The old man looked at the twin pistols in Lin Yu's hand with a curious expression.
Lin Yu chuckled softly, "Grandpa, take a look."
"No, go home," The old man shook his head with a touch of pride.
Lin Yu could only helplessly walk to the side and start chopping tree branches.
In a short while, Lin Yu returned with a small tree trunk, about as thick as an arm and over two meters long.
The old man had already tied the wild boar's four hooves with a special knot used to tie up pigs.
This female wild boar weighed about 150 jin, making it a sizable wild boar in the Yan Shan mountain range.
However, compared to the big black wild boars found in the Northeast old forests, this one was quite small.
The Northeast old forests are abundant with resources and the deepest parts remain untouched by humans. Therefore, wild boars there, apart from predators like the Siberian tiger, have virtually no natural enemies.
They eat well, sleep well, and are undisturbed, naturally growing larger in size.
Old hunters know that the "bubble baskets," the male wild boars in the Northeast old forests, can grow to over 400 jin.
Adding to that is their habit of rubbing against trees.
The Northeast is mostly covered in pine trees, which are rich in oil. Wild boars, covered in pine oil, then roll in mud pits.
Over time, most of them develop a thick layer of pine stone armor.
The enormous size of a male wild boar, coupled with several centimeters of armor, makes it difficult to bring down, even with a hunting rifle. Even old blunderbusses and Type 38 rifles would struggle.
An ordinary hunting rifle fired at such a boar would leave only a white mark, unable to penetrate the pine stone armor.
Some old hunters mentioned that they had killed a "bubble basket" in Changbai Mountain that weighed over 600 jin, with pine stone armor exceeding four fingers in thickness.
Even a Siberian tiger would avoid such a beast.
The saying "One boar, two bears, three tigers" is based on the threat level these wild animals pose to humans.
"Grandpa, I took a look in the bushes and there should be about five or six piglets that escaped. Judging from the footprints, they should be around twenty or thirty jin each."
Lin Yu, holding the small tree trunk, put it through the knot the old man had tied, his voice filled with regret.
The old man chuckled, "There's no way to stop them, the bushes were blocking your view, you couldn't see them anyway."
Lin Yu nodded, then looked at the wild boar and said to the old man, "Grandpa, you don't need to carry it. I can carry this boar on my own."
The old man was 73 years old, and Lin Yu was worried about tiring him out on the long journey.
"Hey, you little rascal, what are you talking about? Your grandpa is not old yet." The old man said, glaring at him.
"There are no light burdens on a long journey, especially on a ten-li mountain path. You're young, don't try to show off, hurting your body is something you'll regret for the rest of your life."
Lin Yu was worried about the old man getting tired, and the old man was also concerned about his grandson.
Hearing the old man's words, Lin Yu could only shake his head helplessly. He and the old man each took a tree trunk, carrying the wild boar down the mountain.
"Grandpa, I'll go ahead."
The path down the mountain was not easy, Lin Yu quickly shifted the rope forward and took the lead.
The old man watched his grandson's actions, his mouth wide with a smile. This grandson of his was truly filial.
Seeing Tiger, who was wagging his tail beside them, Lin Yu couldn't help but scold him.
"You good-for-nothing dog, you're having a nice easy time! Go home and call people, don't let my grandpa tire himself out."
"Woof, woof..." Tiger barked twice, then ran quickly down the mountain.
Lin Yu's enhanced body had improved his hearing and vision to a level comparable to a hunting dog. So, he wasn't worried about any danger to him and his grandpa, even though he sent Tiger down.
The two carried the wild boar for two li before Lin Yu noticed the old man's breathing becoming heavy. He refused to let him carry it any further.
If he tired out the old man while carrying the boar, he would get a beating from his father and three uncles when they got home.
The old man couldn't resist Lin Yu, so he could only say, "Old grandson, this isn't something to joke about, don't tire yourself out. Tiger has gone back to call people, if we can't manage, let's just wait for your uncles and your brother to come and help us carry it."
Lin Yu laughed upon hearing the old man's words.
Well, confirmed, I'm definitely his favorite grandson.
Grasping the tied rope, Lin Yu wrapped it around the wild boar twice more, then directly lifted it, hoisting it onto his shoulder.
"Grandpa, let's go, we'll have stir-fried pig heart and liver with some drinks when we get home."
"Hey, good boy, you really have some strength!" The old man, carrying a six and a half-caliber rifle and a Jian Wei 5-liang rifle, followed happily behind his grandson.
With his enhanced body, Lin Yu could move quickly even while carrying the wild boar.
Fortunately, the old man was healthy, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up with his grandson who was carrying a boar.
Lin Yu watched his grandfather, who was acting like a playful child, and couldn't help but laugh.
If the old man hadn't been with him, Lin Yu would have already stored the boar in his space and been home by now.
Down the mountain, at the Lin family home.
Grandma Lin and a middle-aged woman were wrapping dumplings. They heard the sound of a dog barking excitedly.
"Oldest son's wife, see if it's your father and Little Yu who have returned." Grandma Lin said to her eldest son's wife.
The eldest son's wife dusted off the flour from her hands and walked out.
"Oh my goodness, come quickly, why is Tiger the only one back?"
Hearing the eldest son's wife's shout, the old woman rushed out.
Seeing Tiger wagging his tail wildly, nodding and bowing at them, the old woman's heart finally settled.
She picked up a water dipper, scooped a basin of water for Tiger and said, "Oldest son's wife, go call the oldest son and my grandson, go up the mountain to meet your father and Little Yu. They must have hunted something big."
The eldest son's wife was taken aback. "Mother, how did you know?"
The old woman bent down and patted the dog's head. "Our Tiger is intelligent, if your father and the others were in trouble, Tiger would have bitten people's trousers and dragged them back up the mountain. "
"Now this good-for-nothing dog is wagging his tail and trying to please people. This means there's a big catch on the mountain, and the two of them can't carry it back."
As the old woman was speaking, the eldest son, Lin Baojia, and his grandson, Lin Jiang, walked in from outside the yard.
"Mother, wife, what's going on? Why are you all in the yard?" Lin Baojia said.
The eldest son's wife quickly relayed the old woman's words to the two of them.
"Son, go inside and get the gun, let's go up the mountain to meet your grandfather and Little Yu."
Hearing this, Lin Jiang immediately ran into the house, grabbed a Model 1887 rifle, and followed his father towards the mountain.