Chapter 115 Carrying a fat pig to thank him
The next morning, Yue Feng opened his eyes out of habit. After getting dressed, I went to the thatched building to pee, and then I set up the big red eagle.
This big eagle is now completely mature. It is very relaxed squatting on Yue Feng's arm, and its feathers are completely fluffy.
Yue Feng mounted the hawk and went out for a walk in the yard. In less than half an hour, several members of the team arrived at Yue's house one after another.
After having breakfast together, the four brothers pulled up the sledge and continued into the mountain to drag back the body of the blind bear who had been left on the mountain yesterday but was not brought back.
The place where the blind bear was beaten was about an hour's walk from Xing'an Village. Counting all the time, including the return, it would take less than a whole morning's work.
According to the normal script, after dragging Blind Bear back, the brothers should have some lunch early, and then fly eagles in front of the house in the afternoon to catch some chicks, hares, etc. and deliver them to the second cafeteria, and then Nothing is delayed.
But here, Yue Feng and the three brothers dragged a large sledge into the mountain. They were still halfway back when a group of people entered Xing'an Village beating gongs and drums.
At the beginning was the gong and drum team clearing the way, followed by four strong men carrying a big fat pig with its front and rear hooves tied up, and behind them were two uncles and brothers from the old Chen Pao family, and old Chen Sons, nephews, all grown men in the family, there are at least twenty people in the group.
This year, no matter which family is getting married, there is no such card. As soon as the team entered the village, they immediately blew up the camp. When they heard the sound of gongs and drums, the villagers immediately turned on the spectator mode and kept following. The team arrived at Yue Feng's house.
At this moment, at Yue Feng's house, Yue Lei was leaning on the edge of the Kang, listening to the radio. He was startled when he heard the sound of gongs and drums at the door, and thought something was going on.
My daughter-in-law, Meng Yulan, went out to take a look, then quickly turned around and entered the house.
"Master, pack up quickly and come out to welcome people! It's Brother Chen from Fang'an Village who is here, carrying pigs. Thank you, our son, for saving Old Chen Paotou's life!"
Hearing what his wife said, Yue Lei couldn't stay still. He quickly put on the clothes for visiting guests and walked out of the house on crutches.
The head of the Yue family came out, and Chen Hongjun, Chen Pao's eldest son, rushed to Yue Lei with a single step. The two brothers pulled each other without saying a word, and made three loud noises. Yue Lei was stunned directly.
"Uncle! Thank you Xiaofeng for saving my dad's life! Where's Xiaofeng, I have to thank him in person!"
"Good boy, get up! My son and his friends went up the mountain to pull that bear. If he hasn't come back, let your aunt go find him!" Yue Lei helped Chen Hongjun up on crutches and immediately moved the people who entered the house into the house.
These days, the houses are small, and a small family of 20 people will definitely not be able to sit in the open space. Fortunately, the Yue family built a greenhouse this year. Those who cannot sit in the house can stay in the greenhouse for a while. It is also much warmer than in the open-air courtyard.
On the other side, the four Yue Feng brothers were pulling a sledge back. They were still halfway on the road when they saw Meng Yulan trotting over.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Yue Feng thought something had happened at home and looked nervous.
"Someone from the Chen family in Fang'an Village is here. They played gongs and drums and brought a fat pig to our house to thank you for saving Chen Paotou's life! Let Xiao Tao and the others pull the sledge first, and you and I will go back first!"
Yue Feng was startled when he heard this. He brought a fat pig to his house. This is a big deal! Even if ordinary people get married, they don’t have such a card!
"Ah! Okay, let's walk first!" Yue Feng responded, supported his mother and hurried home.
Thanks to the fact that Yue Feng's family is quite well behaved in the alley, when they heard that Da Qie (guest) was coming to the house, Xiao Tao's mother also helped with the arrangements, and later the neighbor's grandma Li also came over to help boil water. , even Yan Zi’s mother in the alley brought a matza bench from home.
Old Chen Pao and his two sons have been let into the house by Yue Lei. They were acquaintances from many years ago, and now they have a life-saving relationship. The atmosphere in the house is quite good.
Half an hour later, Yue Feng and Meng Yulan rushed back home.
Seeing that the real master was back, Chen Hongjun pulled his younger brother Chen Hongliang, and the two brothers wanted to kneel down to Yue Feng again.
Yue Feng quickly helped a few people up: "Brother Hongliang of the Red Army, as long as people who go up the mountain encounter this kind of thing, they will definitely not ignore it! I accept your wishes, but this kneeling ceremony, we will not As for!"
"How about that! You saved my life, it is only natural that my son kowtows to you!" Old Chen Pao said with full energy at this time.
“Didn’t you give me a thumbs up to my dad? I’m still young and haven’t gotten married yet. That’s all. Let’s stop screwing!”
It's easy to talk about the busy work, and then the matter of kowtow can be put aside.
"Uncle Chen, are you feeling better now? Come to our house today, don't leave at noon, take care of the food, and let us have a good chat!" Yue Feng held Old Chen Pao's hand, very kindly said.
"That's okay, we have more than 20 people here! Doesn't this put a burden on your family?" When Old Chen Pao heard that Yue Feng wanted to take care of the food, he immediately shook his head.
In this era, ordinary people are not rich, and a family of more than 20 people is responsible for the food. Even if it is just home-cooked food, they must prepare it in advance. It is almost nine o'clock now, and there is no time.
Even if there is time, entertaining more than 20 people is not a small amount, and ordinary people cannot afford it.
Yue Feng smiled and patted the brand new 56 and a half next to him: "What burden is it? We have this guy in our hands, and it can be considered a burden to eat!
Our Yue family traveled to Guandong and came here, except for the little ones My grandma has relatives a hundred kilometers away, but there are no relatives in the village. From now on, we will treat each other as relatives. You are my elder brother, and Red Army and Hongliang are my elder brothers.”
There is no comparison! 56 and a half is more convincing. Old Chen Pao is knowledgeable and knows what this 56 and a half means. The Yue family has been farming all year round. How can a non-professional hunter who goes up the mountain in winter afford a 56 and a half? .
But now is not the time to worry about this. Old Chen Pao is a sweet-tempered person. His family tradition is very good, and his children are also the kind of people who understand etiquette and repay kindness. Now Yue Feng said that he wants to talk to Chen Pao. We are all relatives. In the context of that era, this sentence represented very sincerity, which meant the other party's extreme recognition and sufficient goodwill.
"Okay, then we won't leave at noon today! Red Army, Hongliang, you go out and kill the fat pig. We will eat pig meat at Xiaofeng's house at noon!" Old Chen Pao immediately agreed. He came down and directed his son to prepare to kill the pig.
As soon as Yue Feng heard that the old man wanted his son to kill the pig, he immediately went to the old man and muttered a few words. Then he took Old Chen Pao's hand and came to the place where the wild boar was buried at the root of the south wall of the yard.
When he learned that six pigs had been brought back from one trip yesterday, Old Chen Pao's appreciation for Yue Feng, a young hunter, rose to a new level.
Old Chen Pao has been hunting in the mountains all his life and has never had such a record. You must know that this is not something that can be achieved simply by good firearms. It requires suitable terrain, accurate marksmanship, and familiarity with the habits of wild boars. The right time, right place and right people are both indispensable.
At this time, Old Chen Pao's anxious heart relaxed. There were five wild boars buried in the snow in the courtyard, and they still couldn't take care of the food!
After deciding to take care of the meal at Yue’s house at noon, almost all the neighbors in the alley mobilized.
Those who boiled water and those who set up the stove set up the stove. They brought the frozen skinned sow boar into the house early in the morning and hung it directly on the shelf to cut it apart. The women in charge of cooking quickly prepared the dishes at home. The reserves of the cellar began to be processed. Then came Yue Feng’s mother, Meng Yulan, who pushed her bicycle directly to the canteen at the entrance of the village. When she came back, there were canned lunch meat, canned yellow croaker, canned hawthorn, peanuts, bottled liquor, pastries, and peanuts in the basket on the back seat. Half a basket full of melon seeds was filled.
If you have money in your pocket, you will do things with a sense of heroism. This thanksgiving gift turned into a banquet for the Yue Feng family.
Before eleven o'clock, the villagers came even more excitedly.
Xiao Tao and the Zhang brothers used a sledge to drag a blind bear weighing more than 300 kilograms back to Yue Feng's house.
Villagers go into the mountains to hunt this blind bear every year, but there are few skilled hunters in Xing'an Village, and bears are not very common. The most recent blind bear hunted in the village was two years ago, when the village party secretary Wang Jianguo led the villagers The militia hunters went to the base of the mountain to protect Qiu and brought them back.
I didn’t expect that the second boy of the Yue family was so capable that he even beat back the blind bear!
This bear is full of treasures. In addition to bear bile, bear paws and ridged nose cover, bear skin is also a good thing. Bear meat and bear oil are all rare items.
Although these things may not necessarily be sold at a high price, even if you cut two kilograms of bear meat and go home to oil it, it is a rare delicacy. The pancakes baked with bear oil will last even at minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. Leave it outside to freeze overnight, and it will still be soft when you pick it up. It is a high-quality source of animal fat.
The wild boar version of the butchered dish is almost done. Yue Feng cooked the bear paw for half the night last night and served it to the banquet. It is definitely too late to make it fresh, but the Chen family came to Yue Feng’s house to express their gratitude. Just caught up.
When meal time was approaching, Yue Feng went to call over Wang Jianguo, the village secretary, and filled up the list of guests (guests) in a serious manner.
Hearing that his eldest nephew saved someone, and the whole family came to Yue Feng's house to thank him for saving his life, Wang Jianguo, as the village secretary, also felt proud, and without hesitation agreed to go to Yue Feng's house to help accompany the guests.
We were busy with lunch until 12:30, so we couldn’t sit on the east and west Kangs, and there was another table sitting in the kitchen.
Three tables, more than twenty people, now we can see the Yue Feng family’s background.
Pork ribs, yellow boar knuckles, pork belly, pheasants, wild rabbits, bear paws...
Meat, all kinds of meat, meat in various ways!
There aren’t many vegetables anyway, the main thing is high in calories and fat.
The standard is not as varied as the one carefully prepared on August 15th, but the meat and white flour steamed buns are enough!
Normally, families would not dare to do this. Even during the Chinese New Year, they cannot match this kind of treatment. The meal will make their mouths full of oil, and the guests and hosts will enjoy themselves.
Yue Lei also made an exception and drank a lot of wine today. At the chairman's meeting, it was Yue Feng and Wang Jianguo who served as the main drinkers, and everyone was happy to have a meal.
After eating and drinking, the table was removed, and the Kang table was replaced with tea and melon seeds. A large porcelain bowl was used to serve rice and drink jasmine tea. It was a scene in the special era at that time. Who didn't have so many tea sets? Woolen cloth!
After eating and drinking, and drinking tea for a while, Wang Jianguo had something to do, so he said hello and left early.
After drinking too much tea, I went to the toilet diligently. Yue Feng kept waiting at the table and couldn't hold it in any longer. Seeing Uncle Chen going to relieve himself, Yue Feng also got off the kang and went to the toilet.
After peeing and returning to the house, Yue Feng noticed that Uncle Chen had been looking at the big eagle tied to Yue Feng's warming scaffold.
"What's wrong, uncle, do you like this big eagle?" Yue Feng asked with a smile.
"This hawk is not easy to train. More than ten years ago, a falconer came to the beach. I treated him to drinks several times and wanted to learn this craft from him. To my surprise, he didn't teach me! This is a man from back then. You are an eagle, right? You look so majestic!"
Uncle Chen carefully touched the iron-backed red eagle. The eagle was not afraid of people and allowed the old man to touch it.
"Haha, this falcon training is passed down from our ancestors. If you like it, I will help you train one to catch rabbits!!"
"This big eagle is good at catching rabbits. But big animals, let’s talk about it!” Chen Pao waved his hand and got into the house.
Looking at this old man’s performance, how could Yue Feng not know what the other person is thinking? He definitely likes him 100%, but it’s just because of human feelings and the fact that he thinks this big eagle is valuable, Yue Feng comes back for the first time Home, it’s hard to speak.
More than an hour later, when Yue Feng went to the toilet for the second time, Chen Hongjun, whose face was red after drinking a lot of wine, followed Yue Feng out.
"Brother, brother, I want to ask you to do me a favor!" After peeing and just about to go out, Chen Hongjun suddenly put his hand on Yue Feng's shoulder and spoke abruptly.
“What’s going on, Brother Red Army!”
“My dad has an accident on the mountain this time. It’s so shocking! My brother and I broke into a cold sweat after hearing this! Can you help me think about it? I want to tell my dad not to go hunting in the mountains anymore!”
“Well, this...Uncle Chen is already that old and he doesn’t listen to me!”
After hearing what Chen Hongjun said, Yue Feng quite understood the idea of being a son, but Yue Feng couldn't be the master of old Chen Pao.
"Well, I have an idea, please listen to it..."
The more Yue Feng listened, the brighter his eyes became. Chen Hongjun gave his father a trick to drain the fire, and encouraged Yue Feng to ask for Chen Hongjun. Grandpa's dog.
Without the dog, you have to think carefully if you want to go up the mountain again. After all, the legs and feet of older people are much worse.
"Okay, let me try? But at this juncture today, it's not appropriate to open your mouth..." Yue Feng thought about it and said.
"In this way, after a few days, you will come to my house to recognize me, and my brother will treat you to a meal! Then you will say this..."
Chen Hongjun and Yue Feng whispered next to the thatched building Muttering, a rough plan was quickly finalized.
Yue Feng has long been coveting the hound in Chen Pao's hand. He will definitely not let it go if he has this opportunity. Not to mention not asking for money, even if it is revealed that the dog is to be sold, Yue Feng would rather pay the highest price. Even if the price is high, the dog must be taken down.
But he suddenly thought of the look Uncle Chen had given the Yue Feng family's eagle just now, and he immediately came up with a better idea than simply taking money from the bottom of the cauldron.
"Brother Red Army, I have a better way, can you listen to it?"
(End of this chapter)