Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Yue Feng grinned and nodded: "Indeed, they sound like two different things, but in the end they are actually the same thing. I have to explain this to you!"
These Chinese medicinal herbs planted before winter were not seeds sown in autumn, but rather rhizomes that the village cooperative had purchased in spring and summer!
These are all winter food prepared for wild boars. Any leftovers will be distributed next year as a way to preserve them for breeding!

Now that you've killed the pig, all my investment has gone down the drain!

Hearing Yue Feng say this, Wang Yuanpei nodded slightly, and Lao Ji and Chen Zhenshan also remained silent, waiting quietly.

The distance from the village office, where Yue Feng's father-in-law lived, to his new house was only a few hundred meters. Soon, Wang Xiaona retrieved the account books and other documents that Yue Feng had requested.

Everything was very transparent. Wang Xiaona personally oversaw the daily worker settlements, material costs, and so on, and the accounts were kept very detailed.

"These are the ledgers you requested. This one is the ledger for our work, and this one is the ledger for purchasing medicinal herbs and roots! There are summaries below!"

Wang Xiaona took the ledger back and placed it on the coffee table in front of Yue Feng.

Following Wang Xiaona's guidance, Yue Feng flipped through the account books and roughly verified them before pushing the two account books in front of Chen Zhenshan, Wang Yuanpei, and Lao Ji.

"My three elders, please take a look at these accounts! I don't have eyes in the back of my head, and these account books couldn't have appeared out of thin air like magic! We'll discuss the details after you've seen them!"

Chen Zhenshan didn't reach for the ledger; he picked up his teacup and took a sip. Wang Yuanpei, on the other hand, took the ledger and, together with Lao Ji, reviewed the detailed summaries of labor settlements, herbal medicine purchases, and other information.

Including the acquisition portion and the portion of hiring people to grow the crops, the total cost in the ledger is over eight hundred yuan!
At the time, it was definitely a huge sum of money.

Wang Yuanpei frowned more and more as he looked at the accounts. Old Ji hadn't mentioned this before they came, but now that Yue Feng had brought out the ledgers, Wang Yuanpei was in a bit of a bind.

After reviewing the account book, the two placed it back on the coffee table.

"I've looked through the ledgers. I can't come up with this much money!" Old Ji said bluntly when he saw Wang Yuanpei frowning.

Yue Feng grinned slightly and said casually, "If you can't come up with the money, this will be difficult to handle!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wang Yuanpei tried to persuade him, "This covers all the costs and expenses, but not all the losses, right, Chief Yue?"
Look, we've come all this way with the best intentions, how about a discount? Old Ji just built a new house last year, so he's really short on cash!

After listening to Wang Yuanpei's words, Yue Feng turned to look at Grandpa Chen. The others also turned their attention to Grandpa Chen.

After all, Yue Feng was only considering Chen Zhenshan's feelings; Lao Ji and Wang Yuanpei were outsiders to Yue Feng.

Chen Zhenshan sighed: "Since we're already here, and it's all to solve the problem, Xiaofeng, please give me a break for my sake!"

Grandpa Chen had spoken, and Yue Feng felt the time was right, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Grandpa Chen has spoken, so we've given him face!"
You can cover half of the expenses on the books! If you don't have enough money on hand, it's not a big deal; you can go back and raise the rest and send it over later!

As soon as Chen Zhenshan opened his mouth, Yue Feng gave him a 50% discount, which was definitely a great favor.

If Yue Feng really persists in this, the compensation will definitely be substantial after the case is handled by the authorities, and the person involved might even have to go to jail!

Old Ji frowned deeply, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll pay half! I'll go back and raise the money, and bring it all over when I've raised enough!"

Yue Feng nodded: "Okay, then let's settle this privately in front of Uncle Wang and Grandpa Chen!"
All the pigs you hunted must be kept!

I'm telling you beforehand, this pork is different from regular wild boar meat. You didn't get it mixed up before you came, did you?

"Once I report it, if anything goes wrong in any step, neither of us can afford the responsibility!"

Before Lao Ji came, he hesitated about this issue, but since it involved a bigger plan, he didn't dare to do anything about it.

Now that Yue Feng brought it up, he said with satisfaction, "Don't worry, it's definitely the one! All 11 pigs were caught at Shidingzi!"

"That's all for now! Now that we've finished discussing business, and since you distinguished guests rarely come to my home, let's have some tea and chat for a while!"
Xiao Tao, you and Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu go out and lend a hand, drag all the wild boars off the tractor into the yard!

Yue Feng picked up the teapot and poured tea for everyone, then arranged for Xiao Tao and his two brothers to go outside to work.

Xiao Tao acknowledged the Zhang brothers and went out to work, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed a little.

With the business settled, Wang Yuanpei breathed a sigh of relief. He took a sip of his tea and, trying to make conversation, said, "I just heard from Chief Yue that the wild boars on this mountain are part of a captive breeding project. I wonder if it would be convenient to talk about it?"
"We're in such a remote and impoverished area, we've never even heard of such a method before!"

Yue Feng calmly refilled the teacup: "It's not convenient to talk about the details, let's just talk about what we can talk about!"

This wild boar meat isn't for ordinary people like us! If the project passes inspection, it'll be served at a state banquet in Beijing!

Uncle Ji, we've had a falling out before, and our positions differ. Logically speaking, there are some things I shouldn't say.

But now that Grandpa Chen and Uncle Wang have arrived, I won't hide it anymore!
We came down from the mountain at noon and went straight to Wang Er's house!
According to my younger brother Xiao Tao and his friends, after finding out the details, they won't even eat, they'll just go straight to your house!
As the eldest brother, I don't want to lead my brothers in fighting and killing all the time.

We're all made of flesh and blood; who can guarantee that if you bully someone today, you won't get shot in the back tomorrow?

So, I used the excuse of going home for lunch to calm my nerves!
If you hadn't arrived a little earlier, and had been delayed by another half hour, things wouldn't have turned out well today!
You've probably tried the meat that was hunted from the mountain, right?

This stuff, in my city's Fengcheng Grand Hotel, costs 18.8 yuan for a plate of less than a pound!

Eleven pigs, how many kilograms in total, and what percentage of the entire wild boar habitat do they represent?
If I really wanted to make things difficult for you, I wouldn't be looking at these two ledgers!

Call the Ye family directly; someone from the provincial government will be coming tomorrow!

After listening to Yue Feng's description, Lao Ji's expression remained relatively calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

This stuff is indeed an ingredient for the signature dish at Yuefeng Grand Hotel! The key point is that it's even associated with state banquets.

If Yue Feng wasn't exaggerating, this matter has really blown up. None of the six people who went into the mountains to poach will get away with it.

"This...is it that serious!" Wang Yuanpei was also somewhat surprised to hear this.

"Of course! I'm not saying all this to scare you, but to ask you to keep this a secret!"

These things are best kept to yourselves. Don't spread them around. No matter who it is, if there's a next time, no one will save face!

"We'll handle this officially. Anyone who maliciously disrupts or interferes with the scientific research order will be severely punished. It wouldn't be surprising if they got shot!" Yue Feng deliberately misled them.

After listening, Grandpa Chen said, "Alright, Xiaofeng, Lao Ji and the others will definitely not go hunting at Shidingzi anymore! Let's put this matter behind us!"

If all else fails, we can find someone to build a makeshift shelter over there and keep watch! We can't let this interfere with the important matters at the higher-ups' expense!

Yue Feng nodded: "Let me think about it. If it doesn't work out, I'll find someone to go up and keep an eye on things!"

……

The work outside was quickly finished. The three brothers piled the frozen wild boar in the middle of the yard and then went back inside. Seeing that the work outside was over, Wang Yuanpei was the first to stand up.

"It's getting late, let's head out now! Old Ji will bring the money over when he's raised it! That'll settle this privately! Is that alright, Boss Yue?"

Yue Feng nodded: "No problem! But Uncle Ji, don't drag this out too long!"
The Lunar New Year is less than two months away, and the accounts must be settled no later than the twelfth lunar month!

Old Ji nodded: "Okay, I'll definitely raise enough money and send it over before the twelfth lunar month!"

"I'll see you off!" Yue Feng also stood up.

Soon, the group left the north room. Yue Feng and his brothers followed behind, escorting them all the way to the main street. They watched the tractor start and drive away before turning back into the house.

Once everyone had left, leaving only the core members of the hunting team in the room, Xiao Tao couldn't help but mutter, "Damn! Old Ji, that old bastard, he's actually quite sensible! He even invited Grandpa Chen!"

If we delay any longer, we'll get a beating when we get to his house!

Yue Feng smiled and glanced at Xiao Tao: "Alright, you're almost getting married, and you're still fighting all the time! Be more careful!"

At this moment, Xiaowen, who had been silent until now, frowned slightly and said, "Brother, I feel like something's not quite right!"

"Hmm? Something's not right?" Yue Feng looked at Xiao Wen with a puzzled expression.

Xiaowen scratched his head: "I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, but something just feels off!"

Old Ji and Master Zou's group are not usually this gentle and polite!
Even if they've crossed the line, they'll definitely have to wait until we find their home and have a real fight before they give in!
There's no way they'd come to us on their own before we even went to them!

I don't think Wang Yuanpei's claim that he went into the mountains to poach after drinking and regretted it after sobering up is tenable!

And think about it, in order to resolve this matter, Lao Ji asked Wang Yuanpei to ask Grandpa Chen to step in. How much of a favor must he have owed?

I can understand if someone does it again after being punished and can't take it anymore!
But things are still unclear, and he's already doing this on his own initiative. I feel something's wrong!

After listening to Xiaowen's meticulous analysis, Yue Feng clicked his tongue and indeed sensed something unusual.

Old Ji, a veteran of his age, is known for his fiery temper and strong sense of pride. This is precisely why Yue Feng was reluctant to engage in conflict. If things escalated, blood might truly be spilled!

But today, Lao Ji actually took the initiative to back down and even agreed to pay compensation!

If the other party was wary of Yue Feng's connections and background, they wouldn't have gone to provoke him even after drinking. This argument doesn't make sense.

"Oh dear, why are you thinking about this! Cui Dahai was injured by that beast and almost lost his life!"

This can't be covered up any longer; we'll have to find him sooner or later!
The older you get in the underworld, the more timid you become! Maybe he's just regretting it and afraid we'll deal with him!

Xiao Tao picked up an empty teacup in front of him, poured in some tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

After Xiao Tao's interruption, Yue Feng shook his head and put aside his doubts.

"Alright, whatever the story, at least there's a resolution! Let's just consider this our New Year's gift being given a month early! Store this wild boar meat in the cellar! I'll help you out!"

Xiao Tao grinned sheepishly and whispered, "Why don't we get one and share some meat? There are eleven pigs in total. The smallest one, the yellow-haired one, doesn't look bad to me. Let's clean it up and share some meat! I'll get some good meat for my wife to try!"

Faced with Xiao Tao's suggestion, Yue Feng thought for a moment and realized that it had been a while since they had any wild boar meat. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's keep the smallest one, thaw it, skin it, debone it, and divide the meat among several families!"

Hey, what's going on between you and Yu Panpan lately? Have you set a wedding date yet?

Xiao Tao replied, "Hehe, my relationship with my wife is very stable! I go to her dormitory in the city to see her every few days."

The date has been chosen: the engagement will be on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The wedding date will be after the autumn harvest next year!
We need to build a new house in the spring, and then there's farm work to do in the summer! All things considered, it might not be until after National Day!

Xiao Tao had mentioned building a new house before. After listening, Yue Feng nodded and said, "You're usually so carefree, but you need to be more careful when you're dating! What's the situation at your future father-in-law's house? Have you been there since we went back last time?"

When asked about his father-in-law's family, Xiao Tao pursed his lips: "I've taken Panpan home a couple of times, but it's nothing special! I don't like her parents' empty, fake politeness!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng knew that the woman's family must be very polite to Xiao Tao.

After all, Yue Feng demonstrated considerable influence by stepping in to resolve the issue last time, and he later arranged a job for Xiao Tao's brother-in-law, which further enhanced his reputation.

Yue Feng nodded: "Okay, just stay put! If anything comes up, just tell me. Once this pork is butchered, take a portion and send it to Panpan's house!"

No matter how incompetent the father-in-law is, if he wants to marry a girl, he still has to curry favor with her! He can't just stop visiting her family after the bride is married; that's against etiquette!

"Okay, I understand!" Xiao Tao nodded repeatedly.

……

Over the next few days, Yue Feng led his hunting team to wander around the mountains, hoping to find the creature that resembled a leopard.

Unfortunately, another snowfall covered the already faint footprints and scents, making them disappear without a trace.

Yue Feng has always maintained a sense of awe towards this rare and top-tier prey.

If he has the means, he will certainly do his best to help.

But since it was fate, Yue Feng didn't force it.

At least Yue Feng had been exposed to animal protection laws in his previous life and knew the preciousness of these rare animals.

The compensation from Lao Ji's side was raised and sent over in less than a week.

On the surface, the conflict over the poaching of wild boars in Shidingzi was resolved amicably and privately.

However, this is only the surface situation; in reality, a new crisis is spreading unseen.

News of a mutated tiger appearing in the mountains behind Lianhua Township and attacking people has spread throughout the Fengcheng area, described in great detail.

Many arrogant hunting teams from other places, upon hearing the news, regrouped and headed towards the vicinity of the incident site.

At this moment, the area around the back mountain of Lotus Township resembled a giant vortex of a typhoon, and Yue Feng, positioned in the eye of the storm, was completely unaware of the conspiracy targeting him, aside from scattered snippets of information. (End of Chapter)