Chapter 126 Undercurrent
Xiao Tao took the newly picked bear bile and showed it to everyone. The whole bear bile was slightly larger than an adult’s fist. The surface of the bear bile shone like a layer of The gold-plated metallic luster is definitely a copper gall bladder.
Bear bile is divided into two types: copper gall and grass gall. Grass gall is dark green and accounts for the majority. Only a few bears can be slaughtered to get copper gall. For bear bile of the same weight, the copper gall is The grade is at least one level higher than that of grass gallbladder, and the price given by the purchasing station is also more expensive.
After another two minutes, another brown bear's gall was also taken out.
This brown bear is big, and the size of the bear bile is also large. The fresh brown bear bile is at least as big as the fist of an adult and a half, which is a full circle larger than the copper bile just now.
Yue Feng and the others went into the mountains to hunt bears, so they carried a white cloth bag containing bear bile with them. However, there was only one white cloth bag. After putting the copper gall away, Yue Feng simply gritted his teeth, tore off his hurdle vest and took the first Two pieces of bear bile are packed!
The most precious bear bile was temporarily disposed of, and then all the internal organs of the two sets of bears were cleaned out.
There is a rock next to it, so there is no need to hang it on a tree. Just put the organ on the rock and the temperature will be cooled down quickly.
The courage was taken out, and then it was time to feed the dogs. As the owner, Yue Feng personally used the knife to feed the three hunting dogs meat.
In addition to the bear's heart and liver, Yue Feng also took a knife from the fattest part of the black bear's belly and cut off strips of bear meat.
"Come on, Rhubarb eats meat! What a good dog!!!" Yue Feng fed the yellow dog first. This is the treatment given to the leader dog. When prey is hunted, the dog must be fed first.
After feeding three bears' hearts and four bears' meat in succession, Yue Feng had almost eaten the rhubarb, and then he fed another one.
After the three dogs finished eating, Yue Feng grabbed a handful of snow foam, wiped his hands, and stood up.
"Such a big bear, we can drag it back in one go! Xiaowen, you and Xiaotao, go get our sledge back! Xiaowu and I are waiting for you here! Can you pull it back? Pull as much as you can, if you can't pull it, come again tomorrow!" Yue Feng greeted.
Xiaowen and Xiaotao nodded and immediately turned back towards the original path. The satchel and sledge that I had brought with me were still placed on another ridge.
Xiaowen and Xiaotao went to find the sledge for the time being, and Yue Feng was not idle either. He gestured with the knife and cut off the blind black bear's decapitated head, without even cutting off the valuable bear's nose. , just put it alone.
With this bear head, Uncle Zhao’s commission will be successfully completed.
After cutting off the black bear's head, Yue Feng removed all other valuable parts. The bear paws and ridge caps of the two bears, and the big brown bear's nose were all put aside.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Wen went to pull the sledge, and it took at least half an hour to go back and forth. Yue Feng hesitated and took advantage of the fact that the bear was still warm after death and directly skinned the black bear.
A three-hundred-pound bear still weighs at least two hundred kilograms after removing its internal organs. This thing can be loaded onto a sledge and can be pulled by almost one person.
While Yue Feng was skinning the bear, Xiaowu was not idle either. It had been a whole morning since he went out before dawn, and he was already very hungry. Xiaowu put the fire back together and pulled it from the bear's thigh. Several strips of lean meat were threaded with pine branches and roasted on the fire. When the dry food brought from the mountains was found, they could be warmed up and eaten together.
Forty minutes later, brothers Xiaowen and Xiaotao came back, each dragging a sledge.
Not only are they back, but the Zhang family's hunting team is also here.
Zhang Junhong, the leader of the Zhang family’s hunting team, heard that they had killed two bears, including a large brown bear. He insisted on following them to have a look. After seeing a large brown bear weighing at least 500 kilograms on the ground, Zhang Junhong The emotions revealed in his eyes were somewhat complicated.
Annoyance, envy, surprise, all kinds of emotions are there.
"Okay, Xiaofeng! You guys have done a big job! We thought it wouldn't be too late to set off in the morning, so we didn't make it in time. You guys are still fast!" Zhang Junhong He held his arms and said with a smile.
"Uncle Zhang, what you said is that I know you are leaving us juniors behind! It's just us brothers who are lucky enough to catch up!" Yue Feng said in a low-key manner. road.
“Do you need help? These two bears, the four of you can’t drag the sledge back in one trip! We are also pulling the sledge! If you have more people to help, we can get it back in one trip!”
Zhang Junhong was very satisfied with Yue Feng's low posture, so he pointed to the bear corpse on the ground and asked.
Yue Feng nodded and agreed without hesitation: "The relationship is good, the two of us can pull this bear back with our sledges, but we will definitely not be able to bring this black bear back with us!
Otherwise, why don't you and your brothers do a favor? When you get back, this black bear will give you two thighs! "
"It's a trivial matter whether you have big legs or not. Just because you and Xiaowen and Xiaowu are making money, I have to help you with this, Xiaowen, don't you think so? "Zhang Junhong said with a smile.
Xiaowen pursed his lips and nodded with a smile: "That's for sure! You are my uncle. My dad is gone, but you still take care of our family! ”
The words in the scene may sound harmonious, but Yue Feng knows the truth.
Zhang Junhong is really good at hunting in the mountains, but he can only treat his nephews reluctantly. It's not kind to say it just barely.
For example, Xiaowen Xiaowu used to go hunting in the mountains with his uncle who had graduated from the fifth level of service. He did the most tiring work, but his share was less than other people who drove the stick.
But even so, Xiaowen and Xiaowu are very grateful to this uncle. They made money from flying eagles with Yue Feng a few days ago, and they solemnly bought a boxing gift to visit him around August 15th. Uncle.
Yue Feng doesn't want to get involved in the matter between brother Xiaowen Xiaowu and this uncle. Now that there is this relationship, at least it looks harmonious on the surface.
As for the two bear legs he promised to the other party, Yue Feng didn't feel that he suffered any loss. He hit two bears in one trip. The two thighs of this black bear were only a few dozen kilograms heavier than the others. One point is not much, and they have to help drag the bear back, so it is reasonable to give them this meat.
“Then let’s make a big move and rush back in one go?
We have been running all the way until now, and everyone probably hasn’t eaten yet. Let’s make do with the ready-made fire and the roasted bear meat to eat. After we are full and full, we will go back! "Yue Feng spoke again and said something.
Zhang Junhong nodded: "Okay! Just do as you say! ”
In this way, the four Yue Feng brothers and Zhang Junhong’s hunting team gathered together around the fire.
We really sat together to eat at close range. The gap between them was revealed.
Yue Feng and Xiao Tao, Xiaowen and Xiaowu were not related by blood, but the four brothers all ate the same dry food. In the morning, Meng Yulan steamed white flour with bear oil and fat residue. of fat cakes, while the four members of Zhang Junhong’s hunting team each ate the dry food they brought up the mountain
Among the dried sweet potatoes, black steamed buns and cornmeal pancakes, Zhang Junhong brought the best dry food, which was only steamed buns mixed with a large amount of cornmeal. Everyone roasted their own dry food and ate with pickles. It looked like a strange atmosphere.
At this time, Xiaowu was quite good at getting things done. He looked at Yue Feng and received a nod from Yue Feng, then handed the bear leg skewers that had been grilled to a few cousins and uncles.
"Uncle, these meats are almost roasted, you eat first! I will roast them again!"
The roasted bear meat is sizzling with oil, and only sprinkled with a little salt. But at this moment, it is comparable to any delicacy.
Zhang Junhong was not polite to his nephew, and accepted it generously: "Okay, I will also benefit from you! Come, let's all try Xiaowu's craftsmanship!"
In this way, a group of eight people gathered around the fire to eat, drink, and repair themselves. Then the two bears, except for a pair of bear peepers left on the pile of rocks next to them, and all the other trophies were dismembered and carried onto the sledge. Rushing back in a mighty manner. When chasing the dog in the morning, we walked through ravines, so it was not so strenuous to go back. At Zhang Junhong’s suggestion, everyone went down the mountain along the Chaiji Road in the forest area, which took less than two-thirds of the time. Just went down the mountain.
At around 3:40 in the afternoon, the Yue Feng team and the Zhang family hunting team dragged the two bears back to the village.
At the head of the village, Yue Feng personally delivered the black bear's skull, which was shattered by a gun, to Zhao Yuanjie's temporary mourning shed.
"Brother Yuanjie, this is the black bear that hurt you. Brother, I will help you avenge your revenge! You have no more worries and can be reincarnated as soon as possible!!"
Yue Feng bowed three times solemnly in front of the tent, and then led the others and rushed home.
The news that Uncle Zhao hired several hunting teams from the village to go into the mountains to hunt bears spread in the village in the morning. There were three hunting teams, the Zhou family, the Zhang family, and the newly emerged Yue family.
At the Cuntou Information Station, the girls and wives who like to chew their tongues are more optimistic about the two hunting teams of the Zhou family and the Zhang family. After all, Yue Feng and the others are still young and have no mountain climbing experience. Half of 56 may not work.
In contrast, the leaders of the Zhou family and Zhang family have much more experience in hunting in the mountains.
But unexpectedly, the young men in Yue Feng, who were least favored, took care of the matter.
Not only did the matter get done, but they also bought one and got one free, dragging back two big blind bears, including a giant bear weighing five to six hundred kilograms.
For a time, almost half of the village people rushed into Yue Feng's house after hearing the news.
We cannot keep the mountain wealth to ourselves. The villagers who usually catch some pheasants, hares, and other things for a small amount of time are too embarrassed to come to their homes to ask for it, but they beat two blind bears in one trip, which is seven to eight hundred kilograms of meat. , come and lend a hand to help with some work, and it’s okay to ask for some meat.
Although Yue Feng knew the nature and appearance of the folks in the village, after all, living in this village, one still has to have face matters.
He was not hesitant at the moment and carried the big brown bear directly into the barn, and hung the black bear that had been skinned on the mountain directly on the shelf in the courtyard.
According to the agreement, two black bear legs were removed from the hip joints and given to Zhang Junhong and the others as a reward for their work. Other villagers who came in were given two kilograms for more and one kilogram for less, depending on their relationship. , separated most of the black bear's meat.
While waiting to greet the villagers who came to the house to help beg for meat, the sky gradually darkened. Yue Feng arranged for his brothers to divide the bear meat and take it home, while calling his mother to wash the pot and dip it. Bear bile.
The water here has just boiled, and before the bear bile has been processed, the dog in the yard barks, and Uncle Zhao comes again.
"Stop cooking at home tonight, go to my house, I will ask your aunt to prepare the meal, and go to my house to eat tonight! I have also called out to the other family members, you must be there!" Uncle Zhao got straight to the point. said.
"Uncle, let's not go! My mother will prepare the meal later!"
Yue Feng really didn't want to cause any more trouble to Uncle Zhao, so he implicitly refused.
It was originally a very normal reaction, but when Uncle Zhao heard what Yue Feng said, he became anxious!
Uncle Zhao's eyebrows twitched and his eyes widened: "What if I don't go? I told you when I came to invite you yesterday that I will entertain you when I come back today! You think my old man's words are farts!
< br>Stop talking about it, if you guys don’t show up tonight, I won’t recognize you as my nephew from now on!”
“Okay, okay, go ahead! This is freshly removed bear meat! , you take some back to add to the dishes tonight, I’ll dip them in the bear bile, and I’ll be there later!”
Yue Feng nodded repeatedly. It was not a trivial matter for Mr. Zhao to be anxious. As a junior, Yue Feng did not dare to be rude in front of the old man.
"That's pretty much it! Remember to come. If you don't come, there won't be a banquet at home!"
Uncle Zhao's expression softened and he left with half a basin of bear meat that Yue Feng had given him.
After seeing off Uncle Zhao, Yue Feng tied the bear bile with a cotton thread and dipped it into the boiling water. With this pot of boiling water, he also dipped the bear bile he brought back last time into it. The time was still short, and the bear There is still a lot of water in the bile, and there is still a certain gap between it and the sales standard, so it can only continue to be hung on the beams of the warehouse.
The time arrived at six o'clock before he knew it. Yue Feng took Xiaotao and Xiaowen Xiaowu with him and went to Uncle Zhao's house in a grand manner.
As soon as Yue Feng entered the courtyard, Uncle Zhao's son Zhao Hongbo came out to greet him.
Zhao Hongbo is a veteran and works in the security department of Hongxing Forest Farm on the mountain. Such a big thing happened in the family, and the old man is a bit old, so his eldest son Zhao Hongbo helps with many things in the family. Zhang Luo.
"Xiao Feng, you guys are here, come in quickly!!" Zhao Hongbo directly welcomed the four Yue Feng brothers into the house.
In the rural areas of Northeast China in this era, houses were basically three-and-a-half rooms. What do you mean by three-and-a-half rooms? It can be considered a regional characteristic.
Conventional northern folk houses should have the main house as the main house and the side house as the side house. Whether there are three or four rooms, they should be lined up in a row with a doorway in the middle. The functional distinction is obvious.
The layout of the three-and-a-half rooms in the northeastern rural areas is a bit different.
As soon as you enter the main room, there is usually a narrow L-shaped corridor, also called the Ming Hall or Ming Room. This is not a room in the traditional sense of later generations, but more like a separate kitchen and heating function. district.
Beside this walkway, on the side next to the fire wall, there will be a series of daily utensils such as a pot stand, a kang stove, and a water urn.
Going through a doorway from the Ming Hall, you will find a formal room. It is usually a two-by-one layout. There is no kang in the middle room. Normally, when the family eats, they stay aside here. There is a folding table for standing, and half of the room at the east and west ends are covered with fire pits.
When the family arrives, on more serious occasions, guests are invited to the Kang table.
Today, four brothers, Yue Feng, came over with the same arrangement.
However, the three hunting teams, with a total of 12 people, would definitely not be able to sit on a kang table, so Zhao Hongbo arranged the Zhou family and Zhang family on the kang table in the east and west rooms. .
Yue Feng's house was busy unpacking bear meat and dipping it in bear bile, so he arrived a little late. When he arrived at Uncle Zhao's house, there were people on both sides of the kang.
"Man! East room or west room? Or go to the east room, where are Uncle Xiaowen and the others!?"
Uncle Zhao also knows that Yue Feng and the Zhou family were together a few days ago There had been friction, because the hawking incident had gone to the village headquarters, so they didn't want two groups of people they couldn't deal with to sit together.
But Yue Feng didn't want to hide from the Zhou family.
"It's okay, Uncle Zhao. There are too many people and it's not normal to sit on the Kang. Xiaowen, Xiaowu, you two go to the east room. Xiaotao, you follow me to the west room! Let's even out the number of people just right!"< br>
Yue Feng waved his hand and refused to accept Uncle Zhao's arrangement, opened the door curtain and entered the west room.
(End of this chapter)