The man who went into the mountains to kill the tiger walked in front, impassioned and full of momentum.
The old, weak, women and children who followed behind were all smiles and they had gained a lot.
Fungus, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, grass leaves, wild fruits... almost everywhere.
The mountain forest, which no one has set foot on and destroyed for several years, is simply a huge treasure house.
In the end, the people who hunted tigers stopped looking for tigers. They simply took off their coats and used them as furoshiki, bent down and started picking mushrooms and herbs...
For a time, the scene turned into a large-scale picking scene.
"In my opinion, the tiger must have been scared away when he saw so many of us!" Someone said loudly and excitedly while picking wild fruits from the tree.
"Haha... I think so!" Someone laughed and echoed.
"There is strength in numbers, that beast must be so scared that it leaves Phoenix Mountain..." Someone else said loudly and proudly.
"Haha...exactly..."
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The more people talked, the more excited they became, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere.
Village chief Wang Zhengyi looked at Old Man Su and said, "Brother, what do you think?"
Old Man Su clicked his tongue, a flash of worry flashed in his eyes, and said: "If that beast really leaves Phoenix Mountain, then it will be a good thing, but if not, he is squinting somewhere, waiting to harm others...
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That would be troublesome.
Although Old Man Su didn't finish what he said, the village chief also knew the meaning behind his words.
If the tiger left Phoenix Mountain, he wouldn't believe it.
After all, the roar of tigers could be heard just a few days ago.
The village chief thought for a moment, took Old Man Su and went to find Liu Ada, the head catcher sent by the county government.
Liu Captou had just hunted a pheasant, and he was looking very excited. After listening to what the village chief and Old Man Su said, he waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "If the beast doesn't come out, there's nothing we can do about it, right? Let's let the big guy go first.
It’s most appropriate to get some benefits.”
The village chief and Old Man Su looked at each other, speechless.
Liu Captou made sense of what he said, but if the tiger suddenly jumped out, everyone would be caught off guard.
With so many people, it is difficult to escape, and I am afraid there will be a lot of casualties.
Fortunately, what Old Man Su and the village chief were worried about did not happen.
Until people returned home with their full loads, not even the shadow of the tiger was seen.
This is very different from the previous situation where as long as someone went up the mountain, he would definitely encounter a tiger.
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The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family did not follow the others into the mountains. Instead, they dug up more than a dozen Pangasius plants, dug some wild vegetables to cover them, and then returned home.
After picking up a piece of gold and digging out so many old medicinal materials, Mrs. Su and Zhao Chunhua were already feeling dizzy when they walked.
It's night at Su's house.
Under the dim kerosene lamp, Mrs. Su took out the golden lump and asked her man in a low voice, "His father, do you think this gold..."
Old Man Su looked at Jin Zi with a solemn expression on his face.
His wife had already told him about the situation when the little girl picked up gold.
Now, when Old Man Su looked at the gold, he felt something was wrong.
Something is very wrong!
"Are there really rut marks?" Old Man Su asked.
"Yes! From the looks of it, he should have come down from the mountain." Mrs. Su nodded.
"Why are there people on the mountain? How come there are cars? That beast has obviously been entrenched on the mountain..." Old Man Su was puzzled.
"Dad, do you think that tiger... was domesticated?" Old Mrs. Su said fearfully: "I heard that there are some rich people who like to tame wild beasts..."
"Why do you tame wild beasts?" Old Man Su waved his hand, "Look after the house and the courtyard, or guard the mountain..."
Old man Su suddenly thought of something and stopped.
He stared straight at the golden lump in his hand.
What if we were guarding the gold on the mountain?
Mrs. Su and Old Man Su have been married for many years. One look at a man's appearance and you can tell what he is thinking.
The couple looked at each other at the same time, and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
Mrs. Su was frightened for a while.
"Daughter-in-law, put this thing away first, don't let anyone see it!" Old Man Su made a quick decision and handed the gold to Old Mrs. Su.
Old Mrs. Su had a pale face and hurriedly hid the gold in the kang hole.