Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 35

Zhao Dahu lived in Zhao Yiyi's place for half a month. It took him so long. It wasn't Zhao Yiyi who wanted him to stay for so long, but An Dalang arranged it. The reason is very simple. Dabao and Erbao went to Tieshan Village to do Qiqi for Dabao’s parents. Tieshan Village was too far away from their home, and they still brought their two children with them. It will take three days, and An Dalang is worried about letting Zhao Yiyi live alone on the mountain for so long. He usually goes out during the day and always comes back at night, but for these three days, there is no way to let Zhao Dahu stay. Well, anyway, there is a man in the family, and he can be regarded as a helper when there is something to do. After all, Zhao Dahu has started to learn archery in the past few days, so he has some martial arts.

Before going out, An Dalang went to Lin Erwa's house once as planned, changed the padded clothes, quilts, broken rice and so on that had been agreed upon, and brought back a lot of things, which Zhao Yiyi The funds in the shop reached 7800 yuan.

At the same time, in order to cover up the fact that An Dalang was helping to transport and sell goods, Zhao Yiyi also took out some things as An Dalang's income from coming and going, such as that sheepskin coat, said to be sheepskin The overcoat is actually the familiar kind of landlord's coat with sheepskin sewn inside, but it is longer, reaching to the knees. It keeps out the wind and keeps warm.There are also moccasin boots, which are much better than these cotton shoes, not to mention that you don’t have to worry about soaking the trousers on the upper. If you put on straw sandals, you don’t even have to worry about the soles. It’s definitely good for walking in the mountains. thing.The Zhao Dahu who watched were all jealous, and only thought that one day he would also make money, and it would be a real prestige to get this body.

Of course, when doing these things, Zhao Yiyi and An Dahu were very careful, either avoiding people, or directly sending the three children out to do things, so as to avoid the crisis of exposure, but this also made Zhao Yiyi and An Dahu Lang has more urgent ideas about building a house. After all, it is too inconvenient not to have a separate space.Not to mention that the children are not very old or young, and it is the time when they are most likely to talk nonsense. If one is not careful, sees something and says it, it will be over.

But this matter will not be resolved until spring. Now, they should be more peaceful, and they should be more vigilant, but they have children at home. This empty, uninhabited mountain looks a little angry, and it comes from time to time. The sound of children playing makes An Dalang feel that his home, his own forest, is also a good place full of joy.

Under the leadership of Zhao Dahu, Dabao and Erbao either ran around, worked, or even climbed trees, because they had a lot of vitality under the leadership of such a little uncle who was not much older. He eats a lot, eats fast, and pees farther than anyone else. The wild boy has learned all the ways, and his temper has gradually become more cheerful. At least he can say something from time to time to express his thoughts and meanings. Now, it is no longer a pitiful look worried about being sent away. After Dahu took them around to find some caves, they gradually became familiar with the surrounding environment, at least without An Dalang. , the three of them are on the east and southeast sides of the mountain, and they can come and go freely without worrying about getting lost or stepping into the trap set by Andalang.But they can't go to the back mountain, because the back mountain is close to Wild Boar Ridge and Wolf Mountain, and there are many traps laid by An Dalang, and they can't know all of them in a short time.So An Dalang specially took care of them many times. Although they are children, they are from poor families. People often say that the children of poor people have long been in charge of the family, so they are very sensible to avoid them.

Of course, the more important thing is that it is winter at this time, the wind is stronger in the north, and the snow is thicker. They are afraid of the cold!It's also for playing, collecting firewood, digging things, why don't you find a place with less wind!It's not a fool!
An Dalang had agreed to teach Zhao Dahu how to hunt, so naturally he wouldn't just say no to doing it, he just wanted to teach more during Zhao Dahu's stay here, and even Dabao and the others would learn together, without asking for a while. If you can learn everything, at least you can learn to survive in the mountains, right?

An Dalang taught Zhao Dahu very carefully, not only the skills of making traps and archery, but also some herbs to stop bleeding, swelling, detoxification and other methods learned from Zhao Yiyi, Zhao Dahu learned a lot, It is also very good for his future growth.

Finally, the day before Dabao and his parents Qiqi, An Dalang got up early in the morning, asked the two children to get dressed, and tied white filial belts on their heads. Zhao Yiyi also made them early. For breakfast, white rice porridge and steamed buns, and a dozen steamed buns were also prepared for An Dalang to take with him. After this journey, he probably had lunch at the Wu family brothers, because the eldest of the Wu family brothers married The daughter of the Qian family in Tieshan Village, among those who died in the snow disaster this time, was also the father of the daughter-in-law of the Wu family. This time, she will also go back to participate in the sacrifice. Last time when An Dalang picked up the child, she agreed to go with her.

It’s just that no matter what, the Wu family brothers are also poor people. After being helped by others, they send their children here. If they still eat and use other people’s food, they are sorry, so Zhao Yiyi asked An Dalang to bring steamed buns to the family’s house. Let's just say that we tasted it together, which can be regarded as supplementary.

Before going out, Zhao Yiyi also took care of An Dalang:
"Tieshan Village is the closest to Xiaohe Town, don't forget, go to the town once before you come back, buy some bones, no matter what kind of bones, as long as they are bones, the big bones left by our family are stewed for drinking It's over, I haven't hunted any big ones these days, and if I don't buy them, I won't have bone soup and porridge to drink. The children are still growing! This bone soup is the most nourishing."

Hearing about this, An Dalang nodded immediately. To be honest, he never thought that this bone soup could be so delicious. He had it in previous years, but he just threw it away. What a waste!Fortunately, others don't know the benefits of this food. No one wants it. It's usually used as a starter, or it's for dogs to eat. Really, it turns out that what people eat is not as good as what dogs eat!It's so frustrating!Fortunately, in this way, even if you buy it, you don't need to spend much money. You can buy a bunch of them for five cents, and you can finally have a psychological balance.

"Here, you take it with you. This is for the patriarch Dabao of Tieshan Village. The child lives in our house, but he is also a member of the Qian family after all. He helped a lot back then, so we have to know how to behave."

Zhao Yiyi put two buckets of broken rice in An Dalang's back basket. It was a great gift to send this thing out, and it was also to pave the way for Dabao and the others. When they grow up, it may be useful to the clansmen when they grow up. From now on, we should pay attention to our relationship, right? I helped to bury their parents in the same family. Although they are related by blood relatives, in the end, An Dalang and their blood are closer, so I must thank you.

"Well, that's good, it can make up for the elderly in their village."

"Also! Tell them about the edible yam. We don't have to hide the things that are available in the mountains. They can be sold well. They are all herb pickers. If you know what medicinal materials and prices are available, you should also ask for advice. In the future, you will have a reference when you collect medicinal herbs and sell them. No matter how bad they are, they will always know who sells honestly and does not lower prices. You will have a place to sell medicine in the future, right?"

Zhao Yiyi is making full use of all the human resources, and at the same time, he is making his family's life easier by subtly promoting it as the reason for his hard work and getting rich. Life is better than ordinary mountain people, people can only say that An Dalang and his wife are capable people, know a lot, and are willing to work, strangling all signs of danger to death.

An Dalang may not have thought of Zhao Yiyi's secret thoughts in doing this, but it doesn't mean he doesn't know the benefits of this. He is a hardworking person himself. Hearing what Zhao Yiyi said, he naturally knew it was right.

"That's right, we really need to ask for some advice on collecting medicines and selling them. I didn't understand them before. I just got started, but I'm not as familiar with them. It's over, daughter-in-law, I understand. By the way, what else should I bring? Think about it? I’ve got everything done at once.”

"Well, then buy some millet and some red dates, so I can make red date porridge, which nourish blood, and buy a few catties of vegetable oil, that's all for the time being, you can figure it out yourself, let's talk about the big ones. It’s a long way to go, buy too much, and weigh more.”

"Hey, I'm leaving!"

An Dalang gathered the big clothes on his body, saw that the two children had already walked to the door, walked out of the yard with a greeting, and closed the door behind him, looking at the door that was propped against the stone at night, thought for a while , I thought that maybe I should buy a lock or something when I went to the town, and then I thought, this thing is guaranteed to be used at the bottom of the mountain, but when it comes to the mountain, it doesn’t seem to be very useful if there is a big animal. I have a headache.After all, don't worry!Since my daughter-in-law got married, I haven't been away for such a long time!

When An Dalang went out with the two boys and Zhao Yiyi and Zhao Dahu were the only ones left in the house, Zhao Yiyi suddenly felt that the house suddenly became empty!I usually don’t feel like this even when I’m alone at home!Turning his head to look at his younger brother who was already packed and ready to go out, he blinked and said with emotion, habits are terrible, look, my younger brother is different these days!That's right, with hunting experience, Zhao Dahu has obviously matured a lot. Knowledge has always been a good medicine for growth.

(End of this chapter)