Chapter 280 Return the favor

On the way home, my second uncle picked up a tiger cub for free, which made him very excited along the way.

In comparison, Yue Feng was relatively calm.

Why is it that when older hunters make money, the first thing they do is either buy a good dog or a good gun? Today’s unexpected gain is the answer.

If you go up the mountain frequently, sooner or later you will encounter unexpected situations and come face to face with mountain animals.

If I only have a sharp knife in my hand, even if I encounter an opportunity like today, I can only sigh in despair.

But with a 56 rifle on your shoulder, you can catch a big lynx with just one or two bullets.

From this perspective, whether a person can make money often depends not only on his own ability, but also on the resources he has at his disposal.

This is not to deny the success that some people have achieved through hard work, but to look at the problem dialectically from a different perspective.

Without a gun, you will not be able to seize the opportunity and will only miss it. But with a gun, you can get huge benefits with very small cost (two bullets).

My second uncle didn’t have a gun before. If Yue Feng and his hunting team hadn’t come to my grandmother’s house, my second uncle might have worked hard on the farm for another ten or twenty years, but he still wouldn’t have been able to cross that invisible threshold.

But now it’s different. The appearance of Yue Feng has given these relatives from my grandmother’s side a new option.

Once external forces intervene and break through the critical point of material accumulation, and you have a “gun” in your hand, whether in natural competition or social competition, the probability of winning will be greatly increased, and the days to come will probably get better and better. This is also an alternative snowball effect.

The father and son carried the lynx and half of a roe deer back to the village. The sun was setting and it was not yet completely dark. The second uncle was afraid of arousing envy, so he took Yue Feng through another path back to the village. The two of them walked home in the moonlight without disturbing any villagers.

After entering his own yard, my second uncle couldn’t help but greet me.

“Brother, light up our lantern and bring it out!!”

When they heard that the person who went up the mountain had returned, everyone in my uncle’s house came out to greet him.

“Hey! Lao Er, didn’t you and Xiao Feng go up the mountain to set up a falconry shop? How come you brought back a wild animal? This is… this is a tiger cub!!!”

The eldest uncle came out from the door to greet him. At first he thought his younger brother had shot a roe deer or something like that. He walked up to him with a lantern and took a look. He was immediately overjoyed.

“Second uncle, where did you beat this tiger cub?” Xiao Tao and the others also came over.

Killing a lynx is not a “small” reward like killing a pig or a roe deer. As long as the fur is intact, it can be sold for a lot of money.

“Hey, I’m sure you won’t believe me! Do you remember that lively Tiaoshitang where we went back and forth twice yesterday at Jindingzi?
It’s the small place over the third ditch when you go down the mountain!

Xiaofeng and I were walking back after we finished building the shack on the mountain. When we passed that place, I had just climbed up the ridge from the shady slope when I saw this lynx eating a roe deer on a large bluestone platform that was raised from the stone pond at the bottom of the ditch!

I stepped back calmly and gave Xiaofeng a few looks. Xiaofeng held his gun close. We were about 150 meters away, and Xiaofeng shot the tiger cub to death with two bullets!

It took less than five minutes at most and the job was done without any delays!

Today, the mountain god is taking care of our family and making us rich!”

“This…May the mountain god bless me!” After hearing this, my uncle immediately started muttering to himself.

“I didn’t dare to rest while carrying it all the way back. It’s not frozen solid yet, so I’ll peel the skin off while it’s still soft. Xiaofeng and the others are leaving tomorrow, so take the skin with you when they go!”

While my second uncle was speaking, he pulled out the leg sponge from his calf and prepared to skin the lynx.

“I can’t take this leather away. According to the rules, one share for the gun and one share for the man. You own one third of this leather!
We two fathers should settle our accounts clearly and stop quarreling and making a fool of ourselves.

My family is not well-off, and there are many expenses when we first start. I will keep the money from selling leather at home for the time being. When I bring people here again next winter, you can keep the money that is due to me!

I was still thinking about what I could do to repay the favor before I left. Now, God has given me a tiger cub. I can skin it and take the lynx meat and bones to repay the favor. It will definitely be enough!” Yue Feng repeated his thoughts.

“This… contains both wild boar meat and bear gall. The money from selling them should be enough to set up a hunting team!”

After hearing what Yue Feng said, the second uncle wanted to refuse, but he couldn’t find any loopholes in his nephew’s words, so he could only emphasize in a low voice that the money was enough.

“If you have a hundred dollars in your hand, you can spend it in different ways. If you have a thousand dollars in your hand, you can spend it in different ways!

It seems like a lot of money, and it would cost a lot to buy a few good dogs. A 56 would cost around twelve or thirteen thousand.

After buying everything, how much money will be left? The family still needs to make a living!”

Yue Feng pinched his fingers and said this, and his second uncle suddenly fell silent.

According to my second uncle’s original plan, he wanted to sell the bear bile and the wild boar meat at the foot of the wall, buy a better-quality 16-gauge barreled rifle, and then buy a few usable hunting dogs.

Now that I have this lynx skin as a base, I am really qualified to think about the 56 and a half. Good things are expensive for a reason. These ten big pills are the magic weapons that all hunters dream of.

If you have such a gun when organizing a hunting team and encounter a herd of pigs on the mountain, the success rate and safety will be much higher than shooting slowly with a rifle.

It has only been a few days since my second nephew dragged back nine pigs on his first day in the mountains.

“Then…just consider it as Second Uncle lending it to you! I’ll pay you back when you come back next year after I’ve made some money!”

“Okay! No problem!” Yue Feng agreed without hesitation.

After finalizing the distribution and subsequent use of this unexpected fortune, my second uncle worked more steadily. Using a lantern and flashlight, he used a skinning knife to very carefully peel off the entire lynx skin as completely as possible.

It was exactly as my second uncle analyzed on the mountain. When cutting open the lower abdomen, the position of the knife was slightly adjusted, and the fist-sized hole where the bullet exited was split into two. With simple modifications on the side, it was basically invisible and had almost no major impact on the appearance.

There is only one bullet hole on this leather. Even if it cannot be made perfect to level one, the price given must be within the upper limit of level two leather to maximize the profit.

Yue Feng and his family had eaten this lynx meat last time and it tasted good. But this time, when they heard that their nephew was going to give the lynx meat as a favor, no one in the family, including grandparents, suggested stewing some lynx meat to try.

In the simple value view of the relatives, it is more important for the second nephew to repay the favor.

There is wild boar meat, bear meat, and half a roe deer meat brought back with the lynx at home. As for the tiger cub meat, it doesn’t matter whether we eat it or not.

The next morning, Yue Feng planned to lead his men back, so the matter of giving gifts and repaying favors had to be resolved tonight, otherwise it would take another day tomorrow.

Yue Feng made a plan in his mind and cut the lynx into two parts along the spine, one half with the neck and head, and the other half with only the trunk. He put the two bags in two clean urea bags, and he and his second uncle walked to the township security department in the cover of night, carrying the bags on their backs.

Yue Feng’s base is in Fengcheng, so it is impossible for Lincheng to come every now and then. But since they have established contact, the relationship here must naturally be maintained.

With the relationship with Zhang Hongbin, as long as my second uncle can get along well with Secretary Sun from the Security Department, Director Lin will also help maintain the relationship.

During the holidays, I would ask my second uncle to bring some mountain products to go around. My grandmother’s family now has some support and connections. I can’t say how much influence they have, but at least it is enough to protect ourselves in the village.

As I said, if it’s sunny, you build the road, if it’s rainy, you walk. In this kind of society, it’s too late to cram. It happened to be Director Sun’s duty at night. Seeing Yue Feng and his second uncle come to deliver something overnight, Director Sun was quite surprised.

This kind of personal relationship based on comradeship in the army was actually already owed to Zhang Hongbin when he opened his mouth.

Secretary Sun originally had no intention of seeking any return from the ordinary farmers in Yuefeng. The villagers lived in poverty, so how could there be so much money in return?

It was precisely because of this mentality that when Secretary Sun heard Yue Feng say that this was a tiger cub for him and Director Lin, and that they would each get half, it was a pleasant surprise.

This is a tiger cub! Even if hunting is not banned these days, you can’t just hunt it whenever you want!
It is said that the meat of this thing has special nourishing effects, and the bones can be used to make wine. Whether you give it to others or enjoy it yourself, it is considered a hot commodity.

“I feel so embarrassed! I’m just helping the old squad leader with something small!” Secretary Sun kept scratching his head, his expression showing a hint of surprise, and at the same time, a little bit of barely noticeable awkwardness.

Yue Feng grinned and said, “It may be a small matter to you, but to my grandma’s family, it is a serious matter!
Since we met through my eldest brother, we are friends. I am not here, but my grandmother’s family is a local resident here.

It’s just a small gift of worthless mountain products between friends, and it’s not against the rules! Brother Sun, please don’t refuse!”

Now that things have come to this, Secretary Sun will naturally not refuse anymore. The other party is the old squad leader’s brother, and he has taken the initiative to deliver mountain products. His attitude of actively making friends is very clear.

“Then I won’t be polite to you! I’ll keep this half, and I’ll send the other half with the head to Brother Lin tomorrow!”

“Okay, we can rest assured that you can help us deal with this matter!
I have caught enough sables. I have to take my men back tomorrow. When I come back, I will definitely come to have a drink with you!
If you pass by our village on your way to the countryside, please don’t be polite. My grandma’s house is also your home, Brother Sun. Whenever you come, I will definitely treat you like one of our own!” Yue Feng emphasized.

Secretary Sun is also a smart man, how could he not hear Yue Feng’s thoughts, and nodded repeatedly: “Don’t worry, I will definitely not be awkward with our grandma and uncle!

I am here at my uncle’s house. If there is anything, my uncle will come over. He will definitely take care of his family’s affairs!”

“Thank you for your concern, Brother Sun. It’s getting late. We’ll go back first!”

“It’s such a long way, I’ll drive you back!”

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Sometimes, the relationships between people are just so wonderful.

If it weren’t for the relationship with Zhang Hongbin, it would be quite difficult for a security officer to interact with ordinary villagers who are not related to him.

But now, Secretary Sun is not only happy that Yue Feng and his uncle came to deliver mountain products, he is also actively trying to improve the relationship between the two sides.

Secretary Sun drove the company’s car and personally sent Yue Feng and his uncle back home.

This trip by car was quite a surprise to my second uncle. It could even be said that it opened the door to a new world for my eldest uncle, giving him a deeper understanding of how to interact with official people.

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The next morning, the four brothers of Yue Feng’s team were still lying on the kang when they were awakened by the sound of chopping meat.

My eldest aunt and my second aunt were both busy in the kitchen, one kneading the dough and the other chopping the meat, preparing to make dumplings for their nephew.

As the saying goes, dumplings when you get on the bus and noodles when you get off. During the time that the nephew and the hunting team have lived at home, the life at home has improved visibly, and there is hope for a better life in the future. The two aunts and even the grandparents are grateful to the nephew from the bottom of their hearts.

My nephew is leaving today, so I have to prepare some hot dumplings.

The two aunts knew that it would take almost two days for the four children to catch the bus home, so they filled four large dumplings. If they couldn’t finish them in the morning, they would put the rest in lunch boxes and take them on the road. These dumplings had stuffing and noodles, and could be a meal just by boiling them in water. They were much better than eating cold dry food.

Hearing the sound of chopping meat outside, Yue Feng got up from the kang early, got dressed, washed his face, and then went to the kitchen where people were busy.

“Are you woken up? Go back and lie down for a while. I’ll be in time to call you when the dumplings are ready!” said my aunt softly.

“I’m done sleeping. I don’t want to sleep anymore! Are my grandma and grandpa in the east room?”

“She’s here. She came here just after dawn. Your grandma also wanted to come and help. There’s not much work, so let her rest in the east room!” said the second aunt, nodding her head.

“Oh! Let me take a look!”

Yue Feng greeted everyone and knocked on the door of the east room.

Grandma and grandpa have both gotten up and are now sitting on the edge of the kang, looking lonely.

People of the older generation are often not good at expressing their feelings. For example, this old couple got up early in the morning and came over from his second uncle’s house, but they didn’t go to wake up Yue Feng.

Now Yue Feng came over on his own initiative, and the old couple’s faces were full of surprise.

“Grandma, Grandpa!”

“Hey! Xiaofeng, what time are you planning to leave?”

“After we finish breakfast, we’ll load everything into the car and be ready to go!”

“Be sure to be safe on the road and remember to eat well! In this year, the world is in chaos, so be careful when you go out!
Your grandpa and I are old, so come back more often if you have time! When you get home, call the village office to let us know you are safe!”

“Okay, I’ve remembered it all!

Grandma, this is the money my mother asked me to bring you when she came. Please keep it. If there is any emergency at home, take it out. She is busy with the family and can’t leave. This little money can be considered as a filial piety! ! “

As Yue Feng spoke, he took out a stack of money from his inner pocket.

The money was actually prepared by Yue Feng himself before he came, ten big unity notes, one hundred yuan, plus dozens of kilograms of grain and oil receipts.

My eldest uncle and second uncle are both very filial. If Yue Feng gave them the money directly, they would definitely not accept it. Now he is leaving it to my grandmother in the name of my mother. My grandmother loves her daughter, so she might keep the money.

When grandma saw this small stack of money, her eyes instantly became moist. Even after her daughter went to her husband’s house, she still missed her mother!

“Okay, since it’s your mom who gave it to me, I’ll keep it! Remember, next time you come, bring your mom along! If she doesn’t come, tell her that I miss her! My grandma is so old, I’m afraid that if God calls me one day, I won’t be able to see her for the last time from such a long distance!”

When Yue Feng heard his grandmother say that she missed her daughter, tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes, even though he was as brave as an eagle.

A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles away; a mother also worries when her daughter marries a hundred miles away.

In this age of material scarcity, a hundred miles of land is enough to sever the ties of family ties for ordinary people for five to ten years.

How many five- to ten-year periods does an average person have in his or her life?
Make more money, stand out, and let all your loved ones live a good life!
Yue Feng’s belief in struggle became even stronger.

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