1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 303 Hunting

In the 1980s and 1990s, whether it was frogs, snakes, or sparrows, they were not protected animals and you could eat them if you wanted... Especially sparrows, which were still listed as pest birds at that time. Not only did local governments not oppose eating sparrows, but they actually encouraged people to kill them.

With the enthusiastic hunting in recent years, the number of sparrows has indeed decreased significantly compared to before, and it is also much more difficult to catch them than before... At the very least, it is no longer realistic to just scatter some rice and set up a winnowing basket and expect to catch sparrows.

Precisely because of the difficulty, catching sparrows has become one of the most popular activities among some young people every winter, especially after heavy snow.

Of course, since it is a challenge, people will not use fishing nets to catch birds, let alone slingshots. Instead, they will use an adult toy unique to this era... an air gun.

Therefore, when Yang Mo was given a Mosin-Nagant-shaped air rifle in his arms, he felt a strong sense of novelty but also seemed insulted.

"Hey, hey, hey, Lao Si, why did you give me a barrel-down pressure type, while you all use a handle-side pressure type?"

A wasteland covered with snow.

Looking at the box of mushroom-like lead bullets in his hand, and then looking at the "Arrow" logo on the handle of his gun, Mr. Yang was dissatisfied.

Bao Shuxian and Su Yu were fiddling with their Eagle 513s. They laughed when they heard this and said, "Isn't this because I'm worried about your safety? A side-pressure airgun can easily pinch your hand. You're already injured, and it will be troublesome if you get hurt even more... Besides, Old Su said your marksmanship is terrible. Using a downward-pressure airgun is not only safer, but you never know if you'll accidentally hit a few sparrows!"

Since it is an air gun, it must be driven by gas. Therefore, these air guns of various shapes all have a small gas tank for manual inflation; and the air compression methods are mainly divided into two types: barrel downward pressure type and handle side pressure type.

You can tell the difference between these two ways of pumping air just by listening to the names. The down-barrel air gun needs to split the gun body from the middle like a double-barreled shotgun, and then use the lever to pump air; while the side-pressure air gun is pumped from the area near the buttstock.

Anyone who knows a little about firearms can see that, since the seal of the barrel is not damaged, the actual length of the barrel is longer, so although the side-pressure airgun is easy to pinch fingers, it is more accurate and more powerful;
However, due to the poor sealing of the barrel, the down-barrel air gun not only has poor accuracy and low power, but it also requires three or four presses to fill the gas tank... It can be said that apart from being much safer, the other aspects are not the same.

Yang Mo gritted his teeth as he stared at the malicious smile on Bao Shuxian's face. He wished he could rush up and give Su Yu, who was standing next to him, a hard kick... This jerk with a loose mouth must have told the fourth brother about the last time they went to the shooting range together as a joke!

The other two female comrades nearby were also dissatisfied with the downward-pressure air guns they were given.

Although Bai Mengmeng had never touched an air gun before, she had been to the mountains in Guizhou many times to kill all kinds of birds and beasts, and she used real weapons, or at least gunpowder guns. Now when she heard that the thing in her hand was just a small toy with no accuracy or power, how could she agree?

When he was about to rush over to exchange guns with Bao Shuxian, Lin Luosu snatched the air rifle from his hand first, and then slapped the downward-pressure rifle in his hand into his arms: "Who are you looking down on? Who wants to play with this kind of toy? If you had told me earlier that you could only get two side-pressure rifles, I would have brought the three newly bought air rifles in my room... Ha, you're kidding me by bringing this kind of toy out!"

Air guns are a very common commodity these days, and are considered cultural and sports tools. They are sold in department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives. Therefore, when Lin Luosu was wandering around yesterday, she happened to have an idea and bought three ordinary side-pressure guns at the price of 70 yuan per gun... In other words, she didn't have enough money on her at the time, otherwise she would have bought high-pressure guns.

But even so, compared to the 5.5 caliber air gun she bought yesterday, the air guns that Su Yu borrowed from somewhere were all 4.5 caliber. It was not a problem to say that these air guns were toys... It would have been fine if the caliber was small, but the one she got was a downward pressure type. No wonder the girl was so unhappy.

The side pressure type in his hand was snatched away. Bao Shuxian looked at the downward pressure type that was slapped into his arms, and then glanced at Lin Luosu's shocking buzz cut at the time, and his face suddenly became bitter.

This woman is so fierce!
The person who appeared with Miss Mu and hugged Miss Mu without any scruples the whole time was obviously not someone he could afford to offend. Therefore, even though he was full of complaints, he did not dare to ask for the side pressure type that originally belonged to him.

Watching Lin Luosu nonchalantly fiddling with and checking the new toy, Bai Mengmeng, who originally wanted to go up and change the gun, glanced at Su Yu who was holding the gun tightly in his arms, then glanced at Miss Mu who was standing aside with a smile on her face. After thinking about it, she finally canceled the plan to change the gun.

"Master, have you ever shot a gun before?"

Looking at Yang Mo who was prying open the gun body and stuffing lead bullets into it to test its sealing, Bai Mengmeng, who was always supporting his master, whispered.

Hearing his little apprentice's words that could easily be misunderstood by outsiders, Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "Please don't use the word 'shooting' in the future... I've played it a few times before, but it's been too long and I'm a little rusty."

In the early 1990s, air guns were all the rage all over the country. Although he couldn't bear to buy one in his previous life because he had to support his ex-wife, he borrowed it to play with a few times. It was just that too much time had passed and he was a little rusty at it.

Looking at Yang Mo's somewhat clumsy posture of pumping air into the gun, Bai Mengmeng curled his lips, thinking that his own master was really stubborn. If he had never fired an air gun, then he had never fired an air gun. What's there to be ashamed of?

From Lin Luosu’s complaints just now, she knew that an air gun cost dozens of dollars. It was such an expensive thing, and it was normal that her master had never played with it since he came from the countryside.

Still a stranger?
Master, it’s true that you have never touched an air gun before!

But the point of her question was not this. After hearing Yang Mo's answer, the young apprentice immediately demonstrated to his master diligently: "Master, I just fiddled with it for a while. This thing is actually similar to a gunpowder gun. It's very easy to learn... Come, I'll teach you!"

As he spoke, as if there was a ghost chasing him, the young disciple spoke like pouring beans, and reviewed with Yang Mo how to compress the air, how to aim in a straight line, how to roughly adjust the muzzle position according to the distance, wind direction and wind force, and how to gradually exert force to pull the trigger without affecting the muzzle position.

It must be said that after all, she came from the Ten Thousand Mountains in Guizhou, so the little apprentice's skills in this area were far better than Yang Mo's. Moreover, this girl was used to using gunpowder guns, so what she taught were some folk methods.

As for the traditional method, it might not be so professional, but it is undoubtedly easier for novices to get started. Therefore, the young apprentice only taught him twice, and Yang Mo, a loser, actually grasped the general idea.

With the help and guidance of his young apprentice, Yang Mo fired a few shots into the air, then withdrew the gun with a little pride, but he felt a little confused.

Although it is natural for disciples to not want their masters to embarrass themselves in front of outsiders, wasn't the disciple too impatient just now?
The flock of sparrows hasn't been found yet, and everyone is still getting familiar with the tools in their hands. When the sparrows are found, two people can team up and teach them slowly in the process. Is there any need to be so anxious to pour everything out all at once?
Catching the confusion in his master's eyes, Bai Mengmeng rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Although my master is so cunning in some aspects that he is not like a normal human, he is also so slow in other things that he is not like a normal human.

Why do you think that woman with a crew cut suddenly came over with Miss Mu to invite you to play mahjong together?

Any discerning person can tell what the plan is!

Although she didn't have the courage to interfere in her master's love life, it was possible for her to give that woman as few opportunities as possible, right?
Whether Miss Mu and Yang Mo can end up together is important to many people, but how long it will take for the two to really get together is equally important to many people... No matter what the considerations are, she doesn't want the two to develop too quickly, which will ultimately make her father's bargaining chips on Yang Mo smaller and smaller.

not to mention……

Did he really think that he didn't hear the slanderous words that the buzz-cut woman said in the house while she was washing clothes in the outer hall?

snort!
She often helps her sisters guard the attic, but she is famous in the Miao village for her clairvoyance and sharp hearing!

Let me teach you a lesson, women are very vindictive!
Even if I am a good girl in front of my master, but you dare to say bad things about me behind my back, don't blame me for ruining your plan!
………………

More than ten minutes later, the group of people who had been wandering around on the snow for several hundred meters finally saw a small group of sparrows in a completely dried-up reed bush somewhere.

Looking at the sparrows jumping up and down in the reeds, Lin Luosu chuckled, turned his head to look at Miss Mu who was following Yang Mo with an air rifle on her back, then made a gesture of silence and waved his right hand, signaling everyone to control their distance and disperse to find their own positions. He himself took the lead and walked towards a snow pile... There was a good observation point and design point. Presumably, the competitive eggplant girl wanted to come out on top and show off her skills in front of everyone.

Bai Mengmeng seemed to be targeting Lin Luosu today. When he saw the guy with a crew cut take the first step, he immediately followed. Then, like a little leopard full of explosive power, he ignored the almost knee-deep snow and seized the snow pile before the other party. Then, he pointed his chin at a depression a few meters away as if in a provocative manner.

In a wasteland covered with thick snow like this, even if frightened, the sparrows would not really fly away from the only reeds where they could possibly find food in order to conserve their energy. Therefore, it was not important who fired the first shot, and there was no need to fight for the snow pile with a very good angle and distance.

Bai Mengmeng did this, not only to disgust Lin Luosu, but also with that provocative chin, he was undoubtedly challenging the Eggplant Girl to a fight.

And Lin Luosu obviously would not show weakness. He looked at Bai Mengmeng with contempt for a while, gave a thumbs down, then made a gesture of acceptance of the challenge, and then walked slowly towards the depression that Bai Mengmeng pointed to.

Yang Mo looked speechlessly at his little disciple who had suddenly become wild and unruly. He didn't understand why this girl suddenly acted like she had eaten three pounds of gunpowder.

I subconsciously scratched my itchy right foot, but I tripped over the snow and suddenly lost my balance.

At this moment, a pair of small hands suddenly reached out from the side and supported him with some difficulty.

When he turned around, he saw Miss Mu who had always been following him.

"You are always so careless, you don't even look at your feet!"

Mu Liya glared at him with a look of anger and resentment, but she did not remove her hands. She just supported Yang Mo without caring about the eyes of others.

"Neither of us can use a gun, so let's just find a place and shoot a few shots randomly... Anyway, we are out here to have fun and exercise our bodies. Even if we two injured people don't hit a single bird, no one will laugh at us."

Mu Liya pointed her chin at another snow pit about ten meters away and said with a smile.

The collapsed snow hole was not in a very good location from the perspective of its location. It was about 20 meters away from the reeds. Although it would not scare the flock of sparrows, it was not very friendly for a novice with poor shooting skills.

Fortunately, although Yang Mo likes playing with guns, he has never had a strong desire to win or lose in hunting. Therefore, after looking at Bao Shuxian and Su Yu who have separated, he nodded and said, "Okay."

………………

slap~
slap~
Pa~pa~
"Oops~"

As four faint sounds of breaking through the air were heard one after another, two not-so-obvious exclamations were mixed in among them.

The two limping injured soldiers had just arrived at the snow pit when they slipped and fell to the ground one after another.

"It seems that there used to be a puddle here... It might be the same as the reeds... Did you fall?"

Miss Mu stretched out her hand and pressed down some dry grass hidden in the snow, her tone somewhat frustrated, and then she turned her head with some worry.

In the 1980s and 1990s, naturally formed shallow ponds were common in Qilu. Around these shallow ponds, there were also numerous large pits formed for various reasons. Therefore, once they were covered by heavy snow, it was common for passers-by to step into the pits without knowing it.

But Miss Mu's worries were obviously unnecessary.

With nearly 30 centimeters of snow as a buffer, it was hard to hurt anyone, not to mention that there were only some weeds under the snow pit, even if there were branches mixed in, so Yang Mo was fine except for being frightened a little. However, Yang Mo's expression was a little strange at this time.

Because this place was originally a weed pit, the two fell one after the other. At this time, half of Yang Mo's body was pressed on Miss Mu's back. Therefore, although there was thick clothes between them, there was no such thing as a soft and warm beauty in his arms, but the postures of the two people at this time seemed extremely ambiguous... Especially after Miss Mu, who was originally lying underneath, propped herself up, the postures of the two people seemed even more inappropriate for children.

cough~
Yang Mo touched his nose, then turned over and moved his body away from Miss Mu's waist and hips: "It's okay, I didn't fall, are you okay?"

Although the two were in a "quasi-loving" relationship, for safety reasons, the rest of the people in the group were at least ten meters apart. In addition, the thick snow covered and reflected light, so some small movements were difficult to detect. But no matter what, the posture of the two just now was too easy to be misunderstood, and he was mainly worried that this young lady would be embarrassed.

But it seemed that Miss Mu did not notice what was wrong just now. After brushing off the snow on her body, she took off her air gun and looked at the flock of sparrows flying around in the reeds with some annoyance: "It's hard to aim now."

After thinking for a while, Miss Mu turned her head and said, "By the way, Yang Mo, can you use an air rifle?"

Yang Mo loaded the bullet, compressed the air, and lowered the crosshairs in one go. While constantly looking for the sparrow that was about to land, he casually replied, "Xiao Bai taught me for a while just now. This thing is easy to learn. There shouldn't be any technical problems."

As soon as he finished speaking, he fired a shot. Immediately, a sparrow that had just landed on the snow flew up in fear... missed.

Glancing at the slightly disappointed Yang Mo, Miss Mu rolled her eyes and said with a frustrated look, "Although Luoluo taught me a little bit before, I only know how to aim at a fixed target. Now it's so messed up, I can only be dumbfounded."

As she spoke, Miss Mu looked at Yang Mo expectantly: "Just now I saw you almost hit it... Can you teach me how to hit the flying sparrows?"

Yang Mo was a little unaccustomed to Mu Liya's ignorant expression at this moment, but he didn't think much about it. He generously shared: "Actually, this is not that difficult. Observe the target carefully, judge the direction it may move, roughly determine the lead time, and then take into account the influence of wind force on bullets. If you shoot a few more times, you will definitely hit one... Anyway, the distance between us and the sparrow is less than 20 meters now. Grasp the key points and shoot a few more times to finally shoot one down."

Miss Mu said with a bitter face: "It sounds so complicated, judging the lead time and considering the wind speed, it makes my head swell... Yang Mo, I'm a little stupid, can you teach me a few times?"

Yang Mo was stunned and glanced at the other person suspiciously.

People of their generation are not unfamiliar with guns. Although shooting skills depend entirely on talent, there are some basic concepts that they should understand.

and so……

Are things like lead time and calculating wind impact difficult to understand?
But on second thought, Miss Mu is not him. With her family background, she doesn't need to be pulled out of the village for training. Given how favored this young lady is, if people see her touching a gun, they will try to snatch it away, even if it means trying to grab it, for fear that something might happen to her.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo scratched his head, put down the air gun in his hand, and then taught the young lady step by step according to what his little apprentice had taught him.

"Well, first of all, your current gun holding posture is wrong... To shoot accurately, you need to hold the butt tightly against your shoulder... The tighter the better;"

"Secondly, although you need to aim in a straight line, your posture should not be too stiff. If your neck is too stiff, you will not be able to aim for a long time due to muscle discomfort. If your arms are too stiff, it will affect your ability to pull the trigger... Come on, relax, exhale, inhale."

"Eh? Didn't I just teach you to hold the butt tight? Why did you loosen it again? The butt is an important fulcrum when aiming. If it's not tight, it's hard to aim accurately. Hold it tight!"

"Hiss~ Why did you loosen your arm again? Didn't I tell you before that you can relax the muscles on your arms but you can't relax the posture of your arms? Hold them close to your armpits!"

"Hey, hey, hey~ Why is your index finger as tight as a zombie's? I've told you to relax your index finger, and wait until you've aimed and are about to fire before slowly touching the trigger. If you're so stiff, the muzzle of the gun will definitely be crooked when you pull the trigger, and it's useless no matter how accurate you are!"

For a full five minutes, Yang Mo was constantly correcting various details.

Miss Mu seemed like a stupid student who had no talent for shooting. She emphasized something but forgot it the moment she turned around.

After seven minutes, even though Yang Mo considered himself to be a very patient person during teaching, he couldn't help but get angry.

"Miss, you are playing with fire!" Yang Mo looked at the woman beside him with gritted teeth, with a hint of dangerous light in his eyes.

Miss Mu blushed, but her expression was innocent: "Am I stupid?"

Yang Mo stared at her for a long time before he said unhappily, "It's really stupid! Who taught you this stupid method?"

He is not a fool. Even if Miss Mu has no talent for shooting, she would not be unable to remember to hold the trigger lightly after being corrected several times in a row.

This was obviously creating opportunities for himself to take advantage of her openly.

hum,

To correct the gun grip, do you need to stretch out your arms and hug the person?

Do I need to hold someone's hand to correct the strength of my fingers?

That’s all.

The most important thing is to help Miss Mu adjust the position of the butt of the gun again and again...

Not only was the shoulder socket not far from the chest, but Miss Mu also held the butt of the gun like a thief. After several corrections, Yang Mo inevitably touched the girl's forbidden area.

Although it is winter now and we are wearing thick clothes, and there is no sense of touch when we touch it a few times, but this action gives me a forbidden and stimulating feeling.

Therefore, after a few times, Yang Mo, who had already understood something, gnashed his teeth at Miss Mu's crazy and stupid behavior, but the light in his eyes could not help but become dangerous.

Frightened by the light in Yang Mo's eyes, Miss Mu dodged a little, stuck out her tongue, and said in a low voice: "Then are you still willing to teach me how to shoot a gun?"

Yang Mo turned his head to look at the people in the distance who were shooting each other, and looked at the young lady beside him fiercely: "Teach! Such a stupid student must be taught!"

As he said this, he took the opportunity to adjust his grip on the gun and forcefully lifted Miss Mu into his arms. Then he looked at the little white sheep who had no intention of resisting at all with a slightly ferocious look: "Hehe, you dare to pretend to be stupid and seduce me, you'll have to pay the price!"

Miss Mu's whole body tensed up when she noticed that Yang Mo's right hand, which was around her, began to slide dishonestly towards her slender waist.

Hey, hey, hey, there are people next to us. Just touch their hands and hug them while you are giving them instructions.

You are like this now...

This is too much!

Just when she was getting anxious, Miss Mu suddenly felt a chill on her waist and almost cried.

Luoluo, what a crap idea you came up with.

It’s killing me!

slap~
The jade hand trembled,
Lead bullets whizzed out of Miss Mu's air gun.

A sparrow hovering above a reed suddenly fell down...

………………

After half an hour.

Just as Yang Mo was smiling as he watched Miss Mu, whose face was still flushed, pour a bucket of snow water into the iron pot, then glared at him angrily, picked up a match and started to ignite the charcoal below...

"Boss, let's go over and smoke a cigarette together?"

Su Yu handed over a flower and glanced into the distance.

Oh?
I knew that this guy was so tactless that he kept asking me out to play mahjong when his frostbite hadn't healed yet. He must have something to ask me.

Giving this guy a look of contempt, Yang Mo took the cigarette, then limped away with Su Yu.

"According to the spirit of the document, Yang Tianxing has been sentenced, and it is a heavy sentence... He will be executed in public after the spring!"

Su Yu lit up his lighter and after lighting Yang Mo's cigarette, he abruptly announced this incoherent news: "It's not just Yang Tianxing's gang. In the past year, all the criminals in Linyi County who have seriously interfered with the work of Qingfeng Food and Xialiu Marketing Agency have been arrested... As for how to sentence them, the county would like to seek your opinion."

Oh?
Was the "Nan Yang" in "Bei Ma Nan Yang" sentenced?

Yang Mo glanced at Su Yu with some surprise.

When helping Sun Jian resolve the conflict, although the county had implicitly stated that it would focus on cracking down on lawless elements like Yang Tianxing who bullied the market, they did arrest him afterwards.

But it is obvious that the reason why this guy who had caused trouble in his previous life was suddenly sentenced to a heavy sentence was definitely not because of the document just issued from above... The document issued was about strengthening the crackdown on road bullies, and had nothing to do with Yang Tianxing.

After thinking for a while, Yang Mo laughed: "Isn't your uncle from the Agricultural Bureau? When did he get involved in this matter? Tell me, why did you trick me out in such a cold weather?"

(End of this chapter)