The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 121 Drive into the mountains to hunt

In Zhao's barn, Zhao Jun took a bear gall from the beam, stuffed it into a small cloth bag, handed it to Zhao Chun, and said, "Eldest sister, you can keep this well."

"Don't worry." Zhao Chun took the bear gall, carefully stuffed it into the pocket of the cotton-padded jacket, glanced out, and saw Zhou Jianjun pushing the bicycle out of the yard, she turned her head and whispered to Zhao Jun, "Brother, I'm on duty now." We are grown-ups now, so we have to adjust."

Zhao Jun felt warm in his heart, nodded and said, "Eldest sister, don't worry."

At this time, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan dug out a bear's paw and four wild boar loins from the snow, and hung them on the handlebars and frame of the car for Zhou Jianjun.

"That sister has gone back. If you have anything to do in the venue, you can find your brother-in-law."

"Okay." Zhao Jun and Zhao Chun came out together, and said to Zhou Jianjun, "Brother-in-law, ride slowly."

Watching Zhao Chun and his wife leave, the five members of Zhao's family went back to the house and simply put the house back. Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "Should I discuss with Dayong's family that the dumplings made tomorrow night will be made of wild boar meat?" Or venison?"

"It's all covered!" Zhao Youcai waved his hand proudly, and said: "This year, the boy will strive for success, so we have to help, and we will pack two kinds of stuffing."

Wang Meilan smiled and said, "It's my son, I've been with you for so many years, and I haven't eaten two kinds of dumplings during Chinese New Year."

Zhao Youcai curled his lips and said, "I'll hunt down the 1000-jin big pig for you in the next year, and we'll make dumplings with that meat!"

"You can pull it down, the meat can't even be chewed." Wang Meilan threw aside the rag that had just been wiped off the kang table, and said, "I have listened to your ink stains for the past two days, and my ears are callused. You will never stop." , during Chinese New Year, you can go up the mountain to find that pig there.”

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On New Year's Eve, Zhao Jun was awakened by the sound of firecrackers early in the morning.

Before he could get out of bed, the door was pushed open.

Zhao Hong and Zhao Na ran in, grabbed Zhao Jun by the arm and pulled him out, "Brother, take us to set off firecrackers."

Zhao Jun was dragged up by them in a daze, put on a cotton-padded jacket and trousers, put on his shoes, and left the house.

On the day of going to the market, Wang Meilan bought five sets of firecrackers with [-] rings, one set off on New Year's Eve, one set off on the first day of the first lunar month, one set off on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and one set off on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

There is another hanging, which is disassembled into small firecrackers one by one, for the two little girls to play with.

As soon as Zhao Jun left the house, he saw Li Ruhai and Li Xiaoqiao picking up small firecrackers at the door, and there were a few children around who wanted to come forward, but Li Ruhai called them back several times.

As long as there are firecrackers hanging, there are always some that haven't exploded. As long as there are still twists on these, they can be picked up and left alone. Li Ruhai and Li Xiaoqiao are now looking for them in the pile of red paper scraps and waste firecrackers.

The children around probably wanted to find some of them too, but the Li family put the whip on just now, how could Li Ruhai let them take advantage of it.

Seeing Zhao Jun come out with a whole set of firecrackers, Li Ruhai came over in an instant. Zhao Jun gave him the firecrackers and told him to play with Zhao Hong and Zhao Na.

Li Ruhai readily agreed, although this kid is loose-mouthed, he is still quite reliable in his work, especially since he also regards Zhao Hong and Zhao Na as his younger sisters, and Zhao Jun can feel at ease if he entrusts the little girl to him.

Li Ruhai hung the firecrackers on the gate of Zhao Jun's house, took a charred stick at one end, and blew it on. The charred place instantly turned red, revealing a dark flame.

Li Ruhai lit the firecrackers, while Zhao Hong, Zhao Na, and Li Xiaoqiao covered their ears and watched.

One hundred rings soon collapsed, and the three little girls leaned over to look over the unexploded firecracker, while Li Ruhai threatened the children who wanted to take advantage of it.

Zhao Jun found it funny when he saw it, shook his head, and walked to the courtyard of Li's house.

Entering Li's house, Zhao Jun saw Li Baoyu squatting in front of the stove, burning something.

"Brother, you are here."

Zhao Jun patted him on the shoulder, walked to the back room, paid New Year greetings to Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei, and then came out to see Li Baoyu.

"What about burning Galaha?"

"Yeah." Li Baoyu said, "It's the Chinese New Year today, so let's play with our sisters."

Galaha is the bone bone, the joint bone that connects the thigh and lower leg of the animal.

This bone is only found on the hind legs, and it is found on the hind legs of sheep, pigs, roe deer, and deer.

It is said that the Galaha of sheep is good, square and square, and not so big that children can catch it.

But the Galaha of sheep is too rare. In contrast, the Galaha of pigs is more common.

These animals in the mountains, wild boar, roe deer and deer, all come from Galaha.

Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong have hunted for many years, and once saved a bag full of Galaha.

What's even more commendable is that the Tugalaha are all from roe deer, no worse than the Galaha of sheep.

Zhao Jun remembers that when he and Li Baoyu were young, Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei took them along for a while.

Sometimes Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong got off work early and played with them.

Later, that Dugalaha became a toy for Zhao Hong and Li Xiaoqiao.

Until last summer, two relatives came to Li Dayong's house. An old lady led a young boy, and they lived in Li's house for half a month.

During this period, the little boy chatted with the little girls every day.

When it was time to leave, he cried and made noises, insisting on taking away the bag Galaha that was left in Li's house.

What about this?
If you don't give me a bag of Galaha, all the relatives of the Li family will know that Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei treat their relatives poorly after the old lady returns.

There was no other way, Li Xiaoqiao watched with tears in her eyes as the pocket Galaha was taken away.

In recent months, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu have been rowing and pulling on the mountain, hunting wild boars and roe deer, and Galaha has saved more than ten.

Although this is not enough for a bag, not even half a bag, it is enough for three little girls to play with.

Looking at the several cooked galah next to him, Zhao Jun took one in his hand, picked up the knife on the stove, and gently scraped the surface of the galah.

At this time, Jin Xiaomei came out with a bunch of dried red peppers, put them on the stove and said to Li Baoyu, "Boss, let's burn the peppers in a while. Mom, order some chili oil. Let's dip the dumplings in the evening."

"Okay!" Li Baoyu responded immediately.

That night, the two families got together, Zhao Youcai, Wang Meilan, Li Dayong, and Jin Xiaomei played mahjong, and the three little girls slammed on the kang.

On the other hand, Li Baoyu encouraged Zhao Jun to watch small cards with him and Li Ruhai.

Seeing Li Ruhai's eagerness to try, Zhao Jun shook his head secretly, thinking: "Silly boy, your brother is just waiting to get the 30 yuan in your pocket."

In the end, Li Baoyu's plot failed because Zhao Jun didn't play with them. Without Zhao Jun, the two brothers couldn't get together.

Zhao Jun's non-participation was not because he felt sorry for Li Ruhai, but because he had sworn secretly after his rebirth that he would never touch cards again in this life, no matter whether he won money or not, he would not touch any more.

For the next few days, the two families lived in this way, eating and drinking, playing mahjong, galaha, and watching small cards.

On the fourth day of the fourth day, Li Baoyu, Li Ruhai and Jin Xiaomei watched three rounds of cards, and finally ended the game with Li Baoyu losing 15 yuan and Li Ruhai losing [-] yuan.

Since then, Li Baoyu has been honest.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Li family went to Jin Xiaomei's family to visit relatives and friends, while Zhao Jun's family had a meal with Wang Qiang's family.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, when Li Baoyu came back from Shanggou Township, he immediately found Zhao Jun who was wandering in the village, and said to him, "Brother, my dad went to Shanggou this time and asked my grandpa what kind of cover can catch a thousand catty big dog." pig."

It seems that Zhao Youcai is not the only one who is possessed by the demon.

"Get off the wire harness?" Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "Such a big pig can't be caught by a wire rope as thick as a finger, and it will break if you pull it."

"My grandfather also said so." Li Baoyu said: "It seems that this big pig is not easy to handle."

Just as Zhao Jun was about to speak, he heard a familiar voice shouting over there: "Brother!"

"Brother." Zhao Jun turned around and saw Zhang Yuanmin running over with a smile on his face.

"Brother Zhang."

"Baoyu."

Zhang Yuanmin and Li Baoyu also greeted each other, and Zhang Yuanmin came up to Zhao Jun and said, "Brother, I have good news for you."

Before Zhang Yuanmin could say anything, Zhao Jun asked first, "Is it a dog thing?"

"Smart!" Zhang Yuanmin patted Zhao Jun's arm with a smile, and said, "I went back to my mother's house with your sister-in-law in the third grade of junior high school. I came here to look for you as soon as I came back. The bitches in the house are really pregnant. After ten The baby will be born on the fifth day, if you are fine, we will go after February [-]nd."

The puppy has just been born, so he has to eat milk for half a month before he can take it away. If he hasn't opened his eyes yet, he won't be able to feed him when he brings it back.

When Zhao Jun heard this, his face showed embarrassment, and he said, "Brother, I can't do it after the second of February. I have to report to the forestry farm on the third day of February."

"Going to work?" Zhang Yuanmin was overjoyed, he was really happy for Zhao Jun from the bottom of his heart.

"Hmm?" Zhao Jun responded, "Brother, can we go two days earlier?"

"Okay." Without even thinking about it, Zhang Yuanmin immediately agreed: "Brother, you decide, we will go on the day you say, and we will go on that day."

"Then go on the first day of February?"

"All right."

……

In a blink of an eye, it is the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.

These days, small shops in villages still sell Lantern Festival, but there is only one kind of stuffing, which is red bean paste stuffing.

And it's not in bags, it's sold in bulk by weighing.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu came to the small shop and bought two catties of Yuanxiao each. They cooked them at home tonight, and the whole family wiped out all the Yuanxiao and soup.

At that time, the living conditions of the people in the mountainous areas were difficult, and they could not rest for a few days all year round, especially the workers who worked in the forest farm and pulled the covers, who did physical work all year round.

Therefore, taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the forest farm gives workers a long annual leave, from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month until the end of the Lantern Festival.

But even so, during the period from the Lantern Festival to February [-], only the administrative staff and logistics staff of the forest farm went to work early, and the workers still had their holidays as usual.

It stands to reason that as long as there are people working in the forest farm, the first canteen has to be opened.

But Zhao Youcai, as the master chef of the cafeteria, as long as the leader does not specifically ask him, no one can control him in the cafeteria.

So, as early as the day when the pig was slaughtered and treated, Zhao Youcai made an agreement with Han Dachun to let Han Dachun keep an eye on him in the cafeteria these few days.Thinking about having this good friend around, nothing would go wrong.

As for what Zhao Youcai was going to do, there was no doubt that he wanted to go hunting in the mountains.

Seeing the footprints of the big wild boar since the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Youcai couldn't bear it anymore.

During these days of Chinese New Year, he was so overwhelmed that he scratched his heart and liver, dreaming for several days in a row, Zhao Youcai dreamed that he shot in the head and killed that thousand catty wild boar in the middle of the white snow-capped mountains.

Finally waited for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Youcai got up early, and rarely cooked breakfast by himself. He made frozen tofu and stewed a large pot of cabbage and vermicelli, and cut a lot of pork belly into it.

And when stewing the dishes, put a curtain on the dish and steam the sticky bean buns with a curtain.

Zhao Jun got up early today, and he could smell the aroma of food when he got up, and when he got to the east room, he saw Wang Meilan was eating with two little girls.

And Zhao Youcai had already finished eating, and was sitting by the side putting leggings on his calves.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun shook his head in his heart, and said to himself, "It's all about addiction."

Zhao Youcai looked up at Zhao Jun, and asked in a calm tone, "What are you doing up so early?"

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "The big leather wallet I bought a few years ago, I have to sneak it today."

"Hmph." Zhao Youcai snorted coldly, got down from the kang, stomped his feet, and took a drink from the tea mug next to him.

At this time, the door of Zhao Jun's house was opened from the outside, and Li Dayong walked in with a chill.

"Uncle Li."

Li Dayong responded casually, stepped into the back room, and greeted Wang Meilan: "Sister-in-law, are you eating?"

"Ah, where is Dayong eating? If you don't eat, then..."

Wang Meilan originally wanted to be polite with Li Dayong, and asked him to sit down and eat together if he didn't eat.

But Li Dayong didn't hear what Wang Meilan said at all, he came directly in front of Zhao Youcai and asked, "Brother, let's go?"

Zhao Youcai snapped the lid of the lunch box next to him and handed it to Li Dayong.In this aluminum lunch box, there is a full lunch box of sticky bean bags.

After Li Dayong put the aluminum lunch box into the shoulder pocket in front of him, Zhao Youcai got up, walked past Li Dayong, came to the door of the house, and said to Zhao Jun standing at the door: "Get up and go."

Zhao Jun hurriedly stepped aside, seeing Zhao Youcai closing the door, and took a semi-automatic rifle from the wall behind the door.

He held the gun in one hand, then took off another one, and handed them to Li Dayong one by one.

After Li Dayong put the two guns on his shoulders, Zhao Youcai put the last gun on his shoulder.

After carrying the gun, Zhao Youcai took out four packs of bullets from the canvas pocket hanging on the wall, handed two packs directly to Li Dayong, and kept the other two packs in his pockets and trousers pockets.

Wang Meilan put down her chopsticks, looked at Zhao Youcai and said, "Be careful!"

Zhao Youcai didn't answer, opened the door and went out, followed by Li Dayong.

Seeing that Zhao Youcai didn't speak, Wang Meilan seemed to think of something, couldn't help laughing out loud, and said to Zhao Jun: "Son, come and eat quickly, leave him alone, as soon as your father wants to hunt."

"Yeah." Zhao Jun sat on the edge of the kang, took the bowls and chopsticks and began to eat.

But before eating a few mouthfuls, the door of his house was opened again.

"elder brother!"

As soon as you hear this title, you don't need to ask, it must be Li Baoyu.

Zhao Jun sighed, put down his chopsticks, and said, "Slip a big wallet, what are you doing so early?"

Li Baoyu walked a few steps to the side of the kang, greeted Xiang and Wang Meilan, and then said to Zhao Jun: "My father and my uncle went up the mountain to kill that pig god, why don't we go?"

"No." Zhao Jun pulled out a piece of wild boar from the vegetable basin and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, "Let's finish the trap in a while, and then change another mountain to put it in. If we have time, we can earn some money." How much money."

"It's not that bad." Wang Meilan said from the side: "Baoyu, don't learn from your uncles and others. What can you do with the cannon eggs? You can't bite the meat, and you can't sell the skin. What are you doing with that?"

At this point, Wang Meilan remembered to ask: "Oh, Baoyu, have you eaten yet?"

"Ma'am, I'm done eating." Li Baoyu still seemed a little reconciled, and said to Zhao Jun: "Why don't we go and see the excitement, I haven't seen such a battle since I was a child, it's called more than 100 pigs .”

Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "Let's go, how far do we have to travel, don't feel tired."

"Why are you so tired!" Li Baoyu said, "Go with them by car."

"What?"

"Brother, you don't know." Li Baoyu said, "Brother Shunzi drove, they went there by car."

"My God!" These days, driving into the mountains to hunt, what kind of configuration is this?Zhao Jun suddenly felt that the frozen tofu dipped in chili oil in his mouth was not fragrant.

Wang Meilan was also surprised when she heard it, and said: "This is quite a nonsense!"

(End of this chapter)