Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 159 Two Wild Boars
In the farmyard at night, a bonfire was lit. The young couple snuggled up to each other, looked up at the stars in the sky, and expressed their love to each other.

This situation and scene has an indescribable beauty.

It’s a pity that the wonderful atmosphere is always broken by someone.

"Boss, boss, there's some noise over there. It looks like a wild boar has been trapped."

Several guys came running in with torches, shouting loudly.

Qu Shaoyang and Chen Xiuyun hurriedly separated. Qu Shaoyang stood up and walked out. "What's going on?"

"We were patrolling the area just now when we heard the squeaking of pigs in the north.

The leader asked us to come back to report the news and ask the boss to come over and take a look. ” said the returning guy.

"Okay, let's go and take a look."

Qu Shaoyang nodded, went back to the house to get his gun, and then left with a few of his men.

"Master, my friend said there was some noise in the north of our land. I'll go over and take a look. You guys should go to bed early."

The group of people, holding torches, walked quickly to their own wasteland.

At this time, Qu Shaoyang also heard the screams of a wild boar coming from the north edge of the woods.

As soon as I heard the noise, I knew that a wild boar had fallen into a trap.

The clips or sleeves are all movable and are usually tied to wood or stone.

If a wild boar is trapped or caught, it will definitely get angry, but it cannot get rid of it and can only drag the wood or stone along.

The wood or stone is very heavy, and it is difficult to move if it is blocked by bushes or something.

The wild boar was dragging a very heavy thing, so it certainly couldn't have gone far. The next morning, we followed the trail it left and caught it easily.

But if the sound remains constant, then it is very likely that you have fallen into a trap.

There were some sharpened sticks in the trap, and the wild boar fell from them. It must have been injured somewhere, so it kept howling.

In this situation, the wild boar must be gotten out, otherwise it will howl loudly all night and scare away the other wild boars, right?
Qu Shaoyang has set up so many mechanisms, they can’t all be wasted.

So Qu Shaoyang took his men, all holding torches, and went to the northern edge of the woods to search.

All the traps set during the day were marked next to them. Qu Shaoyang knew what they were and reminded his men not to step on them.

The group followed the sound and came to a trap. Sure enough, the branches and hay covering it were destroyed.

Qu Shaoyang held up a torch and looked into the trap. Wow, there was a sow and a yellow-haired pig inside, a mother and her son.

Qu Shaoyang took off his gun, pulled the bolt, and then fired two shots into the trap, killing the two pigs.

They can't survive if they are not beaten to death, so it is better to give them a quick death.

After killing the pig, Qu Shaoyang asked his men to go down with ropes tied around their waists, tie the pig with the ropes, and then everyone worked hard to drag the pig up.

Autumn is the time when pigs gain weight, and the sows eat a lot and become very fat.

The little yellow-haired boy is not big, only about 70 or 80 kilograms, and is quite plump.

"Hurry up, send it home, and hurry up to open it and clean it up, otherwise it will be unpalatable after being kept in the stomach."

Qu Shaoyang ordered people to drag the pig back home and deal with it as soon as possible.

When the guys saw that they had caught the pig, they knew that their lives would be improved again, and they were so happy that they quickly dragged the dead pig home.

Liu Dongshan was waiting there, and when he saw the wild boar was brought back, he immediately asked people to light lanterns and torches in the yard, boil water in the house, and quickly remove the hair from the pig.

"I'm just craving for meat. We'll eat meat tomorrow." Liu Dongshan said to everyone while cleaning the pig.

On the other side, Qu Shaoyang led his men to fill the trap.

There was wild boar blood in the trap, so other wild boars would not be fooled. It was better to fill it up to prevent anyone from getting hurt accidentally. Qu Shaoyang led the team to guard the field until midnight, and nothing unusual happened.

It was probably a group of wild boars, but the mother and her son fell into a trap, and the other pigs were scared away.

"Let's go back and rest. Come back tomorrow morning."

Qu Shaoyang waved his hand and asked everyone to go back and rest.

People are not made of iron. How can they stay up all night and guard the fields?

By the time everyone got home, Liu Dongshan and Doctor Chen had already plucked the hair from the two pigs, cut open their stomachs, and taken out all the offal and put it in a large basin.

The pig's head and trotters were chopped off, and the pig's body was split in half and all placed on a rack in the yard.

The temperature at night is very low at this time of year, so the pork will not go bad if left outside.

Early the next morning, Li, Lin Ruolan and Chen Xiuyun got up to clean the pig offal and then threw it into the pot to stew.

When it’s cooked for a certain period of time, take it out and let it cool.

Then pick some eggplants and potatoes from the field, cut them into dice, sauté the onions and garlic in a pan, then pour the eggplants and potatoes in and stir-fry.

Then pour in the slices of pork liver, pork lungs, pork stomach, pork intestines, etc., add water and stew in a big pot.

Needless to say, breakfast consisted of large pancakes and pork stew. Lin Ruolan called Jiang Chunfu and others and brought back a large pot of food.

The guys were so happy that they ate the vegetables with the bread and finished all the food in the big bowl.

After breakfast, the guys carried their tools and went to work in the fields with satisfaction.

Crops such as corn and sorghum cannot be harvested for the time being, but potatoes, pumpkins and other crops planted on the edge of the wasteland can now be harvested.

Move back a little bit in advance to avoid being too busy when the harvest starts in a few days.

"Everyone, work hard. The boss said he will make big meat buns for us today."

Jiang Chunfu's words made these guys work hard with all their might.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan had been away from home for more than half a month, and it was impossible for the neighbors around them not to notice.

Seeing the two men coming back, the neighbors all came over to inquire about the news, wanting to know whether the two men had taken advantage of the Red Hammer Market to go into the mountains.

"Brother Liu, have you heard? There are several groups of people who have gone hunting in our area this year, and they have all brought in big catches.

Just like the Wang family and the Zhou family in front, their group of people went into the mountains and brought back a seedling of grade six leaves, weighing more than two taels. They said it could be sold for a lot of money.

As for the big chestnuts, I heard that some people went into the mountains and stored large goods.

"Brother Lao Liu, what were you and your apprentice doing recently? Did you go to the mountains to clear the water? Did you encounter any big fish?" Everyone asked in unison.

"Oh, we didn't go to the mountains to release the animals. We went out to do some work.

Didn't Xiaozhi rent out some land in Kuandian? We went there to collect the rent for this year.

According to what you said, this year's mountain product harvest is good, which is pretty good.

Oh, if I had known this earlier, Shaoyang and I would not have gone to Kuandian, and would have stayed at home and helped others herd crops in the mountains. How great would that be?"

Apart from Lin Ruolan and Xiao Zhi, only the Chen family knew that Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang had gone into the mountains. Even the servants at home were not aware of it.

Liu Dongshan didn't want to cause trouble, so he had already instructed that no matter who asked, they should say they were out on business.

Of course, outsiders may not know about this, but the guys at home cannot hide it.

Why don't you ride a horse or a carriage when you go on a long journey, but walk? Only a fool would do that.

But Master Qu Shaoyang and his apprentice are good to their fellows, and they will not talk nonsense to outsiders.

(End of this chapter)