Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 36

"Sister, I'm going out to collect firewood, don't go out! It's cold outside."

Zhao Dahu was carrying a basket on his back, holding an axe, he greeted Zhao Yiyi and started to go out, this shout awakened Zhao Yiyi who was a little dazed, she hurriedly grabbed Zhao Dahu's sleeve, and said:

"Don't go far, it's just around here, you're alone today, be careful."

"understood."

Looking at Zhao Dahu walking away, Zhao Yiyi shook the shovel in his hand, thought of something, turned around and went to the storage room, ready to organize things.

Flipping through the family's reserves, Zhao Yiyi felt a little headache. When An Dalang left, he agreed that when he came back this time, he would personally send Zhao Dahu back. She always had to prepare something for Zhao Dahu to take back, didn't she?Rice grains, bedding, now that I think about it, although my mother’s family is not rich, they can get by, at least they won’t be hungry or cold, and they will be delivered to them, so why not make a pair of shoes for the stepmother?This is a bit of work, and she doesn't know how big the stepmother's shoes should be, so why don't you send some yams?There seems to be one in the back mountain of my own village too!

Zhao Yiyi really couldn't think of what to send back, so she went to look in her shop again, after thinking for a long time, finally Zhao Yiyi found a jar, bought a catty of Erguotou, poured it in, and added some mountain stream water, Stir well, make it about ten degrees Celsius, seal it again, and prepare to use this as a gift. These days, wine is a rare thing, and the taste is also mild and cloudy. It is so clear and has a strong wine taste. Niang reckoned that it would be very face-saving immediately, even if she didn't use it herself, she would send it to the ancestral hall during the New Year's sacrifice, and even the patriarch would take a high look at it, it was much more practical than others.

Of course, Zhao Yiyi would not have done such a thing before she could get the wine making manual immediately, but now she is not worried anymore, she has already thought about it, isn't that cave empty, waiting for Anda When An Dalang came back, she passed on the skill of brewing wine to him, and then used the cave to build a small winery. At first, she didn't need to make much trouble, just make a good appearance. After An Dalang learned the carpenter's skills, she slowly added more , to really create a scale, to use this winery to make money, and at the same time to make a cover for this inexplicable thing.After all, someone always knows how much money your family has. If you want to make a fortune, there must be a way to make a fortune, right?Just being a small businessman can cover up everything there. After all, there are too many small businessmen in this world, so how could their family get rich?How much capital can they have?If there are too many questions, they will always attract attention!
But if you have a wine shop, it will be different. These days, what you produce is either fruit wine or something similar to vinegar. There are really not many people who can make good wine!As long as it is stated that the wine is good because of the good water here, and there is some secret recipe or something, there is no fear of someone coming and taking it away in this ravine.After all, although this era is a dynasty with clear hierarchy and power politics, most people, or most of the lower class people are still simple, more mellow people, and they also maintain more respect for other people's secret recipes and privacy. This can be seen from my own village.

The more Zhao Yiyi thought about it, the more she felt that her idea was feasible.I couldn't help but rummaged through my things again, just to see what else I needed, and I had to buy some. There is always one way for women to vent their emotions, and that is consumption!
Zhao Yiyi, who had a plan for the future and had an idea, felt a lot more at ease at this moment. When she was humming an unknown tune and cleaning up the house, Zhao Dahu's voice came from the door.

"Sister, sister. Come quickly."

Zhao Dahu's voice was very loud and urgent, Zhao Yiyi's heart twitched suddenly, and he hurried out.

"What's the matter? What happened?"

At this time, there is only one man in the house, her brother, so she can't worry, let alone seeing Zhao Dahu's blood stains in the yard, Zhao Yiyi can't even walk steadily.

"You, what's wrong with this? How did you do it? Are you injured there? What happened to you? Don't scare me!"

Zhao Yiyi's voice changed, and she was crying. She was so anxious that she didn't see the joy on her brother's face. Fortunately, Zhao Dahu saw what was wrong with her sister, and said quickly:

"Sister, there is prey in brother-in-law's trap. It seems to be a deer. I can't get it out alone. Quick, come with me, otherwise it will be a pity that the deer will lose all its blood."

As soon as these words were uttered, Zhao Yiyi's heart fell to the ground, and her strength seemed to come back immediately. She rushed forward and quickly walked up to Zhao Dahu, and punched him, hitting Zhao Dahu on the shoulder:
"You dead boy, you scared me to death, why didn't you say it earlier, there are bloodstains on your body, and you still shout like this, do you think your sister didn't die early, and you feel uncomfortable or something?"

Zhao Yiyi's rare and tough appearance shocked Zhao Dahu too. Fortunately, he also knew that he was being reckless. Only then said:

"Sister, hurry up, take the rope, if I didn't have no rope, I would have gotten it up long ago."

At this moment, Zhao Yiyi also came to his senses, and immediately turned around and went back to the cave, packed enough things, and went out with Zhao Dahu.

This is a stag. It looks strong, but I am afraid that it is not young enough to go out alone this winter. I don’t know if it is lost or driven out. Zhao Dahu came from this stag From the moment he was dragged to the yard, he kept nagging, and carefully tossed his hands, either collecting the deer blood with a jar, or thinking about where to cut the knife, and took the deerskin. This was the first time he cleaned up the prey by himself. I am excited!But Zhao Yiyi didn't have the heart to think about anything else at this time, she was complaining in her heart looking at the big antlers!

Why is it a hard corner!What about antler?Why don't you know what to wait for her to pick!That's right, the mating period has just passed, they have just finished fighting, and the antlers haven't come off yet, but she wants antlers!If she had deer antler, wouldn't she be able to level up immediately?It was born once a year, so why didn't she have a good time!It's so sad, no, it seems that antlers can be sold for money, how much?Well, let's talk about it when An Dalang comes back!

"Sister, help me quickly! What are you doing standing there? We have venison again, but it's a pity that brother-in-law can no longer sell it for money."

The ten-year-old doll gestured at the prey with a knife, and said it was a pity, this expression, no matter how you look at it, Zhao Yiyi couldn't help laughing, his brother is really, how can he make money? Well, well, in fact, I am the same.

"Okay, after the blood is drained, take the deer skin and let it dry first, and wait for your brother-in-law to come back. It's only three days, and it's very fast. The weather will not worry about it. Let's freeze the venison. You can wait for a while. Just go and get some ice, compact the snow and you'll get ice, Big Hu, hurry up, we have to get rid of the smell of blood in the house before dark, otherwise if jackals or something come at night Trouble."

Looking at the sky, Zhao Yiyi realized that it was still early, but it was Zhao Dahu's first time doing this, so he didn't know how long it would take. This winter's hungry beast was very courageous, so he hurried back to the cave, He brought out a lot of sulfur, and together with the stinky grass picked a few days ago, lit it at the gate of the yard and built a fire, thinking about using this to cover up the bloody smell in the air around the cave.If there is no big man in the family, it is troublesome!
Zhao Dahu also knew what was going to happen, so he started to do it right away. Although he peeled the skin crookedly, at least he spread the prey away. Zhao Yiyi followed, took out all the internal organs, and put them in a basin beside him. I used half-hot water again, thinking about washing the removed meat to remove some blood. At this time, I raised my head and saw the deer's penis, and my eyes lit up again. Oh, hey, why did she forget? , although the velvet antler is gone, but there is still this one that can be sold for a big price!Sure enough, there are still good products in the mountains this winter. Thinking about the deer that An Dalang hunted before, it was a female. Without the deer placenta, it is really worthless!Thinking about it this way, Zhao Yiyi felt that this stag was actually quite a good thing.

Thinking that she was about to step into a well-off life, Zhao Yiyi felt so beautiful!Fortunately, she was not dizzy yet, and immediately thought of something else, and when the deerskin was almost taken off and was just about to be cleaned, she asked a question.

"By the way, Dumb, have you cleaned up the blood on the way outside?"

"Oh, I forgot."

"Hurry up, you go get this first, otherwise the smell of blood will get into the ground, and it will be difficult to get rid of. By the way, take the sulfur powder with you, sweep and sprinkle all the way, I will clean up the blood in the yard, and you can take it out and pour it out later. Go down, remember, be careful, otherwise if a wild beast comes at night, the two of us will be finished."

"Hey, I'll go right now."

"Don't worry, just think about how you did it in the past, and how you do it now, and that's it."

"Hey, I see."

Zhao Dahu washed his hands in a hurry, wiped his hands carefully with sulfur, changed his blood-stained coat, soaked it in the water, and immediately went out with his things. He also went hunting with An Dalang I've been around for quite some time, and I've done this more than once to deal with the aftermath, so I naturally understand the truth here, even if I'm excited today, I'm still very cautious when I start.Walking back and forth on that road three times, even the trap was cleaned up again, lest the bloody smell inside would affect the future function of the trap, it took more than an hour to clean up, and it was finally finished.

Waiting to clean up and rush things, cut up the venison, hung it in the cave, and cleaned the yard. At this time, the two siblings realized that they were in a hurry to deal with the deer, and they didn't even eat lunch. Taking a look, she laughed, and Zhao Yiyi suddenly thought of An Dalang in her heart, thinking, if he was at home, why would she be in such a panic?Sure enough, this man has become his reliance!

(End of this chapter)