Chapter 215 The Beast Comes Down the Mountain

In the afternoon, Liu Mingyuan came home to help sweep the snow.

There was a thick layer of snow on the roof again. Liu Yinyin could handle other things at home, but sweeping the snow was still a bit difficult.

This is a physically demanding job, and she can't do it alone.

When Gu Cheng is at home, he does this job.

Liu Mingyuan climbed onto the roof to sweep the snow, while Liu Yinyin watched from below.

As usual, she checked the area to see if anything seemed amiss.

There was nothing unusual before, but today...

When she walked out of the yard, Liu Yinyin suddenly found a series of footprints on the snow.

What’s frightening is that these footprints don’t look like those of humans, but rather those of some large wild animals.

That's scary.

Liu Yinyin immediately told Liu Mingyuan about the situation.

Liu Mingyuan was also surprised after seeing it: "Oh my God! Could it be that there are wild beasts coming down the mountain from our village?"

Liu Yinyin didn’t know about other things, but as for the footprints on the snow...she was sure that there were no footprints there yesterday, which meant that they must have been left behind last night.

Thinking of this, Liu Yinyin suddenly felt a little scared. Fortunately it happened at night, otherwise... the consequences would be unimaginable.

The two carefully followed the trail for a while and found that the trail extended all the way into the mountain.

At this point, it can be confirmed with a high probability that wild beasts have indeed come down the mountain from the village.

There was a locust plague before, and most of the plants on the mountain were eaten up by locusts.

Then it snowed for more than two months. The beasts on the mountain probably had nothing to eat, so they ran down the mountain to look for food.

Otherwise, it's so cold, the animals in the mountains should be hibernating.

Liu Yinyin felt a little uneasy. It was no small matter for wild animals to come down the mountain to look for food. If it was a wolf or a bear or something like that, ordinary people would not be able to deal with it.

Liu Mingyuan said hurriedly: "Little sister, I'm going to the village chief's house. You stay at home and don't go out."

Such a big thing must be notified to Liu Changquan so that we can discuss countermeasures, and tell other people in the village at the same time so that everyone can be vigilant.

Liu Yinyin nodded: "I know."

She wasn't that courageous, so she didn't dare wander around outside at this time.

The home is still quite safe because Liu Yinyin lives alone and the walls of her house are very high.

The doors and windows are also very solid, and wild animals cannot get in as long as the door is not opened.

Liu Yinyin said, "Third brother, you should be careful too. Don't come here alone next time."

Although we guess that wild animals are active at night, we still need to be on guard.

Not long after Liu Mingyuan left, Jiang Cuihua came home to find her.

Liu Yinyin is currently reinforcing the windows at home...

In fact, it wasn’t just Jiang Cuihua, many people from the village came. Of course, they didn’t come to Liu Yinyin’s house.

Hearing that there might be a ferocious beast coming down the mountain, Liu Changquan brought a group of villagers to the end of the village to check the situation.

Jiang Cuihua came over with them.

As soon as he entered the house, he said, "Just now on the road, I heard someone say that strange footprints seemed to be found in other places in the village. I think something really came down the mountain."

"I think it's not safe for you to live here alone. You should move in with Yanyan."

The Liu family is large, so at least there is someone to take care of them.

Liu Yinyin didn't agree: "Forget it, Mom, you don't have a place to live."

In order to build an earthen stove and grow vegetables, the old couple moved to the main room to sleep.

If Liu Yinyin and her son moved there, they would really have nowhere to sleep.

Jiang Cuihua had already thought it through on the way: "I'll let your dad sleep in the kitchen."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

In fact, there is no need to do this. She is fine at home alone. At worst, she can just stay at home.

Liu Yinyin raised her eyebrows and said, "Mom, I won't live with you. Don't worry, I will be more careful at home."

Jiang Cuihua was in a state of confusion: "Well, what a mess you are talking about... I don't know if it's because the feng shui of our village is bad, why are there so many bad things."

In the past few years, it has been this or that, bad things have never stopped, and no one knows when they will end.

Liu Yinyin was also helpless: "Mom, you should go back earlier."

It's getting late.

Jiang Cuihua sighed: "Okay, then you should be careful and don't open the door."

"I know." With a child in tow, Liu Yinyin would naturally be more careful.

I saw Jiang Cuihua off and watched her enter the village.

Liu Yinyin turned around and closed the door, and never went out again.

For fear of wild beasts, Liu Yinyin's family had dinner before it got dark, washed up, and went to bed.

I didn't dare turn on the lights at night.

The other families in the village were the same. Knowing that there might be a ferocious beast coming down the mountain, the villagers were all worried.

Some people were so scared that they hid in their homes and refused to go out.

The next day, Liu Yinyin saw that there was nothing unusual outside, so she went out and fetched two buckets of water.

After breakfast, Liu Yinyin heard some noise outside. It was Brother Liu the eldest and Brother Liu the third, both of them had big axes on their waists.

Just now, the two brothers followed several other villagers and checked the nearby area.

Liu Mingyuan's face was not looking good: "Little sister, there really are a lot of people from the village who have come down the mountain, and there are more than one. Others said that it might be wild boars."

This morning, they found new footprints at the foot of the mountain. Experienced villagers said that they were probably left by wild boars.

Moreover, some people in the village said that the vegetables they had hung outside suddenly disappeared, and this happened to more than one family.

I thought there was another thief in the village, but now it seems that it was the work of a wild boar.

Although wild boars are not as scary as wolves or blind bears, they are also very ferocious and will attack anyone they see.

My younger sister lives at the end of the village, and is in the greatest danger.

When Liu Yinyin heard that it was a wild boar, she was relieved. She said, "Wild boars can't crawl or fly. What can happen to them at home?"

Liu Mingyuan also came to remind Liu Yinyin: "Then you must close the door tightly."

The front door of Liu Yinyin's house is new and made of red pine wood. It is very strong and can completely withstand the attack of wild boars.

Liu Yinyin nodded and asked, "Third brother, are there any wild boars outside our yard again?"

Today, she hasn't had time to go outside to check.

"Of course." When Liu Mingyuan mentioned this, he said confidently, "Your home is at the foot of the mountain. When the wild boar comes down the mountain, it will definitely visit your home first."

According to the villagers' observations, after the wild boars came down the mountain in groups, they did indeed circle around Liu Yinyin's yard for a few times.

Afterwards, we walked along the foot of the mountain to other places in the village to look for food.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and suggested, "Big Brother, Third Brother, how about... you help me dig a few traps outside the yard?"