Chapter 501 Begins
"Why do I feel that all of you are a little uninterested? So let's do this. The village discussed it before and decided to give everyone a good start."
Say what should be said. After everything was said, Zhang Jianwen found that everyone was no longer as enthusiastic as before.
Especially after it was clear that we would not enter the old mountains and forests this time, everyone’s enthusiasm for fighting suddenly disappeared.
Although none of these people came forward to say that they would not go, most of them probably just planned to go out with everyone, nothing more.
“Since it is the village that takes the lead in organizing everyone to go out and play, let’s set a reward for everyone. Anyway, the village’s pockets are relatively rich this year. This time we will use each group as a group and use everyone’s collective prey. The winner will be decided by quantity. The first place will get 1,000 yuan, the second place will get 600 yuan, and the third place will get 300 yuan. In the end, everyone’s hunting items will be collected together and divided equally among all of us. You think this is feasible.”
As soon as Zhang Jianwen finished speaking, everyone in the hall immediately burst into cheers.
Many people just planned not to leave the group, and even if they followed, they didn't take it to heart.
But now after Zhang Jianwen said the reward, everyone was scratching their necks, feeling like they had a chance to win.
After all, this time the competition is for the top three, and the number of groups in the village does not exceed two hands, so any group has the hope of ranking.
Especially in the end, Zhang Jianwen said that in the end everyone’s prey should be collected and divided equally.
In this way, other people who did not get the ranking can finally share the prey, so everyone suddenly became very motivated and wanted to rush.
And Zhang Jianwen was very satisfied when he saw that everyone had regained their enthusiasm.
Although our lives have not yet reached the point where we can enjoy delicious food and drink every day, we are no longer as short of food and clothing as before.
His original intention was to preserve as much as possible the traditions of autumn hunting and other difficult times in the past, so that everyone would know how difficult it was for the older generation to survive those difficult and difficult days in the past. Drag everyone over here.
"Village chief, can we take our dog with us this time?"
At this time, Yang Laoliu couldn't wait to ask Zhang Jianwen, because their family bought something this year The striped tabby comes back to raise.
In this snow, the ability to chase chickens and chase rabbits depends on those little four-legged things at home.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped by his brother Yang Laowu.
“You idiot, who can beat six groups with dogs? Don’t you look at how many big dogs Zhang An has at home? Maybe we in one group can’t get as many dogs as him. There are many families.”
As soon as Yang Laowu finished speaking, everyone immediately stared at Zhang An.
Who doesn’t know now that their family has the most dogs in the village, more than ten, and they are also very good dogs and often bring things home.
If he takes all the dogs at home out this time, then maybe one person can take the first place.
"Yes, yes, Zhang An's family has brought so many dogs, so we don't have to do it."
Others realized at this time that they really couldn't take the dogs with them.
The dog I own is nothing compared to Zhang An’s family.
“Don’t forget, Zhang An’s family not only has dogs, but also several large eagles. Those things are even more powerful than dogs. They are very powerful in both hunting and catching.”
At this time, someone added quietly.
“So, village chief, let’s not take the dog with us this time, and just do it by ourselves, otherwise what’s the point?”
At this time, everyone decided to keep talking to the outside world. The finger pointed at Zhang An and everyone suggested to Zhang Jianwen.
"Why aren't you allowed to take them? Aren't the dogs raised at home just to chase the mountains?"
Only six groups of people were aggrieved. There was no such thing in the first place. Even if they were lying down and relying on Zhang An alone, Can get a ranking.
Now people in other groups are saying this, it is the biggest weakening for them.
"Zhang An, what did you say?"
Zhang Jianwen did not decide anything immediately, but looked at Zhang An and asked.
"I don't care. I have no intention of dragging my family out this time. Since everyone said I won't take them with me, I won't take them with me."
Zhang An didn't take them with him at first. The idea of taking the family dog and eagle with him, now that everyone has spoken out, he is even more reluctant to take them with him.
"Let's do it this time. We will do it ourselves this time, without any dogs."
Zhang Jianwen nodded, and then told everyone that Zhang An, the real owner, is fine. It's even better for him.
After hearing this, everyone was very satisfied. This time we had to rely on ourselves. The biggest weakeners were Zhang An and Huang Erye.
After all, the two masters and apprentices are both dogs and eagles, and they are much more supermodel than others.
But in their happiness, they seemed to have forgotten something.
Huang Erye is the most skillful hunter in the village. He can usually hunt grass deer or wild sheep by himself. For him, some pheasants and rabbits are like eating bean sprouts, a piece of cake. .
As for Zhang An, he is also a close disciple who has been taught by Mr. Huang for many years, and his skills are not much different.
At this point, everyone's emotions have been aroused. After discussing the matter, no one got up and went home.
After all, the big fire pit in the middle of the main room was burning brightly, and everyone was so hot that they had no idea of going home.
There has been no firewood added to the fire pit, and only half a tree stump has been burning.
Although it is not easy to get tree stumps from the mountains back home, if you can get them, they can withstand burning better than anything else.
Seeing that everyone had finished crushing the sunflower seeds and peanuts that they had just taken out, the old lady brought them out from the house for everyone to refill.
This is why the old aunt is generous and willing to give up. If it were other people, she would have already started to feel distressed.
Even though everyone grows some sunflower seeds and peanuts, with so many people gathered around to kowtow for half the night, it would be impossible to even weigh a few dozen kilograms.
So on weekdays, everyone has no thoughts about Zhang Jianwen and his wife, and respect them from the bottom of their hearts.
Everyone chatted until midnight, until the small firewood in the fire pit was almost burned. When Zhang Jianwen was about to add new firewood, everyone got up and went home.
At this time, snowflakes began to fall in the sky outside again. I think the snow on the ground will be thicker tomorrow.
When Zhang An came home, although the lights in the main room were on, everyone in the family had already gone to bed.
I poured some boiling hot water and scalded my feet that had just walked in the snow, and a comfortable feeling emerged spontaneously.
After returning to the room, Zhang An thought that Xiao Siqi had fallen asleep with Su Ying.
Unexpectedly, he just opened the quilt and found the little guy looking at him with two big eyes.
"Okay, you can go to sleep now. You have to change this habit, otherwise how will you live without your father in the future."
Zhang An couldn't help laughing or crying when he stopped. , my precious son is still the same as before. He has no intention of sleeping until he comes back.
Fortunately, he didn't cry or make trouble. Although he didn't fall asleep, he still lay beside Su Ying obediently and didn't bother anyone at all. Little Siqi didn't know whether he understood or not, so he stretched out his two small hands to pinch Zhang An's slightly bearded chin.
Then he yawned, lay in his arms and slowly closed his eyes.
Imagine it is not easy for a child who is only a few months old to survive to this point.
When I woke up the next morning, it was no longer snowing in the sky, but the snow on the ground was thicker than yesterday, reminding everyone that it had snowed quite a bit last night.
Wang Fang knew that Zhang An was going to the mountains today, so she got up early and cooked a pot of gnocchi.
Pair it with chopped green onion, coriander, and spicy oil to make a pot, so comfortable and refreshing.
Not only does it stimulate the taste buds on the tongue, it also drives the coldness out of the body.
"Zhang An, I heard from Li Hongbin that you are going to the mountains to play today. Can I follow you?"
As soon as Zhang An picked up the bowl, Chen Ze ran over through the snow. .
He asked at the door while kicking the ground to kick the snow off his feet.
"Yes, I'll be leaving soon. If you want to go, just follow me. Have you eaten? Can I get some for you too?"
Last night Zhang Jianwen called everyone over. At that time, Li Hongbin also went because he was now a part of the village and no one regarded him as an outsider.
But Chen Ze and the tenants in his yard do not have this treatment. Although everyone talks and laughs on weekdays, they do not treat them as villagers in their hearts, so they are always very polite.
"I haven't eaten yet. I came over as soon as I got up. Aunt Wang, you don't have to bother me. I can do it myself."
Chen Zegang said he hadn't eaten yet, so Wang Fang went to the kitchen to finish it for him. But this guy doesn't regard himself as an outsider now. This place is like his second home.
After calling Wang Fang, he ran into the kitchen, took out a big bowl, and made himself a bowl.
“It’s hot, so comfortable.”
Chen Ze picked up the bowl and took a sip of the salty hot soup, smacking it in his mouth and saying with great enjoyment.
Although their nanny is very good at cooking and the food she makes is quite delicious, it just doesn’t taste like Wang Fang’s.
So every time Chen Ze comes over, he is almost never polite and just eats what he needs to eat.
It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black. He has been with Zhang An for a long time, and his face is much thicker than before.
After breakfast, Zhang An took Chen Ze and called Li Hongbin to gather in the village.
A lot of people had already arrived at this time. Everyone had ropes hanging on their bodies and snakeskin bags tied around their waists. They were fully prepared.
Because they didn’t have to go far, many people didn’t bring the steel forks they had sharpened before. At most, they just brought an extra stick in their hands to support their hands.
On the other hand, Zhang An's preparations were relatively rudimentary. He only brought a string, a few bags for carrying prey, and nothing else.
“Xiao Chen is here too.”
Zhang Jianwen saw Chen Ze and greeted him with a smile.
"Yes, Uncle Zhang, I will go and play with you today."
Chen Ze never went wild when he was young, so now he is very interested in everything he sees. If the village He came as soon as there was any event, so Zhang Jianwen was already used to it.
After everyone arrived, Zhang Jianwen gave the order and everyone was ready to set off on the snow.
Each group has a leader who leads the people in the group into the mountains.
The third group is led by Huang Erye. After all, a person like him is a great god in any group.
Even if he doesn’t want to come forward, no one will lift him up.
The leader of the sixth group is Zhang An. Although he did not bring a dog, no one would doubt the skills Zhang An learned from Huang Erye.
Zhang An is also very happy. The entire six groups are almost composed of his own people, plus Li Hongbin and Chen Ze are considered non-staff members.
“Let’s just go this way, and don’t go all the way with the others, otherwise so many people will not be able to catch a piece of chicken feathers.”
Wait until everyone in the other groups has entered the mountain , Zhang Ancai pointed to a direction where not many people went and said to everyone.
The place Zhang An was pointing to was a forest on a barren slope. Since there were no roads, he had to climb up the hill on his own, which was not easy.
But no one had any objections. After all, the good places to walk have been taken by others, and they don’t want to follow others to pick up trash.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhang An took the lead and started to climb the ridge.
The ridges on these desolate slopes are quite high. It was usually easy to climb, but now they are covered with heavy snow, so you need to take one step at a time.
Fortunately, there were many of us, so we pulled them one by one and climbed into the woods.
"Zhang An, look, what are they? There are so many pheasants."
After half a day of walking in this barren forest, their group still didn't gain anything at all, but suddenly In the meantime, Chen Ze pointed forward and shouted.
Zhang An quickly reached out and covered his mouth to prevent him from shouting any more, and at the same time made a gesture of silence.
Actually, he already knew there would be one here, so he took everyone up the hill and spent a long time.
Because when he went into the mountains to herd chickens before, he specifically chose this kind of place where few people would go.
Almost all the chickens found in other places came out from here.
Pheasants are the most timid ones. Although they are still some distance apart, they will definitely scatter if they are disturbed.
Others also looked towards the place pointed by Chen Ze. There was a forest of bushes and wolfberry trees, and at a glance they could see a lot of pheasants with dark fur inside.
"It seems that there are a lot of chicken coops here. I counted them, and there are at least a dozen. If we catch them all, this morning will not be in vain."
Zhang Jianjun nodded. He counted quietly with his fingers and then said.
Anyone who has caught pheasants knows that these hidden bushes and wolfberry forests are their favorite places to build nests.
"I remember that Uncle San and Uncle Jianfeng brought the net. We will go around later, pull up the net, and catch this whole group in one go."
Departure in the morning When they arrived, Zhang An knew that his third uncle and Zhang Jianfeng had two fine nets in the snakeskin pockets on their waists.
If you catch a few chickens alone, you will definitely not use this big killer, but now you encounter a flock of chickens. If you let a few more chickens go, others will definitely not be willing to accept it.
So just pull up the net, and when the time comes, everyone will drive them over from the other side, and they won’t be able to escape even if they want to.
Although pheasants can fly, they can only fly a few meters before stopping. Moreover, the mountains are still blocked by heavy snow. They have no sense of direction at all and can only be caught in a urn.
(End of this chapter)