Chapter 28 News about shotguns

“Interpersonal relationships are the primary productive force? I’ve got that in mind!” Xiao Tao seemed thoughtful.

The naive Xiao Tao doesn’t know yet that what his elder brother said is absolutely a golden piece of advice.

If you can wake up early and put it into practice, you can definitely change your destiny.

“Are you hungry? Let’s go to the State-owned Restaurant to eat some buns. I’ll treat you!” Yue Feng waved his hand and took Xiao Tao straight to the restaurant.

When they arrived at the State-owned Hotel, Yue Feng waved his hand and ordered two large meat buns for each person to start with, and they could order more if they were not enough.

Xiao Tao couldn’t forget the cold dumplings he had at noon yesterday. Now he ate the hot ones and felt very happy. The hardship and fatigue of getting up early and traveling were nothing compared to the big, greasy and fragrant meat buns.

By the time the two brothers had finished their buns, it was already dawn.

Yue Feng took out the money from selling game today from his pocket and handed it directly to Xiao Tao: twelve dollars and fifty cents.

“This is your share! The yellow leaves are worth 25 yuan, a total of 50 yuan. You drive the stick up the mountain and take one share, and you get one-quarter!

This is the first time you’ve made money following me. Do you want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things to bring back? The supply and marketing cooperative should open at 7 o’clock!”

“This… is too much, I can’t take it!”

Xiao Tao didn’t expect Yue Feng to actually give him some money. Looking at the big unity handed to him, he felt a little uneasy.

Yue Feng curled his lips and said, “Look at how little you can do. Just take it if I give it to you! Yesterday I said you would have a share, so you will definitely have a share!
This is just the beginning. When I have enough money in the future, I will buy a gun and a dog. Then I will take you to the mountains to hunt and make a lot of money!”

“Um… OK! I’ll take it then! When the supply and marketing cooperative opens later, I want to buy some delicious food for my sister! And buy a few big meat buns and bring them back for my parents to try!” Xiao Tao took the money and said with longing on his face.

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, you earn your own money, as long as you don’t waste it and cause harm, you can buy whatever you want!”

With Yue Feng’s approval, Xiao Tao bought eight big meat buns at once, wrapped them in oil paper, and stuffed them into his backpack.

After a brief chat, Yue Feng guessed that the supply and marketing cooperative was open, so he took Xiao Tao around a street and arrived at the town supply and marketing cooperative.

This was Yue Feng’s first time to come to the supply and marketing cooperative after his rebirth. As soon as he entered the door, a heavy sense of time hit him.

Fruits, sugar balls, rice cakes, canned food, and all kinds of snacks bearing the mark of the times appeared in front of Yue Feng. Inside the counter, there were also boxes of small-caliber bullets and air rifle bullets.

The salesmen in the supply and marketing cooperatives of that era were very arrogant. When they saw two young guys coming in, they just glanced at them sideways and ignored them at all.

“Comrade, I’d like to ask how much is a pound of Luguo?” Xiao Tao asked in a low voice, somewhat timidly.

“Luguo is 45 cents a pound with a ticket, and 60 cents without a ticket!” the salesperson replied in a calm tone.

“Okay, weigh me two kilograms without a ticket!”

After paying the money and weighing the food, a portion of the fruit was soon packed and handed to Xiao Tao.

Yue Feng pointed at the gun hanging at the back and asked, “Hello comrade, how much is the wooden warehouse hanging at the back?”

“I-brand air rifle 80!”

“Are there any small-caliber rifles?”

“No!” “Let me ask you about the market. Does our supply and marketing cooperative buy mountain products? Bear gall, deer antler bones, greyhound skin, yellow leaf skin tubes, etc. If you do, please give me a price…”

“Take it! Bear gallbladders are priced according to their quality. Ordinary grass gallbladders are priced at 18 to 25 yuan each! Deer antler bones are priced at to yuan per pound, depending on their appearance. Greyhound skin is priced at to yuan per piece, and yellow leaf skin tubes are priced at to yuan per piece!”

“Okay, thank you! Could you please help me weigh three pounds of furnace fruit and two pounds of sugar balls!” Yue Feng nodded and pointed at the bulk food in front of him.

Soon, the fruits and sugar were weighed, and Yue Feng and Xiao Tao left the supply and marketing cooperative together.

After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Xiao Tao said excitedly: “So many things can be sold for money!”

Yue Feng curled his lips and said, “The purchase price here is too low. Not to mention that we don’t have it, I won’t sell it to them even if we do!”

“Is this still low? It’s not a small amount at all!”

“If we go to the big supply and marketing cooperative in Tiecheng, the price will go up by at least 30%! Without a gun, everything is zero! Let’s go, step by step!”

“Brother, do you want to buy a gun?” Xiao Tao understood the meaning behind Yue Feng’s words and asked curiously.

Yue Feng nodded: “If you want to go deep into the mountains, you must have at least one of the following: a gun and a dog. Good dogs are hard to find, but guns are easier to get. New guns are sold at the supply and marketing cooperatives and Xinhua Bookstore in the city, but a new 56 costs more than 1000 yuan, and I don’t have that much money at the moment!”

“I know someone who has a 16-gauge rod for sale!”

“Who?”

Hearing the words “hang the pipe”, Yue Feng instantly became alert.

This is a firearm modified from a civilian 16-gauge shotgun. It uses a 7.62mm rifle barrel. You fire a round and then open the magazine to manually eject the shell and replace the bullet.

Because of the structure of the gun body, the power of this hanging barrel shotgun is slightly greater than that of the 56 semi-automatic. No matter the size of a regular mountain animal, even a tiger with big claws, a shot to the head can knock it down with one shot.

“Old Chen Pao from Fang’an Village next door! I heard my dad talking about it. He said that when Wang Qiang from the village was drinking with Old Chen Pao, Old Chen said that his legs were not good and he couldn’t go up the mountain. He planned to sell his old gun if anyone wanted it!”

In the area at the foot of Changbai Mountain, any hunter who goes up the mountain to play with guns all year round, as long as he is a little famous, will generally be called “Mou Pao” by others. This is a respectful title that recognizes the other person’s qualifications and strength.

Lao Chen, a hunter from Fang’an Village, is a famous gunner in the surrounding villages. He has accurate shooting skills and a tough dog. Every year in autumn, after the leaves of the broad-leaved forest have fallen, he goes up the mountain. He always hunts wild boars, blind bears and other mountain animals.

Yue Feng knew that Xiao Tao’s father, Uncle Li, had been saving money to buy a gun, so the news was basically true.

In Yue Feng’s memory, in his previous life, Lao Chen “retired” in the winter of 80. He and a few buddies went up the mountain to kill a black bear, but they made a mistake and almost lost their lives. After returning, they sold both the dog and the gun.

The No. 16 hanging tube in the hands of Old Chen Pao in his previous life was finally bought by Xiao Tao’s father. Several tough dogs with outstanding combat achievements in Chen Pao’s family, including the head dog and three tough gang dogs, were also sold to a hunter named Wang and another hunter named Sun from the next village.

However, in Yue Feng’s memory, those tough guys that Lao Chen helped in his previous life did not have a good end.

The gang was dismantled and sold to two families. When the new dogs arrived home, they did not get along well with the old dogs and were hit by a big dog weighing more than 300 kilograms. As a result, two dogs died and one was seriously injured. They died prematurely before they could do anything.

Thinking of this, Yue Feng suddenly had an idea and reacted.

Yes, in terms of the timeline, Chen Pao has just announced his retirement, and he hasn’t sold his gun yet. The dog must still be in his hand, and this year’s autumn encirclement hasn’t started yet, so there’s still time!
I must buy guns and raise dogs to build a team. Then, aren’t the dogs and guns in the hands of retired Chen Pao the best choice?
Thinking of this, Yue Feng asked, “Do you know how much Chen Pao’s hanging tube is going to sell for?”

(End of this chapter)