Wild boars can run very fast, reaching speeds of 40-70 kilometers per hour, making them appear as a mere shadow to humans.
At this moment, the little wild boar rolled through the cliffs and forests like a stone.
With a leap, the little one darted up the cliff face, two or three meters high, no longer the pitiful creature trembling under the snake's weight.
Xu Yaozu and his group walked very fast, but the little wild boar walked even faster.
The three of them scrambled and rolled down the mountain, finally slowing down when they could vaguely see the village ahead and the road became slightly flatter, so they could catch their breath before continuing.
In the woods above them, a short figure waited for a long time before slowly emerging.
It didn't go straight into a fight; it had to give a warning first. It lowered its head, nudged its nose, and a large rock, along with some dirt, crashed down with a clatter.
Xu Changshou, who was resting on the ground, looked up when he heard the sound and felt a chill run down his spine. The hairs on the back of his head stood on end. He pointed at the dark figure and stammered, "Wild...boar, there's a wild boar there!"
Beside him, Xu Yaozu, who was still chewing a sweet potato that he couldn't get through, heard that there was a wild boar. He hurriedly spat out the crumbs, picked up the stick he had just picked up to help him along the way, raised it high, and shouted "Back off! Back off!" towards the slope, trying to scare the wild boar away.
Behind them, Yaozu's wife, with her disheveled hair, grabbed the child and ran away, also shouting from behind a tree.
There are no tigers or wolves in Xujia Village, but there are wild boars and bears. People often go up the mountain to burn charcoal and cut firewood.
The clever wild animals would avoid people; it had been several years since I last saw a bear.
But wild boars are frequently spotted.
Xu Changshou both feared and hated this thing.
If we have enough people on our side to hunt wild boars for meat, we'll never have to worry about going hungry again.
But now it's just the father and son, and they're exhausted from climbing up and down the mountain. Besides sticks, they don't have any other useful tools, so it will be difficult for them to deal with the wild boar.
However, Xu Yaozu had a good eye. He noticed that the wild boar above was not very big, and he was immediately delighted: "Dad, this pig hasn't grown up yet. It's God sending us meat to eat."
I just snatched a bag of dried sweet potatoes and dried radishes on the mountain. If only I could make soup with wild boar and stewed radishes, that would be so delicious...
Xu Yaozu felt his mouth watering and his grip on the stick tighten.
He tossed the dried sweet potato on the ground and walked step by step toward the motionless wild boar.
On the hillside, the little wild boar's eyes suddenly turned red as it looked at the few dried sweet potatoes sticking out on the ground; they were its snacks.
The little wild boar likes to eat cooked vegetable porridge, and it especially loves sweet potatoes.
Grandpa Xiaoman didn't mind the trouble, so he dried the mushy, inedible sweet potatoes into dried sweet potato chips to increase their sweetness and improve their taste, and then gave them to the little wild boars to chew on.
Xu Yaozu and his men were so flustered that they didn't realize what they were grabbing that contained wild boar feed.
These bad guys not only stole his bell, but also his food, both of which are pigs' favorite things.
This is really going too far! The little wild boar has made its move. It is not afraid of the men's shouts and threats at all. Instead, it rushes down the hillside at top speed, its target being Xu Yaozu, who is wielding a wooden stick.
With its high swooping descent and the force of gravity, the little wild boar practically flew close to the ground.
Xu Yaozu felt a dark shadow coming towards him and hurriedly tried to hit it with a stick, but he didn't even touch a pig bristle.
In a flash, he was hit hard on the leg, and his whole body was sent flying into the air, rolling far away.
Without the slightest hesitation, the little boar chased after it and struck again, then a third time…
Xu Changshou, panting heavily, came up to save his son, but was also knocked to the ground by a wild boar's head.
The father and son were reduced to two mud sacks, nudged, tossed, and rammed by the wild boar until they were completely still.
Yaozu's wife was so frightened that she clung to the tree and screamed for help, but the little wild boar ignored her and started picking up the dried sweet potatoes that should have been its own.
At that moment, there were still many people picking oak berries in the mountains. Upon hearing the cries for help, they immediately rushed over from all directions.
The little wild boar ate its fill, and when the voices of humans drew nearer, it grabbed a large mouthful of dried sweet potato and darted into the woods, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
When the people who had been picking oak seeds arrived, they only saw Yaozu's wife, who was terrified and had wet herself, and two unconscious father and son.
Scattered on the ground were dried sweet potatoes and dried radishes; only then did they realize that their food had been targeted and stolen by wild boars.
Xu Yao's grandfather and son were taken back to the village. Xu Dong helped check them over and found that although they looked unconscious, they were not seriously injured.
Aside from being covered in mud and bruises, the main problem was that I was hungry, tired, and frightened. Then, I was knocked unconscious by a wild boar.
The only strange thing was that the two men's clothes were torn open by the wild boar, as if they were looking for something.
Yaozu's wife cried and told everyone she met that wild boars were hurting people in the mountains, and that she had gone to her uncle's house to borrow some grain, but the wild boars ate most of it.
Old Li, who was listening nearby, winked and made faces. He didn't say anything, but couldn't help hiding and chuckling to himself.
This sounds like something Paige would do!
What grain did you borrow from your uncle's house in the mountains?
The two families on the mountain had long ago said that no one was allowed to disturb them, and they didn't recognize the Xu family members who had returned.
I had also blocked their way and prevented them from going up the mountain. This family had sneaked up, which made me a target of Jiang's sister-in-law's negligence.
Now look what happened, I've been taken advantage of!
While others believed that wild boars could harm people, he didn't. Li Laoshi knew very well how stingy Peiqi was, not allowing outsiders to take even a single blade of grass.
If it weren't for Sister-in-law Jiang personally delivering the gift, and Xiaoman and the others having to escort it for a part of the way, the little wild boar would definitely have snatched it back.
Fortunately, Peppa Pig grew up with humans and usually only uses her hands when playing, so she didn't get hurt or bleed. The little wild boar also didn't act wildly, and Xu Yao's grandfather and son escaped a disaster.
When Zhang Juntou heard that a wild boar had injured someone, he came to check. If there were any wild beasts nearby, he would arrange a hunt.
But right now, it's just that wild boars have taken the food and haven't hurt anyone, so he just told everyone not to go into the deep mountains and then left them alone, as he was busy with other things.
It was only after Physician Xu performed a series of acupuncture, bloodletting, and medication that Xu Yaozu and Xu Changshou slowly regained consciousness. However, their eyes were glazed over, their spirits were low, and they were muttering incoherently, "Wild boars eat people, wild boars eat people!"
He looks quite frightened.
As fellow members of the Xu family, brothers Xu Genbao and Xu Genyou came to visit, bringing some ground oak powder.
The other three families who returned with them also brought some wild vegetables, and then asked how Chang Gengbo on the mountain was doing during the Lesser Fullness of Grain.
Yaozu's wife naturally complained about Xiaoman and his family's heartlessness, saying that they had food and drink but didn't help their relatives.
He even showed others the injuries on his face caused by Granny Jiang.
As for Granny Jiang, everyone here knows she's not someone to mess with. It's normal for her to go to her door and get beaten and scolded.
Yaozu's wife tried to distance herself from the situation, but she couldn't quite explain herself when it came to the dried sweet potatoes and dried radishes she brought back.
She couldn't admit that she had taken the things herself, so she could only say that she had given them away, and that Xiaoman's family had given her some things to send her away.
To the rest of the Xu family, these words had a different meaning.
No matter what, they did provide food, and you're only saying these things because you think it's not enough, which is unfair to them.
We're all farmers, and you can tell at a glance whether the harvest is good or not. Those cleaned and dried sweet potato slices are a real gem.
No one used to farm in the mountains, and now it seems that food really can't be grown in the mountains. Even if you hide in the mountains, you still won't have enough to eat.
Master Xiaoman was an honest man; he would never send such scraps as necessities to the bride's family. It's only possible that he had nothing to eat either.
Xu Genbao had originally considered going up the mountain to borrow grain, but there was no grain on the mountain and wild boars were hurting people, so he immediately gave up on the idea.
Not only did he think this way, but the other families thought the same way, so no one mentioned going up the mountain to borrow grain anymore.
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