Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 69 Old Dog
  Lu Jiansheng took a look and saw that no one was around, then he took out all the money he had with him.

Looking at the big unity in his hand, he counted them and handed the two hundred and thirty yuan to buy the donkey to the boss of the Qian family.

The boss of the Qian family had never seen so much money before. He stretched out his trembling hand and slowly took the money from Lu Jiansheng.

"Brother, please wait a moment."

The eldest son of the Qian family carefully took the money. After taking the money, he counted it three or four times, but he was still not satisfied.

Until it was confirmed that everything was correct, the boss of the Qian family did not hesitate, untied the donkey rope tied to the wooden stake, and then happily put the donkey rope into Lu Jiansheng's hands.
  At the same time, I also gave a straw mat and a small sack of fodder that the donkey had not finished eating. The grass was a mixture of corn grass, soybean straw, reeds, etc.

I have to say that the donkey eats quite well.

You must know that in this era, many families in Guangzhou County did not even have a donkey. For families with better conditions, most of the families had a donkey that accounted for more than half of the household wealth. Even several partnerships only had one donkey. They relied on it for plowing, harvesting, and pulling things.

If the donkey gets sick, the food production will be reduced. Often, even if people don't have enough to eat, they still have to squeeze food out of their teeth for the donkey to eat, otherwise it won't have the energy to work.

After the money and goods were cleared, the boss of the Qian family happily walked inside. It seemed that he was probably going to buy a calf.

While walking through the market, I spent another twenty cents and bought some fresh vegetables.

So I found a good opportunity, put the straw mat directly on the donkey, took the sack of fodder, and rode on it. The donkey was not bought for free, and if you don't ride, you won't ride.

Wu Guofu greeted him with a smile, and then said sternly to Lu Jiansheng: "Didn't you want me to find hunting dogs before? I've been busy and haven't taken the time. As soon as I got some free time, I found a few for you. The collection is open today, and there are some Two dog owners happen to be here, can I take you to have a look first?"

"Brother Lu, wait."

Seeing that the donkey was obedient, Lu Jiansheng first pulled the little donkey, and then became less polite. After all, this was the donkey he had just bought, and he didn't want to pull the donkey back.

Passing by the state-owned hotel, Lu Jiansheng, who was riding a donkey, was a little conspicuous, which Wu Guofu in the room could see at a glance.

At first, the donkey wanted to resist. Lu Jiansheng picked up a stick from the roadside and spanked it hard twice with the stick. He also fed it some fodder. After doing this, the beast couldn't stand it anymore. As expected, it He was very obedient and no longer resisted.

However, as soon as the boss of the Qian family left, Lu Jiansheng was in trouble. Compared with the obedient cow, the donkey was quite stubborn.

After all, Dabao and the others are just puppies. Although they have a keen sense of smell, they can still help him hunt pheasants and hares.

Lu Jiansheng was riding on the donkey and driving it with a stick.

Soon after Wu Guofu introduced him, Lu Jiansheng saw his first big black dog. This big black dog was of good breed and very strong.

"That's okay?"

Hearing the sound, Lu Jiansheng turned around and saw Wu Guofu chasing after him.

Lu Jiansheng was overjoyed when he heard this. Wu Guofu finally had some use for it. He had long wanted to get an adult hunting dog.

At first, no matter how hard Lu Jiansheng pulled him, he just refused to follow him. Then, under the guidance of the uncle next to him, Lu Jiansheng grabbed a handful of fodder, and the donkey became a little more obedient and allowed himself to be pulled by Lu Jiansheng.

"You kid, you can do it! I haven't seen a donkey in a few days and it's all fucked up,"

Wu Guofu hurriedly walked out of the hotel.

"What's wrong, Brother Ang, I didn't bring any game to sell to you today."

But it's not enough when he actually encounters big prey. Instead, he has to take care of the dog's safety at all times, and the cub's obvious shortcoming is that it has short legs and is slow.
  The hunting speed is slower than his own. Yesterday I took Dabao to hunt in the mountains. I didn't go very far in the whole morning. Although I got a good harvest, I could only hunt small prey in the periphery.

However, it was disabled by its owner and could only look after the house and nursery. It did not have the intelligence of a good hunting dog. Even the people brought in by the owner would bite randomly.
  Although this thing is ferocious, it can't be fully cooked without time. Lu Jiansheng doesn't have time to cultivate it, and he has children and puppies at home.

"Brother Angkor, these dogs are biting us when they see them, and the owners can't hold them back. I can't expect this dog to hunt with us."

Lu Jiansheng pulled the donkey and said slowly. Wu Guofu smiled awkwardly: "There is another family. This family's dog is a good dog, and it is a bit obedient. If it doesn't work, I will take you to the countryside in two days. I know a few families that have dogs."

"Ah."

Lu Jiansheng nodded.

Soon Wu Guofu took him to meet the old man selling vegetables.

"Old man Li, don't you want to sell the dog? My little brother wants to take a look." Wu Guofu introduced him helpfully.

"Uh... where's the dog? Do you want to sell this dog too?"

Lu Jiansheng asked in surprise, because this dog was a bit old. No wonder Wu Guofu hesitated just now,

However, except for this shortcoming of this old dog, Lu Jiansheng had no objections to anything else.

Hearing Lu Jiansheng's question, Old Man Li took a puff of dry cigarette, sighed, stood up slowly with his cigarette, stretched out his hand and stroked the old dog's head a few times.

The old dog seemed to have a premonition of something. It whimpered and crawled at Old Man Li's feet. While wagging its tail vigorously, it looked at Old Man Li with an extremely humble, pitiful, and flattering look.

Old Man Li couldn't bear to turn his head away, took a deep breath, and said:
  "Sell!"

Lu Jiansheng said slowly: "How much does it cost?"

The man looked at Lu Jiansheng and said tentatively, "Twenty yuan."

"You old dog, you want to sell me twenty yuan?"

Lu Jiansheng turned around and left.

"Don't, don't!"

Old man Li quickly grabbed Lu Jiansheng and said.

Old Man Li swallowed his saliva and said quickly: "Little brother, I'm not going to lie to you, old man. My dog ​​is very smart. He can teach things quickly, run fast, and chase rabbits very well!"

"With this hand, you can point it and it will understand what you want it to do."

"I just took it to the entrance of the market today, and it knew that it was going to be sold, and it was holding its neck and refused to go in! It's so smart!"

Lu Jiansheng curled his lips, it wasn't that he didn't believe it, some old dogs were spiritual, but his money didn't come from the strong wind, especially since he had just bought a donkey, which only cost a few dozen yuan.

"Fifteen yuan, I really can't lower my price any lower, little brother."

"I have raised this dog since I was a child, and it is my most beloved dog!"

“The price really couldn’t be any lower!”

When Old Man Li saw that Lu Jiansheng was not getting enough food and salt, he immediately became anxious and grabbed his arm to prevent him from leaving.

Lu Jiansheng turned his head, pointed to the old dog lying at the man's feet, and said slowly:

"People's fine dogs that are specially used for hunting, all young and strong, are only sold for thirty or forty."

"Look at your dog. It has white fur, a shallow nose, and a curved back. It must be at least seven or eight years old. How dare you sell such an old dog for fifteen yuan?"

(End of this chapter)