Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 90

Before the sky was bright, Zhao Dahu had already gotten up, looked at the vacant space around him, reached out to touch it, and it was cold for a while, he knew that his wife was probably already in the kitchen at this time, so he got up and put on clothes, ready for the day. At work, he can't be lazy than his wife, right?

Pushing open the door, a burst of air-conditioning in the yard rushed in directly. It is already late autumn, and the climate in the mountains has begun to become cold. Fortunately, his house is no longer the original house with air leaks everywhere. In the year they got married, three big houses with bricks and tiles from the stone house, plus three side rooms with earthen bamboo and wood roofs on one side, were built. This made many people in the village jealous, even if they were Now that life is much better, there are still many houses with earthen embryo bamboo and wooden roofs. Many people are jealous that his family, which is supported by only one male, can have such financial resources.

But everyone knows that Zhao Dahu has a brother-in-law who is the head of the village, and that An Dalang is a rich man in the village of Anjia.It's hard not to know!

Walking quickly to the kitchen, a seventeen-year-old woman was lighting a fire by the clay stove inside, when she saw Zhao Dahu coming in, she hurriedly got up and brought him hot water for him to wash his face.

"Why is it so early again? Didn't I tell you to rest more? You didn't sleep well during the few days of Tiedan's illness. If you don't slow down these few days, your body will not be able to bear it."

Zhao Dahu still cherishes his daughter-in-law very much. Seeing his daughter-in-law's busy appearance, she hurriedly stepped forward to help, while taking over the water basin, while scolding with some pity, the woman couldn't help but smile, Gently retorted:
"Got it, I'm not as delicate as you said, I'm in good health!"

"You! If Erwa finds out, I can't stand his white eyes."

The second baby mentioned here is Lin Erwa, and Zhao Dahu's daughter-in-law is Lin Erwa's younger sister, Lin Hua'er, who is four years younger than Zhao Dahu.Now she is also the mother of a child. Their son Zhao Tiedan had a fever a few days ago, which made the family anxious. Fortunately, Zhao Yiyi's medical skills are still good, and after a few medicines, he will be fine. These days The infant mortality rate is really terribly high. As the only child of the old Zhao family, he naturally attaches great importance to it, and the whole family is finally relieved.

After washing his face and eating a few mouthfuls of hot porridge, Zhao Dahu was ready to go out. He would go for a walk in the woods every morning to see if there were any prey in his traps. This was a habit he learned from An Dalang. , has become the law of his life and the basis of his existence so far. Who made him a hunter!A family of four has to rely on his craftsmanship to make a living, isn't it just a matter of hard work.Although the family now has 6 mu of land at any rate, and rented it out, they can collect a rent of one and a half stones a year, but the grain is not enough for their family, and they still have to rely on him to hunt to get more income.The half-acre vegetable field at home is well planted, and they are all good vegetables, which can make their family have no worries about food, but food is the big problem, isn't it!It all depends on the prey in exchange, and the meat of the family is also Zhao Dahu's responsibility!

Seeing that her man was about to go out, Lin Hua'er immediately thought of something, shook the water drops on her hands, walked to the door and said to Zhao Dahu:
"Come back early today. We should go to the eldest sister's house before dark. Tomorrow is the market day. Don't forget."

I forgot to mention that apart from hunting and land rent, their family also has another income, which is making tofu. One of the several shops at the foot of the Anjiazhai Mountain belongs to them. Of course, the money for buying the shop is still owed. That shop is a tofu shop. Every day before the market day, they would go there as a family and spend the whole night making four or five versions of tofu, and then selling them the next day. Although the income is not very good, it is also It can replenish a lot of their money and make the family more prosperous. Even the soy milk can be sold for several barrels. Those who are not convenient to pack tofu home will bring some soy milk home in bamboo tubes, get some sugar, and cook some soy milk Food, this is the method given by Zhao Yiyi, there are quite a few markets in this area, who makes the food here too poor!Anything that is well eaten is enjoyable.

Hearing his wife talking about it, Zhao Dahu nodded immediately, then turned around and said:

"You can also make the dried tofu we made at home. This time, you have made a lot of it. It is estimated that you can sell it for a lot of money. By the way, don't forget to take out the fermented bean curd left over from last time. When the time comes, bring it with you." In the past, the elder sister liked to eat it. She has a bad taste this time, so why does she like this thing! No wonder there is a girl in her belly! If it is true, brother-in-law is still happy."

When he thought that his elder sister gave birth to four boys in a row, without a daughter, plus Dabao and the others, he had a family of six monks, and he wanted to laugh. He wanted to have as many sons as possible, but what about his elder sister.It was the headache of giving birth to a son, this time it was the fifth child, if it was still a boy, the elder sister would probably be able to scold her.According to what the eldest sister said, she is not a pig. She has so many babies, but she can't give birth to a girl, which is too bullying.

Maybe Lin Hua'er also thought of this, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up,

"Little Treasure is 11 years old and is about to marry a wife. It will be interesting if the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law have children together!"

Lin Hua'er is also a jokester, isn't it? I guess it should be said that he is not old or young.

"You too, Tie Dan is two years old, why hasn't your belly moved yet, we should have more babies, it's not that we can't afford it."

As soon as the subject changed, Lin Hua'er blushed, spat lightly, turned and went back to the room.

Zhao Dahu's hunting place is already a little close to the deep mountains, there is no way, because of the land reclamation, the fields around his village have increased, and they are all mountainous, so the animals will naturally migrate, further into the deep mountains Let’s go, and the market is just a little distance from the mountain behind them. In this way, except for rabbits, pheasants, and larger animals, the mountain is basically gone. Occasionally, a goat is very precious. It can make many children who are just learning to beg for food in the mountains desperately.A professional hunter like Zhao Dahu naturally couldn't continue wandering around in this fruitless place.

Today Zhao Dahu was walking around the edge of the deep mountain as usual, checking his own traps, after seeing three or four, he finally got a little happy, today is really good, I don’t know if the animals are starting to prepare for the east, today What a surprise to see a doe with a broken leg in his trap!
Carefully tie the vines around the side of the trap, and wait for the deer to come out so that they can be tied up and go home. Zhao Dahu suddenly heard some humming sounds in his ears. Needless to say, Zhao Dahu, who is already an old hunter, knew it was What, it's wild boars. In the mountains, wild boars are sometimes more difficult to mess with than wolves, tigers and leopards, because they are usually in a group, not to mention their armor-like fur, which is simply invulnerable!Such a ferocious thing, Zhao Dahu's hairs suddenly stood up, what kind of deer are there to care about!All of a sudden, he pulled his own bow and arrow, and the spear rushed up the tree, thinking about avoiding the sharp edge first.

Not far from the trap, a little wild boar wobbled out, Zhao Dahu was a little silly, what do you mean?Just this one?If this is the case, then they are sending meat and money to their family!Does he want to do it?

Zhao Dahu was a little hesitant, but the situation did not make him hesitate for long, because immediately the little wild boar finished playing by himself, stepped on the edge of the tree vine that Zhao Dahu tossed just now, slipped into the trap, made a pile with the doe, and Coincidentally, he knocked his head on a rock, and immediately lost his voice. What do you mean?Could it be that this is the idiot in the bedside story that my eldest sister told her nephews?
Zhao Dahu became a little restless, and hurriedly got down from the tree, thinking to see if he really had such good luck. If it was true, he would offer incense and kowtow to the mountain god when he returned home.

Zhao Dahu had just gone down the tree and walked a few steps, when the bushes on one side suddenly heard the sound of clattering, which frightened him, he hurriedly hid behind the tree with his long white wax pole, and looked at it without blinking. Looking at the place where the noise was made, a sow came out in a short while. He was heading in a clear direction, that was where the little wild boar was.

If you don't take it, you're a fool!Where is the wild boar most vulnerable and easy to get?Isn't it just the mouth and eyes? If the spear is inserted directly into the wild boar's mouth or eyes, it will kill it immediately. This is a good opportunity!Zhao Dahu didn't even think about it, he had long forgotten the danger of this thing, taking advantage of the sow's panic, he thrust forward suddenly.

Even when panicked, a wild boar is a wild boar. At the most critical moment, that thing is still very powerful. It bites the spear and takes a few steps forward. They were all cracked, and the palm of his hand was even torn by the friction of the wooden pole and bled. Fortunately, he was not a stunned man. He knew what to do at this time, so he exhausted all his strength and continued to move forward, taking one step forward. He didn't retreat, even when the corner of the sow's mouth had already started to bleed, he still knew how to put down the spear in his hand, and stabbed the wild boar's eye with the dagger that he carried with him. The man and the beast stood in a stalemate for half a stick of incense, and finally bleed The unstoppable wild boar declared defeat and fell down.

Zhao Dahu sat down on the ground, looked at the large and small wild boars beside him, and then looked at the doe. After a long time of calculation, he confirmed that it was true. He got so many things in one day, no less than ten taels. Finally, he laughed heartily.

When Zhao Dahu dragged a big bamboo raft with two wild boars, a deer, and two hares back to the village, the whole village was shocked!The village chief, Uncle Liang, also came over. His gray hair looked much older, but his body was still very strong. He stepped forward and pulled the wild boar, his smiling eyes narrowed, and he said to Zhao Dahu:
"Good boy, you are really capable. Looking at things, you are better than the old hunters in the village. This means that you have learned all your brother-in-law's skills! It's time for your family to make a fortune. Come on, tomorrow is the day to go to the market , you're going to sell it."

When Zhao Dahu heard this, he couldn't help but wanted to touch his head, but he stopped immediately when he saw the blood on his palm.

"Uncle, this village also needs to buy meat. Today I want to sell some meat in the village first. Anyway, people in my own village sell it cheaper, and I can carry less meat tomorrow. It's convenient for everyone."

It's not that he doesn't know how to be a human being. In the past, his brother-in-law An Dalang came to the village to sell prey, and it was often cheaper than outsiders, just for the sake of the fellowship in the village. He didn't know how to do it.Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the faces of the people watching the excitement around him got better and better, and they all started to help unload things in a hurry, and the children went to his house to call for help.

By the time Zhao Qian brought Lin Hua'er and his two-year-old boy over, the meat stalls had already been set up, and the butchers in the nearby village had already begun to decompose the meat, and the whole village was full of laughter and laughter. The first thing Lin Hua'er saw was not the prey, but her own man's hand. While the people around her were not paying attention, she took his hand and examined it carefully. She saw that a layer of skin was gone, and there was still blood on it. His wounds, his eyes turned red, and he felt very distressed.

"Does it hurt?"

Lin Hua'er's voice was trembling, how painful it must be!How can this man act like nothing happened!

"It doesn't hurt, it's fine!"

"You, be careful."

Lin Hua'er was a little speechless, she really didn't know what to say, she could only stare at her, and finally said this in a compromise.

Zhao Dahu smiled and said nothing. There are four members of his family. He is the only adult male and the head of the family. As a man, no matter how hard or tired he is, he can only keep it in his heart. It is a man's responsibility to eat well, dress warmly, and live comfortably. He agrees with it and has always done so.Today he feels even more that he can do very well, very well. Looking at his son's little eyes with admiration and his wife's distressed look, he feels even more proud, and the confidence he has never had before is in him. My heart welled up.

(End of this chapter)