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

Although Wang An liked to take action when things got heated, it must be admitted that he never started any fights.

In fact, if Wang An hadn't been provoked, he would have been quite reasonable, mainly because he is a very polite person.

Wang An exchanged a few more witty remarks with Mu Xueqing, and then Mu Xueqing, along with Huang Li, led the two little ones to the back hillside to dig for wild vegetables.

After Mu Xueqing and the others left, Wang An sat on the sofa without moving, but his mind was wandering, wondering what he should give to Niu Dalin's group and Zhang Tiegang's group.

All 16 sika deer have been caught and divided among Wang An and his two companions. Wang An has to keep his word.

This kind of thing is indeed a bit of a headache. The main problem is that if you give too much, you feel like you're losing out. After all, these two groups didn't help at all and even made Wang An very angry.

But it would be really inappropriate and unreasonable to just give them a pittance.
Because no matter what, back in that saline-alkali land, Wang An's behavior was considered bullying others by abusing his power.

That's right, it's bullying others by abusing one's power.

Relying on the fact that no one dared to provoke or offend Wang An, Wang An used the flimsy excuse of "hanging omen" to forcibly seize that piece of saline-alkali land.

Just as Wang An was half-lying on the sofa pondering something, he caught a glimpse of a dark figure rushing towards the door like an arrow.

Wang An turned his head slightly and saw that it was Wang Li riding over on his motorcycle.

It has to be said, however, that Wang Li was riding his motorcycle really fast and a bit reckless, actually parking it right at the entrance to the living room.

As soon as Wang Ligang pushed open the door, Wang An stared wide-eyed and shouted:
"Are you blind? Can't you see they're blocking the doorway? You better get your motorcycle to the side right now."

Wang Li chuckled and said:

"Didn't Xiao Zhong tell me you wanted me to come right away? I was worried you'd be getting impatient, hehehe."

After saying that, Wang Li closed the door and left. He pushed the motorcycle aside before pushing the door open again and going back inside.

There's nothing he can do. As long as he doesn't push the motorcycle away, Wang An will definitely kick him. The key is that even after kicking him, he still has to push the motorcycle.

Wang Li swayed as he sat down on the sofa, chatting idly with a smile:
"Fourth Brother, I think you've hired another bunch of laborers to empty the manure pits."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yeah, that much manure. If it were just the few of us in my family taking care of it, it would take forever."

After a pause, Wang An asked in return:
"You seem to have quite a bit of manure at home. Are you also thinking of hiring a laborer?"

Wang Li shook his head and said:

“My family doesn’t hire anyone. My parents are reluctant to spend money. Besides, my older brother still has a lot of manure to haul away. I think it won’t take more than a few days to empty it all.”

Wang An didn't say anything more, he just nodded.

As for matters related to farming, Wang An was too lazy to even care about his own family's affairs. As for Wang Li's family, Wang An would just ask casually and then forget about it. In any case, Wang An would never help them.

After a while, Wang Li suddenly said:
"By the way, Fourth Brother, I ran into Niu Dashuang this morning. He asked me about those sika deer. They've caught all the deer now. I was wondering if he wanted something, and then felt embarrassed about it?"

Wang An clicked his tongue, looking somewhat troubled, and said:

"I was just thinking about this myself. I don't want to give too much, but I feel embarrassed to give too little. This is actually quite a difficult matter."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, at most we can only pay for the extra service, and then we can each take 200 yuan and that's it."

Wang An licked his lips, about to speak, when Wang Li pursed his lips and said again:

"200 yuan is a lot of money, and they didn't help at all. Besides, you can't get close to a sika deer when hunting them; you have to shoot from a distance. If they were hunting deer, I think they would be lucky to catch one or two."

It must be said that Wang Li's words made a lot of sense.

The main reason is that sika deer are very wary, making it difficult for hunters to get close. So once they find them in the mountains, they can only shoot from a distance.

Otherwise, the sika deer would have already noticed the hunter approaching and run away.

Therefore, unless one has excellent marksmanship and perseverance, it is very difficult to hunt sika deer.

Putting aside everything else, just consider that Wang An and his two companions, with absolutely no hope, spent their days and nights staking out in the mountains, and they did so for five consecutive days.

And that's assuming the hunt is successful.

What if this herd of sika deer were killed by someone else beforehand, or if they found a new saline-alkali land and stopped coming here?
Therefore, if others also want to hunt these sika deer, they will naturally need to spend a lot of time, and the probability of success is also not high.

After Wang Li finished speaking, Wang An nodded and said:

“Okay, then we’ll do it your way. Give each group two hundred yuan and that’s it. Anyway, I’m definitely not going to give that lazy dog ​​Niu Dalei any money. I’ll pay two hundred, you pay one hundred and fifty, and Xiao Zhong pays fifty.”

Wang An divided the cost based on the number of sika deer each person received, and the principle was that the more people received, the more they had to pay, and the less people received, the less they had to pay; in any case, no one could avoid paying.

After the matter was settled, Wang An and Wang Li discussed the purchase of fertilizer, and then Mu Xueli and Huang Zhong returned on their motorcycles.

As soon as she entered, Mu Xueli said:
"Brother-in-law, Xiao Zhong said he's going to pick up fertilizer today?"

Wang An stood up and said:

"Okay, let's go now. How many kilograms do you need? Do you have an idea?"

As he spoke, Wang An led the way outside.

Since the land was distributed to individual households, the barren hills, wastelands, and ponds in each village have begun to be contracted out.

Initially, Wang Anjia contracted 300 mu, Wang Lijia contracted 100 mu, and Mu Xueli, who lived in Sujiatun, only contracted 50 mu because she was an outsider and the only person with that surname.

Moreover, these 50 mu of land were allocated from his father-in-law's family. If it were up to their own family, they wouldn't be able to contract out even one mu of land.

There was nothing they could do. With Wang An's influence, the Mu family in Sujiatun could only avoid being bullied, but good things like contracting land were definitely out of their reach.

It's often said that rural people are simple and kind, but only city dwellers probably believe that.

As a native of the countryside, Wang An only saw the surface of simplicity and kindness. When even the slightest bit of interest was involved, many brothers would fight each other and even become enemies.

After Wang An finished asking his question, Wang Li and Mu Xueli did not answer immediately. Wang Li then asked in return:

"Fourth Brother, how much fertilizer do you plan to use per mu of land this year?" (End of Chapter)