Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Qin Dashan and Qin Changlin nodded and took their places.

Zhao Lei, along with Qin Bowen and Wang Zongbao, also crawled behind the haystack, squatting down completely.

The two hunting teams faced each other across the entire threshing ground, while Huang Hongbo's men also set up their formation under the thatched shed.

Time slips away quietly...

None of them had anything to tell the time, so they could only estimate from the darkness that it was probably around midnight.

The cold moonlight shone on the rice piles in the threshing ground.

Only the night breeze carried the dampness of the river, and the occasional chirping of insects came from the distant bushes.

There were no sounds of wild animals; they seemed to have disappeared from the area.

Qin Bowen was getting sleepy and asked in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, will those beasts come out again?"

"Don't worry, some will come out, more or less."

"But it's so late, and we haven't seen a single hair?"

"Cheer up, I'm going to check out another place."

Zhao Lei found another haystack that was neither too high nor too low, squatted down, rested his hunting rifle on his knees, and kept it pointed forward, ready to defend himself at any time.

Time passed slowly, and the threshing ground remained completely silent.

Neither team uttered a sound; all attention was focused on the dark corner at the edge of the threshing ground.

Zhao Lei thought to himself.

"Huang Hongbo only managed to shoot two wild goats all day, which shows his marksmanship is just average."

"Judging from their positions, it does indeed conform to animal behavior and can form a certain degree of encirclement... It's just a pity that this method is only suitable for the mountains. It may not work well on flat ground like a threshing ground. In the end, marksmanship is the key to success or failure."

"I wouldn't mind teaching you kids a lesson tonight."

Zhao Lei held his breath, straining his ears to listen to everything around him.

The threshing ground under the moonlight was empty and quiet.

The rice stacks exuded the aroma of dry grains, and the occasional splashing of fish leaping out of the water could be heard from the riverbank.

Zhao Lei's nose twitched slightly as he discerned the scents carried on the wind.

It smelled of hay, river water, and a faint, almost imperceptible fishy or gamey odor.

coming!

Zhao Lei's pupils contracted slightly.

He was all too familiar with that smell—the distinctive, pungent odor of wild boars, which he could detect from dozens of meters away.

Zhao Lei slowly placed his finger on the trigger.

Under the thatched shed across the street.

Huang Hongbo was still talking quietly with Deng Shaohua and others, seemingly unaware of anything unusual.

Zhao Lei's lips twitched, and he let out a cold laugh.

snort!

"Kid, I've lived two lives, and I've fired more bullets than you've eaten rice. You think you can compare to me? What makes you think you can?"

Zhao Lei held his breath, pressed himself tightly against the haystack, and dared not even breathe too loudly.

The stench of the wild boar wafted into my nose in waves through the wind.

Can't go wrong.

It must be right in front of us!

Zhao Lei also took a moment to glance at the shed across the street, where the kerosene lamp was burning brightly and Huang Hongbo was talking quietly with Deng Shaohua.

Zhao Lei thought to himself that these people were really carefree.

They dared to make a sound while staking out wild animals in the middle of the night, and any wild animals that approached would be startled and run away.

Just then.

There was a rustling sound from the bushes near the other party's thatched hut.

"Wait, there's a noise!"

Huang Hongbo and the others immediately became alert and looked around.

Then, suddenly there was no sound.

But Huang Hongbo and his men were not willing to give up. They stood up, raised their guns, and aimed at the bushes. The kerosene lamps flickered, and their footsteps were heavy.

suddenly.

The dark figure in the bushes suddenly turned around and darted back in a flash.

"Damn it, they got away!"

Huang Hongbo cursed and fired a shot.

A muffled thud.

The bullet struck the bushes, startling several night birds into taking flight.

The wild boar had long since disappeared into the tall grass.

Huang Hongbo slammed the gun on the ground, spitting in anger.

"Damn it! Shaohua, why did you bring the kerosene lamp over? It must have startled the prey!"

"No, Brother Bo, what's the harm in me carrying a lantern?"

"If it weren't for you, would the prey have been scared away?"

Suddenly, the two of them started arguing back and forth.

Zhao Lei and the others found it amusing.

Is this all there is to it?

Or is it the most famous hunting team in Huangshi Township?

It seems Huangshi Township isn't all that great.

Zhao Lei remained calm.

He knew in his heart that the wild boar had been frightened away and wouldn't dare to come back for a while.

But this thing is very greedy. With so much grain on the threshing floor, the aroma travels far on the wind, and those who have tasted its sweetness will definitely come back.

About fifteen minutes later, the wind direction changed.

Zhao Lei twitched his nose, and that pungent stench wafted over again, even stronger than before.

He listened intently to the scent and heard a very faint sound coming from the bushes on the west side, next to the river.

very good!

This time, the prey changed direction and crept towards them!

Zhao Lei didn't rush to move, and slowly adjusted the direction of the gun muzzle.

He squinted and stared at the dark bushes.

Not long after, sure enough, a big guy emerged from the bushes.

Its head was lowered very low, and its long mouth stretched forward inch by inch, touching the ground.

Zhao Lei estimated that the beast weighed at least 170 or 180 pounds.

Its mane gleamed glistening in the moonlight, clearly indicating it was a robust, adult male wild boar.

The wild boar stopped after taking a few steps, listening intently to its surroundings, very alert.

Zhao Lei's gun barrel moved steadily with it, his finger resting on the trigger.

The beast is still within firing range. If we miss and it gets startled and runs away, it will be difficult to catch it again.

The wild boar moved step by step toward the center of the threshing ground. The aroma of the rice on the ground was so enticing that it completely captivated the boar, and its vigilance gradually lowered.

Once it reached the range Zhao Lei had set, it lowered its head and began to root at the grains on the ground.

Zhao Lei took a half-inhale, and halfway through exhaling, he suddenly pulled the trigger.

boom!

Before the wild boar could even grunt, its massive body suddenly swayed to the side, its four legs kicked a few times, and then it lay still.

The bullet hit right behind the ear, the softest spot on the wild boar's body, and it brought it down instantly.

"I won! I won!"

Wang Zongbao shouted from behind the haystack, his voice trembling with excitement.

Qin Bowen also poked half his head out from the other end: "Brother-in-law! Great marksmanship! That shot was brilliant!"

Huang Hongbo and the others under the thatched shed across the street were all stunned.

They had just been through a lot from that escaped wild boar, and before they could even recover, the other side had already taken down one of the big ones with a single shot.

Deng Shaohua opened his mouth, looked at the size of the huge thing on the ground, and swallowed hard.

Huang Hongbo looked very unhappy.

Forcing himself to say, "Maybe it's just a fluke? It's so far away, and it's so dark..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Lei had already turned his gun towards the riverbank...