Early in the morning of the fourth day of the fourth month of April, Situ Yan was still having breakfast at home with the four brothers of the Li family, when he heard a rapid knock on the door, Situ Yan frowned, several people glanced at each other, and Li Erlang got up first and opened the door. After a while, I saw him running back in a hurry, "Big brother, the mountain baby just came, and said that the seedlings in my field have fallen and destroyed a large area." ”

"Let's go, let's see." Li Dalang didn't have time to say anything else, so he put the bowl and pulled Erlang and ran. Situ Yan listened to it, and she didn't eat anymore, so she locked the door and rushed over with San Lang and Shiro.

In the official field, near the side of the mountain, nearly an acre of seedlings were trampled on. Situ Yan took a closer look, it was the footprints of the animal, if she was not mistaken, it should be a wild boar, but she didn't understand, before the autumn harvest, how could the wild boar come down the mountain, and then looked at the damage to the wheat seedlings, then straightened up and looked at Li Dalang, "I can't save it, I can only replant."

"What can I do? If there are any more wild boars or something, the year's taxes will be gone. Li Dalang squatted on the ground and watched Mai Miao wipe tears sadly.

"Big brother, let's try to dig a pit and set up a trap, maybe we can save the wheat seedlings, and if we are lucky, we may be able to eat a meal of wild boar." Situ Yan didn't want to see Da Lang's sad and sad appearance, so she found something to make him happy.

"But this land is so big, can't all be dug into pits?" Although Li Dalang thinks this is a good idea, if he wants to protect the land, he can't do it at all.

"That's not necessary, dig a few pits where the wild boars come out of the mountains. There were a few sets set up at the edge of the field, and two huts were built on the stove, and at night, a bonfire was lit, and the animal was afraid of fire, and even if it did not fall into the pit, it did not dare to approach. It's just that I have to work hard, and my brothers have to watch the fields here. ”

"What are you afraid of, I've guarded it before, and spread a mat on the ground, even if I bite it all night, it's all over the bag." Erlang smiled as if he was telling a joke, but when he heard it in Situ Yan's ears, he only felt sorry for a few people.

"Second brother, don't worry, I promise that you can sleep peacefully and without mosquito bites."

A few people didn't eat breakfast, Da Lang and Erlang dug a pit, and Situ Yan went to find Muramasa and San Lang and Shiro to build a shack together.

"Girl, what are you doing with this shack so high and a door?" While working in the village, he wondered that he had built a shack, at most he had to support a few pieces of wood, lay some thatch, and build it like a house for the first time.

"It's sturdy, and it's not afraid of heavy rain, and if there are really wild boars or something, big brother, they also have a safe place to hide. I also want to build a bed in it, so that my brothers can't sleep on the ground. ”

"It's going to hurt you girl." Muramasa smiled and patted Situ Yan's head.

"Brothers, but for the sake of our family, of course I feel distressed." In a word, Li Dalang seems to have endless strength on his body, and his heart is beautiful.

Before dark, three large pits were dug and two sheds were erected. Situ Yan brought a few straw mats from home and spread them, and Li Dalang took his younger brothers to replant the seedlings of an acre of land, and then went home for dinner. After eating and reading, Li Dalang took the quilt and went to the field, he planned to go to Shoutian from tonight. Jiro also followed with a bundle of firewood on his back. Only Saburo and Shiro are left at home to take care of the little sister.

Situ Yan found out some of the torn gauze she bought during the Lantern Festival, began to make mosquito nets, sewed all the places that should be mended and sewn, and was busy until the time was up. I happened to see Da Lang and Ji Lang adding firewood to the fire.

"Xiao Wu, in the middle of the night, I can't see anything in the dark lights, why are you here now?" Li Dalang pulled his little sister, full of worries, what if something happened on the road.

"It's okay, I made two mosquito nets, so I was in a hurry to send them to my brothers, I don't want to see my brother with red beans tomorrow." Situ Yan, Li Dalang, and Li Erlang hung up two mosquito nets. Looking at the firewood again, Da Lang insisted on sending Situ Yan home, but he couldn't persuade him.

Maybe it was the fire that scared the beast away, or maybe it was just a coincidence that the beast came out of the mountain the first day, and anyway, the night passed without happening.

On the morning of the fifth day of the fourth lunar month, San Lang brought breakfast to Erlang and prepared dry food and water for lunch. Today, Erlang wanted to stay and watch the land, and Li Dalang drove the car to pull San Lang, Shilang and Situ Yan into the city to sell things. The things sold very well, and a few people rushed back at noon, and Situ Yan took some salted eggs and pickles and sent them to Aunt Niu.

"Girl, what are you doing here, take it back." Where is Aunt Niu willing to ask for it?

"Auntie, if it hadn't been discovered by Brother Shan Wazi yesterday, I might not have let the wild boar plague become, this is not a good thing, it's just a little pickles and salted eggs I made myself, don't push it, I will come back to the market today, and I still have things to do at home, so I won't stay long!" didn't wait for Aunt Niu to object, he put things directly into the stove room of Aunt Niu's house, turned around and left.

"Hey, this girl has to figure everything out. It's hard to dislike it. ”

"Mother, this dish is so salty!" Shan Wazi was grabbing the vegetable with his hand and taking a bite, and he was so salty that he shouted for water.

"Silly boy, that pickle has to be eaten on bread. Who makes you greedy. ”

When she got home, Situ Yan saw that San Lang and Shiro had replaced Erlang back, and Li Erlang was washing in the clean room, and told Erlang to sleep first in the afternoon, and he didn't know how many nights he would have to stay up. When the people had fallen asleep, she carried the basket into the mountain, following the footprints of the wild boars, trying to find out, if she could strangle the danger in the cradle, the brothers would not have to work hard.

After an afternoon, except for digging up some herbs, I really didn't see any wild boars. After dinner, Situ Yan installed an oil lamp for Li Dalang and Li Erlang, took some dry food and water, reminded them to pay attention to safety, and then sent the two out.

Li Dalang walked in front with firewood on his back, and Erlang followed behind with a basket on his back, "Big brother, we used to look at the ground, sometimes we used to pick up the straw mat, how can it be like there are beds, mats and mosquito nets now, and there is food and drink, I think this guarding the field and watching the land has become a good errand." ”

"It's not that Xiao Wu feels sorry for us, you should be vigilant at night, if there is really a wild boar, don't rush up, just scare away with a torch, if you are injured, Xiao Wu will be angry and distressed again."

"I listen to my eldest brother. Anyway, I just feel that the days when Xiao Wu is here are going well. ”

The night was also very peaceful, until the third night, there was a howl at the foot of the mountain, and Li Dalang turned over and got up, "Erlang, take the guy, there is a beast falling into the pit." ”

Erlang turned over and went directly to the ground, holding a wooden stick and holding a torch and running to the side of the mountain. "Big brother, look, it's really a wild boar, but it doesn't look big?"

"Stay away from the pit, be careful not to let it top."

"No, it's all tied into a hedgehog."

Li Dalang held the torch and took a closer look, and it was really a wild boar that had been skewered through by wooden thorns, and he was howling with his mouth open. The two of them didn't know what to do with the pig, when they saw someone coming over with a torch in the distance.

"It's Da Lang and Ji Lang, are they hurt?"

"It's Uncle Muramasa, we're fine, it's this wild boar that fell into the pit."

"I just don't worry, I'm afraid that you two and a half sons will be injured by the wild boar if they stay here." Muramasa got closer, took a closer look at Li Dalang and Li Erlang with a torch, and made sure that both of them were not injured, so he looked at the wild boar that fell into the pit.

"This is still a little pig, I said, this is not the autumn harvest, where is the beast, I'm afraid that this little pig has nothing to eat, I can't help but run out of the mountain to harm the crops."

"Uncle, my little five said that if you catch a wild boar, let Uncle Village help kill it, and give it to every family in the village. All we need is pig bones and pig tails. ”

"Your little five thinks about others, you just let her, although this guy is injured, but if you take the county, you can sell it for a lot of money. You can't listen to her, you don't know how to make money if you have money. ”

"Uncle, this pig is not very big, it is injured like this, even if it is exchanged for money, it can't be changed much, it is better to let the people in the village make up for the body, Xiao Wuchang said, this has a good body to work more and take less medicine."

"Okay, you've been reading for two days, and you've come to teach Uncle Qi a lesson, I'll come here early tomorrow morning to do this, don't move yourself, and find a few boards to cover this pit, lest the smell of blood attract wolves." Be careful, I'll go back first. ”

"Uncle, I'll send you."

"Go back quickly, I know where to go in this village with my eyes closed, and I need you to send it."

By the time Situ Yan got the letter, it was already the next morning, and Li Dalang and Li Erlang told her what had happened when they went home for dinner.

Situ Yan looked at the two of them carefully and made sure that there were no injuries, so she was relieved, "Xiao Wu, we are not injured, the pig will fall directly into the pit." I told Uncle Muramasa about dividing the pig last night, and he brought someone over early this morning. ”

"It's a good share, we can make some money when we go out to sell food, many people in this village have to rely on the sky to eat, I went to Aunt Niu's house yesterday to know that Uncle Niu went to the county seat to carry the work. That's so tiring, we can't help anything else, it's good to make up for the big guys. ”

"Uncle Muramasa was not happy at first, so he insisted that I sell the pig for money. I told my uncle what you told me, and he nodded. ”

"The eldest brother and the second brother are really capable." Situ Yan's praise made both of them smile crookedly.

"Big brother, this pig is caught, or don't guard it at night."

"No, I have to wait until the autumn harvest, and if something happens, we will be busy this year."

"Yes, Xiao Wu, don't worry, the shack you prepared for us is almost up to the house at home, and the mosquito net is easy to use, I also ate a cake last night, and I ate one more meal than at home, I don't have to wait for the autumn harvest, I can gain weight again."

"That's okay, but the eldest brother and the second brother must pay attention to safety, if the wheat seedlings are gone, they will be gone, and people can't be injured."

Both of them nodded in response, and Situ Yan was relieved to send the two out. At noon, the village sent the divided pork to Situ Yan, "Girl, your pig, you want a tail and a side bone, you can't think of it." ”

"Uncle, what I want is all good things, who wants to exchange with me, I'm not happy, I don't want this pork, I can't eat it at home, it's getting hotter and hotter this day, and then it's broken, give the village more work to carry it!"

"You, always thinking about others, why don't you want to think about how many big ones there are, San Lang and Shiro when they are still growing bodies?"

"Don't worry, uncle, I will take care of my brothers. I think that it is not easy for the uncles in the village, and if there is a big and small affair in my family in the future, I am embarrassed to ask for it. ”

"As far as you can calculate, but I just watch you help others, but I don't have anything to do. You have been in our village for more than half a year, except for the time when you built a house, where is the time to ask for help? ”

"Uncle, there is less rain this year, if it goes on like this, can you collect food, it's not necessarily, there are few people in the village, if someone else exhausts the body, won't it be worse. I just thought that the big guys could be fine, and your village has a decent face, right? ”

Muramasa also thinks that this is the reason, thinking about this girl, this time he gave him this good thing again, and now he is talking harder in this village than before.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. That uncle will take your things with a shy face and give them away. ”

"Look at what you said, if you hadn't helped build a shack and dig a pit, and you went to help watch the ground at night, we wouldn't have been able to catch this pig. I'm going to follow you! The two exchanged a few more polite words, and Situ Yan sent Cunzheng out of the door.

In the evening, all families ate wild boar, and there was no one who did not praise Li Dalang and Muramasa. Of course, it does not include the Cao family and Li Erzhu's family.