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

Zhao Lei immediately drew his knife and jumped back to avoid being scratched or injured by the frantically struggling wild boar.

Qin Bowen followed suit and dodged backward, but his movements were not swift enough, and the long knife that had pierced the wild boar's neck was still embedded in the flesh.

As soon as Zhao Lei drew his long knife, a spurt of blood shot from the sow's neck, and she leaped more than half a meter into the air.

As it struggled violently, the jet of blood swayed wildly, and the scalding, foul-smelling blood even splattered all over Qin Bowen's face and skin, instantly stunning him.

Fortunately, after those two cuts, the mother wild boar was beyond saving.

Before dying, her adrenaline surged, and after a brief moment of euphoria, the sow gradually weakened.

The jet of blood spurting from its neck no longer shot up high; instead, it continued to gush out blood with each weak breath.

Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, this big guy's about to die. Bowen, stop standing there, get your knife out of there right now."

Qin Bowen came to his senses and stepped forward to pull his long knife from the sow's carcass.

Watching the blood dripping from the blade, Qin Bowen felt a strange surge of excitement.

Zhao Lei, however, pointed at the piglets circling the sow's carcass and asked, "Bowen, what were you daydreaming about?"

"Oh dear, brother-in-law, I..."

"Alright, that's enough. I think you're alright at shooting prey, but you're a bit too cowardly when it comes to close combat with a knife. See those little wild boars?"

"I saw it."

"Kill them all, and teach you a lesson."

Qin Bowen knew that his brother-in-law was genuinely looking out for him. He also understood that he had hesitated to strike when he was about to finish off the boar earlier. If his brother-in-law hadn't been there, the sow would have recovered and attacked him.

So when his brother-in-law told him to toughen up, he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.

Looking at the piglets that lingered around the mother wild boar, Qin Bowen made a tough decision.

Although all things have a spirit, wild boars are inherently pests that damage crops, and nature itself follows the principle of survival of the fittest.

The piglets that lose their mother's protection will most likely not survive more than a few days and will eventually become food for other wild animals, so it's better to keep the whole family together.

Qin Bowen swung his 30-40 centimeter-long knife and stabbed it at the nearest wild boar.

With a soft "plop," the piglet let out a pitiful scream.

Zhao Lei reminded them from the side, "Be quick, don't stand there in a daze. By the time these little guys react, they'll all be gone in the blink of an eye."

Upon hearing his brother-in-law's reminder, Qin Bowen no longer hesitated.

He pulled out a long knife and stabbed the other piglets one after another, killing five in a row.

The remaining three piglets realized what was happening and fled in terror.

Qin Bowen caught up with them in three quick steps, using his size advantage to catch up with both of them, and ended their lives with two slashes.

The only remaining piglet was terrified and panicked, running around wildly in the rubble, already five or six meters away from Qin Bowen.

Seeing that he was about to lose the chase, Qin Bowen grabbed a palm-sized pebble from the side and threw it straight at the wild boar.

Who knew that the little thing was running so fast that it missed and the other person darted away two or three meters.

Watching anxiously from behind, Zhao Lei shouted, "Bowen, pick up the hunting rifle on the ground and use it!"

Qin Bowen reacted instantly, picked up the homemade hunting rifle that had been set aside, and aimed it.

He let the wild boar run another six or seven meters before pulling the trigger.

A gunshot rang out, and the wild boar that had run about ten meters let out a painful scream before collapsing headfirst onto the gravel beach.

Qin Bowen quickly stepped forward and delivered the final blow, thus killing all eight wild boar piglets!

The entire wild boar family was killed.

Zhao Lei finally breathed a long sigh of relief and shouted to Qin Bowen, "Well done!"

Qin Bowen dragged all the wild boars together and arranged them neatly. Eight small wild boars weighing between 20 and 40 jin each, plus a female wild boar weighing over 200 jin, were the entirety of their hunting harvest in Qingfeng Mountain that day.

"Brother-in-law, thank goodness for reminding us. If you hadn't pointed it out, they might have all escaped."

Zhao Lei patted him on the shoulder with great satisfaction: "You've done very well, Bowen. When I first started killing prey, I was far worse than you."

Being praised by his brother-in-law, Qin Bowen felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "Hehe, it's all thanks to my brother-in-law's good teaching."

Zhao Lei took out cigarettes, and the two of them lit one each: "Let's take a break first. We've run such a long way, we must be tired."

Qin Bowen took the cigarette and said with emotion, "You're right, brother-in-law. We've never had this much trouble hunting wild boar in the open before."

After today's events, Qin Bowen finally understood that wild boars were far more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

I had been hunting with my brother-in-law for more than half a month, mostly in open areas such as farmland, threshing grounds, and Huangshi Mountain, hunting wild boars.

Today, deep in the dense forest, just dealing with a single female wild boar left the two of them breathless.

Fortunately, the female wild boar panicked and lost her footing, tumbling down the rocky slope.

If it weren't for this accident, after working hard for most of the day, they would only be able to take down the mountain with the two pheasants and two rabbits they had previously hunted.

Looking at the game scattered on the ground, Qin Bowen felt a surge of pride: "Brother-in-law, all of this must weigh several hundred pounds, right? How are we going to get it down the mountain?"

After finishing his cigarette, Zhao Lei threw the butt into the puddle to extinguish it.

He then drew another sharp butcher's knife from his waist and aimed it directly at the sow's belly:

"What else can we do? We'll do it the old way. First, we'll clean out the internal organs, which should make us lose at least several tens of kilograms."

As a seasoned hunter who frequents the mountains year-round, Zhao Lei is skilled and adept at handling prey.

The sharp blade moved along the skin, flesh, and joints, and in a short time, all the female wild boar's internal organs were removed.

He took out the pig liver separately, spread it on a large leaf, and stored it away.

Although the rest of the pig intestines and offal are edible, we couldn't carry them down the mountain today due to limited weight. We had to leave them on the gravel beach for the wild animals in the mountains to forage for.

Heart and liver are rare delicacies, and he plans to take them home to improve his dinner that evening.

Qin Bowen stubbed out his cigarette and stepped forward to help.

Lacking experience in handling prey, Zhao Lei patiently taught him how to process eight small wild boars.

Although the movements are slow and clumsy, it's still manageable.

After working for almost half an hour, the two finally finished processing all the prey.

After removing the female wild boar's internal organs, it was estimated that she still weighed about 170 or 180 pounds.

Zhao Lei took out the thick rope he carried with him, tied the wild boar tightly around its waist, draped most of the rope over his shoulders, and then bent down to carry it on his back.

Zhao Lei is 28 years old this year, in his prime, and full of strength.

He carried the 180-pound wild boar on his back without hesitation...