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

Chapter 656 New Footprints Appear

The next morning, after Wang An had breakfast, he personally fed the golden eagle cub and said to his family:

"No matter how the golden eagle cub in the west room cries, you must not feed it, especially you two, Xiaomei and Xiaoli. Don't even look at it. Do you hear me?"

Wang An's attitude was full of seriousness. Wang Dazhui and his wife and Mu Xueqing all nodded subconsciously.

After all, everyone has heard about raising falcons, and everyone knows that falcons are different from hunting dogs.

To put it bluntly, eagles are birds of prey, just like other ferocious beasts such as tigers and leopards, and they are at the top of their respective fields.

These birds of prey are extremely fierce and have their own dignity and pride, so it is very difficult to completely tame them.

Therefore, they are lucky if they can be domesticated and recognize one owner in their lifetime. They will definitely not be as docile to the whole family as dogs.

After Wang Dazhu and the other two nodded, Wang Yi also nodded and said:

"Don't worry, big brother. I'm going to school soon and I won't even look at it."

Only Wang Xiaomei and her sister were a little confused. It was the first time for these two girls to see their eldest brother look at them with such a serious expression.

The two little girls blinked their big eyes and looked at Wang An, feeling a little at a loss.

However, it was not difficult to tell from their eyes that if Wang An didn't say anything, they would definitely find an opportunity to play with the golden eagle cub.

After all, they have played with all the animals at home except horses and wolves.

However, Wang An absolutely could not give in on this matter, so he said to the two little sisters with a serious face:
"I'm talking to you two, can you hear me?"

The two little girls looked at their parents with aggrieved looks, but found that the two people didn't even look at them. They turned their eyes to their sister-in-law, but found that her sister-in-law was also keeping her head down and not saying a word.

Then, the two little girls turned their gaze towards the second brother, but they only looked halfway. To be more precise, their gazes had not reached the right position before they looked away.

It can be seen that although these two little girls are young, they are very accurate in determining who is the king and who is the little king at home.

However, what the two little girls didn't expect was that when they withdrew their gazes, their parents and sister-in-law looked at each other with smirks on their faces.

It is obvious that these three people all understand the personalities of these two little sisters.

Wang Xiaomei said with grievance:

"I heard you, big brother. I won't play with the little golden eagle anymore."

When Wang Xiaoli heard her elder sister speak, she also cried and said:

"I also heard the big pot, I...I want to eat."

I have to say that Wang Xiaoli really knows what it means to "take advantage of someone's misfortune."

But before he could finish, Liu Guilan scolded him:
"What are you eating? Your elder brother is almost moving the supply and marketing cooperative to your house, and you're still not satisfied?"

There was nothing wrong with what Liu Guilan said. Any food or snacks available in the supply and marketing cooperative would definitely be available at Wang An's home, and in quite a lot.

The main reason is that Wang Dazhu and his wife are used to being frugal. No matter what delicious food or drink comes into the house, they like to leave it alone, saying that they eat it by "slurping it up".
"Luo Sa" means having a plan and a long-term flow of income.

But Wang An really couldn't stand this kind of behavior where someone had everything but hid it all and was reluctant to eat or drink.

That's why Wang An was so ruthless when buying things, always buying in boxes or items.

Fortunately, Wang An's approach was quite effective and finally made Wang Dazhui and his wife less stingy.

As soon as Liu Guilan finished speaking, Wang Xiaoli was obviously stunned for a moment, secretly glanced at Liu Guilan, and then said to Wang Anda in a loud voice:
"Then you big pot, find some patience!" Wang Xiaoli's little brain reacted pretty quickly, and everyone laughed. Liu Guilan didn't expect that her daughter would say such a thing after holding it in for a long time. The serious expression on her face broke instantly, and she burst out laughing.

Just as Wang An was packing the things he was going to take into the mountains and briefly explaining to his family how to raise eagles, Mu Xueli came over on horseback.

Mu Xueli not only returned Wang An's set of ginseng digging tools, but also brought two new sets of tools, saying that one of them was prepared for Wang Li.

These two sets of tools include red ropes, axes, scissors, knives, saws, bone sticks, and bone spoons for digging ginseng. It can be said that everything you need is available.

Upon asking, I found out that after Mu Xueli left Wang An's house yesterday, she did not go home, but went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative in the village.

Of course, the bone skewers and bone spoons were not bought, but Muhua helped make them using the bones of roe deer.

Just as Wang An and Mu Xue were chatting, Wang Li also came over on horseback.

After a brief greeting, the three of them rode towards the mountains together.

To be honest, riding a horse into the mountains is really not as good as driving a sled into the mountains, because riding a horse, apart from the slightly faster speed, which is an advantage, is completely useless in other aspects.

You can neither smoke nor chat, nor can you lie down or recline. The key point is that if you ride for a long time, your butt and legs will hurt!

The three of them rode their horses at full speed, and after more than an hour, they arrived at the place where the old man was.

However, outside the Laozhaizi, Wang An forced Mu Xueli and Wang Li to step down, and of course, Wang An himself also stepped down.

The reason for doing this was that Wang An discovered that there were new footprints nearby.

It’s just that there are a lot of dead grass and fallen leaves, so most of these footprints are half-drawn.

After traveling up the mountain for a long time, Mu Xueli and Wang Li naturally noticed this immediately, so the faces of the three of them became solemn.

The three of them followed the footprints and observed the surroundings, confirming that there were a total of five people who left these footprints, but they were not walking in the direction of Laozhaizi, so they were probably just passing by.

Mu Xueli said doubtfully:

"Are these five people also carrying the hammer?"

Wang An nodded and said:

"Well, according to the rules of joining a gang, the number of people joining a gang is also odd, so it's really possible."

Wang Li was a little nervous, and said with a worried look on his face:
"Fourth brother, do you think our old man will be discovered by them?"

Wang An thought about it and said uncertainly:

"It should be fine for now, but I don't know if they will come back."

After a pause, Wang An suddenly said:

"You two hurry up and dig up that pile of clubs. I'll follow quietly and take a look."

Without even taking a look, Wang An felt really uneasy. If this group of people showed up while he was digging ginseng, it would be troublesome.

As he spoke, Wang An handed the reins to Mu Xueli and followed the footprints.

Mu Xueli and Wang Li did not waste any time and walked into the old house, leading the horses.

(End of this chapter)