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

The convoy from Hongxing Forest Farm made a great show of drumming and gonging as it passed through several villages. The tiger carcass hanging on the vehicle also caused quite a stir in the villages along the way.

Initially, only those within the Hongxing Forest Farm knew that a tiger had entered and killed a forest ranger. However, when a hunter who went into the mountains to hunt the tiger was also killed, the incident became widely known. As a result, the forest farm had to offer an exorbitant reward. Notices from the forest farm were posted in many nearby villages, and many people knew that there was a man-eating tiger in the Hongxing Forest Farm. This caused many people to be terrified of tigers, and the topic of tigers eating people became a popular subject of conversation.

But who would have thought that just a few days after the notice was posted at the Red Star Forest Farm, the man-eating tiger was killed?

This made people very curious: who was so capable as to kill that man-eating tiger?

"Wow...this tiger is huge!"

"Goodness, thank goodness it was a dead tiger. If it were still alive, who knows how terrifying it would be."

"Mother, I'm scared... Waaah..."

"..."

When people saw the tiger hanging from the car, many couldn't help but feel a jolt in their hearts.

Some of the children who were watching were so frightened that they cried out, and were quickly taken home by their parents. The adults, on the other hand, stood on both sides of the dirt road, watching with great interest.

In those days, people didn't have many entertainment options. In the Northeast, after winter set in, when it was freezing cold, there were even fewer entertainment options.

It's easy to imagine that Li Yunshan's tiger-hunting will be a topic of conversation for a long time to come.

"Wait... Li Yunshan? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

The Hongxing Forestry Farm convoy is currently passing through a village that is closest to Guapigou Village. When a villager saw the large characters pasted on the first car, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Hey, second brother, what sounds familiar?" The man next to him nudged the speaker with his elbow, his hands tucked into his sleeves.

"I mean, the man who killed the tiger is named Li Yunshan. It sounds familiar. Isn't that the street urchin from Guapigou Village next door? How did he become a tiger-hunting hero?" The second brother said, also puzzled. Then he looked closely at the car at the front and saw that the person standing next to the hanging tiger was indeed Li Yunshan from Guapigou Village next door.

"Second brother, are you blind?"

Others scoffed.

"I'm not kidding you. I'm telling the truth. I even drank with him back in the summer, at Yu Ergou's house in Guapigou Village."

"I don't believe you for a second. You never tell the truth."

"I'm telling the truth, it's just that you don't believe me."

"..."

The closer they got to Guapigou Village, the more people recognized Li Yunshan. No one could quite believe that Li Yunshan, who spent his days hanging out with Yu Ergou and his gang of street thugs in the neighboring Guapigou Village, could actually kill a tiger and become a tiger-fighting hero.

What kind of joke is this, God?

However, when the parade entered Guapigou Village before sunset, the people who came to watch after hearing the gongs and drums almost dropped their eyes when they saw that the person who killed the tiger was Li Yunshan.

Tiger-fighting hero... Li Yunshan?

Although everyone in the village knew that Li Yunshan had changed a lot recently, cutting ties with Yu Ergou and his gang of street thugs and no longer hanging out with them, he had even killed a wild boar, a deer, and three wolves.

But how can wild boars and wolves compare to tigers?

Tiger, did you see the gold-plated "王" (king) character on its forehead? That's the king of the mountains and forests, the king of all beasts, commonly known as the "mountain king".

Wild boars and wolves are nothing more than food for tigers and lords.

Therefore, when many villagers in Guapigou Village saw Li Yunshan, who looked so spirited in the car, they all had similar expressions—they simply couldn't believe it.

Some people even thought they were dreaming and pinched their thighs hard, only to wince in pain.

"Wait a minute, Li Yunshan killed a tiger, what was the reward offered by the Red Star Forest Farm again?"

Soon, someone remembered the notice posted at the village entrance by the Hongxing Forestry Farm, but he was slow-witted and couldn't remember it, so he asked the person next to him.

"I think it was a bonus of 1,000 yuan, a bicycle, and a job at the Hongxing Forestry Farm."

The person next to him thought for a moment and said.

"My God, this...this...Li Yunshan is really rich now!"

It's no wonder that person was shocked. In the early 1980s, the country had not yet implemented the household contract responsibility system. Almost all the labor force in each household worked for the village collective to earn work points. Many families had several members earning work points for the collective, but by the end of the year, when accounts were settled, they had earned less than two hundred yuan.

Some families had accumulated a lot of famine, and there were even cases where they worked hard to earn work points for a year, but still owed the collective money at the end of the year.

Therefore, a thousand yuan is a huge sum of money for people nowadays, equivalent to five or six years' income for an ordinary farming family.

Furthermore, in addition to the huge reward, the Hongxing Forest Farm also offers bicycles and jobs at the forest farm as a reward.

Bicycles are a given; they generally cost over a hundred yuan each. To buy a bicycle, having money isn't enough; you also need a bicycle ticket or thirty industrial coupons, which is beyond the reach of most people.

But the most important thing is the job at Hongxing Forest Farm, which is a secure job. Once you get this job, you're eating the government's rice. When you get old and frail and can't work anymore, you can pass the job on to your children.

It is passed down from father to son, from son to grandson, generation after generation.

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"There's a lot of gongs and drums going on there, it's quite lively."

At Li Yunshi's house, after dinner, Wang Xiaolian had just finished washing the dishes when she heard the sound of gongs and drums, which aroused her curiosity.

"Who cares about him? It's getting dark. Don't go and join the fun. Didn't you see the notice posted at the village entrance? There are man-eating tigers in Honglin Forest Farm. Aren't you afraid that beast will come to our village? It would be terrible if we ran into it."

Li Yunshi, smoking his pipe, said to Wang Xiaolian.

Although Li Yunshi is a hunter, he is capable of taking down wild boars and wolves with a gun, but when it comes to dealing with tigers... Li Yunshi doesn't want to go and die.

"We're quite far from Hongxing Forest Farm, what are you afraid of tigers for? You're just a coward. Humph, if you won't go, I will. I'll go see what kind of excitement there is." Wang Xiaolian snorted and was about to leave when two boys rushed in from outside, shouting, "Dad, Mom, Grandma, something bad has happened, something bad has happened... Third Uncle... Third Uncle, he..."

The two boys, who were only a little over ten years old, had been running all the way and were panting heavily, barely able to speak.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshi immediately stood up: "What's wrong? What happened to your third uncle?"

"What happened to the third brother?"

Hearing the commotion, Huang Zhifang also came out of the house.

"Third Uncle...Third Uncle...He...He..."

"Hey, tell us quickly!"

Li Yunshi glared fiercely at the two boys.

"Yes, yes, tell me quickly, what happened to your third uncle?"

Huang Zhifang was also getting anxious.

"Mother, husband, can't you let the two children catch their breath first? Can't you see how tired they are?"

Wang Xiaolian said with dissatisfaction.

"Brother, I... let me speak, you stutter."

Li Yunshi's youngest son, Li Fusong, took a deep breath before saying, "Dad, Third Uncle... he killed a big tiger and is now riding home in the forest farm's car."

"What? What did you say? Your third uncle... he killed a tiger?"

Upon hearing his second grandson's words, Huang Zhifang thought he had misheard and that there was something wrong with his ears.

Not only her, but even Li Yunshi and Wang Xiaolian doubted that they had heard correctly.

The third brother... the third brother killed a tiger?

This... how is this possible?

"You brat, you're not making this up to fool us, are you?"

Li Yunshi's gaze darkened. His two sons were quite mischievous and had caused him no shortage of trouble.

If they're really making up lies to deceive people, they'll definitely get a beating with rattan-stewed pork rump tonight.

"It's true, Dad, I'm telling the truth. Third Uncle really killed a tiger. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. My brother and I are not lying."

At this moment, Li Yunshi's eldest son, Li Futian, suddenly became fluent in his speech.

"Whether it's true or not, let's go check it out first," Wang Xiaolian said, though she wasn't entirely convinced, but she liked to join in the fun.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Li Yunshi thought for a moment and said.

"Let's go, let's go take a look."

Huang Zhifang also urged them on.

Soon, Li Yunshi locked the door, and the family of five hurried to Li Yunshan's house.

Soon, they arrived at Li Yunshan's house.

By this time, Li Yunshan's house was already surrounded by a crowd of people eager to see what was going on. From a distance, Li Yunshi and the others could see several cars parked outside Li Yunshan's yard, and on one of the cars, there was indeed a tiger hanging.

"Oh my god."

Huang Zhifang and Wang Xiaolian were both startled when they saw the tiger on the car.

"Excuse me, please make way, please make way..."

Li Yunshi quickly pushed through the crowd to make way for Huang Zhifang and the others before finally squeezing into the courtyard.

At this moment, Lin Xiulan was also a little confused as she looked at the large group of people in and around the courtyard. What was going on?

In particular, when she saw that Li Yunshan was wearing a bright red flower, she was even more confused. Why was Li Yunshan wearing a big red flower?

"Brother Li, this must be your wife. Then this must be your daughter."

When Director Zhou saw Lin Xiulan and the little girl hiding behind her, he asked with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, this is my wife, Lin Xiulan, and this is my daughter, Doudou."

"Xiulan, this is Director Zhou of Hongxing Forest Farm."

Li Yunshan introduced the two parties.

"Director Zhou?"

Lin Xiulan was stunned again, not expecting that the person standing next to Li Yunshan was someone of great importance, who was actually the director of the forest farm.

"Hey, why call me 'Factory Manager'? Just call me Brother Zhou, like him."

Director Zhou didn't put on airs either.

"Brother Zhou... Brother Zhou, may I ask what serious incident has occurred?"

Lin Xiulan asked curiously.

"Haha, sister-in-law, you might not believe it, but your husband did me a huge favor. He went into the mountains and shot the tiger that was ravaging our forest farm with just three shots. Isn't that a big deal?"

Director Zhou laughed heartily.

"What? Yunshan...he killed a tiger?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiulan stared blankly at Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshi, Huang Zhifang, Wang Xiaolian, and the others who had just squeezed in from the courtyard slipped on the steps when they heard Director Zhou's cheerful voice coming from the main room.