Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

"Don't make a sound."

Yu Qiutang covered Yu Qiyuan's mouth in advance.

Worried that this guy might suddenly shout out.

It turned out that prevention was very necessary. Yu Qiuyu waited for a long time and finally reached his target. He almost shouted out loud.

Until I saw the female musk deer caught in a trap without any warning.

"go!"

Yu Qiyuan shouted, jumped up and prepared to catch the female musk deer. He was confident that he could do such a small thing well.

Yu Qiutang also stood up with a smile and did not stop him.

Lynx is also trapped by prey, so it is still in great danger, so you have to be careful. Female musk deer are relatively better off.

Although the female musk deer still resisted a lot when being captured.

But it has no lethality.

Yu Qiutang stood by and watched Yu Qiyuan tie up the female musk deer's feet and prepare to put it into the bag. Suddenly, the female musk deer seemed to go crazy and dragged one of its feet out of the rope.

It just happened to hit Yu Qiyuan's arm.

"Hmm~"

Yu Qiyuan was completely unprepared for the sudden kick from dozens of kilograms and subconsciously let go of his hand.

The female musk deer fell to the ground but did not stop at all. Instead, she ran back to where she came from on three legs.

Yu Qiutang was shocked when he saw this. The duck that was right next to his mouth was already cooked, and he could only watch it fly away.

He grabbed the crossbow and rushed out.

Even when running at full speed, the musk deer was not much faster than him, not to mention that the musk deer only had three legs.

The only disadvantage to Yu Qiutang was that the musk deer was familiar with the terrain here and was very good at running in the mountains and forests. Yu Qiutang was not as flexible as it and was often fooled by the musk deer's clever movements and sudden stops.

In this way, the man and the musk deer ran several hundred meters in a blink of an eye.

however.

As Yu Qiutang gradually became familiar with this guy's rhythm, his advantage gradually became smaller and the distance between them became closer and closer.

In front of it is a cluster of alpine shrubs. If a musk deer runs into it, it will be almost impossible to find it again.

Most alpine shrubs are prickly like thorns, but musk deer are not afraid because their fur is soft and they have lived in this area for a long time. They can move around in it as if it were flat ground.

But Yu Qiutang was a living person, and his parents, who were hung by thorns, would definitely not recognize him if he went in.

call out!
Just when the musk deer was about to run in, Yu Qiutang couldn't bear it any longer and shot the crossbow arrow straight at it, but unexpectedly it hit the musk deer's tail.

The musk deer just turned its head and took a look. Without any hesitation, it was ready to pull off its tail and rush into the thorns.

At the critical moment, Yu Qiutang finally arrived, grabbed its body and pulled it away from the thorn bush.

The musk deer let out a painful cry and faced the thorns.

Yu Qiutang initially thought that she was so agitated because her freedom was restricted and her life was in crisis.

But after tying it up again, we discovered that this little musk deer was pink and plump, and it was actually feeding its cubs.

He then guessed that maybe it was like this because there was a baby hiding in the bush.

That would be great if that were the case.

Yu Qiutang had originally planned to take the female musk deer back home to try breeding it.

He looked at the thorn bush and decided not to be anxious anymore. He found a dead branch to sit on and put the female musk deer at his feet, letting it keep calling.

This month, even if there are baby musk deer, they will not be newly born, so there will be no problem with their freedom of movement.

really.

In less than ten minutes, two little guys were seen slowly emerging from the bushes.

It looks like it's about the same size as a full-moon puppy.

It looks gray, with two small round, black eyes, and a silly and cute look.

After they came out, they had no idea that their mother was imprisoned. They just crawled under her body to eat her.

He was caught red-handed by Yu Qiutang.

The musk deer became even more nervous at this time. Seeing the two cubs being held in Yu Qiutang's hands, it cried out in anxiety.

Yu Qiutang didn't say anything more. He put the two little guys in his pocket, one in each pocket, and carried the mother musk deer back to the camp.

Yu Qiyuan felt tired of expressing his admiration.

Yu Qiutang's image was elevated to a higher level in his eyes.

At this point, the trip has made a lot of money, and returning down the mountain, it has been worthwhile.

"Then let's wait to go down the mountain tomorrow morning before it gets dark," said Yu Qiyuan.

Yu Qiutang felt that it was a waste to wait like this, so he asked Yu Qiujiang to watch the things, and he took Yu Qiuyuan to the edge of the cliff to cut lichen.

Usnea is also a very expensive medicinal material. Due to the special conditions of mountain clouds and soil, it has special properties. Taking it can reduce internal heat and calm the liver, and it is also very effective for palpitations.

Considering that grandma is suffering from palpitations, you can pick some pine nea and soak it in water to drink, which can help to slowly regulate her condition.

Although there were two people involved, Yu Qiyuan asked Yu Qiutang to just watch from the side. He could still handle this simple job.

Yu Qiutang smiled.

Without depriving him of the opportunity to vent his heat, he told Yu Qiyuan to be careful, while he walked around the edge of the cliff to see if there was anything useful.

The top of the mountain often contains many precious medicinal herbs.

In later years, there are basically very few completely natural forests, and those that can be developed have all been developed into scenic spots, so gradually there will be nothing good on the mountains.

In this era, the mountains are quite dangerous and it is difficult to get in unless you are a professional.

That's why there is room for survival for hunters and some mountain hikers.

Turning and turning.

Suddenly a cluster of blue flowers caught Yu Qiutang's attention. He turned around and saw that there was a large area of ​​blue flowers.

He was very familiar with this blue flower, which happened to be a very precious medicinal herb, Astragalus membranaceus.

Red Astragalus and Astragalus have similar effects, both of which have the effects of replenishing Qi and strengthening the exterior, as well as diuresis. Red Astragalus, in particular, has the functions of detoxification and pus discharge.

This kind of wild Astragalus, if of good quality, can be sold for more than ten yuan per pound.

Looking at such a large area, they must have dug out dozens of kilograms.

Seeing that Yu Qiyuan was still busy there, Yu Qiutang started digging himself.

The rhizome used for red angelica needs to be taken out from underground.

If you pull it out directly, you will basically pull off the leaves, and the rhizome of the Astragalus membranaceus will remain in the soil, just like a big radish.

You have to carefully dig around and dig out what you need.

It's still a delicate job.

Fortunately, there is nothing extra to do here. There is still some time before dark, so we can just dig slowly.

then.

The two brothers were busy, one cutting lichen and the other digging red astragalus.

After working for an hour or so, Yu Qiyuan cut all the lichen he could reach, tied it up with a rope, and carried it over. He found Yu Qiutang still digging on the ground, so he helped him.

It's much faster with two people.

By the evening, just as it was getting dark, the area had been almost completely dug up.

Yu Qiutang stood up and kept pounding his waist with his hands, as he was so sore that he couldn't stand up straight.

It seems that it is not easy to make money just by doing this kind of thing.

It's said to rely on skills, but in reality it still depends on the body. If the body can't support it, then there is nothing you can do. No way.

This time when I go home, I must not continue with such a slow pace. I should think of other ways.

In the evening, the three of them took inventory of all the gains from the trip.

The primary target was musk deer, and a total of six were caught, five alive and one dead.

Two of the adult musk deer happened to be a male and female pair.

There are three musk deer cubs, one male and two females.

Yu Qiutang observed carefully and found that the little musk deer found in the azalea bush was quite different from the two little female musk deer above, both in terms of fur and appearance.

Not sure if they are the same species.

In addition to the musk deer, there were six wolf skins, more than thirty kilograms of usnea and more than twenty kilograms of red astragalus.

Roughly speaking, if it sells well, it would be worth at least a thousand yuan.

Especially these musk deer, they are his treasures. He needs to use them as a basis to continuously develop and grow them to see if he can develop his own musk deer breeding base.

Apart from anything else, if he could really raise musk deer, after a few years, after obtaining a breeding license, he could just sit back and collect money based on the price of musk.

After the inventory is completed, all the luggage is organized, leaving enough food for one day as a temporary backup in case of accidents on the way down the mountain. Everything else that can be eaten should be eaten, and the leftovers should be buried on the spot.

Travel light and bring back only the most valuable things.

At 5:30 the next morning, when the east was just beginning to brighten, the three of them carried their bags and went down the mountain.

Interestingly, although I wanted to get down the mountain quickly, I still happened to kill a roe deer on the way.

Just brought it to Zhang Jiashen.

I guess the roe deer meat from last time was finished a long time ago.

We promised to provide him with regular supplies, and we cannot go back on our word.

When the three of them returned to the village, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. They were still hungry, so they planned to eat at Yu Qiujiang's house before going home.

When I got back, I found that everyone had just dispersed and were still having dinner at Yu Qiujiang's place.

Everyone was very happy to see them come back and naturally exchanged greetings.

Yu Qiutang didn't see the person he wanted to see among the crowd, so he asked Yu Chunmei and found out that his mother-in-law was sick and Mi Yali had to go back to take care of her for a few days.

This made him very sorry.

I just want to see her in person, even if it's just a few simple words, it can comfort my feelings of missing her.

Since he's not there, there's nothing we can do.

They had almost finished eating, and when they saw the three people coming back, they naturally opened some more food. As they were talking, Wang Haofeng came back driving a mule cart, saying that there were not enough red bricks, so he helped to haul bricks.

Wang Haofeng looked Yu Qiutang up and down, and made sure that there was nothing wrong with him, then he took him aside and poured out his heart to him for a long time.

It's probably something like you all left and left me alone. Although looking after the buildings at home is also important, it's a waste of my talent to do such things. I should actually go to the mountains to wrestle with tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves.

I almost drank too much in the end.

Yu Qiutang knew his temper, so he quickly tried to comfort him, saying that next time they went into the mountains, they could leave no one else behind, but he must be taken along.

Wang Haofeng then smiled happily and wanted to grab Yu Qiutang and kiss him.

After dinner, Yu Qiyuan was in a hurry to go back, but Yu Qiutang signaled him not to rush and that they should go see grandma together later.

After everyone was tired from eating, he let them take a rest first and took Mi Wenzhong around the construction site.

Very satisfied.

Although it was not very clear in the dark, I could still make out something under the flashlight. When I pressed the flashlight on the wall, the light did not bend at all, which fully proved that the wall was built very straight.

A master's work.

"Basically, we're doing it bit by bit according to your ideas. If you find any problems, we'll find ways to modify them."

Mi Wenzhong followed him stupidly.

In Mi Wenzhong's eyes, a boss like Yu Qiutang is truly one of a kind in the world.

When working for other people's families, not only is the food bad, but people also want to keep an eye on them while they work 24 hours a day, finding fault here today and pointing fingers there tomorrow.

Anyway, they just don't trust people and don't let people work with peace of mind.

The boss Yu Qiutang was a good guy. He hardly ever came to the construction site all day, but he still treated everyone with good food and drinks. He was gentle to people, respected the workers, and didn't put on airs at all.

If I tell others about it, no one will believe it.

But I am experiencing it.

He discussed with his partners privately that they must work hard and conscientiously to build this yard to the best of their ability, better than all the previous work, so that the boss would have no complaints.

Yu Qiutang always paid attention to maintaining a harmonious relationship with his brother-in-law. Seeing that he was so polite, he hurriedly said that he had done a good job and was very satisfied.

Only then did Mi Wenzhong feel relieved.

My boss has been away for so many days and I’m worried he might have issues with the work I’m doing.

"Brother Wenzhong, how long have you been doing this?"

"Thirteen days, or twelve days?"

"I remember you said earlier that it would take about a month to complete the entire construction, right?"

"Almost. You need it urgently, so we will hurry up to finish the work. However, there is a fixed time for work, and some time cannot be saved. We still have to wait, otherwise the work will not be done well."

"Okay, according to your schedule," Yu Qiutang roughly calculated that it would be completed in one month, which is mid-November in the Gregorian calendar and early October in the lunar calendar.

There is still some time before the New Year.

But there is a problem. As the temperature continues to get colder, it becomes increasingly difficult to continue construction.

If not, there is no need to rush.

"Brother Qiu, you are such a good person."

"?"

Yu Qiutang burst out laughing.

He felt a little unworthy of being called a good man by a nice old man. If we talk about true goodness, the not-so-bright person in front of him is the one who deserves the title.

He has spent his whole life proving it.

"It would be great if we could meet a good boss like you every time," Mi Wenzhong said with a wry smile, "People like us seem to be working for others, but in fact we are just begging for food. Wherever we go, we are looked down upon."

Yu Qiutang felt a chill in his heart.

He patted Mi Wenzhong on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wenzhong, you have done a great job. Those who look down on you actually have problems. Don't take it to heart. After all, there are many good people in the world."

Yu Qiutang comforted her, but secretly sighed in his heart.

Not at all.

Only people like Mi Wenzhong can accept this view.

Anyone would immediately retort, "Is there really more good people? Not necessarily."

But in Mi Wenzhong's mind, Yu Qiutang was a smart and good man, so Mi Wenzhong believed everything he said.

This view is also Mi Wenzhong's life principle.

When the principles that you have always adhered to are spoken by others in a very gentle and affirmative manner, it is hard not to believe them.

"Oh, Brother Wenzhong, I'll pay you part of your salary after you've worked for half a month. It's not easy for everyone to come out to work, and your family is in financial difficulty. You can use the money to supplement your household expenses first."

"That's great."

Mi Wenzhong was very excited.

Some employers also take the initiative to pay them, which is a rare thing. In the past, many employers kept delaying the payment of wages after the work was completed, and gradually no one could find them.

Yu Qiutang took the initiative to pay his wages, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to say. (End of this chapter)