Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 111 Walking is Slower Than Driving

Feeling that what was said inside was similar, Yu Qiutang and Zhao Song returned to the ward and found that Wang Haofeng was in a good mood, with his eyebrows raised with joy.

Then I knew that my efforts were not in vain.

Old Liu's face was indeed beaming with joy, and he chatted a lot with Yu Qiutang. Yu Qiutang basically responded to his every move, and after chatting for about 10 to 20 minutes, Old Liu was quite happy.

"Thanks to Uncle Liu for the gun. With this thing, I will feel more confident no matter what I do in the mountains."

Old Liu smiled and said, "It's true that a gun can make a person brave, but first of all, you have to be brave. If you are the kind of timid person, even if I give you a red cannon, you still won't dare to mess around in the mountains, right?"

Yu Qiutang smiled.

Wang Haofeng went to look at Zhao Song who was standing next to him.

Zhao Song was even more depressed and could only pretend that he didn't see it.

Just now Yu Qiutang said that Wang Haofeng was a ruthless person, and he didn't believe it. But after seeing how strong Yu Qiutang was, he was finally scared.

Who are these two people?
Not to be offended.

I heard that they were hunting in the mountains. They must have killed too many people. They are very cruel. There is no need to bother with these two guys.

Anyway, after returning from the hospital, the two villages are so far apart that they won’t come over easily.

As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. The spring swallows are always mine, and no one can take them away from me.

Just when he was thinking about beautiful things, his eyes met with Liu Chunyan. He smiled awkwardly, but was rejected by Liu Chunyan's cold look.

I suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

"Uncle Liu, you are old now. From now on, you should let Zhao Song do the work of finding herbs in the mountains. Isn't he your apprentice? I'm sure he can handle such things. After all, young people are physically flexible. It's easier to deal with any problems..."

"Yes, run fast."

As soon as Yu Qiutang said the first half of his sentence, Wang Haofeng immediately followed up with the second half. The two of them seemed to have discussed it beforehand and sang in unison.

Liu Chunyan was also happy to hear this.

Uncle Liu is an experienced person after all, and he knows that these two people must be making fun of Zhao Song, so he sighed, "Xiao Song, you should also learn from Qiu Tang and Hao Feng in the future and improve your skills.

It is normal for us to collect herbs in the mountains. If we don’t have this ability, we won’t be able to do anything in the future.

We can’t treat patients and have to go around to buy medicines, right? Why do the villagers come to us for treatment? Because they think we are cheap. If they buy herbs from outside, the cost will definitely increase, and how can we provide cheap treatment for them? "

Zhao Song had long felt that he would never make much money in his lifetime by treating patients like this, and that it was time for improvement.

What’s the use of Master’s old ideas?
In the end, I didn't save much money in my life and my life was very ordinary.

He didn't know how many people in the village he saved.

Look at the others, those he saved, which one of them is living a worse life than him?
What era is this? Do you still want to talk about selflessness and compassion as a doctor?
It's a complete waste of effort.

If all hospitals were like him, why would they charge fees? If not, the hospitals would just close their doors.

When my master can no longer work, I will definitely not be like this. I will continue to see the doctor and collect the money.

If you think I'm too expensive, then go to the health center in town. Not only is it troublesome, but the price will be several times more expensive than mine. So go if you want to.

Even though Chunyan looks down on me now, it’s because I don’t have much money.

Women, after all, just want to see if a man can make some money. When I make enough money, she will look up to me and will definitely beg me to marry her.

"What are you staring at? Did you hear me?"

The master's words woke him up from his beautiful dream and he nodded quickly, "Yes, I heard it."

Only then did Old Liu nod.

Zhao Song has studied with him for more than ten years and has watched him grow up. This kid is good in every way, but he is slow to take on responsibilities, which really makes him anxious.

Seeing that his health was getting worse day by day, he was gradually unable to go into the mountains, and even going to the villagers' homes to see a doctor was becoming increasingly difficult. Zhao Song couldn't handle it, which was really a problem.

Whether he makes money or not is secondary. The key is that these people need him.

Everyone lives a very tight life and dares not get sick. Once they are sick, they basically do not seek treatment and just endure it. Only when it is really not working will they ask him to see a doctor.

If it weren't for him, many people would probably just give up, which would be really terrible.

Ugh.

He sighed secretly in his heart.

These two guys, one is honest and simple, the other is smart and clever, both are good young people.

It would be great if Zhao Song could be like them.

Why do you need to worry so much?

Until the two men left, Old Liu was still thinking about this matter. He thought and thought, and finally came up with an idea. Since they were both so good, if he chose a son-in-law from the two of them and passed on all his life's knowledge to them, wouldn't he be able to replace him?

Originally, this position was prepared for Zhao Song. But now it seems that this kid Zhao Song has a hard time achieving anything great. It is hard to say whether he can become a good doctor in the future.

We can't put all our hopes on him.

Thinking of this, he sent Zhao Song out and asked his daughter with a smile, "So, which of these two guys do you like?"

Liu Chunyan was stunned and thought to herself, Father, are you so direct?

It's obvious which one she likes, not just lice on a bald head.

But the problem is, what's the point of her liking him? The key is to look at him. He already has a girl he likes.

But she didn't want to say these words in front of her father, so she shook her head and said, "Dad, look at what you said. What's the point of me liking it? This is not a business, where both parties can negotiate a price and sell it."

"Why not? Let me tell you, Yan Zi, the relationship between a man and a woman, no matter how nice it sounds, is nothing more than fate.

They were able to save my father and send him home, and they happened to meet you. Do you think this is fate? Of course it is.

Don’t be fooled by what is said in those Qinqiang scripts. They are not true and real society may not be like that.

If you really want to do this, I will ask someone to go to Wangjiazhuang to ask for you someday..."

"father!!"

Liu Chunyan didn't know whether she was shy or depressed, she was in a very irritable mood and gave her father a reproachful look.

This confused Old Liu.

He must have seen it right. With the arrival of these two young men, Yan Zi became much more lively than usual. But why did she become so impatient when it came to officially putting the matter on the agenda?

It really confuses an old man like me.

"Then what are you going to do? You can't just think of being with Xiaosong..."

"What are you thinking? I would never marry Zhao Song even if I die!"

"That's it. You weren't so excited when we talked about the two young men just now," Old Liu thought he was quite wise and had a good grasp of his daughter's mood.

"Come on, just take a rest. Why are you worrying about America?" Liu Chunyan took the lunch box and went out to wash it.

She walked very quickly.

I feel very confused.
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After leaving the clinic, Wang Haofeng was obviously in a good mood.

He believed that he had successfully taken a key step in the development path with Liu Chunyan.

At the same time, they expressed their deep gratitude to Yu Qiutang for stopping Zhao Song outside and not going in to harass them.

As a reward, I would like to treat Yu Qiutang to a bowl of fried noodles.

Or the kind with added sauce.

In fact, the noodles originally had no sauce, only white tofu, hot red peppers, and some diced white radish and carrots.

If you add臊子 in it, it becomes臊子面.

The two of them sat at the familiar noodle stall, and Wang Haofeng was still immersed in the joy he had just felt.

Seeing that he had poured almost half the bottle of vinegar in without realizing it, Yu Qiutang could only hold down his wrist.

The boss is also running a small business. He only charges you 30 cents for a bowl of noodles. If he pours so much vinegar into it, he will definitely lose money.

"...Look at me, Chunyan has already developed a crush on me. As long as I keep working hard, I will definitely be able to win her heart. I have the confidence."

"Then I wish you good luck. If you can get Liu Chunyan, I will definitely give you a big gift (meaning a red envelope)."

"We have already agreed that we won't be hypocritical with each other, brothers."

"That's natural."

Yu Qiutang encouraged his brothers verbally while silently blessing them in his heart.

In this matter, no matter how you look at it, man proposes, God disposes.

Anyway, it's a bit uncertain.

It's possible, but not very likely.

After dinner, the two went to the wild market to get the remaining two hundred yuan.

Wang Haofeng was very excited about the two hundred yuan.

Yu Qiutang planned not to tell him for the time being that the total amount could actually be sold for more than a thousand yuan, for he was worried that if he told him now, Wang Haofeng would be so excited that he would faint, and would not be able to drive the cart on the way back, and ultimately the job of the cart driver would fall on his shoulders.

When the two left the noodle stall, one openly and one secretly, they were both thinking of Liu Chunyan.

Even Yu Qiutang, who was always very observant of life and even more sensitive to the surrounding environment, did not notice that two new customers came to the noodle stall before they left.

It was Miyali who had just returned from collecting money and Miyahhong whom she met by chance while shopping.

Mi Yali saw Yu Qiutang at a glance.

He was so tall that it was impossible not to notice him. When he walked on the busy streets, he always stood out from the crowd, making the flow of people on the street uneven.

"Did you notice that person just now?" Miyali poked her sister and pointed at Yu Qiutang, whose profile she could just see.

Miahong glanced at him, "Who is it, your sweetheart?"

"Nonsense," Miyali pinched her sister's face, "Didn't I say that I almost hit someone in front of the health center today, and was later rescued by that person."

"So that's it, it's him!"

"Why, do you know him? Tell me who he is?"

"do not know."

"Then you tease me."

"I just sighed that my eldest sister's lifesaver turned out to be such a tall and handsome man. At this time, I couldn't help but feel worried for my eldest sister..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Miali knew that her sister was about to start talking nonsense again, which was her habitual behavior.

"My eldest sister's heart has already flown away from her heart and followed that tall and handsome hero to another place.

This gentle breeze.

Please tell my dear sister

If you are tired or exhausted, come back.

Her dearest sister is waiting for her in her hometown."

"puff."

Miahong, who has been deeply influenced by modern poetry, always recites a poem for no apparent reason.

Sometimes it's quite clever, but most of the time it's just this kind of unfocused, scattered sentences.

"I've been asking you for so long, have you ever seen him before?" Mia Hong finally calmed down and said with a smile, "If you ask someone else, I might not be able to remember him, but this person is so tall that I do have some impression of him."

"Really? When? Who?"

"Do you remember? That afternoon, yes, it was my birthday, we went to the store and you bought me a scarf."

"Yes, I remember."

"It was raining at the time. When we were selecting scarves inside, we ran into a man hiding from the rain in the store. When you came out, you said that man was very tall and a bit handsome."

Miali suddenly remembered.

"So it was there. I was just wondering. Now that you mention it, I remember everything."

"The noodles are here, but no coriander, right?"

The proprietress placed a bowl of noodles without coriander in front of Miali.

"Auntie, do you remember my taste?"

"You have to remember. Last time, the young man invited you to eat noodles and told you for a long time not to put cilantro in it."

"?"

Miyali looked puzzled, "Which young man is treating me to noodles?"

The proprietress suddenly slapped her forehead and said awkwardly, "Look at me, the young man told me not to mention it, and you see I forgot about it."

"Who is that young man, auntie? Could it be that guy?"

Miyali hurriedly pointed at Yu Qiutang which was about to be obscured by the building.

At this point, the lady boss couldn't hide it anymore. "It was him, but I told you, don't tell him that I leaked the information."

In fact, it doesn’t matter if it is revealed, the boss lady just feels embarrassed.

"Sister, what's going on?"

Miahong leaned forward with a malicious look on her face, "Just now you asked me if I knew him, but look, he already secretly invited you to have noodles.

Tell me, what kind of game are you guys playing? I don’t quite understand it.”

Miali looked at her sister's playful expression and didn't know what to say.

She herself was somewhat confused.

What the hell is going on here?

She didn't know that guy. Even if they met once in a store, they didn't talk. Could it be that he fell in love with me just that time?
No way.

This is not a novel.

The people inside have no logic. It seems that just a chance of touch is enough to make them fall in love to death and swear to love each other forever.

Besides, even if it were put into the many novels she had read, this kind of thing would still be hard to accept.

Suddenly, she had an idea.

In that case, then the scarf...

Could it be that he also sent it?

I remember the security guard said it was a tall and thin young man, but she had no impression of him and thought he had sent the wrong person.

Looking back now, it was very likely.

Maybe she also liked it when she saw it in the store that day, so she bought it secretly. She didn't dare to see me in person, so she had to ask the security guard to deliver it to her.

This is most likely the case.

Let's continue the analysis. Today, when the bicycle hit him and he was rescued, he blurted out "Lili", which can explain it.

He must have considered me as someone close to him, so he called me out by my nickname so self-righteously...

Huh! ! !
Why does it feel a bit creepy?

When I thought about the fact that there was someone like this, secretly watching me and observing my every move, it was impossible not to care.

Who is he anyway?

On the way back, Wang Haofeng returned the mule cart to someone else, and then went to Yu Qiujiang's house with Yu Qiutang to divide the money.

“Walking is just slower than driving.”

Wang Haofeng said with emotion, "When I save enough money, I will buy two mules of my own. When I am busy, I can use them to plough the fields and sow seeds, and when I am not busy, I can use them to pull carts."

"That's a good goal, but it's not ambitious enough. Why don't you just buy a tractor?"

Yu Qiutang saw the yellow flowers of dandelions on the roadside, bent down, picked up two and gave one to Wang Haofeng.

Dandelion is a dandelion. When it blooms, there will be a flower stem more than one foot long underneath. It tastes sweet and bitter. Many children like the taste.

Yu Qiutang and Wang Haofeng are no exception.

Both of them were very poor when they were young, and as a rule, they had little fruit to eat. They tried almost all the edible things around here.

In addition to this dandelion, there are also black grapes, cape gooseberries, wild strawberries, elm seeds, locust flowers, wild sweet potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, etc.

Anyway, I have to try them one by one. As long as they are edible, I must try them even if they taste average.

In addition, they would also attack crops. For example, when the wheat was in the ear stage, they would pull out the upper half, and there would be tender sprouts several centimeters long, which were sweet and delicious.

As soon as corn cobs begin to form, you can eat them raw. They are fragrant, sticky and delicious, and taste almost the same as fruit.

and many more.

If it hadn't been suppressed by the adults in the family, this Shennong spirit of daring to innovate would never have stopped.

Wang Haofeng took the mother-in-law's bean curd, took a bite, and slowly savoured the taste. "What tractor are you talking about? Do you think we can afford a tractor?"

"Why can't I afford it?"

"You're so bold, do you know how much a tractor costs?"

Yu Qiutang thought about it and realized that he really didn't know.

At this time in his previous life, he did not have the ability to buy a tractor, so he had no idea about the price.

Then when you have the ability, you won’t need to buy a tractor anymore.

"I just don't know," Wang Haofeng threw away the remaining piece of motherwort and said with a smile, "Actually, I don't know either, but what I know is that my brothers definitely can't afford it.

My requirements are very low. I just want to buy two mules, or even cows, renovate my yard, marry a wife, and have two or three children...

Look, this is all I ask, isn't it too much?"

Yu Qiutang thought that this was not too much.

Having a car, a house, a wife, and a few children is not simple at all. If it were placed in later generations, it would be considered the lifelong dream of many people.

but.

It's always good to have dreams.

Who told him to have such a good brother?

Half an hour later, in Yu Qiujiang's blacksmith shop, Yu Qiutang placed a stack of money in front of him.

"The total here is 150 yuan. The bear skin is 750 yuan, the bear meat is 1100 yuan, and the Coriolus versicolor is yuan. That's all for now. There is still one bear gall that has not been processed. I will calculate the money after I sell it..."

"Just keep the gallbladder and sell it yourself. Tangtang, we killed the bears, so we just need to share some of it with you. You don't have to give us everything. You are the one who contributed the most."

Yu Qiujiang said.

Wang Haofeng also quickly followed up, "I think what Brother Jiang said makes sense. Master, you worked so hard to get it. If you give us everything, then we won't be like beggars, right?"

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "Really?"

"Of course, we won't lie to you. We are satisfied if we can make some money from you. We can't have everything. We are not that greedy."

"Yes, that's the reason."

Yu Qiutang felt comforted when he saw the two people declining in this way.

In fact, it's not that he hasn't thought about these things, and he would occasionally wonder whether the distribution is reasonable.

But you will soon feel relieved.

Even after being reborn, people are still not more generous. They are still petty with the people close to them and the people they care about. This mentality is really too narrow.

Although money represents a certain standard of success, it cannot represent the measure of happiness.

The purpose of his rebirth was happiness, not countless wealth.

He wants family, friends, and a wealthy life.

“We have said before that everything we get will be distributed according to the agreed proportions, so let’s stick to it.

Going back on our words is not our style.

If we keep worrying about distribution even though we haven't made much money yet, then one day when we all become rich, we might end up arguing about it.

Money is a small matter. It would be painful if the brotherhood is hurt.

It's not that I think too much. You have seen how many brothers in the village have become enemies just for trivial interests. I don't want that."

Wang Haofeng and Yu Qiujiang were both a little moved. They looked at each other. Yu Qiujiang said, "Tangtang, we also see that you have worked hard and made great efforts. We didn't contribute much..."

"Yes, I know that too, so I took more. Since we have already decided on the proportion, there can be no other rules.

We agreed today that from now on, whenever the three of us go out together, we’ll get everything that can be sold according to the agreed proportion.

I'll take 60%, and you two will each take 20%.

If any of you contributes more during the process, I will give you a portion and give you more when the money is distributed. That’s it. I hope this is the last time we discuss this kind of issue.”

Yu Qiutang's words were decisive.

Seeing this situation, Yu Qiujiang and Wang Haofeng knew that there was no point in saying anything more, so they had to agree.

So the 2000 yuan was quickly divided.

Yu Qiutang received 1200 yuan, and the other two received 400 yuan each.

Everyone is satisfied.

"Have lunch here at my place. The chrysanthemum is almost ready."

"Okay then, just eat whatever you want."

Because we eat early in the morning and it's not time for lunch, the food is quite simple. There is a plate of cold shredded white radish, stir-fried potato vermicelli and meat, and spinach and egg soup. The four of us eat whatever we want.

I'm not hungry yet, and I don't eat much anyway.

Although this kind of food is simple, it is actually considered a rich meal for people of that era. Not many families can afford to eat eggs and meat for every meal.

No living conditions can withstand this.

Most families would not easily eat an egg unless it was broken, and meat was even rarer. A family was considered happy if they could have a meal of it during festivals.

It turned out that Yu Qiujiang's family certainly couldn't afford this kind of life.

Since Yu Qiutang was reborn, his life has gradually improved. Yu Qiutang also specifically told him to provide Chunju with good nutrition.

The child's illness might be related to malnutrition and lack of certain trace elements.

Even if this is not the case, it is also very good to supplement more nutrition and improve the child's physical fitness.

(End of this chapter)