Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 2 Making bows and arrows and going hunting in the mountains

Bai Ruoxi first served the two little guys with sweet potato rice, and then placed the large bowl of wild vegetable paste in front of him.

Finally, I added some sweet potato rice to my bowl.

But that little bit can't fill your stomach.

''This silly girl. "

When I think that Bai Ruoxi is only 21 years old this year, a girl of this age has not yet graduated from college, but now she is the mother of two children. When the educated youth returned to the city, she even gave up returning to the city and suffered with him, Lu Jiansheng I felt distressed in my heart.

"You gave me all the wild vegetables, what else do you eat??"

Lu Jiansheng said, but after saying that, he regretted it. He remembered that he had always been treated like this because he was the mainstay of the family and now he was helping the brigade dig ditches.
  At the end of the day, although there is no wages, the brigade will give some grain as wages. Otherwise, we would have starved to death just by growing the grain.
  But digging ditches is a laborious job. There is no oil or water in the stomach these days. If you don't eat better, you won't be able to move. But even this kind of unpaid hard work does not happen every day.

"It's enough for us to eat sweet potato rice."

Bai Ruoxi replied.

"But you have to go to work later, so why don't you have enough to eat~"

It’s just that she ignored how sensible the two little guys were.

"Ruoxi, we won't give the child away!"

Looking at the lovely faces of her two daughters, she wiped her tears and said to Lu Jiansheng:

Lu Jiansheng quickly explained that this was a lie to Bai Ruoxi. After all, what he was thinking about at this time was that since he was reborn, what the hell! After working so hard all day long, he only got a small amount of food, and rice was not included. Moreover, brute force was not enough to feed the family. He had to find a way to let Bai Ruoxi and the children live a good life.

Bai Ruoxi ate the wild vegetables into a paste one bite at a time, but tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

"Dad, woo woo~"

Then Lu Jiansheng undoubtedly mashed the wild vegetables in the bowl and divided some between Tangtang and Xixi.
  When Lu Jiansheng gave it to Bai Ruoxi, she quickly waved her hand and refused.
  "Here, children, eat! I am full from these."

Lu Jiansheng said quickly.

"Mom! Xixi doesn't want to go."

''Jiansheng's family doesn't have much food. I plan to send Xixi to Aunt Liu's house later. We can't let her stay hungry with us. "

''no! "Lu Jiansheng immediately refused. He knew that Bai Ruoxi wanted to give her child more food, but she didn't want to eat it herself, so that her daughter could eat more.

''Mom, eat it quickly, these wild vegetables are so delicious. "

"Mom, let's eat."

Under the urging of Tangtang, Xixi and Lu Jiansheng, Bai Ruoxi ate the remaining wild vegetables.

"You guys eat! I'll just eat some sweet potato rice if I'm not hungry.''
  Lu Jiansheng said with a smile. He was telling the truth, but if he didn't eat anything, Bai Ruoxi would definitely not feel at ease according to his temperament.

"What! Today."

Lu Jiansheng's body couldn't help but tremble at this moment.
  He was reborn on the day his wife and daughter died.

"But, the food at home..."

"Don't worry, listen to me and take care of your children at home and don't go anywhere."

"Nothing to do this afternoon."

Lu Jiansheng said without any doubt.

"Yes." Bai Ruoxi glanced at Lu Jiansheng in surprise, then nodded.

Before he finished speaking, Lu Jiansheng ran to the kitchen, picked up the kitchen knife, and ran to the back of his house.

In Liuligouzi Village, a place where birds don't poop, there are some bamboos planted behind every house. When Lu Jiansheng wanted to have enough food for his family, the first thing he thought of was to go hunting in the mountains.

Because Liuligouzi, although not in a shangouzi, is basically surrounded by mountains.

The closest one to it is Baichang Mountain, and there are many wild animals in the mountain.

And at this time, there are no restrictions on guns or hunting. As long as you have the ability to use it, you can exchange it for money.

Of course, hunting is not that easy. Otherwise, families would not tighten their belts to live close to the mountains. Especially nowadays, people don’t have much in their stomachs. If they go into the mountains, they will either hunt or be hunted.

You must know that Baichang Mountain is very big. There are not only wolves in it, but also tigers and other beasts.

However, Lu Jiansheng is still somewhat sure, because he spent forty years wandering outside in his last life.
  He travels all over the country!
  I have speculated, but I have failed.

I have been a boss and have been in positions of authority.

He even lived for a few years with some ethnic minorities who made their living by hunting.

If you want to go hunting in the mountains, you must first have a home. Although guns are not allowed in this era, Lu Jiansheng does not have one at home, and he does not have the money to buy one.
  Therefore, Lu Jiansheng planned to use bamboo to make a bow and arrow. He ran to the back of the house and chopped the bamboo, using a kitchen blade.

Then put the sliced ​​bamboo into the earthen stove that is still warm.
  This will improve the toughness of the bow and arrow.
  Lu Jiansheng was busy making bamboo bows in the yard outside the house.

in the house

The two little guys stretched out their hands and pulled out four big round eyes from Bai Ruoxi's arms.
  ''Mom, what is dad doing? "

Tangtang tilted her little head, a little confused.

Xixi also nodded, and tugged on Bai Ruoxi's clothes with her little arms, her voice was sweet and endearing.

"Dad said not to give Xixi away! Xixi wants to help dad, but Xixi is afraid of being spanked by dad."

"Silly girl, mom is going to wash the dishes."

Bai Ruoxi touched Xixi's little head.

What method does she expect Lu Jiansheng to have! But is it possible? ?

Lu Jiansheng made a dozen more bamboo arrows.
  The arrow is sharpened,
  However, due to the simplicity of the method, not only is the power somewhat small, but the sharpened bamboo arrows are lighter and the shots are shorter.

This thing can't deal with larger wild animals, but it's still no problem when it comes to hunting squirrels, rabbits, birds, etc.

Lu Jiansheng took a cloth bag and walked out of the door.

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There are about twenty or thirty households in Liuligouzi Village.

He walked out the door and looked up at the muddy ground at the door of his home.
  In the past it was a field

When Lu Jiansheng went out, he saw half the children in the village working.

As soon as Lu Jiansheng reached the entrance of the village, he saw a hunched old man in his fifties or sixties coming towards him.

"Jiansheng, why haven't you gone to the brigade yet? What are you doing!"

"Master Liu, I'm going hunting!"

Lu Jiansheng remembered that the old man's name was Liu Dahai. Because he was the sixth oldest, Lu Jiansheng was called Liu Ye by seniority. In Liuligouzi, most people had the surnames Liu and Lu. Although Lu Jiansheng and Liu Dahai didn't have the same surname, they were from the same village. Liu Dahai is a warm-hearted person, but Lu Jiansheng is also quite miserable. He heard that during the famine, none of his children could be fed. Compared to before, he still has some hope now.

"Hunting! Jiansheng, you are not doing your job properly. How can you hunt? Lao Li from Shantunna has been a hunter for more than 40 years. He was picked up by a wild boar two days ago and his intestines were dragged out. Li Di, I’m in such a miserable state! You’d better go to work in the brigade,”

Liu Dahai couldn't help but persuade.

Naturally, Lu Jiansheng would not flinch because of Liu Dahai's few words! But he glanced at Liu Dahai, then immediately went home and dug out an old axe.

Then he went to Bai Changshan again, but in Liu Dahai's eyes, he thought that Lu Jiansheng had listened to the advice and went back.

It was the end of February, the weather was still very cold, and there was still some snow on the road. Lu Jiansheng walked towards Baichang Mountain with a bow and arrow on his back and an ax on his back.

More than an hour later, Lu Jiansheng followed the Mao Road trail and entered the forest sea that blocked the sky and the sun.

As soon as he entered the mountains, Lu Jiansheng couldn't help but shudder. It was much colder in the mountains than outside. The snow had not yet melted, and it creaked when he stepped on it.

Then he took off the bow and arrow and walked extremely carefully.

After crossing a few more ridges, he reached a small hill. He saw seven or eight households on the hill.
  This is what Liu Dahai called Kaoshan Village, a village in the mountains. The people in Kaoshan Village usually make a living by hunting, because there are no fields in the mountains and there are few people. Although they guard the mountains, they are still very poor.
  Lu Jiansheng bypassed the village and continued deeper into the forest. He stared at the surroundings carefully along the way. Although it was outside Bai Chang Mountain, it did not mean it was safe. Of course, he did not want to miss any prey.

After walking for another three or four miles, he stopped at a place leeward and facing the sun.

(End of this chapter)