As soon as the group returned to the farm, the eagerly awaiting villagers gathered around. They were excited to see so many wild animals on the cart.
Wang Erlaizi and his gang were surrounded. All that could be heard was Wang Erlaizi loudly boasting:
"Look at our hunting skills! This year, the meat yield on our farm will double. I'd like to see anyone who says I'm useless or lazy, but your husband is hardworking. You should have him hunt just as much game..."
The aunties and grandmas surrounding him all flattered Wang Erlaizi, praising him to the skies, making him feel incredibly proud.
Aunt Wang knew her son very well. She glanced at Wang Erlaizi and said, "..."
"You scoundrel, did you kill the tiger?"
Wang Erlaizi suddenly fell from the sky, stammering:
"Uh, uh, uh, that's not exactly..."
Aunt Wang continued:
"Those three bears definitely are them!"
Wang Erlaizi choked again and said:
"No, not really..."
Aunt Wang sneered:
"That wolf definitely wasn't it. It was shot by the People's Liberation Army comrades. You were even picked from the tree by them. So tell me, what did you shoot? Let Mom be proud of you!"
Wang Erlaizi glanced to the side; the few pheasants and rabbits he had hunted looked particularly small among the pile of wild game.
How can he brag like that? He caught such a big pile of stuff, but he only caught two pheasants and a few rabbits. How can he save face?
Wang Erlai shrank his neck and muttered under his breath:
"Mom, why don't you go home first? I'll tell you which one I hit when we get home!"
If you're going to lose face, you should do it at home; once you lose it outside, you can't get it back!
Aunt Wang knew his abilities all too well; if he had killed a silly roe deer, he would have to admit it by now!
Aunt Wang said without ceremony:
"Alright, alright, stop bragging. You're not a great hunter to begin with, and if you keep bragging, people will get annoyed and you might get kicked out!"
Zhang Liuzhi had just finished singing a few lines when he saw Wang Erlaizi being scolded by Wang Da Niang, so he secretly glanced at Aunt Zhang.
He saw Aunt Zhang glare at him, and he immediately became obedient, his mouth automatically shut, not daring to utter another word.
Zhang Liuzhi was secretly relieved; thankfully, he wasn't as quick-witted as Wang Erlaizi, otherwise he would be the one embarrassed now.
Director Wei stood on the platform, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"Our farm has more wild game this year than ever before, thanks to Master Zhong. If it weren't for her resourcefulness, we wouldn't have realized that the wolves had stored food and found their den."
"The tiger and the bear were also found by Master Zhong. We should not forget the well-digger when we drink the water. In addition to what Master Zhong's hunting team got, I was thinking of giving Master Zhong the tiger skin as a souvenir and two tiger leg bones to her as well. Does everyone have any objections?"
Most families naturally had no objections. After all, it was Zhong Wanwan who discovered so many wild animals. If they hadn't said anything, and had secretly taken their two younger brothers up the mountain to bring them down, they wouldn't have been able to eat meat all winter, let alone make it into salted meat that they could eat for 3-5 years without finishing it.
But there are always those who lack ability themselves but can't stand seeing others have more.
In the village, there was an old widow living with her three sons and one daughter.
Widow Wu favored sons over daughters, looked down on her daughters, and wished they would never eat a single grain of food.
Seeing how much Zhong Wanwan had received, Widow Wu was displeased. Why should a mere girl like her get so much?
She eats so well, isn't she afraid of shortening her lifespan? And she even uses tiger skin. Does she have the precious body to use tiger skin?
Widow Wu stepped forward, twisting and turning, and said:
"Brother Wei, I think Master Zhong already gets a lot of meat when he joins the hunting team, how can he also get tiger skin and tiger leg bones!"
"If you ask me, let alone tiger skin and tiger leg bone, Master Zhong isn't very skilled and can't even shoot. It's good enough that he took her up the mountain. What's the difference between things?"
"Every year the hunting team goes hunting without any problems, but how come she's the only one who's gone up the mountain and the team has encountered a pack of wolves? Who knows, she might have attracted the wolves herself. If we don't make her pay for the medical expenses of those who end up in the hospital, then we have to say our farm is very generous!"
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