Chapter 058 Chapter 58
The change happened so quickly.
Who knew that the first ones to be attracted were the cubs?
The group of people, who were hunting large wild animals for the first time, were all dumbfounded. Fortunately, they had estimated the hiding place in advance. They were panicked but not like headless flies. They still retained a trace of rationality and retreated.
Many wild animals have an excellent sense of smell, and wild boars are no exception.
But in the same way, Jiang Jing and others also made sufficient preparations. They scattered some things that interfere with the sense of smell around, climbed up the tree as soon as possible, held their breath, and tried not to attract attention.
The next second after they climbed up the tree, a herd of wild boars rushed out from the bushes.
There were so many of them, and they directly destroyed the bushes that were originally crowded together, revealing a cave at the back. That should be the wild boar's den. They usually hide there, but they can't hide at the critical moment.
Ji Yang had a perfect field of vision and could almost be seen facing the wild boar head-on.
This herd of wild boars was quite large. As Li Yi had said, there were three sows, about seven half-grown pigs, and a few cubs chasing after them, which were being roared back by the slightly larger wild boars.
Wild boars give birth to two litters a year, with about ten boars in each litter. It is not surprising to have such a group of wild boars, but you have to know that it was extremely cold a few months ago and everything was frozen. In such a climate, this group of wild boars can reproduce.
It’s really powerful too.
Although these wild boars are not fat, according to their appearance, they can be said to be very thin.
Seeing so many big guys, Xixi stopped wagging its tail and tucked it between its legs in fear, with its eyes wide open. Ji Yang quickly pinched Xixi's mouth to prevent it from barking. Although the situation was very dangerous, the trap was actually almost ready.
There was a little surprise, but the wild boar's route turned out to be correct.
The wild boar running in the front still had milk in its belly. It ran out aggressively and saw the dead cub lying on the ground. It roared angrily and tried to smell the enemy in the air, but could not find any enemy in its sight.
It began to circle around frantically, bumping into this tree and then that tree. Even though it was the weakest of the three adult wild boars, it still knocked down a tree so big that it required two people to hug it.
Every time it hits something, it will feel dizzy for a while.
Behind it, the other wild boars also roared angrily, but they were not in the lactation period. Their madness was more like a deterrent to the enemy and began to patrol the territory.
Soon, another wild boar stepped into the trap and had its hoof caught in the snare.
The huge pain made it even crazier, but after one, there was a second, a third...
There were eight traps, and except for the one triggered by the piglet, they actually caught five!
Two adult pigs that are not in the lactation period and three half-grown wild boars.
Once they fell into the trap, they were bitten by the trap and couldn't run away at all. The other wild boars realized the danger and began to retreat in panic. The food originally used to trap them was completely useless.
But this is already a rich harvest.
Several people continued to wait patiently. The other uninjured wild boars ran away, including the sow. The rest were trapped in the trap and could not escape. They could only roar and struggle.
Feeling that it was about time, Jiang Jing and the others jumped down, approached the wild boars with weapons in their hands, and made the final move.
Wild boars are large in size and grow in the wild, so they are very strong and have thick skin and flesh. The knives in their hands are all machetes, long knives and the like, so it is very difficult to finish them off, but if they stab them a few more times, they will eventually kill them.
At this moment, the wild boar's screams suddenly intensified.
It doesn't sound like a scream, but more like a signal.
Suddenly, the shaking sensation under my feet started again. When I turned around, I saw the sow that had just run away rushing towards me again with a group of wild boars.
"Fuck!" Zhu Hao cursed inwardly: "These guys were just bluffing?!"
They ran away, and the wild boars also found their target and stared at them, running faster and faster. Zhao Ming looked at Ji Yang and shouted, "Shoot!"
Ji Yang aimed and shot at his own pace.
Hit the leading sow right between her eyebrows.
The sow let out a roar of unwillingness, but eventually she staggered and fell down due to her weakness.
The first one fell, followed by the second, the third...
Ji Yang had good accuracy and speed and rarely wasted bullets. Basically, he would aim and shoot and a wild boar would fall down.
Seeing the sow leading them fall down, the half-grown wild boars behind them screamed in grief, but did not continue. Instead, they turned around and ran away.
In the end, Ji Yang only had time to keep four wild boars.
When the people being chased by the wild boar saw that they were no longer in danger, they immediately fell to the ground, gasping for breath. It was too exciting! Too scary!
"Isn't this wild boar too smart?" Zhu Hao was scared. He ran fast but was still almost caught up by the wild boar. Fortunately, Ji Yang's bullets came quickly: "I thought they ran away, but it turns out they were hiding and waiting for us to show up!"
"Not only that, the sounds these wild boars made just now are not right either." Zhu Yun pointed at the wild boars dying in the trap and said, "It may also be a signal. Pigs are very smart creatures."
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Several people were still frightened, and Ji Yang also came down from the tree. Xixi followed her closely. The situation just now was really a bit scary for the dog.
Seeing her coming, the few people who were still afraid smiled. Zhu Yun said gratefully: "Thank you, thanks to your gun!"
Ji Yang smiled and said, "You guys are amazing."
Jiang Jing puffed out her chest with some pride, scratched her head with some embarrassment, and said seriously: "I was too careless and underestimated these guys."
If it weren't for Ji Yang, they might have really died here. Although they were not chased very closely by the wild boars, they had been targeted. Wild boars are smart and have a keen sense of smell. Even if they climbed up a tree, they might still be ambushed by them and hit the tree they chose once, twice, or three times?
Uncertain, but the danger is certain.
Zhu Hao nodded angrily and muttered, "Who would have thought these guys were so smart? I won't even use a feint."
Others: ...Agree!
Seeing this, Ji Yang said, "I see there are no wild boars going over to the pigpen. I'll go take a look. I want those piglets."
Jiang Jing got up, and hurriedly picked up the Tang sword, fearing that there were still wild boars hiding in the wild boar den: "I'll go with you."
Father Li also stood up: "I'll come with you."
Zhao Ming was still a little scared: "I won't go. I'll just stay here and finish off the remaining wild boars. You guys should also be careful."
Jiang Jing asked Zhu Yun and his brother, who also stood up, to stay here. What if the wild boar comes again? As soon as these words came out, the faces of several people changed. They climbed up the tree directly, so they might as well wait on the tree.
Ji Yang originally planned to go alone, but after thinking about it, she gave up. She was indeed embarrassed to secretly throw the piglets into the space, so she decided to take them out for distribution. She could just exchange her share for the piglets when the time came, so it didn't matter if someone followed her or not.
There were eleven piglets, all plump. Excluding the dead one, there were ten left. The wild boar itself was thin, but it had a lot of milk. Of course, it was also possible that these little guys had not been born for long and did not eat much.
The pigsty didn't smell very good, but there were definitely no other wild boars there.
When the three of them went over, they saw several piglets playing at the entrance of the cave. They seemed to be unaware of what was going on, and when they smelled the strange smell, they all started to tremble with fear.
"How cute!" Jiang Jing exclaimed in admiration.
Father Li nodded: "If it was before, we would have to raise him anyway."
Ji Yang smiled and said, "I just want to give it to someone to raise. It's so small and has little meat."
The two men's eyes lit up. Indeed, it would be a pity to kill such a young child: "Okay, okay."
Ji Yang took out the prepared bag and put all ten into it. The three of them went back quickly. As soon as they came into sight from Zhu Yun's side, Zhu Yun and his three companions came down. Who knew if there were other carnivores here? They didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly started to deal with them.
Due to the influence of the environment, the fattest wild boar weighs only over 300 pounds, and there are only three of them. The rest are all over 100 pounds, with a maximum of 200 boars, including three big ones, four medium ones, and the cubs.
The harvest this time has been very rich.
Because Ji Yang's gun had exerted great power, the others did not let her participate in the following matters. The five of them killed the wild boar together, drained its blood, processed its internal organs in a simple manner, cut it into pieces, and carried it back in bags.
It was quite heavy, so they moved it in two trips.
On the second trip, Ji Yang was left behind to guard the speedboat. She had a gun and was the most suitable person to guard the house, so no one objected.
If so many things were taken away while they were transporting the pork, they would be so angry that they would die.
Ji Yang was also happy and relaxed. He sat on the boat with a gun in his hand waiting for them. Xixi naturally followed her. Both the man and the dog were a little lazy, but they were still paying attention to their surroundings. There were mountains behind them, and mountains on the left and right. In front of them was a seemingly endless surface of water, so it was quite convenient to observe the enemy.
As he looked around, Ji Yang realized that this place was a little more lively than the city, mainly because he could hear birds chirping every once in a while.
fine.
Suddenly Xixi stood up straight and looked forward.
Seeing this, Ji Yang also tightened his grip on the gun.
Soon, they seemed to hear some movement, like the sound of boating. Is there someone coming here? The man and the dog stared at the front. The ripples of the water changed, and the first thing that appeared in their sight was a wooden boat.
Then I saw several people on the wooden boat.
They were all quite old, thin and dark, wearing only loose pants and straw hats on their heads, so their appearances could not be seen clearly. They all had tools in their hands, and three of them were holding three guns!
An old-fashioned shotgun, of course.
But this is already very rare for ordinary survivors. They have guns but they are on a wooden boat?
The two sides faced each other head-on. Although the distance was far, they could still roughly see the situation. It seemed that they realized that there was only one person on their side, and the speed of the ship suddenly increased a lot.
The distance was a bit far, and Ji Yang couldn't tell whether the gun was real or fake, but no matter whether it was real or fake, no one was allowed to get close.
She quickly raised her hand, pointed the gun at them, and shouted, "I'll shoot if you come any closer!"
Xixi followed: "Woof!!!"
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As if they hadn't expected that she also had a gun, the rowers paused, their heads turned, and they seemed to be whispering something. Soon they stopped, and one of them said loudly: "Girl, we have no ill intentions, we just want to trade some meat with you!"
The pork piled on the boat was very obvious. Ji Yang was not sure whether what they said was true or false, so he treated them all as false: "No! Leave immediately, or I will shoot!"
The man was anxious: "Hey, why don't you ask your companions? We are mountain people living nearby. We have some bacon and sausages, but we haven't eaten fresh meat for a long time. How about we exchange two pounds of sausages for one pound of fresh meat?!"
"Fuck, there's really someone!" There was a noise behind him.
The person who went to carry the pork came back, and Jiang Jing asked, "What happened?"
Ji Yang shrugged: "From what you have seen, if you want to exchange sausage for pork, my suggestion is to refuse."
She was very wary of this group of people. Normal people would try their best to save food, and mountain people should be even more frugal. How could they have so much supplies that they were willing to spend two kilograms of sausages to exchange for one kilogram of pork just to satisfy their appetite?
She always felt weird.
While they were talking, the group rowed again and tried to get closer.
Ji Yang narrowed her eyes slightly. Sure enough, he had bad intentions. Otherwise, why would he try to get close again and again? She raised her gun, pointed it at one of the rowers, and fired a shot.
Without any warning, he suddenly opened fire.
Zhu Yun and the others were startled and looked at her in horror, taking a step back. The trust between them was not strong, so it was natural for them to be afraid.
The person on the opposite boat who was shot screamed and covered his arm: "Ah!"
"You actually shot!" the man said angrily, picking up his gun as well: "Do you really think we don't have guns?"
Ji Yang's expression remained unchanged as he aimed again: "Let's see whose shooting skills are more accurate!"
The distance is not just that, within a range of more than a hundred meters, not everyone can shoot accurately.
In this regard, let's not talk about how much she paid in order to practice her accuracy. In the current environment, ordinary survivors do not have the conditions and ability to spend so many bullets on training.
Moreover, she didn't kill anyone directly because she saw that these people had no obvious intention to attack.
As expected, as soon as she said this, the group of people hesitated and whispered a few words. The rower rowed silently backwards, and the person in charge of speaking quickly said, "We don't want to shoot, we just want to exchange some meat. If two pounds is not enough, how about three pounds?!"
"Hiss..." Zhao Ming was a little moved: "Are you willing to give it up?"
Jiang Jing frowned and glanced at Ji Yang, alert in her heart: "It may not be a good thing, maybe there is a trap."
In comparison, she trusts Ji Yang more.
But when that person said that he could exchange it for three kilograms, Ji Yang's face had completely turned cold. This was not normal!
Zhao Ming glanced at Ji Yang and said nothing, but this girl had no shortage of supplies, so naturally she would look down on those ugly things. But his family did, and fresh meat was indeed tempting.
Suddenly Zhu Yun spoke up: "I heard that some people out there are so hungry that they are eating human flesh..."
Zhao Ming:!
He suddenly woke up and broke out in a cold sweat: "No, no way?"
"I don't know." Zhu Yun said, but his expression was doubtful: "But he is too generous, which makes people doubt that the sausage came too easily."
"Ugh——" Zhu Hao dry-heaved softly.
Zhao Ming immediately shook his head: "I won't change it!"
Jiang Jing shouted, "Leave now, we won't change!"
The man on the boat was unwilling to give in and tried to plead: "My daughter-in-law just gave birth - ah!"
Before he finished speaking, Ji Yang fired again.
This time he aimed directly at his thigh.
The man fell down immediately. Seeing this, the others turned around and started rowing desperately as if they were terrified. They had shotguns, but the bullets were really limited and could not be wasted. Several of them had been used up recently, and every remaining bullet had to be used at the critical moment.
When it is clear that you cannot win, of course you have to run away.
They refused to run no matter what they were told just now, and only ran when Ji Yang got serious. Zhu Yun said with a gloomy face: "There is indeed a problem! The sausage is probably..."
The others were speechless and all felt like retching.
Ji Yang also agreed, and even felt that it was 90% done, but there was still a layer of uncertainty, so she didn't kill them, but at the same time she didn't plan to let them go. She asked these people to move the goods first, and she drove the speedboat alone with Xixi to catch up.
With the two shots just now fired without any scruples, these people moved away very quickly. The sound of the motor behind them made them even more panicked. They paddled desperately, hoping to get back to a safe place as soon as possible. At the same time, the three people holding shotguns kept threatening her: "Don't come over! If you come over again, I will shoot!"
Ji Yang didn't get close, but didn't go far away either. He followed them for a while, keeping a distance that was difficult for them to aim at. At the same time, he took out a small telescope and looked ahead of them under the cover of his straw hat.
It was not until she saw through the telescope that there seemed to be a house among the mountains and forests, and it was exactly in the direction of their destination, that she suddenly stopped and changed direction.
The few people who escaped couldn't figure out why she didn't chase them. They looked at the distance from their hideout and couldn't see them at all. They breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It should be fine. I just don't want to chase them. I'm afraid of the guns in our hands."
"Okay, you miscalculated this time. You were too impatient. You succeeded several times before, but now you are so anxious when you encounter problems. They must have guessed something." said another person.
The others all listened with grim expressions.
This time, we didn't exchange for fresh meat, nor did we get any fresh "meat". We also lost two people, which was a huge loss.
"I don't know what's going on over there at Tiezhu."
"It should be good. I heard that the people at the base haven't eaten meat for a long time..."
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On the way back, several people were still discussing this matter.
They were all among the first group to follow the base, and at the beginning they were all in cities with abundant supplies. It was relatively easy to accumulate points, so even though their lives are difficult now, they are much better off than many people who were lazy in the early stages.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to live in the third district.
Even an ordinary residence costs several hundred yuan in rent a month. Dormitory-type living quarters are cheaper, costing only two hundred yuan a month. The cheapest accommodation is a large dormitory bed, which costs three points a day.
The main reason is that there are too many people, otherwise the cost can be lowered further.
That is why they have never really starved to the point of going crazy, and have never experienced such a situation.
Ji Yang was a little surprised that Zhu Yun could think of this. She asked, "Did you hear any rumors?"
Zhu Yun looked strange and shook his head, "No, it was someone who did this where I lived before... He even used the meat to exchange for other food. The people who exchanged thought they were getting a great bargain, so this family was targeted and thought they were a big meat seller. Later, when they were really hungry, they went to rob this family, only to find out that the meat this family had exchanged for was human meat! The bones were not even processed, they were just frozen there, and it was obvious at a glance. At that time, he asked us if we wanted to exchange for meat, but we had already stockpiled a lot of it, so we didn't do it."
Later the truth was revealed. At that time their father was still alive. He took them to burn incense and kowtow to thank their ancestors for their blessings. They did not exchange their meat and escaped the disaster.
Everyone was shocked: "Fuck, it started so early?!"
"I'm afraid this guy was a pervert before the disaster!"
"That gave me goosebumps."
Ji Yang also felt a little disgusted. There would be many similar things in the future, but every time she heard it, she felt uncomfortable all over and stroked the dog.
After complaining for a while, the others also felt uncomfortable and decisively changed the topic, naturally talking about today's great harvest.
As they chatted, they came to the topic of how to distribute the meat. The initial discussion was naturally to divide it equally, which included the two people who were guarding the house.
They didn't expect that so much could be done, nor did they expect it to be done this way. Now it is obvious that Ji Yang is the one who has contributed the most, and the other party has a gun. If she splits it equally, she will be at a disadvantage. If she doesn't split it equally, it will violate the previous agreement.
Therefore, when it came to the topic of distribution, several people subconsciously looked at the team leader Jiang Jing, and Jiang Jing subconsciously looked at Ji Yang.
Ji Yang: ...
She said directly, "Let's split it in half, but I want all the piglets. Can you sell them to me if you get them? Or you can use the pork you get as a discount."
When she agreed at the beginning, she knew it would be split equally. Without any news from them, she didn't know there was a group of wild boars on the mountain. Besides, she was not interested in wild boar meat. Her target was the live piglets.
Several people were a little surprised. Of course, an equal division would be beneficial to them, but they were afraid that it would be unfair and would offend Ji Yang, the big boss with a gun.
Seeing Ji Yang's calm tone, Jiang Jing knew that she was not a person who cared too much, but she also didn't want Ji Yang to suffer too much, so she glanced at the few people and said, "The wild boar meat should be divided equally, but the piglets cannot be counted in, they were originally yours."
In her opinion, if it weren't for Ji Yang, they would not have dared to go to the pigsty at all. Zhao Ming and Zhu Yun did not go to the pigsty. It was Ji Yang who suggested taking the piglets back, and these piglets were not heavy to begin with, so it was excessive to include this one in the total number.
This time Zhao Ming was the first to nod: "Okay!"
This was already considered an advantage for them, and Piglet hadn't thought about it in the first place.
Father Li and brother and sister Zhu Yun followed closely behind.
Seeing this, Ji Yang didn't say much. This was a good thing as it saved her from trouble.
After the discussion, they chatted for a while and unknowingly arrived at the Jiafu community.
This trip was both smooth and unsmooth. After the trip, hunting and coming back, it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very hot, but the group was in high spirits and did not feel tired at all.
It was not until he entered the residential area that Ji Yang felt as if someone was watching him.
She looked around, not quite sure where to look at her.
Is he being targeted?
She looked at Jiang Jing and warned, "This place may not be safe either, be careful."
"Well, we will pay attention. Actually, there is a safe place somewhere now." Jiang Jing is very Buddhist in this regard: "We came here to avoid the sight of the base. It is easier to deal with it outside the base."
There are too many people in the base. Once exposed, there will be mines everywhere. But it is not the same outside the base. I came and went and didn't meet many people on the road all day.
Even if we are discovered, it will be on a small scale. We are not afraid of being attacked, but we are afraid of the continuous flow of enemies.
The speedboat stopped and a group of people got off to move things. Ji Yang was afraid that the piglet would die, so he went up first to release it. As soon as he returned to the house, he immediately found a place to grow grass and penned the piglet in. By the way, he also put Xixi, who kept sticking out her tongue, in to cool it down.
A group of chubby little guys were carried in sacks. In such hot weather, they were indeed dying and looked listless.
Ji Yang felt distressed seeing this, but she was busy at the moment and could only pour some water for them. She also had to help, as there was so much pork, and she had to have her share.
When Ji Yang went downstairs to move the things, the people who were originally upstairs also came down to help. Li Yi and the others were stunned when they saw so much wild boar meat. They were so surprised that they didn't know what to say for a while.
If all this pork is cooked, how long will it last?!
"God bless you!"
"You got so many! That's amazing!"
“Finally I can eat meat again!”
Everyone was very happy, including the children. Even Jiang Jing's ignorant one-year-old daughter was happy and didn't mind the stinky smell at all.
There is strength in numbers. Each person moved a little. By the time Ji Yang came down, he had only moved once and that was all. He carried his two tools upstairs.
All the meat is temporarily placed on the 15th floor.
After dividing it here, you can do whatever you want next. Ji Yang provided a portable electronic scale to calculate the total weight directly. It was more than 1,800 kilograms in total. If eight people were to divide it, each person could get 229 kilograms.
After confirmation, they began to formally cut the pork. There were seven pigs, and they took turns. Basically, everyone could pick the part they liked, and the rest was up to luck.
The weather was hot and they were worried that the meat would go bad, so they were all very cooperative and made decisions quickly. By the time everyone was divided up, it was almost four o'clock. Ji Yang carried the meat that belonged to him, said hello to a few people, and went into the house.
It was really hot and she wanted to rest.
As for what this group of people are going to do, it has nothing to do with her. The cooperation is over.
She freezes all her meat directly in the refrigerator.
*
As Ji Yang entered the house, the distribution of the meat outside was completed. Jiang Jing and the others were afraid that the meat would go bad, so they hurried to take the meat to the rooftop to process it.
Everyone is busy.
Li Yi and his team were not idle in the morning. They looked for things to burn upstairs and downstairs. The other party was on the rooftop, so they could just use it now. Several fires were lit, and the meat was hung high on the top. The batch of meat smoked yesterday already looked like smoked meat, and a new batch was just starting.
As they were busy, they didn't notice that there was a group of people on a rooftop a few kilometers away, looking at this place with binoculars.
"I said let's wait for them to come back later. There are so many people, so much meat, it's time to get rich..." The sight made people murmur with desire and were reluctant to move away.
The person next to him was holding a cigarette, but he was reluctant to smoke it. He smacked his lips and worriedly said, "I may have made a fortune, but the evil spirit has also returned. Can we snatch it away?"
Another person laughed and said, "Don't worry. With so many of us, they will definitely be willing to take the lead. Don't you believe she can kill them all? I've been coveting them for a long time. She's been coming and going on the 15th floor, and there are people who specially deliver supplies to her. I don't know how much she has stored now. Now there is still so much meat. I didn't do it before, but now it's a dead end anyway. There are also secret weapons, so I have to do something big!"
He put down the telescope, and there was a ulcer on his cheek, which was covered by his hand.
In addition, there were many ulcers on his body. He could feel that these ulcerated areas were getting hot, as if they were rotting from the epidermis to the inside of the body, making his body weaker and weaker.
There is no way to enter the hospital in the base, and no medicine can be bought. Only the most basic medicinal soup is distributed for free every day, which has no effect at all. Even though the authorities keep reassuring that the condition will be cured, aren't these grassroots people stupid?
The crematoriums were kept working day and night because of the dead bodies carried out from the hospital for cremation every day. One can imagine what their fate would be.
They were going to die anyway, so why were those people living comfortably? He didn't dare to cause trouble at the base. There were so many people and soldiers there, and everyone had guns. Where could they run after they got the stolen goods?
That bunch of idiots insisted on causing trouble at the base, and later on, they were caught in one fell swoop.
He was different. As someone who lived near Jiafu Community, he had long known that there was a wealthy family here and had always wanted to take action, but he didn't dare because the woman had a gun!
But now that we have a secret weapon and have found this group of people, we can do something big!
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