As the village chief, Grandpa Yu and the villagers searched all night but found no trace of the wolves.
Helpless, he could only lead the exhausted villagers back to the village. After returning to the village, Grandpa Yu went straight to Wei Mo's house.
We must remind Li Xiuxiu and Wei Mo not to go out too often lately. They both like to go up the mountain, but it's too dangerous up there now.
Moreover, the brigade leader also began to count the number of people in the whole village to see if any other people had disappeared. The old man stayed up all night and looked extremely tired, after all, he was old.
When he got home, he saw the family sitting together weaving fish baskets, and the old man was a little relieved, but he still reminded the whole family.
“Yesterday, Li San and his son were carried off by wolves. We don’t know if there are any others. Everyone should stay home recently, especially Wei Mo and Wei Xiaomin. You two should try to stay home as much as possible.”
"The village is still too dangerous. Don't go out easily, understand? You can only go out after the wolf pack leaves."
Actually, the blame for this matter lies with Li San. Li San secretly went up the mountain to hunt under the cover of darkness, but because of the scent of the prey's blood, he was followed by a pack of wolves all the way home.
Then, Li San'er, who was skinning a rabbit, was attacked by a pack of wolves. His son, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, heard his father's scream and ran out immediately.
As a result, the two men were brutally killed by the wolves and dragged away. Inside the house, Li San's wife could only scream frantically, hoping to attract the attention of others.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The wolves, working in perfect unison, had already gripped Li San and his son's necks and dragged them away.
Li San's wife wanted to take her two daughters out to rescue them, but knowing that going out to rescue them would also lead to certain death, she could only lock the door tightly, stay inside the house, and scream frantically.
They hoped someone would come to help, but it was late at night, and by the time others got up and arrived, the wolves had already left.
Only Li San's wife remained there, wailing and crying, completely lost in her own world.
Upon receiving the message, the brigade leader immediately rushed to the scene and summoned Grandpa Yu. The two quickly organized the militia to go into the mountains for rescue, carrying guns and searching the mountains.
They hoped to retrieve the two bodies, but the militiamen were clearly unwilling, since it was a matter of risking their lives for just two corpses.
However, given the orders from the captain and the old man, they could only gather together and slowly search deep into the mountains.
Unfortunately, they searched all night without finding any trace of the wolves; it was as if the wolf pack had vanished into thin air.
Upon returning to the village, the brigade leader did not rush to rest, but instead went door-to-door to count whether any other people had disappeared.
The statistics came out soon after, and Yu Jun was not in the village either.
Yu Jun's mysterious disappearance was also included in this incident, since someone had died! The captain had no choice but to go to the town to report.
The report stated that a wolf pack attacked the village, resulting in the complete loss of the three people's lives.
This indirectly provided Li Xiuxiu and Wei Mo with an excuse, helping them to better cover up what had happened.
Although Wei Mo was not at fault in that matter and could even be absolved of all responsibility, the exposure of that incident would deal a huge blow to Li Xiuxiu's reputation.
Therefore, Li Xiuxiu chose to bury the general.
The village children were all ordered to stay at home and not go out. When the adults went to work, they would gather in groups of several, since the wolf pack was quite powerful.
Meanwhile, the brigade leader and the old village chief, Li Dazhuang and Yu Guoliang, organized the militia to patrol the village and issue timely warnings if they discovered any traces of wolves.
However, wolf packs rarely stay in one place for long. This wolf pack was just searching for prey and happened to come here. Wolf packs rarely leave the deep mountains, after all, the area outside the deep mountains is human territory.
No matter how powerful a wolf pack is, it cannot compete with humans.
Li Dazhuang arrived in the town and reported the matter to Dong Zheng, the town's Party Secretary.
"Secretary Dong, our village was attacked by a pack of wolves, and three villagers died in the incident."
Li Dazhuang thought he would be criticized, but the result was beyond his expectations.
"Go back and tell the village to stay home as much as possible, and if they do go out, they should gather in groups of several people. Your village is already the sixth one to be attacked."
Dong Zheng's words implied that people in other villages had also been attacked by wolves.
Moreover, there were quite a few of them, which must have been caused by something happening in the mountains that led the wolves to come down from the mountains in search of prey.
Logically, summer is when prey is plentiful, and wolves rarely come down from the mountains. However, since they have already come down, they need to be dealt with.
The town has organized a militia team to investigate the location where the wolves are currently appearing, in preparation for driving them away or killing them.
This incident had a great impact on Wei Mo, who was now ordered to stay home and not go out to play anymore. Bored, Wei Mo was thinking about what kind of trouble he could cause.
He couldn't just sit idly by; the fish baskets he was weaving were already nearing saturation, supplying the entire village.
After all, they had been knitting for more than a month, and adding a few more would only increase the harvest a little bit, so Wei Mo considered having his family knit some other things.
Autumn is approaching, and the weather is starting to get a bit cooler. After thinking it over, Wei Mo decided to weave Ula straw sandals.
Many people can weave Ula straw sandals, but to weave them well and make them warm is a skill.
Cotton is in short supply these days, as is cloth. Making a pair of cotton shoes is almost impossible, since rural areas have no source of receipts.
After making up his mind, Wei Mo went to his grandfather's yard, where there were many Ula grasses, and then carried the grass back to the yard.
After gathering everyone together, Wang Zhenhua and the others looked at Wei Mo and then spoke.
"Son, why did you call us over here?"
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Wei Mo smiled.
"The work of weaving fish baskets can be put to a stop now. People are not too short of fish baskets now, but we can still weave other things."
Wei's mother was somewhat taken aback by her eldest son's words. Looking at the Ula grass that Wei Mo had brought over, she asked in confusion,
"Do you weave Ula straw sandals?"
Seeing that Wei Mo nodded, Wei Mo put the Ula grass aside and began to teach everyone how to weave it.
Wei Xiaohui was the most attentive member of the family. She had a great interest in knitting and often asked her younger brother, Wei Mo, to teach her how to knit small items.
For example, grasshoppers woven from straw, dragonflies woven from straw, and all sorts of toys. Wei Xiaohui has already learned how to weave them. She is watching carefully as her younger brother is weaving Ula straw sandals.
Wei Xiaohui watched intently, and the others also tried their best to observe Wei Mo's movements. Wei Mo would explain every few strokes of his knitting.
As Wei Mo changed positions and explained the method again, everyone was still a little confused, but they roughly grasped the approach. Only after Wei Mo finished weaving a straw sandal did everyone start working on their own, with Wei Mo supervising from the side.
Originally, Li Xiuxiu also wanted to join the work of weaving straw sandals, but she was met with opposition from everyone.
"Your hand is still injured, what are you making up? Go and rest."
“It’s Xiuxiu. We don’t need your pair of straw sandals. We have enough work points now.”
It was Wei's mother and Grandma Yu who spoke, and even the female educated youths standing nearby nodded in agreement.
Li Xiuxiu was a little bored, so she took a bucket to fill the water tank. After all, she was the strongest in the family. Although she had injured one hand, her other hand did not affect her movements.
The others shook their heads, thinking, "This girl is just silly; she won't rest even when we tell her to."
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