Most of the animals in the mountains were brought here by Lin Xiaoxiao; there was no other way, none of them had her aim as good as hers.
Some of the better aimers managed to get one or two shots, but the rest, after a long time of shooting, only managed to hit a few leaves off the trees; the rest of the shots were just hitting air.
"Oh dear, seeing how you, Lin Zhiqing, are hunting makes me feel really useless. You can't even hunt properly. If you spend most of the day and still go back empty-handed, you'll be laughed at to death."
"This isn't the first time you've been laughed at. You'll get used to it."
"Compared to Lin Zhiqing in this respect, everyone else is a joke..."
Before he could finish speaking, a very shrill sound came from the other side of the woods.
Lightning immediately perked up at the sound, and Lin Xiaoxiao noticed it too. She listened intently to the sounds coming from the other end.
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao like this, the strong men around her quieted down. One of the young men carrying the rabbit sniffed it with his nose and suddenly pulled the young man walking in front back.
Then everyone heard the animals in the forest gradually approaching them, along with heavy breathing and thumping footsteps. Lin Xiaoxiao's expression immediately changed.
"Oh no, a wild boar is coming! Everyone, quickly hide in the trees!" Lin Xiaoxiao had just finished speaking when she saw a dark brown wild boar slowly approaching from the dense forest.
"My God, it really is a wild boar."
Except for Lin Xiaoxiao, everyone else panicked for a moment, and Lin Xiaoxiao quickly directed everyone to hurry up and climb the tree.
The young men weren't good at climbing wild boars, but climbing trees was an everyday occurrence for them. However, there were always some who were a bit timid and couldn't climb up because their legs went weak.
When we were halfway up the tree, the wild boar charged at us and crashed into the tree.
The poor man was struggling to climb up when he was bumped by a wild boar. He almost lost his grip on the tree and fell down.
Seeing the people quickly climb up, the wild boar angrily circled the ground twice, grunting with dissatisfaction and scratching restlessly with its hooves.
"Haha, you're not usually that great, but you always like to create heart-pounding moments when it matters. Look at you, you even know how to play with people."
Upon seeing this, a man couldn't help but tease him.
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled upon hearing this, nocked an arrow, and fired two arrows in quick succession. With a "whoosh," the arrows pierced the neck of the sow.
The wild boar instantly became agitated, and the people in the tree clung tightly to the branches, watching to see when it would finally breathe its last.
As they were watching, they soon saw several wild boar pups suddenly rush into the woods and head towards their mother. One of the pups was grunting and its right leg was clearly abnormal.
Upon closer inspection, the wound on his leg was still bleeding, indicating that he had been injured recently.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. No wonder there was such a pitiful cry just now. It turns out that the little wild boar was injured, and the mother wild boar thought that they were the ones who did it. This is her revenge.
Lin Xiaoxiao watched as a group of wild boar babies searched for their mother. She saw that their mother was also injured and was howling in pain. Lin Xiaoxiao was deeply moved by what she heard.
"Don't worry, little ones, I'll reunite you with your mother soon." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound, and the remaining wild boars were reunited with their mother in another way.
Seeing that the wild boar family had stopped moving, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "A family should always be together."
"Lin Zhiqing, you're the one." The man next to him couldn't help but give a thumbs up in praise.
Seeing the smile on Lin Xiaoxiao's face, the guy who was slow to climb the tree quickly stopped Lin Xiaoxiao from dealing with the wild boar: "Lin Zhiqing, I know you did this to avenge Qiushi's brother, but the rest is just some hard work, we can do it."
"Look, Qiu Shi is already very generous, but I didn't expect Lin Zhiqing to be even more generous. This is the deep friendship among comrades. Even in death, they die together in harmony."
These words left Lin Xiaoxiao both amused and exasperated. Some of these men got along quite well with Han Qiushi, and Lin Xiaoxiao was Han Qiushi's girlfriend, which made everyone feel close and able to make harmless jokes.
One by one, they climbed down from the trees and circled the wild boars several times, exclaiming, "Good heavens, these must weigh at least 150 pounds! These wild boars are so fat, this trip was definitely worthwhile."
"We all benefited from Lin Zhiqing's skill; her arrows were so accurate that they hit the target directly, so we didn't need to help at all."
The rest of the people nodded in agreement.
When everyone was running for their lives, they were all scared and nervous, but now they are just overjoyed.
Lin Xiaoxiao waved her hand upon hearing this: "You deserve credit for carrying them down." These things are not just firewood; carrying them down and dismantling them in the dead of winter is no easy task.
When the people down the mountain heard that they had caught a wild boar, Captain Wang quickly organized a team. Some people pulled sleds, while others carried tools to meet them, fearing that something difficult to deal with might come out of the mountains again.
Just as we were getting ready, we heard someone shout, "They're back! They're all back!"
Captain Wang's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw eight men and Lin Xiaoxiao carrying a wild boar towards the threshing ground.
Captain Wang smiled, his eyes narrowed, picked up his pipe and took a puff to calm his unusually excited mood. He looked at the wild boar with great pleasure.
Although the village has two hunting rifles, the previous hunting trips into the mountains never yielded such a large harvest. Catching large game takes a lot of effort. Last time, everyone got to eat wild boar, but that was at the cost of ruining the crops.
This time, it was completely different. The crops didn't spoil, and we even had meat to eat in the dead of winter.
Seeing that everyone had returned unharmed, he immediately knew that it was all thanks to Lin Xiaoxiao. He cleared his throat and said to everyone, "Listen up, everyone. Lin Xiaoxiao deserves the most credit for hunting wild boars. As usual, she gets 30 jin of meat."
"Lin Zhiqing has already prepared meat for everyone twice. This is good. Don't take it for granted. You should all remember the kindness of others."
Most people in the crowd agreed with what Captain Wang said, but there were a few who disagreed.
“If this were a pheasant or a rabbit, I would definitely thank Lin Zhiqing properly, but this is a wild boar, which should have been handled by the brigade in the first place. Why should I remember it?”
"Exactly, it's just a few arrows to her, why are they making such a fuss?" Once someone started talking, more and more dissenting voices emerged.
Many of the children's parents, as well as the family members in the workshop, were furious when they heard this. Lin Xiaoxiao had put in so much effort in the dead of winter and still didn't get any credit. These people were all bastards.
“You bunch of bastards, are you dissatisfied with everything? If you’re not satisfied, then stand up. If you have any complaints, go hunt in the mountains yourselves. You’re being offered free meat and you’re still barking.”
"They're all heartless bastards."
"If you're so tough on the outside, don't come when it's time to divide the meat, or I'll look down on you."
"Exactly, they're only good with their mouths. If a wild boar were to come up to them, they'd probably be scared out of their wits."
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