Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 51

After everyone returned to Anjia's cave again, drank hot water, warmed their bodies, and continued to work, the topic of everyone slowly talked about things around here. This was the first time Zhao Yiyi heard these things outside. things,

"Speaking of which, Wankou County is also the largest county in the vicinity. Hedu County on the other side of the river is not as good as ours. It is said to be an ancient ferry, but I heard from people in Xiaohe Town that many villages on the other side are now empty. It's also a lot less."

Wu Dashan loves to yell, and he can't stop talking about things, so he can't help but gossip, talking about the news he heard. He usually sells some prey in Xiaohe Town, because the sales there are better than Zhaojiawo in the east. The nearest Yuanshan Town is more expensive, and you can get more money, and there are more sources of news there.

"Ah, there is such a thing? Didn't the ancestors say that the other side is the Taoist Temple of the Hebo Temple? How can there be fewer and fewer people?"

Uncle Lin also has his own seller, which is the meat stall in Yuanshan Town. When An Dalang was young, he had contacted him when he lost his father as a teenager. He took An Dalang to hunt and also took him to the town to sell prey. The county to the north?It may be that after An Dalang grew up, because he once hunted wild boars and walked away from the county town, he slowly moved to the county town. After all, the prey consumed by a town is limited, and the most indispensable thing in this neighborhood is the Orion. He also wanted more money, so he could only go to a big place.It is also because the place where Uncle Lin sells is not prosperous enough, it is a town in the valley, so there is relatively little news about it.

Hearing Wu Dashan now, he was also surprised. In his memory, Hedu County on the other side of the river was a big county.

"What can I do? I heard it was a landslide a few years ago that split the middle of Hedu County into two, and the ground was cracked. People thought it was the anger of the mountain god, and many families moved."

Wu Dashan was very proud of Uncle Lin's surprise, and felt that he had a lot of face all of a sudden, because he had a lot of news and was really a well-informed person.

"Hey, I have to say, it was really good there originally, only there are four or five mountains in the east, there are a lot of fertile fields in the west, and a large forest in the north. Who doesn't say that the life there is good, the people are rich, and those who rely on the mountains, rely on Those who rely on water and land can have enough food, why such a disaster suddenly happened.”

Uncle Lin really knew about Hedu County, because their family came from the other side of the river. Although they hid here because of the war and offended people, it was still his father's generation there. Home!still have feelings,

"I heard people say that the magistrate of Hedu County was a remnant of the rebels, and that made the mountain god angry."

This news sounds far-fetched to Zhao Yiyi. When it comes to the war, it seems that it has been about 30 years from the beginning to the end, and it has been more than ten years since the end of the war. I'm afraid I knew it a few years ago, so there is no need for everyone to dare to walk around more.So it should be very peaceful here, why did they talk about the remnants at this moment, it is obviously a political strife.

"And this thing? If it is true, it is really possible. During the war, how many people died and how many houses were destroyed. those rich places."

As long as the people have food to eat, they don't care who the court is. On the contrary, those who fight, no matter how noble your reasons are, people always subconsciously reject them.There is no way, who let most of the people die are ordinary people!The poorer you are, the more bitter you are!
"No, we have a radius of hundreds of miles, no, it should be said that it is a radius of thousands of miles, and there are mountains everywhere. According to scholars, what is it called? Ah, yes, that is to say, this is a barren land, and there is no one in power. It seems that there are still so many disasters like this, not to mention the land, Hedu County is said to be the stopping place for the river to turn from the west to the north, so it is land."

Wu Dashan talked more and more vigorously, he even let go of the matter of dividing the meat and removing the bones in his hands, and he was almost dancing. It was his younger brother, Wu Dalin grabbed his hand and handed over half a piece of pork. Only then did he stop his movement, everyone wanted to laugh, Wu Dashan was also a little embarrassed, he simply coughed and changed the subject,
"Well, Dalang, do the vendors you contact go north or west?"

"To the north! It is said to be near the capital city. I heard that it goes north along the river and passes through three or four county towns, and then arrives at the state capital, and then travels southeast. It takes about five or six days to sail along the river and arrive at the capital city. The southernmost boundary."

An Dalang had thought about this question a long time ago, and even the person he was looking for was so standard, where he could be asked casually, his face didn't change, and his hands kept moving.

"If you say that, it's no wonder that the things you got are exquisite. They are actually good things in the state capital and the capital. We have reached the great blessing."

Uncle Lin, on the other hand, became more happy when he heard that it was from such a big place, and continued:

"Dalang, it's settled. Why don't you help me get a set of bows and arrows? Your bow looks better than ours, and it has a longer range. I'm afraid it won't break easily!"

"Hey, I happen to be going in a few days. Let's go and have a look. If someone else has a new one, I'll get it for you first. We still have some wolf skins that are easy to sell, and they can be worth a lot of money!"

An Dalang naturally agreed, his own bow and arrow can only be sold at 500 yuan in the shop, a wolf skin, a deer skin can be sold for this price, it is really not expensive, but in reality, this wolf skin is the best, It's only 1 or 2 taels of silver. The price looks high, but it's out of proportion to the shop.To exchange bows and arrows, it takes five or six wolf skins. Of course, according to Zhao Yiyi's calculations, one wolf skin is sold to the system and replaced with a silver bracelet and a silver ring. With more money, it is no less than outside, and it saves the effort of drilling.It is enough to exchange two wolf skins for bows and arrows, and there are many more, which is the most cost-effective.

"If you don't tell me, I forgot. Your aunt still wants to make the lining of the clothes with this wolf fur. Looking at it this way, it's better to change the bow and arrow first. The last battle, but I won it. I gave it to your aunt's family." Zhang used the second baby's grandfather as a mattress, but there are nine of them in the family! When they are replaced, there will be enough left over."

Uncle Lin suddenly realized that he was confused, but he didn't expect such a huge sum of money, it would be a waste to make clothes!
On the other hand, Zhao Yiyi was taken aback this time, it was the first time she knew that her home was not too far from the capital!But which capital is this capital?Chang'an?Beijing?Luoyang?According to this Northland, it seems that there are only a few of them!Oh, no, there are also Yin Ruins, etc., but this is to see what era it is, and secondly, to know whether this is the earth, or whether it is an overhead or a parallel space, all of which, Zhao Yiyi has no idea I don't know, the disadvantages of the mountain people!The news is actually too occluded.

Fortunately, no matter that dynasty or that space, to her, she is just the most unobtrusive woman in this era, a small, undeveloped mountain area, no matter what it looks like outside, to her In terms of life, sincerity doesn't have much influence, so what if you know it?Can she change the dynasty?Or can it affect the course of history?It is impossible, so it is best to be yourself honestly and live a good life!

"Dalang, your mother-in-law's house is not far from here, right?"

Wu Dashan suddenly asked An Dalang a question that no one knew what it meant, which attracted everyone's attention.

"Yes, go faster, but it's just over an hour."

Who doesn't know where Zhao's nest is?What does this mean?
"In that case, you might as well go there in a while, set up the soil embryo, and let them deliver it tomorrow morning. We can help you with some work tomorrow. Let's see the weather. We won't be able to go back today. I have to stay at your house for another night, so I might as well do some work before leaving tomorrow morning. If there are too many people coming tomorrow, the cave can be cleaned up in a day, and I can go to sell meat at that time with peace of mind. It’s not good, it’s okay to just use the meat to set the salary directly, and the earthen money is also possible. Storytellers often say that soldiers are expensive, and we have to hurry up. There are not many days before the Chinese New Year. You still have to go to the county seat It's a lot of work!"

Although Wu Dashan said a bit domineeringly, but the meaning is very good. He offered to help with the work. This is probably because An Dalang is a bit busy doing things alone and wants to help. Even Uncle Lin thinks it is reasonable. It seems a little unethical for me to let go of everything, if I can do some work tomorrow, even if I can't finish it in a day, at least I have contributed.

Hearing what they said, An Dalang felt that it made sense, so he nodded, thinking that tomorrow he would go to Zhao's house and buy the soil embryos, so he would naturally have to ask someone to pick them out. The person who picked things was hired to do the job too. This time the amount of soil embryo was larger. It would not be possible without more than a dozen or twenty people. Waiting for people to arrive, wouldn't it be faster for these people to do things!Using meat as wages, two catties a day is enough for one person. There is one wild boar here, half from the Wu family, and one from the Lin family. In this way, two and a half pigs have three to four hundred catties of meat, which can be used for cooking. Twenty catties, forty catties are needed for wages, the soil embryo is only twenty boxes at most, fifty catties of meat is enough, and more than half of the pork can be left over, at least seven sets of bedding, pots and bowls are not rare , it seems to others that it is very expensive, no matter how poor it is, I am afraid that it will not be able to buy without a hundred catties of pork, but it does not cost much at home.

"That's fine. I'll go there in a while. Just invite a few more people. One day is enough. Just give more meat. Let's get it done earlier, so you can come here earlier. When I come back at night, I will bring Bring some soil embryos, let’s make some at night, so we can spend less time tomorrow.”

(End of this chapter)