Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 11
When the two of them entered the village, when the villagers saw that the wild boar had been hunted back, they all gathered around and helped Zhang Peng get it home.There has been a saying in hunting since ancient times that you cannot keep the wealth of the mountain to yourself.And these days, wild boar and black bear meat cannot be sold for money. As long as the villagers have no grudges and come to help with the work, no matter how hard they work, they have to get some meat when they leave.

Everyone dragged the wild boar to the door of Zhang Peng's house. Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming went back to their respective homes. When Zhang Peng arrived home and found that his two sisters were not there, he asked Wang Xiufen to get the family knife.Wang Xiufen and Li Cuihua thought it was a joke when they first heard it. They were able to hunt down wild boars as soon as they went up the mountain. They were joking.

But when they came out and saw that more than a dozen people from the village were there, helping to grill the wild boar in the yard, unloading the meat piece by piece, and then moving the meat into Zhang Peng's barn, they had no choice but to believe it.

Wang Xiufen quickly brought a few kilograms of meat to one of their helpers, and then they all left with satisfaction.

The eggs originally weighed more than 250 kilograms, but after the meat was removed, less than 50 kilograms of meat remained. After dividing out nearly 150 kilograms, there was still about [-] kilograms left.

After seeing off the villagers, Wang Xiufen invited Zhao Chunming and Li Cuihua to go into her house to chat.

After waking up from the shock, Wang Xiufen said to Li Cuihua: "Brothers and sisters, how much meat does your family want? It's up to you to take it. Our family can't eat it either."

Li Cuihua also reacted and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll ask someone to send a message tomorrow and ask my dad to come over and take some back."

Hearing what Li Cuihua said, Zhang Peng said: "Aunt, don't take this. Wait until my uncle comes and get him the roe deer meat."

"And there are roe deer?" After hearing what Zhang Peng said, Wang Xiufen and Li Cuihua were shocked. After a long time, the two boys went up the mountain and shot a pig and a roe deer in one afternoon. It was really amazing.

"The roe deer is in that sack we carried back?" Wang Xiufen said suddenly

"Yes, it's in the bag, and I haven't opened it yet." Zhang Peng walked to the outhouse with a smile, brought the sack over and said.
"Why don't you open it yet? It would be great to grill it with the wild boar," Li Cuihua said in confusion.

"Mom, Aunt, we don't dare to do this together. When it's time to divide the meat, you said that others want this roe deer meat. Are you going to give it to me?" Zhang Peng opened the bag and asked.

When Wang Xiufen heard this, she didn't say anything. Her son had grown up and she had considered things more comprehensively. She just admired her from the bottom of her heart.

Li Cuihua said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, our second youngest is really good at it."

"Mom, I'm pretty good too." Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunming immediately approached Li Cuihua and said, "Buy me a gun, and I'll go up the mountain too."

"Stop narrowing your eyes." Li Cuihua scolded him.

Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming carried the roe deer and walked under the warehouse with a sack underneath. Because they had already bled it before, they simply peeled off the skin of the roe deer and that was it.

Seeing Zhang Peng and the others picking up roe deer in the yard, Heizi and Dahuang were tied up in the yard, humming and chirping anxiously. Of course, Zhang Peng did not forget Heizi and Dahuang who were watching helplessly at home, and took a bite out of the pig liver. Divide it in half and give it to them, and take some chopped meat and give it to them as a snack. Although they didn't follow them out today, they will still need their efforts in the future, so they must be fed well.

After they finished eating, he let them go and played with them for a while to let them exercise. Otherwise, the meat would be difficult to digest and would be a burden on the stomach. When Zhang Peng returned to the house with the roe deer, I saw Wang Xiufen and Li Cuihua busy adding water to the pot, preparing to boil the water and cook the meat.

When he saw Zhang Peng entering the room, he smiled and said, "Son, your aunt is having dinner at our house today. Bring the meat over quickly. Let's stew roe deer meat today."

Zhang Peng quickly handed over the roe deer meat. Wang Xiufen picked off a large piece of meat from it, and then asked Zhang Peng to take the rest to the barn and hang it up, and then divide the other meat after the meal.

At this time, Zhao Chunming also tied up the dog and entered the house. Zhang Peng took the roe deer and said to Wang Xiufen: "Mom, what are you going to eat today?"

"Roe deer stewed with potatoes, pork stewed with celery, pork stewed with beans, fried peanuts, and mixed with cold dishes. The staple food is two rice. You can go to the canteen later and buy a canned food." Wang Xiufen counted the dishes while lighting the fire.

Hearing this recipe, everyone swallowed their saliva immediately. This may not be a big deal in later generations, but now, it is a bit of luxury. Without the meat that Zhang Peng brought back, Wang Xiufen might have been a clever woman, but now He immediately became hardened.

At this moment, the dog in the yard suddenly barked. Zhang Peng opened the door and looked out of the yard. He saw an old man looking into the yard. Zhang Peng thought for a moment and remembered, isn't this the old man from the Huang family in the east of the village? , whose real name is Huang Youde, and whose nickname is Huang Laogui. He has always been a landowner. He is a pretty good person, but he likes to take advantage. The wild boar meat must have made him aware of this today.Zhang Peng pondered for a moment, then opened the door with a smile and welcomed him out.

"Uncle, why are you here? Are you looking for my dad? My dad hasn't come back yet," Zhang Peng said to Huang Youde at the gate of the hospital.

"Second son, I'm not looking for your dad, I'm looking for you," Huang Youde said with a smile.

"Looking for me?" Zhang Peng asked in confusion.
"Well, I heard that you brought back a wild boar today?" Huang Youde said with a smile.
"Yes, I just called back this morning. Wait a minute, uncle, and I'll take a piece back for you to try." Zhang Peng turned around and went to get the meat.

"Hey, Erxiaoer, wait a minute, I'm not here to ask for meat. I'm still short of this. I want to ask you, do you dare to hit the blind bear?" Huang Youde stopped Zhang Peng and said
"Uncle, do you have news?" Zhang Peng also asked with interest
"Well, a few days ago I went to collect firewood in the mountains and saw a dark shadow at Erdaokan. I looked at it from a distance and saw that it must be a big guy." Huang Youde said, touching his beard under his forehead.

"The second hurdle is difficult to deal with because the terrain is complicated. I'll go over there and take a look when I get a chance. If I'm lucky enough to conquer it, we can split it equally among our families." Zhang Peng thought for a while and said
"Okay, then I'll wait until you believe me," Huang Youde said with a smile.
Then Zhang Peng and Huang Youde chatted for a while. When Zhang Peng saw that Huang Youde didn't say anything about leaving, he kept praising him. Zhang Peng knew that he still wanted meat, so he asked Huang Youde to wait, returned to the barn, and cut him off. He took out a piece of pork and handed it to Huang Youde so that he could go back and try it.

Seeing Zhang Peng being so successful, Huang Youde was also very happy. One piece of news was a piece of meat for nothing. When he was really beaten, Xiong Xiong still had money to take it. With his character who loves to take advantage of small things, how could he be unhappy, and they exchanged pleasantries. After a few words and seeing that the time was almost up, I took the meat and walked home in a square step.

When Zhang Peng returned home, Wang Xiufen asked curiously: "Is Old Huangtou here asking for meat?"

"Well, didn't you hear that I had shot a wild boar, so I came over to ask and asked for another piece of meat?" Zhang Peng did not reveal the news about the blind bear, fearing that Wang Xiufen would worry.

"This old man Huang is really interesting, and there are people who come here to ask for meat," Li Cuihua said from the side.

Wang Xiufen didn't say anything after hearing this. Folks in the countryside should know how to share. After all, if you catch a prey, God will reward you with food. However, no one asked for it. They all came to help and gave a piece of meat as a thank you for helping. But Wang Xiufen thought Thinking of Huang Youde's character, he smiled and said nothing.

After a while, the fried peanuts will be ready, as will the roe deer and potatoes stewed. Then the meat and beans are stewed in the pot. The rice and roe deer stewed with potatoes are placed on top of the stew. That's it. Wait until Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai come back from work. , stir-fry the vegetables, and you’re ready to eat.

At this time, Zhao Chunming also came back, bringing a box of cans. While Zhang Peng and Huang Youde were talking, he climbed over the wall and returned to his home, and then brought over a box of cans that had been given as gifts to his family.

After a while, Zhang Peng's two younger sisters, Zhang Xiaoxia and Zhang Xiaolan, also came back. When they learned about today's meal, they jumped up happily and pulled Zhang Peng to tell him the story of hunting wild boars.

Half an hour later, Zhang Tiejun came home from get off work. As soon as he opened the door, the smell of meat hit his face, and he suddenly felt even hungrier.

"Xiufen, I'm back. What day is it today? We're stewing meat again." Zhang Tiejun said after washing his hands at the door.

Then he looked up and saw that Li Cuihua was also there. He smiled and said hello, "My younger siblings are here too. If I had known, I would have asked De Cai to come with me."

"Today my son and Chunming brought back a wild boar and a roe deer, so we decided to eat together in the evening. It just happened that we haven't sat together for a long time," Wang Xiufen explained with a smile.

Li Cuihua smiled and said hello to Zhang Tiejun, and then said to Zhao Chunming: "Chunming, go home quickly and call your dad over."

After a while, the two families gathered together. They were very happy to hear that they had shot wild boar and roe deer today. Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai were a little confused when Zhang Peng learned how to shoot. Zhang Peng said that he had played with it at the uncle's house before. After teaching him how to use it, it didn't seem too difficult. After the prevarication was over, Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai were still puzzled. They also felt that Zhang Peng might have been born to play with guns. He had a talent in this area, so they didn't ask any more questions.
Of course, today’s star is still the food on this table. The main dishes are pork stewed with beans and roe deer meat stewed with potatoes. The soup of pork stewed with beans has dried up before it comes out of the pot, and all the flavor goes into the meat and beans, which are caramel The flavor keeps coming out, coupled with the stewed golden potatoes and the unique flavor of roe deer meat, the taste is simply amazing.

Zhang Tiejun took out the bulk sorghum wine again, filled a cup for him and Zhao Decai respectively, and said with a smile: "We haven't been together for a long time. We are all so familiar, so I won't say more. You are welcome, Kaizao "

Zhang Tiejun first put a piece of meat in a bowl, then had a drink with Zhao Decai, and then everyone started eating with chopsticks.This is a rule in the Northeast. When eating at someone else's house, you must wait for the host to move the chopsticks first. This is the beginning, and everyone can follow suit and start eating and drinking.

Everyone was very satisfied with this meal, especially Zhang Xiaoxia and Zhang Xiaolan, whose bellies were bulging. When Zhao Decai and his family left, Zhang Tiejun and Zhang Peng took out half of the pork and roe deer meat from the barn and let them eat it. Zhao Decai took it back.

(End of this chapter)