Chapter 227 Chapter 227 Wild Boar Goes Down the Mountain

"Uncle Fang." Xu Yunfan called out from outside the Fang family's courtyard. "Is Uncle Fang home?"

"Yes, yes," Fang replied as he ran out of the kitchen. His face was flushed, his lips were black, and he was clutching a half-eaten sweet potato. "Yunfan, you're here! Come in! Do you want some sweet potatoes? I just roasted some."

Xu Yunfan's eyes fell on Fang Fulang's dirty hands. The Fang family's sweet potatoes must have been dried in the sun, and the oil was roasted out. You can tell at a glance that these sweet potatoes are very sweet!

"Food, Uncle Fang, I really like sweet potatoes." I guess one is not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth, I need at least two.

Fang Fulang smiled and led them to the kitchen. "My sweet potatoes are sweet and fragrant when roasted. They are delicious. It's a pity that Fang Yi and the others don't eat them. I'll eat them instead. I'll give you half."

"That's very polite." Xu Yunfan grabbed a sweet potato and started eating. "Where are Fang Yi and the others?"

"They all went to the hot sauce factory, saying they were helping out. My father went too, so I was the only one at home."

"Where's Uncle Fang? Where did he go?" Although it snowed lightly these past two days and the snow was not thick, it was probably better to go hunting in the mountains in this kind of weather than to make wool.

Just as Mr. Fang was about to speak, there was a crunching sound outside. It turned out that Hunter Fang had gone to carry back the firewood he had chopped earlier.

Upon learning that Xu Yunfan wanted to visit the cave, Hunter Fang agreed to accompany him up the mountain without hesitation.

Hunter Fang also carried a backpack and, for safety, a bow and arrow. Seeing Xu Yunfan put two stone hammers in his backpack, he asked, "Yunfan, what are you planning to do?"

Xu Yunfan spoke frankly: "I want to knock down those stones and carry them home."

"Huh?" Hunter Fang scratched his head and asked, "Do you need that stone?"

"It's useful. Very useful."

White paper was expensive in the Dayan Dynasty. Some red papers were just dyed with ordinary dyes, so the price was not too bad. However, the paper used for the three books and six ceremonies was extremely expensive.

Therefore, here, except for the rich and powerful who can afford the Three Books, there is no so-called Three Books process for other common people to get married. Before ordinary people get married, they just exchange their birth dates and eight characters. If conditions permit, they can also ask a master to calculate their birth dates. For them, the Three Books are just a waste of money.

Why spend money? Because it’s expensive!

The red paper used for the three books is different from the big red paper used for pasting couplets during the Chinese New Year. The big red paper is just a colored paper made by painting red dye on ordinary white paper, while the red paper used for the three books is red paper imported from neighboring countries. It is a purer red than the big red paper. The color of this red paper can last for a long time, so the price is ridiculously expensive for ordinary people.

Xu Yunfan thought that the so-called "three-book red paper" sold in neighboring countries was probably just colored with cinnabar.

If the bloody stone that Hunter Fang mentioned in the cave is the raw cinnabar ore, wouldn't he make a fortune again?

Because of the excitement of making a lot of money, Xu Yunfan climbed the mountain road for an hour without shouting.

When they arrived at the cave that Hunter Fang mentioned, Xu Yunfan looked around and laughed so hard that he couldn't stop, as if he had picked up a lot of money. It made Hunter Fang's scalp numb. If there were no graves here, Hunter Fang might have thought that Xu Yunfan was possessed by evil spirits.

"Uncle Fang, hurry up and hammer too. I want these stones." Xu Yunfan gave a hammer to Hunter Fang. "Let's hurry up, otherwise we'll have to go down the mountain in the dark."

After a while, the sound of stones hitting each other came from the cave.

Qin Run prepared dinner. It was getting dark and Xu Yunfan had not returned yet. He could not help but stand at the gate of the yard and look out worriedly.

Qin An, who had been waiting for a long time after setting up the dishes and chopsticks, looked towards the gate and shouted, "Brother, hasn't my brother-in-law come back yet?"

Xiaobao, who was sitting with his back to the hall door, was a little smart boy. He shook his head and sighed worriedly, "Father is really too ignorant. He's such a grown man, but he doesn't even come back for dinner after going out to play. He makes little dad worry. He's even more unruly than us. I have to talk to him when he comes back."

Xiaobao was sighing and feeling worried. There were only two men in the family, him and his father. He had thought his father was a steady man, but unexpectedly, he had overestimated his father, who was only seventeen years old. After all, this family still had to rely on him.

Qin An, who was standing by, couldn't help laughing when he heard Xiao Bao's words.

I went to Aunt Qin's house to play today. Aunt Qin just praised Xiaobao a few words, and the child became "mature". He is only three years old, but after coming back from Aunt Qin's house, if the clothes he wore were not too thick and his arms were not too short, Xiaobao might have walked with his hands behind his waist in an old-fashioned manner.

Qin Mu also laughed, "Xiaobao, don't say these things in front of your brother-in-law, or you will get slapped in the face."

"Why? Father is really ignorant. Little Daddy has said that a good child should correct his mistakes as soon as he realizes them. If he makes a mistake and we don't tell him, he won't realize where he went wrong. How can he correct it then? So we must fearlessly help Father correct his bad behavior..."

"What did my father do wrong that you want to ruin my reputation behind my back?"

Suddenly, a sinister voice sounded from behind his ear. Xiao Bao's eyes widened. He turned his head mechanically and saw Xu Yunfan's half-smile. His butt tightened and he stumbled, "Father...Father, you're back..."

Xu Yunfan sneered: "Yes, I'm back. If I hadn't come back, how could I know that our little treasure is so brave and more sensible than his father."

That night, everyone had dinner only after Xiaobao was slapped twice on the butt.

After dinner, the three kids cleaned up and washed the dishes. Qin Run emptied the stones from the backpack and said, "Let's return Uncle Fang's backpack tomorrow. Yunfan, what do you want these stones for?"

Xu Yunfan was itching to get into trouble, so he kept it a secret and said, "Guess!"

Qin Run: “…”

I guess your ass.

If he knew, why would he ask?

"Are you going to use it to pave the floor?"

"Are you stupid? Where did these stones come from to pave the ground?" They are not pebbles.

"Then I can't think of it, tell me."

Xu Yunfan came over with a smile and said, "If you want me to tell you, you have to give me some sweet treats first."

He nodded his face, the meaning was self-evident.

Qin Run smiled and satisfied him, "Okay, can you tell me now?"

"Okay, I'll keep my word."

Xu Yunfan picked up a stone and showed it to Qin Run. "Do you see the red stuff inside? This stuff can be processed into cinnabar, which can then be used to color white paper to make three-book red paper."

Perhaps because he had heard too many surprises from Xu Yunfan, Qin Run had become numb. He picked up a stone, looked left and right, and couldn't believe that such a pile of stones could actually be made into three red papers.

Even though it was surprising, since Xu Yunfan said it was possible, it had to be possible even if it couldn't.

The next day, the first thing Xu Yunfan did after getting up was to go out and run a few laps. After returning to the yard, he pounded a wooden man in the corner.

Xu Yunfan said that he would pick up exercise again and it was not just talk. Since his high fever subsided, he has insisted on jogging every morning. After jogging, he also practices martial arts that he had practiced before.

When Xiaobao heard the sound of "dong dong dong", he couldn't help but open the window and lean out to look, complaining: "Dad, you're disturbing my sleep again."

"Why are you bothering me when the sun is already shining on my butt? You little lazy pig, don't you know that the early bird catches the worm?" Xu Yunfan kept moving, doing two things at once, and didn't forget to reply to Xiaobao.

Xiaobao pouted and snorted in dissatisfaction, "How can you say that, father? You never got up when I called you before."

Xu Yunfan was embarrassed, but he wasn't embarrassed. "What time was it before? What time is it now? I consider morning to be the time when the sun rises. Hurry up and get up. Your little daddy should have prepared breakfast. There must be a fire under the stove. Roast some sweet potatoes for me. Pay attention to the heat. If it doesn't work, ask your little daddy. If the sweet potatoes are burnt, I will do the wooden dummy before going for a run tomorrow."

"Hmph, you bad father." Xiaobao snorted in dissatisfaction, but still obediently put on his clothes and climbed out of bed to roast sweet potatoes for Xu Yunfan.

After breakfast, Xu Yunfan ate two more sweet potatoes, and only then did he feel 80% full.

Xiaobao was holding a book in his hand and was just reading it with great interest when he heard the sound of tinkling bells coming from the yard.

Xiao Bao stretched his head out and saw that it was his father who was causing trouble again. Seeing Qin Run writing something on the desk, Xiao Bao deliberately sighed, "Little Daddy, it's too noisy outside. Xiao Bao can't stand it anymore."

Qin Run: “…”

Obviously not noisy.

Unable to continue reading, Xiao Bao could only "helplessly" call Qin An and Qin Mu to take him out to play. It was another day of wasting time. He couldn't even study well. It was really sad.

In the yard, Xu Yunfan sat on a low stool. On the stone block in front of him was a winnowing basket with a thick stone slab in it. He placed the cinnabar ore he had brought back yesterday on the stone slab and crushed it into powder.

Seeing this, Qin Run put down his pen and came out to help. The two of them worked hard in the yard. After breaking up the cinnabar ore, Qin Run asked, "What should we do next?"

"wash!"

"Wash?" Qin Run was dumbfounded. "How do I wash it?"

Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "I'll teach you. Come on, I'll grab the things and we'll go to the river to wash."

Qin Run was shocked when he saw Xu Yunfan wash out the red stuff with his own eyes, and hurriedly started washing as well.

The washed cinnabar needed to be air-dried, so Xu Yunfan left it alone. On the other side, Qin Run had already sorted out all the worker registration forms handed over by several factory managers, and an afternoon had passed.

Just as Qin Run got up to prepare dinner, Xu Er came over, "Master, the boss!"

Xu Yunfan had been busy all afternoon and was growling with hunger. He really couldn't wait until the evening. There was still one sweet potato left from Xiaobao's breakfast, so he took it to whet his appetite. He was eating it with relish when he saw Xu Er coming over. He came out of the kitchen and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Er just came back from Dashan Village, "Something happened in Dashan Village!"

Qin Run: "What's the matter?"

"The wild boars over there have come down the mountain again. I went to see them today. Wow, there must be at least a dozen wild boars in that group." A dozen wild boars is no joke. Even if Xu Er calls his other two brothers, it will be difficult for him to fight against a dozen wild boars with his bare hands.

Xu Yunfan became excited. "More than a dozen wild boars? How big are they?"

Xu Er: "This herd of wild boars isn't small. The smallest one must weigh at least 70 or 80 kilograms, and the largest one is probably over 300 kilograms."

A herd of wild boars usually consists of several sows and piglets. The herd in Dashan Village is more exaggerated. The piglets have grown up, and because of the cold weather, there is not much food to find on the mountain, and the cabbage and other vegetables planted by the villagers at the foot of the mountain have become their targets.

The small ones weigh about 70 or 80 kilograms. How much meat does a group of wild boars have?

Xu Yunfan's brain immediately started working rapidly, and his mind became active.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. If there are several thousand kilograms of pork to distribute, everyone will be happy. Once the workers are happy, they will definitely work hard for their boss next year!

So what are you waiting for?

Plate it!

"Okay, go back and tell the brothers that we're going to hunt those wild boars tomorrow. Let everyone get ready."

Xu Er: “…”

Things seem to be going a little wrong.

He came to tell the young master about the wild boars because he wanted to tell the young master that some men in Dashan Village were injured in order to drive away the wild boars, and the progress of the font model would be delayed. He did not want the young master to go and kill the wild boars on a whim!

However, whatever the young master said was what it was. They didn't need to refute or question it, they just had to execute it.

The group of wild boars got the upper hand once, and they will definitely come down the mountain next time. Xu Yunfan is not afraid of not being able to wait.

Xu Er hesitated and said, "Master, can we... prepare some sticks?"

It's funny to say that this group of warriors used to carry swords with them, but now... they don't even have a wooden stick. If they really want to fight, they either have to use bare hands or hoes.

Xu Yunfan touched his chin and asked, "Can you use arrows?"

Xu Er: “…”

What nonsense are you asking, young master? As a samurai, you can't use an arrow? Isn't this a joke?

After asking, Xu Yunfan realized that his question was stupid, so he waved his hand and told them to go back first. "Go back and tell the brothers first. I'll take care of the weapons issue."

As for the preparations Xu Yunfan mentioned, what can he prepare?

He still has to rely on his universal treasure box.

Sure enough, the treasure chest "spit out" more than a dozen compound bows for him that night.

Xu Yunfan fondled this and that bow with great pleasure. Previously, he'd only played with these things when he felt like it. Compared to traditional bows and arrows, compound bows were more complex. Thanks to their accessories, a bow that could normally draw a 50-jin (150-kg) weight could now be pulled with a compound bow. Furthermore, these compound bows came with sights, allowing for accurate aim and hitting the target with ease.

These batches of compound bows have a long range, up to two hundred meters. A seventy-pound compound bow is as powerful as a hand/gun. A yak weighing more than a thousand pounds can be killed instantly, and even the explosion-proof shield of a car door can be easily shot through.

With these compound bows, it's easy to kill a group of wild boars.

Xu Yunfan was happy. Just by touching the bow, he felt as if he saw thousands of kilograms of wild boar meat flying in front of him, and it was within his reach as long as he stretched out his hand.

"What are you laughing at?" Qin Run came in and saw Xu Yunfan holding a bunch of things that he couldn't tell what they were and laughing non-stop.

Xu Yunfan: "I won't tell you. Tomorrow I'm going to hunt wild boar with Xu Yi and the others. I'll bring you some meat. I haven't eaten wild boar meat yet, so I don't know if it tastes good. You can cook it for me and let me try it."

"Yunfan, why don't we report this to the police? We can't handle a group of more than ten wild boars." Qin Run was worried and didn't feel comfortable letting Xu Yunfan go.

Not to mention ordinary people, even old hunters would run away when they saw a group of wild boars. Xu Yunfan and his friends actually went closer. At Xu Yunfan's age, he was full of passion, ignorant of the world, and felt that he was the best in the world. Qin Run was worried that Xu Yunfan would get out of control.

In response to Qin Run's concerns, Xu Yunfan said shamelessly: "They are just a group of wild boars. I'm experienced in fighting. I can kick and head them without any problem. What's more, I have weapons in hand. If I can't beat them, I can't outrun them. Don't worry."

Qin Run: “…”

It’s true that Xu Yunfan’s legs are really powerful. He can kick someone to the ground with one kick.

"Then you must be careful, don't be stubborn, if you can't do it, just run away, okay? Don't make me worry, if anything happens to you, how will I live?"

Xu Yunfan laughed, "Don't worry, I won't let you become a widower. If the wild boars don't come down the mountain tomorrow, I won't be back tomorrow night. I'll have one of Xu Yi and the others come back to tell him, and then you can let him sleep with Xiaobao. You don't have to worry, okay?"

The family is rich now. If he is not at home, Qin Run and his three children will be at home, which makes it easy for thieves to come. Xu Yunfan is naturally worried.

Qin Run instructed: "Okay, but you can't stay in Dashan Village for too long. If the wild boars don't come down the mountain the day after tomorrow, you must come back."

…

Xu Yunfan was so excited that he couldn't sleep the night before. There was nothing he could do. It was hard not to be excited about thousands of kilograms of pork. He was so happy that he barely fell asleep after half the night.

Early in the morning, Qin Run woke him up. Xu Yunfan grumbled and hummed, then turned over and said in a muffled voice, "Please, give me two more minutes of sleep."

Qin Run: "...Didn't you say you were going to hunt wild boars today and bring me some meat? If you're too sleepy to get up, let's not go. I'll just tell Xu Yi and the others."

Wild boar meat!!

Xu Yunfan woke up instantly, "No, I'm awake, I want to go hunt wild boars, I want to go!"

After saying that, Xu Yunfan raised his chin and moved his thin lips, as if he was waiting for something.

Seeing this, Qin Run, who was standing beside the bed, smiled and leaned over to kiss Xu Yunfan. "Hold out your hands. Your clothes are warm. Put them on quickly. Then brush your teeth, wash your face, and eat."

Since when, every morning, whether by the bed or in the kitchen, as long as Qin Run saw Xu Yunfan, he would always kiss Xu Yunfan. Even if it was not Qin Run who called Xu Yunfan to get up that day, he would still give him a good morning kiss.

Xu Yunfan has gotten used to it and has made it an essential thing to do every day.

Sometimes, their morning kiss was as light as a dragonfly skimming the water, but sometimes, the physiological impulses of waking up in the morning prompted Xu Yunfan to make a predatory invasion.

After breakfast, Xu Yunfan ran impatiently to the old house with a backpack on his back, and followed Xu Yi and the others, each holding a bow and carrying a quiver on his back.

On the way, Xu Yi and others could not hide their excitement. As military servants, Xu Yi and others loved weapons very much. They had seen all kinds of weapons over the years, but the bows and arrows Xu Yunfan gave them were something they had never seen before.

Xu Yunfan personally taught them how to use the bow and arrow once. After seeing the power of the bow and arrow, everyone was so excited that they wished they could encounter a group of wild boars right now so that they could test its power.

After climbing over two mountains in a row, Xu Yunfan still walked steadily and his breathing was as steady as usual. Xu Yi and a few others followed behind Xu Yunfan, looking at Xu Yunfan with a quiver on his back with complicated eyes.

This morning, when Xu Yunfan was teaching them how to use the so-called compound bow in their hands, it was not difficult to see that Xu Yunfan's posture was very skilled. I heard earlier that when Xu Yunfan first arrived in the village, he was very "arrogant". If a man provoked him, Xu Yunfan would kick him; if a woman scolded him, Xu Yunfan would slap her. In short, no matter whether he was facing a man or a woman, Xu Yunfan would not be a person who would suffer a loss, and he had a bit of lawless attitude.

Most people with this kind of personality are born as rich young masters, and some of these rich young masters cannot endure hardship or labor.

Looking at Xu Yunfan's delicate skin and tender flesh, one can tell at a glance that he is a young man who has never suffered any hardship.

But is it this young man who, in the eyes of the villagers, can kick a man away with one kick, knock out two teeth from a man with one slap, and can defeat half of the village by himself?

Xu Yi and the others didn't believe it. After all, they didn't feel any unique aura from Xu Yunfan, or his breath, or other things that came from the martial arts servants. How could they believe that Xu Yunfan was a martial artist?

But now they believed it.

After reaching the top of the last mountain, Xu Yunfan put his hands on his hips and looked towards the village below. "We're finally almost there. Oh, I'm really worried. How are we going to carry so many wild boars back?"

Xu Yi and others: "..."

Xu Yunfan hasn't even seen the wild boar's hair yet, but he's already worried about how to transport the pig back.

Is he so confident that he can kill the wild boar today?

Because a wild boar came down the mountain yesterday, several men in the village were injured. Some villagers were worried and went to the fields early in the morning to pull out the damaged vegetables.

An auntie's heart trembled as she looked at the pig hoof prints left in the field. She turned to the young man working beside her and said, "If it weren't for these vegetable plots yesterday, these wild boars would have run into where we live. You have to be careful recently and don't let the children go out to play. I heard that when they are hungry, they are as fierce as wolves."

The young man was from another village. Because he was lame, other men from other villages who had some conditions would not be interested in him, so his family married him off to a village in the mountains. He had never seen a wild boar, but he had heard that it was very ferocious. He looked fearfully into the forest and said, trembling, "Mom, I'm scared."

The aunt turned her head to look at him and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid, let's quickly pull out the remaining vegetables and go back later. The wild boar just came down yesterday, so it shouldn't come down today."

Even she herself wasn't sure about what she said. After all, after eating that thing once, she might start to think about it.

The woman's comfort did not alleviate the young man's panic. He felt uneasy and turned to look at the mountain after picking a few vegetables.

Yesterday, because wild boars came down the mountain, the foot of the mountain was in a mess. The grass fell down and the exposed yellow mud left scratches. It was not difficult to judge how big this group of wild boars was just from those scratches.

The young man bent down and pulled out two vegetables that were half-destroyed by the wild boar. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound. The young man paused and hurriedly looked up the mountain. When he saw this, he almost broke out in a cold sweat and was stunned.

The wild boar came down the mountain again.

The sound of pigs grunting was heard, and the women who were picking vegetables in the fields didn't even care about the vegetables in the baskets, and hurried home one by one.

The lame young man couldn't run fast at all. This group of wild boars were not afraid of people. When they saw people, they would rush towards them. Although the tusks of female wild boars were not that long, their lethality could not be underestimated.

The young man cried out in tears, "Mom, you run first. I can't run fast enough and I will drag you down."