The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1326 Little Girl Ma Yan

Wang Gang took his two followers, Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian, and secretly went into the mountains to hunt game.

They often do this kind of thing, but they dare not tell their families. After all, there are many dangers in the mountains and forests now. If they encounter wild wolves or something, two legs will definitely not be able to outrun four legs.

What's more, the three of them are teenagers, especially Wang Xin, who is only ten years old this year. Who dares to let him go into the mountains? They can only keep it secret from their families.

Wang Gang is a man of great skill and courage. Although he could not practice the martial arts from his previous life and had not developed any internal energy in the past three years, Wang Gang had never neglected his internal martial arts skills.

In addition, there was a shortage of materials in that era, and it was still the era of bills. Every household had a ration of grain and meat, which was not enough for Wang Gang to eat.

The Wang family is relatively well off. Wang Jianguo is a train driver. His salary is comparable to that of an eighth-level worker, and he receives subsidies every month for driving. His monthly income easily exceeds 100 yuan. If he were in later times, he would definitely be a high-income earner.

Liu Shufen has a good income. She works at the train station clinic and earns 33 yuan a month. Sometimes she can earn some extra money by treating patients.
Logically speaking, the Wang family is not short of money, so they naturally will not lack meat to eat.

But after Wang started practicing internal martial arts again, his appetite increased greatly. Not only meat, but even his three meals a day intake was three or four times that of an ordinary person.

He didn't dare to show it in front of his parents, so he could only secretly run to the back mountain to practice and eat the food stored in the space.

Later, when he was practicing martial arts, he accidentally discovered that there were many pheasants and rabbits in the back mountain. He made a slingshot and shot some game to satisfy his hunger.

One time, when Wang Gang was roasting a pheasant, he was accidentally seen by Wang Xin. Then Wang Gang bribed Wang Xin with a chicken wing and asked him to keep the secret.

At that time, Wang Xin was only ten years old. How could he keep a secret? He turned around and told Cai Xiaonian, who was two years older than him. From then on, every time Wang Gang went into the mountains, he was followed by two little followers.

Wang Gang also didn't let them eat meat for free. Every time he hunted a pheasant or a rabbit, he would let them pick up some mountain products in exchange.

Later, the three of them separated as soon as they entered the mountains. Wang Gang used a slingshot to hunt game, while Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian took sacks to pick up mountain products and firewood. The three of them agreed to meet at the old place.

The old place is actually a big rock on the mountainside. There are many rocks and few trees there, so barbecue is not likely to cause a forest fire.

Two hours later, Wang Gang came to the big rock carrying a wild rabbit and a few sparrows. Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian had already piled up the firewood.

"Brother Xiaogang, you have caught a lot today!" Wang Xin was overjoyed when he saw the hare in Wang Gang's hand.

Wang Gang laughed, threw the hare to the ground, and said, "We also shot a few sparrows today. We'll roast them and eat them later."

Cai Xiaonian took out a package from behind a big rock, opened it, took out a small knife, and began to skillfully skin and remove the internal organs of the wild rabbit. There was a stream not far away, and the water flowing down from the mountain was just right to wash away the bloodstains.

Wang Gang taught Cai Xiaonian how to prepare the ingredients. He was usually only responsible for hunting game and then sitting back waiting to eat. The three of them could be said to be dividing the work and cooperating with each other.

The package also contained seasonings that Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin brought from home and had been hiding under a big rock.

"Brother Xiaogang, can you give me the rabbit leg? I don't want to eat my share." Wang Xin said while swallowing his saliva as he looked at the rabbit roasting on the fire.

Wang Gang laughed and said, "I'll give you all the roasted rabbits. Xiaonian and I will just have some sparrows."

Cai Xiaonian also laughed and said: "Roasted sparrows are delicious, there is not much fat on rabbits."

"Thank you." Wang Xin didn't hesitate and worked harder to roast the rabbit.

After a hearty meal, Wang Gang asked Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin to clean up the mess while he lay on a big rock to digest his food.

"Remember to put out the fire with soil. There must not be even a spark." Wang Gang crossed his legs while watching Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin busying themselves.

"I see." Wang Xin said speechlessly: "Brother Xiaogang, why don't you come and help? Xiaonian and I are doing all the work."

Wang Gang said proudly: "Do you still want to eat barbecue in the future? You still dare to talk nonsense. Go and hunt for wild game yourself in the future." Cai Xiaonian pulled Wang Xin and said: "Wang Xin, stop talking. Work faster, or you will have no meat to eat in the future."

Wang Xin thought of Wang Gang's slingshot skills, and said with some envy: "Brother Xiaogang, when can you teach me how to shoot with a slingshot?"

"You want to learn!" Wang Gang said proudly: "This is my unique skill, but I can't teach you. Didn't your father tell you that if you teach your apprentice, you will starve to death?"

Wang Xin was unconvinced and said, "Humph! What's so great about that? When I graduate from junior high school, I will apply to the Railway Police School and learn how to shoot a gun. I will definitely be a sharpshooter who can hit the target every time."

Wang Gang asked curiously, "Wang Xin, you want to be a policeman? I thought you would take over your father's job and become a train conductor?"

"My dream since I was a child is to become a policeman. I want to learn how to shoot a gun," Wang Xin said proudly.

Cai Xiaonian was puzzled and said: "What's good about being a policeman? It's hard and dangerous, and the salary is not high. I think it's better to drive a train. The salary is high and the benefits are good. If I had good grades, I would also learn to drive a train."

Wang Xin’s father, Wang Yongge, is the chief train steward. I heard that he will be promoted soon to become deputy section chief!

Cai Xiaonian's father is called Cai Danian. Danian and Xiaonian sound more like brothers than father and son.

Cai Danian, like Wang Jianguo, was also a train driver. He wanted his son Cai Xiaonian to take over. Unfortunately, Cai Xiaonian had poor academic performance since childhood and failed to be admitted to the railway school. His father arranged for him to be a train conductor and was using his connections to find a trainee for him.

"In fact, being a train conductor is pretty good. The job is stable, respectable, and there is room for advancement." Wang Gang patted Cai Xiaonian on the shoulder and said, "Look at Uncle Wang. He started as a train conductor and gradually rose to the position of chief steward. He will soon be promoted to deputy section chief."

Cai Xiaonian laughed and said, "How can I be as capable as Uncle Wang? My dad said that Uncle Wang will be a leader in the future."

"What a shitty leader! The deputy section chief's monthly salary is not even as high as a train driver's." Wang Xin said disdainfully to his father:
"My dad has worked hard all his life, and I think it's the end of the road for him to be a deputy section chief."

Wang Gang just laughed and said nothing.

In fact, train drivers are very popular nowadays. Not only do they have high salaries but also good welfare benefits. They are comparable to deputy directors in the railway bureau, and sometimes the leaders give them some face.

No wonder Wang Jianguo refused to let Wang Gang go to high school and insisted that he learn to drive a train.

It’s just that Wang Gang has no interest in driving a train.

Most trains of this era were coal-fired steam trains. Driving a train was not only a technical job, but also hard work. Wang Gang was not interested in this, so he insisted on going to high school.

However, judging from the attitudes of Wang Jianguo and Liu Shufen, there was no chance for him to go to high school. But Wang Gang was somewhat unwilling to drive a train.

With worries in their hearts, Wang Gang and the other two went down the mountain together. They did not go home first, but instead went to Ma Yan's house to give her some roasted rabbit.

Ma Yan's house is not far from the railway compound. It is a dilapidated tile house facing the road. It looks very old and is far from comparable to the houses in the railway compound.

It is summer vacation now, and as a student, Ma Yan should be at home.

But Wang Xin knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it. The neighbor told him that Ma Yan had gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to help her mother with work.

The three of them had no choice but to go to the supply and marketing cooperative again.

Ma Yan's mother, Wang Sufang, worked as a salesperson in a supply and marketing cooperative, and it was only with this job that she was able to barely support her daughter.

When Wang Gang and his two companions arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, they saw a salesperson with a sickly face, accompanied by a very thin girl.

The little girl was helping to make soy sauce at this time, and the soy sauce jar was not much shorter than her.

"Ma Yan." Wang Xin called out to the little girl.