From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 13 Wild Boar
When the two of them got closer, they saw that the flat soil of the farmland had been dug into many pits.

"It's a wild boar from the mountains."

Looking at the series of footprints and the eaten crops, Xu Fugui could easily tell that it was a wild boar.

"Daniu, you go to the west and look at the damage. I'll go to the herb fields."

Xu Xiaoniu went to check the situation in the fields to the west, while Xu Fugui checked the medicinal herb fields.

Those eight acres of withered leaf black are very valuable. He would be heartbroken if he suffered a big loss.

"Fortunately, it didn't go to the herb field."

Xu Fugui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the wild boar's footprints hadn't reached the herb field. Perhaps because the herb field was close to the Xu family's house, the wild boar didn't dare get too close.

His family's eighty acres of land were located on the outskirts of Baihe Village and close to Baihe Mountain, so it was pure misfortune that they encountered such a disaster.

A moment later, Xu Xiaoniu came back after checking the situation. "Dad, a few acres of sweet potato fields have been dug up beyond recognition, and a few acres of wheat seedlings have been eaten up. In total, one and a half acres have been destroyed. That wild boar had a huge appetite. It really eats a lot."

His family planted twenty acres of wheat, and this was the time when the tender green wheat seedlings were nourished by the heavy snow.

I also have ten acres of sweet potatoes, which I will switch to growing dry rice in the spring.

The yield of winter sweet potatoes is not high, but they have grown to a fairly large size now and can be dug out and roasted for eating, or used to feed pigs.

"It must be the drought this year. The wild boars in the mountains are also short of food. It just snowed heavily, making it even harder to find food."

Xu Fugui thought that the loss was not big and could be accepted, but he had other ideas.

"It can't take advantage of our advantage. Danniu, practice your stance first, and then we'll find a way to catch a wild boar! It's eating well here, and it will definitely come back in a couple of days."

He not only coveted the wild boar meat, but more importantly, if he didn't catch the wild boar, the wild boars would come every few days and his fields would be ruined.

"Yes, it has such a big appetite that it has eaten up all the fields after coming here several times."

Xu Xiaoniu also felt that the wild boar must be eliminated.

Afterwards, the two of them practiced standing meditation.

Xu Xiaoniu's stance training is the second level of the "Five Elements Stance Training", which consists of ten stances in total, and the accompanying breathing method is more complicated than the first level.

The second level of standing meditation corresponds to intermediate-level warriors.

On the basis of the Ren and Du meridians, five more meridians need to be opened to open up all seven main meridians and 108 major acupoints.

With the advantages of the Five Elements Posture Training in terms of the technique, Xu Xiaoniu does not need tonic medicine, and his progress in practicing the posture is still faster than Xu Xiaogou.

After a while, the two finished practicing the standing meditation.

Xu Fugui opened the last vital point of life and death and completed the first level of standing meditation.

This is the confidence that allows him to hunt wild boars: How could an ordinary person, even a strong man, dare to deal with a wild boar easily?
The wild boars in the mountains have thick skin and flesh and are very strong. When they collide with a body weighing over 200 pounds, most people cannot withstand it.

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evening.

The two men dug several traps in the fields and filled them with sharpened hardwood sticks.

Xu Fugui also made his "weapons": a hoe and a sharp hatchet, with the handles tied to a two-meter-long wooden stick.

"Dad, is this okay?"

Xu Xiaoniu was a little skeptical. He heard that those who could hunt wild boars were all good hunters. He and his father didn't even have the right tools, so how could they hunt wild boars?

"Why not? Brothers fight together in battle, and fathers and sons fight together against tigers. If we work together, we can definitely defeat the wild boar."

Xu Fugui was reluctant to ask the hunter for help.

If he slaughtered this wild boar, his family would have enough meat in the winter.

When night fell, the wind was cold and the two of them were squatting in the fields wearing thick cotton jackets.

Seeing that the nose of the bull was red and he was sniffing, Xu Fugui told him to go back first: "Wait at home, I'll call you when it comes."

"Then Dad, you..."

Xu Xiaoniu was worried that it would be too cold at night.

"Dad isn't afraid of the cold, you can go back."

"Ok."

After Xu Xiaoniu left, Xu Fugui stayed on guard until late at night. Seeing that there was no trace of wild boar, he went home to rest.

After staying up most of the night, Xu Fugui slept in the next day.

Seeing that his father still had to guard the fields, Xu Xiaoniu offered to guard the first half of the night: "Dad, I'll watch first, and you can take over in two hours."

"Okay, this mattress is for you."

Xu Fugui made preparations in advance and brought a worn-out cotton mattress that had been used for more than ten years and had just been replaced at home.

An hour and a half later, Xu Fugui came out of his house to replace Xu Xiaoniu: "Daniu, you go back, I'll do it."

He took the old cotton quilt handed to him by Xu Xiaoniu and wrapped himself in it. The quilt still retained some warmth.

"I don't believe I can't wait for you!"

He thought to himself that he was going to fight with the wild boar.

We stayed like this for two more nights.

On the fourth night that Xu Fugui was guarding the fields, late at night, the snow covering the ground melted and froze again, forming layers of ice lumps.

The bright moonlight reflected on the ice and snow, shining white.

"Ok?"

In a daze, Xu Fugui saw a dark shadow coming from outside the village.

"coming!"

He woke up instantly and sneaked home to call Xu Xiaoniu.

When the two approached the wild boar, they saw it burying its head and digging in the field with its nose, making crunching chewing sounds in its mouth.

"Daniu, you stay here, I'll go over there, and we'll drive it towards the trap."

Xu Fugui whispered instructions, then took the hatchet tied to the long stick and quietly moved to the other side of the wild boar.

"Do it!"

He shouted loudly and rushed towards the wild boar first.

The wild boar that was gnawing on the food was startled and ran away without saying a word. Seeing someone on the other side, it turned to the other side.

A wild boar weighing about 200 pounds fell into a trap.

The trap was not big, only about one meter deep, and was filled with sharpened wooden sticks.

Some sharp wooden sticks pierced the wild boar's skin, while others were broken by the trap.

The wild boar howled in pain, grunting, its survival instincts and bloodiness aroused. The trap could not hold it, and it struggled to climb out.

Xu Fugui knew that the trap would not cause fatal damage to the wild boar, so he followed closely behind, swung the stick in his hand hard, and chopped the wild boar's head with the hatchet tied to the front of the stick.

"Boom!"

That was the dull sound of a hatchet hitting the skull, the blade embedding directly into the bone.

The wild boar immediately started bleeding and let out a louder wail.

Xu Fugui was extremely strong, three to five times stronger than an ordinary person.

Xu Xiaoniu was also very strong. With his quick eyes and hands, he swung the hoe sideways to chop at the back of the wild boar's head.

"Keng!"

Due to excessive force, the hoe handle broke, and the sharp tip of the hoe was embedded in the back of the wild boar's neck. This was a fatal wound, and blood spurted out.

The boar twitched and struggled even more violently, twisting madly in the trap until the sound gradually died away.

"Haha, we can eat meat every day at home this winter."

Xu Fugui laughed heartily.

These two hundred kilograms of wild boar are a big harvest. One kilogram of wild boar meat is worth eighty cents, twice as much as domestic pig meat.

For the first time, Xu Xiaoniu realized the benefits of practicing standing meditation: "Dad, we are really amazing. We killed such a big wild boar in just two hits."

"You are only a mid-level warrior. When you reach the advanced level or even the innate realm, you will be even more powerful."

"Well, when I become more powerful, I will become a hunter and make a lot of money for you and mother."

He suddenly felt a longing for the profession of hunter.

(End of this chapter)