Unexpectedly, this man from the city is quite capable. However, even such a wild boar should not be approached rashly. If an old man were to be accidentally bumped by a wild boar, he would be in serious trouble.
The villagers were discussing whether to dig him up with hoes or wait for the young men in their forties and fifties to return and bleed him while he was still alive.
Seeing the wild boar fall, Li Sheng limped over to it. Despite his injury, he maintained a calm and composed demeanor, as if he possessed an invisible force of deterrence. For a moment, no one present dared to stop him.
Before Sangsang could warn Sheng-ge not to get too close, the wild boar was still dangerous.
Li Sheng had already walked to the wild boar's side, stretched out his foot, and with lightning speed stepped on the arrow above the carotid artery, plunging it completely into the wild boar's body.
With a final, heart-wrenching scream, the wild boar collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
The arrow went in at a rather tricky angle; Li Sheng's kick was deliberate, and at this angle, the arrow pierced the wild boar's heart.
"Sang Sang, he's really dead this time. Hurry up and put the pig's blood in while it's still hot."
Sangsang was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that she was talking to her grandfather.
When Li Sheng finished doing these things, he noticed that everyone's gaze towards him had changed; their previous fierce demeanor had at least diminished by seven or eight tenths.
Based on Li Sheng's analysis of the expressions in everyone's eyes, there was a mixture of surprise, fear, respect, and politeness.
This city man, even while injured, managed to kill a wild boar. If he recovers and angers him, wouldn't it be easy for him to wipe out the entire village of old, weak, women, and children?
But Ada looked at his granddaughter. It seemed that the men in the city had a good impression of Sangsang. If he could entrust Sangsang to them, he could rest easy even if he died one day.
His Sangsang is now extremely fond of this man.
Undeterred by setbacks, he locked Sangsang and a city man in a room tonight. If once didn't work, he'd try again; if twice didn't work, there were plenty of days to come. A lone man and a lone woman could always get things done.
The rest of the wild boar disposal was none of Li Sheng's business, but after returning home, there was no intention to lock him in the house; instead, he personally made him a cup of tea.
His status has risen quite rapidly.
These old men seemed much more patient when talking to him. It's true that sometimes you need to use a little force to suppress him before you can have a proper conversation.
I don't know when the person who's supposed to pick him up will arrive.
The young men in their forties and fifties from the village didn't return until almost sunset, carrying baskets full of things to Sangsang's house. When they saw that they had returned, people from every household in the village came to visit.
The basket contained dozens of bags of salt, some rope, a kitchen knife, laundry detergent, and other items. The most noticeable items were two red candles, which are usually used for funerals, but judging from the shy look on Sangsang's face when she took them, they were probably meant for him and Sangsang. These items must have been arranged before the trip.
However, it seems unlikely that things will turn out as desired.
There are still a few unsold mountain products, dried honeysuckle, and some tea leaves that I roasted myself.
After returning these items to their respective owners, they took out the money from the cloth bag, which amounted to about five or six hundred yuan. Including the things they bought, they estimated that they had earned less than eight hundred yuan from this trip.
If it were all honeysuckle and a little roasted tea, it wouldn't sell for this much money. Considering the long journey, the time they spent in town buying and purchasing wouldn't have exceeded two hours at most. They probably took it to a buyer.
Out of curiosity, I casually asked, "Sangsang, what did you all bring out to sell for money this time?"
Sheng Ge was willing to talk to her, which always made her feel excited. She was also willing to tell Sheng Ge everything. Grandpa said that you have to talk more to cultivate feelings.
“There are many, but most of them are medicinal herbs, such as ginseng, lingzhi, sanqi, matsutake, morel, wild honey, etc. People often go up the mountain, and these are relatively expensive and can be sold. Sometimes they also bring honeysuckle and tea, but they may not accept them.”
These things sound expensive, but they're only worth this little bit of money?
"I want to know how much you took out to sell this time."
Sangsang carefully put away the hundred yuan she had painstakingly earned from digging for ginseng and mushrooms, and replied with a smile, "It weighs about forty or fifty jin in total. My uncles only go to town once a month."
Li Sheng was a little short of breath. This group of unregistered people had encountered an even worse shop: "How much did you exchange for that hundred yuan?"
"Grandpa and I found three ginseng roots, a pound of lingzhi mushrooms, half a pound of matsutake mushrooms, and two pounds of morel mushrooms. We searched for them in the mountains for a week. It was hard work, but it was worth it. We exchanged them for a total of 155 yuan. We asked my uncles to help us bring back salt, oil, and some other small items. We also gave the uncles 5 yuan as a reward for their hard work."
I almost choked on my own blood. These things, all wild, would be worth at least tens of thousands of yuan even if they were bought.
The people in this village have suffered because they are uneducated.
“Sangsang, you’ve been scammed by those buyers. Even if they bought your stuff, it would be worth at least 10,000 yuan. If you sold it at market price, a pure wild one could easily fetch 70,000 or 80,000 yuan. If you add a brand effect and do a good job with marketing, it could even be worth hundreds of thousands.”
If they were artificially bred, they would naturally be cheaper, but these are all purely wild. According to Sang Sang's description of their quality, although they are not Li Sheng's, his heart was bleeding when he heard that gold was being sold like rotten cabbage.
Upon hearing Li Sheng's words, Sang Sang's pupils visibly dilated, finding it unbelievable.
“It used to be cheaper, but in recent years the prices of these daily necessities have become more expensive. Then the uncles and elders talked to the buyer for a long time before they agreed to give us a few more dollars more.”
Li Sheng let out a long sigh: "Silly girls, you've been fooled. Don't go there again. Try a different place or sell your wares at the market and you'll see if I'm right."
"Don't even mention those other things. Just the honeysuckle and tea leaves that they didn't want, you could sell for 170 or 180 yuan at a normal price. In short, you've been cheated."
Sangsang believed Li Sheng's words, and the thought of the price difference instantly made her furious. She realized that their things were worth so much money: "I'll tell everyone right now and let the uncles and elders get all the money back."
No way! You can't possibly get anything out of this. There are only four or five able-bodied men in the village. If they go out begging for money and fail, they might get into a fight and suffer a great loss.
“Sangsang, you’d better not say anything more. There are only five uncles and elders who can walk from here into the town. They’ll suffer losses. Not only will they not get the money, but they might end up in an even worse situation. Besides, the money and goods were exchanged voluntarily by both parties. Even if you call the police, it won’t do any good.”
The girl in front of him blushed with anger: "Are we just going to let this go like this? This is too much!"
Instead of offering comfort, Li Sheng added insult to injury: "What else can you do? We bully a bunch of uneducated and ignorant people like you, because sometimes you don't even realize you're being bullied, and you're just laughing and counting your money."
Sangsang was unable to refute the hurtful words Sheng-ge spoke. Although it was very painful to hear, it was the truth.
Li Sheng's words were meaningful: "So if you have the opportunity, you must study hard and go out into the world. Only by gaining a broader perspective can you avoid being bullied. This is not something that can be solved by bringing me here to be your husband. You need to rely on yourselves."
At this moment, Sangsang desperately wanted to see the outside world, but where would she get the chance? Those of them born in such a place had no such opportunity. She thought that Sheng Ge was their chance.
His tone was filled with despair and the harsh reality: "We have no opportunity, the place to study is far away, we need money, so we need you."
Sangsang spoke very softly at the end, as if she realized she was wrong, but in some ways she was unwilling to give up this only hope.
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