The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The cheers on the drying ground gradually subsided, and everyone rushed home with anxious expressions.

soon.

Li Kaixin walked into her grandparents' courtyard and pushed open the creaking gate.

He shouted loudly, "Grandpa! Grandma! I'm home!"

There was immediate movement inside the house.

Grandpa lifted the curtain, and Grandma followed closely behind, her face full of affection: "Oh, my dear grandson! Where did you run off to this afternoon? Are you starving? Grandma will make you some food right away."

He then started to walk towards the kitchen.

Li Kaixin, quick as a flash, grabbed her grandmother's arm, her voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "Grandma, don't bother! I ran into something really good on the mountain today!"

"Good news?" Grandpa frowned, took two steps forward, and looked his grandson up and down with his cloudy eyes.

"What good things could happen up in the mountains? Did you go down there? Are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Grandma immediately became nervous and grabbed Li Kaixin's other arm to examine him closely.

"I didn't go to the inner perimeter, I really didn't!" Li Kaixin quickly explained, patting his chest. "I was just wandering around the outer perimeter, and I'm fine! It's a wild boar! I found a wild boar at the foot of Eagle Cliff!"

"A wild boar?!" Grandpa and Grandma exclaimed simultaneously, their faces turning even paler. That was no joke.

Seeing that her grandparents were quite frightened, Li Kaixin quickly poured out her heart, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry!"

"That wild boar broke its own leg and was lying on its back at the bottom of the cliff, unable to move. It probably rolled down Eagle Cliff! When I found it, it was only grunting!"

The grandparents' tense expressions relaxed slightly, but the worry in their eyes had not completely disappeared.

Just then, the curtain to the main room was lifted again, and Li Kaixin's third uncle, Li Mingyuan, came out. He had originally met his eldest nephew who was returning from the city and wanted to mooch a dinner.

At this moment, Uncle San slapped his thigh, his face full of heartache, and said, "What? Kaixin, what did you say? You found a wild boar with a broken leg? And... and you told the village?"

"My silly nephew! That's so much meat! Why didn't you secretly bring it back? We could have kept it for ourselves, enough for so many braised pork meals! Come on, come on, is it too late to ask for it back now?"

Grandma opened her mouth but didn't speak. She just sighed softly, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.

"Snapped!"

Grandpa was so angry that his beard trembled, and he slapped Uncle San on the back of the head with a loud, frightening sound.

He roared, "You heartless bastard! You want to come back? Do you even want to live in Li Family Village anymore? Most of the villagers are related to the Li family, you'll be drowned in their spittle!"

"We...we can't afford to lose face like this!"

Uncle shrank back, rubbing the back of his head, after being slapped by his father. He muttered a few words under his breath, but in the end, he didn't dare to shout anymore and turned his face away dejectedly.

Li Kaixin stepped in to defuse the situation, saying, "Grandpa, let's stop talking. Let's quickly grab the meat container and bowls and go to the village canteen to eat and share the meat. I want to see the pig being slaughtered."

Uncle San also realized what was happening, glanced at the old man's face, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes! Old man, I'll go call my wife and children first."

Li Kaixin's grandfather nodded slightly.

Seeing the old man's reaction, Uncle San's eyes darted around, and he dashed off as if his feet were oiled, heading straight for his own home.

Grandpa watched his third son's retreating figure, shook his head, turned back to Li Kaixin and said earnestly, "Don't listen to your third uncle's nonsense, you did the right thing today."

Li Kaixin nodded and said to her grandfather, "Grandpa, I understand."

Li Kaixin considered whether to tell her grandfather about the two little wild boars, but then she thought that she still needed to take care of some things at work, so she didn't say anything.

Just then, Grandma had already tidied up her things and came over with a winnowing basket.

He interjected, "Exactly! Old man, what are you babbling about? My grandson understands this perfectly well!"

As she spoke, she pushed the grandfather and grandson out, saying, "Hurry up, let's go to the village canteen, or we'll miss the hot food!"

When Li Kaixin and his grandparents arrived at the village canteen, the place was already bustling with activity.

In the center of the threshing ground lay a large wild boar, split in two. Two burly men were swiftly and efficiently butchering the meat with cleavers. Next to them were two large iron pots simmering pork offal and porridge with bones.

My second and third uncles were talking together not far away. My second uncle kept glancing in the direction of my grandparents' house while responding to their conversation.

Suddenly, my second uncle seemed about to say something, but then he shut his mouth, straightened up, and remained silent.

Uncle San, oblivious to the situation, continued his rambling: "Second Brother, you didn't see it! We were so happy to find this wild boar! Good heavens, if we had kept it for ourselves, the whole family could have eaten it for over a year!"

Just as they were getting into the conversation, they noticed that their second uncle kept making faces at them.

"Hey, Second Brother, why aren't you saying anything?"

Turning around, I saw my grandparents and Li Kaixin walking up to me.

Grandpa's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Uncle San immediately fell silent, then awkwardly called out, "Dad, Mom, you're here."

Grandpa's face was stern, his voice carrying an undeniable authority: "Speak up, why aren't you saying anything?"

Seeing this, Li Kaixin quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Grandpa, don't be angry. Uncle San is just venting. He's just worried that our family will suffer."

The second uncle secretly kicked the third uncle, who immediately realized what he meant and echoed, "Yes, yes, Dad, that's exactly what I meant. I'm afraid the family will suffer."

Grandpa glanced at his eldest grandson and second son's back-and-forth banter, snorted, and didn't pursue the matter further.

A short while later, Second Aunt Wu Li and Third Aunt Wang Hongmei came over with several children.

They greeted Grandpa with smiles first, and then Auntie's loud voice boomed at Li Kaixin: "Oh, isn't this our hero! He just got back and already accomplished something amazing!"

Li Kaixin scratched his head sheepishly and replied with a sheepish grin, "Just lucky, pure luck!"

At this moment, the two sons from my second uncle's family and the youngest daughter from my third uncle's family also gathered around, chattering excitedly.

"Kaixin, you're amazing!"

"Brother, tell me quickly, how did you find that wild boar?"

"Yeah, yeah, is it big? Is it scary?"

The two sons of my second aunt, eleven-year-old Li Jun and six-year-old Li Bing, were asking questions one after another; the ten-year-old daughter of my third aunt, Li Mei, was also looking at Li Kaixin with big, adoring eyes.

Seeing the two aunts' curious looks and the two boys' constant questions, Li Kaixin used the same words to explain the encounter with the wild boar again.

After the explanation, no one asked any more questions, and Li Kaixin chatted casually with his second and third uncles.