Lantang Village has been in uproar countless times recently.
When the two brothers Miao Xing and Miao Wang carried a wild boar weighing more than 400 kilograms down the mountain, all the villagers were stunned.
Who the hell is this Shen Qing!
They are all flesh and blood, born and raised by their parents, how come he said he could kill a wild boar, and he really did?! Are his arms and legs made of copper and iron?
Wang Liuzi's eyes were blank and he was in a trance. He muttered to himself, "Impossible, this is impossible. This must be a fluke... Maybe the wild boar hit the tree and died and he picked it up. It must be like this..." He couldn't help but rush forward to question, "Is it a fluke? Is this the only one that died? He couldn't have killed all the wild boars!"
Miao Wang glanced at Wang Liuzi and felt that he was very strange and like a fool. Normally, he would not be willing to talk to such an intellectually abnormal person, as it would be a loss of face!
But at this moment, he wanted to show off his nephew too much, so Miao Wang condescended to pay attention to Wang Liuzi, raised his neck and said proudly: "What do you mean one? Our Qingge'er killed fourteen! See the bloody hole on the back? It was stabbed with a knife! Qingge'er killed a whole group of wild boars. Your village is lucky to have a capable man like my nephew!"
Lantang Village was not the only one harassed by wild boars. If Shen Qing did not take on this job, and the villagers of Lantang Village were reluctant to pay too much, the village chief might contact other villages, and several villages would join forces to share the cost and hire hunters to solve the problem.
Of course, in this case, in addition to the half given to the hunter, the remaining half of the wild boar will also be divided among several villages.
Now Qing Ge'er has solved the problem by himself, saving the villagers a lot of money and effort.
"Fourteen?!" The crowd exploded instantly. Let alone Shen Qing, even if ten veteran hunters brought a village of young men up the mountain, they might not be able to kill fourteen wild boars without any injuries!
When Liu the hunter’s father was still alive, the village also organized a wild boar hunting. Several hunters brought more than a dozen young and strong people in the village to the mountain to hunt, but in the end two of them ran away. It is possible that the current group of wild boars are the descendants of the two that ran away.
Four or five of the young men who went up the mountain were injured. The leg of the villager Cheng Li became lame at that time. It was not because he was injured by the wild boar, but because he rolled down the hillside while hiding from the wild boar. There was no way to complain about this.
Now that Shen Qing has captured all the wild boars, their village may not be disturbed by wild boars for many years to come. It is indeed a great achievement.
The villagers were incredulous at first, but seeing the proud looks of the Miao Xing and Miao Wang brothers, what was there to be unbelievable about it? The brothers would soon carry all the remaining wild boars down the mountain, so how could they lie in front of everyone?
Shen Qing's image in everyone's mind instantly became taller and even a little scary: people are like this, they are easily afraid of the unknown. They couldn't imagine how Shen Qing could kill so many wild boars, so they naturally became in awe of Shen Qing.
This was exactly what Shen Qing wanted. He wanted to establish his authority and make others afraid of him, so that he could save a lot of trouble in his future life in the village.
"How did he kill him?" Looking at the bloody wound on the wild boar's back, could it be that he was stabbed while riding on the wild boar's back? The more the villagers imagined, the more powerful Shen Qing became in their minds.
Miao Wang raised his neck to the sky: "Can I tell you about my nephew's unique skill of eating?"
Everyone started to admire Shen Qing. Some praised Shen Qing for his skills, some speculated on Shen Qing's method of hunting wild boars, and some people who knew how to live asked whether Shen Qing's family would sell meat this time... Only Wang Liuzi stood there in a daze, his face turning pale and then blue.
There was a man who was also at the meeting at the village chief's house that day. He just wanted to watch the fun and looked at Wang Liuzi with a smile: "Shen Qing really killed the wild boar. You lost. Do you have to kowtow to Shen Qing later?"
After hearing this, Wang Liuzi's face turned red instantly: "Who wants to kowtow to him? I didn't agree to compete with him!" He hated Shen Qing for making him lose face, and was afraid that Shen Qing would use the methods he used to deal with wild boars to retaliate against him. He was so angry and anxious that he almost vomited blood. He turned around and ran back to his home quickly.
Second Aunt Lian glanced at his back and spat, "See if he still has the nerve to go out these days?"
Miao also came. She looked behind Miao Xing and Miao Wang, but didn't see Shen Qing, so she asked, "Where's Qing? Is he okay?" Although she had heard Shen Qing talk about the power of the gun, Miao, as a mother, was still a little worried when she saw the wild boar's prickly bristles and long, sharp fangs. She added, "Miao Ren and Miao Yu came right after you two left, and they brought a lot of money with them. I don't know what those gossipers in the village have said about it."
But she was very grateful to her sister-in-law and brother-in-law. After hearing a few rumors, they were willing to give out so much money. Sisters were no different. Miao was very moved. She had vaguely heard that Li Yanzi and Miao Wang had a quarrel recently, but she didn't know what they quarreled about. She thought that she would have a good talk with Miao Wang when she had time: Li Yanzi was so clear about major matters, so even if there were some frictions in minor matters, Miao Wang shouldn't care.
Miao Wang didn't know his sister had already switched sides, and he was still grinning, "Qing'er is fine, he's on the mountain watching over the remaining wild boars. What are you afraid of? Once these wild boars are carried down the mountain, the rumors will be broken. Just wait, the news that Qing'er killed the entire herd of wild boars by himself will spread even faster. From now on, your brother will be the most capable person in the area."
This made many men in Lantang Village feel very uncomfortable. But facing the wild boar weighing over 400 kilograms, no one had the face to refute it - some did not dare to say anything, and could only feel depressed in their hearts.
This was just one wild boar, but it caused some subtle changes in the hearts of many villagers. When Miao Ren and Miao Yu also went up the mountain to help carry it down, more than a dozen wild boars were sent to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain like a stream of water. There were no more people surrounding Miao to ask if they wanted to buy meat, and there were fewer people trying to get close to her. The people who watched the fun stood far away. After the last wild boar was moved away, Shen Qing was able to come down the mountain. The villagers felt that the face of Qing Ge, whom they saw every day, was actually a bit majestic and scary.
Among them, the Shen family was the worst hit.
Because of the warning from the village chief, even if the old Shen family wanted to watch the fun, they didn't dare to go forward, for fear that Shen Zhigao would be caught by the village chief and beaten with a stick. They only listened to some gossip from a distance. They wanted to ask others, but they were too embarrassed to speak, so they could only sulk in their own yard: "You said that Shen Qing, why didn't he have such great ability when he was at home, and he could make some money for our family? Now that he has left our home, how come he has become so capable, selling firewood and hunting wild boars!" After scolding, he felt a little scared.
Especially Shen Zhigao, he was extremely glad that he had not beaten Miao again after Shen Qing grew up: Shen Qing could even kill a wild boar, if he really ignored the father-son relationship and fought with him, how could he compare to the wild boar? Not even half a wild boar!
However, in this way, they completely stopped coveting those wild boars: if they were only afraid of Zhao You as the village chief and the majesty of the village rules, now Shen Qing really made them feel afraid. Although wild boars are worth a lot of money, you have to be alive to spend it.
Everyone in the family had their own thoughts. Li Jiaofeng also touched her round belly and said in a gloomy way, "Isn't this obvious? People have been on guard against you for a long time. Even if you have the strength and the money-making methods, you are unwilling to use them at home."
Although she said these sarcastic words, she was actually worried in her heart: If Shen Qing had shown such ability in the past, and could have made a lot of money and brought back piles of meat, even if he was just a boy, could she have easily squeezed Miao out and brought him in?
And since she had mixed up Shen Zhigao and Miao, how would Shen Qing see her? Would he take revenge on her?
The fetus in her belly kicked her, and Li Jiaofeng was also pulled back to reality. The thing had been done, and there was no way to regret it. Li Jiaofeng bit her lower lip and secretly decided that she would stay away from Shen Qing and Miao from now on, so that even if Shen Qing wanted to do something to her, he would have no chance!
Now only those who are very close to Shen Qing are really happy for him! Miao Wang rubbed his hands excitedly. The front yard was so big that it was almost full of wild boars! "Qing'er, what are you going to do? Are you going to sell them in the village, or take them to the county town and sell them to a butcher shop or restaurant? There are people in our village who work as accountants in restaurants. They have connections and can have a say!"
"Then I'll trouble you, uncle." Shen Qing didn't want to bother selling meat anymore. Although he could make more money by selling in small quantities, Shen Qing's time was more precious now. He didn't want to bother selling meat for a few hundred dollars. "Take ten wild boars to the county town to sell, and keep the remaining four for our family to eat."
"How can we eat four?" Miao Xing disagreed. "Will leaving one not be enough for you two? How much can you eat?" A wild boar can be sold for two or three taels of silver. Four wild boars are not a small amount of money.
Doesn't Shen Qing still need to train a team in the end times? Forget about exchanging supplies. The people in his own team should occasionally improve their food and have some meat. But of course he couldn't tell his uncles about this. Shen Qing said, "I'm thinking about doing some more business. This meat saves me from having to buy it. It's not afraid of spoiling in this cold weather. It will freeze if left outside."
This was not a lie. The recipe he asked Song Kaiji to help find required the use of pork.
Speaking of doing business, Miao Xing remembered that Shen Qing had said he was going to the dock to sell food and had taken away a lot of radishes and cabbages from his home, but there had been no news for a month. Just as he was about to ask, Aunt Guixiang spoke first: "Okay, I'll go get my mule cart. You can take advantage of the freshness of the pig and send it to the county town to earn some extra money." Then she stood up and walked out.
Even if her mule was exhausted, it could only pull two mules at most in one trip. It would be dark by the time it did this several times, so it was better to go early and come back early.
"Auntie, wait a moment." Shen Qing stopped her, took the hatchet he usually used and went to the yard, found a wild boar and started chopping it with the hatchet.
One, two, three times... When Shen Qing was concentrating on his work, his face was expressionless. Aunt Guixiang, watching from a distance, felt a little frightened. As Shen Qing chopped down with his knife again and again, her little thoughts of having Qingge'er be her son-in-law were chopped off bit by bit as Shen Qing continued to chop down with his knife.
This boy is so good, but he is not someone that she can subdue. Not only her useless little son, but also her whole family, are not worthy of Qing'er. Aunt Guixiang watched Shen Qing swing his sword more than ten times, and she seemed to be able to see the heroic posture of Qing'er killing a wild boar. At this moment, she actually had a similar idea to Miao: What kind of man can subdue Qing'er?
Finally, he chopped off a quarter of the pig including the hind leg, and Shen Qing handed it to Aunt Guixiang: "Aunt, you can take it back to eat, so I don't have to make another trip. I'm really tired after a day's work, so you can take it home and clean it up yourself." He made a few more cuts and chopped off a quarter of the other side including the hind leg and handed it to Aunt Lian Er.
This wild boar was just killed, and its fur and skin are still on its body. Especially wild boars like to roll in the mud, so it looks really dirty. But no farmer would complain! There is mud and fur, so why not take it home to wash it and then burn the fur? It's just a matter of fetching an extra bucket of water and a handful of firewood!
Second Aunt Lian was extremely happy! Such a big piece of meat must weigh nearly 100 jin. In previous years, her mother-in-law would not be willing to buy so much during the Spring Festival! With this piece, they don't have to buy pork this year. If they want to have more oil and water, they can just cut one or two jin of fat.
But then she thought of something and made a cut on her piece of wild boar meat: "Qing'er, help me cut it like this again."
Shen Qing didn't understand why, but he did it anyway. The newly cut piece weighed more than ten pounds. Second Aunt Lian pointed at Miao Xing and Miao Wang and said, "Brother Xing and Brother Wang, please take it back to my parents' home when you go back. I want to take it back home directly. If I say I have to go to my parents' home as a gift, my sister-in-law will definitely say something weird again."
Otherwise, she would clamor to give her family the same weight. Why?
Recently, because Shen Qing and Miao's family were living better and better, they occasionally sent gifts to Aunt Lian Er, which made Aunt Lian Er's sister-in-law Wang feel uncomfortable. The two sisters-in-law were secretly angry with each other. Aunt Lian Er could imagine how her mother-in-law would praise her when she took back the 100 kilograms of pork today, and how angry Wang would be!
Miao Wang laughed loudly: "You have been smart since childhood! I will definitely send it to you!"
The room was full of joy and a happy atmosphere, except for Aunt Guixiang, who was holding her piece of wild boar meat. She felt both relieved and disappointed: relieved that Qing'er had never forgotten her and had given her such a big piece of meat as soon as he said so, and had treated her with genuine kindness; disappointed that her thoughts would surely be dashed, as she and Qing'er would not be destined to be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After calming down for a while, Aunt Guixiang forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Qing'er. I will remember all your kindness to me."
Shen Qing smiled at her: "Auntie has always been very kind to me." Thinking of something, Shen Qing said: "By the way, did you hear the noise on the mountain today? A series of noises like thunder."
"I heard it!" Miao Xing slapped his thigh, "Everyone in our village heard it. At first, they said it was winter thunder. They were afraid that this year would be a disaster year with heavy snow, which made people very anxious. But several knowledgeable old people looked again and again, but they couldn't see any signs. Some people said that the sound didn't sound like thunder, it was too dense, and thunder didn't sound like that." Now when he heard Shen Qing mention this, he thought there must be other reasons? So he asked, "Do you know what happened?"
"I was just about to tell Aunt Guixiang." Shen Qing smiled. He had thought of this excuse a long time ago. It was a good excuse to kill two birds with one stone. "It wasn't thunder. When I was killing wild boars, the herd of wild boars fled like crazy, and a few of them crashed into a mountain wall. You know, wild boars are very strong. Maybe they crashed into some rocks on the mountain and loosened them? After the wild boars crashed, they brought down a series of large rocks, which caused such a loud noise."
"Oh my god, good boy, did it hit you?" Aunt Guixiang didn't care about her little thoughts at this time. Just listening to Shen Qing's description was enough to scare her!
Sometimes there are extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain and lightning on the mountain. The soil or rocks are constantly washed away by rain, or nearby trees are struck by lightning, which may cause huge rocks to roll down, and even more serious are mudslides. In the past, there were unlucky people in the village. They did not have time to go down the mountain on rainy days and encountered such situations. They were hit by rocks or buried by mud and sand, which was a death sentence!
"I'm fine, right? The stone fell in the other direction. Not only me, but even the wild boar wasn't hit." Shen Qing joked, and then said to Aunt Guixiang seriously, "But I'm afraid that there are stones that have been loosened by the wild boar. If they don't fall down now, they may fall down again when the wind blows them one day. Who can say for sure? It would be bad if someone was hit. I thought Aunt should go back and tell Uncle Youdang, and inform the villagers that it's best not to go up the mountain recently."
Shen Qing's eyelashes moved slightly: "Especially the one in the east."
This is a serious matter, how could Aunt Guixiang not agree? Now it is winter and snowing, the mountain road is difficult to travel, there are not many people going up the mountain, it won't delay anyone's business. He hurriedly said: "I will tell your uncle when I get back!"
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