Chapter 65: Chapter 65: The Wild Boar That Hits the Wall (2)_1 Chapter 65: Chapter 65: The Wild Boar That Hits the Wall (2)_1 “No, don’t go out yet, a wild boar just crashed into our house; we don’t even know if it’s dead yet!” the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch said as she placed Ruan Jiaojiao on the bed and blocked her path.
“What?” Ruan Jianguo thought he must have heard things.
“What wild…” Ruan Jie and Ruan Hao, who had been sleeping in another room, also rushed over. As they passed by the matriarch’s room, they stopped in shock. That huge gash, it was really made by a wild boar? If that thing had hit a person… Oh my god, it was too terrifying to even think about.
“Grandma, are you all okay?” Ruan Hao asked with a frown, full of concern.
“We’re fine,” the matriarch shook her head and, clutching Ruan Jianguo’s sleeve, carefully moved towards the other room. As they reached the doorway, she stopped and turned to Ruan Jie, “Go next door and call your second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle, and remember, tell them to bring hoes and hammers!”
Fortunately, today was Sunday, so Ruan Jianjun and Ruan Jianmin were both at home.
“Okay!” Ruan Jie seemed very excited and upon hearing the instructions, he immediately turned and went to knock on the doors of the other three rooms.
In a matter of minutes, everyone in the Ruan Family woke up. Liao Zhaoji, hearing about the wild boar, rushed to the forefront, “Where is the wild boar? Where is it, and how big is it?” Her tone was one of sheer delight.
Du Qing, hearing her raucous voice, frowned and glanced at her before checking on the matriarch and Ruan Jiaojiao. Seeing that the matriarch was alright, he then went to pick up Ruan Jiaojiao, who had also awoken, and held her in his arms.
Knowing that she had a fragile constitution and fearing that she had been frightened, he touched her little head, relieved not to find any sweat, and finally felt at ease.
“Were you scared?” Wu Le also asked from the sidelines.
“No,” Ruan Jiaojiao shook her head. Held in Du Qing’s arms and trying to look outside, she saw several men smashing the wild boar’s head with hoes, confirming it was dead before they approached to assess the situation.
“What a lucky day it is for the heavens to send us a pig, we’ve really hit the jackpot!” Liao Zhaoji said, her eyes crinkling into slits, unable to hide her happiness.
“Mom, can you not talk so much,” Ruan Chi, seeing the matriarch’s pale face, whispered softly in admonishment.
“What are you saying? How should you speak to your mother!” Liao Zhaoji glared.
“I really wonder how you should talk, too. According to what you said, does the house being damaged mean we’ve actually stumbled upon good luck? What, do you want to include me, this old bag of bones, in the accident too?” the matriarch shot back, clearly irritated.
The matriarch had truly been frightened that night and hadn’t recovered yet, so naturally, she got angry when Liao Zhaoji commented about their stroke of luck.
“Mom… I didn’t mean that…” Liao Zhaoji finally realized the matriarch was in a foul mood, and recently, she had been cowed by her scoldings. Muttering something under her breath, she didn’t make any more loud remarks.
Ruan Jiaojiao, with her arms around Du Qing’s neck, looked on at the chaos unfolding in the Ruan household, still feeling perplexed.
Hadn’t she just dreamt of a wild boar? How did the wild boar end up crashing into her house? If she were to dream of other animals like tigers or leopards, would they also come charging into her home?
Imagining that scenario, Ruan Jiaojiao shuddered involuntarily; she couldn’t bear to think any further.
“Are you cold, or did it scare you?” Du Qing immediately noticed the shiver in the small body he held and said to the matriarch, “Mom, you guys handle things here, and I’ll take Jiaojiao to my room to sleep first.”
“Alright, go ahead,” the matriarch nodded. She always felt assured when Du Qing took care of Ruan Jiaojiao.