Chapter 39 The days ahead shouldn't be too hard

At daybreak, Mrs. Du couldn't sleep, so she got up to make breakfast.

It was so chaotic on the mountain at night. I wonder if my husband, son and daughter are safe?

I went to the stream with a clay pot to fetch water, but saw a shadowy figure in the woods.

"Who?" Mrs. Du shouted bravely.

"Fairy, it's me!" Su Bucheng took a few quick steps forward.

"Da Lang! What happened to you?" Seeing the miserable crowd, Mrs. Du was shocked and looked anxiously to see if her husband was injured.

"We're fine!" Su Bucheng's eyes sparkled as he said softly, "Xian'e, quickly bring us the knife from home."

"What are you doing with the knife?" Mrs. Du was puzzled.

"Divide the meat!" Su Bucheng pointed behind him.

"Oh my god! So many?" Mrs. Du covered her mouth in shock when she saw the four huge wild boars. "Why are there so many? Where are Aying and Boyan?"

Is there a master among this hunting team? Can bamboo arrows easily kill a wild boar? Why is my child nowhere to be seen?

"Don't ask first, go get the knife!" Su Bucheng said with a smile.

Mrs. Du went home carrying a clay pot, took out a machete and a kitchen knife and ran out.

Su Bucheng took the knife, and Yang Dalang, Erlang and others helped to chop off the pig's head.

"Mother!" Su Ying appeared from behind, her hair disheveled and bloodstains on her clothes.

Su Boyan was not in much better condition. His headscarf was disheveled and his clothes were torn by thorns. He looked like he was running for his life.

"Aying, what's wrong? Where are you hurt?" Mrs. Du's heart trembled. She pulled her daughter to look, and then pulled her eldest son to look.

"It's okay, it's a wild boar!" Su Ying pulled her mother back, "We still have to go to the county town to sell wild boars later."

"Ah?" Mrs. Du was stunned.

"Shh, mother, I can't explain it clearly for the time being. Let's talk when I come back! I'm going to change my clothes!" Su Ying tiptoed into the house.

Su Zhongyan and Xiaotao were sleeping soundly and didn't notice anyone coming in at all.

Su Ying looked at her sleeping sister, thought of the little girl in the forest, and smiled. The two of them were not much different.

After taking off her bloody coat and changing into clean clothes, Su Ying tiptoed out and wiped her face by the stream.

Su Boyan did not change his clothes, he just washed up by the stream and rearranged his headscarf.

The pig's head was also chopped off, but it was too heavy for Mrs. Du to lift, so Yang Erlang helped move it into the yard.

The rustling sound startled Su Laosan, who stood up and came out, only to see a figure leaving.

"Sister-in-law, who is it?" asked Su Lao San.

"The Second Young Master of the Yang Family!" Mrs. Du lit a fire and cooked.

"Second Master Yang? Didn't you go up the mountain to hunt? Why is he back?" Su Lao San thought he was sleepy.

"Well, you're back!" Mrs. Du smiled. "Go wash up quickly. We're having meat tonight!"

"Eat meat?" Su Laosan was sure that he was half asleep and had a sweet dream.

Shaking his head, he asked, "Sister-in-law, am I still asleep?"

"Okay, you're awake! After washing up, take the pig's head to take care of it." Mrs. Du kicked the big pig's head at her feet.

"Is this true?" Su Lao San looked at the huge pig's head and stuttered, "Did Big Brother and the others really hunt a wild boar?"

"Yes! There are quite a few of them! Your eldest brother and others are rushing to carry them to the county town to sell them! They don't even have time to eat breakfast!" Mrs. Du was both happy and worried.

I didn’t expect to gain so much the first time I went into the mountains. The days ahead shouldn’t be too hard.

"Where are Aying and Boyan? Are they okay?" Su Laosan didn't see the two children.

"They are also going to the county town." Mrs. Du replied.

"Third brother, what are you whispering about with your sister-in-law?" Su Laoer was also woken up.

"Second brother, look!" Su Laosan excitedly pulled his second brother to look at the pig's head.

"Ouch!" Su Laoer was surprised to see the big pig head. "You scared me! Where did it come from?"

"Big Brother and the others hunted it!" Su Lao San said happily, "This is our family's share!"

Su Laoer's cry of "ouch" woke up the others.

The young men came out, sleepy-eyed, and asked, "What's wrong with Uncle Aye?"

"These brats! You have really sharp ears!" Su Lao Er laughed, "Look what this is?"

"Ah!" the boys exclaimed, "Is this a wild boar? It's so big! Did uncle and the others hunt it so quickly?"

"Well, there are still a few to sell!" Su Laosan told everyone what Mrs. Du had told him.

"Oh, that's great!" the children cheered.

"Mom, where is my sister?" Xiao Tao got up and saw her sister's coat, but no one was there.

"My sister went to the county town!" Mrs. Du stirred the porridge in the pot.

The children happily went to the stream to wash up. They were very happy to have encountered good things in the morning.

The others also woke up half an hour earlier than usual.

"It's so noisy!" Little Qin was sleeping soundly. There was a lot of noise outside. She turned over in annoyance and covered her ears with the quilt.

Su He also wanted to sleep, but the words outside caught her attention, what is this pig head?

Su He came out despite feeling sleepy and saw her father and third uncle walking out carrying a big hairy pig's head.

"Oh! This pig's head is not small. I guess this pig must weigh about three or four hundred pounds?" Old Mrs. Su chased a few steps and took a look at the pig's head.

"Of course!" Su Lao San laughed, "This is the first time I've seen such a big pig!"

Su Lu wanted to see but didn't dare to, so she hid behind Wei and took a sneak peek.

The two brothers carried the pig's head to the stream to take care of it.

"Tsk!" Su He sneered.

Everyone's laughter stopped immediately, knowing that she was here to spoil the fun again, and no one spoke.

The blisters on Su He's mouth were pricked by Xiao Qin with a thorn last night. A lot of clear water flowed out, the blisters disappeared, and began to scab.

Now I can talk a lot.

"A pig's head is so precious to you. You must be crazy because you are poor!" Su He laughed at everyone.

"Get out! I didn't let you eat! You're such a spoiler!" Old Mrs. Su was really annoyed with this talkative granddaughter.

"Hmph, I don't want them! A bunch of poor bastards!" Su He stiffened his neck and turned to go into the house.

Mrs. Du took a cold look and said she wasn't interested. Who burned his mouth just to grab a mouthful of porridge?

Wei shook her head and squatted next to Du. "Don't pay attention to her! Evil will be punished by evil! My in-laws will take care of it in the future!"

"Erlang, take your men to carry the pig back to the village. We will go directly to the county town and ask Aye to divide the pork quickly!" Yang Dalang said to Erlang.

"Brother, let me go!" Yang Erlang refused to go back.

"Stop arguing. You're not as familiar with the county as I am!" Yang Dalang pushed Erlang and told him to go home quickly.

It is still dozens of miles to the county town, and carrying a wild boar is not an easy task.

"Okay then, brothers, you must come back early!" Yang Erlang obeyed his brother's arrangements.

"Aying, just rest at home!" Su Bucheng didn't expect his daughter to follow him.

"Aye, let me go take a look! There are so many things we need to buy, not only for our family, but also for the whole village!"

Su Ying didn't want to go either, but there were too many things to prepare now, and she had nothing, so she had to go.

"Mr. Su, this is my rice ball. You can use it to fill your stomach." Yang Erlang gave his rice ball to Su Bucheng.

The little girl finished eating the rice balls from the Su family last night. After coming down from the mountain, she still had to walk dozens of miles, so she had to eat.

"Thank you!" Su Bucheng was not polite. He was really hungry at the moment.

The crowd ate rice balls as they walked and hurried to the county town.