This is a huge harvest!
He Tiantian smiled, raised her chin, and said, "Those two big wild boars are already our prey. Follow me, they're just ahead."
"Wow, impressive!" Xiang Rong gave a thumbs up. They carried ropes and machetes.
The two followed He Tiantian to the mountain crevice. The area was flat, and the crevice was about five or six meters wide and ten meters deep.
“The rope is long enough to pull us up. Let’s go down and tie the rope to the wild boar first,” Zuo Li said, and went down along the edge of the crevice.
Although it was steep, there were rocks on the side to step on and grab onto. By standing on the left, Xiang Rong descended smoothly.
Tie it up with a rope, then Zuo Li climbs up, while Xiang Rong drags him down from below.
He Tiantian also came over and stood behind Zuo Li, saying, "Uncle Zuo, let me help you!"
"No need, you can rest over there," Zuo Li said with a smile, thinking that He Tiantian, being a young girl, probably didn't have much strength.
"Let's try. If it works, it'll save Uncle Xiang from having to climb up from below and then climb back down," He Tiantian insisted. She was very strong, and the more people who knew about this, the better. That way, they would be prepared for any shocking things she might do in the future!
"Hehe." Zuo Li laughed, "Alright, I'll say one, two, three, pull hard!"
"Okay!" He Tiantian agreed.
"Ready, you can pull it up!" Xiang Rong shouted from below. The wild boars were huge, each one probably weighing over 250 pounds.
"One, two, three!" Zuo Li shouted.
He Tiantian mustered her strength and pulled hard, but it was incredibly heavy.
Fortunately, it went smoothly. The two of them worked together and, in three minutes, finally pulled up a large wild boar.
When they were pulling the second big wild boar, it left the ground, and Xiang Rong quickly climbed out of the crack and stood behind He Tiantian to pull the rope together.
"One two three, one two three..."
Many hands make light work, so we were quick this time and finished in two minutes.
The three people sat on the ground to rest, panting heavily.
"These two wild boars are so big, the three of us can't carry them!" He Tiantian said with a bitter face. Even though Zuo Li and Xiang Rong weren't there, she couldn't use the barrier space. A little girl carrying two big wild boars, wouldn't that scare people to death!
Xiang Rong thought for a moment and said, "Sweet girl, hurry down the mountain and go to the village to call a few more people up. Get some thin ropes so we can tie up some frames and drag them along."
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Okay, I can run fast, I'll go down the mountain now. By the way, the wild boar has blood on it, so be careful not to attract any other wild animals."
Zuo Li smiled, took out a packet of green hay crumbs from his pocket, which smelled very pungent, and showed it to everyone, saying, "With this stuff here, even the fiercest animals won't come near."
He Tiantian suddenly realized that the two wild boars were only chasing her and not Zuo Li or Xiang Rong, and that was the reason.
She...she seems to have wronged the Snake King!
She thought the Snake King was playing a trick on her!
After several months of going up and down the mountain, He Tiantian had already developed incredibly fast legs.
He Tiantian, preoccupied with something, said in a guilty tone, "Gurgle gurgle..."
There was no movement; the Snake King did not come out as usual when called.
The Snake King is angry!
"Don't worry, she'll apologize," He Tiantian continued, chanting, "Gurgle gurgle mi, gurgle gurgle mi..."
If it doesn't come out, just keep chanting!
She couldn't bear not apologizing to the Snake King!
"What?" The Snake King shook his head, sounding very impatient.
“Snake King, I’m sorry. I misunderstood you. The reason those two wild boars kept chasing me was because Uncle Zuo and Uncle Xiang had a kind of powder on them that kept the animals away, so they turned around and chased me instead,” He Tiantian explained. “I thought you were playing a trick on me, making those two wild boars keep chasing me!”
"Hmm!" The Snake King nodded, secretly chuckling to himself!
Haha, at first it really didn't intend to tease He Tiantian, but then it saw how amusing it was to see He Tiantian being chased by the wild boar, so it released some of its magic...
However, it won't tell He Tiantian!
Let He Tiantian continue down this path of wrongdoing and feel guilty! Let her guilt come on even stronger!
"I'm sorry, please don't be angry anymore, okay?" He Tiantian humbled herself, completely unaware that her soft-heartedness had kicked in again. She had been sold out by the little silver snake and was even counting the money for the seller!
"Seeing as you seem sincere, I'll reluctantly agree," the Snake King said impatiently. "I'm going to cultivate now, don't disturb me!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" He Tiantian smiled broadly when she saw the Snake King speak. The Snake King was not bad after all; he was no longer angry after apologizing.
Once inside the barrier space, the Snake King burst into laughter.
Without the mental burden, He Tiantian moved even faster, reaching the foot of the mountain in less than half an hour.
Aunt Liu was on her way back to the village when she saw He Tiantian covered in sweat and hadn't brought back her bamboo basket. She quickly asked with concern, "Tiantian, has something happened? Where are Comrade Zuo and Comrade Xiang?"
Hearing Aunt Liu's words, the others also came out, worried that something had happened to Zuo Li and Xiang Rong. Only Old Man Bai was leisurely playing Go with Old Man Qi. However, the Go board was very simple, just squares drawn on the ground; the Go pieces were made from wild apricot pits for one and jujube pits for the other.
He Tiantian gasped for breath and said, "Go quickly and tell Secretary Qi that we hunted two big wild boars on the mountain, but they're too heavy to bring back. Tell him to quickly bring people and tools and go up the mountain to bring the wild boars down."
"Huh?" Aunt Liu was taken aback, then realized that something had happened, but they had caught something good. "Oh my, two big wild boars! I reckon the family can get two pounds of meat!"
"Hurry up, auntie, I can't run anymore. I have to thank you," He Tiantian urged. She believed that doing something worthwhile together would make everyone happy.
"Okay, I'm going right now." Aunt Liu loved this kind of work. Putting aside the pumpkin seeds she was cracking in her hand, she jogged towards the village.
Secretary Qi was overjoyed when he heard Aunt Liu's notification!
The village has been united lately, and these things are a good way to let everyone feel the benefits and importance of unity.
Secretary Qi took the things, called Qi Ergou and seven or eight strong young men from the village, and they went to the livestock team together.
He Tiantian has recovered from her rest and is leading everyone to meet Zuo Li and Xiang Rong.
Everyone carried carrying poles, frames, small ropes, machetes, and fire-making knives.
The villagers weren't as fast as He Tiantian; it took them over an hour to reach the crevice in the mountain. When they saw the two large wild boars on the ground, their eyes lit up! (To be continued.)
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