My Gold Rush Career Begins in 1984

Chapter 186 Having fun
Although Jin Wang had gone down to the downstream mining site with Zhou Jingming, he was definitely thinking about the roe deer.

On the way back, it trotted ahead, and when it was still a long way from the poplar grove by the wooden bridge, it couldn't wait to slip away.

During the months it spent with Old Liu, the biggest change it made was that it started eating what Old Liu fed it. However, it would still be aggressive when others fed it, which was a good improvement, especially after Zhou Jingming returned.

When Old Liu saw Jinwang, he picked up the drains hanging from the bushes and threw them to it. Jinwang instinctively let out a whimper, which made Old Liu curse, "You damn dog, you're a complete ingrate!"

He raised his hand as if to hit Jin Wang.

As Jin Wang retreated, he pressed his front legs low, his head completely pressed against his front legs, his eyelids blinking rapidly, and he was still tilting his head to pick up the waste.

Once it bit into the water, it ran away in a flash.

Seeing its grotesque appearance, Old Liu couldn't help but curse again, "You damn dog..."

Of course, Jin Wang is not entirely without merit.

During the days that Old Liu led it to stay at the mining site, he took it into the mountains quite often. At first, it was timid and hesitant, but later, probably because it ate more bloody things, it dared to rush forward when it saw wild animals, even wild boars and bears. It was also very fierce.

Furthermore, it exhibits an advantage: when encountering wild animals, it becomes cunning like a wolf, unlike most hunting dogs that bark wildly and move very slowly.

Moreover, the incense sticks are not the kind that Zhou Jingming described as "incense with the head down," but rather "incense with the head up," because the nose is very sensitive.

This was unexpected by Zhou Jingming.

When Zhou Jingming and Wu Yang returned to the mine, the roe deer had just been groomed.

Old Liu leaned over, puffing on his pipe, and casually asked, "How is it?"

"Trying to cheat me? It's not that easy. Wu Yang taught one a lesson, and it was completely subdued."

"They taught someone a lesson...and he died?"

"Sir, am I such a bloodthirsty person?"

Zhou Jingming said irritably that he just couldn't understand how he had left such an impression on Old Liu: "I went there to discuss business, and we should make money peacefully."

Old Liu curled his lip: "You just said you taught one a lesson, and now you're spouting this nonsense about making money through harmony."

Wu Yang explained with a smile, "If we teach them a lesson, we can talk to each other peacefully."

Old Liu sighed, "No matter what, it's better to have less blood on your hands."

Zhou Jingming knew that Old Man Liu was only saying this for his own good: "I know... but since we've come to this kind of place, sometimes we have no choice but to do what we're told. We can only try to avoid getting our hands dirty as much as possible."

Old Liu nodded slightly: "Alright, call me for dinner. I need to lie down for a while. I don't know why, but I feel a bit unwell!"

Zhou Jingming thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sick?"

"I just feel a little weak and my head is a bit dizzy..."

"Could it be a cold... Xiulan, boil some water for Grandpa and find some cold medicine."

"it is good!"

Su Xiulan, who was chopping meat, got up, wiped her hands with a towel, crawled into the dugout, and soon found some medicines such as Analgin, oxytetracycline, and licorice tablets. She handed them to Old Man Liu and then busied herself boiling water in an antimony pot.

Old Liu waved his hand: "Girl, don't bother, I'll just drink."

She was quite popular with Old Man Liu, who called her "daughter" affectionately.

Old Liu tossed all the medicine into his mouth, then took the wine gourd from his waist, gulped down some wine, and went to sleep in his dugout.

Seeing that the roe deer liver in the basin was still steaming, and noticing the small fire in the earthen stove was just right, Zhou Jingming simply threw the two pieces of roe deer liver into the ashes to bury them. After about ten minutes, he pulled out the two pieces of roe deer liver and saw that the surface was already charred. He broke off a piece of firewood, scraped the surface of the roe deer liver, then found a bowl, put salt, chili, and cumin powder into it, and then sliced ​​the cooked roe deer liver into thin slices and put them in two large bowls. He then carried them toward the group of people digging for minerals behind the dugout.

When Wu Yang returned to the mine, he went to watch everyone digging for ore. When he saw Zhou Jingming coming over, he asked curiously, "What kind of way are you eating this?"

"The way hunters in Northeast China eat roe deer is quite different. I've even cooked this, but some hunters just pick off the liver and eat it raw. That's what you call wild and untamed..."

Zhou Jingming picked up a piece with his finger, rolled it in the seasoning, tilted his head back, put it in his mouth, and chewed it: "Hmm, it tastes alright."

Wu Yang also ate a piece: "It's really not bad."

As he spoke, he took another piece.

Zhou Jingming just smiled and called out to Bai Zhishun, "Shunzi, come and have a taste. And all of you, come and have a piece if you want to eat it. It's roasted roe deer liver."

Upon hearing this, everyone crowded around.

Zhou Jingming handed the bowl to Wu Yang, then took two more slices of roe deer liver, rolled them in the seasoning, ate one himself, and took the other towards Su Xiulan: "You should try some too..."

Su Xiulan wanted to reach out and take it, but when she looked at her hands, which were still covered in blood from chopping meat, she hurriedly went to find a towel to wipe them. Zhou Jingming stopped her, saying, "Don't wipe them... open your mouth!"

Su Xiulan paused slightly, looked at the crowd scrambling for the roe deer livers, blushed, raised her head, and opened her mouth.

Zhou Jingming teased her a couple of times, like fishing, before putting the roe deer liver into his mouth.

Upon seeing this, a group of rough men immediately started jeering and making strange noises.

Su Xiulan didn't say anything, just held her head high, deliberately pretending to enjoy her meal in front of everyone. After finishing the roe deer liver in her mouth, she ran over and snatched another piece from the bowl. The next second, the bowl of roe deer liver was empty. She muttered, "Is this even fair? Don't they know how to share with me? A bunch of idiots..."

When she first arrived, she wouldn't have dared to do that.

Now, they can even compete with a bunch of grown men for food and they dare to joke around.

A roe deer weighing about forty pounds, after removing the skin and offal, is actually not very heavy, even with the bones.

After being chopped into small pieces, the iron pot on the earthen stove in the tent could easily hold them all. It contained a lot of soup, and Su Xiulan even specially got a small piece of hot pot base to put in for seasoning.

When it was time for dinner, Zhou Jingming personally brought a large bowl of meat to wake up Old Liu. After shaking him awake, he asked, "Grandpa, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any better?"

Old Liu stretched his body: "It's much better than before... Oh, why is this being brought over?"

"Shouldn't this be... Eat your meal, then take your medicine again. If you're still not better by tomorrow, I'll take you to see a doctor in Timac."

"No need for that. Take the medicine again, get a good night's sleep, and it should be fine. Take it out, I'll eat outside. It's more lively when there are more people eating together."

Zhou Jingming had no choice but to take the bowl of roe deer meat back.

Worried that the roe deer meat wouldn't be enough, Su Xiulan added some potatoes and cabbage to make it very substantial.

A large group of people, each holding a large bowl of rice, didn't sit down but gathered around two basins of roe deer meat on the table. One person scooped out a piece, another scooped out a piece, and they ate while chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves immensely.

At this time, Peng Yuanchao and Wang Dong arrived in Wucheng.

He led the group to the inn with practiced ease.

The last person to get off the bus was the woman who had come from Longzhong.

Once she exited the station, she could no longer see Peng Yuanchao and the others, and for a moment she felt somewhat lost.

(End of this chapter)