Once they'd dragged the pig outside, Zhao Jun looked at the men around him and said, "That cannon egg I shot earlier—I don't want it. Whichever of you brothers wants it can take it home. As for this sow, I need to take it back for my uncle and aunt."
Hearing this, they realized Zhao Jun was heading home. Just a moment ago, he had been talking about continuing to follow the boar's tracks.
But on second thought, it made sense. They'd been through two fights in a row, and even the dogs were exhausted. It really was time to go home.
The men discussed it for a moment and agreed to meet at the entrance of the village at seven the next morning to pick up the boar's trail again on Little Gu Mountain.
Then, Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu, and Zhou Jianjun began dragging the wild boar down the mountain toward home with a rope.
Meanwhile, Wei Lai, Huang Gui, and Jiang Ming went to retrieve the cannon egg that Zhao Jun had killed earlier.
