Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Just as Wang An was telling the group about the lynx's feat of catching the leopard cat, Comrade Wang Dazhu came out with four prepared iron chains to trip him.

Instead of using ropes to fasten the ends of the four tripods, Wang Dazhu thoughtfully used leather buckles, specifically the strongest and softest piece of leather from the horse's rump.

And it's clear that all four tripping legs are the same length.

In other words, Wang Dazhu thought that it was not enough to just trip up two legs of the hanging sheep; he wanted to trip up all four legs of each hanging lamb.

Wang An took the two tripping ropes, and he and Wang Dazhu quickly put the tripping ropes on both lambs, carried them to the sheepfold, and then untied the ropes binding them.

It has to be said that the suspended sheep thing is really amazing, because as soon as the two lambs were released, they shook their four legs, and then, just like a person walking, the two legs on the left moved at the same time, and the two legs on the right moved at the same time, and they ran straight towards the red brick wall. They were so fast, they were flying.

Unfortunately, just as the two lambs were about to leap onto the wall, their two front legs, which were trying to take a big step forward, were suddenly pulled back by their two hind legs. Then, losing their balance, the two lambs fell to the ground at the same time.

As they tried to climb up, the two lambs tripped over each other, preventing their legs from fully extending. They fell several times before finally regaining their balance and standing up.

However, the lamb, which had finally managed to stand up, still only thought about running away. It kept trying to jump up the wall, only to fall down again and again. This went on in an endless cycle.

The whole scene looked quite serious and interesting.

Finally, after who knows how many times they tried, the two lambs finally gave up on climbing the wall to escape, or perhaps they resigned themselves to their fate and stood there bleating.

To be honest, the way these two lambs looked at that moment was a very vivid and illustrative way of saying what "helpless lambs" really means!
The family stood outside the sheepfold for a long time, observing the sheep, before turning around and going back inside.

When everyone entered the house, they found that the two young ladies, Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli, were feeding the two bear cubs canned food, and the two bear cubs were eating it without any politeness, quite happily.

However, the two girls' behavior immediately aroused Liu Guilan's dissatisfaction. The main reason was that although Wang Anjia was very rich now, Wang Dazhu and his wife still maintained the habit of living frugally.

Therefore, Liu Guilan naturally could not accept feeding such precious canned food to bears.

Even in the late 90s, canned food was considered a high-end food in Northeast China.

Many families might not even buy it for their children a few times a year. Usually, adults will only buy a bottle for their children when they have a cold or fever.

Therefore, Liu Guilan immediately roared:
"You two spendthrifts! That canned food cost a fortune, and you two fed it to me with bears? You're so shameless! I'll beat you two to death today!"

It was clear that Liu Guilan was really angry; she even swore.

As she spoke, Liu Guilan glanced around, picked up the broom handle standing in the corner, and strode aggressively toward Miss Wang Xiaomei and Miss Wang Xiaoli.

To be fair, in Northeast China, parents really spoil their children, but when it comes to disobeying and needing to be punished, they are absolutely ruthless.

Furthermore, when it comes to disciplining children, there is no distinction between boys and girls; whoever is naughty or mischievous gets punished.

Wang An was initially a little angry when he saw the bear cubs eating canned food, but when he thought about how he had fed two lynxes malted milk powder and golden eagles ginseng, he suddenly felt that his two younger sisters weren't actually that wasteful.

So, after Liu Guilan had given Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli a few whacks with a broom handle each, making the two girls cry loudly, Wang An quickly stepped forward and pulled Liu Guilan aside, saying:

"Mom, please don't hit them, they're so young, what do they know?"

Turning his head, Wang An sternly addressed his two younger sisters:
"You two, where did all that studying go? Come on, Xiaomei, recite 'The Farmer' for me. Xiaoli, recite 'Sympathy for the Peasants' for me."

The two girls were too busy sobbing to recite any ancient poems.
However, Liu Guilan was still angry, but she had already achieved her goal of hitting the children, and now it was time to start lecturing them. Liu Guilan, still fuming, hadn't yet figured out how to scold them when Wang An's words promptly reminded her.

So, just as the two girls were sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down their faces, Liu Guilan raised the broom handle and threatened them:
"Didn't you two hear what your older brother said? Hurry up and memorize it, or I'll beat you up."

As she spoke, Liu Guilan gestured with the broom handle, which startled the two young women so much that they shuddered.

Wang Xiaomei sobbed as she recited the poem haltingly:

"Hoeing the rice, hoeing the rice under the midday sun, sweat drips onto the soil, who knows that every grain in the bowl is the result of hard work."

And you know what? Wang Xiaomei, who is only 8 years old, can recite it quite well.

After Wang Xiaomei finished reciting, Wang Xiaoli, under Liu Guilan's stern gaze, also recited:

"Sympathy for the farmers: Sow one grain of millet in spring, reap ten thousand grains in autumn; there is no idle land under heaven, yet the farmers still starve to death."

After the two girls finished reciting, Liu Guilan stared wide-eyed and said:

"Didn't your teacher explain to you what these two poems mean?"

The two young ladies whispered to each other:
"Yes."

Liu Guilan immediately said:
"I've told you before, and you still keep wasting money like this? Do you know how much grain it would take to buy this one can of food?"

Liu Guilan then gave the two girls a stern lesson in thrift and frugality.

And sure enough, my power was immediate. After being beaten and scolded, the two girls not only stopped feeding the bear cubs canned food, but they even started to hate the existence of the bear cubs.

So Wang An threw the two bear cubs into a cage, added a few carrots, a few pumpkins, and a few raw sweet potatoes, and then left them alone.

They can eat whatever they want. Anyway, Wang An could clearly see that they both had grown teeth. The key point was that when they were eating canned food before, they ate it seriously and quite enthusiastically.

Wang An believed that they certainly wouldn't starve themselves to death.

Nothing was said that night, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.

After breakfast, Mu Xueli and Wang Li arrived one after the other.

After a few simple preparations, Wang An and Wang Dazhu placed the hanging sheep on the "slaughter rack".

This slaughtering rack was invented by Comrade Wang Dazhu. However, when viewed from the side, it is actually an "X"-shaped wooden frame.

When slaughtering a sheep, simply place it on its back with its four legs in the air, and then let it lie on its side slightly. This makes it much simpler and more convenient to bleed the sheep or skin it.

Most importantly, as long as you grab the sheep's head, the sheep's blood will flow smoothly into the basin.

With everything prepared, Wang Dazhu and Wang Li each grabbed a ram's horn, and Mu Xueli slit the ram's carotid artery in its neck, releasing the ram's blood that everyone had been waiting for. (End of Chapter)