Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Huang Hongbo turned his head and glanced behind him, then nodded and replied, "Everyone's here. With the five of you, our eleven-person hunting team is now complete."

"Is everything ready?"

"No problem, we're just waiting for you to arrive."

Huang Hongbo suddenly became serious, his tone solemn: "Brother Zhao Lei, there's something I forgot to tell you yesterday..."

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

At this moment, Qin Bowen and his group followed Deng Shaohua, parked their three bicycles in the courtyard of Huangshi Township Commune, and walked over.

Huang Hongbo's face showed both excitement and nervousness: "Two days ago, when we went up the mountain for patrol, we found a large patch of animal hoof prints on the shady slope of Huangshi Mountain. It wasn't just a few scattered animals; it looked like there were at least a dozen, indicating that a large group of wild animals were active together."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei and his group's eyes lit up.

He secretly calculated: with so much prey, this time it's likely to be a bumper harvest.

The old hunter Qin Changlin's eyes lit up instantly. Just now he was worried that if there were few prey when a dozen people went into the mountains together, the harvest would be very meager for each person.

Upon hearing that a large group of wild beasts was approaching, they immediately became interested.

Huang Hongbo continued, "We staked out and observed the area at the time. The hoofprints included tracks of wild boar, goats, and roe deer. I estimated that a large herd of wild animals had gathered in that ravine..."

Deng Shaohua chimed in, "That's right, we should be loading the grain into the granary in about two days. Actually, the amount of grain wasted by wild animals isn't that much. The main problem is that it's not easy to find so many prey. It's rare for them to gather together, so we want to make a big splash."

Zhao Lei finally understood.

It turns out that Huang Hongbo's real idea was to cooperate with him to devour this whole group of prey; that was the other party's main objective.

With that in mind, Zhao Lei could understand.

He still had some doubts last night. Logically speaking, the rice in Huangshi Township was almost dried, so even if wild animals came down the mountain and damaged it, it could be solved by arranging a few people to guard it for two days.

There was absolutely no need to invite them over; now all concerns have been completely dispelled.

Huang Hongbo said somewhat embarrassedly, "Brother Zhao Lei, we don't have enough manpower, and our marksmanship isn't as accurate as yours. We're afraid we won't be able to hit them cleanly and might scare them away, so we can only ask you to lend a hand."

Deng Shaohua, the chubby boy beside him, immediately added, "Brother Zhao Lei, please don't take offense. It's just that this kind of large-scale hunting isn't allowed openly. I was afraid you wouldn't agree, so I resorted to this tactic. I hope you can understand."

"Brother Lei, if you're not brave enough to take the risk, it's not too late to back out now. We won't force you."

Zhao Lei thought to himself that the other party was playing psychological warfare with him.

However, he could understand Huang Hongbo and his group. Large-scale hunting was openly prohibited in the area, and the responsibility for any accidents would be significant, so most people dared not take the lead.

That's why they invited people over first; it was somewhat like forcing them into a situation.

But Huang Hongbo was overthinking it; Zhao Lei was not a timid or cowardly person.

As long as this hunt does not damage the forest ecosystem, it is not considered excessive.

The only thing to consider right now is how to sell the large quantities of prey.

Zhao Lei immediately made up his mind.

Do it! We absolutely have to do it!

A fool wouldn't make money if he could!

Zhao Lei asked, "Have you scouted the location?"

Huang Hongbo said, "Yesterday, I took some people up there. The ravine is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun. There is a stream at the foot of the mountain. The prey basically doesn't come out during the day and only comes down the mountain to drink water and eat grass in the evening and at night. We looked from a distance and the hoof prints were fresh. These guys should still be in the ravine and haven't left."

Zhao Lei thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go into the mountains first to find this group of prey. Could you please find a few people familiar with the mountain paths to guide us?"

Huang Hongbo asked, "Okay, I saw that your team cooperated very well back in Zhujia Village. Do you have any methods for dealing with hunting?"

Zhao Lei replied, "We need to analyze each situation specifically. The core plan is for those with poor marksmanship to guard the perimeter and avoid alerting the prey. Those with good marksmanship and courage should go into the ravine to launch the main attack, while the rest of the team should block both ends..."

"Okay, okay..."

Huang Hongbo readily agreed.

Huang Hongbo didn't mince words. After everyone checked that they had brought everything, he waved his hand dismissively.

"Brothers! This job will be a huge hit! Let's head into the mountains!"

"good!"

"Dry!"

"Go into the mountains and make a fortune!"

A large group of hunters were also excited, and they all shouted and cheered with all their might.

And so, the group of eleven set off in a grand procession into the mountains.

The mountain paths in Huangshi Mountain are not easy to walk on; they are almost entirely made of gravel and thatch.

The higher you go, the bigger the cracks between the rocks become, and you could easily tumble down the mountain.

So everyone walked very carefully.

After walking for nearly an hour, the man leading the way suddenly stopped.

He whispered back, "We're almost there, in that ravine ahead."

Zhao Lei took a few steps forward and looked in the direction the other person was pointing.

From a distance, you can see that the valley is not large, with gentle slopes on three sides.

Only a flat area in the middle was covered with wild grass, and near the foot of the mountain was a small puddle where the sunlight shone brightly on the surface.

Zhao Lei didn't see any prey, so he could only keep his head down and keep walking forward.

"Looking at the mountain makes the horse run itself to death."

Zhao Lei thought it was not far away when he looked out, but it still took them more than half an hour to reach the valley.

"Brother Zhao Lei, we've arrived. This is the place."

Huang Hongbo wiped his sweat and pointed forward.

This was the first time Zhao Lei, Qin Bowen, and the others had come here, and they all found it very novel.

The five of them kept looking up and surveying their surroundings.

The valley was very quiet at this time, with only the rustling of the thatch in the wind.

After finishing his water, Qin Bowen pressed on, "Wait, how come we haven't seen a single trace of prey? Did we come to the wrong place?"

Deng Shaohua led his men to a shady spot with a large, protruding rock.

"Don't worry, young man. We saw a herd of prey here last time. You'll probably have to wait a while."

Huang Hongbo also took off his equipment and rested in the shade. "That's right, the place is definitely right. I guess the prey will only come out when it's cooler. After all, it's so hot now, and animals are afraid of the sun."

Zhao Lei also told the group to find a place to rest, "Take this time to rest and recharge."

And so, the group found a shady spot nearby to replenish their fluids and energy.

Zhao Lei rested while looking around.

Judging by the sun, it's probably close to noon now.

After resting in the rocky gully for more than an hour, Zhao Lei couldn't sit still and started looking around.

Suddenly, he saw a movement in the grass on the other side of the puddle in the center of the valley.

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