Chapter 25: Inviting people to join the gang
“Yeah, I know!”

Although Xiao Tao is a bit aggressive, he has one advantage: he is very willing to listen to opinions as long as they are people or things he approves of.

Yue Feng analyzed so much for him, and he nodded repeatedly without any displeasure on his face.

In the next two and a half hours, Yue Feng and Xiao Tao climbed over two gentle ridges, and they had six more flying dragons and two sand chickens in their pockets.

The sun had unknowingly reached the top of their heads. Yue Feng and Xiao Tao, who were walking on the road, felt their stomachs growling.

“I’m hungry! Let’s find a place to rest for a while! Pick up some dry wood and make a small fire! I brought some dry food!” Yue Feng called out.

“Okay, watch me!”

After receiving the order, Xiao Tao immediately got busy, walked around, and brought back a bundle of dry branches.

The fire soon started, and Yue Feng took out the dry food that his mother had packed for him in the morning from his bag.

There were three big pork buns in the oil paper bag, and two big steamed buns made of 20 grams of flour next to them. The quality of the food on the mountain was definitely the best in the whole village.

“Come, cut some branches and heat the buns and dry food by the fire!” Yue Feng took out a meat bun and handed the other two buns in the oil paper bag to Xiao Tao.

When Xiao Tao saw the white flour buns, he was stunned even before he put them in his mouth.

“White bread?” Xiao Tao asked.

“Just eat it if I give it to you, why make so much drama! You are my younger brother, you have followed me since childhood, when have I ever let you suffer any loss!” Brother Yue Feng instantly exerted his full strength.

When the buns were simply roasted over the flame and emitted the aroma of oil and green onions, Xiao Tao’s saliva instantly flowed.

There are five people in the Li family. Xiao Tao has two younger sisters. Xiao Tao’s mother fell ill when she gave birth to the third child and cannot do heavy work. Even though his father Li Wentong is a tractor driver in the brigade, the Li family’s life is only slightly better than that of ordinary villagers.

Every year, only after the first snow falls, Lao Li and Yue Lei start to go into the mountains to hunt, and the food at home will be better. The meat and oil from wild animals saved from hunting in winter can barely last until the beginning of spring.

The cold meat buns in the morning, after being simply heated, the crust turned slightly yellow. Xiao Tao couldn’t wait to take a bite. The aroma immediately filled the air and he wanted to swallow it.

“Pure pork and green onion filling!” Xiao Tao said with shining eyes.

“Well, 30 cents each. I bought it at the State-owned Hotel when I went into the city this morning!” Yue Feng said as he fiddled with the dry food.

“Thirty cents each? It’s so expensive, where do you get the money?” Xiao Tao’s heart sank when he heard the price. Such expensive buns were too luxurious for him.

“Go to the ghost market in the city and sell the flying dragon birds, and you’ll have money! A flying dragon bird that’s alive and intact is 1.1 yuan a piece, and a live one is 70 cents!
I caught 18 of them yesterday alone, and gave five of them to your family and the village secretary’s family. I sold the remaining thirteen!
You think the buns are expensive, but one flying dragon can buy almost four buns, so do you think it’s still expensive?” Yue Feng told Xiao Tao everything about how he made money.

“I only knew this flying dragon was worth some money, but I didn’t expect it to be so valuable!”

After hearing what Yue Feng said, Xiao Tao’s breathing became rapid.

Yue Feng’s words had a much greater impact on him than the 20 or 30 yuan he could get from catching a weasel in the morning. Weasels are hard to find, and most people in the Northeast are superstitious about them, but sand chickens and flying dragons are not rare in the mountains, and you can basically encounter them wherever you go.

“Now the city has relaxed its crackdown on speculation. In the ghost market, people are secretly selling food, bills, meat, oil, cloth, and all kinds of supplies, but most ordinary villagers and hunters don’t dare to take the risk!
Therefore, the supply of game such as flying dragon and sand half chicken is very small. It is a seller’s market and exclusive trading, so they can naturally sell for a high price! Moreover, we use eagles to hunt, and everything we catch is alive, so we can sell it for a higher price! “

“So far, we have caught eight flying dragons, three sand chickens, and a weasel. If we calculate according to the price you mentioned, wouldn’t it be able to sell for thirty or forty yuan?” Xiao Tao counted on his fingers, and the expression on his face became even more exciting.

He can earn thirty or forty yuan in just the morning, which is more than what Xiao Tao’s father, a tractor driver, earned in the production team in two years.

“Yes! I also know a master chef who is in charge of purchasing at a coal mine. He said that he would buy all the scarce game as much as you want!”

Xiao Tao took a big bite of the meat bun and said thoughtfully, “It’s a pity that you are the only one who can train this little eagle. It would be much better if you could train a few more eagles and find more people who can fly eagles to catch flying dragons in the mountains!”

Hearing Xiao Tao say this, Yue Feng knew that the time had come, and said with a smile: “Why do you think I brought you up the mountain and taught you how to fly eagles? How about it, come with me, let’s join forces and make this money together!”

“Really? Brother, are you really willing to teach me how to fly hawks?”

After hearing Yue Feng say this, Xiao Tao suddenly felt that even the big meat buns were not delicious anymore.

“If you’re willing to do it, I’ll find a few eagle farms to catch more eagles tomorrow, and then we can make the money together!”

“Of course I’m willing! A flying dragon sells for more than one dollar, and even if I get 20% of it, I still have 20 cents left! Ten is two dollars, and twenty is four dollars! If I work hard, I can earn several dollars a day. At the end of a month, I can earn more than the forest workers!” Xiao Tao said very clearly.

“Okay, go home and discuss it with Uncle Li. Oh, and ask brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu. You are close friends with them. I am right about that, am I not?”

“Are you willing to take the Xiaowen brothers with you?”

After hearing Yue Feng say this, Xiao Tao’s eyes towards Yue Feng changed completely.

Xiao Tao’s mother and Xiao Wen’s mother are cousins, so the two families are considered distant relatives and live in the same village. The children from the two families have had a good relationship since childhood. However, at this point in time, Yue Feng and Xiao Wen did not interact often, and they were just nodding acquaintances.

The first time he got to know them in his previous life was when Yue Feng’s father died unexpectedly and then Yue Feng went up the mountain to hunt.

“My dad said that they are loyal and reliable. It takes three to make a good team. If we want to do big things, we must form our own team!” Yue Feng said solemnly.

“His family is indeed living a hard life, but what your uncle said is right, Xiaowen and Xiaowu are both loyal! I will go back and tell him today, and they will definitely agree to this news!”

“Then it’s settled! Hurry up and eat. Once you’re full, we’ll change to another ridge and get back before dark!”

“it is good!”

After finalizing the candidates for the falconry team, Yue Feng was in a good mood. The two brothers filled their stomachs with water from the kettle, and then continued to go to the field to release the falcons.

(End of this chapter)