Thinking of the scene at that time, Dalang's scalp went numb.
In the snow, pairs of green eyes suddenly emerged from the cracks in the inconspicuous rocks, and they drooled as if they had seen food that was delivered to their doorstep.
Dalang reminded weakly: "Uncle Awang, we seem to have disturbed the wolf's den."
Awang had a blank expression on his face, showing no emotion, but he reacted quickly. Before Dalang could finish his words, he threw the man over his shoulder, turned around and ran away.
As soon as the two men ran, the wolves chased after them, howling.
An exceptionally tall wolf chased after him, leaped up and pounced on Dalang to bite him!
Dalang was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Fortunately, Uncle Awang ran faster, and he was only forced to inhale a breath of stinky air, and escaped danger.
If Awang was alone when encountering this group of wolves, he would not be afraid.
But, there is still Dalang.
He promised Qin Yao that he would never let the little guy get hurt, so the moment he saw the wolves appear, he decisively gave up the trial, picked up Dalang and ran away.
The wolves were very fast, and Awang's martial arts skills were even better, so he quickly left the wolves behind for a distance.
No one knew when this group of wolves arrived at the outskirts of the area. Perhaps they could not find any food in the deep forest. The weather had been clear and there was no snow or wind in the past two days, so they came down the mountain to look for food and settled down on the outskirts of the rocky forest.
It was bad luck that they met each other.
No one knew how long the wolves had been hungry, but they kept chasing after the predators. The leader howled all the way, rallying the rest of the pack to chase and intercept the predators, until they reached the outskirts of the village. They stopped unwillingly because they were afraid of the human territory.
After that, he saw Qin Yao and was slapped in the face on the spot.
Qin Yao's teasing made Awang so embarrassed that his ears turned red.
Dalang also angrily brushed off the dead leaves and branches hanging on his head, and awkwardly drew circles on the ground with the tip of his leather boots.
Qin Yao shook her head helplessly and waved her hand: "Go home."
The two people behind him looked at each other secretly, nodded, and followed obediently.
As we were walking, a howl that could be described as a wolf roar suddenly sounded from the top of the mountain.
The three of them paused and looked behind them at the same time. Through the shadows of the trees, they saw a pair of wolf eyes that glowed faintly green in the dark bushes, staring at them greedily and hungrily.
Qin Yao frowned and was just thinking about whether to roll up her sleeves and rush over to beat this guy up when the shouts of Sanlang and Si Niang rang out.
"Mother!"
"My wife!"
Liu Ji and the children chased after them nervously.
Qin Yao turned around and responded, shouting at them, "Don't come over!"
When I looked back, the wolf had disappeared, and the unpleasant smell of the animal in the wind had also disappeared.
Awang reminded: "Madam, we encountered a pack of wolves in the outskirts, which is very abnormal."
Qin Yao nodded. She also knew it was abnormal, but Liujia Village had a large population, and wolves rarely took the initiative to invade human territory.
"Let's take a closer look." Qin Yao motioned the two to follow, and quickly walked down the mountain to meet up with Liu Ji and the other four.
Sanlang hasn't finished eating the pig's trotter in his hand yet. The little fellow has no idea that he almost encountered a pack of wolves just now. His little mouth is puffed up and he is eating happily.
Seeing Awang and his elder brother following behind Qin Yao, he tilted his head and said, "Huh?" "Brother, you and Uncle Awang came back so quickly!"
Liu Ji patted the little fool's head and said, "Eat your pig's trotter."
Sanlang looked at his father aggrievedly, "Oh."
Erlang and Si Niang ran up and checked their eldest brother's body with concern. They saw that only a corner of his clothes was torn by a branch and couldn't help but feel scared.
"Brother, did you encounter a wolf?" Erlang asked nervously.
Si Niang also looked at Awang worriedly, "Uncle Awang, are you okay?" She quietly helped him pick off the dead leaves stuck on his butt.
Awang shook his head slightly.
Si Niang noticed his loss and embarrassment, and patted the back of his hand gently to comfort him, "It's okay, Uncle Wang."
Awang's heart warmed, his eyes softened, and he nodded to the little girl, indicating that he was fine now.
When Dalang talked about the thrilling scene of being chased by a pack of wolves, Liu Ji's hair stood on end and he felt secretly envious.
After all, he had never seen a wolf at such a close distance in his entire life.
Qin Yao took a quick glance and saw that Liu Ji was eager to try, so she instructed:
"Go and talk to the tribe leader and see what he says. I will take the children home first."
Liu Ji agreed without hesitation. He liked taking this kind of job the most because he could brag and have a couple of drinks. He was very happy.
Qin Yao and Awang were taking the children home. When they passed by the old house, Qin Yao thought about it and decided to turn back and go to the courtyard of the old house to inform them.
"There are wolves nearby, so don't let the children go out these days," Qin Yao warned.
Old Man Liu and Zhang looked solemn. This was not a good thing.
In previous years, many children were taken away by wolves, but it never happened in their village.
Old Man Liu ordered Jinhua and Jinbao sternly, "Don't go out these few days. Stay at home and play quietly. Otherwise, you might get eaten by wolves!"
When Jinhua and Jinbao heard this, they were so scared that they hid away from their parents.
Seeing that they knew how serious the situation was, Old Man Liu felt relieved.
Qin Yao also asked everyone to listen carefully to the movements on the mountain and to keep livestock, poultry and other important farm property safe. She declined Zhang's invitation to dinner and went home.
Just as she walked in, Liu Ji came back, smelling noticeably of alcohol.
He had actually only drunk two glasses of wine, but his face couldn't help but turn red.
Qin Yao complained: "He can't drink much, he's a foodie but he loves to drink."
Liu Ji chuckled. This little complaint was not harmful at all and he didn't feel anything at all.
He lazily fell on a chair in the house, "The chief said don't worry, he will notify everyone to be careful, just close the doors and windows at night, wolves can't pick locks and climb over walls."
Knowing that the clan leader would notify the villagers, Qin Yao stopped worrying and called Awang and Dalang over to count the things and see what was lost.
All the dry food was gone, leaving only the weapons and the small iron pot.
Awang sighed, "Those beasts got it for free."
The family is considered wealthy now, but the concept of the preciousness of food has always been deeply engraved in the children's hearts.
Dalang was heartbroken and felt very guilty about losing three days' rations for two people.
In order to make the child feel better, Qin Yao arranged for him to clean the house thoroughly.
Dalang: “Ah?”
Qin Yao pointed to the broom in the corner and said, "Go ahead and soothe your inner guilt with the sweat of your labor."
Dalang felt that what his stepmother said made sense, so he nodded heavily, picked up the broom, and went to work!
At night, the howling of wolves could be heard from afar from time to time. Qin Yao and Awang were both nervous and slept uneasily.
Fortunately, the night was peaceful.
The villagers were quite nervous when they received the notice from the patriarch.
But seeing that nothing happened that night, they no longer took the matter of the wolves to heart and happily prepared for the arrival of New Year's Eve.
It was not until the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month that Mrs. Zhou shouted in panic that her chickens had been taken away by wolves.
When the villagers saw the chicken feathers and bloodstains on the floor of her house, they felt a chill down their spines and began to take the matter seriously.
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