Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi quickly climbed down the tree, swiftly pulled on the vines, and then twisted and turned them together.
First, they tied up the two wild boars on top, then they skillfully chopped down a few small trees with a machete and made something like a cart. After that, they lifted the two wild boars on top and tied them up tightly.
Then I made another one in the same way.
The two of them worked together to pull both ends out of the trap.
The smaller one was just a half-grown pig, probably weighing only about 100 pounds. When it fell into the trap, it lost two front legs and couldn't stand up at all.
Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi tied up its two restless hind legs, and all it could do was grunt.
The larger pig had been barely breathing for a long time, but perhaps out of love for the piglet, it suddenly stood up when it saw Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi tying the piglet up. Unfortunately, it was too badly injured and could only do so with its heart but not its strength.
The wild boar's action startled Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi, who thought they had misjudged the situation.
This trip was truly a fruitful one.
The two of them each dragged one end of the vehicle. Luckily, they were going downhill, otherwise they would have been in real trouble.
Xu Zexi wanted to pick some wild persimmons when he saw them. Xu Xinning loved to eat them, but she was afraid that the smell of wild boar blood would attract other large animals, so she had to give up and thought she would come back another time.
When the two reached the outskirts of the mountain, they encountered many villagers who were clearing land. Seeing that the two had hunted so many wild boars, everyone gathered around.
"Wow! What a big wild boar! And a baby wild boar too. You didn't just wipe out the whole family of four, did you?"
"Haha, now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense."
"It's fortunate that we ran into Jiang Zhiqing and Xiao Xi. If it were any other person, it's hard to say who would have been the one to take the fall."
"That's right, four wild boars! They would be terrified to death if they saw them."
"This wild boar must have been hunted deep in the mountains, right? It's not a good thing if there are wild boars on the outskirts."
"Of course! Do you remember during the three years of natural disasters, wild boars came to the village looking for food? Everyone was so scared that they took out all the basins in their houses and banged them together, but they still couldn't drive them away. It was really terrifying. Luckily, the hunters from the mountains arrived in time, otherwise, I don't even want to think about the consequences."
"That's right! But we never saw the hunters on the mountain again, and we don't know where these benefactors lived."
The conversation started with wild boars, then moved on to their benefactor, then to the three years of natural disasters, then to the leaders of the commune and county, and finally to the country and the Party.
Anyway, it's so lively that I don't feel like working anymore.
In those days, wild boars were considered public property. If Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi hunted a wild boar, it meant that the village would have to distribute pork.
Although Xujia Village was not poor, in this era of severe resource scarcity, it had not yet reached the point of pork freedom. Just thinking about having meat to eat made everyone's mouth water, so how could they concentrate on work?
Soon Yang Chunqin and Xu Qiang arrived as well. Seeing the four large wild boars, they were overjoyed.
Regardless, Yang Chunqin was still Xu Zexi's mother. Although she was happy, she was also worried. She first went to Xu Zexi's side and checked him over from head to toe. Seeing that he was not injured, she hurriedly turned around to check Jiang Juecheng. Only when she found that neither of them was injured did she feel relieved.
Xu Zexi was fine; he was used to his mother doing this anyway. But Jiang Juecheng had never been touched like this by a woman before, and his face immediately turned bright red. However, it felt really good to be cared for like this.
The deeper Jiang Juecheng got into contact with the Xu family, the more he understood what family affection truly meant. This feeling fascinated him and made him fall in love with it.
Jiang Juecheng in the past didn't understand what he wanted. He was like a robot without any emotions. Apart from the sense of responsibility and mission that had been implanted in his heart, he was very lacking in emotions.
Although his grandfather loved him, he never felt it. Even at home, their conversations sounded like those between a superior and subordinate. His parents were even more distant; he felt like a stranger to them.
The Xu family gave him a feeling of warmth. When they were at home, they only cared about whether he had eaten well, whether he was cold, or whether he had been wronged. Even though he was an outsider, they were very protective of him.
Jiang Juecheng gradually realized that this was what home felt like, and this was how family should behave.
Therefore, in Jiang Juecheng's heart, the Xu family had long been his family.
When Yang Chunqin saw Jiang Juecheng blush, she smiled and patted his shoulder, teasingly adding, "You're so shy! How will you ever find a girlfriend if you're so easily embarrassed?"
Xu Zexi laughed heartily, relieved that his mother would finally stop bringing this up alone with him.
Yang Chunqin waved her hand, and the villagers all stepped forward to carry the four wild boars back to the village.
Wild boar meat was divided in the threshing ground, where there were large cauldrons in the warehouse and a large area, making it very convenient to slaughter and divide the meat.
Not long after, Yang Chunqin's announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Hello, hello, the threshing ground, the threshing ground, wild boar meat will be distributed at the threshing ground. There is wild boar meat to be distributed at the threshing ground. Each household should send a representative to the threshing ground to collect the wild boar meat. Also, as is customary, we will have a feast of slaughtered pig for lunch."
The entire brigade erupted in excitement upon hearing the broadcast.
Although most people don't know that wild boars have four heads, they are happy as long as they have meat to eat.
The smell of stewed pork is the most mouthwatering. I don't know why, but stewed pork cooked in this big pot is especially delicious. Actually, there is no special cooking skill or seasoning, but it is very delicious when cooked like this.
The side dishes for the pork stew are all contributed voluntarily by everyone; whatever is available is contributed, and there is no strict requirement on the quantity.
When Wang Ying was alive, her pickled cabbage was a very delicious condiment. Now that Wang Ying is gone, Grandma Xu has also learned to make pickled cabbage. Although it doesn't taste as authentic as Wang Ying's, it's still very tasty.
After hearing Yang Chunqin's broadcast, Old Mrs. Xu fished out several heads of pickled cabbage from the jar. She knew that four wild boars had been hunted, so she also knew that the amount of pork stew would be substantial today.
Also, since the wild boar was hunted by Xu Zexi and Jiang Juecheng, the Xu family would naturally get more meat than others. As for how much more, that would depend on the decision of the brigade leaders.
With four wild boars, Old Mrs. Xu knew that the meat she would receive this time would be plentiful. She had already planned to make some of the meat into jerky and some into cured meat, so that Jiang Juecheng could take it to the capital when he left. The Jiang family and the Mu family would each get a share, so that they could also taste the flavor of wild boar meat, a flavor that city people could never enjoy!
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