Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

old house.

Everyone was still discussing the suggestion just made by the village chief. The two brothers Qin Shouren and Qin Shouyi were full of vigor and had their own ideas. They thought this was a feasible plan.

Old Lady Qin, however, felt it was too dangerous. "The last time we caught the wild boar, it was pure luck. Plus, the third son's wife led you in digging traps, and the arrangements were very well-organized. Furthermore, the wild boars were running down the mountain, giving us a geographical advantage. But now you're going up the mountain to catch wild boars. Aren't you sending them right into their lair? It's too dangerous. I can't let you risk your own safety."

After saying that, he quickly waved his hand and said, "At worst, we can just not eat meat during the Chinese New Year this year and have a simple Chinese New Year."

Old Man Qin touched her hand soothingly and said, "Don't get too excited. As long as we make reasonable arrangements and bring more people, more than a hundred young and strong men will go up the mountain together. It will be more than enough to catch a pig."

"This……"

Old Mrs. Qin was still a little hesitant. In her heart, as long as they had enough to eat and were not starving to death, the safety of the whole family was the most important thing.

The village chief finally said, "How about this, Mrs. Qin, don't worry. I'll call a meeting to see what the other villagers think, and then we'll vote on it."

"Don't..." Old Lady Qin wanted to stop them, but the village chief had already stood up and walked out the door. She could only follow him and nag, "You are already old. Isn't it good to have enough food and clothes now? Why do you have to do those risky things... You two still think you are young and strong, but now you are old and your bones will break if a wild boar touches you..."

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the next day.

The village chief summoned the patrol team as he wished and gathered them at the old place at the village entrance.

Everyone else had a look of confusion on their faces, only Old Lady Qin and the village chief's wife looked reluctant.

"Sister Lihua, you must persuade your husband. They're both so old, yet they still insist on going up the mountain to catch wild boars. Aren't they tired of living?"

"Who said it wasn't true? Do you think I didn't try to persuade him when I was at home? The old man didn't listen to me at all. He insisted on instigating the whole village to go up the mountain. Just wait and see. Even though we have such a good life, he still has to stir up some trouble."

"Oh, really, he has no idea of ​​his own limitations. Does he think he's as smart as my third son's wife? That wild boar is so easy to catch..."

Winter is the quietest time of the year. Now the woolen workshops have stopped working and the village roads have been built wide and bright. Everyone finally wants to go out shopping after getting their wages, but the main exit of the village is blocked at this time. Even visiting relatives in the neighboring village is impossible.

It's easy for something to go wrong when a large group of men get together and do nothing, so they have to come up with some new ideas.

As soon as the village chief told everyone his idea, it was unanimously approved by the patrol team. Almost all the men nodded quickly, especially the two hunters in the village.

In the past, they would go up the mountain alone or in pairs, fearing danger. Now, there are so many people willing to accompany them.

Since the two hunters were more familiar with the terrain of the mountain, they led everyone up the mountain.

The one who was most excited among them was Zhu the hunter from the village. When he heard that he was to take the lead, he stood on the stage and explained to everyone with great enthusiasm.

"In the past, when I went up the mountain every winter, I could see many animals foraging. However, the snow made the roads difficult to navigate, so I never tried to catch any. I would always see wild boars and roe deer wandering around. Since I was alone, I always had to stay away from them... But now, we have a lot of people, and wild boars tend to run away and hide when they see a lot of people. We can take advantage of this..."

The method that Zhu the hunter and another hunter discussed was to have more than a hundred people go up the mountain at the same time, first dig a big trap in the place where they often move, and then everyone will surround the periphery to drive the wild boar towards the trap.

The most important thing is to prepare the trap well, which takes more time and manpower. Like last time, it must be big enough and deep enough to prevent the wild boar from escaping halfway. Sharpened wooden sticks should be inserted at the bottom of the pit and covered with leaves.

Everything was prepared perfectly, and the group of people walked up the mountain excitedly.

It took everyone a day to dig the trap, and then everyone took turns to go to the mountain to guard it every day.

However, after two or three days, the villagers didn't see a single hair of the wild boar, let alone the wild boar, or even any other animals. It was as if they had all disappeared.

Jiang couldn't help but say, "Mother, why don't you go and persuade the village chief and father to stop catching the wild boar? They've been up the mountain so many times and haven't seen any results. Don't let them get into any danger."

Qin Shouren had completely different ideas from hers: "Why are you in such a hurry? It's only been a few days. We're all just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so it's good to go up the mountain and exercise. Yesterday, a group of them even caught a pheasant. We can stew it home and have some broth."

Yun Zhenzhen came over to borrow something, and she couldn't help but curl her lips when she heard this.

These past two days, when it was time to go up the mountain, almost all the men in the village went up the mountain, from grandfathers to children who had just learned to walk, all ran to the mountain to join in the fun.

But the animals in the mountains are not stupid. With the whole village making such a big commotion, who would be stupid enough to walk out of their warm bed and run into the trap you set?

What? Do you really think you are the chosen one and protected by luck?

But running to the mountains every day is not a good thing. Many aunts in the village have complaints. I hope it will cause discord in the family and make everything go wrong.

Yun Zhenzhen licked her lips. It had been several days, and the fresh meat provided at home was almost finished. She had to think about the New Year, as she would also like to eat fresh meat then.

She couldn't help but ask Qin Shouren: "Brother, when are you going up the mountain today?"

Before he could reply, Qin De, who was following behind him, spoke excitedly, "It's almost time. Everyone, after lunch, we'll gather at the village entrance. Hunter Zhu and the other two have come up with a new method. We can tempt them with food. This will definitely lure these stupid game hunters into taking the bait."

Yun Zhenzhen: “…”

What a silly child. You know, research in the previous life showed that wild boars have a very high IQ, and they would not fall for such an obvious trap.

"Okay, call me after lunch. I'll go up the mountain with you guys to join in the fun. If I'm lucky, I might be able to pick up other game."