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A quick glance revealed that the other two piglets were marching outward in unison, as if setting off to look for food.
Clearly, these two litters of piglets thought that their elders had gone to forage, and now they were grunting a certain rhythmic sound, all the while pushing forward through the earth.
These two were actually quite smart, sticking together wherever they went!
For a moment, Xie Jingbin and his three companions were at a loss about how to deal with these two piglets!
Though they were only about a hundred pounds and even smaller than half of Zhou Guoqing’s size, they were wild beasts with a violent nature. Facing these two piglets head-on was clearly not a wise idea.
"What should we do?" whispered Zhou Guoqing.
"It’s pointless to blindly follow them; how about using a diversion tactic, spread out and tackle them one by one?!"
"How do we do that? Explain clearly, Brother Bin. If it’s feasible, let’s do it!" Zhou Guoqing’s eyes sparkled with excitement and eagerness.
"I’ll explain, and you guys think it over too, see if the plan works. We’ve been running around this terrain back and forth for a while; we’re pretty familiar with it now."
Everyone nodded in agreement, turning their gazes to Xie Jingbin:
"We can utilize that pit we dug for catching the other two pigs! We’ll spread out in four directions. There are only two wild pigs, so if we coordinate well, two people against one piglet could work!
First, we use the slingshot to hit one. If only one comes, then we split into two groups and lead the pig around.
If both come at the same time, I’ll act as the bait and lure them towards the pit, while you guys assist from the sides. As long as we manage to lead one into the pit, we win, and we’ll have roast suckling pig for dinner!"
"What if we don’t manage to lead it into the pit?" Zhou Weimin pointed out a potential flaw.
"In that case, you’ll need to be quicker. Among the four of us, I have the best stamina and I’m the oldest, so it’s only right that I lead one of the piglets around the woods. Just remember, to save me, you’ll need to be fast and safety comes first!"
"No, that’s too risky. Let’s think of another method!" Xie Yuting immediately objected, "Roast suckling pig is delicious indeed, but we must be alive to enjoy it! With this plan, once we shoot the slingshot, it won’t be easy to keep things under control!"
Everyone agreed; indeed, wild pigs are ferocious—it’s not something they can manipulate at will.
"What should we do then?" Zhou Guoqing was stumped, tempted to roll his eyes in frustration, but just then, he remembered the acorn tree he had spotted earlier while they were eating their dry rations!
"I’ve got it!" Zhou Guoqing exclaimed with delight, pointing at the acorn tree nearby: "Brother Bin, we can use acorns! Wild pigs are omnivores, not picky eaters, but come winter, they love acorns the most! We can use acorns to scatter them, one after the other!"
"Right, with slingshots!" Xie Yuting’s eyes lit up, meeting Zhou Guoqing’s gaze as both men excitedly made their way to the acorn tree.
"It’s so tall!" Looking up at the towering oak tree that seemed to pierce into the clouds, their eyes widened.
Zhou Weimin, following behind, grinned, revealing his big white teeth as he quipped:
"These wild pigs normally charge and bump into trees to make the fruit fall. It’s also why their hides are trained to be incredibly thick!" freёweɓnovel.com
"Come on, Brother Wei Min, quit the wisecracks and tell us how we’re going to get the fruit down!"
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