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

"Uncle Zhou, where are you rushing off to?"

Some villagers couldn't help but ask the question even though they already knew the answer.

"Hehe, just taking a walk around the village."

Uncle Zhou gave a perfunctory reply and then hurriedly left.

"Uncle Zhou, you've been acting all mysterious this week. Everyone knows you killed that tiger that came into the village and made a fortune, but you're still hiding it here."

The villagers couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

Although no one knew exactly how much money Uncle Zhou and his men made from the tiger they killed, the villagers subconsciously believed that the village hunters had made a fortune.

As this subconscious thought begins to take root and sprout in the mind, emotions such as envy and jealousy will grow.

"So, how much money do you think they made from that tiger they killed?"

As Uncle Zhou walked away, some villagers began to speculate.

"It should be... several thousand. Think about it, the tiger that Li Yunshan killed in the Hongxing Forest Farm, the Hongxing Forest Farm rewarded him with a thousand yuan. I heard that the Hongxing Forest Farm gave him the responsibility of handling the tiger he killed. Although I don't know exactly how much he earned, I guess it's no less than that amount."

After speaking, one villager hesitated for a moment before extending his hand, spreading his five fingers wide.

"Five thousand? My goodness, is this tiger really that valuable?"

"Of course, tigers are the king of beasts. Tiger skins and bones are very precious, especially tiger skins, which are extremely valuable."

How do you know so much?

"How would I know so much? After Li Yunshan killed that bear last time, he donated four thousand yuan to the village to build a new school building, and also gave five hundred yuan each to the families of the two victims as compensation. He's already spent five thousand yuan. Surely a tiger can't be any dirtier than a bear, right? I bet five thousand is a conservative estimate."

"If it really is five thousand, then Uncle Zhou and the others will be rolling in money. If it's split equally, each of them could get several hundred."

"Didn't you see them coming back from the county town? When they were at the village entrance, they were carrying big bags and small packages, with food, clothes, daily necessities, and drinks. I even saw Li Yunshan buy a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes. Those things are really expensive. How could they be willing to spend money if they weren't making money?"

The villager pursed his lips, already having an idea in mind.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the village, villagers, upon seeing Cai Er, Zhao Shuanzhu, Wang Laojiu, and others, curiously inquired about the price of the tiger that had entered the village. However, Cai Er and the others simply gave perfunctory replies and didn't elaborate, but this didn't stop the curious villagers from speculating wildly.

Before long, rumors started circulating, and at first someone said the village hunters made four or five thousand yuan from the tiger they killed. Then someone else said they made seven or eight thousand yuan. Eventually, even rumors spread that they made tens of thousands or even twenty or thirty thousand yuan. The rumors became more and more outrageous.

However, while the rumors were spreading through the village, the hunters were gathered at Li Yunshan's house counting and dividing their money.

"We earned a total of 7,458.5 yuan from the tiger we killed. After deducting the 50 yuan that we had advanced, we still have 7,008.5 yuan left."

"Another thing is that we need to deduct the ten yuan cost of using the village's tractor, leaving us with six thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight yuan and fifty cents."

At this time, all the hunters in the village gathered at Li Yunshan's house.

Originally, the fifty yuan they received in advance was mostly untouched from the money they got from selling tiger skins and gallbladders at the pharmacy in the west of the city; it was all taken from the money they earned from selling tiger meat and tiger bones.

When I set off, I had prepared 100 yuan in change in my bag to make change when selling tiger meat.

After deducting the change, that's the money earned from selling tiger meat and tiger bones.

Uncle Zhou counted the money on Friday. After deducting the change he had prepared in advance and the money he had advanced, he still had 1,148.5 yuan left from selling tiger meat and tiger bones.

"I originally estimated that we would only make about three or four hundred yuan from selling the tiger bones and meat, but I didn't expect it to be two or three hundred yuan more than I anticipated," Li Yunshan said with a smile.

However, when he was selling tiger meat and tiger bones at the county's farmers' market, there were so many people around and the scene was chaotic, so he didn't take a closer look.

Moreover, in that environment, it was unrealistic to try to calculate it in detail.

But reality turned out to be even better than he expected, and he earned more money than he had anticipated.

"Six thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight yuan and fifty cents, that means each of us can get more than seven hundred and seventy yuan."

Cai Er pondered for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"What do you mean seven hundred and seventy yuan? Uncle Zhou gave us an advance of fifty yuan, so it should be eight hundred and twenty yuan."

Wang Lao Jiu rolled his eyes and said.

Cai Er scratched the back of his head sheepishly: "Hey, it really is true. Old Jiu, you're the one who calculates things so clearly."

"Of course, I had two more years of schooling than you."

Wang Laojiu raised his chin slightly, looking somewhat smug.

"Ha ha."

Inside the main room, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Alright everyone, quiet down, we're about to hand out the money."

Uncle Zhou said.

The main room fell silent again in an instant.

Then, with Li Yunshan's assistance, Uncle Zhou divided all the money into nine portions, each containing 777.61 yuan.

Don't underestimate the fact that there's a penny trailing behind the six cents; that penny is still money.

On market days in Xiangyang Commune, steamed buns were available at the market, and you could buy one for four cents.

Cai Er and Zhang Sange couldn't stop smiling as they looked at the money on the table, and Zhao Shuanzhu was so excited that he kept rubbing his hands together.

"Cai Er, come and get the money."

Seeing Cai Erhou's anxious look, Uncle Zhou waved to him, telling him to come and get it first.

"Okay, sure."

With a smile plastered on his face, Cai Er nervously rubbed his hands together as he ran to Uncle Zhou's side.

"Take this, don't spend it recklessly, don't borrow money recklessly, and definitely don't gamble."

Uncle Zhou took a sum of money and personally handed it to Cai Ershou, giving him solemn instructions.

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, I'll go to the bank tomorrow to deposit six hundred, and keep the rest for emergencies."

Cai Er stuffed the money into the inside pocket of his cotton-padded coat and said earnestly.

"Ninth Brother, it's your turn."

Uncle Friday continued taking attendance.

Wang Laojiu also came to Uncle Zhou's side with a smile, and Uncle Zhou, as usual, gave him the money and gave him some instructions.

Then, Uncle Zhou read out each person's name one by one.

Zhang San, Peng Youlian, Wu Shenghong, Li Baotian...

Everyone who received the money had a constant smile on their face, and everyone was secretly delighted.

Li Yunshan also received his share of the money.

After the money was divided, Uncle Zhou said, "Tomorrow, everyone come to my house for dinner. There will be wine and meat, hehe."

We caught a tiger, made a lot of money, and should celebrate.

As the head hunter in the village, Uncle Zhou naturally wanted to gather everyone together and strengthen their bonds.

"Uncle Zhou, can you bring your wife and kids?"

Cai Er asked with a smile.

"Sure, of course you can bring your wife and kids along."

Uncle Zhou said with a smile.

The hunters in the village are more united than the average villager, a trait cultivated over many years of hunting in the mountains.

When hunting in the deep mountains and forests, if you don't work together and instead go your own way, the probability of encountering danger is high.

Similarly, in a village, if hunters are not united, they will be ostracized by other villagers.

After all, hunters can go into the mountains to hunt in their spare time from farming, earning an extra income compared to ordinary villagers, which is something many people envy.

"Then I'll ask my wife to come and help tomorrow."

Zhao Shuanzhu finished speaking with a smile and then left.

The others also said their goodbyes and left one after another.

Soon, Li Yunshan's house returned to its peaceful state.

"Xiulan, here's some money, take it and spend it."

After Uncle Zhou and the others left, Li Yunshan went inside.

Lin Xiulan was inside the house, sewing clothes for Dou Dou.

These past few days, Li Yunlan and Qianqian stayed at her parents' home. Coincidentally, a tiger entered the village, so she took Doudou to stay with Li Yunshi for a few days, where they could keep each other company with Huang Zhifang, Li Yunmei, and Li Yunlan.

Dou Dou also spent a few days playing with Li Yunlan's daughter Qianqian and the two boys from her older brother Li Yunshi's family. The little cotton-padded jacket she used to wear had a tear on it.

While Li Yunshan and Uncle Zhou were dividing the money in the main room, Lin Xiulan stayed in the room and sewed up Dou Dou's torn little cotton-padded jacket.

Looking at the money Li Yunshan handed over, Lin Xiulan paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "You're the head of the household. This money is what you worked so hard to earn. You should keep it. I haven't spent much of the money you gave me before; I've saved it all."

Although Li Yunshan had treated her badly before, and even abused her because her daughter Dou Dou was a girl, Li Yunshan had undergone a complete transformation two months ago.

Not only did he correct his bad habit of being idle and lose contact with Yu Ergou and his ilk, but he also took on the heavy responsibility of supporting his family.

During this period, Li Yunshan went into the mountains to hunt and earned a lot of money.

He not only bought himself new clothes, food, and other necessities, but also gave her a lot of money so she could save it up on her own.

Seeing the changes in Li Yunshan and feeling his kindness towards her, Lin Xiulan was already very content. This made her feel that the suffering she had endured over the past few years had not been in vain, and that she had finally waited for the day when Li Yunshan would become a better person.

Now, she has saved up a sum of money, several hundred yuan, and she is very content.

In Lin Xiulan's mind, the man should still be in charge of the household.

As the head of the family, Li Yunshan has many expenses.

Some time ago, Li Yunshan told her that he wanted to buy land in the county town to build a house, and also build a new house in the village.

Lin Xiulan knew that this would require a lot of money.

Therefore, she immediately refused the money Li Yunshan offered her.

"Xiulan, take this. Uncle Zhou said that the hunters in our village will go hunting in the mountains in a couple of days. They might have a big catch and make some money."

"Take this money. You'll feel more at ease when you have money in your pocket."

After Li Yunshan finished speaking, he stuffed the money into Lin Xiulan's hand without saying another word.

He has a lot of money now, and now that he's made money, he wants to make sure Lin Xiulan has enough too.

He also knew that Lin Xiulan had saved almost all of the money he had given her.

Lin Xiulan was a good homemaker, and he felt at ease leaving his money with her.

Moreover, he owed Lin Xiulan so much in his past life, and what he is giving Lin Xiulan now is what she deserves.

"Then... I'll save the money. When you need money, just tell me and I'll give it to you."

Looking at the money in her hand, Lin Xiulan hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Fine, you decide. Hehe."

Li Yunshan smiled and nodded, then lay down on the pit.

He turned over, his right hand behind his head, watching Lin Xiulan mending Dou Dou's clothes stitch by stitch, and he thought they looked beautiful no matter how he looked at them.

Why are you staring at me like that?

Feeling a little embarrassed by Li Yunshan's stare, Lin Xiulan blushed slightly and scolded him playfully.

"Xiulan, you are so beautiful."

Li Yunshan squinted slightly and said sincerely.

In his past life, he was truly blind, his heart clouded by greed. He divorced good women like Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua, and also divorced Lin Xiulan, who bore him his only child.

Fortunately, God gave him a chance to make amends, allowing him to be reborn and make up for the regrets of his previous life.

"vomit……"

Just then, Lin Xiulan suddenly covered her mouth and began to gag.