Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Uncle Zeng, thank you so much."

Li Yunshan successfully bought a sheep from Uncle Zeng, an old shepherd in the village, and expressed his gratitude again after paying.

"Oh, no need to thank me. Anyway, no matter how much I feed this ram, it won't gain much weight. If you buy it, it will save me some fodder to feed these two ewes."

Old Man Zeng waved his hand and said.

"hehe."

Li Yunshan smiled, then found a rope and prepared to tie up the ram and take it away.

But when the ram saw that Li Yunshan was holding a rope, it actually took two steps back, and then pushed off with its front legs, standing up on its own.

Then, the ram used its hind legs to propel itself forward and charged towards Li Yunshan.

This startled Old Man Zeng, who was standing nearby.

Just as the ram was about to charge at him, Li Yunshan precisely grabbed the ram's horns with both hands: "Uncle Zeng, this ram is usually quite aggressive, isn't it?"

Li Yunshan, while easily controlling the ram's horns, asked Old Man Zeng with a smile.

Hearing Li Yunshan's question, Old Man Zeng subconsciously touched his lower back before slowly saying, "To be honest, this beast has tried to kill me several times, but I managed to defend myself. However, if you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Once, I had just turned around when this beast rushed over and headbutted me in the lower back, leaving me unable to get out of bed for several days."

"A ram is aggressive, and if you're holding a rope, it will see you as an enemy."

"I see."

Li Yunshan understood.

Then, with a forceful push of both hands, he flipped the ram, which weighed over 100 pounds, to the ground.

This startled Old Man Zeng, who looked quite surprised.

The two children standing to the side, as well as Old Man Zeng's son and daughter-in-law, all looked at Li Yunshan with shocked expressions.

It's impossible for an ordinary person to flip over a fierce ram weighing over 100 pounds with their bare hands.

"Baa..."

The ram was overturned by Li Yunshan and pressed to the ground, finally letting out a submissive bleat.

After putting the rope around the ram's neck, Li Yunshan drove the ram home.

On the way back, Li Yunshan saw that several villagers had already opened their doors and moved the livestock that had been brought inside into the yards or pigsties and sheep pens.

Clearly, the hunters in the village had kept watch for two days without finding any trace of the tiger returning to the village, which relieved some of the villagers who had been on edge.

Li Yunshan reminded them and then drove the sheep back home.

He drove the sheep to his eldest brother Li Yunshi's house first. Lin Xiulan and Dou Dou stayed at his eldest brother's house, keeping their mother, sister-in-law, second sister, and fourth sister company. If he went back to his own home, there wouldn't be a single hot meal waiting for him.

Things were different when I went to my older brother's house.

He tied the sheep to the door of the main room, and called his second sister to open the door from the inside. As soon as he entered the room, he smelled the aroma of freshly steamed buns.

"How's it going? Have you found any trace of the tiger?"

Huang Zhifang asked.

Li Yunshan shook his head.

"No? Then hurry up and eat breakfast, fill your stomach, and then catch up on some sleep."

Huang Zhifang wasn't too surprised, but urged Li Yunshan to eat breakfast quickly and catch up on his sleep.

After all, hunting isn't something you can guarantee you'll catch prey just by having a gun or bow and arrow.

Many hunters may go into the mountains several times in a row without catching much prey; this is the norm when hunting in the mountains.

Hunting a tiger is much more difficult than hunting ordinary prey.

"Okay, I'll go back and take a nap after I've eaten."

Li Yunshan nodded and sat down. Lin Xiulan then provided him with a bowl and chopsticks.

"Father, eat your fill, you'll have the strength to fight the tiger when you're full."

DouDou cheered Li Yunshan on from the side in her childish voice.

"Okay, Daddy, eat as much as you want."

Li Yunshan rubbed Dou Dou's little head, picked up a steamed bun from the table, took a bite, and then stuffed a bunch of braised cabbage into his mouth.

Li Yunshan ate the cabbage with steamed buns with relish.

"Third brother, why did you buy a sheep?"

Li Yunmei came in from outside, closed the door to the main room, and casually asked.

"Originally, we planned to use Wang Laojiu's big fat pig as bait to see if we could lure the tiger out, but we didn't expect that the fat pig would almost die after being frozen for two nights."

"Uncle Zhou told me to drive the big fat pig home, and I thought I wouldn't be able to do it without bait, so I went to Uncle Zeng's house in the village to buy the ram outside as bait."

"That sheep is covered in wool and isn't afraid of the cold. I'll also stock up on a pile of hay for it, and I'll make sure it doesn't get cold."

Li Yunshan said with a smile.

"If you buy sheep, what if the tiger just visits our village and then runs away? You'll have bought sheep for nothing."

Li Yunmei said with concern.

"Second sister, what are you afraid of? There are so many people in our family now. If the tiger doesn't come, I'll slaughter this sheep and improve the family's meals." Li Yunshan mumbled in response while eating breakfast.

Man is made of iron, food is made of steel. He ate early last night and stayed up all night guarding the granary, so he was starving.

Seeing that Li Yunshan was eating rather ravenously, Huang Zhifang quickly told him to eat slower.

When Wang Xiaolian came in from outside, she heard Li Yunshan say that he was going to slaughter the sheep at the entrance of the main room to improve the family's meals, and her face lit up with joy.

She was a person who liked to take advantage of small things. Li Yunshan said he would slaughter a sheep to improve the family's meals, so that she and her two children could also eat mutton.

That sheep outside must weigh over a hundred pounds. After it's slaughtered, how long will it take to finish eating it?

Although Wang Xiaolian had harbored some resentment towards Li Yunshan for asking him for a job at the Hongxing Forestry Farm, she had long since forgotten about it.

"Third Uncle, please eat more. There's still some left in the pot. I'll bring you more if you're still hungry."

Wang Xiaolian spoke warmly and politely.

"Yes, thank you, sister-in-law."

Li Yunshan agreed while eating.

Although his sister-in-law was fond of taking advantage of others and they had had some unpleasantness before, she listened to her older brother, served their mother, and was also very good at housework. Li Yunshan didn't want to hold a grudge about the unpleasantness they had had before.

Anyway, as long as my sister-in-law doesn't cause trouble, and my mother and brother are doing well, that's all that matters.

After breakfast, Li Yunshan talked with Huang Zhifang for a while, then led the sheep away from his elder brother Li Yunshi's house and went back to his own home to rest.

However, Li Yunshan had only been lying down at home for a short while when he was woken up by a knock on the door.

Who is it?

Li Yunshan asked a question from inside the house.

"it's me."

The person knocking on the door didn't say who it was, but Li Yunshan recognized the voice immediately.

It's Gao Hongmei.

"Wait a moment."

After Li Yunshan finished speaking, he quickly put on his cotton-padded coat, still wondering what Gao Hongmei wanted to see him about at this time.

Could it be that Su Lihua has decided when she will return to the city?

Soon, Li Yunshan put on his shoes and went to open the door for Gao Hongmei.

As soon as the door to the main room opened, he saw Gao Hongmei wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket and deerskin boots, with her brand-new Tiger Head brand hunting rifle on her back. She looked radiant and very dashing.

"What are you up to now?" Li Yunshan looked Gao Hongmei up and down and couldn't help but laugh.

"I've come to see Xiulan and Doudou."

Gao Hongmei walked into the house as she spoke.

"I sent Xiulan and Doudou to my mother's place to keep her company. They haven't been home for the past two days."

After Gao Hongmei entered the house, Li Yunshan closed the door to the main room.

In the dead of winter, people have to close the door quickly after entering or leaving the house, otherwise the cold wind will blow into the room and make it freezing cold.

Especially these past two days, Lin Xiulan and Dou Dou have been staying at her older brother's house to keep their mother company, so the fire pit for heating has been left unlit, making the house even colder.

In other words, Li Yunshan is a young man with vigorous blood and energy. After being reborn, he also received the benefits of being a reborn person, which greatly improved his physical fitness. This is why he was able to withstand the cold without burning a fire pit.

"Meow..."

The ram, which Li Yunshan had led into the house, bleated twice, startling Gao Hongmei: "Why is there a sheep in your house?"

"I bought it from Uncle Zeng, the shepherd, to lure tigers."

Li Yunshan explained and then said, "You see, Xiulan and Doudou aren't home either. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back first. I need to catch up on some sleep; I have to keep watch tonight."

After saying that, Li Yunshan chuckled sleepily.

"I can't stay here since Xiulan and Doudou aren't home. Besides, I've lived here before."

Gao Hongmei glared at Li Yunshan and said in a nonchalant manner.

"Alright, alright, you've lived here before, right? Then find yourself a place to sit. I'm really sleepy."

"Also, don't wander around the village unnecessarily, it would be terrible if you ran into a tiger."

Li Yunshan was really tired. Seeing that Gao Hongmei had no intention of leaving, he didn't bother to care what she wanted to do.

Anyway, Gao Hongmei said that she had lived here before and was very familiar with everything in the house.

Seeing that Li Yunshan was genuinely sleepy and didn't have time to pay attention to her, Gao Hongmei pouted and immediately felt bored: "Fine, I won't argue with you anymore. Since Xiulan and Doudou are at your older brother's house, I'll go to your older brother's house to find them."

After saying that, Gao Hongmei turned around, opened the door to the main room, and stepped out.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Li Yunshan followed her out.

"Why did you follow me out? Aren't you sleepy?"

Hearing footsteps following behind her, Gao Hongmei stopped, turned around and glanced at Li Yunshan, teasingly saying.

"I'll take you there."

Li Yunshan said.

Although Gao Hongmei was a woman carrying a gun, he was still a little worried about her going to his older brother's house alone.

Especially now, it's still unclear whether the tiger that entered the village was just strolling around or is still roaming around the village.

"Let's go then," Gao Hongmei said.

But just then, a lithe figure with orange-yellow fur covered in black stripes flashed past the open gate of Li Yunshan's house.

Gao Hongmei was momentarily stunned when she saw that fleeting, agile figure.

"What was that thing that just ran past your gate?"

Gao Hongmei turned to look at Li Yunshan.

"What else could it be but a tiger?"

Li Yunshan glared at Gao Hongmei with annoyance, then suddenly grabbed her hand and dragged her into the house.

"Why."

Gao Hongmei was caught off guard and almost fell over when Li Yunshan pulled her.

Seeing this, Li Yunshan didn't care about anything else and simply hoisted Gao Hongmei onto his shoulder and ran into the house.

Although his physical abilities have greatly improved after his rebirth, he currently has no gun and Gao Hongmei is a burden to him. What if the tiger that ran away earlier returns, forcing him to fight it bare-handed? He's not Wu Song.

Therefore, he could only resort to a simple and crude method: he picked up Gao Hongmei and ran into the house.

Li Yunshan suddenly hoisted her onto his shoulder, and Gao Hongmei was both startled and embarrassed.

I remember before the divorce, on my wedding night with Li Yunshan, he carried me into the bridal chamber in the same way...

However, before Gao Hongmei could recover from her panic and embarrassment, Li Yunshan had already carried her into the house.

After placing Gao Hongmei on the ground, Li Yunshan, without saying a word, took down the Mosin-Nagant rifle hanging on the wall, pulled the bolt, chambered a bullet, and ran to the door.

Just as Li Yunshan ran to the gate and looked out of the courtyard, a tiger's head with yellow and black stripes, a large and round head, and a "king" character pattern on its forehead suddenly peeked out from one side of the courtyard gate.

Standing at the door, Li Yunshan immediately raised his Mosin-Nagant rifle and pulled the trigger the moment he saw the tiger head.

"Bang!"

A gunshot shattered the tranquility of Guapigou Village.