These figures were indeed Mr. Qin and the three Qins: Mr. Qin, Qin Laoer, and Qin the Third, all carrying farming tools, walking this way, apparently heading to the fields!
Qin Shuangshuang was at the fork of two paths, just behind a dense old locust tree, temporarily obscuring her figure. But this couldn't hide her for long, and Mr. Qin would soon see her after taking a few more steps.
Qin Shuangshuang was anxious. If Mr. Qin saw her, she would definitely not be able to handle the wild boar on her own!
Qin Shuangshuang regretted not considering more carefully, just focused on carrying the wild boar home, now running into Mr. Qin and his group coming out.
Fortunately, the other path led to the village chief's house. In her urgent moment, Qin Shuangshuang didn't care if it was impolite and grabbed Qin Sheng's hand while carrying the wild boar, rushing along the path to the village chief's house!
Mr. Qin on the other side did not expect his granddaughter, Qin Shuangshuang, to come down from the mountain with a wild boar after just a short time and did not look at the usual path Qin Shuangshuang would take to go back home, allowing her to run away under his nose without much trouble!
The village chief's house was a bit far from the foot of the mountain. In this life, not only was Qin Shuangshuang strong, but her stamina was also excellent. She carried the big wild boar all the way and ran directly to the village chief's house without feeling tired.
But Qin Sheng was dragged along, bewildered, and breathless after following her mad run, and as soon as Qin Shuangshuang stopped, he flopped to the ground, gasping heavily, unable to say a word!
Qin Shuangshuang was quick up and down the mountain, and it was just after dawn, so some households that didn't lack labor hadn't gone to the fields yet.
The village chief's family had four sons and two grown grandsons, surely not short of laborers, so none of the village chief's family had gone out yet.
Mrs. Wang, the village chief's wife, happened to be feeding chickens in her yard, and through the fence, she saw the scene of Qin Shuangshuang carrying a large wild boar and dragging Qin Sheng in a rush!
Like Qin Sheng, Mrs. Wang was also stunned by this scene for a while until Qin Shuangshuang approached before regaining her senses.
She quickly put down the chicken feed, wiped her hands on her apron, hurried over to open the door, and greeted, "Second Miss, what's going on? Why such a hurry? And carrying such a big wild boar, don't tell me you got it yourself on the mountain, you little girl!"
Qin Shuangshuang stepped into the yard, placed the wild boar in the middle of the village chief's yard, and smiled sweetly at Mrs. Wang, saying, "Grandma Wang, you're so clever, you guessed it right away. I was lucky today and saw this half-grown wild boar as soon as I entered the mountain and caught it. I'm here to ask Grandma Wang for a favor, if I could borrow a place in your house!"
Mrs. Wang was flattered by Qin Shuangshuang, her face full of smiles, saying, "You sweet-talking child! Speaking so well, such grown-up talk for your age. What borrowing, this place is big, use it as you like!"
Qin Shuangshuang thanked Mrs. Wang repeatedly before pulling the just recovered Qin Sheng inside. Qin Sheng exclaimed, "Second Miss, please, have mercy! You're so fast with your running, my old bones are still soft from running with you, let me catch my breath, will you!"
Qin Shuangshuang was a bit embarrassed. She was in a hurry to avoid Mr. Qin and his group, so she dragged Qin Sheng without thinking. Qin Sheng, being good-natured and fond of her, didn't blame her for being rude.
Qin Shuangshuang diligently massaged Qin Sheng's legs, smiling apologetically, "Sorry, Uncle Sheng, let me massage your legs to relieve your fatigue!"
Qin Shuangshuang, small as she was, didn't even reach Qin Sheng's leg when standing. Her small fists pounded diligently on his legs, making Qin Sheng so happy that he couldn't get angry!
"Alright, I'll be fine after some rest. You wouldn't have dragged me here just to ask me to slaughter this wild boar for you, right?"
"Mm! Mm!" Qin Shuangshuang nodded her little head several times, smiling sweetly at Qin Sheng, "Uncle Sheng, you're so smart. I wanted to ask you to help me slaughter this pig!"
"Why don't you take this wild boar home? Why slaughter it at the village chief's house?" Qin Sheng turned the already dead wild boar over with his hand and asked Qin Shuangshuang quizzically.
Qin Shuangshuang didn't hide it, "I want to share this pig, with Grandpa Village Chief, Aunt Hao, Uncle Sheng's family, and..."
Qin Shuangshuang counted the families that were kind to her on her fingers, then looked up at Qin Sheng, smiling, "I want to share this wild boar meat with these families who have been good to me and my mother."
Qin Sheng sighed, touched Qin Shuangshuang's little head with some emotion, "You're a conscientious child, your heart is just like your mother's, fortunately not like your father and grandfather's family.
As long as you remember our kindness in your heart, we are very happy. You'd better take this wild boar home. If you don't take it back, your grandma will beat you to death, and she might take it out on your mother!"
Qin Sheng's words were not without reason, as he had seen Old Chen scolding and hitting Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai more than once, often with a snarling face shouting to beat Qin Shuangshuang and her mother to death.
Of course, Qin Sheng didn't know that Qin Shuangshuang intentionally provoked Old Chen's anger for him and the villagers to see, but Qin Shuangshuang didn't suffer any real loss. However, the villagers didn't know this, so they naturally thought Qin Shuangshuang and her mother were pitiful victims!
Qin Sheng was worried that Qin Shuangshuang wouldn't be able to explain herself to Old Chen upon returning, so he naturally didn't want to help her slaughter the pig.
Not just Qin Sheng, even Mrs. Wang, who had been personally mentioned by Qin Shuangshuang, was touched and said, "Stop this, child! We're just happy you keep us in your heart, but we adults can't take things from you, a child!
You managed to get this wild boar, so take it back quickly. Otherwise, your grandma will scold you again if she finds out! The wild boar is so big, your mom might at least get a taste of it!"
"Grandma Wang, Uncle Sheng, I know you are good to me not expecting anything in return, but I want to give you things to show my gratitude! You are not my immediate family, yet you treat me so well, and I naturally want to treat you well too! These gifts are my appreciation, Grandma Wang, Uncle Sheng, please don't refuse! If I knew how to butcher a pig, I would have already done it and brought it to you."
Qin Shuangshuang certainly wouldn't take the wild boar back, as she said, these people were of the same clan but not direct relatives, and they always treated her so well. She couldn't remember the past life, but the goodwill of these people in this life was remembered in her heart, and she naturally wanted to reciprocate.
Qin Sheng and Mrs. Wang still wanted to persuade more, but the village chief, who had been inside the house, came out and after hearing the story, nodded in agreement with Qin Shuangshuang's words.
Upon seeing her husband agreeing with Qin Shuangshuang, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but pull the village chief into the room with a displeased face!