The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

The journey there is slow, but the return trip is quick.

She and her fellow villagers returned to the village in less than an hour.

I don't know how many times I fell down along the way.

Each time, Xing'er carried the wild boar with one hand and helped those who had fallen behind up with the other, ensuring that no one was left behind.

Everyone ran and ran, and kept running, until they saw the houses in the village and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as they entered the village, the children were so tired that they could no longer run.

They didn't even dare to glance back.

After Xing'er confirmed that it was safe, she told everyone to sit down and rest for a while. As soon as they heard that it was safe, everyone plopped down on the ground, panting heavily. They didn't want to think about anything else and just wanted to sit down and rest properly.

The mountains are really terrifying.

After taking a large gulp of water from his water bag, Shui Sheng said to Li Dashan:

"No wonder the adults are afraid to go into the mountains themselves, and they won't let us go either. It turns out there really are tigers in the mountains behind here! How terrifying!"

Li Dashan was still completely dazed. It took him a while to recover and say:

"I wonder who was so bold as to venture into the mountains alone. Judging from the sound, they must have been eaten by a tiger."

"That's for sure. If your sister hadn't found out early, we would definitely have been caught and eaten by the tiger too."

After Shuisheng finished speaking, he patted his chest with lingering fear.

Younger children were less afraid.

Everyone looked excitedly at the wild boar and mushrooms on the ground.

"Wow, such a big wild boar, so many mushrooms, it must be worth a lot of money. I want my mom to buy me a hair accessory. I've been wanting one for three years and she still hasn't bought it for me."

"Grass, what do you want?"

"I want to eat a skewer of candied hawthorn. I've never had one before. I heard the peddler say that candied hawthorn is delicious. I really want to take a bite and see if it's sour or sweet!"

"Lian'er, what do you want after you sell it?"

"I want to give all the money to my mother so she can pay off the debts and give the money that the village headman wanted. I don't want to become a rich man's concubine."

Lian'er trembled with fear at the thought that she was very likely to be given to the wealthy master.

Xing'er sat on the ground, feeling sorry for the unlucky guys in the mountains who had been eaten by tigers, while she began to calculate her harvest this time. The wild boars were very big, the two of them weighing about 900 pounds together.

It can probably be sold for eighty taels of silver.

In addition, she had picked thirty or forty catties of termite mushrooms and morel mushrooms, which could be sold for four or five taels of silver. All in all, it was quite a lot, even though she said she would take half.

But that's not what she really thought.

Xing'er was still calculating in her mind when the adults in the village heard the news and immediately rushed over to help carry the wild boar.

Liu Mugen walked in front, and Li Laoliu, Li Laoqi, Huang Siniang, Chen Sanmei, and others ran over.

The villagers couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as soon as they walked over.

Liu Mugen exclaimed in shock:

"These two huge wild boars and so many mushrooms, did you bring all of these back?"

"My God, this must fetch a lot of money!"

Tie Zhu scratched his head and chuckled:

"Father, don't you think about it? If we go into the mountains with Xing'er, we'll definitely have a great harvest. You don't need to worry about our family's taxes."

Chen San Niang quickly walked up to her daughter and asked:

"Did you encounter any tigers in the mountains? Your mother was so worried, not knowing when you would return. Now that you're back, your mother can finally relax."

Lian'er shook her head:

"Mom, we're alright, but there really are tigers in the mountains. It's terrifying. It seems like someone sneaked into the mountains today. We heard people crying and shouting for help."

The tiger was roaring too, and its roar was terrifying.

Luckily, Sister Xing'er led us away immediately, otherwise we would have been in big trouble.

Chen San Niang was shocked and her voice rose, "What? What did you say? You encountered a tiger? Is it true or false? And someone is calling for help?"

"It really was, Mother, there really was a tiger. The people who were eaten by the tiger screamed terribly, we were all too scared to listen, we were all terrified."

The other villagers turned pale with fright upon hearing this.

As Zhou was fiddling with the mushrooms, she said:

"It sounds terrifying. Luckily you were alert and ran away as soon as you heard the sound, otherwise the tiger would definitely have caught you."

"Yes, you don't know how much we owe Xing'er. Several times we fell and almost couldn't get up, and it was Sister Xing'er who helped us up."

After hearing this, Zhou quickly called the dog aside and looked it over from all sides to make sure it was alright before she felt relieved.

"I was so scared! Thank goodness you're alright, or I would have regretted it so much."

The dog, however, said nonchalantly:

"Mother, don't be afraid. We'll be fine with Sister Xing'er. She's so capable, she'll protect us."

"Yes, yes, yes, your Xing'er sister is the best."

Mrs. Zhou felt relieved and even had the mood to chat and laugh with her son.

Li Laoqi and Liu Mugen exchanged a glance.

The children who went into the mountains have all returned safely.

Who was the person eaten by the tiger?

Who would dare to enter the forbidden mountain?

Everyone kept their thoughts to themselves. Then, Li Laoqi called on Laowu and Liu to help carry the wild boars back to Fusheng's house and put them away. The other women helped carry baskets on their backs.

The hearts of most of the villagers were filled with joy.

Old house.

The foundation was laid by the family, and Li Fusheng chose to use wood for the walls. After all, Mu Gen was a carpenter, so everything would be convenient for him. He had already offered a chicken as a sacrifice to the gods a couple of days ago.

The foundation for the column head was also completed in two days.

Although the children went to the forbidden mountain today, he was still worried and diligently helped Fusheng's family build a house.

As soon as Xing'er returned with the village children, the other adults who hadn't come over instantly erupted in excitement.

They temporarily put aside their work and rushed to the tent to see the children's harvest for the day.

Li the Cripple was so shocked when he saw the wild boar and mushrooms that the village children had brought back that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Good heavens! Such a huge wild boar, and so many mushrooms—they've brought all this back from the forbidden mountain! Wow, that's incredible!"

"Of course! This is all thanks to my Xing'er. Without my Xing'er, who would dare to enter the Forbidden Mountain?"

"Yes, yes, Aunt Yuhong, you're really living a good life! Your granddaughter is so amazing now, she's not even afraid of tigers."

Grandma Li stood proudly in front of the wild boar.

Now, because of her granddaughter, she can practically do whatever she wants in the village.

After wiping the sweat from her forehead, Li Taohua ran up to Xing'er and said with a grin:

"Third sister, you didn't take me today, but you must take me next time. Look at all these good things, and I didn't even get to go with you. It's such a waste."

Xing'er twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head, saying:

"You're a coward, I wouldn't dare take you. We even encountered a tiger in the mountains today. If we hadn't run fast, we would have been eaten by the tiger long ago."

"What?! Tigers?! There really are tigers?"

Shui Sheng chimed in from the side:

"Sister Peach Blossom, there really are tigers in the forbidden mountain, and someone might have been eaten by a tiger today. The sound is terrifying."

Standing at the back, Wang perked up the moment she heard about the tiger eating a person, and she shouted:

"What are you talking about? You saw a tiger eat someone?"

"Yes, we heard the sound of tigers eating people in the valley when we were down the mountain. The people were screaming so pitifully that we didn't dare to look, for fear that the tigers would catch up with us."

Fortunately, we ran fast.

Otherwise, we'd all be in trouble today.

After listening, Wang rested her hand on the handle of the hoe and asked curiously:

"Do you know who it was? Who got eaten by a tiger? Does anyone really have that kind of guts?"

Shui Sheng shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

She then went to ask Xing'er.

Xing'er shook her head and said:

"We don't know who it is, and we don't dare to look. Tigers are so fierce, we don't even have time to run away. Who would dare to go into the valley to look? We'd be scared to death."

Wang was a gossip, and usually a key member of the village's intelligence center. She only knew that someone had been eaten, but didn't know who it was, which made her feel restless.

She asked all sorts of questions, as if she were watching a play.