Chapter 36 Don’t do business that makes you lose money
Half of the people in the cave were gone. Bai Tao rubbed her eyes twice, resisted the strong sleepiness, put on her cotton shoes, and walked towards the cave entrance while patting her face to prevent herself from falling asleep.

Many people were crowded at the entrance of the cave, so Bai Tao poked and prodded with her hands all the way, and without Bai Tao saying anything, people who saw her made way for her.

"Auntie."

"Slow down, auntie."

Some were so absorbed in watching that they didn't even turn their heads, but were soon pulled back by others: "Don't worry, I'll take a look first, and I'll talk to you guys later...ah, auntie, I woke you up."

"Don't poke. The hole is so small. There are people outside. I also...ah, meet you, aunt. Aunt, why are you awake?"

Bai Tao nodded without saying anything, thinking to herself, nonsense, it's so noisy outside the cave, and I'm not a dead person, how can I sleep?

Soon, she followed the path that was cleared and left the cave: "What happened?"

The childish and grandmotherly voice made everyone who was busy turn their heads to look.

"Ah, auntie, did I wake you up?"

"Auntie, everything is fine now, you should go and rest." What if the bloody mess scares me?

Bai Tao took a closer look and immediately became alert. No wonder there was such a big commotion.

At this time, a familiar voice rang out in the mall: "Beep..."

Turning around and climbing onto the black frame stacked nearby, Bai Tao pointed at the messy scene in front of her, looking like she wanted to watch the fun, and said in a childish voice that sounded sleepy: "Someone come and tell me about it."

Seeing that she was not going to sleep, Bai Dashan stepped forward and said, "Auntie, it's like this."

"I don't know whether it was the black bear that provoked the big cat, or the big cat that was blind enough to provoke the black bear, so they started fighting..."

When talking about the exciting things, Bai Dashan gestured with his hands and feet, and the villagers next to him would add a sentence or two from time to time.

A black bear and a tiger were fighting, and then they entered the territory of a group of wild boars. A three-way fight ensued, and they came here during the chase and were dealt with by the villagers.

This was the guess made by the villagers who were on night watch based on the fact that a black bear and a tiger came first, and then a wild boar chased after them.

"Auntie, it's a good thing you asked us to fence off this place before."

The villagers looked at Bai Tao with admiration and respect at this time. The aunt was indeed the aunt.

If it weren’t for my aunt, I don’t know how many villagers would have been killed or injured if they encountered so many ferocious beasts.

Bai Tao nodded, without showing any strangeness on her face, and thought to herself, can I say that I am also glad that I asked you to prepare in advance?

The thickened and dense barbed wire cost 160 coins per bundle of 200 meters. She bought 80 bundles at a time and surrounded the entire camp.

That’s not all, fences with spiked steel bars are also put up to protect against both wild animals and human attacks.

Although it cost more than 40,000 coins, it seems very worthwhile now.

The tiger was already dead, and the black bear was breathing heavily beside it.

On the other side, there were several wild boars that looked half dead. Further away, villagers were dragging wild boars back in groups of three or four.

"Auntie, they hit the wire mesh and were stabbed by the steel fence." Everyone looked at Bai Tao and felt relieved to see that she was not scared.

Hearing this, Bai Tao nodded again and asked, "No one in the village was injured?"

"No, everyone is fine." Bai Dashan reported seriously: "Auntie, the villagers who were on night watch heard the noise early in the morning and were ready. When they saw them hitting our wire mesh one after another, they immediately shot crossbows..."

The crossbows my aunt gave me are really powerful. Although some villagers were too nervous and their aim was not very good, there was a wire mesh blocking them. After shooting three or five arrows in succession, these wild boars would not be aggressive enough if they were not killed.

A villager carefully wiped the crossbow arrows he had pulled out, muttering, "Strange, it stands to reason that the fires we have are so big that the beasts are afraid of the light and won't rush over."

The old blackhead wiped his hunting knife and continued without looking up: "When beasts fight, either they die or get injured. It's normal for them to panic and lose their way when biting each other."

The situation just now was tense and exciting, and it also made the participants feel very proud. They were also the ones who killed black bears and big cats.

The last wild boar that didn't run away was dragged back by the villagers. Bai Tao counted them and found that there were seventeen of them.

"It's a pity that many of them ran away. I saw from afar that there were at least thirty wild boars in the group." Bai Shanquan looked regretful.

If they all stay, the villagers won't have to worry about meat in the short term.

In the past, the villagers would have hidden away if they encountered a wild boar. The reason they are so brave now is because of the protective net and the powerful crossbows given by Bai Tao.

"Auntie, how do you look at these?" Bai Dashan asked habitually.

Wild boars have a strong smell and their meat is hard, so they are not very tasty. Tigers and black bears are covered in blood and their skins must be quite damaged.

Forget it, I'll just sell them all to the mall.

"Leave two wild boars to be taken away for everyone to eat tomorrow, and put the rest into the cave. I will use them."

"Hey."

Fifteen wild boars are not a small number, but when the villagers heard Bai Tao say that they were useful, they did not show any dissatisfaction.

Everyone automatically thought that it was about exchanging things for offering as sacrifices, and they were glad in their hearts that everyone had put in some effort this time and did not embarrass the aunt in front of her brothers and sisters.

Bai Tao had no idea what the villagers were thinking, and continued to order: "Check to see where the holes are and repair the damaged wire mesh." There are still a few hours left, so it's always better to be cautious.

Bai Dashan nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Auntie, I have already asked someone to make up for it."

I was able to escape such a dangerous situation safely thanks to the wire mesh my aunt gave me.

Without any instructions, the villagers dragged the wild boar in and immediately tied up the damaged parts with wire mesh again, and even tied it up two more times.

"Okay, then you guys will have to work hard." Bai Tao yawned as she said this.

Children need to sleep more. Since no one was hurt, Bai Tao yawned and returned to the cave with relief.

Without bargaining with the mall, Lao Hu sold it for 36,250 coins, and Bai Tao ignored the prompts given by the mall.

What a joke, so what if a live tiger is worth 100,000 coins? How many tigers can there be in the mountains? Do you want me to catch it or let the people from Taohua Village catch it?

As for buying animal attractant powder from another world that could lure wild beasts, Bai Tao gave up after just a glance. It was too expensive and a losing business that could not be done.

The price of wild boars was not high, only 2,500 coins each. I kept two and sold 15, earning 37,500 coins.

The black bear was quite large and its paws were valuable, but since they had not been soaked in saliva over the winter, the price was not high. It was sold for 53,653 coins.

Although the equipment cost more than 40,000 coins, the income was more than 127,400 coins, so it was still a profit.

(End of this chapter)