Chapter 29 Zhang Brothers
Xiao Tao thought for a moment and replied, “My dad didn’t tell me, but I guess it must be more than two or three hundred! Although his gun is an old gun, the hanging barrel is a new barrel that has only been used for less than two years. I asked someone to get it from the joint security team!”

“How do you know it’s at least two or three hundred?”

Xiao Tao spread his hands and replied, “Because my father only saved 170 yuan, he kept saying that the money was still short and not enough.

I was still hesitant and wanted to ask your dad for money, but my mom said that your uncle’s leg was injured and the family was in a tight spot and needed money, so I gave up for the time being… If the money was enough, I would have bought the gun a long time ago!”

Yue Feng nodded, agreeing with Xiao Tao’s analysis.

“Okay, let’s earn a few more days. When we make enough money and the opportunity is right, we will buy that barrel-mounted gun!”

In his heart, Yue Feng already regarded the gun and dog in Chen Pao’s hands as his own possessions.

The two brothers walked all the way back and before they knew it they had arrived home.

Because I spent some time at the supply and marketing cooperative, it was already 8:20 when I returned to the village.

From a distance, Yue Feng saw two familiar figures waiting under the big elm tree behind Xiao Tao’s house. Upon closer inspection, they were the brothers Zhang Xiaowen and Zhang Xiaowu.

Both brothers were a bit thin, about 175cm tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. They wore blue jackets with patches on the elbows, shoulders and other obvious places, but they were washed very clean.

“Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu!!!” Xiao Tao also discovered his good friends and greeted them in advance from a distance of dozens of meters.

The two brothers heard the call and turned around.

“Xiao Tao, Brother Feng, are you back from the city?” Xiao Wen is the same age as Xiao Tao, but he is obviously more mature in dealing with people than Xiao Tao.

Needless to say, Yue Feng knew what he meant. This was because Xiao Tao had gone to them yesterday to talk about making money by flying hawks together, and the two brothers had come here early and were waiting.

Yue Feng smiled and nodded: “Wait a while, right? Don’t stay here, come to my house, we can have a simple meeting! Xiao Tao, put down your things and come over!”

“profound!”

After entering Yue Feng’s house, the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu greeted Yue Feng’s parents respectfully. Yue Feng let them into the west room where he slept.

The newly bought fruits and candies were opened and placed on the table. Soon, mother Meng Yulan brought sweet water with sugar to Xiaowen and Xiaowu.

“Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu, drink some water! Coming to Auntie’s house is like being at home!”

“Thank you, Auntie!” The two brothers thanked Liansheng.

“I don’t know anything about releasing hawks, you guys should study it yourselves. I’m here and you can’t let go! Xiaofeng, call me if you have any problems!” Meng Yulan greeted him and pushed the door open to go out.

Soon Xiao Tao also came over and everyone was present.

There were four young men in the room. Yue Feng did not rush to talk about business, but put the snacks he had just opened in front of the two brothers.

“Xiao Tao and I went to the city and bought some stove fruit from the supply and marketing cooperative. Let’s try some!”

Neither of the brothers ate the stove fruit in front of them. Xiaowen couldn’t hold it in any longer and asked, “Brother Feng, I heard from Xiaotao that I can make money by following you up the mountain to hunt hawks!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Xiao Tao should have told you about the situation. I want to organize some people who know the situation well to teach you how to release hawks, and then sell the captured flying dragon sand half chickens to the city. I have already found a sales channel!”

“But we don’t have an eagle either!” asked his younger brother Xiaowu.

Yue Feng: “Don’t worry about that. Now that the Cold Dew has passed, it is the season for hawks to fly. I have prepared the nets and baits for catching hawks. I will go up the mountain and cast the nets later!
You don’t have to worry about training the eagle. My dad and I will take care of the eagle first, and then take you into the mountains for a few days of practice. Once the eagle is used to it and you have learned enough, you can go up the mountain to release the eagle and hunt on your own!”

“There is one more thing I want to ask in advance. Brother Feng, don’t think I’m too realistic. If everything goes according to what you said, how do we divide the money after we catch the prey and sell it?” Xiaowen asked again with gritted teeth.

Xiaowen is such a straightforward person who says what he thinks and does what he says. Asking directly about the benefits is also in line with his personality.

Yue Feng replied: “I will be responsible for providing sales for the hawks and prey, and you will be responsible for releasing the hawks into the mountains.

We’ll split the prey we each catch 50-50 after I sell it!
Today, Xiao Tao and I went to the city and sold flying dragons for one dollar each! If the market changes in the future, we will decide based on the actual situation! “

After hearing the distribution plan proposed by Yue Feng, Xiao Wu’s eyes widened and he said in disbelief, “So, catching a flying dragon will give me 55 cents?!”

This was no small sum of money. When they had nothing to do in the fields, they would do odd jobs for other people. Those who could pay them three cents a day were all good employers. In comparison, the offer from Yue Feng was too generous. Even if the two brothers only caught one flying dragon a day, they would still earn more than doing odd jobs for others.

“No! How can we divide the money like this when hunting together? This is against the rules!” Xiaowen looked at his brother with dissatisfaction and directly rejected Yue Feng’s distribution plan.

Xiao Tao also agreed: “I also think that this division is not appropriate. You help us make money, produce eagles, teach us technology, and are responsible for sales channels. You should get the lion’s share!”

Hearing the opinions expressed by several of his friends, Yue Feng felt warm at heart. He realized that his deliberate attempt to split the money 50-50 seemed a little mean.

People who are not tempted by interests but put rules first are the real brothers with whom you can interact for life.

If he had mentioned the 55- split just now and the people around him had agreed without objection, then Yue Feng would not have changed the split ratio. However, his cooperation with them would definitely have stopped at small-scale falconry hunting. When winter came for large-scale hunting, he would not have taken them with him.

Yue Feng glanced at Xiao Wen and asked, “Xiao Wen, how do you think we should divide it?”

Xiaowen thought for a moment and said, “In recent years, Xiaowu and I have sometimes followed the hunters around us to the mountains to do some manual labor in the winter, so I know a little bit about the rules.

According to the rules of hunting in the mountains, the proceeds from the prey are distributed. The leader of the team counts as two shares, the lead dog counts as one share, the three helper dogs count as one share, the gun counts as one share, the person who assists in driving the game also counts as one share, and if there is someone who provides information, that also counts as one share!
The way we use eagles to hunt small enclosures is different from the way they hunt large enclosures, but the principle is the same. We don’t have guns and dogs, but we have eagles.

I personally think that a fair distribution plan is that the eagle counts as one share, the person who learns from you how to fly the eagle should also count as one share, the person who takes the eagle up the mountain should count as one share, and the person who sells the prey in the city should also count as one share! What do you think? A total of four shares, each accounting for 25%.”

While asking other people, Xiaowen looked at his younger brother Xiaowu sharply, then he looked at Xiaotao gently.

Xiaowu realized that he had lost control just now and his brother was reminding him, so he nodded with Xiaotao and said in unison: “I think what Xiaowen (my brother) said makes sense!”

Yue Feng pondered for a few seconds and compromised, “How about this, since you and I caught the eagle together, this one won’t count. There are three in total, and I count as two. Each of you will get 33% of the value of your prey!

Everyone likes money, but I think there are more important things in this world than money. There is nothing wrong with following the rules, but we should also be a little more humane and not make the relationship too cold for the sake of money. What do you think, Xiaowen?”

Xiaowen was silent for two seconds, as if he was struggling in his heart. Facing Yue Feng’s gaze, he nodded: “Okay, then I’ll listen to Brother Feng!”

“We both listen to Brother Feng!” Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu responded again.

Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus on the profit sharing, Yue Feng continued:

“But don’t be too happy yet, I still have rules to tell you!”

“Brother Feng, you say!”

“We can earn money by catching birds and falcons. For now, it’s just you two brothers, Xiao Tao and my uncle Li, so there are five of us in total!
The skill of falconry training is passed down in my family. Any details of falconry that I teach you must not be told to anyone else except our own people!
Even if you make money, you can’t show off to others. Make money in a low-key manner, so as not to make the villagers jealous! “

“Okay, Xiaowu and I are both tight-lipped and will never say anything that shouldn’t be said!” Xiaowen agreed without hesitation.

Yue Feng glanced at the wall clock and said, “Okay, it’s settled then! Let’s go online first, then I’ll take you for a walk around Erjiagou and give you some simple training! Let’s have lunch at my house and let your aunt prepare delicious food for us!”

“Okay, whatever you say, we’ll do it!”

Soon, Yue Feng brought the other three people, took the riding cage net, lures, large blue kites and other things, and then left the village and headed straight for the grove by the river where they caught the eagle last time.

It was a little late to leave the house today, and the Big Green Kitten hadn’t eaten yet. It was hungry and very angry. Yue Feng just left the village with the hawk when he found a few gray magpies perched on an elm tree on the side of the road, chirping.

Although it was not the target prey, it would definitely be no problem to feed it to the eagle. Yue Feng walked forward a few steps and quickly showed his eagle-beating skills to the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu.

The grey magpie was not a good flying bird. The distance between them was about fifteen meters. The big blue kite flew close to the ground and was within ten meters when it was discovered by the grey magpie. Before it flew far, the big blue kite did a handsome somersault and grabbed it directly from mid-air.

The brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu had never seen such a scene before, and they couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.

Yue Feng let the blue kite eat some gray magpie meat to fill its stomach, and then explained how to cover the claws with gloves and how to pick the prey and hide it in the pocket.

After catching the first prey, Yue Feng and his three brothers quickly arrived at the grove by the river.

Last time they set up the nets, they only had one set of riding cage netting with holes in it, but this time Yue Feng brought three pieces of netting.

The grove was the best place to catch young eagles near home. Yue Feng selected three locations and set up nets. Then he flattened the eagles and led the three brothers up the gentle slope of Erjiazigou.

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