52 Wild Boar
◎What? County Magistrate Ye hunted a wild boar with his bare hands!?
The late autumn sun cut through the layers of woods, and the spots of light swayed with the autumn wind, playfully hitting Ye Yunzhao's body.
At this moment, she was humming a tune, looking down and carefully searching for the morels she had been longing for.
The mycelium in the wooden basin has slowly grown into mini morels in the past few days. Because Aunt Wang's family will need the mycelium in the near future, Ye Yunzhao has been thinking about going into the mountains to find some more wild morels in the past two or three days. One is that they can be eaten and sold for money, and the other is that the mushroom stems can be processed and used to grow mycelium.
She carried a small bamboo basket and looked around as she walked. Perhaps it was because it had rained a while ago, but Ye Yunzhao could pick up one or two newly grown tender morels from the ground from time to time.
But today she had unknowingly walked a little too deep, and before she knew it, there was a huge monster staring at her with a fierce look.
There was a "click" sound, and I didn't know what was going on.
Ye Yunzhao stood up straight and looked around, but didn't see anything scary. She just thought that there might be pheasants nearby. With fallen leaves all over the mountains, it was normal to hear some strange noises from time to time.
Ye Yunzhao looked up at the time and saw that it was almost time for dinner. For some reason, she decided to go down the mountain, which was unusual for her today.
His left eyelid was twitching wildly. Ye Yunzhao raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, trying to control the twitching, but it was of no use.
The left eye twitched, meaning bad luck; the right eye twitched, meaning good fortune. Ye Yunzhao had a bad feeling in his heart...
"Crack—"
She turned her head again following the sound.
This time, her eyes met with the giant creature in the bushes.
It was a wild boar, its eyes unlike those of a domestic pig, filled with an indescribable ferocity. Covered in brown hair, it looked quite abominable. At that moment, its mouth was slightly open, revealing sharp fangs, and a powerful aura emanated from it.
Ye Yunzhao was startled and the bamboo basket he was carrying almost fell to the ground.
Wild boars have very poor eyesight and can only see the scenery within a radius of fifteen meters. Now Ye Yunzhao is only eight or nine meters away from the wild boar. She tried to breathe calmly, gently lifted her feet, and retreated little by little.
Ye Yunzhao retreated while observing carefully. Although the wild boar already had fangs, it was not very big. In addition, wild boars usually hunt at night, so she wanted to get out of its attack range as much as possible.
But things did not go as planned. With a "crack", Ye Yunzhao actually stepped on a fallen branch and broke it. The wild boar on the opposite side seemed to know the direction of the attack and rushed over!
Ye Yunzhao reacted very quickly, hugging the bamboo basket, turning around and running! There were many trees and rocks in the mountains, and she fled left and right, making it difficult for the wild boar to catch up.
"Help--"
She looked up and shouted loudly, listening to the sound behind her gradually fade away. She turned around and saw the wild boar breathing heavily and still running forward.
Just hiding was not enough. Ye Yunzhao quickly scanned the area and saw a giant tree to the southeast that required three people to hug. She made up her mind and ran towards it.
*
Aunt Wang has been in a very good mood these past two days and has no intention of spying on Madam Cuihua. She is now busy chopping straw in the yard!
"Mom." Wang Laiwang entered the yard carrying a shoulder pole of yellow clay. He bent down to put down the shoulder pole. His sweaty clothes were sticking to his body, making him feel very uncomfortable.
As he poured yellow clay into the yard, he panted and said, "Mom, I forgot to ask County Magistrate Ye how much yellow clay he needed a few days ago."
Aunt Wang put down her work and poured a bowl of water for her hard-working son. She looked up at the half-man-high pile of yellow clay in the corner of the yard and said, "I think it's almost done. I'll go ask County Magistrate Ye later."
Wang Laiwang took the water and gulped it down. "Mom, I think it's a good idea for you to go now. I see you've cooked a lot of lunch."
Aunt Wang looked towards the kitchen and said, "Indeed, it would be better if County Magistrate Ye could come to our house for dinner. I heard she's been going to the back mountains these days. I'll just wait for her on the mountain path."
She straightened her clothes that were stained with yellow dust and walked hurriedly towards the back mountain.
There is a mountain path in the back mountain that is often walked by villagers. It is as narrow as a goat intestine. Although it is rugged and uneven, it is better than the wild mountain road.
Aunt Wang was smart and brought a backpack with her when she went out. If she saw any fruits on the way to find County Magistrate Ye, she could bring them home for her children to taste.
As she was walking and looking, she heard someone running towards her from a distance, shouting, "Help! There's a wild boar!"
Wild boar?
Aunt Wang couldn't help but take two steps back. Ordinary wild beasts rarely appear in the back mountains. Tigers, for example, only live in the deep mountains.
But wild boars are different. Not only do they live in the back mountains, but they are also extremely ferocious. A few years ago, a hunter in Xixiang was bitten to death by a wild boar. When he was found by villagers, half of his body was rotten.
When Aunt Wang thought of that scene, her legs suddenly went weak. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She was so shocked that she fell to the ground.
When she came to her senses, the person who was calling for help was already right in front of her. It was actually County Magistrate Ye, whom Aunt Wang had come to find specifically.
"County Magistrate Ye? What's wrong with you..."
Before Aunt Wang could finish, Ye Yunzhao grabbed her and ran down the mountain, panting, "Let's go! Let's go!"
The two ran all the way and stopped near the houses and courtyards in Xixiang.
Ye Yunzhao gasped: "I... I don't know... whether the wild boar is dead... or not. I need to find... find some hunters... to go... and check..."
Aunt Wang was surprised and asked, "The wild boar... is dead? Ye... County Magistrate Ye, did you kill it?"
Ye Yunzhao waved her hand. She was exhausted now and couldn't explain the whole process. She just said, "First, find the hunter."
Aunt Wang finally reacted, and suddenly slapped her thigh as if she had remembered something. "Oh! The hunters have been in the mountains for more than ten days!"
Hunters in Lingnan County often go into the mountains in late autumn. At this time, wild fruits are abundant in the mountains, and pheasants and rabbits come out to look for food. Not to mention other things, just catching some small ones is enough for hunters to survive the cold winter.
However, hunters will rush down the mountain before the first snow falls. If they are still in the mountains by then, they will probably become food for wild boars and tigers.
Ye Yunzhao understood. She had originally thought that if she could hunt a wild boar, the common people would be able to have a meal of meat. However, now that there were no hunters, she gave up the idea. After all, this was the first time she had seen a wild boar with her own eyes, and it was truly terrifying.
Seeing that she had lost interest, Aunt Wang remembered that her son had once helped the hunter release wild boar blood, and she tried her best to persuade her, "County Magistrate Ye, didn't you just say that the wild boar might be dead? I think why don't we find a few strong ones and go up the mountain together?"
If everyone hunts a wild boar together, not only can they eat some meat, but they can also gain a reputation for being capable. Aunt Wang really doesn't want to miss this opportunity.
Ye Yunzhao thought of the scene just now. She had nowhere to retreat, so she had to run to the giant tree and fight hard.
At that time, the wild boar's cry resounded throughout the back mountain, attracting a flock of birds to fly, and it ran straight towards Ye Yunzhao!
In a flash, Ye Yunzhao seized the opportunity, rolled over suddenly and avoided the wild boar.
The most important thing was that the wild boar's two long tusks suddenly pierced into the thick tree trunk as it struck.
Then, the wild boar that had been howling just now suddenly became quiet. Ye Yunzhao bravely went to take a look, only to see that the wild boar's fangs were stuck in the tree trunk. Perhaps it was hit too hard, and it fainted with its eyes closed.
Ye Yunzhao looked at Aunt Wang, whose face was full of anticipation, and his thoughts returned. He said, "Okay, then let's split up and look for people."
*
"What? County Magistrate Ye asked you to kill a pig?"
"What? County Magistrate Ye killed a pig?"
"What did you say? County Magistrate Ye hunted a wild boar with his bare hands!?"
…
In a place where Ye Yunzhao couldn't see, rumors about wild boars were getting more and more intense. If she had known about it later, it would have been said that she had hunted a tiger with her bare hands.
Ye Yunzhao looked at the shocked Xixiang village chief and waved his hands quickly, "No, no, I just ran into a wild boar that knocked me unconscious. You just wait at home, village chief. Why are you coming with us into the mountains?"
She looked carefully at Xixiangli's slightly hunched back and... the few white hairs on his head.
The village head of Xixiang laughed and said, "I'm already old. If I go, not only will I be unable to help you, I'm afraid it will only cause you more trouble. My son, Lu Dayuan, has been hunting wild boars with hunters before, so he'll go into the mountains with you."
The group went into the back mountain. Since the morels at the foot of the mountain had already been picked almost all by the people of Xixiang, Ye Yunzhao went deeper and deeper into the mountain over the past two days.
Everyone was very curious along the way and kept asking questions. Ye Yunzhao simply explained a few words and didn't mention the matter again. After walking for half an incense stick of time, the group finally arrived at the destination.
Fortunately, the wild boar was still there. Unfortunately, it had woken up and was struggling to break free, but its fangs were stuck in the tree trunk and it couldn't escape no matter how hard it struggled.
Lu Dayuan, Wang Laiwang and other strong men had already come forward pulling the hemp rope. Ye Yunzhao took two steps back and watched them skillfully tie the wild boar's four hooves tightly and tie the hemp rope to a thick wooden stick.
In this way, the wild boar was captured alive by everyone. Although the wild boar was extremely strong and it would be easier to kill it and transport it down the mountain, pig blood was the second most precious thing after pork. Firstly, they were reluctant to give it up, and secondly, pork would smell fishy after bleeding, so it would be better to transport it down the mountain first.
The wild boar didn't look big, but it struggled very hard. In order to pull its tusks out of the tree trunk, everyone used all their strength and finally succeeded.
The crowd split into two groups, each carrying the ferociously howling wild boar down the mountain. Ye Yunzhao wasn't idle either, squatting down to pick up the scattered morels. Although the mushrooms had been crushed by the struggling wild boar, the stems were still there. She quickly gathered them together and put them into the bamboo basket.
Only then could I follow the main group down the mountain with peace of mind.
By the time they arrived in Xixiang, the rumor that County Magistrate Ye had hunted a wild boar was widespread. When Aunt Wang saw them return, she smiled at Ye Yunzhao and said,
"County Magistrate Ye! Aunt Hu has arrived!"
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