Simple, she was actually a little flattered, and she felt a little uncomfortable under all those gazes.

"Village chief, it looks like Captain Lin is here too, look,"

"Village Chief Liu,"

Once the two responsible parties meet, things will be much easier, since they just divided up the dirty work that morning.

Actually, Lin Zhengde was still surprised. He originally thought that the young educated youth's outburst was just a random burst of talent, but who knew that this was the young man's normal state. It was obvious that those of them who had received training were not as skilled as him.

"Village Chief Liu, this young educated youth, Jian, is very capable, much more capable than several of my soldiers. This time, we really owe her a lot, otherwise, injury would have been inevitable."

Liu Weimin grinned and gave a thumbs up.

"Haha, that's right, Xiao Jian, the educated youth, is this one."

There's not much to say about the bloodstains on the ground; being so close to the mountains, we're afraid of attracting other wild animals.

"Village Chief Liu, how about this way, this way,"

He pointed to the several men who were fighting and were covered in wounds, and said,

“We’ll take four of them. The rest we’ll leave to the village. I’ll go back and find someone to come and patrol the mountain later. But we’ll also need the village chief to find someone to clean up this place.”

Village Chief Liu wasn't one to be short-sighted; this matter would ultimately benefit the villagers of his own village.

"Captain Lin, let's not talk about that. Xiao Jian, the educated youth, is from our village. To put it bluntly, we were acting in self-defense, and you were helping us. Even if it's a military-civilian cooperation, so many lives in our village are at stake."

Even if it weren't for that, we couldn't very well accept the spoils of those comrades, could we?

"Captain Lin, you can take those six head. We'll take these six back. We haven't divided the ones from this morning yet, so we'll clean them all up and divide them later. Then everyone can have a good New Year, haha!"

Lin Zhengde knew he couldn't argue with him, but he also knew it wasn't right to just take half. After thinking about it,

"Okay then, we've finished dividing up ours, you can't worry about the rest."

Just now, the young educated youth saved several of my brothers, especially Linzi's life. This can't be fake, right? We're taking five heads with us. We'll leave one behind. Could the village chief please find someone to help us pack it up and give it to the young educated youth, Jian?

"Saving her life is one thing, but this is also a way of thanking her for her help; I can't let her have gone through all that trouble for nothing."

Jian Dan thought that everything was over and was about to go back to tidy up when, unfortunately, her clothes were smeared with pig's blood again.

Upon hearing this, my first reaction was to refuse.

"No......"

The village chief laughed heartily and immediately agreed.

"That's what I was thinking too. I was planning to finish cleaning them and send one to her. That would be perfect. We'll clean both and send them to her together. That'll be enough meat for the little girl all winter."

Ha ha!"

The men brought by Lin Zhengde took over guarding the foot of the mountain, while the wounded men carried the spoils back, causing another uproar at the camp.

Cheng Jin was somewhat shocked.

"What happened? Did we disturb a wild boar's den?"

"I guess they came down the mountain with the ones from this morning, seeking revenge. Who knows what they were thinking? They let everyone have a good meal, and then they had to patrol the mountain. Two groups of wild boars came down in the middle of the day. It's not just the village; we were all quite frightened."

Cheng Jin agrees with this.

"Yes, we should go there, but we need to be careful at the border. Don't forget there might still be people in the mountains. We shouldn't push them to the brink and do something outrageous."

The village erupted in joy again. This time, they were completely convinced of Jian Dan's abilities. Even their secret thoughts quietly disappeared. They thought, "Just kidding. Someone like that, who could kill with a single move, is better treated like a Bodhisattva. He's too scary. Isn't the benefit of keeping things quiet better?"

Chen Jianguo and the other educated youths were also shocked. They knew Jian was capable, but this was too daring! That was a wild boar!

Liu Weimin didn't even need to be warned; his act of killing the wild boar had an immediate deterrent effect.

"I don't need to say anything more, everyone knows what they need to know, right? These wild boars were all killed by Xiao Jian, the educated youth. See the wounds? One cut and they were dead."

The army gave you a pig as a token of their gratitude. I feel the same way. They slaughtered six pigs to save your lives, so giving them one isn't unreasonable, is it?

Or are you saying your lives aren't even worth a pig?

"Agreed, agreed."

"Village chief, we have no objection."

"That's right, if it weren't for that young educated youth, Jian, we might not even be standing here alive."

Liu Weimin nodded secretly. Although he could notify everyone directly, he didn't want them to have any other thoughts. Fortunately, there were no unreasonable people in his Liujiatun village.

After eating the "pig-killing feast," everyone had energy. Some were boiling water, others sharpening knives; the village office courtyard was bustling with activity all day. When Liu Weimin led his men over with two neatly cleaned pigs, Jian Dan was momentarily stunned.

"This, is it all for me?"

"Here are the two pigs we agreed on. Don't refuse. So many lives have been lost. How can we just sit here and do nothing? Don't we have any shame?"