OBS Chapter 223 Going down the mountain
Chapter 223 Going down the mountain
Liu Jingxue looked at the cows and asked curiously, "Were these cows tamed just like that?"
"How can that be possible? Now I just want to let go.
I have to take him back and let Uncle Liu teach him well." Qiangzi replied.
"Uncle Liu can't handle so many cows by himself. It seems that the village needs to add more cowherds."
"I think if we get these cows back, the villagers will be so happy."
Looking at the three people who were still holding onto the bull's horns, Liu Jingxue asked, "Are you planning to keep holding onto these three little ones?
We still have to patrol the rest of the area later, what should we do if we encounter prey?"
Uncle Ji replied, “With these two big bulls here, these three small ones won’t run away.
But to be on the safe side, when we get back, we'll find some vines and twist them into a long rope, tie it to their horns, and then lead them to walk together."
When the group returned to the camp, the people who had delivered the prey yesterday had already arrived.
When they saw the cows they brought back, all the villagers, except the two male educated youth, were very happy.
"Uncle Ji, let's go back today. We need to send the cow back quickly."
Uncle Ji nodded and said, "Let's speed up today and finish inspecting the rest of the places.
Hunting is not the main task today.
If there is any danger to the team, then we must deal with it.
If there is no danger, just pick it up along the way. If it is not along the way, forget it. There is no need to go the long way."
After setting the tone for today, Uncle Ji ordered, "Hurry up and make some long ropes, tie up some calves, and we'll set off."
In the afternoon, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Uncle Ji looked at the sky and said, "This year's first snow is a few days later than usual."
"Uncle Ji, shall we go back?
This calf seems to be unable to bear the cold and is shivering a little. Don't let it get frozen."
Looking at the many prey that everyone was carrying or dragging, as well as the five cows, two large and three small, that were being led by others, Uncle Ji nodded.
"Let's get down the mountain before the snow gets too heavy."
When everyone heard that they were going down the mountain, they became happy.
Although you can hunt a lot of things in the mountains, it is really tiring.
Moreover, their harvest this time was already quite significant. The harvest on the first day alone was enough to equal all their previous harvests.
The next two days were pure profit, not to mention that we also brought back five cows.
The group quickened their pace and walked down the mountain.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, there were no villagers waiting at the exit, perhaps because it was afternoon, or perhaps they thought it was still early and they couldn't come back so soon.
Some of the younger members of the hunting team immediately shouted, "We are back.
Come and see what good stuff we got back."
He shouted several times in succession and called the nearby villagers out.
Seeing a group of people coming down the mountain, the villagers were surprised and asked, "Old Ji, why are you coming down the mountain so soon this year?
Have you finished your inspection?"
Uncle Ji replied, “The inspection is over.
It was still early, so I wanted to walk around a bit more and see if I could get some more things.”
He pointed at the cows being led and said with a tone of boasting, "These precious things can't stand the cold and are shivering there.
There is no choice but to go down the mountain early. "
The villagers looked in the direction of his finger and saw the cows behind, their eyes widened immediately.
“Old Ji, didn’t you go into the mountains to hunt? How did you get so many cows?
Could it be that you ran to other production teams and stole their cows?
This won’t do. If people find out, you’ll go to jail.”
"Uncle, what are you talking about? How could we possibly do such a thing?"
"Uncle, this is the buffalo we caught in the mountains. We didn't steal it."
When the villagers heard this, their eyes widened and they said with joy, "Old Ji, is this really the wild buffalo we caught in the mountains?"
Uncle Ji nodded and said, “This is all thanks to Liu Zhiqing, who discovered these bison and led us to them.
But unfortunately, only two adults and three children were captured, and the others escaped.
Next time we go into the mountains, we must bring more ropes.
If we had extra ropes this time, we could have caught a few more."
"Everyone, stop looking at the spectacle and go call the captain. He has to arrange accommodation for these cows.
The little ones are too cold to bear it, and I’m afraid they’ll get sick.” A member of the hunting team reminded.
The villagers who were watching woke up as if from a dream, and hurriedly said to the young villagers, "You young people have good legs and feet, run and report the news quickly.
Don’t let these cows freeze to death.”
When several young people heard this, they ran away shouting.
"The hunting party is back."
"The hunting party captured several buffalo."
"Captain, come quickly. The buffalo can't stand the cold and is getting sick."
At this time, the team leader was sitting on the kang at home, chatting with Aunt Sufen.
Suddenly there was a noise outside.
"What's going on outside? Why is there such a loud noise?
Did something happen?" the captain said as he prepared to put on his shoes and get off the kang.
As the captain of the team, he has to take care of any problems no matter which family has them.
Even when the couple had a fight, he would sometimes be dragged over to settle the case, keeping him busy all day long.
Aunt Sufen rolled her eyes and said, "You are just a small official, but how come you are busier than the commune secretary and the town leaders?
You have to ask at all times.
I think you should quit this job as soon as possible and live your life in peace. "
"It's easy for you to say that, I want to step down, who can take over?
I still have some reputation in the commune and town, and I can still fight for some things on behalf of our team.
If we replace him with someone young and incompetent, we won’t get any good results and all the bad results will befall our team.”
"But there are only troubles every day, there is never a day of peace." Aunt Sufen felt a little sorry for her old man.
The captain comforted his wife, "It's snowing now, and as long as it snows, basically nothing will happen.
All that’s left is winter hunting, handing in the pigs for the task, killing the New Year pigs, and the winter hunt before the New Year.”
"Look at what you listed, aren't they all things?"
“It’s not tiring to just do these few things in a few months.
Okay, stop nagging, I'll go out and take a look first."
The captain put on a cotton jacket and leather boots and went out.
As soon as he came out, he happened to meet the person who came to tell him the news, and a group of villagers who were attracted by their shouting.
"Captain, the hunting team is back.
They captured several buffaloes from the mountains, both large and small.
The bison were not resistant to cold and some of them were shivering.
Uncle Ji asked you to quickly arrange a place for the cows to stay, so they don’t get frozen and sick.”
When the captain heard that they had caught bison, he was immediately delighted, "Several, how many exactly?
If you don’t explain clearly, how can I arrange the place?”
"I know, Captain. There are two big and three small cows, a total of five cows."
A villager nearby shouted, "There are so many. If the little ones grow up, our village will have a total of six cows."
"Captain, I'm afraid the Liu family can't accommodate so many cows."
"Don't say that the Liu family can't accommodate so many cows. No family can accommodate so many cows."
"Captain, arrange for it to be at our house."
"Captain, we can do that at home, but we can't let these cows get sick from the cold."
"Okay, let's stop arguing about this and go over and take a look first."
After sending someone to inform the village chief, Uncle Ji led everyone and the prey to the cafeteria.
All the game in the village is processed here, and everyone knows it.
Not long after they arrived, the captain came over with a group of people.
Seeing the captain coming over, Uncle Ji quickly handed over to him, "Captain, the prey is here.
The bison is also left to you.
I will also give you the records of this hunt. We have to go back and rest."
The captain's eyes were fixed on the cows, and he had no time to care about anything else.
After Uncle Ji finished speaking, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, you all go back and have a rest, and remember to come over to share the meat tomorrow.
Leave the rest to me.”