Rural life in America

Chapter 163 The Contest Between Weng and Son-in-Law ([-])

Zhang Hao was elated, and he returned with a full load; with the harvest of two rabbits and a pheasant, his efficient hunting results surprised Mark; Came back with three prey.

But Mark was not to be outdone, he had already set up the camp; boiled water and ground coffee.

I have to admit that although the husband and son-in-law went out to hunt, they enjoyed it very much; they brought the coffee machine, and they didn't intend to 'struggle' at all, they were enjoying life.

While sipping coffee, Mark saw Zhang Hao go to the creek to clean up the pheasants and hares; simply handle them, sprinkle a little seasoning, wrap them in tin foil and bake them.After all, in the mountains, it is impossible to bring a full set of cooking utensils, and naturally it is impossible to cook such an exquisite and delicious meal.

After finishing all this work, Zhang Hao smiled triumphantly; he knew that many more traditional Americans like men with hands-on ability, because the labor cost in the United States is very high, because this will make them more manly.

It is very important for many men to be able to simply repair water pipes, cars or lawn mowers, and have a relatively complete set of tools.They can't just hire someone to fix whatever they encounter, and they can't make themselves look like they can't handle the "housework" at home except for work and making money. They will care about their hands-on ability.

Zhang Hao's performance really satisfied Mark. After taking a sip of coffee, Mark said: "Boy, you are better than I imagined. I have to admit that you are a great boy, but you know that I treat you badly." There will be favor; you might bring happiness to Tina, but to me you're just a bastard who took my precious daughter."

Zhang Hao smiled proudly, and he said confidently, "This is not something you can control. She needs a reliable boyfriend and someone who can bring her happiness. Obviously, I am that person."

Mark snorted coldly. He admitted that what Zhang Hao said was very reasonable, but he still felt quite uncomfortable; the reason, of course, was because 'whoever has a daughter knows'!
I hope that my daughter will have a good home, but when I think that my precious daughter will leave me, it must be very sad.

After chatting for a while, having a simple lunch and taking a rest, Weng and his son-in-law continued to set off; Zhang Hao became proud and showed off his little friend with confidence.

"Lobo is a great lad. He can help me catch prey. We don't have to worry about prey escaping. As long as you hit it. My marksmanship is not bad, I can guarantee that I and them are the best A good partner. Huahua is also very powerful, it can find prey; and you know, those animals will not be too vigilant against it, so our hunting efficiency has increased a lot."

Seeing Zhang Hao's complacent look, Mark said angrily, "You don't understand the true meaning of hunting at all. You should understand that what we enjoy is not only the moment when we hit the prey, but also the moment when we rely on some traces." The process of finding those prey. Boy, you emphasize the result too much, and you ignore the beauty of the process."

He admits that what Mark said is very reasonable, but Zhang Hao thinks that Mark often says grapes are sour when he can't eat grapes, which must be the reason!
It lacks the process of searching for prey with clues, which is indeed less fun; but what Zhang Hao enjoys more is "teamwork", which is the process of his guys working together to hunt prey together in this process.

The proud Zhang Hao can achieve some results, he can be proud; because his little friends have done well, because Luobo and Huahua are not just mischievous, they are very smart and have excellent learning ability .

This also makes Zhang Hao more motivated. He must bring these smart little guys to the "right way"; there are many examples of Huahua and Luobo going astray.
As for delicious food and laziness, these are trivial things, and such things are common problems on the ranch; if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, Zhang Hao has not taken the lead to do a good job, so it is really hard to expect his little brothers to be good boys up.

"Huahua, don't fly too far, I'm right behind you, or you won't be able to find anyone. Remember to go straight, don't run around!"

Huahua was about to fly away, but Zhang Hao still couldn't help reminding Huahua loudly; Huahua used to be very homely, and stayed at home all day without moving, at most, he just walked around the door of the house.

But now it's good, I learned how to fly, and luckily I can't fly too far when I'm at home; I don't know that this guy is a little out of control when he is in the mountains, he always wants to run farther, and he can't stay idle.

Patting Luobo, Luobo is more reliable, "Luobo, follow Huahua, don't let it get lost."

Huahua and Luobo ran away, saying they were going to the front to find the way, but Zhang Hao always felt that these two guys wanted to go out to play. Sensible, but also more and more naughty typical!

If you want to go out to play, go out and play, there will be no danger, Zhang Hao can go to support at any time; also because these two guys have a certain ability to protect themselves, this is not a virgin forest, there are not many beasts or birds of prey .

Mark said he was an experienced old hunter, and he had indeed hunted several times, but compared to an old hunter like Greg, there must be a big gap, and his experience may not be much better than that of Zhang Hao.

So it failed again, and Mark was deeply shocked; he swore that there was a rock goat nearby, but he was beaten in the face after a careful search; let alone the rock goat now, he didn't even see any more wool.

Anyway, Zhang Hao firmly does not think the tuft of wool he saw earlier is wool. Although Zhang Hao has never raised sheep, nor has he seen this magical species that is said to inhabit steep hillsides and cliffs above the tree line, but Zhang Hao still 'acquainted' with wool, he knew that the tuft of wool he saw earlier might belong to antelope.

There should be antelope here, the pronghorn that runs extremely fast; I am looking forward to it. Although such pronghorn is now under certain protection, it is also the main hunting target of the American hunting industry.

Still couldn't find it, Huahua and Luobo ran back several times, saw rabbits and pheasants, they ran back excitedly to call the boss.But they must be very disappointed, because Zhang Hao did not follow the past to kill those prey, making Huahua and Luobo feel like heroes are useless.

It was a depressing afternoon, because Zhang Hao and Mark didn't have many valuable discoveries at all; they saw a lot of rabbits and pheasants, but they didn't want to kill them every time.

Of course, in the evening, Zhang Hao finally made a move. Hua Hua happily ran to find rabbits and pheasants, and Luo Bo also rushed to fetch those prey full of fighting spirit, and they finally showed their skills.

Zhang Hao came back with three rabbits and four pheasants. On his shoulder stood a parrot that shouted "Huahua is awesome"; under his feet was a black gray wolf with "bouncing and jumping". The teamwork was excellent.

According to the radio command, Zhang Hao found the camp set up by Mark; it was really nice, a small open highland in Linxi.The water source can be guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about heavy rain and mountain torrents, because this is stream water, or even spring water.

Mark proudly pointed to the tent that was set up and said, "Boy, I heard that you are not good at setting up tents. I can finish it in 15 minutes. It doesn't matter if it is bigger. Boy, you need to learn more, I know You love the outdoors, you love hunting, and that's a skill you have to master, unless you don't want to sleep in a warm sleeping bag."

Zhang Hao was speechless. He knew that he had indeed lost this time. He was really not very good at setting up tents; he could set them up, but it was laborious and time-consuming.

Mark won and was even more proud, "I have prepared enough firewood, we don't need to worry about running out of fire at night. They are all there, and I can be sure they will burn easily. By the way, I have washed the potatoes and beef Now, the water is boiled. You can take a bath, it will be very refreshing, I've got it."

What else can I say, meeting this old man with a strong desire to win, Zhang Hao can only accept such nagging; I guess Mark is also holding back hard, and the two of them didn't shoot a single shot after entering the mountain. A way to show the demeanor of an old hunter.

In addition, Zhang Hao hit some rabbits and pheasants with flying stone stunts. Zhang Hao proved his strength anyway; also because Zhang Hao is physically strong, he naturally has an advantage in physical fitness. Hao is still in good spirits.

To complain is to complain, but Zhang Hao will not make himself uncomfortable; after running on the mountain for a day, he is also sweating.It's good to take a little shower, at least it will be quite refreshing; anyway, the camp has already been set up, there is no need to continue on the road, and you can start to prepare for rest.

Mark, who was humming, continued to burn water and roast meat; although he was constantly comparing and competing with Zhang Hao, Mark was not the kind of person who made trouble out of no reason.He was unhappy with Zhang Hao, just because he felt uncomfortable at the thought of Christina living with Zhang Hao, and because of the "opposition" of identities, in fact, he still had a good impression of Zhang Hao.

While eating barbecue, Zhang Hao and Mark were also chatting. Now that they are free, there are only the two of them, so they can have a good chat.Also because Zhang Hao and Christina have been together for more than half a year, some topics can be discussed in depth.

"Hao, I know that you and Tina have a very good relationship, and I like Xixi very much. But, have you ever thought that if you and Tina get married, will you have children? Can you balance Xixi and the relationship between you and Tina? A relationship between Tina's children?"

When this topic was brought up, it really had some depth, so of course it had to be answered seriously; although Zhang Hao and Christina hadn't talked about this topic, it didn't mean Zhang Hao hadn't thought about it.

Speaking of which, Zhang Hao still has some confidence.

(End of this chapter)