Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 59

A dinner plus a breakfast, actually gave 2 taels and 4 qian, this business is really easy to do!Although there were a lot of people here, and most of them were strong men who could eat, Zhao Yiyi's family was still very happy. Who made them cheap!

In the morning, before dawn, Zhao Yiyi got up and started cooking. They gave such a good price, so naturally they couldn't be dissatisfied with the food, right?Thirty steamed buns with cabbage and pork are for those yamen servants who want to catch their heads. If you want to add broken rice porridge, sour bamboo shoots and pickles, it is already enough for them to eat, and it is still a rare good meal!As for the two officials, that is of course another treatment, not that they can't eat those meat buns, anyway, they are made of white flour, which is decent enough, but it always makes people feel that they are treated at a higher level, isn't it!Two egg pancakes, ten shumai with shiitake mushrooms and minced meat, two bowls of lean meat porridge, plus a plate of cold sour bamboo shoots, delicate enough to satisfy.

Of course, what's more important is that after An Dalang went over with two big baskets, he took advantage of the time when the big guys were eating, and under Cai Butou's guidance, he began to talk about the things in the nearby mountains. distribution, the habits of various animals, and finally the last wolf disaster.

"That time was really dangerous. I was not at home with my child. There was only my daughter-in-law and her brother, a ten-year-old doll. There were more than 100 wolves! When I heard the news, I almost lost my soul. At that time, I was still with the brothers of the Wu family, and it was more than half a day's journey from home."

An Dalang talked about the wolf disaster like a story, and it was the first time he faced his feelings at the time like this. He was immersed in it, and the audience put down their meals and listened silently They are all children from people in the mountains. The one who doesn’t know the power here is the county magistrate. After hearing more than 100 wolves, facing this child and a woman, he was also a little panicked, thinking that if he was himself, then at that time What should I do?
"Fortunately, they lit the fire. Uncle Lin saw the smoke. With this, we can at least tell ourselves that people are still alive. As long as the fire doesn't go out, we can have hope. Uncle Lin, I, the Wu Family Brother, second baby, and the third uncle of the Qin family, six of them, the youngest second baby is only 12 years old, and they rushed here like crazy, walking all the way, killing all the way, just thinking about killing a few more."

There were tears in An Dalang's eyes. Thinking about it now, how dangerous would it be for six people to face so many wolves? The superiors said that he owed these people, he owed their lives!If it weren't for them, my daughter-in-law and Dahu would have disappeared long ago!It was me, who had encountered such a big event, if he only wanted to save people and only wanted to kill them back, he might be gone. After all, he is only one person, how many can he kill!
"Wolves, have always been the most cunning, harder to deal with than foxes, because they are always used to fighting in groups, trapping, confusing, devious, and know everything. The whole night is like playing hide-and-seek, physically and mentally exhausted, but Finally, there are not small gains. We killed 35 wolves, and each of us was injured. We rushed to the bottom of the mountain in the early morning with difficulty. Seeing that the mountain was still on fire, I really wanted to cry at the time. Finally, They caught up, and they were still alive, but immediately, they heard howling wolves and saw more than one fire, and only then did they know that the wolves had already besieged them, and when we arrived, the gate of the yard was surrounded Six wolves, big tiger, my wife's younger brother, used traps, bows and arrows, and killed two of them. My wife built several fires at the door, just to confront the wolves. The two of them were almost two. I didn't sleep at night, just holding on like this, just thinking about waiting for me to come back. After killing two wolves and scaring away the remaining two, all of us are exhausted and can't hold on any longer."

What An Dalang said was actually not complicated, he just told the general situation, but it was enough to make everyone amazed. "

"Nearly forty! No wonder the pack of wolves went back to the mountains after that day. They killed nearly one-third of them, and these wolves lost a lot. Well done, An Dalang, you all It's a good job."

Catcher Cai patted An Dalang on the shoulder heavily. He was not a county magistrate, he only heard the number, and thought it sounded a lot. He really knew what kind of strength this number represented.As far as he is concerned, if he is allowed to deal with it, it is not bad if one person can kill four or five, but each of these people may have a record of more than six. Sure enough, the hunters in the mountains should not be underestimated!

"It's because of the huge losses! Later, I took a closer look with other people. On the way to the south, most of the people we killed were from the same ethnic group. At most, there were only two ethnic groups. The wolves from six Seven wolves ranged from thirty to thirty, but never exceeded this number. Presumably we only killed the first ones to come out of the mountain. And the besieging of the woman and child at home was only a small group, probably a marginal group of wolves That kind, we calculated, it is estimated that other wolves are watching. Without these wolves, if they go back to the mountains, they can already survive, so they retreat. After all, this is not their territory. They know very well that in Without knowing how much they will have to pay, they are always unwilling to easily compromise their own clansmen. It’s just that after this, the few of us don’t have to think about hunting in the deep mountains for at least five or six years. Otherwise, That's pure death."

An Dalang knew the purpose of Cai Tutou asking him to tell these stories, so he naturally added such a sentence at the end. The county magistrate was a little puzzled by what An Dalang said about the wolves:
"What did you say? Listen, my lord, how can this wolf be so smart? Watching other tribes die, is it a fisherman's profit?"

The county magistrate hadn't noticed the meaning of An Dalang's last sentence. He only heard the theory of the ethnic group, and he was a little puzzled, but this doubt did not need to be explained by An Dalang. Cai Butou could answer:

"I don't know, my lord. Many times, wolves are no different from humans. According to what An Dalang said, it makes sense. It's like our fishermen on the big river. They go out fishing in a family and a boat. There were not enough fish in the waters, so we had to continue to go elsewhere. As a result, we crossed the boundary and reached the dangerous shoal. The first few boats capsized without catching any fish. What would the rest of the fishermen do? Naturally Is it right to go back quickly? Anyway, there are still some fish in the original waters of my family, so that there is no harvest, let alone a few boats, and the rest can be shared equally, and each family can earn more. There are many, but it is just kindness, and I have a little more sympathy for those who are in distress, but wolves are different. There are fights between different families from time to time. If someone from another family dies, there will be no sad meaning there, and they only think about their own family. It’s just that they are also clansmen anyway, so they will also remember what the people who killed the clansman looked like and what smell they were. If these people entered their territory that day, then they would definitely call other wolves to gather Killing these enemies who threatened their lives one by one is just revenge."

What Cai Butou said was very vivid and ingenious. It not only solved the county magistrate's doubts, but also brought up An Dalang's words about not being able to enter the mountains, and deliberately blurred this The time limit for entering the mountain, which obviously exaggerated the power of it, made the county magistrate stunned.Staring at his eyes, he couldn't believe it.Turning to look at other people, I saw those yamen servants and head catchers, seeing the county magistrate looking over, they also nodded in agreement, only then did they realize that this was actually true, and couldn't help sighing:
"I didn't expect it! These beasts actually have such wisdom, but beasts are beasts after all, cold-blooded, ruthless!"

Why didn't you mention the fact that you can't enter the mountain?Catcher Cai was a little anxious, his hint was obvious, why didn't this scholar turn around, because he couldn't hear the point of what he said.Turning to look at the county magistrate, I wondered if I should say a few more words?But don't let them go to the mountains to fight wolves in the end, there are only a few of them!We are a barren and inferior county, and there are not many brothers in the yamen. I didn't see that he had to work part-time as the head of the yamen even if he was a head catcher!Not to mention the Orion, the crooked and crooked are all relatives, and they are all poor relatives, and every one of them is not very easy to do, so he doesn't want to die.

But when he turned around, what he saw was the county magistrate's calm and somewhat excessive eyes. For some reason, he couldn't say anything for a while, so he could only turn around and continue eating his breakfast, but Wang Daqi looked at him. The atmosphere was a bit wrong, so I hurriedly said,
"My lord, Xiaohu Village is just a day away from here. I guess we will either eat at Zhaojiawozi at noon in the morning, or go to the town to eat at one hour in the evening. What do you think is the arrangement?"

"Let's go directly to the town. We have a lot to eat this meal, and we can support it a little bit more. There are mostly poor people in the village, so don't bother, just go around. By the way, it's not as good as the Zhao family's nest. It seems to be closer."

The county magistrate seems to have some impressions of the nearby villages and roads. I don't know if he read the map or heard it from someone. No matter how he knows it, the words are very popular.

An Dalang didn't know if he had achieved his goal by saying so much, but he had said everything he needed to say, and he had achieved his goal. After all, the county magistrate didn't say anything, so he must let them go to the deep mountains, right? It's not easy to pick something to say, even if he could say it, he wouldn't dare!He is a common man, what would he say to adults and officials?Since ancient times, the Chinese have always respected and kept officials at arm's length. The maxim that people don't fight with officials has almost penetrated into their bones. What can they ask? After hearing the county magistrate's inquiry, he just replied:

"Adults, you are just walking. It's not very good if you don't have strong feet. The adults hurt their feet. It's not good to be too tired. I thought to myself, it's better to go to Zhaojiawozi, and then let the village chief take you in a bullock cart." After you leave, go directly to the town, find a doctor to take a look, so that you can recuperate, stay overnight, wait for your feet to get better, and then go to Xiaohu Village tomorrow."

This is probably the most courageous suggestion that An Dalang can say, and it is just because the adult is a wounded person, he gave a little suggestion.

(End of this chapter)