The ditch, which was bustling just now, suddenly became quiet. Although there was a moon and stars in the sky, the moonlight was hazy and it was difficult to see the specific situation in the ditch.
Xu Errui and Xiao Man jumped down from the tree and wanted to go over, but they were stopped by Jiang Zhi and Xiao Man.
Although Jiang Zhi came up with the idea and administered the medicine, she herself couldn't believe how much effect those wooden sticks with medicine could have, so it was better to play it safe.
What if the two boars just fainted and they bumped into them, which would cause big problems.
It's better to wait for those wild boars to lie down for a while. If they want to die, they will die completely. If they want to live, they will get up and run. Anyway, humans can't fight for it.
Since we had to wait for a while, everyone was tired after a long day and felt hungry at this time, so we decided to eat something first.
So, a few people got down from the tree, found a clean place to sit far away from the ditch, and lit a pile of chopped branches and sawdust to make pancakes.
Although he was eating in his mouth, his ears were always listening to the movement in the ditch, always ready to climb up the tree quickly if there was the sound of a wild boar coming back.
An injured wild boar is as good as a tiger and no one can afford to offend it.
No one was in the mood to eat this meal, so they swallowed it whole.
After hearing no movement for a long time, Xiaoman and Errui went into the ditch again.
This time, the two of them held torches for lighting. The turbid stream water was now clear. Apart from the broken ropes and wooden sticks, there were only messy footprints and a few pools of pig excrement.
On the other side of the ditch, Jiang Zhi, Chunfeng and Xiao Manye looked nervously, watching the light of the torch gradually fade away.
Just when there was only a little spark left in the sight of the three of them, Xiao Man's voice sounded in the distance.
He was shouting excitedly: "Come on, the wild boar is really dead! It's really dead! Hahaha, what a big wild boar!"
What a big wild boar!
The two wild boars were lying in the water one behind the other. They were still warm to the touch but not completely dead.
Time waits for no one, there is meat in the barren mountains and mountains, and you don’t know what will come out, so you have to find a way to get it back.
Master Xiao Man took out his sharpened hatchet from his belt and put it into Xiao Man's hand. His eyes widened and his face was ferocious. He gritted his teeth and roared: "Quickly, chop off their heads!"
In order to show his excitement, he waved his hand, almost hurting Xiaoman who had just received the knife.
"Quick, chop, chop...cough cough cough cough!" Little Man finally choked on his saliva.
Bleed the pig quickly while it's still cold, otherwise the meat will taste too fishy.
So, Xiao Man and Xu Errui were guarding a wild boar and chopped it with their knives.
For a moment, the ditch was filled with the sound of a sharp knife going into flesh.
The wild boar weighed several hundred kilograms and had a neck as thick as a bucket. After being chopped indiscriminately, the pig's head was still intact, but Xiaoman's face was covered in blood and bones.
Chunfeng took the knife and continued to chop. Her posture shocked even Mr. Man.
The granddaughter-in-law used to be gentle and didn't talk much. Although Dazhu still had to work after being injured, when did she become so capable?
Jiang Zhi felt a little distressed. After Xu Errui came back, he said hesitantly that Sister-in-law Chunfeng had suffered a lot!
Thinking about the torture Chunfeng suffered after remarrying, it would make people change their appearance, let alone a ruthless person who dared to cut off his fingers with a knife.
Several people took turns to attack and finally chopped off the pig's head. The blood stained the entire ditch red, and the smell of blood made people want to vomit.
Fortunately, we were in the ditch, so it was convenient to wash our hands and knives.
Now it is difficult to transport it back!
Wild boars are poisoned to death, but the poison is a natural plant, not a chemical agent that cannot be metabolized.
Aconite was originally used as medicine to treat diseases. The toxins can be decomposed by high temperatures and have no effect on humans. Therefore, Li Shizhen recorded it in ancient books as hunting skills. All the meat must be taken back to eat.
The two large wild boars were estimated to weigh 800 kilograms, and they could not be lifted even if their heads were cut off.
"Uncle Chang Geng, what should I do with so much meat?" Jiang Zhi was a little anxious.
Mr. Xiao Man said energetically: "Let the two boys do something for me. We will cut the pig into pieces here so that we can take it."
The old man used to kill New Year pigs himself and has experience in handling pork.
This is the only way, break it down into parts and get as much as you can.
So, a few people moved stones to build a high platform in the water, put firewood on them, and lit a bonfire.
The water was rippling and the fire was bright. Xiao Manye seemed ten years younger at this moment, transforming into a butcher under the moon. Holding the hatchet that Xiao Man had chopped into pieces, he quickly divided the blood-drained wild boar into eight large pieces.
There is no time to deal with the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, so I just want meat.
It was such a busy time that no one said they were tired, and they didn't even have time to go home and deliver a message.
After finally dividing the two wild boars and moving them all up the hillside outside the ditch, the sky was already turning white.
Little Man's face was pale, and he staggered out of the ditch. He felt dizzy and exhausted.
He was the most tired this night, even though the last wild boar was almost divided between Xiaoman and Xu Errui, and Xiaoman also needed guidance throughout the process.
There are piles of meat strips that need to be carried back quickly.
This time, Jiang Zhi and Chunfeng were the main ones and left first. Each of them carried a basket full of more than a hundred kilograms of meat.
The blood was dripping wetly, and the mud combined with it made the two of them wet and dry. The wet and dry clothes made them red and black, making them look like beggars.
There is power when there is meat. The two of them are not tired carrying the meat on their backs, and there is wind under their feet when they run.
Just as soon as they returned outside the house, Qiaoyun and Xiaomannai, who had been worried all night, came out and said, "Oh! You are finally back. We were all worried to death last night."
Xiao Mannai knew that it was risky for this group of people to hunt wild boars, but they were all playing it safe. Besides, there was still her old man here, so even if something happened, there would be no one to report it, and they would definitely not have time to come back.
But I couldn't help but worry, so I only complained a few words when I saw him.
Qiaoyun's eyes were still red. She didn't dare to let her mother-in-law know that she had cried again at night, so she could only lower her head to comfort the child.
She hugged Xiao Caixia and said: "Xiaxia, look what your milk has brought back for you! It's meat! It's all meat! There's so much meat that I can't finish it!"
After saying this, she burst out laughing again, "How good it is to have meat to eat!"
Xu Dazhu didn't sleep that night. He was worried that among the group of people, except Xu Errui, who was considered a strong laborer, the rest were old, weak, women and children, how could they fight wild boars.
Now that the people are back and everyone is well, he slumped down on the kang helplessly: "I'm so anxious, I should come back and report the news no matter what!"
Chunfeng squeezed his hand: "Don't worry, we are all fine!"
Before they finished carrying the pork, Jiang Zhi and Chunfeng needed to make another trip. They drank a few sips of water, brought the white flour cakes, and hurriedly went to pick up people.
Several people ran back and forth several times, and finally got the pork and pig waste back.
Originally, the pork belly and pig intestines were to be thrown away. There was too much meat to eat anyway, and there was no good seasoning to cook it. Little Man was unwilling: "These pig intestines can be washed and boiled and fed to the chickens. The chickens will eat more meat and lay more eggs!"
I couldn't bear to part with this, and I couldn't bear to part with that, so I got them all back, including the skin and flesh, and in the end, I didn't even give up the bones.
Looking at the room full of pork, everyone laughed at first, but then started to worry.
It's hot in July now, and without enough salt to cure the meat, the meat will stink and be infested with maggots within two days.
If the amount of salt is used, it is not a small amount. Calculating ten pounds of bacon and three ounces of salt, at least ten pounds of salt are needed.
Not only is there not that much salt now, but it’s still summer, and it’s not the time to cure bacon.
The cruel reality shattered Jiang Zhi's freedom to eat meat, and she had to find another way.
