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

After completely changing the subject, Wu Keji was only sad for a few minutes before quickly readjusting his mindset.

People who have seen it all are different; after a few pieces of stewed meat and a cup of hot wine, they quickly regained their composure.

Yue Feng accompanied the two elders to eat and drink in the house on the mountain. During this time, Wu Keji inquired about the details of the accident Yue Feng had encountered in Beijing. All three of them were in good spirits while eating and drinking.

Wu Keji's assessment was exactly the same as his master Zhao Dashan's: Yue Feng was pushed to play the bad cop last time because he lacked experience in the martial arts world. If something similar happens again, he can back down and let someone more experienced face the pressure.

Yue Feng knew that both Grandpa Wu and his master were elders and relatives who hoped for his well-being. He listened humbly to their teachings, served them tea and water, and took good care of them. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, he cleaned up the dishes and the table before saying goodbye and going down the mountain to go home.

……

Over the next few days, Yue Feng returned to a relatively leisurely state. When he had nothing to do, he would play with the eagles at home, and when the time came, he would go up the mountain to deliver them. Then he would chat with his master and Grandpa Wu for a while. Time flew by.

After this long and detailed conversation over drinks, Grandpa Wu seemed to have let go of his obsession. When the topic of ginseng cultivation came up again in casual conversation, his mindset and demeanor were noticeably more relaxed.

Before I knew it, more than half a month had passed.

While we were having dinner, the weather forecast on TV announced that a cold front was approaching from Siberia and that it would snow that night.

Strictly speaking, this year's snow came much later than usual.

The brothers in Yue Feng's hunting team had been talking to Yue Feng several times about wanting to go into the mountains to hunt and stretch their muscles and feet, but Yue Feng had stopped them all for the time being, citing the reason that it hadn't snowed yet.

Now that a cold front and snowfall have arrived, the idea of ​​going into the mountains to hunt has been put on the agenda.

The next morning, Yue Feng climbed out of bed on time.

Looking out the window, the rooftops in the courtyard were covered in a blanket of white snow.

"Xiaona, get up! It's snowing heavily outside!!" Yuefeng called softly to his wife.

Last night, Kaixin had a fever and was quite fussy. Wang Xiaona spent half the night rubbing her with alcohol and applying it to her forehead, so she got up a little late this morning.

"Ah! Are you hungry? I'll get up and cook for you two right away!"

Hearing the noise, Wang Xiaona also got out of bed.

"I went out and shoveled the snow. I reckon Xiao Tao and the others will be coming over to the house soon!"

"Then I'll make more breakfast?"

"Okay, make more! Those who came early and haven't eaten yet can eat together! Xiaowen and Xiaowu will probably come over in a bit to help shovel snow!"

"it is good!"

……

The couple whispered a few words to each other, got dressed, and got off the kang (a heated brick bed). Yue Feng wrapped himself up tightly, put on thick gloves, picked up the snow-sweeping tools, and started working.

Last night's snow was quite heavy, with a full 15 centimeters in the yard. Yue Feng took a broom and first swept the path from the north door to the toilet and the main gate. He would finish the rest after dinner.

Huffing and puffing as he swept a path through the yard, Yue Feng opened the gate and glanced at the street.

On the streets, the diligent villagers had all started shoveling snow and sweeping the streets. Yue Feng, as the Party Secretary, couldn't fall behind, so he got to work in earnest.

The work here isn't finished yet, so Xiaowen, Xiaowu, and Xiaotao, the three brothers, all got up and gathered together.

The four brothers moved into their new house, which was just a few dozen meters away from the house on the same street.

"Brother! You're up early!" Xiaowen called out, holding a shovel in his hand.

"It's become a habit, so get up on time! Have you all eaten? Your sister-in-law made tomato and egg soup, have a hot meal first, then you'll have time to get back to work!"

Xiao Xiaowen shook his head and replied, "I haven't eaten yet! There's only so little work, let's hurry up and finish it first!"

Xiao Tao, don't be lazy! You're married now, and you're feeling a bit weak lately. That stuff might feel good, but it can't fill your stomach! Look at your face, you're so young and you already have bags under your eyes!

After Xiaowen's joke, Yuefeng habitually glanced at Xiaotao.

The half of this guy's face peeking out from under his cotton hat looked rather unpleasant.

"What nonsense are you talking about? With my physique, I'm known as 'the one who can never go weak'! If you're not convinced, let's arm wrestle after we finish our work, or I'll slip and fall in the snow!" Xiao Tao muttered indignantly.

"Who wants to arm wrestle with you? You're as strong as a bear, but I can't beat you! I'll teach you to control yourself. You can't even tell right from wrong!" Xiaowen pouted and didn't dare to accept the challenge.

This guy's fighting ability is innate; his physical fitness is indeed excellent. In static competitions such as arm wrestling, neither Xiaowen nor Xiaowu could beat him in the past.

Yue Feng waved his hand: "Forget it! Xiao Tao, you do look a bit pale! If we catch a deer later, I'll get you some deer blood, kidneys, or deer penis to help you recover!"

"Hey Feng, when are we going up the mountain to hunt? It's snowing already!!"

Upon hearing about hunting, Xiao Tao immediately forgot all about arguing with Xiao Wen.

"Go ahead and hunt! Didn't we agree a few days ago that we'd go into the mountains to hunt after it snowed?"
"My master said that the number of wild animals on the mountain this year is significantly higher than in previous years. The places we used to frequent probably have a lot more wild animals now!" Yue Feng said, grinning.

"Hehe, I've been holding back for so long! Time to get some exercise up in the mountains!"
"Those dogs on the mountain should have almost run out of food by now, right? Last time I went up the mountain to plunder supplies, my master said those dogs are probably already eaten!" Xiao Tao asked.

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: "More or less. The previous dried meat reserves have been used up. My master usually brings back some meat occasionally to replenish them."

A few days ago, when I couldn't catch my dog, I even got some cheap offal from the meat processing plant in the city to feed him!

"Let's go all out this year! Let's have a few big runs and really enjoy ourselves!"

"Row!"

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The four brothers chatted as they worked, and in no time they had cleaned up the entire street outside their house.

Then, back in the yard, there was another flurry of activity. Only after finishing everything did he put down his tools and go inside.

Yuefeng's wife had already prepared breakfast for everyone. In addition to tomato and egg soup, she also made fried pancakes and stir-fried pickled vegetables with chili oil.

The brothers didn't stand on ceremony with their sister-in-law, and sat around the table slurping soup and eating pancakes, their foreheads sweating from the effort.

After breakfast, everyone began preparing for their journey into the mountains.

Before heading into the mountains, firearms and other equipment need to be thoroughly maintained; this is something that cannot be taken lightly. All kinds of tools used in the mountains also need to be checked and organized.

The four brothers chatted as they worked, and time flew by.

Before they knew it, it was already past 11 a.m. when Yue Feng's brother-in-law, Wang Mingyu, arrived at Yue Feng's house, panting heavily.

"Brother-in-law, the village office has a phone number for you! It's from Beijing, they need to talk to you about something important!"

Wang Mingyu is now in the third grade of elementary school, and he can relay messages very well now.

Did the person who came say their surname and given name?

Wang Mingyu shook his head: "He didn't say, but it's not the eldest brother of the Ye family or the Jin family, the commotion is different!" "Okay, I understand! Xiao Tao, you guys stay here for now, I'll go make a phone call back!" Yue Feng called out and followed his brother-in-law to the village office.

Soon, Yue Feng picked up the phone.

"Hello? This is the Xing'an Village office. This is Yue Feng! Who is this?"

"Xiaofeng, it's me, Zhang Chaochao!" A somewhat unfamiliar voice came from the phone.

"Brother Chao, what's up? Please give instructions!!"

Yue Feng was slightly taken aback when he heard the other party introduce himself, and then responded politely.

Since Li Wenhu's incident, Yue Feng and Zhang Chaochao have not been in contact.

They weren't really on the same wavelength; they'd exchange greetings when they met, but otherwise had no contact whatsoever.

Even the village office's phone number was never given to Zhang Chaochao by Yue Feng. It's unknown where Zhang Chaochao got Yue Feng's hometown contact information from.

"Hehe, it's not really an instruction, but there is something I need to let you know in advance!" Zhang Chaochao got straight to the point.

"What is it, please?"

“Evan, who came to Beijing last time to participate in the falconry culture exhibition, contacted me a few days ago, saying that he wants to come to China for an inspection, or more precisely, he wants to visit your place!”

"Hmm? Coming here for a stroll? What are you looking at?" Yue Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

He had a rather so-so impression of Evan, that American. Could it be that Evan was here to conduct an on-site inspection of the breeding farm and the introduction of birds of prey?
Zhang Chaochao said very casually, "He is a professional breeder from the North American Peregrine Falcon Foundation. I guess he came to your place to check out your eagles!"

I didn't ask about the specific arrangements in detail; this is just a preliminary discussion with you!

"Oh, is that so? Well then, why don't you talk to him in detail and give me a definite answer!"
"It snowed heavily here last night, and the hunting teams have been preparing to go into the mountains to hunt for animals for the past few days! It's a bit inconvenient for them to come at this time! If the first snow of winter falls, it will greatly affect the hunting harvest," Yue Feng said without any attempt to hide anything.

"Okay, I'll explain the situation to him and call you back once I have a detailed itinerary! How long will it take for the fishing to start over there?"

"It's hard to say. Depending on how far you go into the mountains, it could take anywhere from three to five days to ten days or half a month!"

"Okay, I understand. That's all for now. I'll call you back after I've found out more!"

"Ok!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng frowned slightly.

I think I went a little too far last time in trying to facilitate the exchange with Salman for the hybrid falcon.

Even if Zhang Chaochao didn't say anything, Yue Feng could tell that Evan's plan to come to China to find him was most likely for the purpose of introducing black falcons to China.

Yue Feng had also given this issue a clear consideration.

The number of young eagles in his eagle house is now quite substantial. If he could establish a breeding cooperation with the Americans or the White Robes, it wouldn't be so unacceptable.

Rather than simply selling breeding birds for profit, Yue Feng prefers to import several falcons with superior bloodlines from other companies to increase the reserve of excellent breeding birds of different bloodlines in his falconry farm.

Zhang Chaochao was rather subtle when he called, but after Yue Feng's phone conversation today, he'll definitely get straight to the point next time he calls. Yue Feng is in a completely dominant position and isn't in a hurry.

After Yue Feng hung up the phone and returned home, Xiao Tao put down the magazine on the table and looked up.

"Hey bro, what's up? Is it Beijing? What's going on at the club?"

Yue Feng shook his head: "No, there's an American I met at the exhibition who wants to come here to investigate. I reckon he's planning to introduce our falcons!"

Zhang Chaochao was the one who acted as a go-between. During the initial communication, their purpose wasn't clearly stated. They'll call back after clarifying things, and then everyone'll know what's going on!

"Introducing new species? Our precious eagles can't be sold to outsiders so easily, didn't you say that before!" Xiaowu looked up with some doubt upon hearing this.

Yue Feng had indeed said before that he would not easily circulate his precious falcons, but the context at the time was that Ye Jianjun and Jin Long wanted to spend money to buy falcons to play with, and Yue Feng's falcon house had just started breeding, with only a few precious seedlings.

Now, after several years of continuous expansion, the first generation of falcons are all capable of breeding. In the next few years, the total number of offspring will begin to increase, and there will be suitable opportunities to sell or exchange them, which is already negotiable.

"I'm not really interested in just selling them for money. But if they can get eagles of other bloodlines to trade with, I might consider it!"

"Our falconry farm on the mountain has so many breeding eagles now, and next spring we'll have at least a dozen fledglings. We're not worried about losing even one or two eagles!" Yue Feng replied.

"I see. So, are we still going into the mountains to hunt?" Xiao Tao continued to ask.

Yue Feng nodded: "Fight, of course we'll fight! When dealing with foreigners, there's no need to be so eager!"

Those people are incredibly arrogant. The more polite you are to them, the more they think we're easy to bully!
Let's wait a couple more days at home, until the snow crust hardens a bit, then we'll set off! If they don't call during this time, we'll wait until we're back from the hunt!

"Row!"

……

On the other side, after finishing his call with Yue Feng, Zhang Chaochao immediately made a transoceanic call to Evan through a friend in the Commerce Bureau.

At this juncture, making a transoceanic call is a very serious matter, and only a rich kid like Zhang Chaochao can do it as casually as eating and drinking without going through those strict procedures.

“Hello? This is the North American Peregrine Foundation, this is Evan!” Evan’s urgent voice came through the phone.

"Hi Evan, this is Zhang Chaochao! I've already contacted the person, but they need to verify the specific purpose of your trip!"
Please tell me the purpose of your trip and plan your time in China! I will handle the final coordination and communication for you! Zhang Chaochao said in fairly fluent English.

"Zhang! Hello! My partner and I are planning to visit their falconry farm in Northeast China."

If all goes well, we would also like to discuss matters related to cooperation in the introduction of new species!

My partner and I are quite interested in the black gyrfalcon breeder or offspring of Yuefeng and would like to explore the possibility of introducing them to North America!

Also, if I go to China, I hope to get your help!
There are too many restrictions on purely business visits.

We hope this trip can be a little more flexible, with more freedom in terms of accommodation and itinerary arrangements!
I know you have a way, my friend!

"Of course, I'll figure that out! I'll communicate the relevant details as soon as possible, and if all goes well, I'll call you back tomorrow!"

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chaochao's previously calm face suddenly furrowed slightly.

Evan also took a liking to Yue Feng's Black Hawk bloodline falcon. During their first call, the guy didn't tell the truth, but after being pressed and verified, he finally relented.

Zhang Chaochao knew very well that these Americans were all shrewd people, and they wouldn't be so eager to do something that wasn't profitable.

Since the Americans are so interested, why don't I get involved too?

If I could acquire a few falcons from Yuefeng Falcon Farm, wouldn't I have more room to maneuver when dealing with outsiders, and could I take a shortcut to develop my own club? (End of Chapter)