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

After loading the truck and feeding the dogs, Wang An said to Wang Dazhu:
"Dad, you, my second uncle, and my Uncle Huang, you drive the carriage ahead. I have things to do with Lao Wu, Xiao Zhong, and I. Oh, and take the dogs with you. This road is long, and it'll be safer with dogs on the way."

Wang Dazhu immediately said:
"No need, we all have guns with us. You can leave the dogs here."

Wang An waved his hand and said:

“We’re here to catch deer. The dogs are scaring them away. You can take them all with you.”

And so, the three of them drove the carriage down the mountain and went home, while Wang An led Wang Li and Huang Zhong back to the saline-alkali land to rearrange the footholds that Wang Li had brought this time.

After setting up the traps and keeping watch for a while, it was already 6 p.m. Wang An checked his watch and called to Wang Li and Huang Zhong:

"Let's go home too, and come back early tomorrow morning."

Only then did Wang Li belatedly realize what was happening and say:
"Fourth Brother, shouldn't we stay in the mountains and keep watch?"

Wang An rolled his eyes at Wang Li and said:

"If you want to stay in the mountains, then go back to your shack. I'm not going to spend the night in the mountains. I can't eat or sleep well, and it's freezing cold. Are you out of your mind?"

Wang An really couldn't understand why Wang Li always wanted to spend the night in the mountains, and he didn't know what kind of hobby it was.

Wang Li gave an awkward smile and remained silent.

When Wang An and his two companions arrived home after a long drive, Wang Daliang and Wang Dazhu were skinning and butchering the last wild boar.

Wang An made the decision: each of the three families would take one of the three living yellow-haired geese, and Wang An would take one of the two sows for himself and Wang Li. The dead yellow-haired geese would be given to Huang Zhong.

As for the cannonball, Wang An kept most of it and gave Wang Li a small portion.

The main problem is that the testicles are fishy and smelly, and extremely unpalatable. They are used by these two families to feed their dogs, but Wang An's family has more dogs, so they got a larger share.

Wang An was never stingy with the meat he hunted in the mountains, and he didn't distribute it according to any rules. He basically just divided it according to each person's contribution in the mountains, with each person getting roughly the same amount.

Only for rarer items like precious furs, bear bile, ginseng, mutton, and sika deer would Wang An follow the rules and take the largest share for himself.

The reason why Huang Zhong was given two yellow-haired dogs was because Huang Zhong had made a significant contribution when we went into the mountains today; he had been keeping an eye on the saline-alkali land next to the shack the whole time.

Even when Wang An and Wang Li were sleeping and chatting, Huang Zhong would be staring at them in a very boring way.

You know, sitting there in the mountains, constantly keeping watch without stopping, is actually a really annoying thing.

So although Wang An didn't say anything, he would definitely have to make some compensation when dividing the meat.

Otherwise, given Huang Zhong's current abilities, it would be quite reasonable to give him even a yellow-haired cat.

Moreover, the wild boar meat allocated to Huang Zhong's family was meant for their own consumption, unlike what Wang An did, which was used to feed his dogs.

Anyway, as long as Wang An feels it's relatively fair, that's fine.

Huang Baoguo and his wife never expected that Wang An would give their son two wild boars, which made them so happy they couldn't stop smiling.

Huang Baoguo kept saying, "Thank you, Young Master An, thank you, Young Master An." He repeated this phrase countless times.

In their view, given their son's current abilities, they would be quite satisfied if he could get some meat. But Wang An went and gave their son two pigs.

These are two pigs! And two pigs that belong exclusively to their family!
Although the two pigs together weigh only a little over 270 kilograms, to ordinary people, this is definitely a very substantial fortune.

Dinner was naturally stewed pork bones and pork stew, and a large group of people ate at Wang An's house.

The next morning, Wang An and his two companions set off for the mountains just as dawn was breaking.

After inspecting the foothold in the saline-alkali land and sprinkling some salt water near it, the three of them stayed in the shack and continued their tedious stakeout.

Of course, Huang Zhong was still mainly responsible for keeping an eye on the saline-alkali land, while Wang An and Wang Li only occasionally replaced Huang Zhong. The rest of the time, the two of them were either sleeping or smoking and chatting.

From an outsider's perspective, this situation seems very unfair, because Huang Zhong was the one doing the surveillance work, and Wang An and Wang Li were clearly bullying him.

However, none of the three mentioned this, and each of them seemed perfectly at ease, as if it were only natural.

Different abilities, different roles, different divisions of labor, and naturally, different things will be manifested.

Besides, how many things in this world are truly fair?
And so, the three of them remained staking out in that shack for three more days.

Fortunately, no more hunters dared to come into the saline-alkali land during these three days.

On the morning of the third day, five silly roe deer came over to lick the salt. They stepped on the deer's feet and were chased by Wang An and his two companions on horseback. They quickly ran out of steam and were all captured alive by Wang An and his two companions.

Wang Anquan kept all five roe deer for himself, then gave Huang Zhong 20 yuan and Wang Li 30 yuan, which was better than nothing.

The main problem is that these five roe deer are all females and calves, and none of them are very big or worth much money. It would be good if we could get a share.

Around 4 a.m. on the fourth day, Huang Zhong suddenly became very excited and said in a trembling voice:
"Big brother, big brother, big brother, the deer, the deer herd is here, the deer herd is here, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 big brother, there are 16 deer in total, and 5 of them have antlers."

Wang An and Wang Li, who were already half asleep, were instantly wide awake upon hearing this. They became extremely energetic and immediately stood up from their wolf-skin rugs.

Wang An immediately took the binoculars from Huang Zhong and looked towards the saline-alkali land. Sure enough, just as Huang Zhong had said, the herd of sika deer that Wang An and the other two had been waiting for for five days had finally arrived.

After observing for only a moment, Wang An immediately instructed the two men:
“Xiao Zhong, you ride your horse to the south of the saline-alkali land. Lao Wu, you go to the west of the saline-alkali land. Then I’ll go to the southwest of the saline-alkali land. After I fire, you two fire. Let’s drive this herd of deer back home.”

The saline-alkali land is located southwest of Kaoshantun, so Wang An's idea was to drive the deer to the northeast. This way, once the deer were too tired to run, he could catch them closer to home.

After saying that, Wang An led the way to the horse.

After the three men mounted their horses, Wang Ancai gave them another instruction:
"You two better not fire at the deer herd, or I'll beat the one who kills one of them."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li and Huang Zhong couldn't help but laugh, and Wang An laughed too.

After waiting so many days, the harvest is finally about to arrive! (End of Chapter)