Chapter 21: Candidates for the Falcon Team
"Dad, Mom! The steamed buns are just steamed and delicious. You and my dad don't have to save it for my sister and me!"
Seeing that the two parents only After eating it, Yue Feng felt a little sad.
Parents always give the best to their children. This kind of detail is reflected in every aspect of daily life.
Looking at children, this may not be the case. There are also filial children, but there are also children who cannot take care of their parents when they get married.
For example, Yue Feng's eldest brother.
Meng Yulan did not answer the question, and silently wrapped three of the buns in oil paper and placed them on the corner of the table: "Aren't you going to go up the mountain later to grab the buns for lunch?"
< br>Yue Feng no longer bothered with such trivial matters, nodded, and then said to his father: "Dad, I have something to discuss with you!"
Yue Lei and his father rarely do this. After hearing his son's words, Yue Lei's expression became serious.
“What’s going on?”
"I met a purchasing master from a small canteen in the coal mine in the ghost market. He said that he could wrap up a large number of the mountain products I caught! Do you think it is necessary for us to catch a few more eagles and recruit a few people to make money together?"
Yue Feng was a man whose vision far exceeded that of ordinary people. In fact, he already had the answer to this question in his heart. The reason why he seriously discussed it with his father was mainly to make him feel a little involved. By the way, listen up. His opinion.
After hearing his son's question, Yue Lei did not answer immediately, but frowned slightly and thought for a few seconds.
“You can find a few people, but their character must be good and their mouth must be strict. Moreover, the technique of falconry can be taught, but the core technique of falconry must be kept secret!”
In these days, If you want to really learn something, many trades require serious apprenticeship. Although the craft of falconry is just a minor one, if you learn it, you will definitely be more honest on the one-third of an acre of land in front of your home than in the village. Really strong farming.
Yue Feng learned how to train falcons from his grandfather, but his father Yue Lei had never caught a cold before flying hawks to Xiaowei.
In Yue Lei's view, even if the harpoon is not a kite but a large eagle (female goshawk) that catches rabbits, it can only catch small prey such as pheasants and rabbits, and there will not be much meat after a full day's work. , is far less satisfying than going up the mountain and setting a trap, or catching some mountain animals by catching their feet, traps, etc.
Of course, this understanding is based on the premise that the pheasants, rabbits, flying dragons and other small prey captured in small rounds cannot be sold at high prices and can only be eaten at home.
If someone had told Yue Lei that a live flying dragon could be sold for more than one yuan, he would have picked up the family falcon training skill.
At this stage, most of the income of ordinary villagers comes from the end-of-year dividends of the village production team. Those with a little more lively ideas go into the mountains to collect wild vegetables such as fungus and hericium, and medicinal materials such as schisandra, dry them and sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative. The price is also extremely low.
There are people who raise dogs and buy guns and go hunting in the mountains, but the threshold is too high and ordinary people simply cannot afford it. In most farmers' households, the food rations for people are not enough, and there is no food to feed the dogs.
In contrast, taking advantage of the hawk season in autumn to bring a few hawks out to sell live game, this business model is more cost-effective.
"How about I take the time to go down the net and catch a few hawks, and you can help me play with them?" Yue Feng climbed up the pole after receiving his father's approval.
"Okay, I have nothing to do at home. It's no problem to help you Bian Ying for a few days! Have you decided who to go with?" Yue Lei nodded and accepted the job.
Yue Feng already had the answer in his mind and said, "How about I ask my former neighbors, my Uncle Li and me, and my brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu from the Zhang family?"
Needless to say, Li Wentong and Li Mingtao, the two families have been very close since Yue Lei was young. In his previous life, Yue Lei had an accident on the mountain, and before his death, he entrusted his son, daughter, and wife to his brother Li Wentong. From then on, Li Wentong, an unrelated uncle, has been taking care of Yue Feng and his wife. Li Wentong went to the mountains to hunt with Yue Feng to help. No matter how much effort Yue Feng put in, the prey was always half of the family. Yue Feng built a new house and got married, which was all Li Wentong's busy work. Later, Zhang Luo contributed money and efforts, and treated him as his own son. Zhang Luo naturally had to be involved in things like letting eagles go out to make money.
Zhang Xiaowen and Zhang Xiaowu are only one year apart. They are good brothers of Yue Feng in his previous life. Their father, Zhang Deliang, used to be a mountain collector in the village. In autumn, they went to the mountains to collect mountain goods. Blind Xiong gave up, leaving the two underage brothers and their old lady who had been taking medicine all year round to depend on each other.
The two brothers are famous for their filial piety in the village.
A few years ago, when the two brothers were just thirteen or fourteen years old, there was a family in the village holding a wedding and serving wine. The two brothers went to help. I took home a piece of fried saury.
In this era, supplies are extremely scarce. On occasions like weddings, hard dishes are always available, such as this fried saury. It would be nice if one person can share a piece, but neither of the two brothers is willing to eat it. , take it home to honor my mother.
In addition to filial piety, these two brothers are also very loyal. In the previous life, Yue Feng took the two brothers up the mountain to kill Xiong Cangzi. As a result, Xiong Cangzi came out of the warehouse, and the barrel gun did not sound. Yue Feng was beaten by Xiong Cangzi. Sitting on the bottom almost confessed.
No one of the two brothers ran away. They were fighting the blind man with their spears. After a fierce battle, Yue Feng was rescued. The two brothers were scratched by the blind man on their chests and backs. It took several months to heal.
This is a true life-saving grace. In his previous life, Yue Feng did not repay the two brothers. In this new life, he must repay the life-saving grace.
Now in 1980, the two brothers have just grown up. Without their father as the backbone of the family, the brothers have to take care of an old woman who takes medicine all year round. Their daily life is extremely difficult.
Yue Feng knew that these two brothers were loyal and had a way to make money, so he was naturally willing to give them a hand. Even if he suffers a little loss and lets the two brothers share more money, Yue Feng doesn't think it's inappropriate.
"Your Uncle Li's family must be fine. It's okay for the two boys from the Zhang family to check it out!" Yue Lei nodded, quite agreeing with the cooperation candidates mentioned by Yue Feng.
Most people in this era attach great importance to reputation, and productivity is low. Many times, villagers need to work together to achieve something. A good reputation means good character, and everyone is willing to work with such a person. Coming and going.
Although the two brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu are not very old, they have a reputation for filial piety. Everyone in the village knows that although their family conditions are not good, most people do not look down on them. More than one big family in another village even found a matchmaker. Wang Tiezui wanted to recruit his boss Xiaowen as his son-in-law, but Xiaowen didn't agree.
"Then, can I take the time to help?" Yue Feng continued to ask.
"Being busy is not a business, you are like this..." Yue Lei waved his hand and called Yue Feng to him, and whispered a lot in his ear.
"Okay, listen to dad! Mom, put a few more steamed buns in my satchel!" Yue Feng nodded and agreed.
The Three Stooges were better than Zhuge Liang. Although Yue Feng had figured out what to do, there were still some flaws in the details. With his father Yue Lei's advice, the plan suddenly became perfect.
Having made up his mind, Yue Feng put on his leggings, put on his backpack and went out.
Today he did not go directly up the mountain, but came to his former neighbor Uncle Li's house.
"Xiao Tao! Do you have anything to do today? If you have nothing to do, stay with me and I'll take you up the mountain to let eagles and catch chickens?" Minutes! "
The Li family had just finished breakfast when Xiao Tao heard that Yue Feng wanted to call him to go fly the eagle, so he immediately agreed.
Xiao Tao has been playing behind Yue Feng since he was a child. Although he is a bit aggressive in doing things, his execution ability is absolutely perfect. He is also the kind of brother who can leave his back to him at any time.
(End of this chapter)