Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 87 Don’t be a coward. It hurts my heart.
  Wangxing, Lao Chai’s family.

On the Kang in the main house.

Before Xu Ning, Chai Bing, Wang Hu, and Li Fuqiang came back, Chai Liangyu was amused to see them blinded by cold noses and gray faces.

Chai Bing felt a little embarrassed when his father laughed at him.

Xu Ning stepped forward and admitted his mistake, but Chai Liangyu waved his hand indifferently. He had seen this kind of thing many times.

In the winter of the first five years ago, Xu Pao and Chang Danian stayed in the mountains for two days and two nights in order to get rid of a large orphan pig weighing more than 600 kilograms. In the end, they came back empty-handed in disgrace.

The cotton covers of their cotton-padded jackets and trousers were ripped out by branches, and Xu Pao also suffered from sprained ankles. The two of them limped out of the deep mountains and old forests, supporting each other, or they must stay in the mountains.

After the two of them came back and finished their meal, they lay down on the kang and slept for fourteen or five o'clock. At that time, Chai Liangyu's wife was frightened and thought that the two of them had fallen asleep.

Therefore, after seeing the four people returning safely, Chai Liangyu felt relieved.

You shouldn't be embarrassed to play in the mountains, but you are afraid of staying in the mountains!
  In the outer room, the third sister-in-law finished kneading the leftover sauerkraut and radish from the evening meal and brought them to the Kang table.

At this moment, the four of them were hungry, their chests pressed against their backs, and their stomachs were howling.

He hurriedly shoveled the rice into his mouth. Li Fuqiang finally had rice with pickled cabbage soup and was very satisfied.

While they were eating, no one in the room spoke a word, just watched them eat quietly.

After Xu Ning finished eating two bowls of rice, he put the rice bowl down, patted his belly and took a step back.

At this time, Chai Liangyu, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang and smoking, looking at him with a smile, spoke.

"Er Ning, are you looking at the animals on the mountain? Since you came back, I didn't dare to ask. I looked at the third child's expression as if he saw something."

Xu Ning wiped his mouth and said, "Yes, there are sixty or seventy wild boars, as well as big cats."

"big cat?"

Chai Feng and Chai Shao, who were sitting on the edge of the Kang and were smoking Mao Ke, were startled.

"Tiger?"

Chai Bing just finished his meal. He put down his chopsticks and nodded: "Yeah! Three heads!"

"Three heads?"

Chai Shao was stunned and stood up in fear and looked at the four of them.

"Are you really looking at the three-headed tiger?"

"Yeah, the mother tiger was leading the two tiger cubs, and we were completely frightened."

Chai Liangyu came back to his senses and turned to look at Xu Ning, "Are you really looking at the three tigers?"

Xu Ning nodded and said: "Yeah, actually there are four. One of them should be a young tiger, but I didn't look at it. It was this tiger that roared to the southwest and lured the three tigers away. Otherwise, It will take a long time for the three of us to cross the ridge."

Chai Shao jumped up and asked in surprise: "What's going on? Aren't you looking for a herd of wild boars? Why did you encounter a tiger?"

Immediately, Xu Ning told what happened in detail.

Wang Hu, Li Fuqiang and Chai Bing added a few words from time to time, making everyone in the room dumbfounded.

Chai Shao, Chai Feng and others looked at each other, while Chai Liangyu frowned deeply.

It's a bit unbelievable and a bit scary.

Don't say they are scared, even Xu Ning and the four of them have not recovered yet.

Chai Liangyu looked at Xu Ning and said, "You are really a scheming kid. You know you know there is a tiger, but you still go there! Lao Xu and Lao Chang are right, you are so naive. Will you remember it this time?"

Xu Ning grinned and nodded: "As I grow older, I will definitely not be able to do this kind of thing in the future."

Chai Liangyu said solemnly: "I wonder why you came back so late without looking at anything on the mountain."

Chai Bing interrupted and said, "Dad, my brother Da Liuer held his hand straight and went straight to the wild boars. We didn't go off the road."

"Get out of here! Is this a matter of whether the handle is firm or not?"

Chai Liangyu pointed at him angrily, "You, not only do you have a good idea, you are also quite timid! Can you take care of that tiger? Why did Lao Xu call me again?" , I’m so afraid of your yelling!”

Xu Ning was stunned when he heard this, "Ah? When did I, Uncle Xu, call you?"

"That's it! Lao Xu always chatted with me for a long time, telling me to keep an eye on you, just for fear that you would cause trouble! Oh, now I know all the bad things you have done. .”

Xu Ning smiled shyly and said, "Uncle, that's all in the past. I've learned it now."

"I haven't stopped even after learning! Look at my face, which is as cold as a monkey's butt. Fortunately, nothing happened. How should I tell Old Xu and Old Chang if something happens?"

"Uncle, I don't get compliments. I had a smooth sailing on the mountain in the first few days. Every time I met someone, they would compliment me on how good my handles were. I was so impressed that I didn't think much about it. I was like a man possessed. I just wanted to take care of myself. Those pigs did it.”

Chai Liangyu sighed softly, "Hey, this is normal. Who can feel uncomfortable hearing good words? There should be obstacles to temper your character. It's normal for men to be competitive when they are young, but you have to act within your capabilities. .”

"Understood, I will pay special attention to you when you go up the mountain."

"I don't think you have anything to do. Go back to the house and go to bed first. You won't be going up the mountain tomorrow, right?"

Xu Ning nodded: "I'm not going. I'm going to stay at home for a day. My legs and feet feel like they're filled with lead. I'll have to work hard to walk down the aisle tomorrow."

Chai Liangyu smiled and said, "That shouldn't be the case! You guys are pure pranksters."

Chai Shao said: "Brothers, don't be cowards. This is quite normal. If an ordinary person touches a tiger, wouldn't he be so frightened that he urinates? If the four of you come back safely, that's pretty cool."

"It's nothing, don't be too bad. You'll have a day off at home tomorrow, and my sister-in-law will make you some chicken cakes and eat them warm. Isn't it better than eating trough cakes on the mountain?"

The sister-in-law's words made everyone in the room laugh.

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I won't be a heretic with you. I'll be waiting to eat chicken cake tomorrow."

"alright."

Just as Chai Bing was about to stand up, his legs and feet became numb and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, his third sister-in-law was nearby to help him.

The third sister-in-law patted him on the shoulder and said, "What's wrong, I've been watching tigers in the mountains and my legs are weak now?" Chai Bing laughed and said, "That tiger mother in the mountains is not as powerful as you. I'm afraid you'll shoot me at night. …”

"Go away, you're talking about shameless things. Dad, look at him."

Chai Liangyu glared at him and said angrily: "Stop playing the harp gently. If you hang around on the mountain for a day, do you know how your wife will miss you?"

"How can you not know?"

Xu Ningzhu pulled on her shoes, turned around when she got off the ground, looked at Sister-in-law Three, and said, "Sister-in-law Three, it's up to me to do this today. Don't get into trouble with Brother Three when you go back, otherwise I'll feel very unhappy."

"Oh my God, why do I have to rely on you? He is the oldest among the four of you. How can he not care about you?"

Chai Liangyu leaned against the edge of the kang, dug his feet into the shoe shells, and said, "All four of you are responsible for this. Chai Bing, you and Er Ning share life and death, so you can do well in the future."

Chai Bing smiled and nodded: "That's for sure! Dad, don't worry."

"Okay, stop talking about this and go back to the house to sleep. It's been a tiring day."

"Eh."

The three of Xu Ning returned to the house and looked at each other, feeling lucky to have escaped danger.

After Li Fuqiang finished covering himself with the quilt, he lay on the edge of the kang and smoked a cigarette.

Wang Hu took off his clothes, quickly got into bed, and let out a satisfied sound.

They both raised their heads at the same time, looking at Xu Ning who was drinking water on the ground.

"brother."

"Second brother."

Xu Ning turned around and looked at them, "What's wrong?"

"Are you okay?"

Xu Ning smiled and punched the edge of the kang, threw off her shoes and climbed onto the kang. While taking off her clothes, she said, "What's wrong with that? We're looking at a three-headed tiger. If we talk about this, we'd be bragging." .”

Wang Hu clapped his hands and said: "That's not good! Damn it, anyone else would be scared to death, how dare you put it in the tiger's mouth and pull out its teeth? Only my second brother dared to do it. Although we didn't succeed in the end, it's not Did you get home safely and sleep on the hot bed?"

Li Fuqiang flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said with a smile: "Yeah, when I go back and chat with your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law will worship me!"

Xu Ning hurriedly stopped her, "Don't! We don't want to talk about this when we go home, otherwise we won't be able to go up the mountain."

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang looked at each other, nodded and said, "Yeah, don't say anything when you go back."

"Turn off the lights and go to sleep."

After the lights in the room went out, within five minutes, there was a sound of snoring.

This time, the three of them slept soundly.

It wasn't until around 9:30 in the morning the next day that the three of them woke up one after another.

During this period, none of the Chai family came to disturb them. The elder sister-in-law thoughtfully sat the food in the pot to warm it, while the third sister-in-law came over to take a look from time to time.

After the three of them woke up, Chai Bing walked into the house wearing a cotton-padded jacket and holding food in his hand.

The sister-in-law came over and told them that they would wait until noon to prepare the chicken cake. If they cooked it in the morning, I don’t know when they would get up before then, the chicken cake would taste bad.

After dinner, Chai Bing wanted to take the three of them to the ginseng factory for a walk. When they were leaving, the dog gang saw Xu Ning. The green wolf whined, lowered its head and made a mean sound, stretched out the dog leash and pounced on him.

Xu Ning touched each one, and then followed Chai Bing to visit the ginseng factory.

This ginseng factory belongs to Wangxing Village and has three areas.

The first is processing, the second is cold storage warehouse, and the third is brewing.

As for the cultivated land near Wangxing, except for the wasteland in the mountains and forests, all the remaining land is planted with ginseng.

The medicinal value of garden ginseng is not as high as that of wild ginseng, but its market demand is very high!
  Since a large number of medicines require the use of ginseng, if wild ginseng is used, the cost will be too high, and the quantity will not be available.

Garden ginseng solves this problem.

Now is a difficult economic period. When people see that this industry is profitable, they all want to get in.

Xu Ning remembered that in a few years, the myth of garden ginseng would fall off the altar.

Because in the early days, a large number of ginseng farmers became rich and became households worth ten thousand yuan, which stimulated many people's enthusiasm for growing ginseng.

After 85, ginseng trade became more free, the previously suppressed market was released, and demand increased.

Therefore, the area of ​​ginseng land is increasing in various places, prompting more and more people to start planting ginseng.

By 89, the price of garden ginseng had dropped from 30 yuan per catty to 10 yuan. In 91, a pound of ginseng dropped to 4 yuan.

This sharp decline confused ginseng farmers, and various ginseng factories and companies went bankrupt. In the end, many people lost their money and their families.

However, Xu Ning was not stupid enough to immediately tell Chai Bing that the price of garden ginseng would plummet in five or six years.

After all, garden ginseng is quite valuable nowadays!
  On the way back, Chai Bing and Xu Ning walked side by side. He turned around and asked, "What are you going to pack tomorrow?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "What's wrong? Third brother, are your hands itchy?"

"Haha, I didn't hit anything. I think it's quite embarrassing. Tomorrow we have to fight a big animal to make us lose face."

Li Fuqiang grinned from behind, "Third brother, you think that mountain is my brother's back garden, so you can fight whatever you want."

Chai Bing clapped his hands and said, "Isn't it just the back garden? You didn't look at it. Our brothers looked around and said that wherever there are pigs, there are pigs! Right?"

Li Fuqiang nodded: "That's right!"

Xu Ning waved his hand: "Hey, don't praise me... I'm really heartbroken today. Let's wait until we go up the mountain tomorrow."

"Got it!"

(End of this chapter)