The truth is, the village head had only heard Yin Lan's methods once, but now he had forgotten most of them, and he had no idea how to implement them.
When the other villagers saw Yin Lan walk over, they wondered, "Was it really this Yin woman's idea? Using her method to kill wild boars?"
The villagers' expressions were incredulous, distrustful, and even relieved that they hadn't signed up.
Chen Dafu, Widow Ye, and Sun the Rascal all wore expressions of pure schadenfreude. The village head must really be getting old, actually believing what this Lady Yin said. These people going into the mountains were simply going to their deaths.
Even those who were chosen froze for a moment when they saw Yin Lan approaching.
What is this woman doing here in a man's business?
Are we really going to use her suggested method? They have experience killing wild boars themselves, how could they possibly listen to the advice of a woman who knows nothing!
Even Zhao Dashan, who was selected, didn't quite believe Yin Lan. "You have a runner-up wife, you should go back first."
His concern was that if things ultimately failed, the villagers would blame her.
These days, he felt that the Yin family was a good person, but how could she possibly understand things like slaughtering pigs?
Yin Lan simply nodded and smiled at Zhao Dashan, then walked over with neither arrogance nor servility. She knew what everyone was thinking, but right now, killing the wild boar was the most important thing.
She picked up a small stick and gestured on the ground while explaining.
At first, very few of the men listened attentively, and their expressions were quite intriguing.
But as Yin Lan gestured and explained, their expressions gradually became serious and solemn.
It sounds like... it might actually work.
If this method can really kill wild boars, then they are actually very safe, and none of them will get hurt!
The men became excited and thrilled.
But this is just a demonstration; can it really be done?
But they were thrilled.
Seeing Yin Lan explaining earnestly, he completely abandoned his contempt.
"Hmph!" The village head glanced at the twenty men who had been selected.
“Don’t look down on Chen Yourun’s wife. Her method is her maternal grandfather’s secret technique. Let me tell you, you’ve gotten a great deal. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. Be careful, or you could get hurt or even lose your lives.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than a panicked voice came from afar, "Something terrible has happened!"
The man came running up, panting heavily. After catching his breath, he said urgently, "The neighboring village of Long Spear was also attacked by wild boars last night! Over there... over there... over there..." Just as everyone was getting anxious from his interrupted speech, he finally finished, "Three people died over there. It's said that the fields were completely ravaged, and there were... more than forty wild boars!"
The fact that Longspear Village and Iron Sword Village share a hill means that Yin Lan's previous guess was correct: there are far more wild boars on the mountain than twenty! In fact, many more!
The villagers immediately erupted in uproar.
The village head's expression suddenly turned serious.
Yin Lan's heart sank.
There were more wild boars than she had imagined.
They won't just come down once; once they've tasted success, they'll definitely come back again.
Iron Sword Village was lucky last night. What if next time, forty or even more wild boars come down the mountain?
The villagers had also realized this, so everyone's face was filled with horror, and no one spoke for a long time.
The village head stepped forward. "I was planning to go to the county town today, but things are extremely urgent. Our pig-slaughtering team will be heading into the mountains this afternoon!"
Yin Lan stepped forward. "Village head, I must go too."
The village head was about to refuse, saying it was too dangerous for her to go.
Yin Lan explained, "We're only going there today to practice and find the wild boar's den. We might not actually face the wild boar head-on. If I don't go, can you find it?"
The others' expressions changed when they saw Yin Lan. Even if her idea was bad, her willingness to go into the mountains was enough to earn the admiration of many villagers.
Those who were chosen, along with the men and the village head, knew that Yin Lan truly had to go; if she didn't go, they really couldn't handle it.
This Chen Yourun's wife was much braver, more capable, and more selfless than they had imagined.
Could it be that they missed out on her all along?
Once the idea is finalized, some preparations need to be made immediately.
Yin Lan approached Old Mrs. Chen, "Mother, I won't be home this afternoon. Could you please look after the children at home?"
"Okay."
Grandma Chen never expected that her daughter-in-law would be so bold.
Moreover, those men seemed to take her words quite seriously, and they looked very proud of themselves.
Moreover, she still remembers the children at home, whom she never cared about before.
However, before Old Mrs. Chen could figure it out, Yin Lan had already walked away and returned to the village head's side. After hearing the village head's arrangements, Yin Lan added, "We still need to cut down trees. They don't need to be too big, just as thick as a wrist. Sharpen the bottom. We don't have enough hoes. If there are more wild boars than we expect, we'll have to use wooden spears."
But since it's made of wood, its lethality is definitely insufficient, but now, there's no other way.
When Yin Lan spoke, everyone nodded in agreement. They themselves hadn't expected that in such a short time, they would already trust and obey Yin Lan so much.
Widow Ye saw Yin Lan through the crowd and was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth.
There was a man inside, someone she had tried to kill before, but he ignored her.
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