Everyone thanked Song Anxin sincerely.
At this very moment, everyone's opinion of Song Anxin has risen to another level.
As Song Anxin listened to the villagers' thanks, she said, "There's no need for that. Our Linjia Village should help each other in times of trouble."
"Uncle and Aunt Village Head, and Da Mu's father are also Er Zhu's younger brother. I can't watch him die in vain."
The villagers immediately had a better impression of Song Anxin.
Lin Li was choked up, her lips moving for a long time before she could only manage to say, "Fengnian's mother, you're a good..."
A cool breeze blew by, and the night grew deeper. The wild boar that had fallen in the forest was still lying in the rice paddy.
After calming himself down, Lin Li looked at the wild boar and said:
"This wild boar will belong to Fengnian's mother. Does anyone have any objections?"
The villagers had no objections, of course, since it was Aunt Lin who killed the wild boar and saved them.
Immediately, they all said:
"I have no objection."
"Our family has no objections."
"This should belong to Sister-in-law Lin."
"......."
Song Anxin never expected that she would get a big wild boar.
Logically, the prey that rushed into the village should be divided equally among everyone who attacked and defended it. If it weren't for those dozen or so men surrounding the wild boar, she would have had a hard time catching it and killing it with one blow.
She thought that most of the villagers hadn't tasted meat in a long time, and the children in the village were all short and emaciated from hunger.
Under the firelight, Song Anxin raised her head and said to everyone with gentle eyes:
"Thank you everyone. We'll sell this wild boar for six coins a pound. Buy two pounds and get half a pork bone for free. First come, first served."
Everyone's faces lit up with joy. Although wild boar meat wasn't as juicy as domestic pig meat, it was still meat. Aunt Lin was so generous to sell it to them for only six coins a pound. Wild boar would sell for at least ten coins a pound in the county.
So everyone enthusiastically offered to help Song Anxin carry the wild boar back. Aunt Zhao, standing in the crowd, said:
"Fengnian's mother, Fengnian doesn't know how to slaughter pigs yet, does he? Tomorrow, after you've boiled some water, I'll have my husband slaughter one for you."
Aunt Zhao's husband is named Zhao Zhuangniu. As his name suggests, he is very strong and muscular. He is also an honest man in the village and one of the men who just carried the large stakes of the forest and attacked and defended against the wild boars.
Zhao Zhuangniu was very grateful to Song Anxin for saving them. He was also extremely impressed by her skill in killing the wild boar with a single stab.
He had no objection to asking his wife to help slaughter the pig, and honestly replied, "Okay, I'll go first thing tomorrow morning."
Song Anxin was just wondering how to slaughter the pig when this happened. It was like a pillow being delivered to her when she was sleepy. She thanked Aunt Zhao and her husband and agreed.
Lin Fengnian, Lin Fengshou, and several men carried the two-hundred-pound wild boar back to their own yard.
Aunt Zhao's husband, Zhao Zhuangniu, first helped Song Anxin's family bleed the wild boar by the firelight, and then they would slowly kill the wild boar tomorrow.
After everyone left, the children in the family immediately surrounded the big wild boar with excited expressions.
The wild boar had a long wooden stick stuck in its head, its fangs bared and its eyes still open, which made the group of people less afraid.
Now, in their eyes, this wild boar is all meat, meat, meat... Lin Fengyao looked at it with sparkling eyes and even licked his lower lip.
Song Anxin found it somewhat amusing; her family had just eaten meat a few days ago.
We've been eating a lighter diet these past few days, but we've still given them salted duck eggs with every meal. This kid... ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Zhang Mei said, "Mother, I'll get up early tomorrow morning to boil water and slaughter the pig."
Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou also said, "Let's get up earlier and go up the mountain to chop more firewood!"
Lin Fengyao exclaimed, "Yay! We'll have pork to eat tomorrow!"
Song An smiled and said, "Alright, it's late, go back to sleep. We have to slaughter a pig early tomorrow morning."
The younger children obediently went back to sleep, but Lin Fenghe remained standing. Song Anxin said:
"Fenghe, what are you standing here for? Come back to your room and sleep with your mother."
Lin Fengyao had already run into the inner room and called out, "Mother, Third Brother, come in quickly! I've already made the beds for you."
Lin Fenghe suddenly snapped out of his daze and said, "Oh, okay, Mother, let's go inside."
Song Anxin looked puzzled. This child had been acting strangely ever since they were in the fields. Could he have been scared out of his wits?
The third brother looks so weak and frail; it seems best to keep him away from such violent scenes in the future.
At this moment, Lin Fenghe's mind was in complete turmoil. He was a perceptive and meticulous person.
Why did my mother have such skills? She was the daughter of a scholar, and later married into their village. She probably only ever killed chickens in her entire life.
But looking at the agile figure of my mother killing that wild boar, it was clear that she was not a woman with such skill.
If everything before was learned from books by his mother, then this skill... he couldn't understand it...
Song Anxin was unaware that she had just exposed herself and was still thinking about how to cook the wild boar meat the next day.
People in this era preferred greasy, fatty meat, while wild boar was almost entirely lean with little fat. Therefore, they wouldn't risk their lives to hunt it. However, Song Anxin preferred lean meat, ideally with a good balance of fat and lean.
The next morning, before Song Anxin could even get up to practice her martial arts, she heard rustling sounds coming from the courtyard. Then she heard the two little ones beside her getting up.
Song Anxin had exhausted herself last night and went to bed later than usual, so she really didn't want to get up today.
These little ones are so excited about slaughtering pigs! I heard them wandering around for ages before they finally fell asleep last night, and they've only slept for a few hours now.
Song Anxin decided not to stay in bed any longer and got up to wash. Mei Zi had already prepared breakfast and was boiling water. Lin Fengnian had carried back a large pile of firewood and was chopping it, while the two children helped him stack the chopped firewood in the kitchen.
Seeing Song Anxin get up, she smiled and greeted her mother.
"Mom, get up."
Song Anxin responded that she went to wash up and had breakfast with the younger children.
Song Anxin, holding a wild vegetable pancake in her hand, said to the few people who were drinking porridge:
"The plum harvest is plentiful this year, so you guys don't need to work too hard. You slept so late last night and got up so early this morning to work. After lunch, you can stop working and take a good nap."
The younger ones obediently responded.
She then noticed Lin Fenghe stirring the porridge for a long time without taking a single sip, looking completely distracted.
She said, "Fenghe, were you frightened last night? Don't go watch them slaughter the pig today."
Looking at his mother's gentle and caring eyes, Lin Fenghe shook his head, trying to shake off those messy thoughts.
Her mother is treating them so well now, even teaching him to read, so what is she still thinking about?
He obediently replied, "Mom, I'm fine. I wasn't scared, I just didn't sleep well yesterday."
Song Anxin was relieved after hearing his words. As long as she wasn't scared, she could just catch up on her sleep since she hadn't slept well.
After Song Anxin's family finished eating and cleaned up, Aunt Zhao and her husband arrived, as did Sister-in-law Lin and her family. Brother Lin was still in the county and hadn't returned yet.
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