Wang Liyuan looked at the duck eggs in his hand with some difficulty. If he ate them, he might overeat and get sick; if he didn't, it would be a waste. It had been many years since he had been able to eat until he was stuffed.
In the end, he didn't want to force himself, so he put down the duck eggs in his hand, since he could continue tomorrow.
Despite the constant accompaniment of hundreds of ducks, the people of Xin San Village slept exceptionally well this time, and everyone was full of energy the next day.
Si Cheng left most of the men at the camp to prepare rations for their return in the next few days, while he led Captain Liu and Hou Yunhai and a few others on a detour to the plain they had visited earlier.
Si Cheng pointed to the hidden cave entrance ahead, "That's the wild boar herd's den. I'll lure the larger herd away in a bit, and you guys can find a chance to bring the smaller wild boars back to camp."
"Village Chief Si, let me go with you. It's too dangerous for me to go alone." Captain Liu felt bad about letting someone else take the risk for his village.
Si Cheng glanced at him and refused. "No need, I can manage on my own. I've been here before, I'm familiar with the terrain, and I'll be able to avoid them in no time."
Captain Liu wanted to say something more, but Wu Yong stopped him. He was joking, and if Captain Liu followed, wouldn't that be holding Brother Cheng back? Last time, it was because he had recklessly led Yun Qi there that Yun Qi got scratched by a tiger a few times.
Si Cheng saw that they had all hidden themselves before walking to the other end and taking out the alarm clock that he had put in the bag earlier.
When the shrill alarm clock rang, the wild boars that had been hiding in their burrows heard the familiar sound and surged out of their burrows, charging headlong into the direction of the clock.
Sicheng was prepared and led them to a more uneven area, slowly guiding them away from the cave entrance.
The little wild boars that followed the big wild boars out of the burrow had been left far behind by their vengeful elders. While the big wild boars were far away, Hou Yunhai and his companions quickly came out, caught the lone little wild boars, tied them up, and put them into their baskets.
Captain Liu looked at the wild boars that had already disappeared from sight, and smacked his lips with some regret. So much meat, and he just watched them run away.
The baskets were quickly filled, and the group hurried back to the camp in the direction they had come from.
Seeing that it was almost time, Si Cheng ran towards the stone wall not far away and, with a running start, quickly flipped over the more than three-meter-high stone wall.
After losing its target, the wild boar below kept digging at the ground, venting its anger.
Sicheng's target this time wasn't them, but rather he wanted to use them to breed more animals here, and if the opportunity arose, he could bring the villagers here for another hunt.
Si Cheng returned empty-handed, arriving at the camp almost immediately after Captain Liu and his group.
"Village Chief Si, you're quite fast! You even arrived before us." Captain Liu saw Si Cheng standing there waiting for them as soon as he arrived at the camp.
“I took them around in a circle, and it just so happened that it was closer to you from that side.”
Captain Liu gave him a thumbs up. Now he was truly in awe of Village Chief Si. Just look at how he had calmly and skillfully led the wild boars around in front of the herd. No one could match his composure.
"This trip was truly worthwhile; this back mountain is a real treasure trove." After everyone put all the baskets on the ground, the number of wild boars inside astonished everyone.
"How many wild boar pups are there in here?"
"We were so busy catching them that no one counted them. If you're curious, you can count them yourselves."
Captain Liu and his men were afraid of being chased by wild boars, so they didn't dare to linger along the way. When they finally arrived at their destination, they had no intention of counting how many wild boars there were.
"There are fifteen of them here. Have you bought up all the wild boars in that wild boar's den?" The nosy villagers quickly reported the number.
"That should be about it. Anyway, we caught all the wild boars we found." Wang Liyuan was a little unsure, since they hadn't checked the wild boar burrows.
"Then we should dig up more green plants to take back, otherwise feeding so many wild boars will be a very wasteful task."
Xin San Village has the confidence to say this because the two villages had agreed before that the wild boars caught this time would be divided equally between them. Of course, any extra boars would belong to Pinghe Village.
"Dig! Even if we have to carry it, we have to carry as much as possible back." Liu Liyuan wasn't afraid of putting in the effort at all, and even regretted bringing fewer people into the mountains this time.
He didn't expect this trip into the mountains to go so smoothly, and that he didn't even encounter any danger along the way.
Many people in Xin San Village were blinded by their recent gains, and later, disregarding the objections of Captain Liu and others, they formed teams and ventured into the deep mountains on their own, resulting in a major tragedy.
Of course, these are all things to be discussed later.
They were rushing towards the village when Chief Kuang and his team from the city dug up the third warehouse. Before even opening the warehouse, they began sending people to various villages to notify them.
"This time it's quite fair. We've set a time for everyone to go and exchange the items together." Yun Zhizhong is leading the team back to the village this time and he won't be leaving again. The town has already resettled another group of refugees, and they've been given all the wasteland they had previously cleared to cultivate.
"This is three days from now, which is a bit tight. I don't know if Acheng and the others can make it. If they haven't returned by the day after tomorrow, then we'll have to ask you to lead the team." Second Grandfather was still a little worried about the safety along the way. After all, those who came up the back mountain this time were all the villagers with good physical strength. In order to bring back more green plants, basically every household sent someone.
“No problem, we’ve gotten to know each other well along the way. And since everyone will be back in the village soon, this is a good opportunity for these veterans to get to know the villagers.” Yun Zhizhong has been away from home for so many years that, to be honest, he doesn’t even know many of the young people in the village, let alone the villagers who joined later.
"Then what are you still sitting here for? Hurry up and tell everyone to get ready. If you really don't know who to look for, then let Xiao Tao take you there." When the second grandfather saw that they were sitting there in a daze after they finished speaking, he knew that they hadn't adjusted to the fact that they had returned to their family for a while.
“From now on, be a good villager of Pinghe Village. Starting tomorrow, you will work in the fields with your wives. They have supported this family for long enough. It’s time for you to take over.”
"Understood, from now on we'll be old farmers, and the work in the fields will be outsourced to us." Yun Zhixin quickly said, seeing his wife's red eyes beside him, as this was something they owed their family.
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