Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 215 Little Flower Stick

So Chen Weidong planned to call Li Shengli and the other three to go into the mountains together early tomorrow morning.

His destination this time was Qizigou, the place where Chen Weidong first killed a wild boar, not far from Jiutunzi.

The reason for going to Qizigou was because Li Shengli found traces of wild boar when he was setting traps in Qizigou a few days ago!
It was just that Chen Weidong was busy building a house at the time and had no time to go into the mountains. In addition, this season was not a good time to go into the mountains.

Outside the village, the originally dry river ditches are now filled with gurgling streams.

The originally dry valley was now filled with water. As the temperature rose, the snow in the mountains melted, and the mountain roads were muddy and difficult to walk on! Chen Weidong had not gone into the mountains to hunt in recent days.

It's not just Chen Weidong. These days, hunters from several villages in Laoheishan basically stop going into the mountains to hunt.

Therefore, Chen Weidong didn't hear anyone killing a wild boar over there, nor was he worried about being beaten to it by others. As long as the wild boar didn't run away, he shouldn't return empty-handed.

The next day, after Chen Weidong finished his housework, he changed into clothes for going into the mountains and put on leggings.

He picked up a 56-caliber semi-automatic rifle, pulled the bolt, and checked it. He opened the box, took out the magazines from the backpack, and filled each magazine with bullets.

He then pulled out his pistol again, unloaded the magazine, carefully checked the pistol, refilled the magazine with bullets, and then inserted it back into the gun pocket on his belt.

After the two guns were ready, Chen Weidong walked out of the main room carrying the guns.

"Mom, Dad is going into the mountains!"

As soon as they saw Chen Weidong carrying a gun, the little ones shouted in baby voices.

"Weidong, are you going into the mountains? Why don't you bring the dog with you?" Liu Xueting asked with concern.

"Well, I'm going into the mountains to hunt some wild animals! I'm not taking the dog with me. The roads in the mountains are hard to walk on now, and the dog would be a burden if I take it with me."

"Hey~ Be careful!"

Liu Xueting warned.

"Don't worry! Don't you know my abilities? There are no wild animals in this mountain that can hurt me!" Chen Weidong said confidently.

"father!"

"Dad, come back soon!"

"~"

"Okay, you guys have to listen to mom at home!"

"it is good!"

After waving to the little girls, Chen Weidong set off.

Qizigou is close to Lijiatun, so we agreed to meet at Li Shengli’s house yesterday. None of the four of us brought a dog, only a big guy!

Following the ridge all the way, Chen Weidong and his three companions saw the Qizigou in front of them!
Along the way, Chen Weidong and his three companions did not encounter any wild animals, only two silly roe deer!
Chen Weidong killed one of them easily, the other one ran too fast!

But maybe there are fewer people going up the mountain recently, so the silly roe deer became curious again. Originally, the silly roe deer ran away.

As a result, after running for a while, I would stop and look back.

This gave Chen Weidong and his four companions a second chance to hunt.

The silly roe deer ran up the hillside, then stopped, and looked back at its dead companion curiously.

Chen Weidong fired again and killed another one.

Without Chen Weidong's reminder, Li Shengli and Bingzi stepped forward on their own initiative, cut open the silly roe deer, drained its blood, and hung its internal organs on a large rock nearby.

The two roe deer weighed about 100 kilograms in total, but it was not enough to satisfy Chen Weidong's appetite.

However, when they arrived at Qizigou, Chen Weidong and his three companions did not find any wild boars, but they found traces of wild boars, so they continued searching forward.

Since they didn't bring any dogs, they could only rely on their own observation to find the traces of prey.

The weather is very good today, and the wind in the forest is not strong. There is only the rustling sound of the leaves swaying slightly.

Chen Weidong was fully focused, carefully distinguishing the sounds coming from around him.

Before we knew it, we had arrived at a hillside! This place was sunny and was a favorite environment for wild boars.

"Brother Weidong, listen, there's a wild boar!"

Shi Tou said excitedly.

Before they reached the place, Chen Weidong and his three companions heard the sound of a wild boar snoring in front of them.

This is the sound a wild boar makes when eating.

Wild boars spend almost one-third of their lives eating.

Another third is spent on sleeping, and another third is spent on reproduction and sleeping in the sun.

Chen Weidong signaled the soldiers to tie up the big guy to prevent the wild boar from being scared away. Then he led the three people to crouch down and slowly move forward.

Suddenly, a wild boar made a "hiss, hiss" sound, which meant it smelled danger.

Chen Weidong squatted down and did not move.

The wild boar just now called out a few times, looked around for a while, found no danger, rubbed against the tree, and turned around to continue looking for food.

Chen Weidong continued to move forward carefully, and after pulling aside the grass in front of him, he could already see the wild boars living on the hillside!

Through the grass, Chen Weidong quietly observed the wild boar below.

There were only three wild boars in sight, one yellow-haired pig and two sows.
This was probably a larger herd of wild boars in the past, but they were dispersed by hunters and only these few escaped here.

Chen Weidong observed for a while, looking for a suitable shooting position, trying to capture all three wild boars.

"Brother Shengli, take the soldiers to the front! Shitou, follow me and wait for me to shoot!"

Chen Weidong said.

"it is good!"

The three nodded.

Looking at the pigs in the herd, they are either lying on the ground basking in the sun, or snoring while looking for food.

Chen Weidong moved the stone to the right and finally moved under a big oak tree.

At this position, there were two wild boars in their attack field, and Chen Weidong handed the other one over to Li Shengli and the others.

Chen Weidong took off the gun on his back, opened the safety, raised the gun, and Shitou also took out a gun!
When Li Shengli and the other two were in position, Chen Weidong was about to shoot.

Suddenly, Chen Weidong heard a rustling noise behind him.

I turned around and saw, damn!

A spotted stick appeared behind him and Shitou at some point!

A small wild boar is a piglet about two months old. Because it has stripes on its body, people in Northeast China call it a small wild boar.

Chen Weidong's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat.

I was a little careless just now. I was only paying attention to the wild boar in front of me and ignored what was behind me.

Fortunately, there was only a spotted stick behind him. Even if it was a yellow-haired creature, he might be in danger today.

"Brother Weidong, there is a little wild boar behind us!"

At this time, Shitou obviously also discovered the existence of this little wild boar.

"Don't worry about him, hit the ones below first!"

Chen Weidong didn't care about anything else. He ignored the stick behind him and fired decisively.

Stone followed and started to grab it!
boom!
boom!
boom!
Chen Weidong fired all ten bullets in the magazine in one breath.

Chen Weidong and his four men had four guns, and the three wild boars below were killed before they had time to escape!
As for Hualengbangzi behind him, he seemed to be frightened by the sudden gunshot and stood there stupidly, not moving a muscle.

Just because it doesn't move doesn't mean Chen Weidong won't move.

After firing all the bullets, Chen Weidong turned around, bent down, grabbed Hua Leng Bangzi's pig leg, and lifted it up.

Ouch!

Awww...
The flower-eyed stick let out bursts of sharp howls.

Chen Weidong was leaning against the big oak tree, holding a small stick in one hand.

Five or six semi-automatic rifles were already on his back.

Chen Weidong glanced at the small flower stick in his hand, which was still howling.

He took out a rope, tied the pig's mouth first, and then tied the four pig's legs.

This small flower stick is pretty good, weighing eight or nine pounds.

It’s just right for making a great dish of roast suckling pig.

Chen Weidong couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he thought of roasted suckling pig.

This little pork is tender and delicious!
We were lucky this time. We not only caught two silly roe deer, but also three wild boars.

At this time, Li Shengli and his two companions took out their knives and cut open the wild boar they had just killed, draining its blood.

A total of three wild boars were killed this time, and a small spotted fox was also captured alive.

After the three wild boars were gutted and bled, their combined weight was only over 400 pounds!

After putting the wild boar on the big guy's body, Chen Weidong picked up the small stick, and the four of them walked back.

This time we harvested two roe deer, three wild boars, and a small spotted croaker.

The four of them discussed the distribution, and Chen Weidong got two wild boars and a small spotted fox!

All the way back to Jiuqutun.

This round trip into the mountains, plus the time spent hunting, the people who were building the house had just finished lunch!
When the people who were working saw Chen Weidong and his four companions carrying the wild boar back, they forgot about their work for a moment.

They saw Chen Weidong carrying a gun and going out in the morning!

Is this the return from hunting? When did hunting become so easy?
My goodness! I killed three wild boars in just one trip up the mountain!
"My dear uncles, brothers, please come and help me build a house. My wife is not in good health and has to take care of six children. It is not convenient for her to take care of everyone's meals every day.

So, I killed a few wild boars and will share them with you as a token of my appreciation!" Chen Weidong said to the villagers who were working, cupping his fists.

"Haha! Weidong really cares about his wife and is very particular about what he does!"

"The Chen family is kind and righteous!"

"Weidong, you are more popular than the food manager!"

"Weidong, although I also like to have meat, but if you do this, it will be troublesome for my family to build a house next year!"

"I don't have your hunting skills like Weidong!" someone said jokingly.

"Don't worry about that. There won't be so many people coming to help you!" someone then joked.

Everyone started to say nice things.

Only then did Chen Guangtian react.

"Okay, stop arguing. Old David has no place to kill the pig. Go find me an empty space, dig a pit and set up a pot! Shave the pig hair and kill the wild boar!"

Chen Guangtian waved his hand and gave instructions to his eldest son.

"Ah."

Chen Weihai agreed and turned around to get busy.

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Chen Weidong's family was building a house. In order to thank the villagers for helping him build the house, his family was not able to provide meals, so they went into the mountains to hunt a few wild boars.

Ten pounds of meat per person!
Chen Weidong's distribution of meat caused a huge uproar.

Jiuqutun, which was originally very quiet, suddenly became lively.

When they heard that each person could get ten kilograms of meat, those who did not come forward to help regretted it so much!

After the pig was slaughtered, at the notice of Chen Guangtian, many family members who were helping Chen Weidong build the house came to get the meat.

Although one person can get the meat, it's such a lively event! How can a family send only one person?

Even if a few more people go, you can't get an extra portion of meat, but it's good to go and see the fun.

There are so many people here, why don’t we chat about gossip?

Aren’t those gossips spread in such an environment?
Before long, Chen Guangtian's house was filled with people.

"Have the Tiezhu family arrived?" Chen Guangtian muttered. He remembered all the people who came to help.

"I'm coming!"

Tiezhu's wife Zhou Xiuqin's huge body swayed left and right, pushing away the people around her.

Zhou Xiuqin felt like a crane standing out among a crowd of men. Now she was standing among a group of women who were about 1.6 meters tall. The visual impact was really great.

Chen Weihai glanced at Zhou Xiuqin without saying anything. He cut off a long strip of pork with a knife, then cut off a piece from the back of the elbow and handed it to Zhou Xiuqin.

The first cut is the pork belly, the best and most popular meat of this era, and the second cut is the lean meat of the elbow.

This is also for the sake of fairness.

Otherwise, the people in front would get pork belly, while the people behind would get lean meat, and the villagers would definitely be dissatisfied.

Therefore, when the meat is distributed in the village, a piece of fat is paired with a piece of lean meat.

There is no distinction between tenderloin and pork shoulder, only lean meat and fat.

Zhou Xiuqin took it and put it in a cushion, then said in a rough voice, "Wei Hai, with your good skills, you can definitely be a butcher!"

Zhou Xiuqin was not disparaging Chen Weihai. Being a butcher was a good job these days, as there was never a shortage of meat at home!

"Haha, Sister Xiuqin, with my skills, how can I be a butcher?"

Chen Weihai smiled and waved his hand.

In this day and age, everything requires craftsmanship. Not everyone can be a butcher. To kill a pig, one must strike hard to kill it; to cut meat, one must strike accurately.

Not to mention the apprentices who dispense medicine in pharmacies, who must be accurate in their dispensing.

Even the clerks in the grain store, although they usually look arrogant, actually have real skills.

When weighing grain, it is important to be accurate.

If you want two pounds of corn flour, use a ladle to scoop out the corn flour and pour it onto the tray. Make sure it is exactly two pounds, not one or two more.

"Is anyone coming to Zhang Da Kui's house?"

"Here they come!" Zhang Dakai's wife quickly raised her hand and squeezed forward.

She didn't have Zhou Xiuqin's ability, so she could only squeeze forward little by little through the gaps made by everyone.

Chen Weihai also cut off a long strip of meat with one knife, plus a piece of hind leg meat, and handed it to Wang Dakai's wife.

"Is anyone coming to Zhang Erkui's house?"

"Here they come!" Zhang Da Kui and Zhang Er Kui have already separated, so naturally they each do their own thing. After all, both families have sent people to help with the work.

It took more than an hour to distribute the meat. After everyone received the meat, no one rushed to go home. Instead, they gathered together to chat and gossip.

Every time there is such an occasion, it is a gossip exchange meeting.

The old lady in someone's family had a quarrel with her daughter-in-law and smashed all the pots in the house.

(End of this chapter)