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

While in the hospital, Gao Hongmei thought a lot about how to repay the money Li Yunshan had borrowed from her.

She relied on earning work points little by little in the village, or doing odd jobs at the commune to pay off her debts, but she didn't know when she would be able to.

However, the path of earning work points to repay the money is probably not feasible, because during her father's hospitalization, she read a lot of newspapers in the hospital, and in one of them she saw a news article about the distribution of land to individual households.

According to national regulations, they are required to implement the household contract responsibility system, which means that collective land is divided among individuals for cultivation, and individuals are responsible for their own profits and losses after paying their grain tax.

After seeing this news, Gao Hongmei was filled with enthusiasm, but how much money could she earn from farming?

Having enough to eat is no problem, but making a lot of money through farming to pay off the debt owed to Li Yunshan seems very difficult.

Although she saw in the newspaper that the South had begun to implement reform and opening up, and many factories had been built, and that one could earn more than 100 or even 200 or 300 yuan a month by working in a factory, she thought about her father Gao Zhankui's situation and knew that it was impossible for her to go south to work in a factory.

After much thought, she came up with the idea of ​​hunting.

Gao Hongmei's thinking was quite simple: if a good-for-nothing like Li Yunshan could go hunting in the mountains and come back with a full load, why couldn't she?

After all, she had participated in militia training back then and was quite accurate with a gun. So she thought of going to find Li Yunshan, firstly to thank him, and secondly to ask him to take her with him when he went hunting in the mountains.

Li Yunshan has two guns, so they can each take one. She can just pay Li Yunshan for the ammunition she uses while hunting.

When Li Yunshan heard that she wanted to go hunting in the mountains with him, he made excuses to refuse and even looked down on her. This made Gao Hongmei anxious. She picked up the hunting rifle hanging on the wall and was about to go to the edge of the village with Li Yunshan to have a go.

This terrified Li Yunshan.

"Hongmei, listen to me, put the gun down first. Hunting is not as simple as training with the militia." Li Yunshan quickly took the hunting rifle back from her hand. He was afraid that Gao Hongmei was impatient and might do something violent, like loading a bullet, which could lead to an accidental discharge.

You underestimate me.

Looking at the hunting rifle that Li Yunshan had taken back, Gao Hongmei pouted her rosy lips, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"Hey, Hongmei, I'm not underestimating you. I'm just worried that you might accidentally go too far here. This is indoors, and the place is small, not in the open space outside."

Seeing Gao Hongmei's eyes redden, Li Yunshan quickly explained.

"Give me the gun, I want to try it out at the edge of the village."

Gao Hongmei's attitude was very firm, her eyes fixed on the hunting rifle in Li Yunshan's hand.

"Alright, alright, let's go try it at the edge of the village."

Seeing Gao Hongmei's resolute attitude and aggrieved expression, Li Yunshan was at a loss.

Give me the gun.

Gao Hongmei snatched the hunting rifle from Li Yunshan's hand and strode out of the main room.

"Hey, Hongmei, wait for me, bring me more bullets."

Seeing Gao Hongmei leave with a gun, Li Yunshan quickly went inside and grabbed a box of bullets.

"Xiulan, I have to keep an eye on Hongmei. I'm afraid that this slut might accidentally provoke a fight."

After saying a few words to Lin Xiulan, Li Yunshan hurriedly chased after her.

"Hey, Hongmei, slow down."

Gao Hongmei, carrying a hunting rifle, walked towards the edge of the village, with Li Yunshan chasing after her with a box of bullets.

After chasing for quite a while, Li Yunshan finally caught up with Gao Hongmei.

"Hey, Hongmei, why do you have to come hunting in the mountains with me? You don't have to pay back the money you borrowed. There's no need for you to come and risk your life in the mountains with me."

After catching up with Gao Hongmei, Li Yunshan couldn't help but say.

I don't want to owe you a favor.

Gao Hongmei turned her head to the side and gave Li Yunshan a deep look, her face full of stubbornness.

"Sigh, you don't have to do this. When we were together, I was the one who wronged you. I've always felt guilty. Just consider that money as a small compensation to you."

Hearing Gao Hongmei's stubborn words, Li Yunshan couldn't help but sigh.

Actually, he knew what Gao Hongmei was thinking from the moment she suggested going hunting in the mountains with him.

But he also knew that Gao Hongmei had a fiery personality, but was also stubborn and inflexible.

The reason he agreed to let Gao Hongmei try out the gun at the edge of the village was actually to discourage her.

His current attempt to persuade Gao Hongmei is merely to see if he can convince her to go back.

As for the money he lent to Gao Hongmei, it was indeed as he said, that it didn't matter whether he paid it back or not.

In his past life, he was once a wealthy man with hundreds of millions in assets. Although he later failed in his investments and squandered it all, he was at least rich and successful before, and he no longer values ​​money that much.

Especially that money, which was meant to save Gao Zhankui's life.

He remembered that Gao Zhankui hadn't looked down on him for being poor or asked for much dowry, and had resolutely married Gao Hongmei to him. But he had been blinded by greed and insisted on divorcing Gao Hongmei, which made him feel guilty.

"Then let you always feel guilty."

Seeing Li Yunshan's earnest expression and genuine look of guilt, Gao Hongmei pursed her lips and suddenly said something.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshan couldn't help but freeze in place.

Let me always feel guilty?

What does this mean?

Li Yunshan was confused for a moment, but seeing Gao Hongmei walking further and further away, he quickly followed her.

On the way to the foot of the mountain near the village, they encountered some villagers. When they saw that Gao Hongmei was carrying a hunting rifle and Li Yunshan was following behind her, the villagers all showed surprised expressions.

"Yunshan, out hunting in the mountains again?"

A villager asked a question out of curiosity, but couldn't help glancing at Gao Hongmei.

Everyone in the village knew that Gao Hongmei and Li Yunshan were sworn enemies. Back then, Gao Zhankui didn't mind that Li Yunshan's father had just died and his family was poor. He didn't ask for any dowry and married his daughter to Li Yunshan.

But who would have thought that not long after Li Yunshan got married, he would follow Yu Ergou and his gang and become idle and lazy.

Later, it was said that Gao Hongmei persuaded Li Yunshan to turn over a new leaf, but instead, Li Yunshan made a scene and divorced her.

I still remember when Li Yunshan and Gao Hongmei divorced, the Li family was quite a scene. Gao Zhankui, carrying a carrying pole, chased Li Yunshan all over the village like a rabbit, and almost broke Li Yunshan's legs.

From then on, whenever Gao Zhankui saw Li Yunshan, he would pick up a carrying pole and chase him around like a rabbit. And Gao Hongmei never gave Li Yunshan a friendly look either. This was an open secret in the village.

But who would have thought that Li Yunshan would be seen following Gao Hongmei around like a shadow, his eyes never leaving her side? This makes one wonder.

Could it be that Gao Hongmei saw Li Yunshan making money and took the initiative to throw herself into his arms?

"Hongmei insisted on going hunting in the mountains with me, so I just let her practice her shooting skills at the foot of the mountain near the village!"

Li Yunshan gave an explanation.

The man said "Oh," and before he could ask any more questions, Li Yunshan brushed past him.

"Tell me, how did Li Yunshan and Gao Hongmei get together? Did Gao Hongmei rekindle her old flame after seeing how much money Li Yunshan has made?"

"I don't think so. Gao Hongmei's father broke his leg a while ago. I heard that he had fracture surgery at the county hospital and it cost a lot of money."

"Given Gao Hongmei's abilities, could she possibly come up with this money? I think it's most likely that Li Yunshan lent it to her."

"But to be honest, it's none of our business what they do; we just need to keep our mouths shut."

"Hehe, that's right, that's right."

……

Meanwhile, Li Yunshan and Gao Hongmei soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.

"Hongmei, we've got a deal, okay? When we're using the gun later, you have to follow my instructions and not point or fire randomly."

Before Gao Hongmei tested the gun, Li Yunshan quickly set rules for her.

"I know, the gun shouldn't be pointed at people, I learned that during militia training."

Gao Hongmei said casually, already eager to use her hunting rifle, and reached out to Li Yunshan: "Give me the bullets."

"Let me teach you how to load bullets first. The structure of a shotgun is different from the guns you used in militia training, and the way you load bullets is also different," Li Yunshan said.

When the village militia participated in training, they used old Hanyang rifles and Type 38 rifles that had been phased out.

Among them, the Hanyang rifle used a slug clip for feeding ammunition, while the Type 38 rifle used a bridge clip for feeding ammunition.

His Tiger Head brand hunting rifle didn't have a magazine or chamber; the barrel itself was its magazine, and it was manually loaded, which was completely different from the feeding method of the Hanyang rifle and the Type 38 rifle.

"Are there really that many differences?"

After hearing Li Yunshan's explanation, Gao Hongmei couldn't help but say something.

"Of course, many firearms have different calibers and feeding methods. If you really want to go hunting in the mountains with me, you'd better learn properly from me. This shotgun only has two barrels and can be loaded with two 12-gauge shotgun shells. When you encounter prey, you have to reload quickly after you've shot it all. Unlike the Hanyang rifle and the Type 38 rifle, which can be loaded with several bullets, you don't have to worry about running out of ammunition when you encounter large wild animals."

"Alright then, hurry up and teach me. Once I've mastered it, I can go hunting in the mountains with you," Gao Hongmei urged.

Li Yunshan knew she was an impatient person, so he didn't say anything.

Then, he taught Gao Hongmei how to feed the shotgun.

"First, you open the chamber, grip the safety, and then push it forward or pull it down. Do you see two cylinders?"

"This is the chamber. Put these two shotgun shells in, then close the chamber, and pull the bolt back to its original position and lock it. At this point, the gun is already loaded and ready to fire."

"Don't point your gun at people at this time. When you encounter prey in the wild, fire two bullets, then open the chamber, eject the empty cartridge cases, and reload with new shot."

Li Yunshan held the gun and gestured for Gao Hongmei to come closer, then taught her how to load the shotgun.

"So, did you understand?"