Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 17 Hunting
Next, the two brothers started weeding, and after finishing their work they set off on their journey home early.

Sweet potatoes don't require intensive cultivation. Just check on them from time to time, and they don't need to be watered frequently.

"Third brother, your piece of land will be vacant soon, have you decided what to plant?
If you ask me, with all this land in the valley, your family won't be short of sweet potatoes, and you can grow other crops."

The two of them talked as they walked, both paying some attention to their surroundings.

Although there are very few large wild animals in this area, there are many poisonous snakes and insects in the mountains, so you still have to be careful.

“If you don’t grow sweet potatoes, you can grow pumpkins and corn.”

Fang Wei felt that his one mu of land would be best used for breeding, but if he turned it into paddy field, his elder brother would definitely not agree.

So he thought of two crops: pumpkin and corn.

The yield of corn grown locally is not high, about 200 kilograms per mu, but it is still the staple food.

Sweet potatoes have never been considered a staple food. They are only used as a substitute for staple food in difficult times. Given a choice, no one would want to eat it for every meal.

"It's OK to plant pumpkins and corn, that's what I'll do."

Fang Ping nodded, thinking that his third brother's idea was good.

As they were walking, Fang Wei suddenly stopped and said:
"Brother, I've set up a few traps ahead, go take a look."

Fang Ping didn't take it seriously, as it was just something he did on his way.

Fang Wei's action was not a whim, because just now, he suddenly received a hint.

Harvest the prey, "Points +16".

The total points are 111 points.

"Wow, I caught two rabbits at once!"

The two brothers walked over to the traps and saw that two of them had caught prey.

They tied up the two rabbits and took them back, so they would have rabbit meat to eat tonight.

Tian Guihua was of course very happy, but she couldn't eat two rabbits in one meal, so she planned to roast one and make the other into bacon, which could be preserved for a long time.

Fang Wei had no objection and went back to rest after dinner.

When he was not at home one day, his little nephew and niece came over to help feed the chickens. Although the two little ones were very young, they were able to do some things.

"Third Brother Fang, are you here?"

After a busy day, Fang Wei fetched water and washed the dishes in the backyard.

Just as I finished cleaning up, I heard someone shouting outside.

He immediately went to open the door and saw Zheng Hu and a few young boys standing in front of the door.

This group of energetic teenagers, who were about 15 or 16 years old, couldn't sleep because it was too early, so they came to play with Fang Wei.

Fang Wei smiled and asked Zheng Hu and others to move the table and chairs to the door. Then he went to boil a pot of water, and the group sat down to brag.

The moonlight is bright tonight, so it's better for everyone to sit outside than inside. It's dark inside, and it's cooler outside.

"Huzi, have you and the others planted sweet potatoes at home?"

"Plant it! They say next year will be a disaster year. If you don't store more sweet potatoes, you won't have anything to eat when the time comes."

"If you don't have anything to eat, go to the mountains to find food. Wild vegetables can also fill your stomach."

"It would be great if we could catch some prey. I haven't eaten meat in a long time."

Everyone was chatting at once. Zheng Hu wanted to invite Fang Wei to go hunting in the mountains several times, but he didn't have the courage to ask.

Everyone knows that Fang Wei is a very busy man, so they are not surprised.

The group chatted until around nine o'clock. Fang Wei felt a little sleepy, so everyone dispersed.

The next day.

Fang Wei and his sister-in-law harvested the peppers grown in their private plot and took advantage of the hot and sunny weather to dry them in the sun.

Part of it can be used to make chopped peppers, and the other part can be used to dry peppers and grind some chili powder.

He harvested 1 kilograms from his one mu of land, and he also took care of his eldest brother's land, so the system determined that 48 kilograms were earned from his labor.

The sum of the two is 82 jin. Harvesting crops, "points +82".

The total points are 193 points.

After harvesting the peppers, Fang Wei went to take a look at the experimental field.

Zheng Hu and his gang did a good job. They planted the seedlings neatly and properly, and you could tell they put a lot of effort into it.

However, he had no plans to go into the mountains with Zheng Hu and the others recently. Ever since he discovered the traces of the wild boar that day, he decided to find an opportunity to get rid of the harm.

It's more flexible to go alone, it's more dangerous to bring them along.

After lunch, Fang Wei went into the mountains alone, carrying two guns. He was well prepared, not only with a rifle, but also with a hunting rifle and a hatchet.

He also brought a "animal trap", which he rarely used when setting traps for fear of hurting people.

Once in the valley, he set a trap not far from the fence.

Food is deliberately placed in the trap as bait. As long as the wild boar goes to eat, it will step on the trap.

He himself was lying in ambush on a tree 100 meters away.

The sun sets and the valley gradually becomes darker.

Fang Wei tried hard to control his breathing, planning to wait another hour. If the wild boar didn't show up by then, he would quickly return home.

Time passed quickly, and just when he was about to give up, a big wild boar came into view.

The wild boar soon smelled the food. It walked closer but did not eat it immediately. Instead, it stopped a few meters away.

It can be seen that this wild boar is quite cautious.

There was no unusual movement or smell around, so the wild boar finally made up its mind to eat.

The next moment, the wild boar suddenly let out a series of howls.

It stepped on a trap, and the intense pain made it extremely irritable.

The huge bite force of the trap broke one of its legs. The injury was serious but not fatal.

The wild boar staggered and spun around, struggling desperately, but was unable to shake off the trap on its leg.

According to Fang Wei's visual observation, this wild boar weighs at least 200 pounds and is incredibly strong.

He did not move for the time being, keeping the muzzle of his gun aimed at the wild boar and trying to keep himself calm.

The wild boar circled around, getting closer and closer to the tree where Fang Wei was hiding.

"boom!"

Fang Wei pulled the trigger, and a flower of blood splattered on the wild boar's back.

He originally wanted to hit the head, but hit the wild boar's back instead. It is not clear how serious the damage is.

He can use hunting rifles and rifles, especially after being assigned a hunting area. Not only does he have more hunting experience and skills, but his marksmanship has also improved.

However, the level of the temporary [hunting area] is still too low to make him a "sharpshooter" immediately.

After being shot, the wild boar became even more violent and actually rushed towards the big tree where Fang Wei was hiding.

Fang Wei suddenly became nervous, but he didn't panic because he had a gun in his hand.

"Huh? Is this guy going to die?"

I don’t know if it was a last burst of energy, but the wild boar failed to rush to the big tree in one go and fell to the ground.

The other person was not dead and was still struggling, but his screams were getting lower and lower, and he couldn't stand up after struggling for a long time.

Finally, the wild boar fell to the ground and lay motionless.

Fang Wei waited for a while, but the wild boar still didn't move, so he slipped down from the tree.

The muzzle of the gun was always pointed at the wild boar. As he slowly approached it, the wild boar suddenly moved, but the movement was not big, more like a twitch.

Fang Wei put the rifle behind his back, then pulled out a hatchet and chopped it hard on the wild boar's neck.

The cut was very deep, and a lot of blood flowed out before the wild boar breathed its last.

(End of this chapter)