Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 477 - 364: Wild Boar Herd

On the next day, it was the weekend.

Zhang Guoqing came out from Old Captain’s house and hurried back home. As soon as he entered the room, he quickly grabbed Zhou Jiao and left.

"What did Old Captain want with you?" Zhou Jiao asked as he came in.

"I’ll tell you in the evening. Let’s go first."

"Brother, why are you in such a hurry? Where are you taking me?"

Zhang Guoqing smiled mysteriously, "Let’s go quickly, before someone else shows up, and we won’t be able to leave."

"You really are something, not even saying where we’re going. Does our son have nothing to do with his mother?"

Zhang Guoqing glanced at her. So unlovable—does she think he’s so unreliable in doing things?

Feeling helpless, Zhou Jiao was pulled out the door. As they walked, Zhou Jiao stopped in her tracks, looking at him with full of suspicion, could it be what she was thinking?

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing burst into laughter. He nodded towards Zhou Jiao, "You must have guessed it. It’s seven in the morning now, before four in the afternoon, you give the orders, and brother will accompany you for a wild adventure."

Zhou Jiao laughed out loud at Zhang Guoqing’s jest. She looked excitedly into the distance and confirmed again, "I give the orders, and you obey? Are you sure?"

"Mm-hmm, sure! Today, you call the shots." Seeing her reaction, Zhang Guoqing earnestly nodded and said. His wife was bold enough; does she really want to try the medicine?

Zhou Jiao chuckled, "I just wanted to test the efficacy. In the mountains, you know the situation better than I do. I’ll listen to your command."

Zhang Guoqing nodded and whispered, "I’ll take you to the wild boar herd. I’ll use the boars to test the medicine, you hold a gun up in the tree as lookout. If we encounter wolves, just shoot, are you afraid?"

"Afraid of what? My dad said I’m a genius. Rest assured, I’ll definitely protect you." Zhou Jiao proudly lifted her chin and said, completely forgetting she was the one who didn’t dare enter the mountain alone before.

Zhang Guoqing tried hard not to laugh, giving her a thumbs up, "Awesome! We’ll take a shortcut and we probably won’t run into wolves. Don’t stir the other animals we encounter. Our target this time is wild boars. If the sedative works, it’s a great harvest.

After we get the wild boars, I’ll take you to the cabin, where there’s a meadow and a big pond. We can fish and cook meat there. Cooking there, you don’t need to worry about anyone catching the scent."

Hearing this, Zhou Jiao eagerly took his arm and quickened her pace. Cooking meat—that’s a suggestion that really resonated with her. Ever since Lin Juhua smelled her cooking meat at night and came knocking, she didn’t dare do it again.

Going deeper and deeper into the woods, Zhang Guoqing noticed her pace was too slow and immediately had her climb onto his back.

With Zhou Jiao on his back, he sprinted at such a speed that Zhou Jiao blushed with embarrassment. She didn’t dare speak, obediently holding his neck.

Carrying Zhou Jiao, Zhang Guoqing suspiciously weighed her, noticing that since she shed her winter clothes, she became even lighter. He secretly pondered whether to go and gather some more nourishing herbs. He was really worried that after her difficult summer, she might not even weigh eighty pounds.

Running swiftly all the way, arriving at the Skyline, Zhang Guoqing couldn’t help but stop.

Zhou Jiao lay close to his ear and whispered, "Are we there?"

"Not yet, ahead is the Wild Boar Forest. Here is Skyline. Do you want to go in and gather herbs?"

Zhou Jiao quickly shook her head, realizing he couldn’t see, she whispered, "Last time you all gathered, what’s left? Did you forget I bought quite a bit? Hurry and test the medicine—this is the focus."

Zhang Guoqing looked up at the sky and thought it would be better to find some time to come up the mountain in a few days. How could processed tonic herbs from pharmacies compare to the peace of mind of ones he found himself? He planned to consult Mr. Wang first to see what’s most nourishing.

Weighing Zhou Jiao again, Zhang Guoqing let out a sigh to himself, then ran forward quickly.

As he moved, Zhou Jiao glared at the back of his head. Does he think she doesn’t know what he’s thinking? Where did she get thin? Zhou Jiao was so annoyed that she just wanted to give his ear a tug and shout, why don’t you consider your own strength?

She looked around, shaking her head regretfully.

Under a large tree, Zhang Guoqing checked the surroundings. Then he climbed up to the branches and pulled Zhou Jiao up, letting her sit in a fork of the tree.

Zhou Jiao looked at the dead snake below and questioned Zhang Guoqing, "You’re not just going to leave me here, right? The Wild Boar Forest... as its name suggests, it’s a forest with wild boars, and the forest ahead is at least five hundred meters from here. Who am I supposed to shoot with the gun?

Young man, do you seriously think I’m the genius my dad praises? Do you believe if I hold up peanuts and call them pearls, my dad would still praise my keen eye?"

Zhang Guoqing was amused by her words, covering his stomach and daring not laugh aloud, his face turning red.

Finally managing to stop laughing, Zhang Guoqing whispered, "I’ll go in and lure them here. You just aim the gun around you, mainly to protect yourself. Even without medicine, those wild boars can’t hurt me."

Recalling his fight with the black bear, with that immense power, Zhou Jiao finally nodded. She told him to go quickly and come back. If she went forward, she’d likely just be a hindrance.

Watching Zhang Guoqing’s distant figure, Zhou Jiao gripped the gun tightly, keeping an eye on movement over there, wondering if her father Zhou Xiaozheng anticipated she’d come up the mountain, hence sent her a gun. Thinking of this, Zhou Jiao flashed a bright smile, secretly giving him a thumbs up—so smart!

At this moment, Zhou Xiaozheng, who was in a meeting, listened to the endless discussions with disdain. To have such a meeting for three days, it would have been better to sleep and wake up directly for voting. What a fuss!

He would never have thought that the weapon he gave his daughter for protection would be misunderstood as prepared for hunting. If he could hear Zhou Jiao’s thoughts at this moment, he would surely suspect his daughter had been infected with silliness by her mother. Would he really prepare such a delicate weapon just for hunting?

The howling of animals reached her ears, Zhou Jiao nervously looked forward, noticing none of them coming out. She realized she had been tricked. Just as she was about to climb down the tree, she noticed there was even no more noise. Could this be the effect of the medicine?

In her doubts, Zhou Jiao saw Zhang Guoqing running towards her, she quickly slid down the tree, and seeing his clothes intact with nothing unusual, she felt relieved.

"Jiao Jiao, quickly get on my back." Zhang Guoqing didn’t have time to explain, quickly bent over and said.

Zhou Jiao knew it was not the time to talk, and if she wasn’t wrong, the wild boars in the forest were still unconscious. She immediately clambered onto his back, holding onto his neck.

As they closed in on it, seeing the boars on the ground, Zhou Jiao exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, such sin." Afterwards, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Zhang Guoqing let Zhou Jiao down, telling her to quickly store them into space. If the boar herd was gone, it wouldn’t take long for other animals to claim the area. Seizing this opportunity, besides the wild boars, he had to see if there were any other treasures.

Zhou Jiao stored the wild boars one by one, discovering they had all been taken down by Zhang Guoqing with an extra stab each. She secretly gave Zhang Guoqing the nickname: Zhang Budao.

After tidying up, Zhou Jiao couldn’t help but feel startled. She sneaked up to Zhang Guoqing and whispered in his ear, "Brother, I collected over a hundred wild boars, along with twenty or so piglets too, will it cause the boars to go extinct?"

"No, there are still several other boar herds, although each of them has at most around thirty. The boars in the Wild Boar Forest are the most in a radius of ten miles. Even if wiped out, it’s good, during the autumn harvest we won’t have to worry about boars coming down the mountain."

Finishing his words, Zhang Guoqing originally intended to say he planned to annihilate the wolf pack on the nearby mountain. Seeing Zhou Jiao’s bright eyes, he held back.

"That’s good. It’d be a pity if they went extinct. How did the medicine fair when you tested it? How many can be sedated with a small bottle?"

Zhang Guoqing embarrassedly smiled, "I used it all up. As soon as I got near, they spotted me, so I had to pour it all out. For a proper trial, it should be done one by one. But, I saw two small bottles could knock down a six or seven hundred pound boar."

Zhou Jiao calculated, finding indeed a lot of medicine was wasted. She smiled, as long as everyone was okay, who cared about the medicine? She could configure it anytime. Wondering if her father had figured out the efficacy yet.

Zhang Guoqing nodded in agreement. Although it was a pity, with the recipe, there was no need to worry. If they lacked medicine, just prepare more. However, he still instructed Zhou Jiao not to lose the sedative, if it fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, the harm would be great.