Chapter 6: Sudden Encounter with a Wild Boar

Zhao Qingyan explained in detail that there is a road at the foot of the mountain below Zhuangzi, which is not an official road, and there are not many pedestrians, but there are always several waves of people passing by every day, there is a source of goods, and it is relatively hidden, which is a good place for suitability.

If they can dig a big, deep trap, and then lay a hardwood plank with a mechanism on it, and then they will lie in ambush and guard it, and if it is not a suitable target, they will let people go on a normal road, and if they come across a suitable fat sheep, they will pull the mechanism, and the plank will be opened, and the fat sheep will be trapped in the pit.

They don't kill people, they only ask for money, and they don't ask for much, presumably the fat sheep are willing to pay a few dollars to leave even in order to avoid trouble.

Besides, they don't want to live on this for the rest of their lives, but in addition to this method, most of the dozen or so people in Zhuangzi are afraid that they won't be able to survive this winter.

As long as they can succeed once or twice, let them have money to survive the winter, and after the winter, Zhao Qingyan can take them to reclaim the mountains into terraced fields and farm the land by themselves.

After analyzing such a line by one, everyone was silent.

In the end, it was Aunt Zhao who hugged a seven or eight-year-old boy, still with a straight face, but the words she said were loud: "No matter what you think, I did it with the young grandmother!" As long as I can keep my grandchildren alive, I can do anything! ”

When everyone heard this, they gritted their teeth and responded together: "It's done!" ”

Now that the decision has been made, everyone will do what they say and prepare one after another.

Finding out all kinds of tools for digging pits, preparing ropes and traps, and without suitable wooden planks, Zhao Qingyan even approved them to remove the two largest door panels of the main hall.

When everything was ready, the group poured out of the nest and went down the mountain.

When they arrived at the side of the road that Zhao Qingyan said, they found a suitable place, and everyone dug up in full swing.

After all, there are nearly twenty people, and in the morning, each of them drank a big bowl full of thick porridge, which is almost no worse than rice, plus there is also the food incentive promised by the young grandmother, and the group dug even more energetically, and in less than two hours, they really dug a deep pit that is not big or small, and at this rate, it can be completely completed in half a day.

was working, and Uncle Wang, who was lame, suddenly limped over quickly, his face full of anxiety: "Oh no, go quickly, go quickly, there are wild boars here!" ”

Everyone was suddenly startled, and the movements of their hands stopped.

Zhao Qingyan hurriedly asked, "Uncle Wang, is it really?" ”

"It's true!" Uncle Wang slapped his thigh anxiously, "When I was young, I was a well-known good hunter in ten miles and eight towns, and I would never be mistaken, just in the woods of the mountain roots over there, I saw the footprints of the wild boar, which are still very new, I am afraid that they are very close, and I will meet them head-on if I am not careful!" This place can't stay any longer, we have to hurry back to the village to avoid it! ”

Everyone was frightened, only Zhao Qingyan's eyes lit up, and he was not afraid to laugh back while holding Chen'er: "Oh, I was worried that we might not have anything to eat at noon, but I didn't expect that there was meat delivered to the door, but it's really good!" ”

Everyone: "......"

Why does this young grandmother always think differently from ordinary people! One! Shape!

Uncle Wang was stunned, and couldn't help beating his chest:

"Young grandma, this is not your kind of fox or rabbit or other plaything! The wild boar is very fierce, the teeth are sharp, the skin is thick, and the temperament is violent, and the four or five young and strong young men who launched a madness are not opponents, and our group of old and weak are weak, if we really run into it, let alone eat wild boar, only the meat eaten by wild boars! ”

Everyone had also heard about the wild boar arching the dead, and when they thought about it, they couldn't help but tremble.

But I heard Zhao Qingyan laugh and said: "Uncle Wang, I know that the wild boar is fierce, how can I let everyone fight hard?" But how did you forget, we have ready-made traps! Traps can catch people, why can't they catch wild boars? ”

Everyone: "......"

yes, I didn't think of it! In this way, this wild boar is really here to give meat to everyone!

Aunt Zhao's youngest grandson, Xiaohu, snorted: "There are pig's legs on the wild boar!" There are four large pork legs! Can we eat braised elbow? ”

Zhao Qingyan said with a smile: "Today's condiments are not complete, and we can't make yellow stewed elbows with pork legs, but if we catch wild boars, we can make barbecue!" Fresh wild boar meat is cut and roasted on the fire, and the outside is charred and the inside is tender and oily, and the taste is no worse than that of yellow braised elbow! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly became excited: "Let's go, old king, you lead the way, where is the wild boar?" ”

Uncle Wang also felt that the insects were surging, and judging from the wild boar footprints he saw just now, it should be a half-sized wild boar, not the most ferocious adult wild boar, and the lethality was much smaller, so he thought about it and agreed.

But he also carefully explained that everyone should follow him to round up the wild boars, and they must not be dispersed, and they must bring tools with them.

Not to hurt the boar, but to make a loud sound from the striking of the iron instrument, and the boar will be afraid of this movement, and when it sees the strength of the people, it will not dare to rush, but will turn and flee.

As long as the wild boar is not anxious, in this frightened situation, the wild boar will not be ferocious, and then everyone will outflank it together and block the way, and the wild boar can be driven to the side of the trap.

Everyone listened carefully, then kept it in mind, and then set off with Uncle Wang. It didn't take long to spot the sightings of wild boars in the woods.

His judgment was correct, it was a half-large wild boar, frightened by so many people and loud and piercing loud noises, turned around and ran, and was successfully driven into the trap by everyone.

Everyone was overjoyed, and Zhao Qingyan hurriedly shouted: "Quick, quickly take a stone and smash the wild boar to death!" ”

Everyone agreed, large and small stones were thrown into the trap, or Uncle Wang was experienced, and he picked up big stones and smashed them, one of which was smashed on the head of the wild boar, and it was smashed to death at once.

The crowd laughed, and several men went down and dragged the boar out and dragged it to a nearby stream to disembowel and skin, and in a quarter of an hour the fresh boar was skewered and roasted on the fire.

Someone had already gone back to Zhuangzi to get spices and cooking utensils, although there were only a few of them, but they were enough for Zhao Qingyan.

She found wild onions and several kinds of fruits nearby, both sweet and sour, Zhao Qingyan or pickled, or squeezed out the juice to smear, and the meat skewers on the fire suddenly seemed to be reborn, exuding a strong and attractive aroma.

was busy, Zhao Qingyan suddenly felt that the hem of her skirt was pulled, and when she looked down, she saw Chen'er pulling the corner of her skirt, pointing to the meat skewers on the fire and saying, "Mother, you want to eat ......"

Zhao Qingyan was suddenly surprised and delighted, this was the first time Chen'er took the initiative to ask for food! Is his anorexia finally getting better?