Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 89 I gave you a chance, but you didn’t use it.
There are quite a lot of channels for guns in this era.

On the surface, the control is not very strict, and there are also restrictions on regional management. Therefore, people from different places can carry out a turnover behavior according to different regions.

But this behavior has certain risks and is not very convenient.

Since it is not possible on the surface, there are many experts among the people. There are always those who are good at hands-on work and like to tinker around, and they can make very good guns through trial and error.

It is the so-called homemade gun, or earth gun.

In fact, to be frank, making guns is not a particularly difficult craft. Because of the shortage of materials in the early years, people's hands-on ability was better than that of later generations, so it was not surprising that they could tinker with it.

But it is obvious that Uncle Liu's gun is not homemade, but an authentic one, and it has not been used many times, so the gun is at least 70% to 80% new.

I don’t know whether he was reluctant to use it or he just stopped using it soon after he got it.

"Do you want it?"

"I want to...ah, how can I do this?!"

Yu Qiutang was still immersed in the joy of the gun. He had always dreamed of having such a good gun. He was scared of the old Qin's rifle he had used before. If it weren't for his rich experience, it would basically be just a firewood stick.

He was not paying attention and heard Lao Liu talking, so he responded casually, but he quickly realized that Lao Liu asked him if he wanted the gun.

Joking aside, of course he wanted it.

However, a gentleman does not take away what others like. His relationship with Lao Liu is not that good yet. He would feel uneasy if he took such valuable things from others!

"Take it. You won't need it anymore. I see you're a good gun user, so it's not a waste to give it to you. As long as you promise to take good care of it, I won't have any regrets."

"Uncle Liu, this is really not okay. How can I take such an expensive gun for no reason? I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept it. You should put it away quickly. Let's go to the hospital now. Your health can't be delayed any longer."

"Look at what you said. No matter how valuable it is, it's just a thing. Any thing has a price. Is saving my life not worth this gun?
If you accept it, we will leave now. If you don't accept it, I will always feel uneasy. I am a stubborn person and I don't want to owe favors to others. "

"Uncle Liu..."

Yu Qiutang really didn’t know what was going on with this Old Liu.

Logically speaking, they saved Lao Liu's life and each of them had given 100 yuan, which was pretty good.

After all, this is an era where human life is not that valuable.

No matter how you look at this gun, it can be sold for more than 1000 yuan in this condition, which is very valuable. How could Lao Liu just give it to me so casually? I really don't understand what he was thinking?

"Take it, this matter is settled." After saying this, Lao Liu closed his eyes again and didn't say another word.

Seeing that he was still struggling, Liu Chunyan said to him, "Cousin Qiu, just accept it. My father said he gave it to you, so why can't you take it?
If you keep making excuses like this, when will we be able to go to town? If you are not afraid of delaying my father's injury, then you should continue to be polite here."

Liu Dahu also pushed him and said, "Take it, take it. My father gave it to you. Take it."

Even Wang Haofeng advised him to accept it. The things were valuable, but Uncle Liu's friendship was more valuable. At worst, he could give him some compensation when he became rich later.

Yu Qiutang had no choice but to agree.

It's a kind of happy helplessness.

Seeing that he agreed, Dahu was very happy. He ran in again, came out with a wooden box and handed it to Yu Qiutang.

"What?"

Yu Qiutang took it and found it was quite heavy. He opened it and found that it was a whole box of 7.62 mm bullets, which were just right for this gun.

"All for you. Put it with the gun."

Since all the guns had been taken away, Yu Qiutang no longer refused the bullets.

He placed the box of bullets in the corner of the mule cart, lifted the mat on the cart, and wrapped the gun underneath.

They were going to the town now, but they couldn't let anyone know that they were carrying a gun and so many bullets. Even if they hadn't committed any crime, if they were seen by others, they would probably have to go to the town for tea.

"Catch the ball!"

Wang Haofeng raised the whip and the mule cart carried the four people out of the yard.

Yu Qiutang asked Liu Chunyan and Wang Haofeng to sit in the front on the pretext of making it easier to give directions, and he continued to sit in the back, saying that he was supporting them, but in fact he was giving the opportunity to get closer to his good buddies.

If his judgment of people had not deteriorated or become duller with age, he would have felt that Liu Chunyan had a pretty good personality, was pretty, and had a plump figure, and would have been a good candidate for a wife.

According to the principle of keeping things within the family, it would be a great thing to be able to let Wang Haofeng be with her.

The mule cart drove out the door.

Before going out, Yu Qiutang specifically looked at the time. It was exactly 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The doctor who sent him there had also gone off duty at this time, so he could only let the doctor on duty take a look first.

Along the way, Yu Qiutang sat quietly in the back, leaving space for Wang Haofeng, but the young man was thinking about having children with the girl, but he felt like there was a big stone hanging on his mouth and he couldn't open his mouth.

The few times when he took over the conversation, it was still because Yu Qiutang had already made the introduction, which made Yu Qiutang speechless. He said that you were useless even when I gave you the chance. I can help you with other things, but how can I help you with chasing your wife?

Just like that, at around five forty, the mule cart arrived at the town clinic.

Yu Qiutang deliberately said that he was watching the mule cart and asked Wang Haofeng to go in and help Liu Chunyan run errands. After Old Liu had made all the arrangements, he would come out and drive the cart home.

Wang Haofeng was too honest. He actually said in front of Liu Chunyan that he had never been to the health center before, and he knew nothing about it.

In the end, there was no choice but Yu Qiutang took Liu Chunyan to settle the matter, and accompanied her to talk to the doctor on duty about Old Liu's injuries.

The doctor said that although the wound treatment was crucial and meaningful, it was too rough and would definitely cause inflammation in the short term. In the long term, it would probably leave scars in the future.

The solution is to get an anti-inflammatory injection for one or two days, and then see if new stitches are needed based on the results of the physical examination. Now Old Liu is drowsy just because of insufficient blood supply, and he will recover after an IV drip.

Only then did Liu Chunyan feel relieved.

After Old Liu was placed in the ward, Yu Qiutang saw that it was almost another hour. Thinking that Wang Haofeng outside must be waiting anxiously, he said goodbye and left.

However, Liu Chunyan hurriedly chased after him, saying that she was sending him out of the inpatient department. The two of them walked along a tree-lined path with sycamore trees on both sides. The afterglow of the setting sun stretched their shadows very long.

"Row……"

"Cousin Qiu..."

Neither of them spoke at first, walking in silence, but then they spoke at the same time and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Such an episode actually broke the slight awkwardness.

"Go back and look after Lao Liu. I'll be leaving first. Fengzi is still waiting at the door."

Liu Chunyan nodded, her plump lips moving again and again, and then she asked in a low voice: "Cousin Qiu, do you have a partner?"

Yu Qiutang was stunned.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition in his mind. Could it be that this girl...

No way, it's just the first time for two people to meet, it shouldn't be that simple, you can't have unnecessary feelings. Even in later generations, people don't fall in love so quickly, let alone in this backward era, people's emotions are normally suppressed by morality and parents.

Don't do that. You are still thinking about bringing her up with Wang Haofeng. Don't get yourself into this. Not to mention that he already has Mi Yali and won't accept anyone else, even if he doesn't have her, he won't bother the girl his brother likes.

"Haha, what, you want to introduce me?"

Liu Chunyan pursed her lips, lowered her head and rubbed the corner of her clothes, seeming to be struggling with something.

"Just kidding, I have a partner."

"ah……?!"

Liu Chunyan's body trembled slightly, but she quickly regained her composure. When she raised her head, her face was already very calm. "That's really a pity."

"But my brother is currently single. He is a very nice guy, honest, capable, and kind. If the girl marries him, she will definitely enjoy a lifetime of happiness."

"Oh, yes."

In response to Yu Qiutang's obvious praise and recommendation, Liu Chunyan just smiled politely and did not react much.

"Then if there's a chance, let's meet again. Take good care of Lao Liu and thank him for the gun for me. I'll visit him when I'm free."

"Then you must come."

Liu Chunyan raised her voice again when she said this, but it was like a sneeze. It sounded earth-shattering when it happened, but she opened her mouth for a long time and finally stopped silently.

"Okay," Yu Qiutang nodded, waved his hand and turned to leave. After walking for a while, he looked back and found that Liu Chunyan had not left yet, so he smiled and shouted, "If you have time, you can also come to our village to play. Then I will take you to the mountains."

"Um."

This time, there was no more conversation and the two parted ways completely.

Just as he was about to turn around the hospital corridor, he suddenly bumped into someone. He was fine, but the person was almost knocked down. He reached out and grabbed the person.

He was a young man a few years older than him.

The clothes on his body were dirty, covered with various colors of mud and rotten leaves, and the hem was torn by something, a bit like the tattered robes of Living Buddha Jigong.

"What are you doing? Don't you want to watch?"

The man muttered impatiently, shook off Yu Qiutang's arm, jumped over his body, and ran forward.

You bastard, it feels like I bumped into you.

Yu Qiutang shook his head and didn't want to pay any attention.

Walking through the hollow flower corridor of the hospital, he subconsciously looked towards Liu Chunyan again and found that the man who had bumped into him was talking to Liu Chunyan, gesticulating and looking very anxious.

Liu Chunyan didn't seem to want to pay attention to him. She walked away several times, but was pulled back by the young man. Finally, she struggled to break free, but the young man still followed her and disappeared into the inpatient department.

Yu Qiutang probably had a guess in his mind.

But this has nothing to do with him. It is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs, and they are not that familiar with each other yet.

It’s better to solve other people’s problems by yourself.

He walked out of the clinic and saw Wang Haofeng leaning against the mule cart bored, with a small stone kicked back and forth under his feet. He suddenly looked up and saw Yu Qiutang coming out, and hurriedly went forward, "Did it?"

"Ah."

Yu Qiutang sat on the mule cart, looked at the last rays of sunset in the sky, and then looked at his watch.

"Let's go. It will probably be dark by the time we get back."

"That..." Wang Haofeng came closer, opened his mouth several times as if wanting to ask something, but in the end, nothing came out. He turned around and jumped onto the mule cart, raised the whip high, and then gently dropped it on the mule's butt.

"Catch the ball!"

The mule bell rang softly, and the mule shook its head and walked slowly forward.

The two of them kept silent for a while, walking along the path in front of the clinic until they were about to join the main road. Yu Qiutang sighed in his heart, "Fengzi, are you attracted to that girl?"

"Ah... no, no, what do you like?!"

"You look so red-faced. If you like her, then what's the big deal? If you really like her, go back and find the elders in your team, or the matchmaker, and ask her after Old Liu recovers. We have to give it a try to know if it will work or not."

"You... figured it out?"

"That's nonsense. You're just about to put your crush on a girl right in front of your face. How can we not see it? You think you're hiding it well."

"Oh."

When Wang Haofeng's thoughts were exposed by his brother, he did not feel embarrassed as expected. Instead, he felt refreshed and his body felt much more relaxed.

"I don't know either. I just like her."

"That's it."

As a person who has experienced it, Yu Qiutang naturally understands the different stages of relationships between men and women. People of this era would not directly say "I like you" or "I love you" like people in later generations. If they like someone, then the best expression is "please the other person".

“But I feel like there’s little hope.”

"How to say?"

"She is so pretty. There are no girls as pretty as her in our village. There must be many people who want to date her. I have no money, no place, and I can't even come up with a decent betrothal gift. We are not of the right social class, so how can I be worthy of her?"

“That’s not a problem.”

Even though Yu Qiutang knew that what Wang Haofeng said was true, that was the case when he did not exist. Now that he was reborn and had included Wang Haofeng as his friend, it was only a matter of time before he could live a wealthy life.

"Why isn't it a problem? You're not old enough to get married yet, so you don't understand these things." Wang Haofeng, who is two years older than Yu Qiutang, began to show off his "power" as an elder. "You don't know, when a woman looks at a man, she looks at his family background.

Are the elderly at home, can they help with housework, is there a place, what kind of furniture is there, how much gift money to give, etc., all these need to be considered. If you have nothing, then I'm sorry, no one will be willing to be with you."

Seeing that Yu Qiutang just smiled and didn't seem to believe what he said, Wang Haofeng added: "Actually, think about it, you can't blame the girls. Their parents raised them so much, and suddenly they became someone else's family. Except during festivals, they can't be seen. It's unreasonable not to give their parents some compensation, right?"

Yu Qiutang nodded.

The relationship between men and women in this era is very different from that in later generations.

After a daughter gets married, she rarely returns to her parents' home, and she has to strictly keep accounts with her parents' home. For example, if they borrow money from each other, they must pay it back.

Even if the parents are sick, the daughter does not have to pay, the son pays for it.

If the daughter pays money, the money will be returned to her after her parents recover.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the husband's family to give some gifts to the wife's family as compensation.

(End of this chapter)