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Chapter 197 The relationship between the hunter and the gun

Chang Danian glared and said, "Go to hell! We are walking on the mountain and you can't keep up. Why are you pretending to be here?"

"It's just that when we were young, we could travel hundreds of miles a day without any problems! The heavy snow at that time was even down to our crotches, and we waded forward through the snow..."

The chatting brought back the memories of Xu Pao and Chang Danian. They each talked about the past, Xu He smiled and served wine beside them, and Xu Ning listened to them while eating.

"Oh shit, the snow was howling in the sky, and we almost took pictures of the mountains. Fortunately, we found a shelter. We went in and stayed overnight. When we woke up the next day, we saw that the snow was as thick as half a person. …”

Xu Pao nodded: "It was indeed dangerous that time. This time the snow in the mountains should have just reached the bulenggai, so I was thinking of getting the pedals."

"Well, you have to hold some pedals." Chang Danian nodded.

This pedal is usually called a pedal in the riding industry. It is actually a snowboard, but it and a snowboard are two different things.

Although they look similar, the pedals are slightly wider than the skis. The bottom of the board is tied with animal fur, mostly boar skin. The front panel is slightly raised and tied to the instep of the person. The heel can be lifted and dropped freely, instead of completely The feet are fixed.

Therefore, hunters can climb and descend mountains in the snow by pedaling, and they will not sink completely when stepping on the dense snow shell, which can save a lot of energy.

"Uncle, I don't have pedals at home."

Just when he was bored with the wine, he glanced at Xu Ning who was drinking wine and smiled at him.

"Okay, let's go for a walk. There are so many people and it's so lively, isn't it, sir?"

"...That sounds like something to say. Well, this fish is really good. Er Ning, hurry up and eat it."

He is the leader in siege hunting in Qing'an, but he really knows nothing about fishing. If he can both fish and hunt and siege, then he is the top leader. If he learns how to lift ginseng, then in the vast land of Northeast China, he will be the leader among the three. The name must fall on him!

Xu Pao waved his hand, "I have several pairs here, and I've finished them in the first few days."

Xu He was holding the wine glass and saw that both Chang Danian and Xu Pao had drained the wine from their glasses, but he did not drop the wine either.

"Ah, then you just leave the gun at home?"

Xu He echoed: "Yeah, dad, it will be the same if we go later."

"That's not good! There is a good saying, live and learn. How old are you? Don't be in a hurry to call yourself old!"

Xu Ning answered: "Sir, I'll do it for you tomorrow, so you can hug me to your heart's content. Hey, sir, you have to take this gun to the provincial capital, right? Maybe you can use it for siege over there."

Chang Danian nodded: "Well, it's lively when there are many people."

"Dad, I will go for a walk in the mountains with you tomorrow."

"Hey." Xu Ning nodded and asked, "Brother He, are there a lot of fishing and hunting in the Songhua River?"

"What's the point of running away... Hey, if I give you a couple of hugs tomorrow, I don't know when I'll be able to touch a gun."

"It's necessary, dad, let's go for a walk tomorrow. If we don't have fun, it will be the same later." Xu He said with a smile while holding a wine glass.

Xu Ning nodded readily: "Okay, then I won't be polite to you. I've been doing nothing during this period, and it doesn't feel interesting."

"Well... you can also learn to fish and hunt, right?"

"Got it!"

I thought to myself: This Xu Erning is quite talented. No wonder he can get along with Uncle Chang and my dad. They also regard Xu Erning as their nephew. He really has a way of doing things through nagging.

Xu Pao laughed when he heard this: "Haha, I am not called old. With my body type, I can withstand another ten years of work."

"It's not that good. Some people use aluminum anchor hooks, and some use nets to hang fish. I went to take a look a few days ago, and there was a fish leader who used a tractor to pull out the net. That net sold for 1,800 yuan!"

Chang Danian nodded with a smile and said, "That's right! Come on, take a bite."

"Then what's wrong with me? If I can fix it, I'll fix it. If I can't fix it, I'll do it later."

When Xu Ning heard this, he knew that Xu Pao really couldn't wait any longer. He even had his pedals ready in advance. It shouldn't have snowed heavily in Qing'an at that time.

Immediately, when Xu Pao and Gao Auntie heard this, they raised their heads and looked at Xu He, as if they were looking at a stranger.

How about being rich and powerful? Others have to think hard to eat any dish on the table, but the Xu family has it all. Xu Ning doesn't like to talk about levels, but this thing does exist...

Xu He and Xu He looked at each other after hearing this. The brother and sister were a little helpless, but remembering what Xu Ning said to the family, it is best not to sing against the old man, otherwise it will easily arouse the old man's rebellious spirit...

Xu Pao's face turned red, and when he heard this, his heart was filled with excitement, and he also felt a little yearned for it.

Xu Pao waved his hand, "No, the nearest mountain over there from the provincial capital has to be seventy miles away. There shouldn't be anything to play in the nearby mountains. They're all jumping cats and pheasants. The wild boars should be covered in everything. Everyone nearby was killed."

Xu Pao frowned, "Are you going to Gaha?"

"Haha, okay."

"I know, uncle, what should I do if I don't get it right tomorrow? You can't be a bad person, can you?"

"Don't I want to learn more about you?"

When Xu Pao saw that they both agreed, he glanced at Xu He and said nothing. He only said: "Qing Lang and the others went to the mountains to have fun. They haven't been to the mountains for a long time. Er Ning, please keep an eye on them." .”

Xu Ning looked at Xu Pao and said: "Hey, fishing and hunting are also fun. Uncle, if you go to the provincial capital, you won't be idle then. You won't be allowed to go for a walk in the Songhua River. If you can learn fishing and hunting from others, Even better. When you return to Qing'an and take us to Mudanjiang to fish, won't you become the leader of the fishes?"

Xu He and Gao Auntie smiled with their eyes narrowed. They had spent a long time with Xu Ning and knew what kind of person Xu Ning was, so they were not surprised. If Xu Ning did something sloppy, they might show shock. .

"Quickly pull him down. Xiao Qian'er took you into the mountains. You cried and choked. Now you can cheer up."

The meal lasted for an hour and a half. Xu Ning made three bowls of rice and half a plate of cucumbers mixed with pig ears. The other dishes were also soaked in rain and dew, and he ate quite happily.

Xu Pao looked up at him, rolled his eyes and asked with a smile: "You want to use it? Don't you have two guns?"

Xu He said with a smile: "Xiao Qian'er is not sensible, Er Ning, what do you think?"

"Er Ning, let me tell you in advance that if we fix the animals tomorrow, you can let the Qinglangs take them away when we come back." Xu Pao poured wine into his glass and said.

"I only have one gun at home. That one belongs to my second uncle, and it's being used by Hu Zi now."

"Want to get one for Hadron?" Chang Danian asked.

"Well, didn't the old foreign cannon at my eldest brother's house try to save me by chopping up his eggs and smashing them into pieces? I thought that when I could get richer, I could give him one too, otherwise he would be carrying a gun now. Gun, I'm still thinking about it...

The last time Xima Duozi was hunting wild boars, he rushed up with a gun and stabbed a yellow-haired boar. There was also an old sow running towards him. Fortunately, I fired the gun and killed the old sow. Otherwise, He would have to be thrown away. "

Xu Pao silently sipped his wine, put down his glass and then said with a smile: "Then when I go to the provincial capital with your Brother He, you can use mine..."

Xu Ning hurriedly turned around and held Xu Pao's hand, "Uncle! Thank you!"

"Haha, get out of here, I don't know how petty you are."

Xu Pao grinned, and Xu He, Xu He, Gao Auntie and Chang Danian who were sitting around the dinner table also smiled.

At this time, Xu He answered: "Dad, this gun has been with you for many years. Although Er Ning is one of our own family members, we can't give it to him."

Xu Pao listened to what he said, waved his hand and said: "I give it to whomever I am happy to give, and you still command me. Erning, just use it first, and then send it over when I return to Qing'an." "That's it! You are my uncle..."

"Ha ha……"

Xu Pao laughed happily.

Xu He turned his head and raised the corners of his mouth and snickered twice, while Xu He and Gao Auntie also looked at Xu Ning with smiles. This boy is not old, but he may be tired of twisting and turning. Xu Dapao's face turned red when he saw it. , the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.

The meal lasted from noon to about 2:30. Xu Pao, Chang Danian and Xu He each drank about a pound. Since they drank for a long time, nothing happened to them.

After Gao Auntie and Xu He removed the table, the four of them sat on the kang, drank tea and chatted, mainly chatting with Xu Pao and Chang Danian. They were old and had many stories to tell, no matter how hard they told them.

Until 3:30, Xu Ning and Chang Danian started walking home. Since they were going into the mountains tomorrow, Chang Danian had to go home to clean his gun and pedal the pedals. Xu Ning also had to go back and tell Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu shouted.

Xu Pao, Gao Auntie, and Xu He took them to the gate of the hospital, and Xu He drove them back.

After they left, Xu Pao turned back to the house alone, took off the old pout handle hanging on the wall, took out the gun cleaning cloth and gun oil and wiped it carefully. When Xu He and Gao Auntie saw it, they also Didn't even talk to him.

The old hunter has a special relationship with the gun in his hand. Although this relationship is not as strong as with the dog, it is not the same.

Because dogs are living things, their IQ is like children, and they can communicate with their owners, while guns are dead things. They just lie there quietly, being watched and stroked by their owners. Although they are cold things, the owner touches them. When, my heart is burning...

"Eh."

Xu Pao shook his head slightly, reassembled the removed parts, found the lead bullets from the cabinet, checked them one by one, and then put them into the bullet pocket with confidence.

Aunt Gao looked at his distressed expression and said, "Old Xu, if you want to feel sorry for him, don't do it to Er Ning. When you turn around, ask He to give him another one."

Xu Pao looked at her and shook his head: "Is that okay? I have already promised him. As an elder, you can regret it. Besides, Qing Lang and the others are following Er Ning, so this gun will be fine if he follows him."

Xu He said: "Dad, you go into the mountains tomorrow and put on knee pads. These knee pads are made of cashmere and are quite warm."

"I know, go and give some green wolves some food."

"Hello now? It's not even four o'clock yet."

Xu Pao hung the gun on the wall, "Feed it once now, and again at eight or nine in the evening. We won't feed it tomorrow morning, otherwise the green wolf and gray wolf will go into the mountains and be disobedient."

"Eh……"

Xu He drove towards Qing'an Village, delivered Xu Ning to his door, and then went to see Chang Danian off.

On the road just now, Xu He asked Xu Ning and Chang Danian how to get along with Xu Pao when they arrived in the provincial capital, because Xu Pao was very kind to others, but when he was here, he always had a bad face.

Xu He said one thing, and Xu Pao said two things. He didn't save any face for his own son, which made him quite helpless.

In fact, the brother and sister of the Xu family are quite filial, but due to the place of work and the education they received, they were unable to communicate with Xu Pao.

And Xu Pao must be a little angry. After all, he has raised his children so well that it doesn't matter if they are not around. Why are they stopping me from going into the mountains to fight for siege?

Xu Ning and Chang Danian explained to him that when they get to the provincial capital, as Xu Ning said on the dinner table, Xu Pao can do whatever he wants. Anyway, just don't let him stay idle at home.

In other words, when the old man from the countryside arrived in the city, he really couldn't adapt to the cold weather, so Xu Ning gave Xu Pao an idea and asked him to go to the Songhua River. Even if he didn't learn how to fish and hunt, he could still play with a bunch of old men and play with one-legged donkeys and smoke. Bing'er...

Xu He seemed to have heard this, but he had to discuss this matter with Xu He, his wife and brother-in-law when he returned home.

Xu Ning walked into the outhouse, opened the door curtain of the east room first, and saw Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan making baskets of pickled vegetables.

"Hey, the great hero is back?" Liu Lizhen said happily.

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Oh my god, can you please stop calling me like that? I'm so flustered."

"Damn it, I gave you a smile. Are you going to the provincial capital, Uncle Xu? When will you leave?"

"Let's give it a while, we have to go into the mountains tomorrow..."

Then Xu Ning lay on the edge of the kang and told the story again with a pillow.

After hearing this, Liu Lizhen asked, "Then he's not planning to come back?"

"How is it possible? This old man will definitely not be able to stay idle. I guess he can stay in the provincial capital for one winter, and maybe he will come back in the spring."

"Ah, then you can lend him the gun?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Brother He doesn't want my uncle to continue running around in the mountains to fight for siege. Why don't I give him peace of mind?"

"You are quite good at handling things. You are going to the mountains tomorrow, why don't you go to Lao Meng's house today? It just so happens that your brother He brought a lot of vegetables, so you can send some to me." Liu Lizhen said.

Xu Ning stood up suddenly, sat on the edge of the kang, thought for a while, and said, "Don't go today. Let's go in two days. Where are the dishes?"

"Put it in a bag and bury it in the vegetable cellar. I'm thinking of eating it after the Chinese New Year when guests at home come over. What do you think?"

Xu Ning frowned: "There are still about twenty days before the Chinese New Year. It won't break if buried in the vegetable cellar. I'm just afraid of getting cold."

"It won't freeze. Your sister-in-law dug a foot deep into the soil, and there's a straw mat covering it."

"That's okay. If we can't eat those gift boxes at home, we can just send them out."

Liu Lizhen shook her head: "Your dad said he wouldn't give it away. Do you have anything you want to give away?"

"I just wanted to give something to Mr. Zhang. Won't he quit next year? This is a time when relationships are changing. My dad was taken care of at the forestry farm. Wasn't it him who approved my eldest brother's entry into the security department? .”

"Ah, it has to be given away. Just talk to your dad about it and you can discuss it."

"Row."

Immediately, Xu Ning stood up and walked out of the door, turned right and stood in front of the wall of Lao Wang's house and shouted twice.

Wang Hu rushed out of the door, "Second brother! Did you just come back?"

"Ah, let's go into the mountains tomorrow and leave at half past six in the morning."

"That's it, eh, I've been holding it in for the past two days."

"Why are you holding back for fun? Aren't you happy that your wife is here?"

Wang Hu laughed: "Haha, no..."

"Tomorrow the three of us and Uncle Chang and Uncle Xu..."

Wang Hu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands: "Oh shit, that's great! With six people and nine dogs, it's just a flat trip in the mountains!"

"Don't be too happy yet. The snow in the mountains is quite thick now. You and I don't know how to wear pedals, right? We still have to get used to it..."

"Ah, then Brother Qiang and I will go into the mountain and listen to you. That's it."

(End of this chapter)