Chapter 22 Chapter 22 (Catching Bugs) Feeling in this era...
But after walking in a certain direction for a while outside the yard, Xu Yingxia realized that she needed someone to lead the way. "Auntie Wu moved to a new place?"
Xu Shuisheng also followed and replied to his elder sister, "Auntie Wu's daughter Xinxin got pregnant in the first half of the year. It was not very convenient for them to live halfway up the mountain, so they moved down together."
Mother Wu has always lived halfway up the mountain. She did not move down after her father passed away. She lived alone at first. Someone from the team would go up to check on her from time to time. After all, this man was really capable and had really saved their lives, so it was only right and proper for her to be taken care of from time to time.
Later, she picked up a baby girl and brought her back, named her Xinxin and adopted her as her young lady. She still lived halfway up the mountain until Xinxin found a live-in son-in-law, and the family of three had no intention of moving down the mountain.
"Something would run out from there from time to time, and Xinxin would get up at night and see it. She wanted to catch it and have a snack, but she moved too much and upset the fetus. The captain came to persuade them again, and then Aunt Wu and her family of three moved into the house that had been prepared for them a long time ago." Xu Shuisheng explained.
That courtyard was built by the entire brigade for Mother Wu.
The house has been vacant for many years and the furniture has been put in place. Originally, I thought that even if Grandma Wu didn't live here now, she could still live here when she got old.
The younger generation of kids simply couldn't understand it.
They didn't know what it meant to them when Aunt Wu showed up with a bunch of food just when they thought they were starving to death. It meant that they and their families would not starve to death, but would be able to survive, continue living, get married and have children.
Therefore, even if Aunt Wu did not adopt Xinxin, or even if Xinxin was unfilial in the future, there were countless people in Changnan Production Brigade waiting to take care of Aunt Wu in her old age, and Xu Shuisheng was one of them.
Of course, Wu Xinxin is still quite filial.
She has lived with Mother Wu halfway up the mountain for nearly twenty years. Apart from going to school, they rarely go down the mountain, and the mother and daughter live a very leisurely life.
However, two years ago, a kid from the Xiao family in the brigade suddenly wanted to marry into the Wu family.
Marrying someone is a very embarrassing thing, and people will point fingers at you whenever you go out. But Xiao Tiancai doesn't care at all. He insists that he stay at home. His parents are partial to his eldest brother. Instead of being squeezed to death at home, it is better for him to "marry" into a good family and live a good life.
I have to say, there is some truth to it.
And the person he chose was particularly good.
Aunt Wu is good at hunting. Although Wu Xinxin doesn't have that talent, she has practiced for more than ten years and is definitely better than ordinary people. Their family doesn't have much else, just pheasants, rabbits, and roe deer. Who knows how much they have saved.
After Xiao Tiancai "married" into the Wu family, she gained more than 20 pounds in just one year!
Knowing how happy he is in the Wu family, Xiao Tiancai is very protective of his "husband's family" to outsiders. There are always some gossipers in the village, and whenever someone says something bad about the Wu family, he is the first one to roll up his sleeves and rush forward.
However...
He is just a fake fighter and is not good at fighting at all.
But he has two women who are good at fighting behind him, and they are bullying their own family members. How can someone with the temper of Aunt Wu tolerate this?
However, there was no need for Aunt Wu to step forward, as the elderly people in the group attacked directly.
Regardless of whether they look down on Xiao Tiancai, a good-for-nothing who lives off his wife, or not, at least he is a member of the Wu family, and as long as one is a member of the Wu family, he will not tolerate being bullied by others.
"Look, their yard is in front of us." Xu Shuisheng pointed to a place at the foot of the mountain. He said, "Knowing that Aunt Wu is not used to staying in crowded places, she chose this location specifically. She won't be disturbed by wild animals in the mountains from time to time, and she won't make a fuss among the crowds."
"Are those trees planted in a circle outside... Robinia?" Xu Yingxia was not too sure. She just felt that it was planted in circles around the fence. No one would dare to climb over the fence, otherwise they would get hurt.
"Yes, Aunt Wu dug it out from the mountain specifically for fear that some wild animal would suddenly run into the yard." Xu Shuisheng said, "I originally planned to get some and plant it outside the yard to prevent wild animals and thieves, but Lian Hua said that she was hoping that wild animals would run over and we couldn't let them go if they did. As for thieves... everyone in the brigade knows that the conditions at home are not very good, so even if thieves want to steal something, they won't steal from our house."
"Things will definitely get better in the future," Xu Yingxia said firmly.
The early days after the separation were particularly difficult for me. Lao Jiang was still around at that time, and the two of them had some money saved, which they secretly lent to me, hoping that they could get through the difficult times.
Over the years, my family's dilapidated house has been repaired better and better, and a lot of furniture and daily necessities have been added to the house. Although the clothes on my body are patched, they are still intact.
As for the money I borrowed in the early years, I had already repaid her. As soon as the necessary items were ready, I paid her back immediately. She paid me back every penny without even asking me to pay.
None of the four members of this family are lazy people. As long as they keep working hard, their living conditions will only get better and better, and will definitely not be worse than Xu Shisheng's family. Even if his parents are partial to him and give most of their belongings to him, each of them does not know how to rely on himself and all have other unreasonable ideas. I don't believe that their lives will be better than my younger brother's family in the future.
"That's good." Xu Shuisheng is also quite satisfied with his current life.
At least he won't starve to death or freeze to death. There will be one more person in the family soon, and he will be a grandfather in a year or two. What could be wrong with him?
"Auntie Wu should be home. I'll go knock on the door."
After several calls, a tall man opened the door. He looked sleepy and had just woken up. "Uncle Shuisheng, why are you here? Who are these people?"
Before Xu Shuisheng could respond, another figure walked out from behind Xiao Tiancai.
She is quite tall, only half a head shorter than Xiao Tiancai. Although she is a bit older, judging from her bone structure, she must have been a great beauty when she was young.
Jiang Shuangshuang set his sights on her the first second she appeared.
Based on what Aunt Xu had described, she already had an image of Aunt Wu in her mind. She was exactly as she had imagined. It wasn't that her appearance was exactly the same, but she had an innate aura that made her unlike an ordinary woman. Instead, she had a bit more fortitude.
What surprised her even more was that Aunt Wu must have some ethnic minority blood. Her cheekbones were high and full, her jawline was three-dimensional, and her nose bridge was especially high.
"Is it Yingxia?"
"Auntie Wu, it's me!" Xu Yingxia was particularly happy to hear Auntie Wu recognize her. In fact, she was not much younger than Auntie Wu, but she always treated her like an elder.
Xiao Tiancai opened the gate of the yard and welcomed them warmly, "Come in, come in, Xinxin just took a nap. I'll let her out when she wakes up. She hasn't slept well these days, and I won't call her now since she rarely falls asleep."
"No, no, you need to rest well now that you are pregnant." Xu Yingxia took out a jar of brown sugar, "When she gives birth, stew some pig's trotters together, it will help increase milk production."
"Good stuff, I won't be polite then." Aunt Wu accepted it directly, turned to her son-in-law and said, "Go to the back room and take down the half of the roe deer meat, and pick up some mushrooms and put them in a bag."
"No, no..." Xu Yingxia waved her hands repeatedly.
"Just take what I give you." Aunt Wu was firm and would not tolerate any refusal. Xiao Tiancai forced a smile and said, "Aunt Xu, I tell you, fried roe deer meat is especially delicious. Take it back and try it. I will never tell a lie."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the back room.
Others may not know, but he knows that there is a lot of smoked meat in the back room, all of which was brought down from the mountains by his great mother herself. Think about how he was hungry every day at home before he got married, and he never thought that there would be a day when he would not be able to finish all the meat.
Xiao Tiancai had no objection to his mother giving the meat away.
He is a freeloader and doesn't deserve to have an opinion!
In the front room, Xu Yingxia took her children to introduce them to Aunt Wu, "We didn't see each other often before, I wonder if Aunt Wu still remembers them? This is Shuangshuang, this is Xiaozhou. I also have an older daughter who has gone to the countryside, but she should be doing well there, she even sent some cotton a few days ago..."
He couldn't help talking again and he never stopped.
Mother Wu responded from time to time, but she was always able to accurately describe some characteristics of the three children, which made Xu Yingxia even happier. When she spoke, there was no chance for others to interrupt.
She kept talking until her mouth was dry and she went to drink some water. Then she remembered the important matter, "Auntie Wu, my daughter Shuangshuang wants to go into the mountains. Do you have time to take her with you?"
Mother Wu's eyes fell on Jiang Shuangshuang, "Do you want to go into the mountains?"
Jiang Shuangshuang grinned and said frankly: "I learned some boxing and made some simple weapons. I wanted to try my luck in the mountains."
Mother Wu looked at the crossbow in her hand and reached out, "Let me see."
Jiang Shuangshuang handed it over but didn't bring it back. Aunt Wu saw the problem with the crossbow at a glance, "This bowstring is too bad. I'll change it for you. It's a little late to enter the mountain today. Come back at five o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Thank you, Aunt Wu!"
Aunt Wu could see the problem with the bowstring, and Jiang Shuangshuang could also see other problems, such as the sticks hanging on the wall. The sticks looked nothing special, but if you looked closely, you could find that there was a slot on both ends of the sticks, and there was a low cabinet on the lower side of the hanging sticks. She had never opened it to look, but she could roughly guess what was inside.
It must be a variety of bladed knives installed in the card slot, used for hunting.
If this happened in her era, Aunt Wu would have been an expert in cold weapon techniques!
They must have a lot in common!
However, Aunt Wu had no intention of chatting with her. She asked Xu Yingxia to stay and talk, and asked everyone else to leave.
After leaving, Jiang Shuangshuang really didn't know what to do.
There are mountains but no rivers here, otherwise you could go fishing. Jiang Xiaozhou was particularly adaptable. He spent four or five silk beans to join the children, and together they charged into the formation and climbed the trees to take bird eggs.
Lu Lianhua chuckled, "It's okay, just let him go and play. The kids in the team know what to do, nothing will happen."
She then put down her work and asked, "I didn't have time to ask your mother before. Did something happen in your family? If there is something wrong, just tell me. The distance is a little far, but it is not so far that we can't go. If anyone dares to bully you three, your uncle and your two cousins can go and support you."
Poor family conditions do not mean that one is not strong in force.
Why did Xu Shisheng's family avoid them in the past two years? It was because they had three strong men, and she was also very good at fighting. If a fight broke out, Xu Shisheng's family would be the ones to suffer.
"Okay! Next time someone bullies me, I will come back for help." Jiang Shuangshuang was looking forward to this day. It was particularly interesting to have someone supporting her. She briefly talked about what happened in the old house so that they wouldn't worry too much.
"Did you split up?" Xu Shuisheng was surprised. "You didn't suffer any loss, did you?"
Lu Lianhua breathed a sigh of relief. "Dividing the family is a good thing. Even if we suffer a loss temporarily, it doesn't matter. Dividing the family will only make things better in the future."
Just like her family, if they had not split up, there would be two biased old men and women watching over them, who would only continue to oppress them, and even oppress their son. "What about you? How are you going to the countryside? I heard the team leader was worried a few days ago, saying that our team might also accept educated youth. If you must go to the countryside, can you use your connections to arrange for you to come to our team?"
"Yes, you can live in our house then." Xu Shuisheng pointed to a small house next to him. "That house was originally meant for your mother to stay in. I thought she would have a place to live when she returned to her parents' home."
But he was always thinking about his elder sister's feelings in his heart.
When he was a child, the family was busy and his parents went to do farm work, so they asked his eldest brother to take care of him and his eldest sister. But then his eldest brother ran out to play, and the one who took care of him was always his eldest sister who was only two or three years older than him.
When he was getting married, his parents' original intention was to let him marry a woman with some mental problems from the next village. They said that not only would there be no need to spend money on the bride price, but the other party would be willing to contribute some money, which would be just right for building an extra house next door, so that the nephew could use it when he grew up and got married.
Fortunately, the eldest sister helped to hold him back and even went to the matchmaker to find a suitable wife for him.
Later, when the family split up, he carried only half a bag of food and moved into a shabby house.
After this meal, I didn't know what to do with the next one. My eldest sister and brother-in-law heard the news and rushed over, carrying half a basket of food and fifty-six yuan and seventy-five cents.
He remembered the money clearly.
It’s a pity that my brother-in-law passed away early.
As a result, my eldest sister's temper seemed to have become more restrained. She had been enduring all the grievances in her husband's family these years by herself. Every time I saw her in recent years, I felt that she was suffering a little more than before.
But this time it seemed like a big change, and as his younger brother he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Shuisheng suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go ask the captain to see if he can arrange it..."
"No need, little uncle." Jiang Xiaozhou, who was thirsty after playing for a while and hurried back to the house to drink some water and continue playing, heard their conversation and was more excited than Jiang Shuangshuang, the person involved. "Sister found a job for herself. She will work at the Public Security Bureau in our area in the future. It's so impressive!"
Jiang Shuangshuang opened her mouth and wanted to explain.
However, Jiang Xiaozhou did not give her a chance at all. Under the exclamations of his uncle and aunt, he continued to show off: "My sister even took me to the Public Security Bureau's canteen. The old man who cooked had been on the battlefield before. He showed me the bullet hole on his arm and said that he was shot but killed three enemies. It was worth it!"
I have to say that Jiang Xiaozhou has some talent for making friends.
During the meal, I chatted with Mr. Cao about the past.
His uncle's family was obviously very interested in what he said. They put their hands on his shoulders and wouldn't let him go, asking him to continue.
If it were anything else, Jiang Shuangshuang would quite like to listen to his storytelling.
But the whole article was full of compliments to her, and even though she was thick-skinned, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she found an excuse to take a rest and walked out of the hall.
The Xu family's yard consists of two houses built on top of each other.
One set is divided into a living room and a kitchen, and the other is a bedroom for several people, with a total of two large and two small rooms. The two small rooms are temporarily empty, and they are planned to be divided after the sons get married. The other two large rooms are for the couple and the two brothers to live in one room each.
When Jiang Shuangshuang was going to the small house to rest, she happened to pass by the residences of her two cousins. It was not that she intended to eavesdrop, but the sound of their conversation happened to be heard when she passed by.
"Are you really going to keep it a secret?"
"……Um."
"When are you going to keep it a secret? You're going to have to tell her sooner or later anyway, so you might as well marry her off sooner. Now that your aunt is at home, she can help you if things get really bad."
“…”
"Come on, you're not saying anything. If you want to waste time, do you have to let her waste time with you? She's having a hard time over there..."
Jiang Shuangshuang quickened her pace and walked over.
She felt that she could always encounter some excitement wherever she went. She didn't know what the two brothers were hiding, but since they both needed Xu's help and advice, the matter must be serious.
When I entered the cabin, I found that the room had already been tidied by my sister-in-law. The bedding was washed so hard that it turned white and frayed, but it was obvious that it had been washed clean. It was also covered with a layer of particularly comfortable thin cotton quilt, which was very comfortable to lie on.
She took off her coat and shoes and lay down. Before falling asleep, she thought that even if there was excitement, she would have to wait until she reached the top of the mountain.
The harvest season is when people are excited but tired, making it a great time to chat with others.
And after a brief understanding, the two cousins don't seem to be the kind of people who would do anything too extreme, so they shouldn't make a big fuss... right?
After taking a nap for one or two hours, Xu Yingxia had not come back when she woke up. After asking her, I learned that after she came back from Aunt Wu's place, she went to the brigade's grain-drying field with her brother-in-law, determined to let everyone in the brigade know that the young lady had a job.
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't mind this. Didn't her hard work mean she wasn't worthy of being boasted about by her relatives?
Mother Xu showed off and kept shouting about how great she was, which showed that she was truly happy for her and proud of her.
It's better than those relatives who stare at her and plot against her, wanting to take everything for themselves.
After he went out, he didn't come back until dinner time. Xu Tan had to go and call him back personally, and only then did he come back with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.
"Did you see how jealous Zhao Di was? How could she have the nerve to look so angry? She might have thought you stole her things."
Lu Lianhua has always looked down on her sister-in-law, thinking that since she married the eldest son, the whole family should contribute to their family.
He even interfered in his sister-in-law's affairs.
At that time, she and Shuisheng really didn't know that the couple had the nerve to run to the city to ask their sister-in-law for work. If they had known earlier, they would definitely send those shameless people back home.
But she finally vented her anger, and took her husband and son to Zhao Di's house. No one was hurt, but a lot of things were smashed, which made the couple very distressed. They even shouted that they would cause trouble for them.
But what Zhao Di and her husband did was wrong in the first place.
Anyone who hears this will think that they are so shameless that they are still thinking about the job quota in my aunt's family. I don't know if they have a brain drain to come up with such a bad idea.
But it's obvious.
Whether it was Zhao Di or Xu Shisheng, they were still resentful until now, otherwise they would not have shown such expressions before.
"I just said it on purpose for her to hear. Do you really think I don't know what bad things they said about me outside? I didn't have time to deal with them before." Xu Yingxia knew what to do to make her eldest brother and sister-in-law even more uncomfortable.
Beating and scolding would only last for a while, and then she would praise the life in the city as being particularly good in front of them, so that they could only watch but could not get it, which made them even more miserable.
After letting out the air, you will feel refreshed.
There was nothing to do at night. After washing up, they went to bed. Xu Yingxia and her daughter shared a quilt. Before going to sleep, she reminded them, "Follow Aunt Wu in the mountains. Do whatever she tells you to do, but don't leave without permission. Otherwise, if you make Aunt Wu unhappy, she won't take you into the mountains next time."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Jiang Shuangshuang answered with his eyes closed.
Xu Yingxia really had nothing to worry about. With Aunt Wu around, she was sure that both of them would return safely.
Since Aunt Wu went down the mountain for the first time, she has brought many people into the mountain over the years. Some of them gained a lot, while others returned empty-handed, but everyone returned safely. Aunt Wu really has some real skills.
After the warning, she felt relieved. However, Xu Yingxia did not close her eyes and fall asleep immediately. Instead, she whispered, "I saw your eldest cousin hiding at home for something. He looked at me many times during dinner just now."
Jiang Shuangshuang suddenly opened his eyes and became interested.
Xu Yingxia then added: "I guess he wants to lend money to marry himself. Come to think of it, he must be anxious when his younger brother is getting married soon."
"...Is it possible that it's not a loan?" Jiang Shuangshuang reminded gently.
"It must be, otherwise why would he keep staring at me? And he looked so embarrassed to say it." Xu Yingxia felt that her guess was right. She said, "But my family really can't come up with much money right now. I thought if he asked, I would wait for another two or three months, and then I would lend him some money when I had money."
She was a little hesitant to lend it to other people.
But she was fully confident in lending the money to my family.
When she was still thinking about what to say, Jiang Shuangshuang closed her eyes again and said, "Go to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow."
With no one to talk to, Xu Yingxia could only close her eyes and go to sleep.
She slept until just after four in the morning when she was awakened by the noise nearby. She raised her eyelids slightly and asked, "You woke up right away?"
"You sleep a little longer. I know Aunt Wu's house and I can go there by myself." Jiang Shuangshuang pulled the quilt for her, said softly, then turned around and left the house.
But I didn't expect that there were already two people waiting at the door.
Xu Tan was picking at the roasted sweet potatoes on the fire. When he saw the people coming out, he waved his hand and said hello, "Come here and fill your stomachs first. Take a few with you too. If you get hungry, you can eat them on the mountain."
Jiang Shuangshuang saw that they all had two hoes beside them. After taking the sweet potatoes, she asked, "Are you guys working so early?"
Xu Tan shook his head and grinned, "My brother and I won't be working today. We'll go hunting in the mountains with you guys!"
If it were any other time, he would definitely not join in the fun.
But seeing that his marriage to his partner was about to be finalized, he had to prepare one or two main dishes whether for the gift or the wedding banquet, so he thought of trying his luck in the mountains. If he could hunt some prey, his parents wouldn't have to worry about how to buy food.
He asked, "I have another hoe here, would you like to take it?"
"No, I've prepared other things." Jiang Shuangshuang went to wash up first, and after she was done, she said to them, "It's almost time, let's go over there."
The three of them walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Aunt Wu had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw someone coming, she threw the crossbow over and said, "Get used to it first. The bowstring is very strong and can do a lot of damage. Remember to take it off after leaving the mountain and don't use it in the city."
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang took the arrow in his hand and aimed at the tree stump in front of him, which was about fifteen to twenty meters away. He pressed his hand and the arrow hit the target with a whoosh.
This scene made her eyes sparkle. She never thought that after Aunt Wu's modification, the power would become so great. "Thank you, Aunt Wu. It's very useful."
Aunt Wu said calmly, "The aim is quite good."
To be able to hit the target directly at this distance, it is impossible that he had just come into contact with it. He must have practiced a lot in private.
Xu Yingxia's daughter is really mysterious.
Her expression changed slightly, as if she had made a decision in her heart. When she walked up the mountain, she did not lead them to a familiar path.
Xu Mo discovered not long after walking that he had followed Aunt Wu up the mountain many times before, but each time they walked through the jungle in the west. From there, they had trampled out a path through almost the entire jungle up the mountain, and it was obvious that people often went up the mountain along the path.
But this path is different.
There were weeds all around, and every step I took I had to use a hoe to clear a path, waving away the half-man-high weeds and shaking the ground to prevent any insects from hiding inside.
It looks like a road no one has ever walked on.
But seeing that Aunt Wu walked forward without hesitation, it was obvious that this was not her first time walking this road. However, Xu Mo didn't know why Aunt Wu brought them here.
He wanted to ask but didn't want to speak, and hesitated for a long time. Finally, the younger brother beside him found something wrong, "Auntie Wu, are we going to a cave if we go forward? I remember you said before, don't run here, there seems to be a leopard nearby?"
It was a real leopard. Many people in the team saw it with their own eyes. Somehow the leopard ran down the mountain. Later, Mother Wu found a way to drive it back into the mountain and led it to settle in this valley.
Therefore, every time we go into the mountains, no one wants to go to the valley, for fear of bad luck and encountering a leopard.
Aunt Wu did not stop and continued walking forward, "How many years ago was that? He died a long time ago."
"Ah?" Xu Tan was a little surprised, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"Why should I mention that?"
"Uh...that's right." Xu Tan found an answer for himself. He guessed that it was too dangerous here, and in order to prevent someone from sneaking up, Aunt Wu did not clarify.
Jiang Shuangshuang, who was walking in the middle, raised his eyebrows.
From what they said in their conversation, this wasn't a road that was often traveled on. Was it unintentional, or did Aunt Wu bring her here on purpose?
She did not feel panicked. No matter what the possibility was, at least Aunt Wu had no intention of harming her. She could feel that.
Rather than an intention to harm others, it is more like curiosity.
The group continued to move forward, and encountered some wild animals along the way.
Aunt Wu did not take any action during the whole process, but when others were catching wild animals, she would stand there quietly and wait. Even if the wild animals escaped, she would not have the chance to take action, as if she had no intention of participating in the whole process.
Jiang Shuangshuang is lucky. Having a crossbow in hand is particularly convenient. It is capable of both long-range and close-range attacks. As long as she has good eyesight, she can capture any wild animal within 20 meters.
In about an hour and a half, the basket behind him was already filled with a pheasant, two sparrows and a very fat gray rabbit.
The Xu and Tan brothers had fewer.
They only had a hoe in their hands, so it was difficult to catch wild animals. It took two of them to capture a roe deer, so everyone got something.
After walking for another half an hour, Jiang Shuangshuang suddenly stopped, walked slightly to the side, and put his hand on a tree stump. The tree stump was no different from other trees. The only difference was that there was a small hole on it that was poked by an arrow.
She looked around and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Auntie Wu, have we been here before?"
If I guessed correctly, this small hole was poked by her crossbow, which means they had been here before.
However, the weeds that had been pressed down stood up again without them noticing.
"Have you been here?"
"I...didn't see it."
Aunt Wu's mouth curled up slightly. She did not answer Jiang Shuangshuang's question, but asked back: "What prey do you want to catch most when you come here?"
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't answer either, and asked back, "Can I choose?"
When you go hunting in the mountains, can you freely choose the prey you want to hunt?
Isn't it supposed to depend on luck, with good luck bringing rich rewards and bad luck bringing nothing?
But when she saw the serious look on Aunt Wu's face, she hesitated for a moment and uttered two words, "Wild boar?"
"Follow me." Aunt Wu led the way and this time chose the left side.
There was another jungle. If there was no one to lead the way, they would definitely get lost. However, Aunt Wu did not stop but kept walking forward, sometimes going ahead and sometimes turning left and right. It was obvious that either she often walked this road, or there were some road signs that only she could understand.
After walking for more than half an hour, they climbed a steep slope.
Just as he was moving upwards, Xu Mo was suddenly startled, "There's a sound!"
Jiang Shuangshuang also heard it, and her expression suddenly became a little surprised. She looked at the person in front of her with surprise, "You even know where the prey in the mountains lands?"
No wonder Aunt Xu always has a look of admiration on her face whenever she mentions Aunt Wu. She is indeed very capable.
Aren’t those sounds just now made by wild boars?
Without much guessing, you know there must be wild boars on the other side of the slope, and judging from the sounds, there are definitely more than one or two.
"Wild boar! It's really a wild boar." Xu Tan narrowed his eyes and smiled. He was really not greedy. He thought that it would be good if he could get two pheasants in the mountains. He would take one to his father-in-law's house and use the other as the main dish with wine. This way, he wouldn't have to let his parents worry about buying food and his father-in-law's family would be satisfied.
Now, although he didn't kill the pheasant, he heard the movement of the wild boar!
When the time comes, I'll go all out and share some with others.
"Don't be impatient." Xu Mo pressed his shoulder and said carefully, "Don't be reckless. Zhao Lizhu is still waiting for you to go back and marry her."
"I understand, I understand." Xu Tan nodded repeatedly, took a deep breath and asked, "Are there any rules? Or should we just go ahead?"
"Let's go up and take a look first." Jiang Shuangshuang suggested, feeling a little excited at this moment.
If she wants a wild boar, she will get one. It turned out that she followed Aunt Wu.
The three of them moved slowly, fearing to scare the wild boars on the other side of the hill. They moved forward little by little until they reached the top, then they quietly poked their heads out and looked towards the valley ahead.
This sight stunned everyone.
The three of them were so stunned that they couldn't recover for a long time.
Aunt Wu pushed herself up with both hands and jumped to the top. Then she sat cross-legged, pointed forward and asked, "How is it? Not bad, right?"
Jiang Shuangshuang still kept her mouth open, turned her head stiffly, and asked humbly: "Did you do this?"
"Yeah." Aunt Wu rested her hands on the ground and said nonchalantly, "I've raised them for two or three years. I slaughtered two and they gave birth to eight more. Now there are fifteen in total."
Yes, there were fifteen wild boars gathered in the valley ahead.
What made Jiang Shuangshuang and others stunned was that these fifteen wild boars had been kept in a pen. Circles of acacia trees had been transplanted around the cave, and the wild boars had a large range of activities, but they could not leave the cave. It was obvious that they were deliberately kept in a pen here.
Jiang Shuangshuang thought more and thought of the question that Aunt Wu had just asked.
——"What prey do you want to catch most when you come here?"
Is it possible that if her answer was not wild boar, Aunt Wu would take them to another address?
For example, roe deer, sheep, or wolves?
The mountains here are very big.
It is so large that not everyone can search it thoroughly. One or several enclosures are “hidden” in these mountains, and ordinary people may not be able to find them.
"Don't let your imagination run wild." Aunt Wu interrupted her thoughts and said directly, "You can ask me any questions you have, but before that I need your help."
Jiang Shuangshuang was not surprised. They had brought her here on purpose, definitely not to show off the fifteen wild boars to her. She thought about it and said, "I am insignificant and powerless, so I may not be able to help."
"It would be great if I could help." Aunt Wu seemed particularly generous. "Even if I can't help, you can always pick a wild boar here and take it back."
"..."For the first time in this era, Jiang Shuangshuang felt the majestic feeling of a domineering CEO.
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