Ke Meiyu, displaying her talent as a young actress, shook her head blankly, "I don't know either. My sisters-in-law teased me this morning, telling me to keep talking about wild boar meat falling from the sky."
"Just now, my brothers and I were going to catch shrimp in the reservoir up there. When we got here, I threw a stone and hit a wild boar. They screamed at the top of their lungs!"
"We went around the big rock and saw them stuck in the cracks of the rock, just like onions."
Qin Yuanjiu nodded and made up a story in a serious tone: "I don't know if it was a herd of wild boars coming down the mountain to drink water or being chased by a pack of wolves. They ran here in a panic and got stuck. The more they struggled, the more they fell down."
The Ke brothers nodded vigorously, confirming his guess: "Following the trail of the wild boar herd, we saw wolf paw prints on the mountain, as well as fallen wolf hair."
The old woman looked at the twenty or so wild boars that were already struggling and exhausted, turned around, put her hands on her hips, and laughed: "See? My baby gets whatever he wants. We wouldn't even bother with one or two wild boars, but a whole bunch of them come. Look, we don't even have to lift a finger, they've already planted them in the cracks in the rocks, waiting for us!"
Since the wild boar meat belonged to everyone, they nodded in agreement with whatever she said, their eyes fixed on the wild boar, their mouths drooling.
The children, as if it were New Year's Day, clapped their hands and shouted, "We're having pork today!"
The Ke family nephews proudly showed off to their friends, "Isn't my aunt amazing? She stumbled upon something that happens only once in a thousand years."
"When you eat pork, you must remember my aunt. When you grow up, you must be filial to her, you know?"
They used all of Grandma's brainwashing phrases and then turned around to brainwash their friends.
"Eating pork is the most important thing," the children nodded in agreement, looking at Ke Meiyu with admiration and emotion.
"What are you standing there for? Get your pork ready!" Old Master Ke shouted cheerfully.
Everyone started looking for ropes to tie to the pig's legs, and then used all their strength to pull the wild boar out of the crack in the rocks!
There were a total of 26 wild boars, including 9 half-grown boars weighing 100-200 jin and 17 adult boars weighing 300-400 jin! That's more than 7,000 jin of raw meat. Even if half of it was handed over to the commune, Luofeng Village would still have more than 3,000 jin.
There are more than 800 people in the village, including men, women, and children. So each person can get more than three pounds of meat and bones.
Even if you grind the bones into powder and make soup, it will still taste delicious!
Everyone worked extremely efficiently. The men carried the meat, while the women began boiling water and preparing the tools. The older children split into two groups: one went to the commune to report the news, and the other went to call the butchers. They not only called one butcher, but also notified everyone they could think of.
The old folks watched the spectacle from the sidelines, muttering, "This wild boar is a treasure trove! Its bristles can be made into brushes and calligraphy supplies, and even burned to ashes to treat wounds. You could even get a good amount of money and coupons at the supply and marketing cooperative..."
"We need to get a basin to collect the pig's blood later..."
"Wild boar tusks are also a good thing..."
Ke Meiyu smiled and glanced out of the corner of her eye at Ke Lao Er, who was watching the commotion in the crowd.
She moved closer to the old woman and said, "Grandma, whether it's my good fortune or not, the wild boar meat was discovered by our family. Don't we have a say in how it's distributed?"
"Yes, we can," the old lady nodded. "At the very least, we can secure half of the pork from Luofeng Village!"
Ke Meiyu blinked; her fighting power was indeed formidable.
"Grandma, the Weasel spirit often brings us things. Let the villagers have a piece of this wild boar meat. Besides, our family has a lot of people, so we can get quite a share."
"What I'm saying is, I don't want to feed meat to Ko Eun-sook's family!"
"I discovered this, why should they benefit from it? What have I gained from them?"
"If you want to eat it, sure, just pay the village and buy it at the market price!"
"Ke Yunyue, Huang Fangbin, Li Shuisheng, and Tang Aiyu should not be included either."
She's petty and likes to settle personal scores.
The old lady wholeheartedly agreed, "Yes, my Bao'er is generous. If you hadn't gone to the village to report, all twenty-six wild boars would have been ours. There wouldn't have been any for anyone else."
Ke Meiyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she ran to Qin Yuanjiu's side.
"Get to the point," Qin Yuanjiu said, rubbing his forehead helplessly, embarrassed by his wife's adorable, obsequious manner when trying to please him.
"Ninth Brother," Ke Meiyu said in a soft, pleading tone, "what if we sell the wild boar meat to a meat processing plant, then package it and send it to our workplace in the provincial capital as New Year's bonuses? Wouldn't that create two from one, and four from two?"
The village chief happened to be nearby and shuddered upon hearing this. “Yes, nephew-in-law, although we don’t get to eat meat often throughout the year, if we can get more things in return for the meat, I can ask you to do it for us without even asking them.”
Qin Yuanjiu lowered his eyes slightly, "Alright, 26 pork, 13 to be handed over to the commune, 3 to be given to the villagers, and the remaining 10 to be exchanged for supplies."
Ke Meiyu added with a smile, "Ninth Brother, remember to tell people that these wild boars are raised on ginseng from the mountains. It's a highly nutritious food and very expensive. This is the only batch available."
“No matter how expensive pork is, it’s still just pork,” he glanced at her, puncturing her wishful thinking. “But I’ll see how it goes and try to maximize the profit.”
After saying goodbye, he went home and rode his bike to town.
Before long, people from the commune arrived in several oxcarts, and even the leaders couldn't resist coming over.
Seeing that the village committee's courtyard was completely occupied by more than twenty wild boars, the village head nodded repeatedly and praised, "Your Luofeng Village is truly a wonderful place."
A herd of wild boars got stuck in a crevice between rocks as they descended the mountain—a truly unprecedented event, one that hasn't happened in thousands of years.
The village chief took the opportunity to explain how the village had dealt with the ten wild boars.
The commune leader continued to praise, "This is a good idea. Wild boar meat is more expensive than domestic pork, but it has less fat. It's better to switch to something more substantial. Once you've made the arrangements, you can bring the commune along too."
At this point, he lowered his voice and said, "If this is handled properly, you could be promoted from village chief!"
The village chief shuddered and instinctively looked at Ke Meiyu, meeting her bright, smiling eyes.
He was excited, but also felt guilty and ashamed.
With his troublesome daughter and son-in-law causing so much trouble, how could he accept the offer from the company president with a clear conscience?
The Ke family has helped them a lot. If it weren't for the old man putting in a good word for them, their second brother would never have been able to rise to the rank of company commander despite being a farm boy.
The family wouldn't be living a comfortable life because of the substantial monthly allowance from the second brother.
The village chief gritted his teeth and said, "Commune leader, I think our village's comrades Ke Qingshi, Ke Qingli, and Ke Qingyi are all quite good. One of them is our village's brigade leader, another is the scorekeeper, and the other's children have all been admitted to key provincial universities. In terms of both ability and knowledge, they are all more suitable than me to work in the commune!"
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