Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

There were some rocks in the cave where they could sit. After lighting a fire there, Li Xiangdong took out two large, bare cans from his backpack.

"Hey, Chief Engineer Li, you still have this stuff in your hand? Tsk tsk, we're in for a treat today." Li Huaide said excitedly, "It's just that I forgot to bring any staple food..."

"Yes, I forgot to bring any food," Xiao Li said awkwardly.

"No need, I also brought some dried noodles. We won't be eating much later, just throw the noodles in and cook them." Li Xiangdong took out a two-pound bag of dried noodles from his backpack.

"How about we head back later?" Li Huaide said. "If we leave now, we definitely won't be able to get back tonight. We've already taken quite a lot of stuff."

They hunted over twenty wild rabbits and a dozen pheasants. They loaded these animals onto a small sled, which was pulled by Xiao Li and Xiao Jiang.

"Yeah, I'll go back after dinner." Li Xiangdong said with some regret, "I was hoping to catch some wild boar, but I didn't even see a single bristle."

After having lunch there, the three packed up and headed back. Li Xiangdong sensed something was wrong as soon as he reached the cave entrance. Several wild boars were rooting around on the hillside, looking for food.

"We're downwind, let's sneak over here!" Xiao Jiang released the safety on his gun.

"Why would we go over there? It's about 200 meters from here to there. We can just fire from here." Li Xiangdong said, "Director Li, are you sure you can handle this?"

"It's definitely possible to hit him, but whether it's a fatal shot is uncertain." Director Li was somewhat vague: "It's about 200 meters away. I think we should sneak up and wait. Within 100 meters, one shot will definitely take him down."

“Then I’ll do it!” Li Xiangdong was so confident, I don’t know why. “Look at the snow outside, how are you going to sneak over there? It’s not realistic.”

The group of people were all wearing sunglasses, which were actually plastic gadgets that Li Xiangdong had found in the labor protection warehouse. They looked incredibly cheap.

But here it feels really high-end. Luckily, there are no trademarks on it.

Otherwise, they would have been blinded by the snow's glare long ago after lingering in the snow for so long.

Li Xiangdong took off his sunglasses and took the Type 56 pistol from Xiao Jiang. He then began firing from a kneeling position.

Two gunshots echoed through the valley, and two wild boars on the hillside tumbled to the ground. The remaining three smaller ones scattered in all directions.

"Come on, grab the bucket!" Li Xiangdong ran over with his gun in hand.

Only when they got closer did they realize the size of the wild boars; both of them weighed around 250 pounds. Even lying on the ground, they looked ferocious.

"They all hit his eyes." Li Huaide exclaimed excitedly, "Tsk tsk, Chief Engineer Li, your marksmanship is so good, you would definitely be a top marksman in the army."

"Stop talking, hurry up and bleed the wild boar. The bucket I brought is finally coming in handy," Li Xiangdong said.

There happened to be a tree branch about a meter high, and Li Xiangdong easily lifted the wild boar up there by himself. The boar was still kicking. Li Xiangdong then plunged a knife into its neck to bleed it.

Soon both wild boars were bled. There was half a bucket of pig's blood in the tin bucket.

"Let's go back into the cave first," Li Xiangdong said. "Let's boil this pig's blood, otherwise it will dissolve and we won't be able to eat it."

In this day and age, pig's blood is considered a valuable commodity; the idea of ​​using blood to replenish blood is no joke.

Li Xiangdong grabbed a pig by its hind legs with each hand and dragged it back. He looked quite relaxed about it.

"Director Li, you can boil the pig's blood. Xiao Jiang and Xiao Li, you two get a big sled. Okay, take these two pigs out." Li Xiangdong said, "I'll go look around elsewhere."

"If there's anything good, I'll bring it back with me."

Li Xiangdong wanted to go out and test his supernatural abilities related to electricity, as well as the power of his martial arts.

Li Huaide had already cut the pig's blood into chunks. They were adding water to the blood, essentially stuffing the tin bucket full of snow.

The tin bucket was placed on three stones. We'll just need to start a fire under the tin bucket later.

Li Xiangdong went out carrying a rifle. Once he was down the hillside and out of sight, he ran wildly. He found a spot and began testing it.

When Li Xiangdong returned, the pig's blood had just been cooked. Factory Director Li was pouring out the water used to boil the pig's blood.

Xiao Jiang and Xiao Li are loading the wild boar onto the sled.

"What a wasted trip. The two shots I fired just now probably alerted the prey," Li Xiangdong said, feigning frustration.

"That's pretty good. Two wild boars and so many pheasants and rabbits." Li Huaide said excitedly, "Hehe, anyway, we won't lack meat to eat during the New Year this year."

"Okay, let's go then."

Li Xiangdong tidied up, and the group pulled the sled back.

Fortunately, the ground was covered in snow, so pulling wasn't too difficult. Several people pulled together uphill. When going downhill, they had to be careful to control the speed of the sleds.

Even so, it was past 3 PM before we finally got back to the small village at the foot of the mountain. We left our things in the car and hurried back.

"I can't take it anymore, I really need to get some exercise!" Li Huaide complained, sitting in the passenger seat next to Li Xiangdong. "I'm exhausted today!"

"You need to get some exercise," Li Xiangdong said with a smile. "Later, you can have half of the pheasant, and I'll keep all the rabbits. We'll each have one wild boar. But how about we each give one back seat to Xiao Jiang and Xiao Li?"

“They don’t need you to pay for them,” Li Huaide said generously. “I’ll pay for them.”

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. When we have a couple of days off, I'll go out and catch some big fish, and you can have a share." Li Xiangdong nodded.

At 5:30, two cars arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house. Li Xiangdong, Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Li took all of his share back to the backyard.

Almost everyone in the hospital followed him on his journey. Li Xiangdong brought back so much meat! It made their eyes water.

"Dong-ge brought back this stuff?" Yu Li asked excitedly.

"Yes, we're lucky today." Li Xiangdong raised his eyebrows and smiled. "By the way, let's invite Uncle and Aunt over. We'll have a pork stew together tonight."

"But what are you going to do with this wild boar?" Yu Li asked, somewhat troubled.

"Easy, Sha Zhu, come here." Li Xiangdong beckoned to Sha Zhu.

"Chief Engineer Li, what are your orders from now on?" Sha Zhu asked smugly. He knew this was something he would have to handle.

"You know how to skin a wild boar, right? It's not easy to remove the hair from this thing. After skinning it, find a tanner to clean it up." Li Xiangdong said, "If you clean it all up, this pig's head is yours."

"Oh, right, leave me the pig's stomach, and you clean out the other internal organs. Xu Damao, do you want it?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao exclaimed happily, "Yes, yes! Of course I want it, thank you Chief Engineer Li!"

Xu Damao grinned so wide his eyes disappeared from his grin.

"Everyone's gone home. We'll give each family a pound of meat later," Li Xiangdong said. "And we'll also distribute the pig's blood. Consider it an apology for waking everyone up this morning!"

"Sure, sure. Thank you, Chief Engineer Li!"

"Tsk tsk, thank you Chief Engineer Li, we'll have meat for dinner tonight!"

"So what if you woke us up? Everyone has their own problems. There's no question of an apology."

……

Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong exchanged a glance. Before they could speak, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Chief Engineer Li, rest assured, we will handle this meat distribution matter perfectly for you!"

"This should be my job. I'll make sure it's fair," Yan Bugui said hurriedly. "We have a scale at home, I'll go get it right away..."

"I'm leaving the meat distribution to you, Xu Damao," Li Xiangdong said calmly.

"Don't worry!" Xu Damao said smugly, "Hehe, I'll make sure you're comfortable."

At this moment, Yu Dajiang arrived with his three sons and wife.

"Uncle Yu, I'm going to the bathhouse. Could you please clean and skin these pheasants and rabbits for me?" Li Xiangdong said.

Chapter Seventy-Five: Jia Zhangshi is Back (Seeking flowers and votes!)

Dongfeng Bathhouse was not far from the courtyard house. He paid five cents for the entrance fee and another fifteen cents for a back scrub. Li Xiangdong took the bamboo scrubber and entered the bathhouse.

Half an hour later, Li Xiangdong emerged feeling completely relieved. He had barely returned to the backyard when he heard Jia Zhangshi's pig-like screams!

"Me first, I'm first. Hurry up and give me two pieces of pig's blood, and give me the fatty meat."

Li Xiangdong walked to his front door and stood on the veranda, looking around. Yu Li walked over and said, "Jia Zhangshi just got back and she's already trying to cause trouble."

"Heh heh, she's causing trouble? Do you think these people waiting for their share will tolerate her?" Li Xiangdong sneered. "Everyone will definitely unite to deal with her."

Before Li Xiangdong could finish speaking, Yang Yuhua exclaimed, "Everyone in Jia Zhangshi's line is waiting in line, why are you cutting in line?"

"I just got back, of course I have to cut in line. Xu Damao, you damned parents, hurry up and cut this piece of fat for me." Jia Zhangshi spewed filth from her mouth.

Qin Huairu covered her face, knowing that Jia Zhangshi was asking for trouble. Jia Zhangshi forgot everything when it came to profit.

"Look everyone, I'm not being unreasonable. This Jia Zhangshi just doesn't follow the rules. There's nothing I can do about it." Xu Damao was quite clever; at this point, he didn't need to lift a finger to deal with Jia Zhangshi.

Yang Yuhua couldn't hold back any longer: "Jia Zhangshi, go to the back! This isn't a place for you to run wild!"

“I’ll get my share of the pork too, I’m here…” Jia Zhangshi wailed.

"This was issued by Chief Engineer Li because he disturbed others' sleep this morning," Zhang Cuihua said quietly. "You can sleep in the detention center this morning; it seems the distribution of pork has nothing to do with you."

"How can this have nothing to do with me? You're all bullying me!" Jia Zhangshi wailed. "No way! Today you have to give me five catties of fatty meat and five big pieces of pig's blood..."

"Go to hell."

Yan Jiefang kicked Jia Zhangshi's large, fat buttocks, sending her flying. Right behind her was Yang Yuhua, and Yan Jiefang's stomach was growling with hunger. His anger was naturally flaring.

"They've hit someone! Good heavens..." Jia Zhangshi screamed at the top of her lungs.

As soon as she finished shouting, Liu Guangfu grabbed a handful of dirt and stuffed it into her mouth. The surrounding people grabbed and kicked her, causing Jia Zhangshi to howl and crawl on the ground to escape the encirclement.

Fortunately, she was wearing thick clothes at this time, but even so, Jia Zhangshi was bruised and swollen. After crawling out of the encirclement, she sat on the ground, slapping her thighs as if trying to summon her soul.

However, before the ritual of summoning the spirit, one must spit out the mud from their mouth.

"Mother-in-law, you know the consequences if you keep making a scene," Qin Huairu said softly from the side. "If you make a scene, you'll offend everyone!"

Jia Zhangshi opened her mouth wide, spat out some dirt, darted around in her eyes, then stood up and went straight home.

"Qin Huairu, hurry up and bring the meat back to make braised pork!" Jia Zhangshi cried out.

After the wild boar was skinned, its head was cut in half. One half was set aside, while the other half had its ribs removed, and the meat was taken from the rib bones.