Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 660 Who is willing to give in? Let’s go straight to Laoniugou and start fighting!
The cafeteria was bustling with activity.

After hearing what Zheng Yunlong said, everyone was ready to go, eager to show their skills!

At that time, Xu Ning narrowed his eyes and looked at the people sitting in groups at the dining table. Li Fuqiang beside him approached and asked, "What's up, brother?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking that if all these people want to be the first, then what are we doing? Even my father has to avoid the limelight, so what are they doing?"

This group of people who hunt in the mountains have a spirit of not admitting defeat in their bones. Originally, Xu Ning did not want to win the first place for the 200 yuan. He just wanted to run for three days in a row and kill as many animals as possible, which would be considered as reporting to the forest farm. Besides, they are not short of money and clothes. If they try too hard to kill animals and get injured, it will not be worth it.

However, after hearing what everyone in the cafeteria said, Xu Ning felt a sense of comparison in his heart.

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "Then let's play! First we need to get the first place in points and put 200 yuan in our pocket!"

Guan Lei and Wang Hu nodded, and Xu Ning said with a smile: "This game also depends on luck. If our idea is good, we can encounter livestock when we enter the mountains. If the idea is bad, we can't even see the livestock."

"Then what else is there to say..."

Zheng Yunlong, who was standing on a wooden block, saw everyone whispering and making a lot of noise, so he clapped his hands twice to stop them from whispering.

"You guys should give the animals you hunt down to the poor households in the village. We won't let the poor households take them for free. The forest farm will arrange for them to go into the mountains to pull 500 kilograms of firewood for your family, and put them all on your own firewood pile, so that you don't have to run around in the mountains and have no time to take care of your family..."

Someone in the audience clapped their hands and exclaimed, "Oh my god, it has to be Secretary Zheng, he really thought of everything!"

"That's right. Pulling firewood isn't tiring, it's just exhausting! Now it's better. Someone is helping with the work."

"..."

Zheng Yunlong felt very proud when he heard their praise. Although the idea came from Xu Ning, he was the one who conveyed the words, so naturally everyone would give him the credit.

Xu Ning was not emotional. After all, Zheng Yunlong provided a lot of convenience to the Xu family. This was mutual. If Xu Ning did not provide any value, would Zheng Yunlong be able to call him uncle and nephew? Maybe he would do so for Yang Yusheng's sake, but that was not sincere.

"One last word! The forest farm hopes that everyone will pay attention to safety. If you are not sure about something, don't move forward. Run if you can! Our forest farm security department is on duty on the mountain road, and there are also people driving around. If you beat the animals and drag them directly to the mountain road, they will see you and pull you to the forest farm!"

"Be sure to pay attention to safety, safety first, safety first!"

Zheng Yunlong repeatedly stressed safety because he was really afraid that someone would get hurt or lose their life during the hunting. If that happened, it would be his dereliction of duty as the secretary, because the hunting was organized by the forest farm, so who was the spokesperson for the forest farm? Him.

Everyone responded happily, and everyone had a smile on their face, which showed that Zheng Yunlong's words made them very happy.

Then, Zheng Yunlong pointed at Xiao Liu beside him and said, "I won't waste time. You guys line up and fill your lunch boxes first, save them for lunch on the mountain, and then go to the door to draw lots with him. There are places written on the lot paper, and you go to the place you draw. Don't run around without permission, otherwise if you beat up other people's animals, how will you calculate your points? Do you understand?"

"I see! It seems to be about the same as last year..."

"Understand……"

As they responded, they took out lunch boxes from their cloth bags and headed towards the food counter. While waiting in line, the group of people were still discussing military coats, cotton-padded shoes and cotton-padded jackets. It seemed that these things attracted them more. Of course, things related to money would attract more attention!

"Forget about the first one. How many dogs do you have? Look at Xiao Xu Pao. He has more than 10 dogs in total, including Xu Pao's blue wolf and Lao Chang's black wolf. These two dogs can tie up an old sow weighing more than 200 kilograms!"

"So what? If I kill two black bears, everything will come out."

Wang Linhai said, "That's not good. What's the use of more than 10 dogs? It's the final say that we can only catch the animals. We all have weapons in our hands, so who will obey us?"

"What's the use of you not accepting it? Xiao Xupao killed so many black bears last winter, and this spring he hunted a 700-pound pig king and a 1000-pound brown bear. Can you do it? If you want to do it, go find Xiao Xupao."

"When he was outside just now, he got spit all over his face by the loud speaker. He didn't even dare to smell anything."

"Hahaha……"

Wang Linhai looked at the people chattering and said unhappily, "I don't want to chat with you ignorant people!"

"You know, you have a hair..."

Wang Linhai did not respond. He put the food into a cloth bag and walked towards the cafeteria entrance with his nephew and cousin.

The loud speaker came to the front of the dining area and said, "What are you talking about? Why are you mentioning my name?"

"Ah, Wang Linhai, he's not very capable, he's just pretending to be a big shot, relying on the dogs he has, he's always bragging, comparing himself with this one, comparing himself with that one..."

"I'm so fed up with him. He brags every time we meet and shows off to me. How many years has little Xu Pao been running in the mountains? At most one year, but he's been running for more than ten years. Look at the house that little Xu Pao's family has built, while his family still lives in a shabby mud house! What is he pretending for..."

Loudspeaker laughed and said, "That's right. He just acted like a tough guy to me, so I scolded him. He turned around and walked away without saying a word."

"Humph, he has been raising livestock for more than ten years but still hasn't made a fortune. Isn't it because he likes to offend people with his broken mouth? Even the people in his village don't want to pay attention to him... Hey, Guoxing, I just heard Secretary Zheng say that the price of meat is a bit cheap. Will you still buy meat?"

"Take it!"

Da Loudspeaker's eyes lit up and he said, "Of course we have to buy more, but you know, all the people from our 12 family villages have gone out to hunt for three consecutive days. We have to hunt all the livestock on the mountain. With more livestock, the price will naturally go down."

"We understand this principle, I just want to ask how much money you can give!"

Daba shook his head and said, "I can't give you a price right now. The price of meat is not fixed, right? But I can guarantee that the meat of roe deer, deer and black bear will be two or three cents more expensive than the price given by the forest farm."

Hearing this, everyone smiled contentedly and nodded: "That's fine! I think yours will be cheaper than the forest farm."

The loud speaker laughed and said, "How can that be possible? What do I do? But I have to remind you, don't sell all the meat to me. You have to give some to the forest farm so that the forest farm will remember you. That will make things easier in the future."

"I understand, I understand! Guoxing is really open and honest in his work now."

"Of course I did. Last time I shot two deer, Guoxing gave me a fair price."

"How can it be unfair? They can sell it at the same price, but we can't. This is really weird."

"Oh, now every village knows Guoxing. He is also very eloquent and can chat with anyone. He is very humane, so naturally people recognize him as a person."

The loud speaker was listening to everyone praising him, and his face did not turn red. Instead, he was very calm and said, "Doing business is the same as being a human being. We must have a conscience!"

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with what Guoxing said..."

Li Mazi and Lan Dabing were listening nearby and felt a little uncomfortable. Da Laba used to be poorer than both of them, but after meeting Xu Ning, Da Laba seemed to have won a comeback. Not only did he have more money in his pocket, but he even walked with a breeze.

At the canteen entrance, Xu Ning, Xu Laonian and others did not line up for food because Yang Shuhua and Han Fengjiao brought them food.

When they saw Xiao Liu at the door, without waiting to ask how to draw lots, Xiao Liu directly slipped a note into Xu Ning and Xu Laonian's hands and whispered, "My cousin can't do this, so I secretly took it out. One is Lao Niu Gou and the other is Xima Duozi. You can pick a place by yourselves."

Xu Ning clutched the note and said, "It has to be my brother Liu, so I won't be polite."

"Why are you being so polite? Li Tielin will take you there."

"Okay, let's go then."

The eight of them walked to the clearing in the forest farm. Xu Ning opened the note and handed it to Xu Laonian, asking, "Where are you going?" Liu Daming said, "Brother-in-law, let's go to Lao Niugou? There are a lot of livestock there."

Wang Erli shook his head: "Laoniugou is too far away, and the four of us don't have the stamina to keep up. Let Erning and the others go."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, then we won't be polite!"

"Hey, don't move. When did I promise you? If you want me to agree, you have to show some appreciation, right?"

Xu Laonian never missed any opportunity to collect money. Xu Ning frowned and said, "You're going too far! Tell my mom when we get home!"

"That's all you can do. Anyway, you owe me 50 yuan..."

Xu Ning snatched the note away and said, "Whoever grabs it first gets it! Go!"

"Why are you running? We are on a bus..."

Xu Laonian hurried over, grabbed Xu Ning's arm, and said, "You must take first place. Then you can give me 50%. You will definitely not lose out."

Lao Jiang said with a smile: "Brother, stop putting pressure on the kid. He hasn't even started hunting yet, and you're already putting so much pressure on him. What if he doesn't get first place?"

"My family is small... My old son has a strong ability to withstand pressure, right?"

Xu Ning put away his smile, turned around and untied the dog leash, and said, "Stop torturing me, okay?"

"Who is the father and who is the son between us? Is it not okay for me to say that?"

"What father would order his son around like this? If you do this again, I will make sure my dear Jane beat you up!"

"Oh my god? You dare to follow me..."

At this time, Li Tielin ran out of the cafeteria, caught up with me and said hurriedly: "I have been looking for you in the cafeteria for a long time, why did you all come out?"

Li Fuqiang replied, "Aren't you in a hurry to go into the mountains to hunt animals? If you go earlier, you can still find their traces."

"Okay! Xiao Liu just told me to take you to Ximaduozi. After that, I will go around the road between Shuangfengling and Dongbeicha. If you see any animals being hit, you can set off a bomb. I should be able to listen to you and lead a few people to pull the animals away."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Li, let's go directly from the village later. I'll go back home to get the car."

Li Tielin asked in surprise: "When did you buy the car?"

Xu Laonian found a topic to talk about, and said with a smile: "Where can I find the spare money to buy a car? His buddy gave me an old Dongfeng, and I can drive it well..."

"Oh my god, why is this guy so open-minded? He must have spent a lot of money."

"Several of my friends bought it together. I think it cost more than 6000 yuan, right? No, son."

Xu Ning nodded speechlessly and said, "Well, you were so confused that you didn't see the old Dongfeng in military green?"

Guan Lei said, "Brother Li has been working at the lumberyard lately."

After saying that, Xu Ning and others carried the dog gang to the back of the car, and then everyone got on the car one by one.

When Li Tielin arrived at Qing'antun, he drove straight to Old Xu's house. After stopping at the bridge, Xu Ning asked Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei to drive the old Dongfeng, and did not let Xu Laonian move at all. Why? He was afraid that Xu Laonian would have a seizure and drive the car into the ditch again...

At nearly 7 o'clock, Li Tielin stepped on the brakes and stopped the car at the foot of the West Peak of Ximaduozi. Then Xu Laonian, Wang Erli, Lao Jiang and Liu Daming jumped out of the car with their tools and walked towards the top of the mountain along the West Peak.

Xu Ning was sent to Shuangfengling, because it was the closest place to Laoniugou, but it was still more than ten miles away, passing Xiaoshi River, Houhuayuan, and the lower part of the west ditch of Heixiazigou.

Let the dog stroll in front first. Anyway, their area is large enough. To the east is Shetanggou, to the north is Heixiazigou, to the west is Laohetao, and to the south is Cihedingzi. Why are there so many livestock in this area?

First, there are abundant water resources; second, there are many ditches and ponds, some livestock are willing to come here to drink water, and there are no people around...

At this moment, the dog gang was running in the front, while Xu Ning and four others were walking slowly behind. You can't be in a hurry on the first day of mountain running. The more anxious you are, the less goods you will have. This is a bit metaphysical, but the four of them cooperated well and understood each other's meaning with just a glance.

The snow in the mountains is also made of ice particles. Stepping on it feels like stepping on quicksand, and the snow runs down the gentle slope...

"It's impossible to fight against this snow. I can't even see my tracks." Li Fuqiang muttered.

"We're not even taking a walk, what are we looking for? Isn't there a dog here?"

"That's right! Let's see what will happen if we go into the mountains without dogs this time!"

Wang Hu asked, "Second brother, are there people hunting animals in Shuangfengling and Laomuzhulin?"

"Of course there are, but there shouldn't be anyone in Shetanggou."

"I think so... We haven't been to Ximaduozi for a while. My uncle and his men should be able to hunt some animals."

Xu Ning nodded: "My uncle is very good at tracking. Most people can't catch up with him. You can't see the track clearly, but my uncle should be able to see it clearly, and Lao Jiang and my second uncle also know something."

Guan Lei asked: "What about my uncle?"

"Him? His shooting skills are not as good as my second uncle's, his tracking skills are not as good as my uncle's, and his trap-laying skills are not as good as Lao Jiang's..."

"Hahaha, brother, my uncle is not as evil as you say."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "But there is only one good thing about my dad."

"What?"

"Be self-aware!"

Wang Hu said: "My uncle never gives blind orders. If he understands, he will say a few words. If he doesn't understand, he will keep silent."

"Yeah! My uncle is really good in this respect. He laughs when necessary and never gets angry."

At this time, they had already reached the Heixiazi West Valley. Xu Ning looked at the active dog gang in front and said, "The blue wolf has raised its head..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Blue Wolf barking twice. He looked back and heard Black Wolf and Flower Wolf barking at the same time. Then the dog gang, led by Blue Wolf, rushed out directly...

"It's on!"

Hearing the sound, Xu Ning ran after him and shouted, "Huzi! Follow behind with the things..."

"okay!"

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei took off their cloth bags, holding only a 56 semi-automatic pistol, an old rifle and a rifle, and chased forward with all their might.

(End of this chapter)