The bloodsucking worms are coming, but Grandpa Xiaoman on the mountain seems unaware. He's currently sitting under the eaves, holding Nini, and happily watching the little wild boar fight with Xiaoman and Xu Errui.
Because it was cold and they wanted to move around, the two of them would play a "pig-killing" game with the wild boar, one holding its neck and the other pulling its legs, pressing it hard against the ground.
Peppa Pig is not to be trifled with either; she now weighs almost 100 pounds.
Although it grows uglier and uglier with its long hair and thick muscles, its fighting power increases.
It's used to wrestling with wounded soldiers and is very experienced.
Just as someone hugged him, he could easily shake off Xiaoman, who was hanging around his neck, with a flick of his head, and then knock Xu Errui, who was grabbing a pig's leg, over.
Before the two could even get up, the short-legged wild boar had already charged at them like a whirlwind, ramming them repeatedly until they were dizzy and disoriented, not even having time to stand up.
If Peppa Pig were a real wild animal, it would have bitten people with its teeth long ago.
Peppa's teeth are sparkling white, thanks to Jiang Zhi's use of fragrant leaves to maintain her breath and prevent cavities. Her bites are also crunchy and taste like chicken, making each bite a sure hit.
Now, without using his teeth, he just uses his head to make Xu Errui and Xiaoman roll around on the ground like spinning tops.
Of course, this is also because Xiaoman and the other two were not armed. If they were to truly face each other in a life-or-death battle, they would surely perish together.
After playing around, both of them were exhausted. Xu Errui sat on the ground panting, while Xiaoman held a cup of water and drank it in big gulps.
But glancing at the little wild boar, he saw it still had its ears perked up, smacking its lips, and glaring at him with a defiant look, and he couldn't help but groan.
This wild boar has amazing stamina! It knew Peppa wasn't done playing yet and would be stuck with her.
Then she pointed to the little wild boar's neck: "Peppa, look, your bell is gone! You must have lost it playing with it. Auntie's going to spank you!"
Peppa stood there motionless, but quickly shook her head. Sure enough, she didn't hear the bell ring, so she immediately turned and ran off to find it.
Xiaoman laughed loudly: "What an idiot!"
Seeing that the wild boar had left, Xu Errui took out a large collar with an iron bell from a corner and said with lingering fear, "Luckily, I took its bell in advance and tricked it away, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stop."
Before playing the "pig-killing" game, Xu Errui removed the collar. Now he tricked the pig away, and after it rested, he pretended to find the collar again to make the little wild boar happy.
The two men laughed heartily as their scheme succeeded. Little Man said, "Little Wuhua is very clever. You two tricked it. When it finds out later, it will definitely take revenge on you."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Don't worry, Peppa is greedy. We can coax her with some treats!"
Xiaoman shook his head: "If you bully it now, it will bully you later. There will be a time when you cry."
As wild boars grow stronger, when they reach 300-400 pounds, humans are no match for them. If Xiaoman were to fight Peppa Pig, she would probably be carried away.
While everyone here was enjoying themselves, several people were already staggering along the mountain road below.
Xu Changshou, leaning on a wooden stick with a rope tied around his waist, was being pulled uphill by his son Xu Yaozu. But after only a few steps, he was out of breath and kept shouting, "Stop, stop! My heart is going to jump out of my chest!"
During the more than half a year he was fleeing famine, he lived in constant fear, and his body was worn down by irregular meals.
He was thrown into the water by the medical tent and caught a cold, and he still hasn't recovered. Although he's not very old, climbing the mountain has almost taken his life.
Xu Yaozu, who was also exhausted, looked up at the seemingly unreachable cliffs above and then at the slippery mountain path under his feet, and complained, "Why do we have to live in such a faraway place? It's exhausting."
Behind the two was Yaozu's wife, carrying her child on her back. She was exhausted and covered in sweat, but she didn't utter a sound because she knew that if she stayed in the village, she would probably starve to death.
Although the three were exhausted, they dared not truly stop, glancing back every now and then as if they were hiding from something.
Finally, upon seeing the familiar Old Cloud Cliff, the three of them sat down on the ground, panting.
Xu Changshou said, "Do you know who that Li Laoshi is, why he keeps staring at us, and what the meaning of blocking the road is?"
Xu Yaozu shook his head: "I don't know! Every time I try to ask those refugees how much grain that family in the mountains came to exchange for, they all look scared and are stopped from asking."
They had wanted to go up the mountain, but after walking only a short distance, they found that the road ahead was blocked. They were told that the mountain road was slippery in winter and the mountain ahead was closed, so they could only move around on the nearby peaks.
Others might believe this, but how could the native Xujia Village residents possibly believe it? Winter was the time to go out and burn charcoal.
It doesn't matter that the road to Laoyun Cliff is blocked. Who are they? They're long-time residents. If you have a path in your heart, you'll find a path in your feet.
Pretending to be coming back down the mountain, they evaded the eyes of the people in the medical tent, circled around, and found a new path up the mountain.
However, they found that several sections of the old road were blocked, forcing them to take detours several times.
Xu Changshou was in poor health, and the woman behind him was carrying a child. Only Xu Yaozu was strong, so he pulled one woman after another. They walked from morning to afternoon, taking two extra hours.
When asked what the roadblock meant, Yaozu's wife hesitated before speaking: "They have mountains of gold and silver, they certainly don't want to tell you. I heard that for those grains, they attracted bandits and more than a dozen people died."
"What bandits? What murder? I don't know anything about that," Xu Changshou said, frowning.
Yaozu's wife said, "It was those outsiders who said that a while ago, some bandits went up the mountain to rob grain, but Zhang Juntou and his men chopped off dozens of their heads. After that, they forbade people to go up the mountainside again. It seems... it seems to be right here!"
She and Genbao's wife, two women, went to the refugees' shacks several times to strike up conversations and managed to get information out of the women.
It turns out that not only were several families burned to death on this mountain, but people were also killed!
As Yaozu's wife spoke, she looked around and said to a rock protruding from the ground, "Could there be blood on that?"
It was a rock protruding from the soil, with mottled marks left by melted snow, scattered like bloodstains.
Ugh! The more I look at it, the more it resembles it!
A mountain breeze blew by, and the four of them felt a sudden chill as their sweat-dampened bodies were exposed to the cold wind. They all shivered involuntarily.
"Quick, let's go!"
Xu Changshou felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't sit still any longer. Ignoring his hunger, he got up and immediately headed up the mountain, encouraging his son and daughter-in-law as he said, "As long as we get to your uncle's house, there will be food and drink, and we won't be afraid anymore!"
The mere mention of food instantly revitalized their previously exhausted bodies. Unafraid of anything, the three of them resumed their ascent up the mountain.
At that moment, in the woods a few dozen meters directly above them, Jiang Zhi, Xu Errui, and Peiqi were watching coldly.
"Peppa, someone's coming to raid our house!"
Little wild boar: Steal? The collar? Hmph!
It had been searching for its collar everywhere when it spotted strangers across half a hillside and rushed back to report.
The collar around her neck hasn't been found yet; it must have been stolen by bad guys.
Xu Errui said in a low voice with a dark face, "It's that lazy Xu Yaozu! They're related to Uncle, so they'll definitely try to take advantage of Xiaoman's family."
Jiang Zhi nodded: "Qinfang" refers to the branches of the same clan that are closely related by blood.
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