Chen Xiaobo walked along, asking Li Dong repeatedly if he had seen those wolves.
Li Dong smiled faintly, "I saw them. They were all killed by us earlier, heh heh, it was really satisfying."
Hearing this, Chen Dayong and the others were stunned, "What, over a dozen wolves, all killed?"
Li Dong waved the repeating crossbow in his hand, "Yes, we used this thing, the village chief Xiaobei got it."
At this, everyone cheered again.
But Chen Ping, at this moment, couldn't be happy at all. Their joy was theirs, and he had nothing.
Just then, someone gently tugged his sleeve. Chen Ping turned to look, it was his neighbor, San Jin.
When Chen Ping was the village security captain, San Jin was his most devoted follower and loyal henchman.
Chen Ping immediately slowed his pace, and the two deliberately lagged behind the main group.
"San Jin, what is it?" Chen Ping asked, confused.
San Jin spat towards the front, "Brother, look at Chen Xiaobei, acting so arrogant now that he's gotten somewhere."
These words resonated with Chen Ping's own feelings, but he put on a righteous front, "Alright, San Jin, after all, he saved our lives, don't talk like that."
San Jin chuckled, "Brother, I understand your thoughts. If you ask me, this Chen Xiaobei is too inconsiderate. You handed over the village security captain position to him, and now that he's the village chief, he should give it back to you. Instead, he gave it to Li Dong."
These words reignited the hatred in Chen Ping's heart. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, "Hmph, what I've lost, I'll get back sooner or later."
This was exactly what San Jin wanted to hear, "Brother, I have an idea."
"You? What idea?" Chen Ping's eyes clearly lit up with hope.
Just then, there was a sudden cheer from ahead. It turned out Chen Xiaowen and others, seeing Chen Xiaobei bringing people back, couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Seeing this, San Jin quickly said in a low voice, "Brother, let's talk after we go down the mountain." After speaking, he quickened his pace and joined the cheering crowd.
Chen Xiaobei stood side-by-side with Li Dong, smiling as he watched everyone cheer.
This was a cheer from the bottom of their hearts, and a relief after surviving a disaster.
While smiling on the surface, Chen Xiaobei was thinking, if he hadn't gotten this repeating crossbow from Liu Rumei, what would tonight have been like?
Would he have had the courage to go into the mountains?
Facing the wolf pack, would he still be able to smile?
Just then, Li Dong gently nudged his arm, "Brother, we should hurry down the mountain."
This jolted him back to reality. Yes, they had to hurry down the mountain, what if the wolf pack had reinforcements?
"Alright, let's go down. Oh, and bring these wolves down. Distribute the meat to each household, and use the wolf pelts to make some fur coats for the village security members."
Li Dong agreed, spread his arms, and shouted loudly, "Alright, everyone be quiet and listen to me."
As soon as the captain spoke, the scene instantly quieted down.
Li Dong pointed to the wolves on the ground, "Bring back the dead and the alive. Send the alive ones to Brother Xiaobei's place. Distribute the meat from the dead ones, and use the wolf pelts to make fur coats for everyone."
Hearing this arrangement, everyone cheered again.
After all, in these times, having a meal of meat was a rare treat.
The crowd spontaneously divided into groups, two people carrying one wolf, and walked down Qingniu Mountain, chatting and laughing.
At the foot of the mountain, Zhao Hua and others were already anxiously pacing. Although they couldn't hear the sounds from the mountain clearly, they could vaguely distinguish shouts and wolf howls.
In their minds, wolves were like gods.
Seeing the flickering firelight on the mountain, Zhao Hua was the first to shout at the top of her lungs, "Xiaobo, is that you?"
Chen Xiaobo's heart warmed upon hearing the shout. This was his mother. He immediately shouted back, "It's me, Mother."
One sentence brought tears to Zhao Hua's eyes.
Her voice trembling with tears, she grabbed her husband's arm and shouted excitedly, "It's Xiaobo, Xiaobo is back."
The rest of the crowd also started calling out their children's names.
After receiving responses, the scene erupted in jubilation.
From a distance, Chen Xiaobei saw the celebratory scene, but his gaze fell on the far edge of the crowd.
There stood Cui Hongyu, holding Chen Qiaoer in her arms.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaobei's nose twitched with emotion.
He had been busy on the mountain for two hours, and Cui Hongyu must have waited for two hours as well.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei emerge, Zhao Hua stepped forward and knelt down with a thud, "Thank you, Village Chief, thank you, Village Chief."
With her leading the way, a large group of people knelt down with a rustle. This was truly a life-saving grace.
Chen Xiaobei stepped forward and helped everyone up one by one, "Fellow villagers, we are all from the same clan, it is only right that we help each other."
Hearing him say this, Zhao Hua was deeply moved, and wiping her tears, she said, "Yes, yes, the Village Chief is right."
Chen Xiaobei moved aside and gave Chen Xiaobo, who was behind him, a look.
Chen Xiaobo quickly stepped forward and fell into his mother's embrace, "Mother, it's all my fault, making you worry."
Chen Dayong and the others also found their own relatives.
The reunions at this moment were even more precious.
Chen Xiaobei came before Cui Hongyu and said with an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, I made you worry."
Cui Hongyu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "It's okay, as long as you're alright."
As soon as she finished speaking, tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Chen Xiaobei could no longer suppress his emotions and reached out to pull Cui Hongyu into his arms.
Cui Hongyu, however, suddenly thrust Chen Qiaoer over, "Hold her for a while, I'm tired."
This.
The atmosphere changed instantly.
Chen Xiaobei's deep affection scattered with the wind.
Holding his sleeping sister, Chen Xiaobei understood Cui Hongyu's meaning, which was that she was shy in front of so many people.
The crowd boisterously returned to the village. Cui Hongyu was terrified to see two wild wolves in the yard.
"Husband, you, why did you bring wolves back?"
Chen Xiaobei chuckled, "These two are alive. Get some herbs to dress their wounds. I'll sell them in the county town tomorrow."
Cui Hongyu looked bewildered, "Are there people who want these?"
"Oh yes, and they'll pay a high price," Chen Xiaobei said proudly.
Cui Hongyu took some Houttuynia cordata, mashed it, and applied it to the wolves' wounds, then bandaged them with cloth strips, "Husband, both these wolves have broken front leg bones, they won't be able to stand for several months."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but gasp. The power of the repeating crossbow was so great.
Speaking of which, if it were just superficial wounds, the wild wolves would have fought back fiercely when Li Dong approached them.
The next morning, Li Dong was already knocking on a bronze gong, shouting in the village for each household to send someone to the big locust tree at the village entrance to receive meat.
This time, the entire Hetou Village was once again in an uproar.