"In another county, the magistrate sent troops, but they only managed to hunt one wild boar, wounded several others, and several county soldiers were also injured."

As he spoke, the villagers' hearts grew colder and colder.

We also have to pay taxes, winter taxes.

The county government doesn't care about the wild boar issue at all.

The pig slaughtering was far from simple; even the county soldiers, who were armed, were injured.

The village head also stepped forward with a heavy heart, waved his hand, and the crowd gradually quieted down. "Everyone has heard it. We can only deal with the wild boar situation ourselves for now. No one knows when the wild boar will come down again. If that happens, our last bit of winter vegetables may be gone, and our family's food reserves may be ruined. At that time, our Iron Sword Village will really have no way to survive. Even if it is very dangerous, we must do it!"

The people below also became excited and kept encouraging the pig slaughtering team.

More people stepped forward to sign up.

In this atmosphere, the pig slaughtering team, carrying the hopes of the villagers, marched into the mountains in a grand procession, with everyone's face filled with solemnity.

They didn't know what they would encounter, whether they could complete the mission, whether the Yin family's method would really work, whether their luck would be good enough, or whether they would be able to return alive.

The villagers at the foot of the mountain looked extremely solemn. Several of the women, whose husbands were from the pig slaughtering team, couldn't help but sob.

Will they be able to come back alive? All they want is for people to live well...

The group headed into the mountains, and the journey was peaceful; they encountered no disturbances.

Before long, they arrived at the bamboo shoot field where Yin Lan had first discovered the wild boar.

Yin Lan checked with a shovel and found that most of the winter bamboo shoots were still there, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she had two people dig up some winter bamboo shoots here, while she led the others to look around. Finally, about three miles away, they found a pile of wild boar droppings. After walking another two miles, the amount of droppings increased.

Yin Lan instructed everyone to be extra careful and leave slowly.

The accumulation of wild boar droppings indicates that further in, there is likely a wild boar den.

They went out hunting last night and are probably fast asleep now, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Yin Lan sent the people back. Although the others didn't understand why they went there and then left, or why they didn't just take action, they still listened to Yin Lan.

After retreating to a spot about a mile from the bamboo shoot field and the wild boar's den, Yin Lan instructed five people with shovels and hoes to dig a trap there, while the others whittled some wood to place at the bottom of the trap.

Finally, Yin Lan went to find a few trees and placed the winter bamboo shoots she had dug up, along with a small amount of grain she had brought, under the trees.

The chosen people were all skilled tree climbers, so the five of them each climbed ten trees.

After ensuring the location was concealed and that there were no problems with the throwing, they also joined the ranks of those digging traps.

Everyone was a strong man, and although the wild boar probably wouldn't come over for the time being, everyone was worried, so they moved even faster.

About an hour later, the three traps were dug. Because of the time constraints, they were not very big, but the spikes at the bottom were long and thin, and their lethality was sufficient. They were covered with grass to conceal them.

This means that the preparation work cannot be done well.

To ensure everyone's safe return, Yin Lan's plan was to wait and wait for them to arrive.

Ten people climbed ten trees.

Yin Lan and the village head also struggled to climb up a low tree to hide and ensure their safety.

Next, we just wait.

I wonder if the wild boars will come? When will they come? Maybe if I wait all day like this, I'll get something.

Compared to the risk of getting injured in a direct confrontation with wild boars, Yin Lan's arrangement made the men very happy. At least they were safe; no one wanted to die, and everyone wanted to live.

However, if you stay in the tree for too long, you will definitely get tired.

Even so, everyone was completely focused.

"Old Master Chen's wife, do you think the wild boar will come today?" the village head asked in a low voice.

Yin Lan looked at the almost motionless distance and said, "It should."

“The wild boars that came down the mountain last night were definitely not all of them, so the remaining wild boars were not full and would definitely go out to forage. This bamboo shoot field is not far from the wild boars’ burrows, so it is estimated that not many wild boars will come out, so they will not go far away. Therefore, this bamboo shoot field is a good choice.”

The village head listened to Yin Lan's well-organized analysis and was almost in awe. He had been worried that today's efforts would be in vain, but after hearing what Chen Laoda's wife said, he felt reassured. At the same time, he also started to worry: could they really succeed in killing the wild boar?

"However, it's only highly likely they'll come; it's normal if they don't." After all, Yin Lan didn't know if wild boars had other foraging options.

The village head, who had just gotten excited: ......

Just as he finished speaking, a rustling sound suddenly came from afar.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes almost piercing through the direction from which the sound came.

What they saw was a very small wild rabbit darting past.

Everyone was disappointed; it turned out to be just a rabbit. However, there really were rabbits in the mountains. If they didn't have something more important to do today, they would have jumped down to catch them. Although the rabbits were small, being able to eat meat was already a very lucky and happy thing in winter.

Since it wasn't a wild boar, everyone relaxed a bit.

Suddenly, a chilling sensation fell on the village head's face. He looked up and realized that it was snowing.

Normally, during the coldest part of winter, Iron Sword Village would only get one or two snowfalls at most. But today, before the coldest time of winter has even arrived, it's already snowing?

Just then, his gaze followed the snowflakes into the distance. "It's snowing."

Everyone looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came again. Before everyone could look down, Yin Lan's voice rang out, "The wild boar is here."

Turning my head, I saw the leaves rustling in the distance, and then a wild boar suddenly leaped out, followed by another one after another, until a total of five appeared!

Everyone held their breath, their blood seemingly freezing before boiling again.

After waiting for so long, it's finally here!

The wild boars were completely unaware of the danger. The first one to emerge started rooting around in the winter bamboo shoots with its snout, as was its usual practice.

The clever pigs behind them discovered that there was plenty of food on the ground, so they ran to the area under the tree, where there were not only winter bamboo shoots but also millet, and they ate with great delight.

The other wild boars also realized that they were incredibly lucky today. They didn't have to lift a finger to get food, and there was plenty of it under every tree. So they stopped fighting over it and went to a tree one by one.

They ate like crazy.

The man hidden in the tree kept a sharp eye on his prey below.

Yin Lan seized the opportunity and blew a short whistle.