Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 86 Wild Boar
He carried a basket full of firewood, the weight of which piled up like a small mountain bent his back.

The cuffs and hem of his jacket were tattered and torn, and he wore straw sandals made of twisted rice straw.

Upon seeing the glamorous Luo Shuangshuang again, Yuan Cheng was overjoyed but also felt uneasy and anxious, which quickly turned into a deep sense of inferiority.

"Big Orange, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Oh, Shuangshuang, I still need to take the firewood back, so I'll have to wait..."

"Alright, I won't keep you from getting back to work. You can go back now!"

Before he could finish making an excuse, Luo Shuangshuang waved her hand considerately at him, indicating that she didn't mind.

After everyone had walked away, he turned to look at his friend who was watching the show, and asked, "What kind of look is that?"

"Ordinary eyes."

Nodding towards the back of the person who was standing not far away, Su Ning asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"I don't know, he's been acting strangely and awkwardly ever since I met him."

Without turning around, she knew that Yuan Cheng was probably pausing between leaving and looking at her from a distance.

Luo Shuangshuang tossed her braid behind her back and sighed helplessly.

When Yuan Cheng was very young, his father fell off a cliff while chopping wood and died. Not long after, his mother also ran away with someone else, leaving only his grandmother, who had gone blind from crying, to depend on him for survival.

After learning about his tragic past, she unconsciously paid more attention to and took special care of this friend, always giving him more candy and pastries than others.

But his personality just doesn't suit her temperament, and she has always lacked patience. When she encounters such a taciturn and naturally awkward person, she is willing to ask for help and comfort him once or twice, but doing so every time will make the person she is with feel very tired.

So much so that later on, I would unconsciously try to avoid him whenever I saw him.

"Never mind him, let's hurry up and catch more crabs. There aren't enough to fry a whole bowl of them!"

"Row."

Hearing her say that, Su Ning naturally stopped paying attention. Just as she was about to look away, she saw the person suddenly throw down the basket on his back and run back towards them.

"Something seems off about the grapefruit."

"Ok?"

Luo Shuangshuang, who had just picked up a slippery rock and gently placed it beside her, noticed two crabs, one large and one small, but before she could catch them, she immediately looked up and turned around upon hearing this.

Sure enough, Yuan Cheng was rushing towards the two of them with a panicked and anxious expression.

"Quickly, Shuangshuang, get up!"

"What's wrong, Big Orange?"

"A gong! There's a gong being struck!"

The sound of a gong?
She suddenly remembered that she had heard it once before, when the gong was being struck because a wild boar was coming down the mountain.

Startled, Luo Shuangshuang waded through the stream, hastily put on her shoes, grabbed the bewildered Su Ning, and followed Yuan Cheng as they ran out of the mountains.

"Hoo~ Hoo~ Grapefruit... What's wrong?"

Pulled along the mountain path, panting heavily, Su Ning stared at the two people rushing forward headlong ahead, utterly bewildered.

"Sound the gong! Something must have happened in the team!"

What kind of gong are you banging?

How come she didn't hear it?

Fortunately, the two of them didn't go too far. At their reckless pace, they soon reached the end of the village.

A series of gong and drum sounds could be clearly heard, along with the faint cheers and noise from the threshing ground.

Something seems to have happened, but it looks like...good news?
Patting her chest, Luo Shuangshuang, her face flushed and heart pounding from running, stopped and turned to see men, women, and children rushing towards the threshing ground. "Ning Baogai, let's go take a look too!"

"it is good."

……

On the wide, flat ground of the threshing ground, there was a large and two small wild boars piled up.

That large wild boar weighed at least six or seven hundred pounds, with two long and sharp tusks that were quite frightening, and the bristles on its head stood up very sharply.

Both eyes were pierced by arrows, and there was a black hole in his neck from which blood was gushing out.

"As expected of the hunting team captain, Yan Xizi's archery skills are superb! Amazing!"

"Hahaha~ It's been so long since I've eaten meat! With autumn harvest just around the corner, God is really giving me face!"

"What does this have to do with God? If anyone should thank someone, it should be Da Xizi!"

"Exactly! They were just unlucky to run into the Yan family, father and sons. Try it on another family!"

The onlookers chattered excitedly, their faces beaming with undisguised joy. This was meat! Three wild boars—one large and two small—must weigh at least a thousand pounds!

There are more than sixty households in the team. Even if we calculate based on household registration rather than the number of people, each household can still receive a considerable amount.

After finally squeezing into the crowd, Su Ning and Luo Shuangshuang listened to the discussions around them and finally understood what was going on.

So, Uncle Yan left without a word earlier because he went up the mountain to hunt for wild game?
"Ning Baogai, my uncle is over there! Let's hurry over there!"

Yan Xi was standing not far away, talking to the brigade leader, while Yan Wen and Yan Wu were also chatting animatedly in the group chat with their friends.

"Uncle!" "Uncle Yan."

"It's Youyou and Xiaoning, you two are here! Come on over here!"

After nodding to the captain, Yan Xi waved to the two of them.

I only wanted to catch a rabbit or a pheasant, but I never expected to be so lucky and run into a big and two small wild boars that were out foraging for food.

I just discussed with the brigade leader that his family could get a whole small wild boar. After deboning and bleeding, there should be about 100 or 200 pounds of meat.

Now we can not only properly entertain the two little girls, but also marinate enough oil and fat from the autumn harvest, and even have plenty of meat for the New Year.

Oh, and we can send some more to my in-laws and sister's family too!

Thinking of this, Yan Xi couldn't hide the joy on his face, and his expression towards Luo Shuangshuang became even more loving.

"Uncle, why is there so much blood? Where are you injured? How did you run into a wild boar?"

"Don't worry, Uncle isn't injured. This blood is from the wild boar. He had a bow and arrow but didn't fight it in close combat, so how could he be injured!"

"That's good, that's good! You scared me to death!"

Seeing the black and red bloodstains all over Yan Xi's shirt, Luo Shuangshuang was so frightened that her legs went weak. She didn't care whether she ate meat or not, as long as her uncle was alright.

Once they had completely calmed down, they realized something was wrong. "Uncle! Why didn't you call us before you went up the mountain?"

"what?"

"Ning Baogai and I also want to go into the mountains and wander around at the foot of the mountain!"

"Hahaha, alright, alright, I'll definitely take you two with me next time I go into the mountains, okay?"

Luo Shuangshuang nodded proudly, knowing in her heart that the chances of going up the mountain again were very slim. She glanced apologetically at her friend.

Ning Baogai's long-cherished wild ginseng is probably going to fly away~

"Xiao Ning, when we slaughter the pig and divide the meat later, the team will cook a special dish called 'pig-killing stew,' you should definitely try it!"

"Yes! Ning Baogai's pork stew smells amazing, you'd better eat a lot later!"

"it is good…"

Before he could finish speaking, the captain walked up to the platform and raised his hands, pressing them down on the crowd.

"Let's skip the nonsense and follow the usual rules. One big and two small ones, with the small one going to Yan Xi alone. The rest will be divided among the households, with each household receiving twelve catties. The remainder will be made into a big pot of stewed pork!"

"One person from each household, everyone line up, let's distribute the meat!"

"Boom~"

Everyone was eagerly waiting for the captain's words, and they clapped their hands happily. The person from each family who was to receive meat hurriedly went to line up with the scorekeeper.

The children from each family also rushed into their own homes, yelling, to grab their bowls and basins.

The scene of dividing the meat was as lively as a festival.

Yan Xi was assigned the larger of the two wild boars, and without waiting for the butcher's help, the three of them skillfully slaughtered it on the spot.

There are quite a few pigs raised in Taoyuan Space, and they have been sold several times. Suning has never slaughtered them himself; they are all processed, cut, and neatly stacked in the underground storage room.

So watching Uncle Yan slaughter wild boar piglets was both novel and frightening.

Especially when the wild boar is bled, the series of mournful cries it emits are truly terrifying.

Yan Wen went home early to get a plastic basin and a burlap sack, and as soon as the blood started to gushing out, he immediately went forward and used the basin to catch it.

After draining the blood, add salt to the basin and let it sit for a few minutes until the large basin of pig's blood coagulates.

"Ning Baogai, do you know what I'm thinking about?"

Su Ning, who was watching intently, almost burst out laughing when she heard the guy swallowing hard beside her. "What are you thinking about? It always comes back to food."

"Hehe~ You'll understand once you've tasted the blood sausage your grandma makes!"

Excitedly grasping her hand, Luo Shuangshuang felt that coming back this time was absolutely the right decision, as she could not only eat the pork stew but also taste her grandmother's signature dishes!

(End of this chapter)