Hua Shi didn't understand what her smile meant.
Then, He Juanhua groaned and said, "What can I do? I just came to see you and see if you need any help. I'll lend a hand and talk to you to keep in touch."
Hua Shi was stunned when she saw that she was being sincere, and then she said quickly, "Sister-in-law, you are really too polite. What kind of help can I get? Even if there is any work, it is just a small job that I can handle by myself. What's more, my sister-in-law can also help."
He Juanhua smiled and nodded, looking at her, and suddenly changed the subject and said, "Did you hear what the commotion is outside?"
Her posture and tone seemed to be about to tell her some gossip about the village, and the expression on her face also became a little excited...
"What?" Hua Shi followed up her words and asked.
He Juanhua immediately became excited and began to talk non-stop, "On my way here, I saw a dead wild boar lying in the stream not far from your house. The boar's flesh had been gnawed into pieces and thrown into the stream. The water above it had been dyed bloody. It was a very creepy sight."
A meal when spending time.
He Juanhua continued, "When I arrived, quite a few people were gathered there watching. They said they only smelled blood, but not the other stinky, rotting smells. They said the wild boar might have died by the stream last night. They hadn't seen it during the day, and they said it happened last night."
The more I listen to the flowers, the more frightened I am.
Last night... the dead boar...
Why does it sound more and more familiar the more I listen to it... The formula all fits, could it be that Golden Crow who did it...
Hua Shi paused and asked tentatively, "How big is that dead wild boar?"
He Juanhua thought she had never seen a wild boar in the mountains and was asking out of curiosity, so she kept saying, "It's not very big, about the same size as the black dog my second brother raises. Don't underestimate its size, but wild boars in the mountains are very wild. They charge and attack people when they see them. Two years ago, a hunter had his leg broken by a wild boar, and it still hasn't healed."
Hua Shi felt a little relieved.
If it's not that big, it means it was just an ordinary wild boar, not as big as the two that the Golden Crow brought back to the yard last night...
Hua Xiao, who was standing by, heard everything. She looked at her sister, then at He Juanhua, and asked, "Did you see anything? What killed the wild boar? And how could it die by the stream?"
He Juanhua turned to look at Hua Xiao and sighed, "How should I know? I stopped by to take a look, and the wild boar's flesh was all bitten to pieces, especially the belly. The wounds looked like they had been pecked by a bird, just like the ones in the vegetable garden when a bird pecked at the cabbages."
When Hua Xiao heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He Juanhua was talking to herself, not noticing the change in her expression. "But I heard from people outside that it might have been a tiger or a wolf in the mountains, hunting for food. They chased the wild boar to the foot of the mountain and happened to kill it by the stream, so it stayed there."
"If you're curious, why don't you follow along and take a look? It shouldn't have been cleared away yet, so why not take a look?"
He Juanhua listened to the two people's questions and thought they were both curious, so she made a suggestion.
Hua Shi thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'm curious and want to take a look."
Just like that, He Juanhua excitedly pulled Hua Shi and Hua Xiao out of the yard and headed towards the stream she mentioned. Along the way, many villagers heard the news and rushed in the same direction.
"Well, that's it. It's just that there are too many people around now, and it's hard to see clearly."
He Juanhua stood on tiptoe and pointed in the direction where the crowd was the most dense.
There were indeed a lot of people, and it was packed everywhere, especially at the crime scene. There was a group of people surrounding it, and people outside couldn't see anything even if they stretched their necks.
Seeing that he couldn't see anything, Hua Shi stopped and listened to the people around him talking...
"Hey, did you see that dead wild boar? The meat hasn't even been chewed up yet. It looks really scary."
"What's so scary about this? It's not like I haven't seen blood before. I see the meat is all gnawed to pieces. What a pity. They said it died last night. If the meat wasn't all gnawed to pieces, I could have picked it up and cooked it. But it's all gnawed to pieces and I didn't even eat a few bites. What a waste."
"What you said..."
"Am I wrong? I don't know which wild animal from the mountains has escaped. It's so dangerous for people living nearby. If we don't pay attention one night, a wild tiger or wild boar will run down, break open the door, and bite people to death in their sleep. It's terrible..."
The voices of discussion were quite loud, and He Juanhua, who was standing next to Hua Shi, could hear them clearly.
He Juanhua looked around and saw that this place was not far from the Hua family courtyard, only a few steps away, and it was also close to the foot of the mountain.
If wild animals or boars really ran down the mountain, it might really happen just like what Fang Cairen said...
It's scary to hear that people can be bitten to death by wild beasts while they are sleeping without knowing it.
"Hey, sister, I think what that man said makes sense. It's not safe for you to live here..." He Juanhua thought and spoke.
Hua Shi was being held by her arm and was a little unaccustomed to her familiar and intimate behavior. He coughed and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. We have dogs and cats at home. If there is any movement at night, the dogs will be alert and will bark immediately, which can wake us up. Besides, we have lived here for decades and nothing has happened. There is no need to worry too much."
He Juanhua frowned and said, "That being said, we still have to be on guard, otherwise who knows what might happen."
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