Xiao Che noted them all down.
"I understand. It's already late today. I'll go hunting in the mountains first thing tomorrow morning and then go to town to buy some nutritional supplements to take over."
Even though they don't need anything, it's all out of their good intentions. You can't just take it for granted when people are kind to you.
“The village’s food rations for this year have already been distributed. Since we’re here now, we need to buy everything. I’ll go to the mountains with you tomorrow and hunt some more to exchange for food.”
Looking at the bleak scenery outside, Mrs. Xiao sighed with worry, "Yes, the New Year is almost here again..."
Who would have thought that their family would be in this situation this year?
"It's okay, everything will be alright. I'm a grown man, I wouldn't let my family go hungry."
He's a good hunter; he can sell his skills on the black market.
And next spring when we start working, if we work hard to earn work points, it won't be difficult to feed our family.
The next day, before dawn, Xiao's mother and father got up early and made pancakes for the grandmother and grandson to take to the mountain to eat.
Xiao Che originally didn't want the old man to go with him.
But the old man waved his hand dismissively, "You kid, all your skills were taught by me, the old man. I'm not old yet!"
Xiao Che was helpless. The old man refused to admit he was getting old, and he also knew that his grandfather was feeling very bad and anxious. He always wanted to find something to do to make things easier for the family, so he didn't say anything more.
"Then you can stay with me. If you feel unwell, just tell me."
"Okay, okay, I understand. I won't be stubborn."
The grandmother and grandson took water and biscuits and went to the mountains.
It's the dead of winter now, and the animals are all staying in their dens, making hunting quite difficult.
Fortunately, both of them were highly skilled and daring. Relying on their years of reconnaissance experience, they specifically sought out wild boar burrows.
Xiao Che carried a dagger and some wooden spikes he had made along the way, and gave one to the old man.
"Let's wait until one comes out before we start. If we get too many, it will be troublesome to clean up and difficult to get them down the mountain."
Now everything in the mountains belongs to the village collective. No one will say anything if you dig for wild vegetables or hunt a small pheasant or rabbit.
However, large wild animals must be taken to the village and shared together.
It wasn't that he was unwilling, but his family was truly in dire straits and needed to survive the winter. They had to prioritize their own well-being first.
Grandpa Xiao sharpened one end of the wooden splinter with his dagger, and replied, "I know. Take the wild boar, and after deducting the thank-you gifts for the village chief, team leader, and Comrade Xiaobai, exchange the rest for some grain on the black market."
"I'll repay the villagers when things get better. But for now, I can gather some wild pheasants or rabbits and trade them for some grain to tide me over."
Everything in the house, including the food, was delivered by Bai Yajing. He stopped her from sending too much.
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Xiao Che had no objection to this.
Instead of just waiting, the two scattered cooked corn not far from the cave entrance to lure the wild boar out.
Not long after, a fat and strong wild boar came grunting and puffing as it came this way.
The grandfather and grandson exchanged a glance, then attacked the wild boar, which was eating corn with its head down, from both sides.
The wooden splinter in his hand pierced the wild boar's most vulnerable eyeball with force, and the pain made it run around frantically.
The old man was not to be outdone, and he raised a wooden spike to stab the wild boar in the neck.
He stabbed her several times in succession, drawing blood, which shows how much strength he used.
The last wild boar died from excessive blood loss and exhaustion.
Both of them were exhausted.
"We still need to make some tools or something, otherwise it's too much effort to hunt wild animals with just wooden spiked daggers."
Xiao Che immediately thought of bows and arrows.
"I can make bows and arrows. I can just exchange them for some arrowheads at the blacksmith. Alright, let's go back. Before dawn, I'll take a detour to town."
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