pjbooks Chapter 24 Catching a Pig Barehanded
Chapter 24 Catching a Pig Barehanded
"Two shares per person?"
Lin Chuan was surprised by his mother's words.
It's not that he's reluctant to part with it; he still has that kind of magnanimity.
Liangzi Wanglong maintained close contact with him in later generations, and both were of impeccable character.
The reason he said "one" was because he was afraid his mother would be reluctant to let him go, and he was thinking of slowly taking his two good brothers flying again in a few years.
He never expected his mother to be so generous.
"After your father passed away these past few years, you two have been studying. When Xiaoxue was little, Jinmei took care of her and helped a lot."
Chunlan herself was also struggling financially, but she always brought me things.
There was no other way before, but now that you have a way to make money, you should help them out.
I just did the math. With the two of them, we can make two more cages. There are so many ditches and rivers; it's not difficult to catch a hundred or two hundred catties every day.
Even if we give them two shares, just considering the money from selling the fish, we can still make over two hundred every day.
If you can save up ten thousand yuan by the time school starts, that's enough for you to finish your studies.
This is just for this summer vacation. If you go to school, the cage can be lowered again; there will be next year, and the year after.
My mom's eyes lit up as she talked. She hadn't thought about this before, or rather, she hadn't considered it carefully.
She only considered this as unexpected income. It wasn't until Lin Chuan said he would take Wang Long and Wang Liang with him that she realized it wasn't unexpected income, but a way to make money.
The pent-up frustration in her heart dissipated little by little as she spoke, and Mom became more and more excited as she talked.
"When you get married, I'll take care of your children..."
"Stop, stop, Mom, I'm only 17. Isn't it too early for you to be talking about marriage?"
"What do you mean 'early'? Sun Hong from the third team, your classmate, got married over the New Year, and I heard he already has a child."
As they were talking, Mom realized something was off and smiled sheepishly.
"It's a bit early to talk about these things now; your task right now is to study."
"The second option was just my wild idea. I think it's unnecessary to have that much money. Enough is enough. You can decide for yourself."
The conversation ended there. After finishing lunch and cleaning up, everyone took a nap.
Lin Chuan just couldn't fall asleep. He got up, took his bow, and after thinking for a moment, went to Wang Long's house.
Midday in the countryside is quieter than nighttime. At night, there are still a few dogs barking, but at midday, even the dogs sleep soundly.
Lin Chuan did not enter the courtyard. He went to the back of Wang Long's house and knocked on the window to call Wang Long out.
They summoned Wang Liang as well, and then led them straight to the fir forest.
"Chuanzi, are we really going to hunt wild boar? Can you use a bow and arrow?"
"Yeah, how about I go back and get a knife, we can block the wild boar and stab it with the knife."
Lin Chuan stopped in his tracks. After he told them he was going to hunt wild boar, the two of them had been in a state of high excitement, even stabbing at each other with knives. They clearly didn't take the wild boar seriously at all.
Lin Chuan found a rock to sit on and didn't say anything until the atmosphere cooled down. Then he told Lin Xue about how they were forced to climb the tree.
"Wild boars are no joke. If you don't have a proper understanding of their danger, you should go back first. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to Aunt Mei and Aunt Lan if something happens."
"Is a wild boar really as fierce as you say? We chased one before, and it didn't do anything to us."
"Think about domestic pigs. It takes several people to hold them down when you slaughter them. If a domestic pig really goes berserk, you can't handle it, let alone a wild boar."
The two were unaware of the danger posed by wild boars, which wasn't entirely their fault. In the past, when they encountered wild boars in the mountains, they would scream and chase after them without any problems.
Because this is in the south, wild boars have plenty of food and are not very aggressive. If this were in the north, the grass on their graves would be very tall by now.
After much persuasion, the two agreed to take action, with Lin Chuan as the commander-in-chief for this boar-hunting operation.
"It's a deal, you have to listen to me when we go up the mountain. If you don't, I won't take you up the mountain next time."
"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded."
"Wow, your bow is really good for hunting wild boars! When did you learn to use a bow and arrow? We didn't know."
"Yes, yes, when did you learn to use a bow and arrow?"
Lin Chuan rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay them any attention. How come he never noticed before how talkative these two were?
Lin Chuan's target this time was the wild boar's den deep in the fir forest, the place where he had planned to wait for the boars this morning since he hadn't encountered any.
More than forty minutes later.
"Shh, that gully ahead is a wild boar's den. Let's sneak over there quietly and make as little noise as possible."
When it was time to get down to business, Wang Long and Wang Liang finally shut their mouths and followed Lin Chuan forward.
Lin Chuan was also a little nervous at this moment. He wasn't sure if there were any wild boars in the wild boar's den.
If not, then it's a wasted trip.
Fortunately, his luck seems to have improved a lot since his rebirth.
In the mountain hollow, two wild boars, weighing about two or three hundred pounds, lay there, occasionally letting out a grunt.
"Hey, Chuanzi, look over there."
Lin Chuan had just drawn his arrow when he heard Wang Liang's suppressed shout. He turned around and saw a small wild boar not far away.
The little wild boar, weighing fifty or sixty pounds, looked at them from the bottom of the slope, seemingly curious as to why these two-legged creatures were blocking its way home.
Lin Chuan glanced at it, nocked an arrow, and shot it at the wild boar in the pigsty again.
After firing the first arrow, he quickly drew a second one, this time aimed at the little wild boar behind him.
After shooting, Lin Chuan leaped to his feet and said quickly:
"Liangzi and Xiaolong, go catch the little wild boar. I shot its leg and it can't run fast."
After saying that, Lin Chuan ignored them and chased after the wild boar that had already disappeared into the woods.
Lin Chuan was extremely fast, and within minutes he caught up with the wild boar that he had shot.
The wild boar was lying under a tree, whimpering softly, with an arrow stuck in its eye.
This arrow is like a thorn; it hurts when it howls loudly, it hurts when you run, and it hurts even more when it hits the bushes in the forest.
It was no longer going to run away; it wanted revenge, it wanted to make the two-legged creature that had hurt it pay the price.
Just then, Lin Chuan walked over.
The wild boar immediately stood up, panting heavily, and stared intently at Lin Chuan with its only remaining eye.
Then it launched its attack.
Lin Chuan had no idea that the wild boar had so many inner monologues.
As the wild boar charged, he immediately aimed at a large tree.
He turned, and the wild boar immediately turned as well, scattering dead leaves as it passed, trampling small pits in the path.
The wild boar's steps were firm; it had forgotten the pain, opened its mouth and howled, lowered its head slightly, and began its final sprint.
Lin Chuan stood under the tree, waiting for the wild boar to charge, without feeling the slightest bit nervous.
Those who join forces are courageous.
Even after he increased his physique and strength, he still didn't know his limits.
Today, at this moment, he wants to give it a try.
Just as the wild boar was about to collide with him, Lin Chuan ducked behind a tree, causing the boar to miss and leap forward.
Lin Chuan's bow struck the arrow precisely into the wild boar's eye socket.
"Aww."
The wild boar was in excruciating pain, and it howled as it slumped to the side.
Lin Chuan emerged from behind the tree and grabbed the wild boar's hind leg with his bare hands.