Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 55

This year's Chinese New Year really made everyone very happy and satisfied. Speaking from afar, Zhaojiawozi was happy because they were very satisfied with this year's meat. With An Dalang's cheap meat supply, in Canada Those lads went to An Dalang’s house to earn wages, helped An Dalang buy things, made handicrafts and sold them to An Dalang. Almost every family in the village could eat meat for two meals and get some coarse grains. I can barely eat enough, what a surprise!Such a son-in-law was really picked up, and for a while, he even brought Zhao Qian's family some status in the village, and Zhao Dahu was also considered to be a type of person who would be promising in the future.

The people in Dingshan Village even farther away are also satisfied, and the Chinese New Year is not over yet!One of the jobs for next year will be fixed. An Dalang has ordered a lot of stone bars. As long as they are transported, one stone bar can be exchanged for a liter of broken rice. This price is really exciting. Anyone who is strong in the village , They all want to earn this money!Anyway, it is for yard repairs and road repairs, so there must be a lot of usage, and it can meet the needs of everyone in the big guys without fighting.

The people in Tieshan Village are more satisfied. Uncle Dabao and the others are really nice people!When the two children came, they all saw them. This child has gained weight, and he no longer looks as thin as before, and his face looks much better. What does this mean?It means that the children of the Qian family are treated as if they were their own in the uncle's house!This made the clan elders very satisfied with An Dalang, not to mention that An Dalang brought some broken rice to the widowed and lonely old people in the clan, good man!

The Wu family of four and the Lin family of four were more satisfied. They lived in the newly built cave next to An Dalang's house for a full ten days. It's a great enjoyment, especially for women, who doesn't like to be clean!Who doesn't want to wash clothes in hot water in winter!It's all here.The new cave is also good, although it is a bit drafty, but it is a new house, a new kang, and warm bedding, they live very comfortably.They are not lazy, they live comfortably, and naturally work hard. They helped An Dalang do a lot of work, and cleaned up the ground in the yard. As long as the stone strips are put on it next year, the yard will be fine. It's as tidy as the entrance of An's own house.

Not to mention, this year is a year of wolves and wild boars. The harvest at home is really good. Not only is there more food, but also more money. Food and clothing are the most important things in basic necessities. The owner immediately thought of making clothes, especially children's clothes.Not to mention that Anjia has a way to buy cheap cloth, which saves them a lot of expenses, what a beautiful color, and how meticulous weavers are.The pink one is pulled up two feet to make a gown for the flowers. The blue is so pretty, and it looks so good on boys. Black is the most resistant to dirt. Make it with green, and it’s just right for men to wear it for hunting.Eating meat, wearing new clothes, and sleeping warmly, how can you not be happy on such a day!
The children were happier, although Zhao Qian and Zhao Dahu still didn't come here before the Chinese New Year, the reason was that there was no reason for the Yue's family to go to the son-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year, which would make people talk, and they could only stay for a few days after the second day of the new year.But Dabao, Erbao, Lin Erwa, Lin Huaer, and Wu Dashan's son, 6-year-old Tiedan, the five children are still very happy. They are always alone and playing with themselves. How can there be such a lively scene? when?Where are there so many partners?This really makes them excited.

For ten days in a row, whether it was the earthen stove of An Dalang's family or the newly built stove, they were all busy, and they seemed to be emitting fragrance all the time. Every meal was full of people, There is another table of people on the kang table, not to mention how much more popular, even the atmosphere of rushing to eat makes people feel happy.

Although Dabao and Erbao felt a little uncomfortable about having an aunt who was younger than him—Lin Huaer, at least they still had a brother who was an iron egg, which at least made them more balanced.They can no longer care about seniority. Of course, this is because those who are superior to him and grab food from them treat them well, and they will not give in to fights or anything.

Uncle Lin is even happier, because he has a new bow and arrow, which is a good thing made of good iron that makes people greedy. He really didn't expect that An Dalang, a real kid, would use his own wolf skin to help him change things first. He was really moved when he came back!But this thing is really worth it!After trying twice in a row, Uncle Lin saw nothing else in his eyes. He thought to himself, if there was this thing during the wolf disaster, he might be able to hunt and kill two more wolves!This must be kept well, it is an absolute weapon!
The women are busy with housework, cooking, and making clothes. The children are collecting firewood, digging yams, and doing things while playing, while the men are going out. The Wu family brothers look at the envious Very, I have to try it no matter what, I think I will buy a set next year, and this time I go out to try it out, it is a few days of archery competitions. The prey was either rabbit or pheasant, which brought the food at home to another level.Chicken soup has always been a great tonic!Everyone likes to drink, no!

In this era, there seems to be no activities to worship the Stove King, and there is no series of year-end date arrangements, but just like this, Zhao Yiyi is still very busy and dizzy. The reason is very simple. The food she cooks is delicious. Aunt Lin wanted to learn a few more skills, so she followed suit step by step, and let her become a chef by herself.Fortunately, it was only a few days, and those two women who were considered good cooks had already got their hands on the door and were able to cook some simple dishes, which made Zhao Yiyi relax a bit and speed up. There is no need to wander around the stove all day long.

Several children have new clothes, but this year, Dabao Erbao did not make new clothes, even An Dalang and Zhao Yiyi did not make new clothes, the reason is very simple, almost all the clothes on their bodies were made within a month or two. They are new clothes in themselves, so there is no need to bother to redo them. Secondly, neither An Dalang nor Zhao Yiyi want to be too eye-catching. Their current life, to put it bluntly, is not worse than the village head's house in the village. Well, if you are ostentatious like this, it's a bit of a troublesome posture, and it's really not worth it.

Dabao and Erbao are not the kind of ignorant children. They saw that their partners had new clothes, but they were just happy for them. They smiled and praised a few words, and then they reached out to touch the clothes on their bodies. Grinning, they are also new, and not only new, but also new from top to bottom, new shoes, new pants, even new underwear, or two sets, for them to change and wash.The clothes I wore outside still had rabbit fur inside, which was newly sewn by my aunt, but it was warm.When their parents were alive, they couldn't wear such good clothes!New clothes without patches have always been the most extravagant and most beautiful dream for children in the mountains and poor families!So in this winter, the children's happy snot can bubble up!
Maybe this kind of year is so beautiful and perfect, it's like dreaming, like being envied by God, and it didn't take long before there was bad news. When someone from Xiaohu Village went up the mountain to collect firewood, he let Shenshan The wolf that came out of it was killed, and the news spread to almost everyone as if it had grown wings.Seventh Uncle, who came to deliver the message, couldn't help frowning when he saw the sudden silence on everyone's face.

"I reckon that it may be that the disaster in the deep mountains was really severe this time. Many animals escaped and the wolves couldn't get enough to eat, so they came out to hunt for food several times. It's just like this now. If the snow melts What about the time? So what will happen? In previous years, this time was the most dangerous time, so now, wouldn’t we have to worry about it for half a year?”

Xiaohu Village is not far from Zhaojiawozi!Can't help but they don't worry!As an old hunter, Uncle Lin is the most experienced person here. He didn't know the truth of what Uncle Qi said, so he also started worrying.

"It's terrible! There are not only wolves in the deep mountains, but seven or eight mountain tops! There are tigers and leopards on the outermost periphery. I don't know how many powerful things will be inside. I heard the old man say it. I have seen a boa constrictor with the thickness of a human arm, and a wild boar! If all these things come down, the villages around us will be gone."

As Uncle Lin said, he pouted and tried to think about the things he had heard about the deep mountains. He has been a mountain dweller for so many years, and spent most of his time hunting on his own territory. He has never done it before. What a passionate thing, and naturally I have no experience of going to the deep mountains, but not having been there doesn't mean I don't know anything!The life of mountain people is more difficult than that of ordinary hunters. Naturally, they hunt more times. The more times they hunt, the more natural experience. Some of the experience passed down from their ancestors, many of them are directly exchanged for human lives, and there are also people with other interests. In exchange, Uncle Seven would come over to deliver a message, firstly to remind him, and secondly because he wanted to know something about the deep mountains.

"This is not what I am most worried about. There is also news that this matter has been reported to the government. Some people say that the government will probably organize nearby hunters to hunt wolves in the deep mountains. If this is true, the rest of us can say Some, but what should you guys do! Last time I killed a lot! If this is also selected, wouldn’t it be sent to the door by yourself? If they let them stare at them and bite them, where are they? A chance to live!"

(End of this chapter)