Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 64 Tangtang, you didn’t scare me?
After dinner in the evening, Yu Qiutang went out carrying a wild rabbit.

He is going to find his childhood friend Wang Haofeng.

Tomorrow he will march into the oak forest to find two partners. Yu Qiujiang has already said in advance that there is a spot reserved for Wang Haofeng.

Wang Haofeng is an orphan who doesn’t know who his parents are. He was picked up by his grandfather when he was chopping firewood in the mountains. He was frozen when he came back, and his grandfather wiped his body with snow water for half the night before he barely survived.

His grandfather never married and had no children in his life. He was an old bachelor. Wang Haofeng was a wild child since he was young and grew up eating at other people's houses.

It turned out that when my grandfather was alive, he had a good relationship with Yu Qiutang's grandfather, and the two children often played together. They fished in the ditch and chased pheasants in the fields. One time, the two fell into an abandoned radish cellar and were not found until three days and two nights later.

It can be said that they are a life-long friendship.

Now that Wang Haofeng's grandfather has passed away, he is the only one left. Apart from farming the one acre of thin land at home, he makes a living by doing odd jobs for others.

In his previous life, he lived an average life. He found a wife in his thirties, and his health was not good. He lived a very tight life. It was Yu Qiutang's support that helped him get through many difficult times.

Under the moonlight, Yu Qiutang came to Wang Haofeng's house and saw the strong Wang Haofeng weaving baskets with a kerosene lamp.

Because there are wild rattans here, there is a business of weaving baskets. In later years, an industrial chain was formed, and the products were exported to both home and abroad, which not only made the operators earn a lot of money, but also provided many nearby people with a way to make money.

Wang Haofeng was weaving baskets and singing at the same time. He is such an optimistic person. Although his life is ordinary, his attitude is impeccable.

Yu Qiutang liked to play with him in his previous life because he was very happy to be with him.

"Fengzi." Yu Qiutang shouted from afar, shaking the hare in his hand.

Wang Haofeng was very happy to see that it was Yu Qiutang who came. He threw the basket aside, stood up and shouted, "Why are you here?"

"Come, I'm here to play with you. Look what I brought you."

Wang Haofeng took the hare, weighed it, and grinned, "It's quite heavy, probably two or three pounds."

"Yes, enough for you to have a good meal or two." Yu Qiutang clapped his hands, pulled over the chair where Wang Haofeng had just sat, and sat down, then pulled over the basket next to him and started weaving it.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Wang Haofeng saw Yu Qiutang weaving his basket. He squatted down beside him without any hesitation, took out a piece of paper and started rolling a cigarette.

Although he is young, he has already learned to smoke.

I'm still addicted to smoking.

"What's the matter? Can't I come and play with you when I have nothing to do?" Yu Qiutang asked with a smile. He glanced at Wang Haofeng, remembered what his old friend looked like when he was old, and then looked at his younger appearance now, which he found very interesting.

"That's not the case. I'm just afraid that your father will beat you again," Wang Haofeng laughed, "Unlike me, I'm all alone, I can eat whatever I want, sleep whenever I want, and no one will care about me."

Yu Qiutang often heard Wang Haofeng say this in his previous life.

At that time, he was scolded to death by his father all day long, but he envied Wang Haofeng's freedom that no one could control.

I dream of living like Wang Haofeng.

But when he reached a certain age, when his father died of illness, and when his wife and children stayed by his bedside day and night when he was sick, he felt that a person has his own freedom and relatives have their own warmth.

He also realized that having family members at home was the life that Wang Haofeng envied. People always envy other people's lives, while their own lifestyle is envied by others.

"My father and I separated."

"Divided up...ah, what? You said you and your father separated?" Wang Haofeng stood up in shock. "What kind of family separation are you doing? Can you live alone?"

"Why can't we pass? If we can't pass well, we can at least pass badly," Yu Qiutang signaled his childhood friend not to get excited.

Wang Haofeng squatted down again, without even having time to smoke a cigarette, and grabbed Yu Qiutang's arm, "Are you serious?" "Of course it can be false, you know I never lie."

"Fuck!"

Wang Haofeng smashed his right fist into the palm of his left hand, feeling very annoyed and worried. He was singing leisurely just now, but now his face was full of troubles.

"You..." I didn't know what I wanted to say. After a long while, I could only say "you". The rest of the words were held back in my stomach. "Is it about your stepmother?"

Yu Qiutang nodded, then shook his head, "Yes and no, she has her reasons, but it's mainly my decision. We have to break up sooner or later anyway, so it's better to break up sooner."

"That's what you say, but living together is not just talk. If you are separated, your brother's two children..."

"Follow me too," Yu Qiutang smiled, "and my third sister is with me too."

Wang Haofeng opened his eyes wide.

My goodness, I'm worried that you can't survive on your own, and you're still taking care of your mother, a disabled person, and two little kids.

Do you want to live your life or just give up?

For a moment, Wang Haofeng was so shocked that he didn't know what to say and just stared at Yu Qiutang blankly.

"Okay, don't worry about me. I'm sure I can find a way." Yu Qiutang knew that his childhood friend was overly worried, so he put the basket aside and patted Wang Haofeng on the shoulder. "I've already thought about what to do next, so I came to ask you for help today."

"What help do you need? I still have more than ten yuan here. I can get it for you if you need it," he said, and was about to stand up to get the money, but was pushed down by Yu Qiutang.

"No, no, it's free." Seeing Wang Haofeng looking at him in confusion, Yu Qiutang explained, "Not only do I not need to borrow your money, I also want to make money with you."

"make money?"

"Yes, to make money. I am here to discuss this with you. We brothers are united and can achieve great things."

Wang Haofeng touched his head and said, "I don't know what you are talking about. The more you talk, the more confused I am. Don't you know that I am stupid? Just tell me what you want me to do. You are keeping me in suspense!"

"In addition to farming, let's go hunting in the mountains!"

As Yu Qiutang spoke, his eyes looked into the distance, as if he was looking through the night sky into the depths of the distant mountains.

"hunt?"

Wang Haofeng was even more confused. "We are going hunting. Who can do it, you or I? Do you think we can just go hunting? We don't have guns and we are not familiar with the mountains. How can we just use our heads to hunt?"

Yu Qiutang was not surprised by Wang Haofeng's hesitation, he knew that it would be difficult to explain it clearly in a short time. It was easy to explain to others, but Wang Haofeng was his best friend, he knew him better than his father and sister.

How could he not know what I am capable of? It would be difficult to fool him. So, he was too lazy to find excuses and just said, "Fengzi, just tell me whether you believe me or not?"

"What are you saying? When did we brothers become estranged from each other?"

"That's good. Don't ask anything now. Just follow me and see if we have the ability. Okay?"

Wang Haofeng stared at Yu Qiutang again and asked, "Tangtang, you really didn't fool me, are you kidding me?"

"Really not, I'm chatting seriously." Yu Qiutang's tone was sincere and his eyes were quite genuine.

Wang Haofeng hesitated for a few seconds and scratched his messy hair. "Ah, never mind. If you want to try, just try. I'll listen to you!"

(End of this chapter)