Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Zhou Gu went and brought the backpack back.

"Let's go back. We should go up the mountain with more people next time, otherwise those beasts will come out again. It's okay if they are small, but if they are big, I'm afraid we don't have Zhou Guo's ability and will be eaten."

Everyone nodded, gathered their things, stood up and left.

Fortunately, everyone’s backpacks were almost full, so there was no reluctance to go down the mountain at this time.

Zhou Guo's small backpack was also carried away by others. Li squatted in front of her and said, "Come, mother will carry you down."

Zhou Guo stood up and stretched his arms. He didn't feel any discomfort, so he comforted her, "Mom, no need, I'm really fine. Have you forgotten that I've been injured more severely than this? My arm was almost chopped off, but nothing happened to me, right?"

He kicked the wild boar on the ground and said, "I have to carry this wild boar back. It's so big, we can't eat so much at home. In this weather, it will go bad if left for too long. It can't be smoked. Why don't we drag it to the county town tomorrow and sell it together? We can also get a lot of money."

Li disagreed, "How can that be possible? You were only hit once, how can you resist the wild boar? This wild boar is so big, it's impossible. Otherwise, let the men come up the mountain to carry it down, or call the gentleman up."

Although Zhou Gu really wanted to say that he would carry it, he couldn't say it when he saw the big thing on the ground. It was so big that he didn't have the ability to do so.

Zhou Guo said, "Mom, this wild boar is an adult pig. The other pigs behind it might come out at any time. If they come up again, they might bump into it. I've told you I'm fine. Besides, this weight is as light to me as carrying a bamboo tube of water. Just watch, hehe!"

The big wild boar on the ground moved to another place in the blink of an eye and was easily carried on her shoulders.

Although it is not heavy, it is too big and I can't see the road clearly when carrying it on my shoulders. So I have to carry it on my back to free up my sight in front of me, which makes it much easier to walk.

Mrs. Li knew she couldn't persuade her, so she had to say, "Then you should be careful. If you can't carry it anymore or it hurts somewhere, put it down. We would rather not have this pig."

Zhou Guo nodded, "Got it."

After saying that, he took the lead.

A group of people followed behind her, watching nervously, fearing that the child would fall if something went wrong. She was already being pushed up, and if she got injured again, there was no telling if she would ever recover.

The men hadn't gone up the mountain yet. When they heard the noise of them coming down from afar, they were stunned and looked at the sky. "Why are they coming down so early today? Can't they find mushrooms? Is it out of season?"

Zhou Guo carried the wild boar on his back and walked down the mountain with a thumping sound.

The men opened their mouths in surprise and their eyes almost fell to the ground.

"This, this, this... this, is this a wild boar that big?"

"Oh my god, this girl from the Zhou family is so amazing. She can carry such a big wild boar and walk so easily. She must be so strong that she can carry at least 200 to 300 kilograms at a time!"

Zhou Guo walked up to the old man, put the wild boar down, and said with a smile: "Master, look, such a big wild boar, we can eat a lot of meat."

The women also followed behind. When they met, they told the whole story like a bamboo tube pouring beans, before the men could say a word.

"If it weren't for that girl Zhou Guo, we wouldn't know if we would be able to come back alive."

"Well, I think we should go up the mountain together. The more people there are, the louder the beasts will be. So it's better not to go up the mountain with so many people in the future. No matter how much money you make, you still have to live to spend it. We were lucky today to run into this one. If we ran into a wild boar den or a group of them, that would be terrible."

Everyone nodded in fear, and their calves are still trembling after seeing this wild boar.

The old man looked at the big dent on the wild boar's head and laughed, "Your fist strength has increased again?"

Zhou Guo couldn't help but touch his belly and said, "No, I punched it several times. The wild boar was too big and had a strong momentum. I didn't kill it with one punch. It pushed me a long way."

The old man frowned, "Did your stomach get hit? Are you hurt?"

Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, it hurts outside for a while and then it's fine, there's no damage inside."

The old man was relieved. "That's good. It's just a big wild boar. You let yourself get hit. Aren't you usually well trained? How can you not handle a wild boar?"

Zhou Guo lowered her head. She was so eager to save people. Zhou Gu was just standing there stupidly, not knowing how to hide. If she didn't hurry up, she didn't know how to hurt him.

On the way back, the old man carried the wild boar, and Zhou Guo only carried a sack with a few live rabbits following behind him.

I’m tired of eating fried rabbit, cured rabbit, and stewed rabbit, but I’m not tired of dried rabbit meat. When I’m hungry, I can chew a few pieces and it’s very satisfying.

After entering the village, everyone was surprised to see the old man carrying a wild boar back. "We encountered a wild boar in the mountains today? Such a big one?"

When they returned to the village, everyone went back to their homes.

Zhou Gu took the opportunity to find Wang Fugui and asked him to bring his weapons to his house to kill the pig at night.

……

The Zhou family yard was bustling with activity. Everyone was crowded together, dealing with sewage, cutting meat, and slicing meat...

Today, the best families in the village who went to the mountains with us are here.

Each family has little food, so they won’t eat the pig-slaughtering meal.

But today this wild boar was discovered by everyone in the mountains, and Li asked them to come to each family and cut one or two pounds of meat to take home and eat.

Everyone was embarrassed. "We didn't do anything. It was your Zhou Guo who beat us up. She was also pushed a bit. It was she and the old man who carried the boar back. We should thank her for killing the wild boar and saving our lives. How can she have the nerve to ask for a share of the meat? We don't want it. We didn't contribute a bit."

Li smiled and said, "How can that be counted? Although she killed the boar, we are all here. We all followed her up the mountain together. Seeing such a big wild boar, it is only natural for each family to cut some meat to take back and taste. I can't afford to feed so many people. You should take the meat back and eat it."

Everyone laughed good-naturedly. These days, no one has much food stored. Who can afford to eat like this?

Although it was a process of cutting meat, everyone did not come for nothing. Everyone brought some gifts, and after finishing their trip they carried a heavy piece of meat back home.

The gifts from some of the families were particularly generous, including a hen!

Zhou Guo looked at the egg-laying hens and said, "Who would bring a golden egg-laying hen here just to cut two kilograms of wild boar meat to eat?"

Li smiled and said, "Who would do such a loss-making business? It's because your eldest brother saved their lives. When the two men saw the wild boar rushing towards them without any reason, they were so scared that their legs were out of control and they couldn't run. Fortunately, your eldest brother stepped forward and grabbed one of them and saved the man. Otherwise, who knows what the consequences would be. This is to thank your eldest brother for giving me the chicken."