Too Many Boar Kings Are Also a Problem

Six wild boars, all slain.

Lin Yuan glanced at the only remaining wild boar on the hillside. After just a single look, it bolted into the dense forest.

The danger had passed, and everyone climbed down from the trees, including Liu Shan, who had been hanging there.

Han Fei eagerly ran forward, his hands patting Lin Yuan up and down, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Tsk tsk, A Yuan, you're too fierce."

Lin Yuan flicked his hand away. "Talk, don't just grope around."

At this moment, everyone looked at Lin Yuan with different expressions: gratitude, admiration, curiosity...

One person, with his bare hands, had taken down six wild boars, including a boar king weighing around 700 jin. This feat was unbelievable.

Lin Yuan took off his gloves. After this battle, they were already tattered.

His bare palms could faintly be seen with wild boar bristles stuck in them.

Lin Yuan frowned.

It wasn't that he felt pain, but he was worried if the boar bristles were poisonous.

When he used to slack off at work, he seemed to have read a popular science article on a self-media platform, saying that wild boars might carry the rabies virus.

Lin Yuan turned his gaze to Xun Ruobing.

"Your name is Xun Ruobing, right?"

Xun Ruobing was startled. Seeing Lin Yuan's serious expression, she thought something important had happened and stepped forward to ask, "What's up?"

"I have a question for you, these boar bristles aren't poisonous, are they?"

Xun Ruobing glanced at his palm. So that was the issue.

"Of course they're not poisonous, but you need to disinfect the wound promptly, or it will get infected. Come with me."

They walked to the base of a tree, and Xun Ruobing gave him a simple treatment.

"There's some purslane growing here, it can disinfect and sterilize."

After treating Lin Yuan, Xun Ruobing went to check on Han Housheng's leg injury.

"Uncle Han, this wound is quite large. Some of my medicine is still in my backpack, so I can only give you a basic bandage."

Han Housheng waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing. Being able to keep my life today is already a huge profit."

He then looked at Lin Yuan again, "A Yuan, thank you today."

"Brother A Yuan, you saved my brother today. No need for further words, just ask if you ever need my help in the future."

"We're all from the same place, no need to be so polite."

"But I have to say, did you learn your martial arts in the womb? You're incredibly powerful, you've even stunned my Shusheng."

Lin Yuan smiled and didn't continue discussing the matter with them.

Instead, he turned and asked, "Uncle Han, how are we going to transport these six wild boars down?"

This question stumped Han Housheng.

Six wild boars, weighing no less than 2000 jin, would take about a day to haul back from here, even if they traveled day and night without rest.

Moreover, they themselves couldn't transport so much.

Han Housheng thought for a moment and said, "Then we'll have to call for help."

"Alright, Uncle, help me call some people over."

"Then..."

Lin Yuan saw Han Housheng's hesitant expression and understood what he wanted to say.

"Just tell them that anyone who helps will get thirty jin of wild boar meat each."

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Not at all, not at all. We're all neighbors from the same village, no need to be so calculative."

"Okay, I'll go call them."

"Also, among these six wild boars, you guys pick one."

Han Housheng immediately refused, "A Yuan, we can't accept this. We already took the finder's fee from those people, and besides, you killed all these six wild boars. We can't take any."

"Take it if I tell you to take it. This matter is settled. If you don't take it, I'll dump it at your doorstep."

Han Housheng couldn't refuse Lin Yuan and could only nod in agreement, remembering this favor in his heart.

At this moment, Liu Shan trotted over.

He looked at Lin Yuan and said, "Brother Yuan, can we have some too?"

Lin Yuan didn't have a good expression for him.

"You want some? Sure."

Liu Shan's face immediately lit up, but the next sentence made his newfound joy twist into a bitter grimace.

"You can buy it with money. I won't overcharge you, fifty yuan per pound."

Seeing he couldn't get it for free, Liu Shan could only say, "Buy, buy, buy. I, Liu Shan, am not short of that money. But I want the Boar King."

"The Boar King is 100 yuan per pound."

"Damn it, are you jacking up the price? Is the Boar King's meat more valuable? Aren't they all just wild boars?"

Although he was a rich second-generation heir and didn't lack money, he couldn't stand being ripped off. He could spend hundreds of thousands on in-game items without batting an eye, but if someone tried to sell him a three-yuan Coke for thirty, he'd turn and walk away immediately.

"Japanese Wagyu and ordinary yellow cattle are both cattle, aren't they? Why don't you say they're expensive? I'm charging you fifty yuan extra for the Boar King, and you still think it's too expensive? Buy it or don't."

Hearing this, Liu Shan felt that what he said made a lot of sense.

"Buy, buy, buy. I want the whole thing."

"Deal!"

The transaction complete, Liu Shan excitedly went to the Boar King's side and couldn't help but touch it a couple of times, as if he had hunted the wild boar himself.

Then, he took out his phone and took pictures from all angles. After finishing, he immediately posted them on his social media.

His friends quickly replied.

"Holy crap, Liu Shan, where did you get that?"

"Brother Shan, you're amazing! That wild boar must be at least six or seven hundred pounds."

"Oh my god, such a big wild boar, it must have become a spirit."

"Quick, report your location. I want to get there immediately."

Liu Shan looked at his phone screen, his face beaming with joy.

This was a huge profit!

Two days later, in the open area in front of the Lin Family Ancestral Hall in Songping Village.

Han Shusheng, holding a pig slaughtering knife, was butchering a wild boar. He was beaming, his face full of smiles.

His brother was still recovering from a leg injury, so Han Shusheng was taking over the task of slaughtering the pig. Although his technique wasn't as smooth as his brother's, he was still a top-notch pig slaughterer.

At this moment, the open area was already crowded with people, and a large pot was boiling.

The women in Songping Village who weren't working outside had all come to help. Some were chopping vegetables, some were washing vegetables, and some were helping to serve dishes...

That's how the village is. Whenever there's a joyous occasion, people come to help.

Essentially, rural communities are built on clan culture. Although urbanization has accelerated in recent years, this deeply ingrained culture is not so easy to change.

Nowadays, many young people from every household have gone out to work, only returning home at the end of the year. This makes the village very quiet on weekdays.

Now that there was finally a lively event, everyone was happy.

Look, a few old aunties brought two more buckets of fresh vegetables, and some old uncles who raised fish in their ponds directly brought a large basket of fish.

At this moment, Han Shusheng shouted loudly, "Today, Brother A Yuan is treating everyone to a Pig Slaughter Feast!"

The villagers responded enthusiastically, their faces full of joy, as if it were Lunar New Year.

They had eaten pig slaughter feasts with domestic pigs before, but this was their first time having a wild boar feast.

Li Xiuqing was sitting with a group of old aunties, helping to wash vegetables.

"Xiuqing, did your A Yuan clear out all the wild boar nests in the mountains?"

"I heard from Shusheng that there was even a Boar King, and it was huge."

"Where is it? Why haven't we seen it?"

"Hehe, you wouldn't know this, but a rich second-generation heir from the city bought it."

"Oh, right, Xiuqing, does your A Yuan have a girlfriend yet?"

"Not yet."

"Why don't I find one for your A Yuan?"

"Cousin-in-law, don't you know my A Yuan? He's been very particular since he was young. If he had listened to me, I would have had a chubby grandson by now."

"Xiuqing, I have to say it. A Yuan is not young anymore. Look at the group he grew up with; the ones who got married latest already have children."

"By the way, where is the wife of that child from the Lao Gen family from?"

"If I remember correctly, she's from Nanyue Province. Her family is very wealthy. When she got married, her dowry included a house."

That's how the women in the village are. Once they get together, they have endless topics to discuss.

"The pot is ready!"

As the chef shouted, the Pig Slaughter Feast officially began. They drank, ate meat, chatted about daily life, gossiped, talked about whose child was successful, and who had made a fortune outside...

The village dogs, whether black, yellow, or white, had already been waiting, wandering around the tables and sniffing under them.

The children who finished eating early started playing with their friends.

This is probably what a rural scene looks like.