Chapter 13: Across the Bright Road
"We're not afraid of another one. Aunt Li and her family, whether old or young, can still hunt wild boars. What are we afraid of? We can kill the wild boar with just one hoe each! Look at this pig. You can't even tell it's in good shape. It must have taken a lot of effort."
"If we don't use our strength, both the old and the young will die. We have to use all our strength. Fortunately, my third child is very strong. Didn't you hear the wild boar's screams?" Qin Fangci asked back.
"I heard it, but I thought it was a fight between wild boars on the other side of the mountain. Who would have thought it was you guys fighting wild boars." Wei Hu glared at Li Laoer while speaking. Daya must have come to call for help. If Li Laoer hadn't stopped him, he would have gone over to see what was happening.
"I told you guys that the wild boar's calls were too close, so you guys went together to take a look, but you didn't go." Liu Shitou looked regretful. If he had known earlier that he would have gone alone, then the Li family would have definitely given him a pig's leg.
"Aunt Li, your family can't finish such a big pig. We are all from the same village..."
Qin Fangci interrupted Wei Hu and said with a smile, "Of course our family can't finish such a big pig. Da Hu is right. We are all from the same village. It's almost spring planting time, and we all need some meat to nourish ourselves. If you want to buy meat to nourish your family, you can take a look at our wild boar first. We will give you a discount."
Li Laoer's heart ached to the point of bleeding. We're from the same village, huh! He couldn't understand his mother's brain. You think you'll be remembered for giving people benefits? Just wait and see, they'll want to drink your blood after eating! How many villagers would respect their family? He didn't even like to sell his goods in his own village!
"Aunt Li, what you said is really outrageous. We are all from the same village, so how can you say it's selling? You just picked up this wild boar for free."
The smile on Qin Fangci's face fell. "Shitou, you say that so easily. We are all from the same village, so it's not easy to sell it. Then when your family sells grain every year, why don't you share it with the villagers first?"
"What's the difference?" Liu Shitou retorted.
"How are they different? You just say the same thing and it's the same, you say it's different and it's different, right? Didn't you see how the old and the youngest of us almost lost our lives? If you have the guts, go hunt a wild boar and bring it back. You can eat it or sell it, and I won't give you a damn!"
"I'm thinking of giving everyone a little benefit from being from the same village. Since you don't think it's that way, I don't have to sell it in the village. I can ask my second son to take it to the city and make a little more money. Wouldn't that be nice? Get out of my way!"
This matter cannot be concealed. Instead of doing it secretly, it is better to solve it by arguing with others. Qin Fangci understands the principle that kind people are often bullied. The more you shrink back and hide, the more people will think that you owe him something and that you deserve it.
Li Laoer felt relieved after a moment of suffocation. He straightened his chest and head and walked forward to chase them away. "Go, go, go. There's no work in the fields. Get out of the way. We're in a hurry to get home and pack up and take it to the city."
"Hey, Li Er, we didn't say we didn't want to buy it. That was Shitou who said it, not us. Can't we even look at the meat before we buy it?"
Liu Shitou was choked by the blockage, rolled his eyes, and walked away with his hoe. "What's so delicious? Domestic pork can't even be sold for thirteen or fourteen cents a pound, and you want to sell wild boar for so much? Who knows how much cheaper you are? All the money goes into the pockets of the Li family, and we are fools thanking them."
Boss Li was furious, "Liu Shitou, do you deserve a beating?"
"Okay, let's go home and deal with the wild boar first. There's no time to quarrel."
Qin Fangci interrupted Boss Li, and several people walked forward. Some followed them and chatted with them, while others quietly carried hoes to Shuang'an Mountain to take a look and try their luck. It would be good if they didn't run into a wild boar but ran into two wild rabbits.
Someone else ran into the village first to act as a loudspeaker. Before Qin Fangci and her companions entered the village, a group of people came to join in the fun.
The old village chief walked at the front surrounded by the crowd. His face was not as happy as that of other villagers. His gray brows were furrowed, and there was worry between his brows.
Hu Hui, the eldest son of the old village chief, supported his father and was horrified when he saw the miserable wild boar on the cart.
If a wild boar rushed into the village, Hu Hui looked up in the direction of Shuang'an Mountain. There had always been many ferocious beasts living there, but they had been living in peace with these beasts for so many years. The high cliffs blocked their way into the mountains to search for treasure, and also blocked the wild boars from coming over.
Who could have thought that this peace would be broken?
Hu Hui sighed in his heart. He was about to take over as the next village chief, and he really didn't want something like this to happen at this juncture.
"Old village chief brother." Qin Fangci took two quick steps forward, "I'm sorry to have alarmed you as well."
"Are you all okay?" the old village chief asked with narrowed eyes.
Qin Fangci smiled and said, "Of course I will get hurt. Thank goodness, it's just some superficial injuries, nothing serious."
The old village chief glanced at the Li family members and said, "I'm glad they didn't kill me. Why are the wild boars coming here? Where did they come from? The last time our village encountered a herd of wild boars was during the severe drought a hundred years ago. I heard it from my grandfather. I wonder how many wild boars will come this time?"
"Don't worry, old village chief. It should be coming this way. My third son has checked and there are no footprints of wild boars."
After hearing what Qin Fangci said, the old village chief felt relieved. It would be okay if only one wild boar happened to come by accidentally. What he was most afraid of was a group of wild boars. The people in their village could not deal with a group of wild boars.
The old village chief glanced calmly at the agitated villagers and instructed his eldest son beside him, "It's good that there are no wild boar footprints. Ah Hui, call the young men in the village to check over there. Wild boars coming down the mountain is no small matter. Check carefully. If there is a road, block it to prevent the wild boars from coming over again."
"Be careful next time you go there. We've survived all these years without wild boars. Don't get caught up in some wicked schemes over a wild boar and end up losing your life. Farming honestly is the right thing to do."
The old village chief's last few words were addressed to the villagers. The villagers met the old village chief's cloudy gaze and lowered their heads guiltily. Their hearts were indeed burning.
The old village chief also knew that this kind of enthusiasm could not be stopped. He turned around to check and found that there was indeed no wild boar coming. The villagers' enthusiasm would fade after a few times of failure. There was no point in saying more.
"Brother Village Chief is right. Ah Hui, when are you going? Ask my second and third sons to go with you."
Hu Hui thought for a moment and said, "This matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. I'll go get some help right away. Once you've brought the wild boar home, we'll gather here."
"Okay, pull the things back and I'll call them."
The matter was finally resolved, and Qin Fangci took the wild boar home amid the villagers' heated discussions.
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