The two retreated even more quietly to the side of Village Chief Li and the others.
"How's it going? How many sheep do you have?" Village Chief Li asked in a low, slightly excited voice.
Meng Tianze gestured even more excitedly than him, then realized that even his hands and feet combined didn't count as many wild goats. Only then did he remember that he could speak in a low voice, "A lot! At least thirty or forty!"
"What? How much did you say?" Village Chief Li felt like he was about to stop breathing.
The others also looked at Meng Tianze in disbelief, as if they had misheard.
Meng Tianze raised his voice slightly, "There really are thirty or forty of them! We made the right decision to come this time!"
Upon receiving the news, everyone was thrilled, but Jiang Qinyu suddenly poured cold water on their enthusiasm, saying, "There are only fifty-odd of us. How can we possibly take down thirty or forty wild goats?"
The goats gathered together, and once they started to move, they would surely alarm the entire herd. The killing power of wild goats should not be underestimated. If these people didn't find a way, they would be lucky to catch even a few.
“My niece is right. Let’s not be too happy yet. We need to think of a way to catch a few more to take back.” Village Chief Li also calmed down and scratched his head, trying to come up with an idea.
"Didn't Old Meng bring a bow and arrows? Let him shoot a few first, then we'll split up and capture the rest. We'll catch as many as we can," Li Dachui said, scratching his head.
Having gained experience from their previous three-person attack, the people of Dingshui Village were already adept at working in groups.
Village Chief Li looked at Jiang Qinyu, "My dear niece, what do you say?"
Logically speaking, he shouldn't ask a young woman about hunting, but seeing that Jiang Qinyu was deep in thought, he couldn't help but ask her.
What could Jiang Qinyu say? She brought these people here to find food, who knew the system would give her such a big "surprise"?
Fortunately, she wasn't greedy and came alone, otherwise she would only be able to sigh at the sight of sheep now, and at most catch one or two.
But right now, they have nothing else, but in terms of numbers, they can deal with that flock of sheep, it just takes a little time.
Seeing that she remained silent, Village Chief Li assumed she was also at a loss and comforted her, "Sigh, it's understandable that you haven't thought of a solution..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Qinyu interrupted him, "Uncle Village Chief, I have a way to catch all those sheep, but we all need to cooperate fully. Also, we can't go back tomorrow; we'll have to stay in the mountains for another night."
"You have a plan?" Village Chief Li's eyes lit up. "Tell us quickly, what do you need us to do? Don't worry, we'll do whatever you say, without hesitation!"
Village Chief Li was so excited; give him a stage and he'd perform spinning around on the spot.
But Meng Tianze spoke uncertainly at this moment, "Ah Zheng's family, it's not that I doubt your method, it's just that among us, only Da Chui and I have some hunting skills. Can we really catch all those sheep?"
He wasn't questioning her; after all, they had fought side-by-side just the night before. But if Jiang Qinyu's method required sacrificing someone as bait and causing injury, he feared the villagers would blame her.
Jiang Qinyu smiled confidently, "Uncle Meng, as long as you do as I say, it will definitely work!"
Village Chief Li now greatly admires Jiang Qinyu. Upon hearing this, he patted Meng Tianze on the shoulder and said, "Old Meng, let's hear what your niece has to say first. If there's anything wrong, we can add to it."
The others chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, we don't have any good ideas anyway, let's listen first."
Next, Jiang Qinyu explained her method in detail. At first, the people didn't think much of it, but as she became more and more detailed, everyone's expressions became serious and subtly excited.
"Good!" Village Chief Li couldn't contain his excitement and enthusiasm as he looked intently at everyone. "Let's do as my niece says!"
Jiang Qinyu found it amusing. For the first six years, the original owner of this body had hardly any presence in the village, but in just a few days, she had become the village chief's niece.
Thinking of this, she remembered that neither Old Man Lu nor Madam Chen called her "Lu Yanzheng's wife" today, which meant that she had already gained their initial approval.
“Old Lu, you and your niece are in charge of leading everyone to find flexible vines or tree bark; Li Dachui, you take a few fast runners and find an open space to practice quickly; Chen Shao, you take a few people to find a place not too far from here where we can spend the night; Liu Yazi, you…”
Village Chief Li made arrangements one by one, and everyone obediently did what they were assigned.
Old Man Lu and Jiang Qinyu also took a few people to look for what they needed.
"Girl, how did you come up with this idea? Can we really succeed?" Old Lu couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Jiang Qinyu lowered her voice and replied, "As long as our net is strong enough and the people Uncle Hammer found can run fast enough, we will definitely succeed!"
Actually, her method was very simple: when prey appears in packs, how can you catch them all the fastest and most quickly? The answer is: use a net.
The wild goats were resting on a flat area slightly smaller than a basketball court. If they could weave two large nets and rush towards the wild goats from both directions at top speed, catching them before they could react, then things would be much easier.
A total of over fifty people came from Dingshui Village. Among them, Meng Tianze was the most skilled and also had a bow and arrow. Once the wild goats were caught in the net, it would become Meng Tianze's domain, and taking down all the goats would be a piece of cake.
"It's good that you're confident." Seeing her confident demeanor, Old Man Lu didn't dare to question her anymore. He thought to himself that if she didn't succeed, he would speak up for her to prevent Jiang Qinyu from being talked about by the villagers.
Meanwhile, Village Chief Li was leading a few people to help Meng Tianze make arrows, and the group was prying at the branches of a tree.
They were some distance from the wild goat colony now, and Village Chief Li no longer held back in his speech. After handing the branch to Meng Tianze, he couldn't help but sigh, "Old Lu's eldest daughter-in-law really hid her talents before!"
An ordinary person, seeing so many wild goats together, might want to wipe them all out, but wouldn't know how. But this girl is different; she not only came up with a solution quickly, but also arranged everything perfectly.
"It's a pity that Lu Yanzheng's fate is still unknown. Otherwise, his family would definitely be the best-off family in our village." Meng Tianze also sighed.
He and Lu Yanzheng shared a mutual respect; since Lu Yanzheng left, he had no one left in the village with whom he could speak.
Village Chief Li sighed and then said to the others, "Whether we succeed this time or not, we should treat her better in the future. I call her my niece, and that's because I really treat her like a niece. If you try to bully her, I won't allow it."
He made his stance clear, so naturally the others wouldn't disagree. Besides, the method Jiang Qinyu provided tonight was simply too intriguing.
Just think, if they can weave two large nets during the day tomorrow and catch all those wild goats in one fell swoop that night, how much meat will they bring back? That meat would be enough to feed their whole village for a long time?
And all of this was accomplished by the young widow from the Lu family.
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