The third sister's life after marriage is not as good as the second sister's, mainly because her husband's family is in a mountainous area and the conditions are much worse than that of the second sister's family. The third brother-in-law is very capable, but of no use. A farmer who depends on the sky for food cannot resist fate no matter how hard he tries.
When Su Wen arrived, the family was having lunch. They cooked a pot of wild vegetables and corn, one bowl for each person. Seeing Su Wen coming, the third brother-in-law put down his bowl and came over to greet him. He smiled and said hello: "Xiao Wen is here, come in quickly!" The third sister's father-in-law passed away last year, and her mother-in-law was gone long ago. After the old man passed away, they The brothers separated.
Looking at the wild vegetables in the pot, Su Wen felt a little uncomfortable. "Sister, when did you start eating wild vegetables?"
"After the big cafeteria was closed, each person was given less than ten kilograms of cornmeal. They could only eat it with wild vegetables. Otherwise, they would have to wait to starve to death after eating the cornmeal."
Su Wen felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. His sister relied on eating wild vegetables to survive. "Sister, dad got some cornmeal and put it at my sister-in-law's place. You can ask your brother-in-law to get it back. Cover it up so that no one can see it. There are many people in our Sujiazhuang who only have one lunch."
The third brother-in-law was a little hesitant after hearing Su Wen's words. He was worried that his sister-in-law would not give him cornmeal, and that the trip would be in vain and a lot of energy would be wasted. After struggling for a long time, the third brother-in-law decided to go to his sister-in-law's house to see if he could get cornmeal.
Su Wen returned home and found that the village chief was a guest at his home. "Hello, second grandpa."
"Xiaowen, when will you have your Spring Festival holiday?"
"On New Year's Eve, we have three days off, and we officially go to work on the third day of the junior high school."
"Xiaodong never came back after he went to work. He only wrote two letters."
"Second Grandpa, I will tell him when I get back and ask him to come back after the Spring Festival holiday."
"Xiaowen, did you go up the mountain to take a look when you came back this time?"
"Second Grandpa, are you kidding me, going into the mountains in light snow? This is such an unimaginable thing to do. I can either wait until spring next year, or wait until there is snow in the mountains before I can go into the mountains again. My life is my own, no more fun. It’s too late to regret.”
"Xiao Wen, many families in the village are out of food now. They think relief food will come soon, but now there is no trace. If we don't find a way, many people will starve to death."
"Second Grandpa, I can draw a map to mark the place where I dig traps for them. Don't even think about letting me go into the mountain. Whoever has nothing to eat will go into the mountain by himself. I would rather starve to death than dare to go into the mountain to fight. That person deserves to die." His whole family starved to death.”
"Okay, you mark the places where there are traps, and I'll take them and tell them."
After sending the village chief away, Su's father said: "Your third uncle was kidnapped by the morals of the villagers and went into the mountains in the winter. He never came down again. No one is willing to help find the body. Don't make promises to others easily, let alone trust others easily." Promise of."
"Dad, I know. The lone wolf exchanged 120 kilograms of cornmeal. The boss and I agreed to give each of the two sisters 30 kilograms and put the rest with him first."
"Okay, it's good to leave something for emergencies. You can take Qianqian back tomorrow. My legs have been frostbitten. Everyone in the village knows it. When they come to me, I just pretend to have leg pain. No one can do anything about it. "
After exercising in the evening, wait for your wife to fall asleep. Su Wen came to the space and spent 30 points of luck to plant fifteen acres of corn, speeding up the harvest. Su Wen harvested 4,500 kilograms of cornmeal. When harvesting, he could choose whether he wanted corn kernels or cornmeal. Without the use of chemical fertilizers, the yield per mu was only 300 kilograms. After getting excited, Su Wen felt a sense of loss. He always felt that something bad was going to happen. He didn't know if it was because of the decrease in luck value that he didn't dare to use the luck value to accelerate the growth of the pheasant.
The next day, Su Wen was doing morning exercises when there was an annoying knock on the door. Half an hour later, a refreshed Su Wen got up and opened the door. There was no one outside. He packed his things and went to his parents' house.
The village chief and several elders in the village were there. "Dad, I'm going back today. I won't be back before the Spring Festival. What happened? Everyone is gathered here."
"Okay, you can go after eating some food. It's okay if you don't come back during the Spring Festival. It's freezing cold now and the road is not stable. It's okay to come back less often."
"Xiao Wen, a wild boar entered the village last night, and many doors and walls were damaged. We have already called the police.
Su Wen had a worried look on his face when he heard the news. "Has the wild boar entered the village? Is anyone injured? What did the police say?"
"The police said they would deal with it as soon as possible, but there are not enough manpower right now, so it may take some time. No one has been injured yet, and the house has been damaged a lot," the village chief replied.
Su Wen couldn't help but feel even more worried as he listened to the village chief's description. His parents and little sister still lived in the village. He understood that the entry of wild boars into the village meant that the safety of the village had been threatened, and the police were short of manpower and it would take time to deal with the problem.
"Have you looked at Dad's traces? Is it one person or a group?"
"Looking at the traces and footprints it left, it was that of a semi-large wild boar weighing more than 100 kilograms. There is no food in the mountains, so it has come down to look for food."
Su Wen felt the worry in his heart getting stronger. Wild boars are not the kind of animals that can be easily dealt with, especially when they venture into villages in order to survive.
"Village Chief, what is the village's plan?"
"We plan to organize some villagers to set a trap and catch this wild boar." the village chief replied.
Su Wen nodded, "This is a good idea, but we must pay attention to safety and don't let our own people get hurt."
"We will arrange for some experienced villagers to take the lead to ensure everyone's safety. It would be better if you could stay. The frostbite on your father's legs is getting worse and worse, and it has affected his normal movements."
Su Wen thought about it and nodded, "I'll stay for one more day. It's only one day. If you can't catch me, you have to leave."
That day, Su Wen and the villagers set up some traps to wait for the wild boars to appear.
At night, the trap they set successfully caught the wild boar. The villagers were very happy. The village chief stabbed the wild boar's throat several times with a spear. Blood spurted out and the wild boar was completely dead. The next day, the village chief kept the pig heads and trotters to make a big pot of food, and took the remaining wild boar meat to the commune supply and marketing cooperative, where he changed it into cornmeal and distributed it to everyone.
However, just as they were preparing to have a meal to celebrate, they suddenly received bad news - the police killed another wild boar at the foot of a mountain a few kilometers away from the village, and they also found many traces of wild boar activity. .
Apparently, the wild boar that came down the mountain this time was not one, but a group. When they heard the news, the villagers felt a little scared. I thought only one wild boar had entered the village, but now I have caught it. Unexpectedly, there are more wild boars hiding in the mountains.
Not long after, Captain Liu, who had been here last time, led the team over again. When he saw Captain Liu and Su Wen, his heart suddenly dropped. Captain Liu and his team were well-equipped with weapons and equipment that could directly shoot through the mud protective layer on the owner's body.
Captain Liu came over and patted Su Wen on the shoulder before leading the team to search for wild boars. This time they were on the outside of the mountain and they didn't need a guide.
