After being reborn, the young master returned to his village and led his wife and daughters to prosp

After briefly learning what had happened, not long afterward, several men from the village came and knocked on the Lin family's door.

"Uncle Lin, are you home?"

"Oh, it's Xiao Wu. Is it about hunting wild animals?"

The one who came in was Uncle Wu's son, who was tall and strong and had an honest appearance.

Hearing Lin Desheng's question, he smiled and scratched his head, saying, "Uncle Lin, you already know? Wild animals got into our house and dragged away two of our sheep. There are bloodstains at the entrance of the sheepfold."

"We're not afraid of the sheep being lost. What we're really worried about is that these guys might suddenly jump out and hurt people one night. So we plan to search the village first, and then go to the nearby mountains to search."

"Whether it's bears or wolves, we have to drive them away. So every household needs to send a few people. Uncle Lin, do you think it would be convenient for your family to send someone to come with us?"

When something like this happens, naturally every household has to contribute.

If you don't contribute, you'll definitely be ostracized by the villagers, and there will be plenty of gossip about you.

Moreover, it's for the benefit of the collective, and few people would be so maverick unless there's a real family emergency or all the men in the family are away and no one can be sent.

Because of Lin Fan's recent success in collecting snails, the villagers all made a fortune, so everyone still respects the Lin family.

If the Lin family members are all busy, or simply don't want to send anyone, they are willing to give them face.

That's how villagers are; they tend to be more tolerant and respectful of people of high status who can bring them benefits.

"Convenient, of course convenient. Second brother, you come with me!"

Lin Desheng turned to look at Lin Zhi and spoke in a deep voice.

The men in the family, especially Lin's father, are too old to go, and even if they did, they wouldn't have the physical strength.

Lin Fan is thin and weak, and he is currently the most valued person in the family, so they certainly wouldn't let him take any risks.

As for Zhang Weihao, he also needs to help take care of his family, and his wife is waiting for him to look after her. Moreover, Lin Zhi is much stronger than Zhang Weihao, so he should definitely do this kind of thing.

Lin Zhi didn't feel that his father was treating him differently; on the contrary, he was quite excited.

"Brother Wu, should we bring some weapons?"

There was a large cleaver in the kitchen that hadn't been used in a long time. It was a wood-chopping knife that the older generation used when they went up the mountain to chop firewood. It was as long as an arm. If you sharpened it, it would be enough to deal with a wild animal or two.

Wu Ge thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Just take a stick or something. We shouldn't have any conflict with wild animals. We just need to drive them away. After all, safety is the most important thing."

The villagers are quite safety-conscious and wouldn't actually try to exterminate the wild animals. After all, there are no professional hunters in the village these days, so it's difficult to find these wild animals, let alone slaughter them.

"Alright, Dad, I'll head over now. You all stay home and make sure you have a good time."

Lin Zhi said goodbye to his family, then picked up the water-carrying pole and hurriedly left.

Back inside, the women in the family were all busy, some studying, some sewing.

Seeing Lin Fan and the others walk in, Lin's mother asked, "Dad, who came just now? Why was there such a commotion?"

After the group recounted the story of the wild beast, Lin Shuying and the others' expressions immediately changed.

Lin's mother was somewhat worried about her second son's safety and frowned, saying, "Dad, will the second son encounter any danger?"

Lin Desheng shook his head and said, "There won't be that many people. Even if we really encounter a pack of wolves, they will probably only be able to flee in panic and won't rush up."

Lin Fan smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, Mom, the wild animals in the mountains aren't that scary. They're still quite afraid of us humans, and they usually don't come into the village. It's just that I don't know what's wrong with these wild animals; they actually dared to attack the village last night."

Lin Fan was actually a little confused.

Because most wild animals, especially carnivorous ones, have a strong sense of territory.

This means that they generally do not allow other animals to enter their territory, and they also rarely leave their own territory to trespass into other people's territories.

The villages where humans gathered at the foot of the mountain were the territory of another group of wild beasts to them. They would only venture into human villages when they were so hungry that they could not survive and were on the verge of death.

Otherwise, with so many wild animals in the mountains, their village wouldn't have had a wild animal attack four years ago; otherwise, they would have to fight wild animals every day.

However, even the last incident of wolves entering the village occurred in the winter when food was cut off, which was also when we were most hungry. Now it is the time of spring and summer, when all things are reviving.

The wild animals in the mountains, such as rabbits and deer, are all exceptionally healthy. How could those predators lack food? Why would they rashly come down from the mountain?

Of course, Lin Fan didn't think too much about it. Since many people in the village believed that it was caused by wild animals, and there were supposedly some scattered footprints on the ground, it was probably true in the future.

As for why the beast exhibited such unusual behavior, Lin Fan didn't delve into it. Beasts aren't human, so it's normal for them to occasionally act against common sense.

……

Because he was out patrolling and driving away wild animals, Lin Zhi did not come back for lunch.

After lunch, the family continued with their own tasks until sunset, when Lin Zhi returned home exhausted.

At the dinner table, Lin Desheng looked at Lin Zhi and asked in a deep voice, "Second brother, how did it go? Did you gain anything?"

"Dad, we've searched the whole village thoroughly, but there's nothing hidden there. We also searched the area around the mountains, but we didn't find any clues or traces of wolves. It was a wasted day."

Even though Lin Zhi was strong and healthy, he was still very tired after running around the mountains all day.

Lin Shuying thoughtfully served her second brother a bowl of meat soup, then asked with concern, "Do we have to go again tomorrow?"

Lin Zhi thought for a moment and shook his head: "Not necessarily. The village chief said that everyone should pay attention to their own situation tonight. If nothing similar happens in the next two days, then we don't need to worry about it anymore. Anyway, it's just a matter of losing two sheep."

Hearing this, everyone could only nod and say nothing more. These things were indeed difficult to worry about, since the activity patterns of wild animals were too random. Perhaps a pack of wolves, hungry and wandering near the village yesterday, came in to risk hunting.