Chapter 218 Supplies
Compared to the yamen who flatter Ye Xiaojun and the like, Yue Feng prefers Wang Hu, who has connections at home but works on his own.

Why do he have this idea? In fact, it is very simple. Because Yue Feng knows from his experience of two lifetimes that it is very difficult to deal with the so-called second generation who have not truly seen the bottom of society. For a small character like Yue Feng, it is very difficult to deal with others.

What does Yue Feng have? He just has some experience in an extremely vertical professional field. What about others? They have a huge amount of resources given by the times and their predecessors. This kind of relationship is not equal at all. If Yue Feng wants to use them, he almost has to exchange his dignity.

But Wang Hu is different. Although Wang Hu has connections at home, he can get up early in the morning and go to the ghost market to trade food stamps. This shows that he knows a lot about the lives of the lower classes, and his attitude, living habits, and style are more down-to-earth.

The second generation who grew up in this kind of background could still try to make friends, so Yue Feng agreed to help him hunt deer in the mountains to make wine.

According to the plan that Yue Feng had promised Wang Hu, he would take his brothers and hunting dogs to the full felling area and selective felling area of ​​the forest farm for a few days around the winter solstice.

The situation of deer in the mountains and forests is actually quite different from what many people imagine.

As the old saying goes, a deer may live a thousand years, but it worries at every step.

Species in this large category, whether it is sika deer or red deer, are actually relatively cautious in nature. Except for the annual mating season when they may be relatively irritable, most of the time they try to stay away from human activities as much as possible.

Under this objective situation, it is a bit difficult to go into the woods to hunt deer. They will run away at the slightest sign of trouble. They are not as easy to hunt as wild boars and roe deer.

Things are different now. Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao have become close friends regardless of their age difference. With Uncle Zhao’s knowledge of the surrounding mountains and forests, it will not be difficult to kill the deer in three days if he helps.

Having made up his mind, Yue Feng got busy. He specially sorted out the various bills on hand at home, and then rode his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Some people may be confused when seeing this. Didn’t we agree to go hunting deer? Why did we go to the supply and marketing cooperative? What’s the connection between them?

There is a connection, and in Yue Feng’s eyes, these things are very important.

Although Uncle Zhao was free from all worries and didn’t care much about material things, Yue Feng, who had slept in his cellar for a night, knew that the old man’s life in the mountains was not so easy.

Apart from other things, he seldom goes down the mountain, and the old man’s house is very short of various daily necessities. He doesn’t even have things like soy sauce and vinegar. He cooks for himself all year round and lives on just a little animal fat and salt.

There are still many other things missing, such as pots and pans that can be used by several people, the strong liquor I brought for the old man last time, and tobacco leaves and tea leaves…

Last time, Uncle Zhao took Yue Feng and the others to kill a bear. Not only did he teach them the skills, but in the end he didn’t even take the priceless bronze gall. This was a large sum of money that was enough to make many people have evil thoughts.

Although the bear bile was still drying in the warehouse after being dipped in water and could not be sold for cash, the money Yue Feng earned from delivering goods every now and then was enough for his daily use.

Before Yue Feng went up the mountain to hunt deer this time, he had to help Uncle Zhao purchase some daily necessities so that the old man could live on his own in the mountains and at least have some quality of life.

In addition to various trivial supplies, Yue Feng was reminded by the semiconductor radio that his father listened to, and decided to buy a radio for Uncle Zhao. Although some bands may not be received, there will always be bands and channels that can be listened to. In this way, Uncle Zhao can also learn about the outside information when he is free.

It’s easier to get receipts for other things, but I have to go to Wang Hu for the receipt for this semiconductor radio.

Yue Feng had been to Wang Hu’s house before, so he went there again, and he was familiar with the place. He bought another ticket at the same price as last time. The ticket was still the Spring Thunder 805 issued by Shanghai No. Factory.
My dad has gotten pretty good at tinkering with this radio now, and it also has a side antenna. When the signal is a little poor, he can tinker with the antenna and receive a few more stations on different bands.

Yue Feng spent almost the entire morning shopping in the city.

Soy sauce, vinegar, loose liquor, sugar, fine salt, steel pots, flour, corn stubble, nails, wire, semiconductor radio, No. 1 dry-cell batteries that can last at least half a year, etc.

Whenever Yue Feng felt that the old man lacked something for his daily life, as long as he had enough money, Yue Feng would buy some for him. For example, daily necessities such as soy sauce and vinegar were packaged in 20-jin barrels, which would definitely not be used up in a short period of time.

By the time Yue Feng had sorted the purchased materials into snakeskin bags or wicker baskets, two full wicker baskets and two additional large urea bags were placed on the back seat of the bicycle.

Among so many things, only the ticket and purchase price of the semiconductor radio were more expensive. After the purchase was completed and the bill was settled, the total cost was less than two hundred yuan, less than one-fifth of the value of the copper bulb.

Thanks to the sturdy frame of the weighted bicycle, Yue Feng was able to carry all the supplies back to his home safely.

After lunch, Xiao Tao, Xiao Wen and the others returned early from flying hawks in the mountains.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Yue Feng rode his bicycle to deliver the wild game caught that day to the second canteen, and then came back to meet up with his friends at home.

This time when Yue Feng went up the mountain to hunt deer, he went to find Uncle Zhao and stayed overnight in Uncle Zhao’s cellar. He set out in the afternoon, took a nap after reaching the mountain, and started work the next day. If everything went well, he should be able to come back in the afternoon or before evening. Even if he couldn’t come back, he could still come back after another night and on the winter solstice.

During the time that Yue Feng was delivering the goods, his friends at home had already sorted out the supplies that Yue Feng had purchased.

Two detachable wild boar skin sleds and two fixed sleds of the earliest type were all lined up in the yard. The supplies purchased by Yue Feng were distributed relatively evenly to the four sleds according to weight, volume, etc. After a simple inspection, Yue Feng said goodbye to his parents and relatives, and then he and the three members of the team took two 56 semi-automatic rifles, a large amount of bullets, four hunting dogs, and the big black eagle, and pulled the sled out of the village in a mighty manner.

We had already walked back and forth last time, so everyone was familiar with the route today.

Go up the mountain along the small path at the back of the mountain, cross a few ridges and get on Chaiji Road, then follow Chaiji Road all the way to Forest Area No. 30. From Forest Area No. 30, turn a few ridges and get to Woniu Mountain, which is the location of Uncle Zhao’s cellar.

They set out at 1:40 in the afternoon and hardly stopped on the way. By the time they arrived at the ridge in front of Uncle Zhao’s house, it was already five o’clock.

Uncle Zhao could hear the barking of dogs in the woods from a long distance away.

Heavy snow blocked the mountains, and the old man only went out once in the past few days. He spent most of his time staying at home, or taking Red Dog for a stroll in the surrounding woods.

After hearing the movement of Yue Feng’s dog gang, Uncle Zhao came out wearing a fox fur hat and a plain sheepskin jacket.

“Uncle!” Yue Feng greeted from a distance of dozens of meters.

“Hey! Xiaofeng, it’s you! I heard dogs barking in the woods at that time! What are you doing? Why are you dragging so many things!”

Yue Feng grinned: “Hey, I came up the mountain to ask for your help, and I happened to bring some supplies with me! Are the red dogs at home still there? I brought four dogs up the mountain this time, don’t let them get in front of you and start a fight.”

“It’s cold in the mountains now. Red Dog doesn’t go out for a walk and stays in his den. Don’t be afraid! Are all these supplies brought for me?”

“Well, it’s nothing rare, just stuff you can use in your daily life!”

“Come on, come home with me and warm up. You kids, I have everything here, why are you wasting all that money!”

“Hey, good!”

Soon, Uncle Zhao brought Yue Feng back to the cellar.

In the small yard surrounded by branches outside the cellar, all the snow had been swept away by Grandpa Zhao, and there was basically no change from when he came back last time.

Four sleds were placed side by side in the yard. Yue Feng gave a look and the four brothers began to untie the ropes and carry the various supplies down one by one.

The old man looked at the increasing number of supplies, and soon his eyes became moist.

He was an old mountain dog, and except for those few friends from his youth, he seemed to be completely out of touch with this society. Apart from the friendship of the older generation, these young guys brought by Yue Feng had only met him once, but they had always been thinking about him.

Looking at the things unloaded from the sled, there were food, seasonings, tobacco leaves, and even a small package of common medicines that Yue Feng had ordered from Wang Da Nao Tou.

“Hey, uncle, don’t just stand there, move it into the house! Just put it wherever you think is suitable!” Yue Feng reminded with a smile.

“Hey! Okay! I’ll put it in order!”

Yue Feng and his brothers lent a hand and it took them more than ten minutes to move all the supplies they had brought into the cellar.

With these things, the atmosphere of life in the cellar finally seemed a little more normal, no longer as hard as the last time I came back.

“Warm yourself up in the house. I’ll boil some water for you. Now that we have all the ingredients, I’ll stew some wild boar meat for you!”

“Okay! I brought you a good thing. I’ll try it out and see how many stations I can receive on the mountain!”

While speaking, Yue Feng took out an object with a packaging box from the bottom of the snakeskin bag.

After unpacking the package, Uncle Zhao saw clearly that in addition to various food and drinks, Yue Feng actually brought him a new semiconductor antenna radio.

“This…this thing is so popular, why did you buy it?!”

“Hey, my friend has connections at home, and he helped me get it! You must be really bored when you’re alone in the mountains! Listening to the radio can at least help you relieve your boredom!”

As Yue Feng spoke, he took out a brand new No. 1 battery, opened the back cover of the radio, inserted the battery, turned it on, then pulled out the antenna and skillfully searched the band for radio stations.

(End of this chapter)