novelraw Chapter 432 - 18: Starting with a Wild Boar
Chapter 432 - 18: Starting with a Wild Boar
Chapter 432: Chapter 18: Starting with a Wild Boar
Going up the mountain in the dead of night is not a wise choice.
Because animals need to rest too; during the day they might come out to forage, and the chances of encountering them would greatly increase. But now, in the stillness of the night, except for a few nocturnal creatures, most others have begun to rest.
Under such circumstances, venturing into the pitch-black mountains is simply not a wise choice for ordinary people.
However, Chu River is not an ordinary person.
Her determination to eat meat surpasses everything. For the sake of her beautiful future, she has to do it no matter what.
If she doesn’t bring back a wild boar today, she won’t be able to enjoy her breakfast tomorrow.
So, holding a kitchen knife from home, she directly ventured into the mountain forest.
...
In the deep night, apart from the chirping of insects and birds and the slight rustling sound of the wind, there was not a trace of human voice. Chu River deftly maneuvered through the jungle, always able to hear or sense sounds and traces left by animals.
However, she had no regard for birds.
—These creatures simply have too little meat.
If there’s that kind of effort, she might as well go eat the two old hens from the Shi Family tomorrow, which are both fat and tender, perfect for stewing or dry-braising.
It’s just that Shi Suifeng’s cooking skills are something most people don’t have; the taste is always not quite perfect.
This time, it’s great, with self-prepared ingredients; when she heads to the army—wow, with the cook right by her side, what can’t she eat?
Even if he goes on a mission, there’s still the little nephew!
The little nephew looks like a smart kid; he should at least be able to learn something simple.
She, Chu Aiguo, a quick transmigration tasker, is not someone who can’t endure hardship!
...
Maneuvering her way up the mountainside, under the faint moonlight, she even found several rabbit holes.
Like the old saying, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows", she found several similar holes nearby. Positioning herself precisely, she secured a few baskets at the entrance in the middle of the night.
Then she started a fire, creating dense smoke.
The rabbits were caught completely off guard.
Sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, suddenly finding it hard to breathe, they hurriedly fled through the various holes, and then...
They directly jumped into those small baskets, unable to get out.
This operation was just perfect.
Chu River picked up the large rabbits from the baskets, three big ones and three small ones, and put the small ones back into the hole — sustainable development, you know.
Villagers often come up the mountain; it’s necessary to leave some for them.
The remaining three big ones were swiftly and neatly dispatched.
Bunnies are so cute!
Bunnies look chubby.
Chu River opened a burlap sack, tucked in the three rabbits, and continued deeper into the forest.
Perhaps due to the experience with catching rabbits, she managed to find three rabbit holes, and one large family had five fat rabbits!
By now, Chu River wasn’t even thinking about her wild boar; she hadn’t tasted rabbit meat before, and as for the fur, she had heard it could be made into gloves, scarves, and such...
Not bad, not bad!
Being a rabbit, one must develop comprehensively; every part should be useful.
It’s a pity, though. They say in the northeast it’s common to club deer and scoop fish, why wasn’t she assigned to that place?
She could eat a whole pond in a day!
...
The rabbits filled a bag to the brim, and just as Chu River was considering going back, she suddenly saw a row of footprints in front of her.
These are... pig trotters?
And more than one?
She was instantly filled with joy.
Wild boars nowadays often require the militia to specially organize a hunt in the mountains. They are incredibly strong, with long tusks, charging like a bull.
Especially the wild boars that have roamed the mountains for years, their robust physique is unimaginable. Every year, there are stories of boars damaging crops and causing injuries or fatalities.
In many mountain areas, they have no natural predators, with a litter of seven or eight piglets, they’re indeed a major concern for farmers.
Chu River didn’t know these specifics, but she understood that when villagers saw wild boars, they desperately wanted to kill them.
The desire to eat meat and eliminate a threat.
Following the tracks, she cautiously made her way to a cave and pulled out the same kitchen knife wrapped tightly in corn husks from her back, sharpening it with intentions towards the wild boars.
—Wild boar, truly unfortunate!
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At dawn, her little nephew was already squatting by the pond where they previously caught fish.
He knew well his aunt’s skills – catching so many fish in one night, much more than what each household gets when stocking the pond annually.
Now, with aunt going to the mountains, he eagerly anticipated the wild chickens and rabbits from there.
Soon after, Chu River’s figure appeared.