Li Er Shu is a hunter mentioned in passing by the villagers. He is noted as someone who used to go up the mountain himself before the famine but never brought back as much game as the current hunting party. A villager remarks that even before the famine, when Li Er Shu went up the mountain himself, he never brought back so much game. He serves as a point of comparison to highlight the extraordinary success of the current hunt and the effectiveness of Tang Tian's bait.
