Chapter 238 Rescuing the Wolf Cub
Xia Juanjuan finished drawing with the schematic pen, then looked up at the snow wolves, wanting to confirm whether they understood.
It was a pity that in the darkness of the night, the snow wolves' eyes were as bright as will-o'-the-wisp fire, and they could see nothing except the intruders.
She sighed, raised her hand to smooth the injured snow wolf's hair, then entered the space and returned to the village.
In the village, many strong men who liked to watch the excitement, including Da Xi and San Shun, secretly ambushed near the trap, waiting for the big wave to fall into it.
As for women, the elderly and children, most of them were still afraid and stayed in their houses, not daring to come out.
Anyway, if you kill the wolf, the next morning you will see the wolf carcass in the same way. There is no need to go out in the dark and get frightened.
Of course, there were also brave ones who secretly ambushed the men with hoes in hand.
Xia Juanjuan also told Lin Yuru to keep an eye on the kids, lock the doors to the yard and the house, and not let them go out. Then she sneaked out.
Lin Yuru was afraid and tried to stop them, saying, "What if there really are wolves coming down the mountain? You shouldn't go out either."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Mom, it's okay. Have you forgotten that I caught wild boars before? I'll just watch the excitement for a while. I'm not going to catch wolves, so I'm not afraid."
In order to attract the wolves, there were no torches lit near the trap, and it was pitch black everywhere.
By the second half of the night, people were beginning to feel sleepy.
Suddenly, a mournful cry came from the east of the village: "Oh my God! Wolf! Wolf! Sheep! My sheep!"
Then, screams came from Muranishi: "Ouch! My chicken! Was taken away by a wolf!"
The men near the trap all stood up and asked each other: "What's going on?!"
The wolf cubs are here!
Wolves have a keen sense of smell. Even if they wanted to save the wolf cubs, they should have headed straight here. Why did they go to other places in the village to grab chickens?
"Daxi, Sanshun, I heard the voices of your wife and mother. Could it be that the wolf came to your house looking for revenge and remembered your smell?"
After hearing this, the two of them immediately broke out in a cold sweat and ran home without saying a word!
The other three people who caught the wolf cub with them did not dare to delay and hurried back home!
It’s no big deal that the wolf ran into their house and stole chickens!
Now all the men in the family are gathered here. If the women and children in the family are hurt, it will be a big deal!
After the few people ran away, Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu's husband, shouted loudly: "Everyone, hold your sickles! This wolf doesn't look like a lone wolf, it should be a pack! Tonight... the village is going to be in trouble!"
After hearing this, everyone lost all the excitement they had just had and felt a little frightened. They held their farm tools tightly and looked around in panic!
Yes!
There were noises coming from the east and west of the village at the same time. There were at least two wolves, and no one knew how many others were hiding in the dark!
No matter how many people there are in the village, how can they resist the wolf's fangs? !
There will definitely be casualties!
Xia Juanjuan's heart also sank.
If these snow wolves really hurt someone, the commune would definitely report it, and then they might send people to the mountains to hunt the wolves. At that time, it would not be villagers holding farm tools, but professional hunters holding hunting rifles!
I’m afraid the wolves will also suffer heavy casualties!
I hope those wolves are really smart and understand what she said!
Just as everyone was on high alert, suddenly, from the bushes surrounding the trap, bright little lanterns appeared one after another, like will-o'-the-wisps.
"Wolf...Wolf!" A boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old fell to the ground in fear, screaming.
After being slapped in the face by a man next to him, he covered his mouth and dared not say a word.
But the other villagers also saw clearly that what else could it be but seven or eight tall and strong snow wolves coming out of the bushes and slowly approaching them?
There were two wolves, one holding a chicken in its mouth, and the other holding a sheep!
"Woo--" the leader wolf howled loudly, and the other wolves also roared one after another, even the three little wolf cubs in the center of the trap started to roar.
Xia Juanjuan recognized that the leader wolf was the old wolf who once took her to dig ginseng.
The villagers were terrified and retreated.
Uncle Wu had experience in hunting, so he said softly, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Let's pretend to retreat slowly, so that they can come and rescue their cubs. After they fall into the trap, we'll... talk about it later!"
But to be honest, Uncle Wu was also unsure.
They had predicted that at most one female wolf would come, but now they had attracted a pack of wolves. Even if one of them fell into the trap, the other six or seven would be enough to tear the villagers who rushed in first into pieces!
Moreover, the wolves were obviously smarter than they had imagined. When they reached the edge of the trap, they refused to move forward and instead glared at the villagers with hatred.
The villagers waited for a long time, and they felt increasingly anxious: "Uncle Wu, these wolves won't be fooled. What should we do?"
At this time, Xia Juanjuan walked gently to Uncle Wu and said, "Uncle Wu, I see that the wolves didn't go to any other houses to cause trouble except Sanshun and Daxi's. Moreover, they haven't rushed up to hurt anyone after such a long confrontation. It seems that they are smart and may just want to rescue these little wolf cubs. How about we return the little wolf cubs to them and see if they will retreat back to the mountain? Otherwise, if they really rush up, they will definitely hurt people!"
After hearing this, Uncle Wu thought it made sense, so he trembled and loudly repeated Xia Juanjuan's words to everyone.
No one had ever seen such a situation before, and everyone was at a loss, so they all quickly agreed.
Anyway, let's give it a try!
Immediately, some brave villagers entered the trap, untied the ropes tied around the wolf cubs' necks and limbs, and then released them from the trap.
The three little wolf cubs barked at the man a few times, then returned to their mother in the wolf pack, cursing.
The injured snow wolf lowered its head and licked the fur of its child, then roared collectively for a while, then turned around and disappeared into the forest.
Of course, when they left, they did not forget to take away the sheep and chickens that were killed from Daxi's and Sanshun's families.
After a long time, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground.
"Oh my god, I'm so scared!"
"I've never seen such a fight since I was a kid! I was so scared that I almost peed my pants!"
"Da Xi and San Shun are really trying to steal the chicken but end up losing the rice! Not only did they not get to eat the wolf meat, but the chickens and sheep in their home were also taken away for no reason!"
"From now on, I will avoid wolf cubs when I see them! They are too scary! I think those wolves can bite my neck off in one bite..."
We talked all night long with excitement and fear, and only went home to sleep when it was almost dawn.
Xia Juanjuan thought that the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the county militia camp sent over a dozen people, all armed with hunting rifles and hunting knives, intending to go into the mountains to hunt wolves.