Chapter 6: Fighting the tiger
Su Xiaoxiao wanted to give herself a slap in the face at that time. The good thing didn't work and the bad thing didn't work. She just boasted about beating the tiger, and now the tiger is here, isn't it?
There are really tigers on this mountain!
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Su Xiaoxiao was indeed very good, but she had never beaten a tiger.
The tiger had already made an attack stance and roared at Su Xiaoxiao. The sound shook the surrounding ground and caused sand and rocks to fly.
The shock made Su Xiaoxiao's scalp numb. She reached out and took out the self-defense weapon, a sickle, from her backpack.
Fortunately, she also brought a sickle in her backpack, otherwise the wooden harpoon in her hand would be too much trouble to deal with this behemoth.
Su Xiaoxiao ignored it and struck preemptively. The harpoon in her hand was caught off guard and was thrown over. Using the same method as Liu Datou and his uncle, he pierced the tiger's eye.
The harpoon pierced the tiger's eye with a bang. Immediately, the tiger's right eye was bleeding profusely. It screamed in pain, and shook its head and dropped the harpoon to the ground.
Although there was only one eye left, the tiger still rushed towards Su Xiaoxiao in front of him with his teeth and claws.
Su Xiaoxiao dwarfed, and the tiger flew past her head. However, the sickle in Su Xiaoxiao's hand was not idle, and then she made a powerful stroke towards the top of her head, directly breaking the tiger's belly.
After the big tiger pounced over Su Xiaoxiao's head, it lay on the ground unable to move.
The tiger's intestines and stomach, the fragments inside the stomach were scattered on the floor, and there was a large pool of blood. When Su Xiaoxiao saw that the tiger was motionless, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.
This is a tiger, fighting in close quarters. Today, I don’t have any tricks on my hands, so I dare to challenge the big tiger.
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but think of the legend of Wu Song fighting tigers at Jingyanggang. She didn't expect that she could be as good as her idol today.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered that the two children were here, and thought that it was too dangerous here, and she had to find the two children quickly.
When he turned around, he discovered that not far away, two people, Dabao and Xiaobao, were already stunned into silence, with their mouths wide open in disbelief.
"Tiger, did mother kill a big tiger?"
Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward to check and found that the tiger's leg had wounds from the hunter's iron clip, otherwise she would not have been able to take down the tiger so easily.
"Mom, you really beat us up."
Dabao extended his thumb towards Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao's current fear disappeared in an instant, and all she could see was the admiration of her son and daughters.
Today's hunting activity ended successfully. I dragged a big tiger of more than 200 kilograms home. I found a treasure today. Tigers are full of good things. You can sell their skins for money, as well as their bones, teeth, and claws. It can be used as medicine and sold to pharmacies for a lot of money.
Tiger meat is a great supplement, but I don’t know if it tastes good.
Dragging such a big tiger down the mountain is quite conspicuous.
As soon as Su Xiaoxiao arrived at the entrance of the village, a group of bored villagers gathered around to watch the fun.
"Hey, who is that person? The little widow of the old Liu family? I haven't seen you for a few days, and she is getting more and more lively?"
"Bah, that's not the point. Why is she dragging a big tiger?"
The villagers who gathered around looked at her like she was a monster, and some were talking quietly.
"Do you know? I heard that she is a lone star in the sky and can defeat anyone. Not only did she kill her husband on their wedding night, but now her mother-in-law has also been imprisoned. It is said that she is a capital offender."
An old man in the village asked Su Xiaoxiao, "Did you kill this tiger?"
"Um!"
"Look at her like that. Not to mention killing a tiger, she can even kill the relatives around her." Su Xiaoxiao was too lazy to pay attention to these people. Fortunately, her family lived at the entrance of the village, far away from these people.
Su Xiaoxiao dragged the big tiger and walked home with two treasures. Behind her, there was a sigh of relief, and everyone looked at it with disbelief.
A weak woman killed a fierce tiger. Look at her relaxed look. This woman must not be human anymore.
Back home, Dabao went to light the fire happily. He thought Su Xiaoxiao looked handsome dragging the tiger in front of the villagers, and his admiration for his mother increased by a few tenths.
I didn’t have much seasoning at home. I just caught a few handfuls of wild pepper from the mountains, but there was no salt.
Su Xiaoxiao was worried. She didn't have a penny in her hand now. It was impossible to go out and buy it. What about borrowing it from her neighbor?
Not far from Su Xiaoxiao's house, there is a family named Wang. Their old lady is quite unruly. She has three sons, all of whom make a living by farming and hunting.
Normally, he looks pretty good, and everyone greets everyone when they meet. Su Xiaoxiao thought of this, and her heart trembled. Tiger meat already has a strong earthy smell. If there is no salt, wouldn't it be even more difficult to eat?
Su Xiaoxiao saw the water in the pot boiling. She put the tiger meat in the pot and took this opportunity to tell Dabao and Xiaobao to watch the pot. She went to her neighbor Grandma Wang's house to borrow some salt.
The two children were very obedient and agreed.
Su Xiaoxiao came to Wang's house. Mrs. Wang was drying corn kernels in the yard. The golden corn kernels sparkled in the sun.
"Grandma Wang, do you have any salt at home? Lend me some, I don't have any salt for cooking!"
Su Xiaoxiao went over to say hello warmly, with a little wild pepper in her hand.
"I have some wild sansho peppers that I just picked in the mountains today, and I want to trade them with you for some salt."
Of course, wild pepper is not as expensive as salt, but it is also fresher. They can’t get this good thing without going into the mountains.
Granny Wang quickly forced out a smile that was only half-hearted and said, "They all belong to the neighbours. Why don't you change them? There's no salt left. I'll bring you some in the house!"
Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect that Granny Wang was quite generous.
Granny Wang turned around and entered the house. After a while, she took out a little salt from the house, wrapped it in a piece of white cloth, and handed it to Su Xiaoxiao.
After Su Xiaoxiao took the salt, she thanked him again and again.
"What delicious food are you cooking at home?"
Su Xiaoxiao answered casually and vaguely, "I went hunting in the mountains today and got some meat."
After she put down the wild pepper in her hand, she picked up the salt and turned around and walked away.
Grandma Wang was thoughtful behind her.
After a while, her eldest son came back from hunting in the mountains. He only shot one pheasant today and he was dejected.
Granny Wang turned her eyes and said to her eldest son: "The little widow of the Liu family also went up the mountain today. She talked about some meat and even came over to help us borrow salt. Just wait while I go to their house to have a look!"
"Mom, I'm going too!"
Su Xiaoxiao returned home and smelled a strong smell of meat as soon as she entered the house. Dabao and Erbao moved small stools and sat in front of the pot. Xiaobao counted on his fingers and raised his head to ask her brother.
"Brother, are you okay yet? I've already counted ten."
(End of chapter)