After Erwa left, only two adults remained in the house.
The village head's expression also turned serious. "Old Master Chen's wife, this morning, you mentioned the wild boar incident..."
Just as Yin Lan was about to tell about her discovery that afternoon, the village head waved his hand and continued, "I didn't expect that even though many people in the village are not very nice to you, you still care about the safety of the villagers. However, wild boars are not so easy to deal with... The wild boars have not come down the mountain yet, nor have they attacked people. If I organize people to go up the mountain, firstly, we don't know where the wild boars are, and if everyone goes to look for them, it may take ten days or half a month to find them."
The implication was that it was a waste of everyone's time. Even if no one said anything, he, as the village head, couldn't make such a request. In winter, the women in the family would pull weeds, and the men would go out to do odd jobs to supplement the family income.
"If people are scattered, then if a group of people encounters a herd of wild boars, given the killing power and attack power of wild boars, it is very likely that the entire group will be wiped out."
The village head would never allow the villagers to take such a risk.
Moreover, since the harm has not yet occurred, the village head is worried that not many people will respond.
"So..." After thinking for a whole day, the village head could only helplessly say, "I know how dangerous wild boars are, but right now, I... have no way to deal with it."
Besides, wild boars might not even come down from the mountain.
Although Yin Lan had guessed that the village head might have this attitude, and his concerns were indeed reasonable.
only,
Yin Lan's expression turned serious. She lowered her voice, clearly just speaking, but for some reason, the village head saw a hint of the county magistrate's imposing presence emanating from this woman.
“Uncle Village Head, to be honest, if it were this morning, I might have thought your idea was fine, but this afternoon…” Yin Lan recounted seeing wild boar droppings on the edge of the mountain.
The village head's expression changed immediately.
"What? The wild boar might have already come down from the mountain? And might be heading into the village?"
Yin Lan comforted the village head, who was somewhat panicked upon hearing the news.
She was also panicked when she first saw it.
"At least it shows that they could come down at any time. Maybe they learned about the large amount of grain in this area last year, or maybe they came down the mountain on their own. Sooner or later they will find it. It's a high-probability event. We can't pin our hopes on luck and gamble that it won't happen, because once it does, as you know, Uncle Village Head, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"But..."
“We can ambush them and outsmart them,” Yin Lan said, revealing the pig-slaughtering technique she had gleaned from the system during her spare time.
Are there any people in the village who can climb trees?
"Are there any spears, or weapons sharper than hoes?"
Yin Lan explained her ideas to the village head in a clear and logical manner, and the village head's eyes, which had been somewhat discouraged and dejected, gradually brightened.
"Old Master Chen's wife, you...you...you...this method is wonderful!"
In this way, the villagers can escape unscathed, without harming a single person, and wait patiently for the enemy to come to them—it's brilliant!
"In addition, it is possible to find out the activity and living areas of wild boars, and where their 'home' is."
The village head's eyes widened as he listened.
"Chen's eldest son's wife, how...how do you know all this?" The village head is the most learned person in the whole village. Even he doesn't know these things, so how does Chen's eldest son's wife know them?
"Ahem... well... although my family wasn't good to me, when I was little, my mother took me to my maternal grandparents' house and I saw them kill wild boars using this method."
The Yin family was not close to Tiejian Village to begin with, and even the people of Yin Family Village probably didn't know about Yin Lan's maternal grandfather, so she could easily shift the blame without any pressure, since no one would bother to verify it anyway.
The village head would have even less reason to doubt.
When they arrived, the village head was still frowning, but when they left, he was already walking with the wind on his feet.
The method provided by Old Master Chen's wife is truly ingenious!
If he could really get rid of the wild boars on the mountain, he could finally get a good night's sleep. And if, as Old Master Chen's wife said, there were really a lot of wild boars, what about the other villages...? Would they also suffer?
The village head had just stepped out the door when he saw Erwa squatting there, gazing longingly in the direction of the Zhao family's house.
Li Zheng sighed inwardly. This child is still thinking about the Zhao family's corn buns, isn't he? Look, he's almost lovesick for her.
"Erwa, come on, let's go back with Uncle Village Head to get some steamed buns."
Old Master Chen's wife came up with such a great idea! Giving three steamed buns is not a loss at all; in fact, it's too little!
Second Child: ....
He didn't want to go at all; he just wanted to wait here for his older brother to come back, and for his brother's rabbit meat! He wanted to eat fragrant rabbit meat, not steamed buns.
The village head saw Erwa drooling again and, without saying a word, brought up Erwa, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't go with you to get the steamed buns."
Erwa: ...
He turned back with difficulty, wanting to ask his mother for help, but Yin Lan just smiled and said, "Hurry up and thank Grandpa Village Head!"
Second Child: ....
Waaaaaah....
Village head: Look at this child, he was so moved to tears by the three steamed buns. Sigh, he's so pitiful and it's such a tragedy.
Erwa and Liqian had just left.
The eldest child walked in right after, "Mom, the rabbit is ready!"
He brought in a porcelain basin containing rabbit meat that had already been cut up, along with a rabbit leg.
We still have some winter bamboo shoots left from the last time we dug them up, so let's make a stew with winter bamboo shoots and rabbit.
Roast another rabbit leg.
This time, I cooked plain rice and mixed it with the broth from the rabbit meat; the taste was absolutely amazing.
However, this means there won't be much white rice left at home.
Yin Lan put the softened stones back into the hot water, and the empty pot was ready to be used to cook rabbit meat.
The eldest child stood by like a wooden stake the whole time. The meat was delicious, but watching his mother cook was just as interesting.
The pork in the pot melted and heated up. Wild ginger, wild garlic, and wild peppercorns were added. It was a pity that there was no chili sauce or soy sauce. Yin Lan planned to make some chili sauce herself next time. She also planned to buy some seasonings when she went to the county town.
Even so, after the ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorns are sautéed until fragrant, fresh rabbit meat is poured in, and the meat and oil come into contact, creating a delightful sizzling sound and a wonderful aroma.
Then add water, and some leaves and wood that Mom found in the mountains. Da Wa was worried that these things were not proper, but I didn't expect them to taste so good after adding them!
His mother was so clever; now he was filled with admiration and starry-eyed wonder.
The other rabbit leg was already roasting over the fire, the meat sizzling and oozing out.
The older child couldn't stop drooling, and it dripped down his face.
Hey, where's Erwa?
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