Zhou Yu waved his hand and smiled, "We don't know how to eat it either, so let's just divide it up with the villagers. After we divide it up, please ask Aunt Zhao to help us cook it."

They had gotten a lot of mountain products in the past two days and felt that the trip was worthwhile. Moreover, compared with those people who could hardly eat meat even in good years, they had no intention of competing with them.

An An was a little unhappy. Although there were not many people in the village now, if these two and a half roe deer were divided equally, each person would not get much!

With a turn of his eyes, he thought, why not lure two wild boars over?

She tugged at Zhou Yu's sleeve, and Zhou Yu picked her up and asked, "Are you tired? Do you want some water or something to eat?"

An An leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Uncle Zhou, if there were two wild boars, could you kill them?"

Zhou Yu was slightly stunned and turned to look at the villagers. Although their lives had gradually improved in the past two years, they were still thin and energetic.

He whispered to An An, "Can you think of a way to lure the wild boar over here? Xu Xia and I have no problem, but with these few people, they might be a drag."

"Then think of a way!" An An hugged his neck and acted coquettishly, "Otherwise, none of us will be able to eat much meat."

Zhou Yu then ordered everyone to dig a few traps here, "Even if there is no harvest today, there might be some when someone passes by."

Even if he didn't explain, the villagers would still obey his orders.

With more people working together, the work is easier. Several traps were dug quickly. Sharpened wood was inserted into the bottom of the pit, branches were broken over the pit for cover, and fallen leaves were spread on it. It looked no different from ordinary ground.

After packing up, Zhou Yu asked everyone to leave. "While it's still early, we can look for anything else."

He put An An on the ground, and An An took the initiative to go find Qin Ying for hugs.

Zhou Yu, Xu Xia and two skilled yamen runners stayed behind. After the villagers had walked a distance away, An An turned around and smiled at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu ordered, "Since there are already roe deer in the mountains, there might be other wild animals as well. Let's all be on high alert."

The rest of the people should be.

Xu Xia suddenly bent down to listen, and said solemnly, "Sir, I think you're right. There seems to be a heavy sound of running coming this way."

Zhou Yu immediately sent a message to the villagers, asking them to quickly find a safe place, preferably to hide in a tree.

It took about a quarter of an hour before even an older man like Uncle Chen Jiu was helped up the tree by the young men. Zhou Yucai, Xu Xia and the others dispersed and looked in the direction where the running sounds were becoming clearer and clearer, and they all held their swords in their hands.

Soon, even the most dull-witted person could hear the ground shaking, and everyone's heart was lifted up. It was obvious that it was a big guy!

After a while, two huge wild boars appeared in everyone's sight.

It seems that each one weighs at least 300 kilograms.

The villagers held their breath, fearing that if they breathed a little harder, they would attract the wild boar.

Then everyone watched helplessly as two wild boars fell into the trap one after another.

My heart couldn't help but fall, but before it hit the ground, I saw the wild boar crawling out of the trap again.

Everyone held their breath again.

However, the two wild boars did not remain arrogant for long before they fell into the trap again.

Those traps are a chain of traps.

This time, the villagers can’t be too careless, because the wild boar is very ferocious!

Everyone hugged the tree they were living in, suppressed their pounding hearts, and stared at the other side of the trap.

The wild boar was trapped three times in a row and was in great pain. Its body was covered with scars and blood. The injuries aroused its ferocity and it howled continuously.

But he no longer had the strength to escape from the trap.

Zhou Yu waved his hand and took Xu Xia and two yamen runners forward, killed the wild boar, and dragged it up together. Then he called on the villagers to come forward.

Uncle Chen Jiu was trembling as he spoke: "My goodness... Such a big wild boar! Hurry, hurry! The bloody smell is too strong. It will be bad if it attracts big insects or wolves!

"Hurry up and prepare the poles and ropes, and carry the wild boar down the mountain! We can deal with other matters after we return to the village!"

As the saying goes, more hands make more work. Everyone quickly put the two dead wild boars on the pole, tied them up with hemp ropes, and carried them down the mountain.

Zhou Yu and others were still at the rear, and they rearranged the traps before they caught up with the main force.

The way back was safe and sound.

When they returned to Tongshu Village, it was already dark. The prey was placed in the center of the village. Everyone built a bonfire and lit torches, lighting up the surroundings. They didn't even have time to eat. They had to divide the prey first. If they kept the blood thorns, who knew what might happen.

The old and weak who stayed in the village were also rushed out. When they saw this scene, they were really surprised and happy. Those who were most emotionally unstable even cried.

Uncle Chen Jiu instructed someone to slaughter the wild boar and weigh it, and then divide the meat according to the number of people. Zhou Yu first got four pig's trotters and two pounds of lard.

Excluding the internal organs, the two wild boars weighed a total of 520 kilograms. The current population of Tongshu Village is 92 people. In addition to the 82 indigenous residents of the village, the rest are Zhou Yu's people.

Because Zhou Yu insisted on sharing the meat equally with everyone, it was divided like this: each person got five pounds of meat, and the remaining part was given to Zhou Yu.

Each portion is weighed, tied with hemp rope, and marked. Then everyone draws lots and gets whichever portion they draw. No one is allowed to be picky.

What's so good about free meat? The villagers automatically lined up and whoever got the most would get it.

Next was the roe deer meat. The three roe deer were still alive, so there was no rush to divide them. Everyone was tired and hungry after a tiring day and frightened, so the three roe deer were kept at the Zhao family for the time being and everyone dispersed.

Zhou Yu got 70 kilograms of meat, and with the lard and pig's trotters, it would take more than ten days or half a month to finish it.

The villagers even took the initiative to leave some fatter ones for them.

Zhang Jinzhi couldn't stop laughing: "Oh my, I haven't seen so much fresh meat in the past few years!"

Zhou Yu was a little worried: "Wild boar meat is too fishy. It won't taste good if it's not cooked well." Others may not mind. After all, being able to eat meat is already very good.

But when he can avoid doing so, he still doesn't want to do so.

Zhang Jinzhi had the prepared dinner delivered to the Zhao family, smiling as he said, "What's there to worry about? Just because we can't do anything doesn't mean others can't either. Just like it's cold today, the meat won't go bad if it's kept for a few days. Let's cool it down with cold water first. We can ask Mrs. Zhao or Miss Qin tomorrow."

The yard where they lived had also been expanded and the walls had been raised a lot, so it was no longer possible to communicate with the Zhao family through the wall as before.

Besides, it’s so late and it’s not appropriate.

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