The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1321: Fox Howl Mountain, Youcai Goes to War

Chapter 1321: Fox Howl Mountain, Youcai Goes to War

A clay stove and a small copper basin were used to put the mutton into the pot. It rolled in the boiling mutton soup and changed color instantly.

The mutton is added to the bowl and dipped, and the seasoning mixed with fermented bean curd, chives, sesame paste, and chili oil is rolled around the mutton to cover the heat emanating from the mutton.

Therefore, the mutton is a little hot when you put it in your mouth, and it makes you sizzle.

But some foods are better eaten hot.

The east and west rooms of the Zhao family were steaming hot and bustling with activity.

But the desolate land is still so desolate.

As the cold wind blew, the branches of the poplar and birch trees on both sides rustled.

"Woo..." This was not the sound of the wind, but came from the fox hole in the desolate land.

Suddenly, a fox's head popped out of the cave and it raised its nose to sniff the air.

Then, the fox's head moved, and the whole fox came out of the hole.

This is a rare big red fox.

The fur is dense and thick, and bright red.

The red fox appeared and ran straight to the birch forest in the east.

"Ah...Ah!" Immediately afterwards, the red fox's shrill howl was heard from the birch forest.

Three mutilated corpses were dumped in the woods. Fox meat was smelly and foul, and even hunting dogs wouldn't eat it.

The three corpses were stripped like smoked rabbits, completely naked without any fur, and without heads, tails, or claws.

"Ah! Ah!" The red fox let out a series of shrill howls.

At this time, foxes emerged from the densely packed caves in the desolate land.

On the West Mountain, a fox ran out of the woods. All the foxes on the West Mountain were chased up the mountain from the poplar forest by the Zhao family's dog gang.

With the sound of "swish", foxes gathered in the woods.

There is an idiom that goes "When the rabbit dies, the fox mourns". The foxes are even more sad when they see their own kind dying.

"Ow..."

"Ow..."

The foxes howled to the sky.

The sound reached Mangliutun not far away, where some hens that were kept to lay eggs next spring kept clucking, and ducks kept quacking.

Many people came out of their houses and stood in the yard listening to the fox's howling.

"It's bad!" Qin Guangquan seemed to be talking to himself, or to someone beside him: "Who poked that fox's den?"

"No way, uncle." Qin Hongzhi said, "Who would poke that thing for?"

Although the conditions in the Northeast forest area are harsh, you will not starve to death as long as you are diligent and hardworking.

There are many ways to make money in the forest area. If you want to catch foxes, why not go into the mountains and set two traps by the river to catch the yellow leaves?

You know, these days, yellow leaves are much more valuable than fox fur.

"Second uncle." Liu Chengdong said to Qin Guangquan excitedly, "I heard the noise is not far away. Let's fill your old foreign cannon with gunpowder and shoot them!"

"Fuck you!" Liu Chengdong had just finished speaking when the door was pushed open from the inside. A fat woman stood at the door and pointed at the three people, saying, "Don't be so bullshitty. You can't hit that thing!"

This fat woman is called Wang Xiaolan. She is Qin Guangquan’s wife and Liu Chengdong’s second aunt.

Liu Chengdong came here to seek refuge with his relatives. Since his second aunt had spoken, how could he dare to say anything else?

"Little Dongzi!" Wang Xiaolan ordered Liu Chengdong, "You and your three brothers, corral all the chicks."

Hearing that there was something for him to do here, Qin Hongzhi hurried forward and drove the chickens into the pen together with Liu Chengdong.

The chicks are raised in May until the snow falls in winter. Only one rooster is kept for breeding, and the rest are slaughtered and sold for money.

The hens are small in size and have little meat, so they cannot be sold at a high price, so they are kept and raised until the next spring to lay eggs.

In winter, chickens have nothing to eat, so the owner just sprinkles a handful of bran and wheat bran to keep them from starving to death.

During the day, the chickens come out of the pen to stroll around and bask in the sun under the south windows.

The chickens were already frightened at this time, and when people chased them, they flapped their wings and ran back to their nests.

When Wang Xiaolan urged her nephew to close the door of the chicken coop, a man walked in from outside the yard.

The man was in his fifties. When he got to the door, he called out to Qin Guangquan, "Xiaoquan, did you guys go out to hunt foxes today?"

"No, Brother Tong!" Qin Guangquan ran to the gate and said, "We went to hunt wild boar traps today."

"That's fine!" Tong Youfeng raised his hand and pointed to the east, saying, "I'll go to Old Zhao's house and ask."

Mangliutun had no headquarters and no village chief, but there were a few people who were willing to take charge of things, and Tong Youfeng was one of them.

"Ow..."

"Ow..."

There were countless foxes howling. Wang Xiaolan heard the howling and said worriedly, "What should we do? How about we take turns to keep watch at night?"

"Second Aunt?" When Liu Chengdong heard that he still had to keep watch, he hurriedly asked Wang Xiaolan, "Is it that serious?"

"Oh my god!" Wang Xiaolan said with a grin, "Xiao Dongzi, you don't know, it brought terrible trouble to our family that year! I raised twenty geese, and they were all bitten to death in one night!"

"Ah?" Liu Chengdong was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Second Aunt, don't you raise geese in a pen?"

"Why not circle it?" Wang Xiaolan said, "I don't know how the fox got in."

"No?" Liu Chengdong wondered, "The fox bit your goose, didn't you hear it cry?"

"I didn't think about it!" Wang Xiaolan said, "Don't geese call every night?"

This is true. At night, the geese see the mice cawing and hear the noises they make.

Calling and calling, everyone in the family has gotten used to it.

"Oh my..." Wang Xiaolan started howling even though the goose at home was fine this year: "Who is suffering from the plague? You are fine, why are you poking it?"

"Stop howling!" Qin Guangquan scolded angrily, "Your howling is disgusting!"

As soon as Qin Guangquan finished speaking, he heard someone outside the courtyard shouting, "What happened to Qin's second wife?"

"Ouch." Qin Guangquan looked back and hurried over to greet him, saying, "Uncle Zhang!"

The person who came was an old man, dressed in rags, but he had his hands behind his back, as if he was leading an inspection.

Old Zhang put one hand behind his back, raised the other hand and pointed at Wang Xiaolan, and asked Qin Guangquan: "Why is your wife howling? Foxes howl, so does your wife howl too?"

"Uncle Zhang, isn't it because my wife is scared by the fox's howl?" Qin Guangquan said with a sad face, "She's afraid that the fox will harm us again."

"Oh my!" Old Zhang sighed when he heard this, and then asked Qin Guangquan, "Qin Er, did you three not get into any trouble when you went out today?"

"No, no." Qin Guangquan said, "How dare I? Uncle Zhang, I usually take a detour when I go out of the village to watch for foxes."

"Who is this? So idle!" Old Zhang muttered. In the eyes of these hooligans, hunting foxes these days is just idle. If you have the energy to hunt foxes, what else can you hunt to make more money than this?

After saying that, Old Zhang raised his hand and gestured to the east, saying, "Okay, I'll just ask. If you didn't hit me, I'll go to Old Zhao's house and ask."

This old man Zhang is also a person who is willing to take charge of things, and there is a competitive relationship between him and Tong Youfeng from the past.

Therefore, Qin Guangquan did not mention that Tong Youfeng had just passed by, and only said: "Uncle Zhang, then you walk slowly."

The howling of foxes in the mountains caused panic among the people in the village.

At the Zhao's house in Yong'antun, the two rooms were bustling with activity. The men were toasting each other, drinking and eating meat with big gulps.

When Wang Meilan entertains guests, she always provides them with plenty of food and drink.

In the man's room, there is beer and liquor, you can drink whatever you want.

Li Baoyu held a cigarette in his mouth and poured himself a full glass of beer. There were too many people, so even the biggest table was crowded. There were too many dishes, so there was not enough space on the table.

So, after pouring a glass of wine, Li Baoyu bent to the right and put the bottle on the ground.

But when Li Baoyu turned around, he saw that his cup was empty.

"Have I drunk too much?" Li Baoyu was stunned, but he was sure that he was not drunk too much.

Li Baoyu turned his head slightly and glanced at Li Ruhai who was eating mutton beside him.

Li Ruhai paused and glanced at Li Baoyu.

Li Baoyu raised his lips, picked up the bottle and poured another glass. Then, instead of putting the bottle back in a hurry, he pushed the glass on the table towards Li Ruhai.

Li Ruhai pursed his lips and looked at Li Baoyu. Li Baoyu smiled at him, and Li Ruhai quickly picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

When Li Ruhai put down his cup, the two brothers smiled at each other.

How can there be any grudge between brothers?

Looking at his younger brother at this moment, Li Baoyu couldn't help but imagine the scene of the two brothers sitting together drinking in the future.

……

The drinking session lasted from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and except for the two drivers and Zhao Jun, everyone else, including Li Ruhai, was slightly tipsy.

At this time, the voice became louder and the movements became larger.

Chu Anmin drank the last sip of wine, threw the empty glass on the table, and said, "Alright, Second Brother Zhao. That's all for today. Don't drink any more!"

"Well... have you finished drinking?" Among the crowd, Zhao Youcai was relatively sober because he was worried about something.

Compared with the three people from the Forestry Bureau and the three people from the video recording team, Zhao Youcai was more anxious to leave. So, when Chu Anmin put down the cup, Zhao Youcai stopped trying to persuade him.

Everyone got up and ate for three hours until they were full. After smoking a cigarette, everyone prepared to leave.

Seeing that the guests were about to leave, Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei and others also went out to see them off.

Previously, Zhao Youcai promised to give a wild boar to Chu Anmin and his two companions and the three members of the video recording team. However, the back of the big-butt jeep could barely fit one wild boar.

Wang Meilan was also generous and gave away the two fish that Zhao Youcai had killed the next year.

Seeing the pig's trotter sticking up, Wang Meilan asked Li Baoyu to go into the house and get the axe for chopping wood.

Li Baoyu said that there was a Dandong mirror-faced axe in the warehouse, but Wang Meilan would not let him do that because the mirror-faced axe was used for work in the forest area and would not be used easily for work at home.

That axe is too fast. If you are not careful when chopping wood, you might hurt yourself.

The children were all at Li's house, being looked after by the old lady and Zhao Chun. So at this time, only Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong were in the Zhao's house.

When Li Baoyu entered the house and opened the door, he heard Li Dayong say to Zhao Youcai: "Brother, you are going to the sky as high as the birds fly and the sea as wide as the fish leap!"

"Huh?" Li Baoyu was startled, and Li Dayong, who heard the noise, hurried to the door and glanced outside.

Seeing that it was his son, Li Dayong asked, "What are you doing?"

Hearing his father's tone, Li Baoyu knew that these two old brothers were up to no good.

"Oh, my aunt asked me to get an axe." Li Baoyu said, walked a few steps towards the door of the west room, and deliberately glanced into the room.

Seeing Zhao Youcai carrying a semi-automatic rifle on his back, Li Baoyu had an idea. He turned around, picked up the axe next to the stove, and ran out of the house.

He went outside and chopped off the wild boar's calf with two axe blows. The wild boar was successfully loaded onto the back of the jeep.

At this time, most people were saying polite words, but Li Baoyu pulled Zhao Jun aside.

"Brother, something's happening!"

"Ah?" Zhao Jun was stunned and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Baoyu didn't say anything at first, but curled his lips and jerked his chin towards the west room of the Zhao family.

Zhao Jun looked in the direction Li Baoyu pointed. The lights in the west room of his house were on but the curtains were not drawn.

Therefore, Zhao Jun could clearly see Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong in the room, and he didn't know what they were discussing.

"Brother." Li Baoyu complained, "Just now my father told my uncle, 'The sky is high and the birds can fly freely, the sea is wide and the fish can jump freely.'"

"Hmm?" Zhao Jun frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"It means... that no one cares about my uncle when he goes out." After Li Baoyu finished speaking, Zhao Jun said, "So what? No one cares about him when he goes out anyway."

"No, brother." Li Baoyu whispered, "My uncle also carries a gun."

After saying this, Li Baoyu saw that Zhao Jun still hadn't reacted, so he continued, "Brother, think about it. If my uncle went to the Yongxing Brigade, would he still have to carry a gun?"

"Ouch!" Zhao Jun was stunned.

Just then, Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong came out.

Zhao Jun was standing at the door, and when Zhao Youcai passed by him, Zhao Jun grabbed Zhao Youcai's arm.

"Huh?" Zhao Youcai glared and felt that Zhao Jun had stuffed something in his pocket.

When Zhao Youcai touched his pocket, he could feel that it was a wad of money.

"Dad." Zhao Jun whispered in Zhao Youcai's ear: "If you need to ask for favors when you get there, just ask for them. Don't be reluctant to spend money."

A wild boar was given to Chu Anmin and the video crew, but nothing was given to Tao Dabao and Li Laowu.

Of course, it’s not that the Zhao family is reluctant to give them up, but the mountain products, game, and agricultural and sideline products they have are also available in the brigade.

It just so happened that Zhao Youcai went there, so he was asked to buy some cigarettes and alcohol for the elderly and some canned food for the children.

Zhao Jun was afraid that Zhao Youcai would be stingy, so he stuffed a hundred yuan into his pocket.

But after hearing what Zhao Jun said, Zhao Youcai rolled his eyes at him.

And the meaning of this rolling eyes is: Do I need you to teach me?

Zhao Jun's mouth twitched. Although Zhao Youcai was unfriendly, he still reminded him, "Dad, take good care of yourself when you are away from home."

After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Zhao Youcai rolled his eyes at Zhao Jun again.

Zhao Jun said nothing more after explaining everything that needed to be explained. But after Zhao Youcai took two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Zhao Jun: "Stay at home and take good care of your mother, your sister and others."

After saying that, Zhao Youcai ran towards Chu Anmin's jeep.

"Let's go, sister-in-law! Lao Zhou..." Chu Anmin greeted everyone one by one. After two days of trip to Yong'an, Chu Anmin felt that the people here were very nice.

The three members of the video recording team were also saying goodbye to the people they had met in the past few days.

At the same time, the Xishan gangsters gathered at Tong Youfeng's house, and there were thirty or forty people gathered in the house.

These people are all men of their prime, and the reason they gathered together is the foxes in the desolate land.

(End of this chapter)