Chapter 503: The Slingshot Shows His Power
“Uncle, I’ll leave these to you. Let’s go back and eat a whole meal before heading into the mountains.”
Wait until Zhang Jianwen finishes counting the records and bring them back. These prey are even handed over to the village for safekeeping.
Every time I came back from the mountains, no matter which group I was in, I would hand over the prey to the village for unified distribution.
However, the village group that gained more at that time received not money, but work point subsidies from the village.
So everyone doesn’t have any ideas in mind and is very happy.
After all, the most you can do with this thing is take it to the town and secretly exchange it for some money, and work points can not only be exchanged for money, but also for food.
So much so that everyone is now used to this practice and doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with it.
"Oh? You are still going out? You have caught so many, and you are not going to rest?"
Zhang Jianwen heard that the six groups were planning to go into the mountains after eating. , couldn't help but be stunned.
He felt that Group 6 was almost certain to win with the more than 60 pheasants they had brought back.
Such a large number was almost something that could only be harvested by the entire brigade in the past by driving out of the mountains at one time.
"This is not much. Didn't uncle say that there will be more things in our forest this year? Maybe when the other groups come back, they will catch more than us."
Zhang An said with a smile, actually he thought it was almost the same, even if he had released so many animals from space before.
But the mountains are so big that there are not many pheasants left to build nests in other places like the one they went to.
At that time, Zhang An not only exiled pheasants, but also rabbits, turtle doves and other animals.
It’s just that they should have dispersed, each looking for a place suitable for their own survival. Anyway, he didn’t see a single rabbit today.
But other people in the group felt that they were not reassured enough and felt that they should seize the remaining time and grab something else to stabilize themselves. Naturally, Zhang An would not say anything.
Being idle at home is idle anyway. It’s rare for everyone to go out together on a snowy day, so just go out for a few steps.
And Chen Ze is very interested in digging rabbit holes. If I don’t take him there today, I’m afraid he will come to visit me again in the future.
"By the way, uncle, don't include this one. It seems to be a big rooster with the lead. We have several families who want to keep it as a breeding rooster."
Zhang An had already left. , suddenly turned back, grabbed the bag that contained the big cock alone, and said to Zhang Jianwen.
“Hey, this one is indeed majestic. No wonder you have been thinking about it, but it is not easy to raise. If you think you can’t raise it, it’s best to kill it early and eat meat. Don’t raise it to death but it will be a pity. And the chickens hatched from the old hens at home won’t be as big as the chickens. Just try it a few times, don’t keep fighting.”
It’s just a wild big rooster. Zhang Jianwen just let them take it away. After all. Group six caught so many pheasants today.
Even if the six groups did not catch so many today, he would not object as long as he had this idea.
Although the village is different now, there are still very few people who use their brains to find ways.
So he strongly agrees with villagers who have ideas and want to try to find a way.
"I see, uncle, we not only kept such a big rooster, but also picked up some eggs. Maybe we will have a group of domestic pheasants in the village in the future."
There is no need to hand in eggs and bird eggs, so Zhang An was not afraid of others finding out about it, so he generously let the people in the group give it to him.
As for the big rooster that was left behind, Zhang An gave it to his second uncle.
This thing doesn't need to be given to anyone individually. Anyway, everyone has so many eggs in their hands. When the time comes, let the old hens at home hatch them and let this guy take care of them.
In Zhang An’s opinion, artificial breeding of pheasants is a promising approach, and he will definitely make money in the future.
However, Zhang An's family now needs to earn this small amount of money, so he does not compete with other villagers for this method.
Otherwise, he would have raised so many pheasants in his space and they would have been taken out a long time ago.
Afterwards, everyone went home and hurriedly cleaned up their stuttering, and then hurried back to gather together.
Although it is said that no matter whether they go or not, they will get their share of the prey, but it is definitely the best if they can get the money, and what they hope most is to get the one thousand yuan for the first place. White.
With so much money divided, it takes at least a few days of work for one person to earn it, so everyone can’t be said to be inactive.
Starting again, this time they did not go to Wild Boar Rock again, but turned a corner and chose to go to Yanzi Rock.
There are more fir trees in Yezhu Rock, so they are almost all woods. However, there are not many big trees like fir trees here in Yanzi Rock. They are all short bushes, so compared to this side, Next, there will be more rabbits active in this round.
Just when they came to the intersection into Yanziyan, Zhang An and the others encountered villagers coming out of the mountains.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the third group led by Mr. Huang. At this time, the three groups were all smiling very happily. Everyone had snakeskin bags on their shoulders, just like when the six groups went home just now. .
It seems that their group, under the leadership of Mr. Huang, has also made great gains.
"Hey Zhang An, didn't you go to Wild Boar Rock? Why did you run back?"
Zhang An and the others saw each other, and the other party also saw them.
A few people in the third group may have seen that Zhang An and the others were not carrying prey, but they had a lot of harvest, so they started to say hello to them from a distance.
“We went home and had some lunch. Seeing that it was still early, we wanted to go for a walk in the mountains. What you have gained this time is quite impressive.”
The people in the third group also They responded to each other, but did not say how much they had gained. They did not hide it or take the initiative to talk about it.
After all, if you hide this thing, you can’t hide anything. People will know it when they return to the village.
But if you take the initiative to talk about it, it becomes a bit showy in the eyes of others.
If someone else gains more than you and others, wouldn’t it mean that your momentum is suppressed?
"That's not true. With the second master here, it will be difficult for us to catch him. Let alone, the mountains are indeed much better than in previous years. As soon as you enter the mountains, you can hear all kinds of chickens crow, and you can also see Rabbit run, it was not like this before.”
When everyone in the third group mentioned their own results, the smiles on their faces became even brighter.
Not only did he say it, he also took off the bag tied around his shoulder and opened it for everyone to see.
Zhang An took a general look around. The three groups harvested more than 20 pheasants, more than 20 rabbits with their legs tied, and two relatively large hazel pheasants. In terms of The number has exceeded fifty, which cannot be said to be not many.
If Zhang An hadn't led his men straight to the source and found the chicken coop, they probably wouldn't have been able to catch up with the third group.
"By the way, you have all gone home and had dinner. How was your harvest?"
After showing their results, the three groups thought to ask about the six groups' harvest today. "We are okay. We were lucky enough to catch a group of pheasants, which look very similar to yours."
There is not much difference between these words. There seems to be no difference between fifty and sixty. How much difference.
When the people in the third group heard this, the smiles on their faces slowly disappeared. Originally, they saw that the people in the sixth group had nothing on them and thought they were the opponent's air force.
Unexpectedly, his harvest was actually as good as his own, and he even went home early to have dinner before going out again.
But when they thought about the fact that Zhang An was in the sixth group and was a close disciple of Mr. Huang, they didn’t have so many things that they couldn’t figure out.
After all, for such a powerful person as Mr. Huang, how could the disciples he taught be so bad?
Then the two groups exchanged information and found out where the other party had been to avoid waiting for others to rush over and miss the target.
After the six groups entered the mountain, the three groups could only return to the village first.
After all, it is impossible for them to go back to the village and fight again. After all, they carry so many things with them and it is not convenient to move.
After walking for who knows how long, Zhang An reached out and stopped Chen Ze, who was still looking around.
Others also stopped and looked in the direction of Zhang An's line of sight. There were three or two gray-brown rabbits jumping in the snow.
"Didn't I say that rabbits don't come out and move around during the day? Why are they running out of the hole now?"
Chen Ze looked at a few rabbits not far away and his eyes widened. He said that before he came, he found someone in the village to get some understanding.
He thought rabbits would not come out of their holes during the day, so he thought he would experience the feeling of digging a rabbit hole when he came.
This means that Zhang An doesn't know what he is thinking, otherwise he would tell him that his efforts are in vain.
Because the three cunning rabbit holes are not just talk. Not to mention how laborious it is to dig through a rabbit hole. Even if you dig through it, people will have fled elsewhere.
"Normally, they do come out at night, which is safer. But what time is it now? If it were you, you have been hungry for two days, would you get up at night to look for food?"
When you are hungry and cold, safety is no longer so important, even for timid rabbits.
After all, you may be caught by predators when you leave the hole, but if you don’t leave the hole, you will definitely starve to death.
After that, Zhang An took out the iron slingshot and stones he got from Zhang Tie from his pocket, and prepared to attack some cute little animals.
Although it was snowing, rabbits jumped very fast, and Zhang An didn't want to run around chasing them.
And as long as you catch this thing, there won’t be that much difference between life and death.
"Zhang An, can you hit it with your slingshot at such a distance? If I had known better, I would have brought the compound bow."
Regarding the slingshot in Zhang An's hand, Chen Ze was very disappointed because the rabbit was still far away from them at this time.
“It’s just to kill a few rabbits. What kind of compound bow is used, it’s like a cannon to kill mosquitoes.”
Zhang An has no temper for Chen Ze who kills chickens with a butcher’s knife. After all, this man can really do it.
“Take a good look, this slingshot will be very powerful once you practice it.”
The slingshot in Zhang An’s hand is something that Zhang Tie has always regarded as a treasure. Even if Zhang An could get it from him, it would be impossible for anyone else to get it.
The bow handle is bent from the leftover steel bars at home and is very strong. The cowhide rubber used for the rubber band is a very elastic mature rubber, which ensures the range while also protecting the stone. The force of being ejected.
After that, Zhang An put the stone in his leather pocket, took aim with concentration and calmness, and then pulled the leather band apart smoothly.
While letting go, Zhang An took out another stone and wrapped it in his leather pocket. He didn't even look at whether the stone he hit before could hit the target, because real men never deliberately look for sparks. explode.
Zhang An moved so fast that even Chen Ze, who was right next to him, did not see clearly. After three consecutive shots, all the rabbits in the distance had been knocked down to the ground.
At this time, two rabbits were motionless, and the remaining one was on all fours, with its two hind legs twitching continuously.
"Hey, Zhang An, how can you shoot so accurately with your slingshot?"
Chen Ze didn't expect that he just blinked and Zhang An used the slingshot to kill all three rabbits in the distance.
"What's the point? If you had been playing with this thing since you were a child, you would be able to do it to this extent."
It's just a slingshot, which is really a blessing to Zhang An, because He has been playing this thing since he was a child, so he can only say that he is very familiar with it.
In fact, slingshots have always been a dangerous thing in the eyes of adults.
Many people’s children are very naughty. They are worried that their children will hurt others with slingshots. Even if they don’t hurt anyone, if they hit other people’s chickens or ducks, or break the glass of other people’s windows, it will be for their own good. It caused trouble at home, so I kept ordering the children not to play.
But Zhang An is different from other children of the same age in the village. Because Mr. Zhang and his wife are not around, Mr. Zhang has always doted on him and almost gave him everything he asked for.
So Zhang An could play with the slingshot that other children couldn't play with openly, because Mr. Zhang made it for him, and Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang were not allowed to confiscate it to him.
In exchange, Zhang Ande promised his grandfather not to use it to hit people or other people's things.
So after playing for many years, Zhang An has mastered the slingshot.
Although he had not played with a slingshot for several years, his physical coordination has been greatly improved since he had space.
This little slingshot became even more handy than before in his hand.
"This hand is so cool, no, no, no, no, wait until you go back and find some time to teach me how to use it."
At this time, Chen Ze was already obsessed with Zhang An's slingshot. Drunk, he clamored to let Zhang An teach him.
"What can be taught here? Just practice more. The more you practice, the more accurate you will naturally be. Haven't you heard that you only need to be familiar with it?"
It's not that Zhang An doesn't teach. , it’s just that he doesn’t know how to teach, he just plays around with it.
But Chen Ze refused, so Zhang An could only agree to help him find a teacher. Yes, it was Zhang Tie.
After picking up the three rabbits, everyone continued to move forward. When they encountered a rabbit that could be caught, everyone swarmed towards them.
When he encountered something he couldn't catch, he asked Zhang An to hit him with a slingshot. In just two or three hours, six groups of them harvested more than a dozen rabbits and five or six pheasants.
But no one was too excited. It was probably because of the big harvest in the morning that everyone thought it was just a small fuss.
(End of this chapter)