Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 279: Overdone
Qu Shaoyang swallowed several mouthfuls of deer blood before raising his head and wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

At this time, Meng Lanjun smiled and handed over a wine gourd, "Come, take a couple of sips of wine, just as a mouthwash."

Qu Shaoyang didn't say anything. He took the wine gourd, removed the lid, and drank two gulps of wine.

As the strong liquor went down his throat, mixed with the deer blood he had just drunk, he immediately felt a surge of heat running through his limbs.

Qu Shaoyang closed the lid of the wine gourd and returned it to Meng Lanjun, then bent down, dragged the deer, and reunited with everyone else.

The hunting results today were good, all thanks to Meng Lanjun's efforts.

Everyone chatted and laughed as they gutted the deer and took out all the internal organs, leaving a piece of intestines and placing them on a large rock as a tribute to the mountain god.

The rest rolled in the snow to cool down quickly.

Prop up the deer's belly with branches, then kick snow into it to cool it down quickly.

In this way, the prey will not become smelly and unpalatable after being covered in the stomach.

After finishing off the four deer, everyone rested for a while and then stuffed the cooled internal organs back into the deer's stomachs.

Then he dragged the deer down the valley, turned a few big turns, and walked a long way back to the village.

The group returned to Zheng's house, skinned and boned the deer, keeping all the useful parts to sell to Qu Shaoyang.

The rest of the meat was distributed to each person according to the number of people and the amount of effort they had put in.

Meng Lanjun contributed the most to this hunt and got a lot of meat.

Qu Shaoyang also got a portion of the meat, and as for the rest, such as the deer heart, deer tendons, deer tail, deer penis, etc., after deducting Qu Shaoyang's share, Qu Shaoyang paid silver and took them all.

Qu Shaoyang gave his share of the meat to his servants and asked them to cook it in the evening.

Except for the first night when everyone ate together, the rest of the time the guys borrowed the pots and stoves from the Zheng and Wang families and cooked their own meals.

After all, they are just staying here temporarily, so how can they afford to eat with their owner all day long?
Qu Shaoyang and Meng Lanjun brought a lot of things back to the Meng family.

When Old Meng saw it, he was also very happy, and said that he would cook some delicious dishes in the evening as a reward for Qu Shaoyang and the others.

Meng Lanjun happened to have brought back some venison, so we had to have another venison feast in the evening.

Old Meng was in high spirits and heated up a pot of wine so that he and Qu Shaoyang could have a few drinks.

"Grandpa Meng, there is something I want to discuss with you and Lan Jun."

After Qu Shaoyang drank a few glasses of wine with Old Mengtou, he suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter? Just tell me what you want to say. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

Old Meng was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Qu Shaoyang wanted to say.

“Grandpa, when we went hunting deer today, Lan Jun really opened my eyes.

This skiing skill is amazing. He can shoot while skiing at high speed and even kill a running deer with one shot. It's amazing." Qu Shaoyang praised him profusely.

"Grandpa Meng, to be honest, I'm an official in Maoer Mountain, and my family has a lot of assets. I really need talents like Lan Jun under my command."

"It is a waste of talent for Lan Jun to stay in this small village of Sandaimiaoling.

Grandpa, can you let Lan Jun follow me and go back to be my manager?

Otherwise, I'll assign him to the patrol team as a coach or something like that, is that okay with you?"

Qu Shaoyang showed his love for talent and he sincerely wanted to recruit Meng Lanjun.

It's such a pity that such a talent is hiding in Sandaimiaoling.

The Meng family's grandparents and grandchildren never thought that Qu Shaoyang would actually make this request.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, both a little confused.

"Brother Qu, thank you for your kindness. Lan Jun is unworthy of it.

I am a wild child from the mountains. I learned some basic skills from my grandfather. I am lucky to be valued by Brother Qu. However, I am afraid that I will disappoint Brother Qu's kindness. My grandfather is old and cannot be left without someone to take care of him. I have to stay with him. "

Meng Lanjun spoke before his grandfather and politely rejected Qu Shaoyang's proposal.

When Old Meng heard this, he could only shake his head and sigh, but said nothing else.

"No, what else is there? Grandpa Meng can go with us.

The scenery over there in Maoer Mountain is beautiful, and you can live there just the same.

As long as you are willing, I will arrange accommodation and other things. " Qu Shaoyang really wanted to recruit talents and wanted to try his best to win them.

“Xiao Qu, it’s not that I’m being unreasonable with Lan Jun.

Alas, I am really old and have gotten used to living in Sandaomiaoling. I get along well with the villagers and I don’t want to leave.”

Old Meng coughed twice and sighed.

Since people had said so, Qu Shaoyang didn't want to continue, so he drank two more glasses of wine with Old Meng and changed the subject.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up and prepared for bed.

Old Mengtou and Meng Lanjun, the grandparents and grandchildren, still slept at the edge of the kang, while Qu Shaoyang and the others took turns sleeping at the head of the kang.

Tonight it is Qu Shaoyang's turn to sleep on the kang. After a busy day running around in the mountains, it is so comfortable to lie on the warm kang at night.

Qu Shaoyang lay down and fell asleep quickly, but in the middle of the night, he felt uncomfortable in his nose.

He wiped his hands twice and found something wrong, as if there was something on his hands, hot and sticky.

It’s bad, my nose is bleeding.

Qu Shaoyang immediately realized what was going on, and quickly stretched his head out over the edge of the kang, then pressed hard on the acupoints on both sides of his nose with his hands.

After a while, I felt that the bleeding had stopped, so I let go.

At this time, Qu Shaoyang's hands, face, and pillow were all covered in blood, and he couldn't continue sleeping because of the sticky blood.

So Qu Shaoyang put on his shoes quietly and went to the outer room to wash.

As a result, when he opened the door, Meng Lanjun, who was sleeping, heard him and asked, "Who?"

Meng Lanjun rubbed his eyes, looked towards the door and asked casually.

"Oh, it's me. Well, I'm going out to relieve myself."

Qu Shaoyang was too embarrassed to say that he had a nosebleed due to getting angry, so he just made up an excuse.

He went to the outer room to get some water, washed his hands and face, then Qu Shaoyang carefully got back on the kang, turned over his pillow, and continued to sleep.

Qu Shaoyang had a lot of nosebleeds at night, and the floor, kang edge, kang wall, and pillow were all stained with blood. It was impossible to hide this.

The next morning, after everyone got up, the careful Meng Lanjun discovered it.

"Hey, Brother Qu, what happened to you? Did you have a nosebleed last night?"

"Well, I guess it's because I ate venison for the past few days, drank deer blood yesterday, and slept on a warm bed at night."

Qu Shaoyang couldn't sleep last night and thought about it for a long time. He thought it was because he had been taking too much supplements recently.

Winter is already dry, and he has eaten so much venison in the past few days and drank fresh deer blood yesterday. How could he not get irritated?

"What's going on? Did Xiaoqu drink fresh deer blood yesterday?
Oh, he is a big guy with such a strong firepower. He should not have a nosebleed if he overdosed.

You, you're always causing trouble." When Old Meng heard this, he couldn't help but blame his grandson.

"Grandpa, it's okay, he just bleeds a little, please don't talk about him."

(End of this chapter)