Quite a few villagers heard the squealing from Old Ma's Place and knew the Li family was slaughtering another pig.
Those who had brought bullets to trade for meat the day before were waiting. Li Long had told them they would slaughter the pig today and trade meat that afternoon. They knew they could probably get meat if they went over now, but that would feel a little like begging for food.
When a family slaughtered a pig and held a feast, if they invited others but not you, few people would turn up uninvited. They knew they were not close enough and saw no need to force their way in.
Still, a few would want to go for the liquor and meat, and the hosts usually would not turn them away.
But the Li family had already held one slaughter feast. When they slaughtered another pig the following day last time, they had not invited outsiders, so everyone else should already have understood.
So although some people really wanted to join the fun, they stayed away.
That left only Uncle Lao Luo, Tao Daqiang, and Yang Yongqiang there besides the Li family.
Wild boars were wilder than domestic pigs, but honestly, with several strapping young men there, there was practically no chance they could not hold one down, especially since they had experience.
In less than two hours, the wild boar had been thoroughly dealt with.
Although none of those present except Yang Yongqiang particularly lacked meat to eat, they still enjoyed a fine lunch.
After lunch, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang each left carrying a strip of meat. In an empty room at Old Ma's Place, the remaining wild boar meat had been divided into two-kilogram strips and laid out neatly.
They could take their pick.
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