Last night's temperature was the lowest in recent days, and fog rolled in during the night, with some areas even having a layer of ice on the ground.
Village Chief Li was worried about something going wrong, so he arranged for more people to patrol.
When it was time to hand over the shift at Chenshi (7-9 AM), the patrolmen were a little lax. Meng Tianze, however, was more vigilant. Hearing the noise from the wild boar, he immediately shouted for the others to retreat back into the trap zone.
As soon as they retreated, everyone heard a loud commotion.
The next moment, at least a dozen wild boars charged down from the mountain!
These wild boars came on fiercely, and Meng Tianze shouted for people to go back to the village to call for help. As a result, everyone in Dingshui Village gathered at the end of the village.
Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng returned relatively early, at 9:00 AM, just an hour after the village was attacked by wild boars.
The further they walked towards the end of the village, the louder the noise they heard became.
"Hurry, hurry! Ah Shao, two more little ones have gone over there!" Meng Tianze had just shot an arrow into the eye of a wild boar when he turned around and saw that Chen Shao was in trouble.
Although Chen Shao and Liu Yazi train very hard, they are still young and inexperienced. They were able to hold their ground at first, but now they are struggling.
Hearing Meng Tianze's shout, the two rallied and prepared to go forward.
However, the two little wild boars had been hiding in the back, conserving their energy. Against the exhausted Chen Shao and Liu Yazi, they were practically crushed.
Liu Yazi was caught off guard and was pounced on by a small wild boar.
"Six-toothed bastard!" Chen Shao swung his knife at the small wild boar in front of him, but although the boar was small, its skin was very thick, and his ordinary knife couldn't cut it at all.
Seeing that Chen Shao was about to be pounced on by the wild boar, Meng Tianze and the others shouted anxiously.
"Ah Shao!"
"Six-toothed boy, watch out!"
At the critical moment, the wild boar that was pouncing on Chen Shao suddenly fell down, and Chen Shao rolled away to avoid it.
Just as Liu Yazi was about to have his head pierced by the little wild boar's tusks, a figure arrived like the wind and kicked the little wild boar in the head, sending it flying ten feet away.
"Ah Zheng!" Meng Tianze looked up and almost cried with joy. "Ah Zheng is back! Folks, hang in there a little longer, we'll be able to kill all these beasts soon!"
Village Chief Li also saw Lu Yanzheng and Jiang Qinyu, and his previously pale face lit up with joy. "Everyone, hang in there! With A-Zheng here, we won't have to worry about pork this year for the New Year!"
These words were like a shot of adrenaline to the villagers; their morale, which had been low just moments before, suddenly burst forth with boundless potential.
"My child hasn't eaten meat for half a month. Let's all go for it so the whole family can have meat!"
Lu Yanzheng was ruthless and taciturn. He didn't answer anyone's question at all, and went straight up and unleashed a flurry of attacks, turning the most dangerous spots that had just made the villagers' faces change color into safe ones.
Meng Tianze wiped his face and smiled relaxedly, "Ah Zheng is still the best!"
"Brother Meng, be careful, there are still more than a dozen left. Keep an eye on everyone, I'll handle it." Lu Yanzheng nodded to him this time, then turned around to deal with the other wild boars.
Jiang Qinyu did not approach, but she was already clutching the small explosives she had prepared and stored in her spatial storage.
But as Lu Yanzheng quickened his pace, Jiang Qinyu silently put the explosives away.
In less than fifteen minutes, the people who had been in despair discovered that they were completely safe.
"Phew...that really scared the hell out of me!"
"I'm exhausted and scared. This wild boar hunt was so difficult!"
"I remember we weren't having this much trouble last year, were we? Could it be because there were fewer wild boars coming last year?"
"..."
Hearing the crowd's comments, Jiang Qinyu smiled gently.
Last year, the village's traps were enough, but this time she could see nearly twenty wild boars just in the open, not to mention how many more were in the traps.
"My dear niece, you've come back just in time!" Village Chief Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.
The other villagers also told Jiang Qinyu how they had gotten through the past hour and a half, and their stories were filled with heartache and pain!
"Enough said," Village Chief Li waved his hand, "All the women in the village, put aside your work today. Let's deal with these wild boars, and the whole village will have a 'pig-killing feast' tonight!"
These words caused an uproar among everyone.
"Hahaha... It wasn't for nothing that we worked so hard all morning, the whole village will have meat tonight!"
Hearing the commotion, Chen and Yunzhu came out with Shufan and Pan'er. Upon seeing Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng, the two children rushed over.
"aunt!"
Jiang Qinyu patted their heads and said with a smile, "Good boy/girl."
The scene was lively, and soon people started building stoves and setting up pots. Bundles of firewood were brought over, and a total of five large pots of water were boiled.
The women and aunties stepped forward and deftly removed the wild boar's hair, chatting and laughing as they worked.
The men were responsible for moving firewood, carrying pork, and chopping the pork into pieces with cleavers.
"We won't sell this wild boar meat today. We'll keep it all. After we finish eating tonight, we'll weigh the rest, divide it up, and exchange it for work points before the New Year," Village Chief Li announced loudly to everyone, recounting what he had just discussed with the supervisory team.
These words were met with another round of cheers.
"Oh dear, although it's good to sell wild boar for money, ever since life in the village has improved, I can never go back to those days when we couldn't afford meat all year round. With this meat, who knows how long we can eat it!"
"That's right! My son would throw a tantrum if he didn't eat meat for three days, and I was so angry I wanted to spank him! Now, things are much better, and we can have a loving mother and a filial son."
"Oh my, your family is nothing. My husband needs to eat a few slices of meat every day, otherwise he feels unwell. It's made it hard for us to afford meat. But that won't happen anymore!"
"..."
Hearing these words, it's clear that life in Dingshui Village has indeed improved considerably.
Jiang Qinyu specially asked the village for a whole set of pig offal, thinking of going back to cook it for her family.
"How can this be enough?" Village Chief Li said reproachfully, "We just agreed that a total of twenty-six wild boars were killed today, half of which were killed by A-Zheng, so your family will get one separately."
Jiang Qinyu paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright then, Uncle Village Chief, just give us a small one."
“You silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Can we give that to the younger one?” Village Chief Li waved his hand. “We’ve already kept the largest one. You have quite a few family members, so taking it back will allow you to eat for a while longer.”
Jiang Qinyu didn't refuse, after all, it was the villagers' good intention, and Lu Yanzheng had indeed helped a lot today.
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