HPDBC Chapter 39 Unmasking the Rabbit
Chapter 39 Unmasking the Rabbit
"So that's how it is?" Li Xiangyang scratched his head awkwardly. "I didn't expect so many things to happen at home in such a short time..."
"Oh, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Quickly, let your mother see if that old man hurt you."
Li Xiangyang's appearance was more effective than any elixir; Wang Guiying's dizziness had subsided.
She immediately jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), ran to Li Xiangyang, and ruffled his hair to check. Seeing a bump on his forehead from being hit by the copper pipe, she turned and gave Li Zhenshan a reproachful look:
"That old bastard... he has no sense of proportion. If you hurt Xiangyang badly, I'll never forgive you."
"Oh dear..." Li Zhenshan said somewhat aggrievedly, "I only helped you beat him up because I saw you were scared unconscious by him."
"Did I ask for your help? Did I ask you for your help? I'm happy to be scared unconscious by my own son, why are you meddling in my business?"
Wang Guiying's barrage of words left Li Zhenshan speechless, but he couldn't do anything about it.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Li Xiangyang was spoiled like this since he was a child, which is why he developed his lazy and gluttonous personality.
The misunderstanding was cleared up, and the Li family returned to its former warmth and tranquility.
After having some milk tea, Li Xiangyang pulled Li Xiangdong out to go fishing. Wang Guiying tried to stop them but couldn't, so she had no choice but to let the two brothers go.
Watching the departing figures of the two brothers, Li Xiangyang and Li Xiangdong, Wang Guiying suddenly felt that it might not necessarily be a good thing that her sons had become successful.
Li Xiangyang used to sleep in at home every day, which seemed pretty good.
It snowed again last night, and much heavier and longer than before.
It stands to reason,
The path they had trodden out should have been covered in snow long ago, but when Li Xiangyang arrived, he found that not only was there not much snow on the path, but the road was also much wider than the one they had walked on before.
What's going on?
"Brother, why does this road suddenly seem much wider?" Li Xiangyang asked, a little unsure.
"Yeah, you noticed too," Li Xiangdong responded softly, his tone clearly showing some disappointment.
What do you mean I also noticed?
"Brother, do you know what's going on? Did someone follow our footprints?"
"Yes, yes, there are not just people, there are a lot of people. I wanted to tell you this morning when you came back to get the fish."
"Someone? A lot of people? What are they doing here...?"
"Look over there." Li Xiangdong didn't answer, but pointed to the reeds where they were chiseling holes in the ice.
Li Xiangyang looked over in that direction.
Good guy,
Several groups of people suddenly appeared at the spot where they used to fish, and they were all from the same team.
"Are these people crazy? Why are they all fishing to sell?" Li Xiangyang was astonished as he looked at the dozens of people densely packed on the lake.
Sure enough, people in this era have long been driven crazy by this.
After listening, Li Xiangdong shook his head and sighed.
"Sigh, today is considered a small number. Yesterday was much worse. Even the three ice holes we dug earlier were taken by others." Suddenly, he became somewhat smug: "But I chased them all away."
"That's amazing!" Li Xiangyang gave a thumbs up.
Li Xiangdong used to be honest and kind, and was often taken advantage of by his teammates. Of course, the person who took advantage of him the most was Li Xiangyang.
However, during this period, Li Xiangdong's personality also changed a lot.
Perhaps influenced by Li Xiangyang, Li Xiangdong is now speaking less haltingly and is more willing to say no.
"Brother, let's not go to the black market to sell fish tomorrow. After delivering the fish to the state-run restaurant, let's try other workers' compounds."
"You don't need that many fish, I'll go catch some for you first, I'll go over there."
Li Xiangyang pointed to a sunny, gentle slope in the distance, covered with withered grass.
Based on his past life experience, the most likely place for wild rabbits to hide in winter is a sunny, gentle slope covered with withered grass.
Sunny, sheltered from the wind, and with thin snow, wild rabbits will inevitably come out to nibble on grass roots and seeds after a snowfall.
This is the perfect time to set a trap.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you, you can go now."
Li Xiangdong didn't ask any more questions. Before he came, Li Xiangyang had told him that he was going to set rabbit traps today.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Li Xiangyang bent down and waded through the snow on the gentle slope. Unexpectedly, before he even got close to the slope, he saw rows of clear rabbit feet on the ground.
A smile crept onto Li Xiangyang's face: "There really are rabbits on this slope!"
Before coming, he was just trying his luck.
But now it seems like things are stable.
However, he wouldn't be foolish enough to chase after the rabbit's footprints to catch it. These wild rabbits are very agile on the snow, and with the four-wheel drive activated, they can run very fast.
He doesn't have his hunting dogs with him now, so relying on his two legs is the least he can do against that guy.
The safest approach is to set a trap.
There are specific techniques for setting traps for wild rabbits.
The key is to "find dense areas where there are sparse areas, and find sparse areas where there are dense areas".
meaning is,
When a hare passes through a sparse thicket, it will choose to walk through the area with denser thickets, and vice versa when passing through a dense thicket.
This is also where the hare's brilliance lies.
Following this rule of thumb, Li Xiangyang placed wire snares on every path that wild rabbits might pass by, totaling more than 50 wire snares.
The main selling point is large portions that will fill you up.
He dared not hope that he could catch a rabbit simply by setting a few snares.
An hour had passed since he finished arranging everything, and he was feeling numb from the cold. He quickly tied on the red cloth he had prepared in advance.
Make a mark.
After finishing all that, he hurried back.
Far away,
A campfire on the lake caught his attention.
Looking in the direction the flames were rising, he thought, "It's my brother, but something's wrong... why are there two other people beside him?"
Li Xiangdong appears to have had an argument with someone else.
What's going on? Brother has always been honest and upright, and never does anything to bully others; this is a well-known fact in the village.
Two against one, they are at a disadvantage.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Li Xiangyang shouted and strode over.
Li Xiangyang's shout caused the three people who had been arguing to turn their heads in unison.
When they saw that the visitor was Li Xiangyang, the two young herdsmen who had just been arguing heatedly with Li Xiangdong were stunned.
It went silent instantly.
Although Li Xiangyang hadn't done anything particularly heinous over the years, he was still considered a troublemaker in the village.
Not a good person.
The news that he single-handedly killed a large red deer weighing two or three hundred pounds a while ago had already spread within the team.
Everyone assumed he was a ruthless person.
Don't mess with them!
The two young herders arguing with Li Xiangdong were the same herders who had mistakenly beaten Donkey Egg for a sheep thief earlier; they were Old Zhang's two sons.
Zhang Dayong and Zhang Daqiang.
"Brother, what happened?" Li Xiangyang didn't go straight to meet him, but instead ran to the sled to get a shovel before coming over.
Even if you lose a fight, you must maintain your fighting spirit; you must always have the momentum.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Dayong and Zhang Daqiang immediately wanted to slip away, but hesitated to take a step because of their pride.
"Brother, you've come at the right time. These two rascals didn't catch any fish in the ice hole they dug themselves, so they wanted to catch fish in the ice hole we dug while I was away warming myself by the fire."
Li Xiangdong was furious, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the net pole tightly.
"This Zhahaer Lake belongs to everyone, so why should you be the only one who can fish out this ice hole?" Zhang Daqiang tried to argue further.
Whether what they did was right or wrong, they know better than anyone else.
"Clang!"
Without wasting words, Li Xiangyang shoveled the spade directly at Zhang Daqiang's face.
People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others.
This is a principle passed down by herders for thousands of years.