After turning around in place, the little girl no longer knew what to say.
This short while had been far too thrilling.
She should just go back and obediently gather mountain goods.
As for the roe deer…
She scratched her head and decided to store it away first too.
It was too frightening.
With the basket on her back, she headed back.
Inside the basket was one small ginseng root and a half-basket of wild fruits she had picked nearby. She had tasted them—they were sweet and sour, very delicious.
Using her compass, she found the path she had taken earlier and returned to the mountainside.
The educated youths were still knocking down walnuts.
She stopped exploring and obediently joined them in working.
At noon, everyone ate the dry food they had brought.
Tang Tang didn’t dare stand out, so she simply took out a corn pancake and nibbled on it.
Just after she finished eating, Lin Guanghui appeared from nowhere.
“Where did you go? Don’t you know this mountain is full of danger?”
“Uh, I went to pick some fruits… I didn’t go far. I was just nearby…”
As if I’d believe that.
Lin Guanghui had practically searched the entire nearby area.
Just as he was about to lecture her further, a miserable shout came from the forest on the right.
“Run! Wild boars are coming!”
There was no need for the village chief to organize anything.
The men of the village automatically rushed forward and surrounded the forest exit, protecting the women and elderly behind them.
“Quick, climb the trees!”
A wild boar had already chased a villager out of the forest.
Without needing instructions, the others swung sticks, clubs, and machetes at the boar.
It had to be said, the rumor about wild boars having thick skin and tough flesh was absolutely true.
Their blows landed as though the animal couldn’t feel them at all.
Instead, they only enraged it.
It stopped chasing the original target and charged at the nearest person, tusks exposed.
Lin Guanghui had already rushed forward.
With one kick, he forced the wild boar back two steps.
After regaining its footing, the boar glared fiercely at the man in front of it.
Tang Tang watched the situation and felt that things were not looking good.
Should she make a small move?
She pulled a dagger from her basket and threw it over.
“Catch!”
The man on the other side flipped backward, caught the tool, tapped his foot against the ground, and launched himself forward again.
With a powerful thrust, a hole appeared in the wild boar’s body.
The boar reared up in pain.
Before it could recover, Lin Guanghui stabbed again and again, each strike landing in its eyes.
The boar howled in agony.
Then rustling sounds came from the forest behind them.
Wild boars were herd animals.
Had the others come looking for it?
The men exchanged glances.
At this point, if they were going to die, they would die together.
They might as well fight.
What burst from the woods was a group of five wild boars—one large and four smaller ones.
No need to say anything else.
Fight!
Tang Tang was the only woman still standing beneath the tree.
She looked left and right, put down her basket, and casually pulled out a…
Stun baton.
In the entire village, Lin Guanghui was probably the only one who could guess what it was.
Anyway, she had already exposed plenty in front of him, so she wasn’t afraid.
Carrying the stun baton, she walked a few steps to the half-dead wild boar.
She secretly switched it on and, without looking too carefully, smashed it down with one strike.
…
The wild boar’s head directly burst open.
Brain matter and blood sprayed out together, covering several nearby people.
The boar should definitely be dead now, though its body was still twitching.
Tang Tang looked at the dumbfounded people, then glanced in disgust at the filth splattered on her clothes.
As expected, this kind of work was truly unsuitable for a delicate and fragile girl like herself.
On the other side, the villagers had already begun fighting the other wild boars.
She directly handed the stun baton to Lin Guanghui.
You go.
You’re the main force.
Sure enough, after Lin Guanghui struck a few times, all the wild boars were knocked down.
The villagers were also nearly exhausted, collapsing on the ground.
The village chief hurriedly called out to everyone.
“Quick, think of a way to bring the wild boars down the mountain. The smell of blood is too strong here.”
There was no need to explain further.
Everyone understood.
There were two large wild boars.
One looked to weigh at least six hundred jin.
The four smaller ones were also over two hundred jin each.
Altogether, the weight was nearly two thousand jin.
They couldn’t butcher them on the spot, so how were they supposed to bring them back?
Lin Guanghui stood up, grabbed one of the large boars, and dragged it away.
The hide was already damaged anyway, so there was no need to care too much.
Several villagers tried lifting the other large boar together.
It didn’t budge at all.
They were dumbfounded.
Tang Tang sighed helplessly.
Under everyone’s gaze, she reached out, grabbed the other large boar, and followed Lin Guanghui down the mountain.
Lin Guanghui had served in the army, so everyone could understand his great strength.
But this little girl—
Good heavens.
Wasn’t she too terrifyingly strong?
By the next day, the whole village knew.
Little Tang the educated youth was a strongwoman.
…
In the end, quick-handed villagers used materials from the mountain to make several stretchers and carried the four smaller wild boars down.
This mountain-gathering trip yielded an enormous harvest.
Although all of it was unexpected, thankfully the danger passed without disaster.
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, they met villagers who had come to receive them.
At least the things in their hands were finally taken over.
Tang Tang was very depressed.
Yes, she was strong, but she still didn’t want to hold such a bloody thing, okay?
She was clearly a clean and delicate young girl!
Everyone carried the wild boars to the production team courtyard together.
Then the village chief spoke.
“Everyone who went up the mountain, go home and rest first. Later, I’ll have Li Er come clean everything up. Tonight, we’ll eat pig-killing stew!”
The villagers burst into cheers.
There was meat to eat!
There was meat to eat!
In an era where people rarely tasted meat or oil, what did this mean?
This was meat.
This was fat.
The village chief also understood everyone’s difficulties.
After discussing with the village elders, he suggested that of the two large boars, one would be divided among the villagers, while the other large boar and the four smaller ones would be sold, with the money then distributed to everyone.
They weren’t only lacking meat and oil.
They lacked everything.
That night, the entire village ate pig-killing stew to their hearts’ content.
Tang Tang also ate until her belly was round.
It had to be said, pure natural wild boar meat had a lot of lean meat and a rich gamey flavor.
Its reputation was well deserved.
Oh, right.
It was also low in fat.
Low in fat…
It seemed the village chief planned to sell the rest of the meat.
Should she keep some?
After all, she had plenty of money and tickets.
Wild boar meat was rare, and who knew if she would encounter it again in the future?
Besides, in a few years, wild boars would become a protected species, and then she definitely wouldn’t be able to eat them anymore.