Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Taking the musk out of the inlay is only the first step. The most important step is to preserve the musk and dry it in the shade.

Yu Qiutang had only seen other people do the drying process, but fortunately, as long as you are careful and cautious during the process and avoid mixing the flavors with other things, it is not difficult if you know the method.

There is no need for Wang Haofeng to do this kind of work.

The house here is almost built, waiting for the final finishing touches and the installation of the main beams. There is no need for Wang Haofeng to help all day, so Yu Qiutang let him focus on his own things.

According to Wang Haofeng, his relationship with Liu Chunyan is in a stable state.

Yu Qiutang believes that the so-called stable state means no progress and is basically a stagnation.

The specific reason is hard to say.

I always feel that Liu Chunyan is not particularly interested in Wang Haofeng. She is polite though, and it seems that the two of them get along fine when they meet.

But they are more like two acquaintances or friends. There is no way to talk about love.

Unfortunately, Wang Haofeng had no experience in this matter, and couldn't tell what others were thinking of him, so he just kept waiting pitifully for a nod.

Other things are easy to deal with, but Yu Qiutang really can't help this childhood friend with this matter.

Of course, he and Wang Haofeng have a life-and-death relationship.

Otherwise, I would never take Wang Haofeng with me in everything I do in this life.

He treats his friends differently from many people.

He just thinks that friends need to help each other, but sometimes it's just because they get along well.

Maybe some friends cannot bring him any benefits, but because they are good friends, he is willing to be honest with them and try his best to help his friends live a good life.

Of course, Wang Haofeng was also very nice to him.

It’s just that he is more powerful in this life. When he was not powerful in his previous life, Wang Haofeng was much more powerful than him.

Sometimes he guessed in his heart that Liu Chunyan seemed to have some feelings for him.

But he didn't think much about it.

Just like he told Miali, at least half of the reason he lived his life was because of Miali.

He just wanted his wife, who had suffered a lot for him, to be very happy and live a happy life.

He had no interest in other women.

Or, to put it more directly, he is not like many men who can't move away when they see a woman.

He really has no interest in this aspect.

Could it be that because he had grown old before, his desires died along with his body, and he didn't wake up for a while, so all the few bits of desire he had were invested in Miali?

He actually couldn't explain it clearly.

Yu Qiutang wrapped the musk in cloth, and then put the cloth into a specially prepared iron box and placed it on the beam.

The iron box is specially made to prevent rats or insects from entering. The space under the beams is well ventilated and dry, while avoiding direct sunlight.

Musk is best dried in the shade.

The drying time depends on the size and humidity of the musk. According to the climate here, it takes about a week.

Drying in the shade is only the first step in processing musk.

After drying in the shade, the musk should be placed in a sealed container, such as a glass bottle or plastic bag.

The craftsmanship of plastic bags at that time was very poor, so only glass bottles could be chosen, but the glass bottles had to be brown because musk cannot be exposed to light.

Before putting the musk in, make sure the container is clean and odor-free, and compact the musk as much as possible to reduce air contact.

The smell of musk dissipates easily and easily mixes with other scents. If it is not sealed well, it will become ineffective and deteriorate.

In addition, musk should be stored in a dark place to avoid direct sunlight and ultraviolet rays. Even if a brown glass bottle is used, the sealed container should be placed in a cabinet or wrapped with a blackout cloth.

In short, musk is not a simple matter from extracting it to processing it.

If you have no experience, even if you catch a living male musk deer, you often cannot get high-quality musk.

That's why this thing is so precious.

It was a busy period. When they finished, it was already late. The sky was gloomy at night and it was not suitable to continue working, so Yu Qiutang arranged for everyone to go home early to rest.

The temperature was still around 10 degrees during the day, but once the sun went down, it immediately became dry and cold. Standing against the wall, my hands were so cold that I couldn't even stretch them out.

Yu Qiutang and Mi Wenzhong discussed the need to quickly put up the beams and cap the roof.

The details inside will be gradually refined after the roof is sealed.

If it suddenly snows now, the walls will freeze. If they don't melt in a short time, they may even freeze-dry.

That kind of wall will crack.

Originally, late autumn was not suitable for repairing the courtyard, but since Yu Qiutang had made a vow in front of his father and Chen Meidi, he naturally could not go back on his word.

Otherwise, he would not be able to face two children in the future.

Yu Qiutang sent them home and chatted with Mi Yali about Mi Wenzhong and Yu Chunmei. Mi Yali said that she had not found a suitable opportunity yet.

I'm so sorry.

Yu Qiutang comforted them and said there was no need to rush. If it didn't work, they would just go ahead.

At first Mi Yali didn't understand what it meant to be ahead. Later she found out that Yu Qiutang was going to call a matchmaker to go to her house to test her parents' attitude first. Only then did she realize that he wanted to take a step forward again.

She had mixed feelings.

She did ask people close to her what it was like to go on a blind date, and got different information.

Some people are very casual and say that they don't have any feelings. After all, they are communicating with a stranger who they have only met once or twice, so it is hard to say that there is any emotion.

Others say they feel nervous and uneasy.

Miyali believes that no matter what kind of emotion it is, it all comes from the unknown, but her target is embodied in the real person Yu Qiutang, and it seems that many negative emotions are swept away.

Her understanding of marriage is to live under the same roof with Yu Qiutang, and even sleep on the same kang.

She probably understands what happens between men and women, and sometimes feels that it is natural, believing that it is a wife's obligation to her husband and is also something that must be done to have children and produce offspring.

Therefore, the shyness she showed when talking to Yu Qiutang about their relationship was more like a stress, and this reaction gradually became less sensitive as Yu Qiutang continued to try.

Specifically, she has naturally accepted Yu Qiutang calling her by her nickname "Lili" and no longer feels disgusted when other men call her that.

Even when Yu Qiutang suggested that a matchmaker come to her house, she felt that it was a natural and reasonable thing to do, and did not refute, refuse, or pour cold water on him.

She gradually came to believe and understand Yu Qiutang, the man who suddenly appeared in front of her and said that she was the man in his dreams. In her world, he was no longer just a piece of paper, but was becoming more and more full.

Become a real, warm, three-dimensional man.

She once asked herself, if it were him, would you be willing to live with him day and night, have children with him, take care of him, and be considerate to him?

The answer is obvious.

She is willing.

She believed that there must be more than one man in the world who could meet her expectations of a husband, and Yu Qiutang must be one of them.

And since he was the first one to enter her heart, her heart can now be closed, and from now on there will be only one person living in her heart.
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When Yu Qiutang returned home, he saw Yu Qiushi playing with paper airplanes in the yard out of boredom.

This guy is not young, but his mind is not mature at all.

Yu Xiaowei, who was about the same age, quickly adapted to school life after going to school. Now, even if Yu Qiutang didn't want him to study hard, he was unwilling to do so. You know, half a year ago, he was still determined to go to the mountains and hunt with Yu Qiutang.

In fact, for ordinary people like them, apart from Yu Qiutang’s relationship, the best way out is still to study hard.

Not everyone has an uncle like Yu Qiutang.

In this era, many ordinary children will have a good future if they can get the opportunity to study and study hard.

There are also some children who want to study very much, but their parents are not well-educated and thus delay their children's education.

Therefore, a person’s life is sometimes hard to predict.

Yu Qiutang had no intention of paying any attention to Yu Qiushi and wanted to go straight back to his room, but was stopped by Yu Qiushi when he passed by.

"Brother, what have you been busy with lately?"

"Is something wrong?"

"Hehe," Yu Qiushi smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing serious, but I see you haven't been home lately. Even if you come back, you're always very late. Aren't you building a new yard over there? Is it finished?"

"What does this have to do with you?"

Yu Qiutang wanted to avoid him.

He didn't want to have too much contact with Chen Meidi's family now. Just like his father said, with such a person around, no matter how he treated him, at least he could take care of his father.

Through his grandmother's story, Yu Qiutang gained a new understanding of filial piety.

Since this fate has been destined by God, it cannot be cut by human hands.

Even if you are ruthless and cut it in half, it will only make you feel good for a while, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Since family affection is like flowing water, it is impossible to cut it off with harsh means. The best way is to build a high wall. There is no need to isolate the flowing water outside the wall.

He had seen many incidents in the village where there were chaos, even fights, and even deaths due to conflicts between fathers and sons, brothers, or husbands and wives.

Even if it goes to that extreme, it still can't solve the problem.

Perhaps, this bond is an objective test given to him by God.

The harder he pressed, the tighter it became, making it harder for him to breathe. So he just tried to downplay it, and gradually he felt better.

Yu Qiushi is very thick-skinned.

Yu Qiutang was obviously not very enthusiastic. Yu Qiushi disagreed. He stopped Yu Qiutang with a paper airplane and asked with a smile: "Brother, when can you take me to your new house?"

"What are you going to do? You are not required to work!"

"Take a look. After all, it's my brother's yard. I can't go and see it. Don't forget that I'm your brother. How can others know about it, but I haven't seen it?"

Yu Qiutang was amused.

"If you want to see it, go and see it yourself. Are you waiting for me to carry you there? But you have to think it over carefully. I have no objection to you going to my place, but others may not agree.

If you get beaten up yourself, don't say I tricked you into going there. I'm already annoyed enough and don't have time to deal with your shit, okay?"

Yu Qiushi is naive, but not stupid.

Of course he knew what Yu Qiutang was talking about, so he lowered his voice and said:
"Don't worry, I won't tell my mother. I just want to take a look. Otherwise, if you move away later, I won't know where you moved to."

"If I move out, won't this yard become yours? Are you still not happy? There are a lot of empty spaces."

"No, not at all," Yu Qiushi revealed a loneliness that was rare for someone of his age.

"If you all move away, I won't be able to see you and my third sister often, and Yu Xiaowei and Yu Xiaoyun won't be able to play together.

I was the only kid in the yard. It was so boring and boring. No matter what I wanted to do, I couldn’t find anyone to talk to. ”

"Oh, now you know it's not good for them to leave, and you were mean to others when they were around. So you are both a good person and a bad person?"

"How can I be a bad person? I take good care of them. I am their elder!"

"Don't flatter yourself. You don't act like an elder. I won't nag you. If you want to go, go by yourself. But I have to say this: if you get into trouble, you have to bear it yourself. I'm not in the mood to take the blame for you."

Yu Qiutang walked around Yu Qiushi.

"Then I'll go another day!"

Yu Qiushi still didn't give up.

Yu Qiutang's attitude towards Yu Qiushi is similar to his current behavior.

Not enthusiastic, but not overly bad either.

He thought about whether he could raise this useless brother better in this lifetime, but because of his emotions from his previous life, he could not muster up the interest.

It can only be said that he was somewhat conflicted in his heart. He could not be a good person, nor could he be a completely bad person, so he was half-hearted and half-concealed, and ignored Yu Qiushi.

Yu Qiushi was not clear about this.

In his eyes, Yu Qiutang has always been like this.

neither cold nor hot.

It’s just that I should have been more patient before. Now, maybe I’m too busy and a little impatient with myself.

I am not willing to tolerate it anymore.

Yu Qiushi didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He believed that this was how brothers were.

No matter what, it's always closer than others.

He believed that no matter what, Yu Qiutang and he were brothers.

Even if Yu Qiutang doesn't like his mother and his mother doesn't like Yu Qiutang, it can't change their relationship.

When they grow up, they will still be able to rely on each other as brothers. Even if they are not born from the same mother, at least they have the same parents.

What he didn't know was that his current thoughts were also due to the subtle influence of Yu Qiutang after his rebirth.

If he continued to develop in the direction of his previous life, his thoughts might be more extreme than they are now, and his trust in Yu Qiutang would be weaker.

All we can say is that the feelings and sensuality between people are constantly changing in the details.

This change may be silent.

By the time I realized it, it had already taken on a new look.

Looking back, I can’t quite figure out exactly when it all started.

Yu Qiutang was playing with the puppies in the room and found that without him noticing, the puppies had grown much longer and the fangs in their mouths had also grown a lot longer.

Being locked in a cage all the time is obviously no longer suitable.

I plan to take them there tomorrow and introduce a "teacher" to them.

Dahei's talent is not outstanding among hunting dogs, which was verified when he was looking for someone last time, but his basic skills should be solid.

It’s totally fine to bring a few “primary school students”.

After playing around for a while, he got up and started to clean up the house. The roof of the small house in the new yard had been completed and it would be ready for occupancy after it dried.

It is estimated that within half a month at the latest, he will leave this troglodyte courtyard and this house.

No matter whether his grandmother lives there or he uses it in the future, it is the place left by his mother after all, so he must clean it up and hand it over.

He remembered that his mother was a very frugal woman and she certainly didn't want her house to be transferred out in such a crude way. (End of this chapter)