Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 62

"Here, I heard from my father that he is optimistic about it. There are many rocks behind this place, and it goes to the middle of the mountain. No matter how hard you beat it, it will not collapse. Now that I think about it, it is in the direction of the cave we have just cleaned up. Now, it can be seen that this area is full of stone mountains. If we dig here, we can dig any way we want. If we can open a house, it will be a good storage room. My father also thought about digging here. A house, make a room for me, and said that if it is opened out to see the direction of the stone, a house can be opened next to Dabao and his kang. In this way, like Uncle Lin and others, they can make several Room, turn this big house into a main room, daughter-in-law, this thing is really capable, I can do it now, I just need to buy a big hammer, there is still a month or two before the spring, hurry up and you can do it anyway Come out of the house!"

Oh, why don't I have such a brain!If it was opened earlier, wouldn't it be possible to have a separate room with my daughter-in-law sooner?The joy in An Dalang's heart!The whole body is full of energy. I have to say that a man with that kind of motivation is definitely a hardworking and good man!His face flushed with excitement.

The two-storey hut has not been seen yet, but multiple houses are just around the corner. An Dalang was so excited that he thought about buying a big hammer for dinner at night, which made Dabao and the others work hard. The house is really too small. For people who can see another cave with four spacious rooms for a long time, the space here is absolutely unbearable. Eating, cooking, everything in one room, not to mention the smell of pickles from time to time. , even the occasional smell of stinky feet is enough for them to hold their breath, isn't it!Humans are those who are constantly pursuing grades, and only with pursuit can progress be made!They are the kind of people who have aspirations.

Here, the An Dalang family seems to have let go of their thoughts of going into the deep mountains to kill wolves. On the other side, the county magistrate is driving up the town on the bullock cart driven by Uncle Liang, the village chief of Zhaojiawozi. He was talking about Zhao Dahu, and this Zhao Dahu was only ten years old, but he experienced the wolf disaster, which is rare in the Zhao family's nest, and he has become one of the people who must be promising in the future When the county magistrate asked about the wolf disaster, he couldn't help but talk about it.

"Speaking of which, the kid Duhu is also a hard-working person. His father is a famous bamboo craftsman in our village. His craftsmanship is not something the old man brags about. It is also one of the best in the town. When his father was alive, this kid could talk about life. Although it's not rich, it's not bad either. The only boy in the family always has enough food every day. There are still two acres of land in the family. His father and his mother are farming together. Sister, oh, the child who was married into the mountains was doing sundries at home. He had nothing else to do except chopping firewood every day. Even digging wild vegetables was done more by his sister, and this was the only thing in the village. Life is easier for kids."

Uncle Liang was sitting in the front of the car, feeling a little chilled by the cold wind. He couldn't help but gather up his clothes and rub his hands. This driving job has always been done by his eldest son since he got married, but this time It's the county magistrate, he didn't dare to let his son out, he was afraid that he might offend someone, so he had to do it by himself. It's not an easy job to drive a car in this cold weather!It's too cold, at least talking can make me feel better.

"A ten-year-old baby can be regarded as able to work if he can chop firewood."

Cai Butou followed and sat in the car together, saving some leg strength, so he naturally wanted to be lazy, who made him the leader!Being an official is a bit of a privilege, isn't it!

"That's right, his father only had this baby boy when he was 25, and he never gave birth to a second one. Isn't he just a baby? If this kid knows how to work, it's not like he's spoiled. It's a pity that such a life is not easy." After so many years, the ten-year-old baby has lost his father. His father has only been sick for a few months, and he has emptied his family. It's hard to figure it out, without the man who is the head of the household, the family will almost have no way of life. After the funeral, there is only one month's food left in the family. Tell me, these days, hey! The poor are sick Sorry."

Those yamen servants beside Uncle Liang's words felt sympathy when they heard it, isn't that the case, they are all children of poor families, who don't know the suffering here.

"The kid lost his father, and at the age of ten, he was about to start a family. It was embarrassing for him."

The county magistrate didn't say much, and someone beside him expressed his feelings, just nodded along.

"No, the family has no money and no food, so the two children can only keep digging wild vegetables, but it's autumn again, and they have to prepare for the winter. During that time, the family of three was very hard. Going up the mountain before dawn, chopping firewood, digging wild vegetables, a woman like his mother has to take care of the work in the field, and also tidy up the vegetable field, preparing to plant winter vegetables, but there is no day to eat enough, just thinking about saving more support A few days, in those days, everyone in the village felt sad, but we are not rich people, so how many days can we help if we help?"

Speaking of which, even if the county magistrate is familiar with poetry and books, he can't think of how to untie this knot.I couldn't help pricking up my ears and continuing to listen. This is the real life of ordinary people. As a first-time official, he naturally didn't understand it very well. He just wanted to listen more, so that he could learn more about the world. In the eyes of these high-ranking people, the family's struggle on the edge of life and death is just a story about understanding the world.

"Later, the child's third aunt made a matchmaker, and Re Xiaoli married his sister, and exchanged the bride price of a wild boar, that is, An Dalang. At that time, we all thought that this was their family's choice to survive the winter and survive. If you do this, you are the mountain people. This is a good family. Who is willing to marry their daughter to the mountain people? No land is not a family that lives for a long time. The life of the mountain people is even harder. Hunting sounds good, but the prey is not a life-threatening Well, no one in the mountains knows that many mountain people die young. But who would have thought, this time their family luck has arrived. That kid An Dalang is really a character, and he is definitely good at hunting! Because of this child, the Dahu family is now living a good life. The son-in-law brought all the food and clothing. The first time I got good meat, it was cheaper to sell it in the village than outside, and I often gave some jobs to the boys in the village to earn some rice, and the artisans in the village could also sell it through him. Items, let’s exchange some money!”

Speaking of this, Uncle Liang's face was also full of brilliance. This is the son-in-law of their village, and he even turned his head to Wang Daqi and said:
"Boys from the Wang family are the sons-in-law of our village. An Dalang can win the hearts of the old people in the village better than you. You have to work hard. Don't let your father-in-law dislike you one day."

After saying this, Wang Daqi immediately became the focus again, and a group of government servants who were walking bored burst into laughter. Fortunately, Wang Daqi had a thick skin, so he didn't feel embarrassed at all, he just laughed loudly and said:
"That's impossible. My husband's family treats me well! Who let me live up to them and let them have two more grandchildren! That's my skill!"

"Hahaha."

There was another burst of laughter, and even the county magistrate also laughed, and turned to ask Uncle Liang:

"What happened later! Then what happened to killing wolves?"

"What else could be going on? It's his sister's kindness. She thought that her younger brother was growing up and let him live there for a few days, so he could eat a few more meats. It's just that Dahu is also a motivated man. , thinking about learning skills, his father's skill as a bamboo craftsman, without his father's teaching, although he can do it well, he can't become a good player after all, so he turned to his brother-in-law to learn hunting. Have you stayed for a while, but his brother-in-law's family has two children, and his father's baby just died, and he wants to go back to participate in the Qiqi worship ceremony, so the kid simply lives at his brother-in-law's house to accompany his sister, this wolf disaster, just to catch up Fortunately, he has also learned some skills and has some talents. He can actually hunt two wolves. When he came back with wolf skins on his back that day, the whole village was alarmed, saying that this kid will be great in the future. Born to be a good hunter."

Uncle Liang also felt honored to have such a long-faced child in the village,
"That doesn't mean you can't enter the mountains if you kill the wolf!"

When the county magistrate suddenly asked such a question, Catcher Cai's heart shuddered, thinking to himself, I'm afraid the county magistrate doesn't believe that the wolf will hold grudges, so he wanted to ask a few more people to confirm!It's just that if you really don't believe it, why would you tell An Dalang not to let him go to the mountains in the morning?After thinking about it, he couldn't figure out what the county magistrate meant, and couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. This literati's mind is really unpredictable. He is a rough man, and he can't control so much. If you want to ask, just ask. Anyway, we didn't lie to you.

"No, wolves are the ones who hold grudges the most. After Dumb came back, I told him that if I want to hunt and learn skills in the future, I should fight in the back mountain, or directly in the front mountain in the south. Don't go in the direction of the deep mountains. If the wolves you let out come across, it's not a joke. He is a ten-year-old boy, and he can kill wolves. If it is really face to face, there is no way for him to survive. Fortunately, this child is obedient, otherwise the old man will be worried to death, and he is the only seedling in their family. Don't dare to make any mistakes, otherwise how can his mother live?"

Uncle Liang didn't know the meaning of the county magistrate, nor did he know what Catcher Cai was thinking. He just followed the words and let his thoughts out. It was rare for an official to listen to him, so he naturally had nothing to say. do not say.

After hearing this, Catcher Cai couldn't help but glanced at the county magistrate quietly, and saw that the county magistrate still didn't change his expression, as if he was just asking a question about eating, and he was very concerned about the new boss in his heart. The more careful the boss is, the less he sees his thoughts, the more powerful he is!This is the way of seeing people that Cai Tutou has summed up over the years!

The bullock cart creaked and creaked on the mountain road, and the people on the cart kept talking. After the story of the big tiger, the county magistrate asked many things about the mountains, some of which were common sense, and some of which were strange things in the mountains. The story seems to have not revealed anything about the killing of the wolf, but the shrewd Cai Butou gradually got some feeling. He felt that the county magistrate seemed to be gradually familiar with the matter through these inquiries. Dashan, slowly understand the situation of the people in these mountains.

Taking advantage of the adult's interest, he couldn't help but say more, such as the characteristics of the villages on the nearby hills, what kind of herbal village, what kind of hunting village, etc., and more importantly, Cai Tutou also shared these The population on the mountain made a statistic, and finally said helplessly:

"We are just a low-level county town. Although there are many villages, each one is not big. The smallest one has only 40 to [-] people, and the larger one has a population of only a hundred or so. It is the town, the place we are about to go to. , it’s only less than [-] people, and the county seat has only [-] people, and I feel blush when I say it. I heard that the population of the first town in those high-end counties is as large as our entire county. Hey, people in the mountains, It just can’t compare to those prosperous places!”

Who doesn't want to be envied and yearned for by everyone in their hometown, but they are born there. They are descendants of people in the mountains, so they have such confidence. They can still compare with others there. They can only stick to their roots and be honest. Actually, just live life.

After these words, almost all the people who followed wanted to sigh. They looked at the green mountains and green waters here, and they were all helpless!
(End of this chapter)