There is a big taboo in the Yaoxu. Do not leave the village after dark.
The setting sun is setting in the west, the embers of the setting sun are burning, and the sky is red for a long time.
The entire demon ruins was shrouded in deathly tranquility, as if some great terror was brewing.
At the entrance of the village, Zhang Chu led a group of children, large and small, looking nervously into the distance.
"Why hasn't the hunting team come back yet? It will be dark soon..." Zhang Chu was worried and looked at the simple hourglass not far away from time to time.
Eight-year-old Huzi stood on a big rock and looked into the distance. He was the oldest of the group of children, with a tiger head and a tiger head, and a body of tendon meat like a calf.
Suddenly, Huzi shouted in surprise: "Sir, I saw it. Uncle Qingshan came back with the hunting team. They hunted a big wild boar!"
Huzi opened his arms vigorously and gestured: "Such a big wild boar, bigger than a hill!"
Zhang Chu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxed, and he secretly said: "The bait is successful!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Chu and the children saw, in the distance, a wild boar carcass larger than an elephant, being pulled by more than thirty strong young men with tendon ropes and approaching quickly.
The children immediately cheered happily: "Oh! Uncle Qingshan is back with the hunting team!"
"A wild boar this big can eat for a whole year!"
Some children clapped their hands, their expressions full of admiration: "Uncle Qingshan and the others are so awesome!"
Tong Qingshan, the captain of the hunting team of Zaoye Village, is tall, strong and powerful, and has outstanding marksmanship. He is the idol of many children.
At this moment, Zhang Chu glanced at the hourglass, and then shouted into the distance: "Qingshan, hurry up, it's too late, tonight's night comes early!"
When the young men heard Zhang Chu's words, their expressions suddenly changed, and they immediately quickened their pace and started running.
The huge wild boar carcass was dragged by the hunting team and ran wildly, causing the ground to tremble.
Suddenly, the sun completely set.
It was as if a string was broken in the tranquil world, and a terrifying aura suddenly descended.
Darkness, like a terrible torrent, flooded in from the west, swallowing up the mountains and rivers, chasing the hunting team, and invaded the small mountain village.
At the same time, in the center of Zaoye Village, an ancient jujube tree glowed dimly.
The light patterns intertwined into a faint golden light curtain, completely covering the small village, making the small village quiet and peaceful.
"Quick!" Zhang Chu shouted desperately.
Once submerged by the rolling torrent of night, the hunting team in Zaoye Village will be doomed!
The children also lost their voices nervously, with frightened expressions on their faces, fearing that the hunting team would be swallowed by the black torrent.
Finally, the hunting team ran wildly and entered the range of the light curtain, and darkness instantly swallowed the entire land.
But it was still a little slower, and half of the wild boar's butt fell outside the light curtain.
Boom!
There was a loud noise, and the running wild boar carcass suddenly stopped, as if an invisible hand in the darkness had firmly grasped the wild boar!
Everyone in Tong Qingshan's hunting team was also pulled to the ground by this huge force.
"Crack, click, click..." The terrifying sound, like a giant monster chewing bones, sounded in the darkness.
Everyone who heard this voice felt hairy all over their bodies and chills on their backs.
Soon, the sound disappeared.
Zhang Chu hurriedly shouted: "Qingshan, hurry up, drag the wild boar in, it has already eaten!"
Everyone stood up in a hurry and worked together to drag the wild boar carcass again.
This time, the wild boar carcass was dragged directly into Zaoye Village.
Everyone saw that the meat on half of the wild boar's butt had completely disappeared, leaving only some incomplete bones and blood.
Everyone's faces turned pale for a while, and their hearts even started pounding.
"It's really dangerous!" someone said with a scared look on his face.
Some people breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, we came back in time. If it had been a little later, let alone prey, even humans would not be able to come back."
At this time, Zhang Chu shouted again: "Quick, cut off the bad part first!"
Although Zhang Chu was only in his twenties, and compared to the men in the hunting team, he was incapable of binding a chicken, but Tong Qingshan listened to Zhang Chu's words very much. He cut off part of the pig's butt with a knife and threw it into the darkness.
"Crack, click, click..." There was another sound of chewing in the darkness.
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In the center of the village, next to the old jujube tree, all the men, women, and children from the entire village gathered together.
The old village chief held a machete, cut a piece of "pig snowflake" weighing more than ten kilograms, and placed it on the stone table under the old jujube tree.
This pig snowflake is the upper shoulder meat of wild boar. It is the most delicious piece of meat in wild boar. Even children can eat it raw.
But in Zaoye Village, these "pig snowflakes" can only feed old jujube trees.
This is an ancient rule in Zaoye Village.
The fattest part of the prey must be dedicated to the old jujube tree.
Only in this way can the old jujube tree protect the villagers from the evil night.
You can see that the "pig snowflake" disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few breaths, more than ten kilograms of meat disappeared.
At the same time, the light curtain covering Zaoye Village became more solid.
After the old jujube tree finished its first bite, the old village chief said: "Okay, let's have dinner too!"
Following the old village chief's order, the entire small mountain village suddenly became lively.
The women began to light a fire and make soup.
The old people gathered together to discuss how to distribute and store the pig to prepare for the years when food was scarce.
The young people gathered around the fire to warm themselves and rest their tired bodies after a long day.
"Uncle Qingshan, how did you catch such a big wild boar? Tell us!" Huzi asked loudly.
The other children also surrounded the hunter, their faces full of curiosity and admiration.
Participating in hunting is every child’s dream.
Tong Qingshan looked at Zhang Chu with admiration: "The bait given by sir is very effective! If it were in the past, how would we dare to mess with such a big guy!"
Others in the hunting team also said: "Yes, the bait given by Mr. was too powerful. After the wild boar ate it, it became so drunk that it couldn't find the north. We just stabbed it with guns."
The old village chief also said with emotion: "Sir, God is really the best gift God has given us in Zaoye Village!"
Several young adults encouraged the children loudly:
"Huzi, study hard with your husband and become literate, okay? If it weren't for your husband, how could we have meat every meal!"
"That's right, I always went hungry when my husband didn't come."
Not far away, several girls gathered together, washing the dishes and whispering.
"Tong Ya, you are peeking at Mr. Xi again!"
Zhang Chu didn't say much, he just sat quietly and smiled, enjoying the peace.
In fact, Zhang Chu does not belong to this world. He comes from the earth and is a college student.
During the summer vacation, Zhang Chu was studying under his old jujube tree and came to this world inexplicably.
The only clue is that the old jujube tree in my house is exactly the same as the old jujube tree in Zaoye Village. It is vigorous and powerful, with winding branches.
Unable to go back, Zhang Chu once tried to communicate with Lao Zaoshu, but Lao Zaoshu never gave Zhang Chu any response.
So Zhang Chu settled down in Zaoye Village.
This stay lasted for three years.
Compared with people in this world, Zhang Chu is definitely a weak scholar with no power.
However, people in the village respect Zhang Chu very much.
Both Tong Qingshan's hunting team and the old village chief respectfully called Zhang Chu "sir".
Because Zhang Chu is literate.
In fact, the so-called bait was not Zhang Chu's invention.
There is an ancient book in the village. I don't know what year or month it was left. It has already turned yellow. It is written in small seal script and is called "The Great Wilderness Sutra".
"The Great Wilderness Sutra" is not a cultivation method, but a geographical map of the world. It records the topography, customs, monsters, monsters, and plants and herbs of the Great Wilderness.
Of course, there are also some special prescriptions.
Zhang Chu just mixed several common herbs according to the records in the ancient book, and then made the "bait" in their mouths.
At this moment, a woman's surprised voice came: "Ouch, baby pig!"
