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

For a normal ginseng guild, a single ginseng seedling with four leaves is already a remarkable quantity, and Wang An felt it was enough to thank or reward Yang Fuqiang.

Yang Fuqiang was taken aback upon hearing this, and was about to speak when Yang Shuwen politely declined from the side:

"Brother, you don't need to be so polite. We've already agreed on something, how could I let you spend any more money?"

Wang An turned his head and glanced at Yang Shuwen, then smiled and said:

“This is for him, not for you. You’re making the decision for him. Besides, it’s a seventh-grade leaf. I can’t let my brother Fuqiang help for nothing. He has to share in the joy.”

As he spoke, Wang An shoved the ginseng bun in his hand into Yang Fuqiang's arms and said:

"Take it. No matter what your grandpa says, this is a private matter between us, it has nothing to do with him."

As the foreman and Yang Fuqiang's elder, Yang Shuwen's silence was unacceptable to Yang Fuqiang.

Yang Fuqiang, looking troubled, pushed the ginseng bun away, saying as he did so:

"Boss Wang, I just happened to be there by chance. It's not my ability. Even if I couldn't see it, someone else could. This is too valuable. I really can't accept it."

Seeing that Yang Fuqiang dared not accept the money, Wang An's eyes darted around, and he turned to Yang Shuwen, saying:

“Let me tell you, Brother Yang, you have your rules, and we have ours. If you force Fuqiang not to accept it, then we can’t take you to those two old houses tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Shuwen said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"No, brother, let's keep things separate. We're counting on following you guys to make some money, you can't just leave us out."

Wang An raised an eyebrow and threatened with a smile:
"You decide what to do. Anyway, our rule is that we can't let any of our brothers work for nothing. Fuqiang went through a lot of trouble to find a seedling with seven-grade leaves for us. How can we not get any benefits? What if word gets out? Where will we put our face?"

Yang Shuwen blinked, a wry smile on his face, and said:

"Brother, you, you, well... can't I just let Fuqiang accept it? Oh, brother, you've really left us speechless."

Wang An laughed heartily, placed the ginseng bun back into Yang Fuqiang's arms, then glanced at his watch and said:
"Alright, we're off. Let's see if we can grab some meat while we're at it. You guys should head back too. It's only a little past 3, it'll still be a while before it gets dark. Go back and get some rest, and we'll continue our 'stick-carrying' game tomorrow, hahahaha!"

After spending so many days together, the two groups gradually became familiar with each other, and they also learned about some things that did not involve their respective secrets.

Therefore, Yang Shuwen and his companions were aware that Wang An and his group were both hunters and ginseng diggers.

After Wang An finished speaking, Yang Shuwen also politely said:

"Okay, then we'll be going. Take care and be careful."

And so, the two groups parted ways. Wang An and his four companions, leading Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei, headed towards the direction where they had hunted the wild boar last time, while Yang Shuwen and his seven companions headed towards their own residence.

The meat from those few little yellow-haired bastards we killed last time was eaten by Wang An and his three companions and two dogs within the first few days.

The main problem was that the little yellow dog wasn't very big to begin with, and after removing its head, hooves, offal, and skin, there wasn't much meat left. Besides, the little white and little black dogs were both adult dogs, and their appetites could rival those of a 200-pound fat pig. Wang An and his three companions were young and strong, and they also practiced martial arts, so each of them had a large appetite. Therefore, they couldn't eat that much meat for long.

Therefore, Wang An and his three companions had been eating vegetarian food for several days in a row. If they weren't busy digging for ginseng in this old village, they would have gone hunting long ago.

There's no way around it; if martial arts practitioners don't eat meat for a long time, their bodies really can't take it!
After walking about a mile from Lao'anzi with the dogs, Wang An and his three companions gave the following orders to Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei:
"Little White, Little Black, hurry up and find some prey. Whether we get to eat meat tonight depends on the two of you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei let out two excited whimpers to Wang An, then turned and ran forward, pulling on the rope.

Wang An's sentence was probably a bit too long, so Xiao Bai didn't seem to understand it much after he finished speaking. However, it definitely understood the words "eat meat," and turned around and ran forward, pulling on the rope as well.

And you know what? Little White and Little Black have really keen noses. In less than 20 minutes, they both started making noise at the same time.

However, after they only barked a few times, Wang An immediately made them shut up.

Wang An was mainly worried that the barking of the dogs would scare away the prey.

What Wang An and his companions didn't expect was that after they followed the dog up a hill, the scene below stunned them.

Two enormous male deer were seen fighting each other fiercely, using their large antlers.

Not far from the two male deer, several female deer were watching the scene curiously, occasionally lowering their heads to nibble on some grass, completely unconcerned about which male deer would win.

There's no use in showing concern; whichever male deer wins, all the female deer will marry him and reproduce with only that one male.

Looking at this scene, Mu Xueli sighed and said:
"Holy crap, those sika deer are really fierce when they fight, even fiercer than bulls butting heads."

Wang Li was watching the two deer fight with great interest, and upon hearing this, he said without turning his head:
"You have to be ruthless. This is a fight to win wives. If you win, you get a bunch of wives for free. If you lose, you'll be a bachelor forever. How can you not be ruthless?"

Mu Xueli naturally understood this principle, because whether it is a deer, a sheep, or other animals such as chickens, ducks, and geese, they all fight to win mating rights.

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of whoever wins gets the job, and whoever loses gets out of there.

It's very simple, very direct, very blunt, but also very efficient.

Mu Xueli suddenly said with a smile:
"Fifth Brother, don't you always say you're a good shot? If you ask me, why don't you kill those two male deer, and then all the female deer will be yours? What do you say?"

"All of it belongs to me? How can it be returned?" After saying only a few words, Wang Li immediately realized that Mu Xueli was insulting him, and quickly corrected himself:

"Get the hell out of here! You're never serious. If you want to go after those doe, go for it yourself. Don't drag me into whatever you want to do."

Although Wang Li saw through her rhetoric, Mu Xueli still kept laughing, like a madwoman.

Wang An ignored the two idiots, gave a thumbs-up to estimate the distance, and said helplessly:
"That's a bit far, Fifth Brother, are you confident you can hit it?" (End of Chapter)