Chapter 304 Wang Jianshe’s Sister-in-Law
When Sheng Xiping and Liu Yujiang panted across the ditch and pond and reached the hillside, the big running basket was already fixed on the snow by four dogs and could not move.
Sheng Xiping was overjoyed when he saw this and hurriedly whistled to signal Erlang Shen and others to move away.
Erlang Shen and several dogs always follow him into the mountains. They are very familiar with their master's orders and they carry them out resolutely.
So the dogs got out of the way, and Sheng Xiping pulled the trigger and shot the head of the guy who was running away from the basket.
After being tortured by the four dogs for a long time, Dapa Basket fell to the ground and twitched a few times, then stopped moving.
Sheng Xiping and Liu Yujiang came forward and disemboweled the running basket.
The pig heart was divided into two parts and given to Erlang Shen and Hua Bao, the pig liver was fed to General Hei and Da Qing, and the remaining intestines, lungs, etc. were hung on the tree.
The four dogs fought with the basket for a long time, which took a lot of energy. The pig hearts and lungs alone were not enough to eat.
So Sheng Xiping picked out a lot of meat from the pig's belly and fed it to the dogs. He didn't give up until all four dogs had eaten.
"Brother, this guy is too big. We can't drag it away. How can we take it back?"
Sheng Xiping looked a little worried as he looked at the basket running on the ground.
This thing is too heavy, and the first snow has just fallen. The ground is too noisy and unreliable. It will be very difficult to drag it back.
Not only is this one running into the basket, there are also several pigs over there. There are so many, how can we get them back?
There are rules for hunting. No matter how many prey you catch in the mountains, you must take them home. Otherwise, you will offend the mountain god, and he will not reward you with food in the future.
All these pigs have to be taken back, but there are only four of them, so old and heavy, how can they drag them back?
"It's okay, just remove the pig's head and shave the bones, then split it in two, and we can drag it out."
Liu Yujiang smiled, what else is there? You can find a way to transport the meat you got, but you can't just let it go to waste.
Sheng Xiping thought about it and was right. Even though the basket was quite big, after removing the head and hooves and shaving off the big bones, there were only over 200 kilograms left. The two of them could find a way to drag it out.
Just like that, the two men started to shave off the pig's head and bones without removing the skin. They found a rope and tied it up. They just grabbed the rope and dragged the pig back.
When the two of them struggled to drag the pigs back to where Sheng Xi'an and Liu Yuhe were, the two brothers here also packed up the pigs.
Fat Tiger, Erqing and other dogs all had round bellies, and even Little Huahua seemed to be full.
"Did Huahua kill that little yellow-haired boy?" Sheng Xiping scanned the surroundings and found the body of another yellow-haired boy.
Looking carefully, one of the yellow-haired cubs was not disemboweled by a knife, but torn into pieces by something. No need to guess, it must be Huahua's masterpiece.
"Well, Huahua is so powerful. It bit the little yellow haired boy's neck. In the end, the little yellow haired boy seemed to be unable to breathe and suffocated to death.
Then Huahua tore Huangmaozi open, took out some meat and ate the heart. "When Sheng Xi'an heard this, he nodded quickly.
Just now, he had witnessed Huahua hunting with his own eyes. This little guy was so powerful. He killed a yellow-haired man and ate a lot of it.
Sheng Xiping was very happy when he heard this and hurriedly reached out to touch Huahua's head and back of her neck.
"The little guy is getting more and more capable. Okay, if you do this, I can rest assured."
Huahua had just eaten and was feeling lazy.
When Sheng Xiping touched it like this, the remaining wild and violent energy in the little guy was gone. He lay obediently next to Sheng Xiping and purred.
There were a total of five pigs, large and small, in front of them. The harvest from this trip into the mountains was undoubtedly huge, but now everyone was a little confused. How could the four of them get these five pigs back?
"It's okay. Let's make two simple sledges and put the pork on the two sledges separately. How can we drag it back in this heavy snow field?"
Liu Yujiang took a look and felt that the problem was not big.
The running basket on the other end has been packed away, and it doesn't weigh much anymore. The other pigs were also disemboweled and removed a lot of their contents.
The rest can be dragged back anywhere with a little more effort.
The prey that you put so much effort into killing must be brought back wherever you go.
The weather will be cold from now on, and meat can be frozen. If you store this meat, you can eat it for a long time.
"Second brother, go pick up some dry firewood. Let's build a fire and eat something first. Only when we are full will we have the strength to work."
Sheng Xiping called to his younger brother and instructed him to work.
It was almost nine o'clock in the morning when I came out of home. It was almost one o'clock now. After running around in the mountains for so long, I was already hungry. Let's eat first.
"Hey, I got it." Sheng Xian agreed quickly and quickly went to find dry firewood and sticks.
In the big forest, there is never a shortage of firewood. Those trees that have been blown down by the wind and damaged by diseases and insect pests will dry out after a long time of death.
I picked up some random things to ignite, and soon a fire started.
When I leave home, I always bring dry food with me, and I have to roast it to warm it up before eating.
In addition, Sheng Xiping also sharpened branches and skewered some meat skewers, sprinkled some salt on them, inserted them diagonally around the fire and roasted them slowly.
After a while, the dry food was heated up, and the meat skewers were grilled until they were sizzling with oil. The four of us had one mouthful of dry food and one mouthful of meat, and the food was delicious.
After eating and drinking, several people went to the forest to chop a few pieces of wood as thick as a small bowl.
Use an ax to cut the flat bottom, put it on the fire to bake, then bend the wood to a certain curvature, and then tie several pieces of wood horizontally with bark, ropes, etc., and the simple sledge is ready.
The five pigs were divided into two parts and placed on the sledge. Four people pulled the sledge and led the dogs back.
Although the snow was soft, it was much better than in spring and summer. After some effort, everyone dragged their sledges and finally came out of the forest.
"Xiping, we won't go to your house. We'll go home. If it doesn't snow tomorrow, we'll go into the mountains again.
No matter what you encounter, just pull back to save yourself from having to work in the mountains and have no meat to eat at home. "
As Liu Yujiang spoke, he picked up a small yellow hair on their sledge and threw it to this end, then turned around and left.
"Brother, I have enough meat here. You don't need to give me any more. The meat from the little yellow hair is delicious. You can take it back and eat it."
On Sheng Xiping's side of the sledge were a half-skimming basket, a sow, and the yellow-haired pig that Huahua killed. This much meat is enough to feed the family for a long time.
"It's okay, it can be frozen now. Dip it in some water and freeze it at night. It can be kept for a long time.
When your family has a large population and can eat, why don’t you still have that little tiger?
You cut the meat of the running basket into small pieces and put them separately. If one day it doesn't catch any prey and gets hungry, break up a piece of meat and give it a belly.
You can't starve this thing. If it does, who knows what trouble it can cause? "
Liu Yujiang waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"Xiao Huang, let's go, come home with me." Liu Yujiang said, waving to Xiao Huang, wanting to lead Xiao Huang home.
After all, Huahua can hunt now and doesn't need to nurse anymore. Nurse Little Huang's mission is over and it's time to go home.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Huang glanced at Liu Yujiang, then looked back at the little tiger Huahua, feeling quite embarrassed.
It is said that dogs are loyal ministers and cats are traitorous ministers.
No matter whether the life of the family is good or bad, the dog is a part of the family and will not go to other people's homes.
Cats are different. If the family is poor and there is no good food to eat, it will go to someone else's house.
Xiao Huang is the Liu family's dog. Even though he has lived in the Sheng family for these days, he can't help but kiss the Liu brothers when they meet him.
Liu Yujiang called Xiao Huang, and Xiao Huang understood that he wanted to let him go home.
But its two cubs and the tiger cub Huahua were both at Sheng's house. When Xiao Huang became a mother for the first time, she couldn't help but be reluctant to part with her cubs.
"Brother, why don't you let Xiao Huang go home with me first?
I will go up the mountain in two days. If you want to take the dogs hunting then, just take the dogs away and they will go back naturally. "
Sheng Xiping took a look and realized that Xiao Huang was in love with Zai Zi and refused to leave, so he spoke up for Xiao Huang.
"Well, that's fine. Anyway, our two families don't distinguish between them. It doesn't matter who's home Xiao Huang is in."
Liu Yujiang also noticed it, so he waved his hand and motioned for Xiao Huang to follow Sheng Xiping and the others.
Xiao Huang finally stopped worrying, wagging his tail and approached the little tiger Huahua.
When Huahuatwei saw Xiao Huang coming over, she was also very affectionate. She rubbed her big head against Xiao Huang's body and made a purring sound.
"Okay, okay, go home quickly." Sheng Xiping looked at the dog and the tiger and said helplessly.
As soon as they heard that they were going home, Erlang Shen and others became energetic and did not care about the Sheng Xiping brothers. A few dogs ran away ahead.
They know the way and can run home on their own.
Little Huahua was faster. After a few jumps, she had already galloped far away.
Only the two brothers Sheng Xiping were left, struggling to drag their sledge home.
Every household in the forest farm was clearing away the snow, and as the temperature in the village was slightly higher, the thin layer of snow on the road melted, exposing the dirt road.
Therefore, it was difficult for the sledge to move on such a road. The two brothers struggled to drag the sledge and walked home step by step.
"Oh, I did a lot of paddling on the mountain today."
The two brothers dragged their simple sledge half way when they saw Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang, father and son, coming over in a hurry.
Needless to say, these two men must have come out to greet the dogs when they came home.
"Well, I met a group of wild boars. After a lot of effort, I knocked down five pigs, a big runner, a sow, and three piglets.
The eldest brother said that we have a large family, so he specially gave us an extra little yellow boy. "
With the help of Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang, the two brothers Sheng Xiping finally took a breath, and together, the four of them dragged the sledge back to their yard.
"Oh, Xiping is back?" The four men just stopped the sledge and two people came out of the house.
One is Zhang Shuzhen, and the other is Wang Jianshe’s mother, Chen Xiuzhi.
"Sister-in-law, it must be your Xiping. He is really capable. Look, how much pork is this?"
When Chen Xiuzhi saw the situation in the yard, she praised with a smile on her face.
"Auntie, why are you free to visit today? Where's the construction? Have you come back from your father-in-law's house? Our forestry farm No. 1 is about to start production during the winter."
Sheng Xiping was stunned for a moment when he saw Chen Xiuzhi.
Wang Jianshe's mother is a woman who lives a good life. She usually works at home and is busy inside and outside the house. She rarely comes out to visit and chat.
Sheng Xiping has such a good relationship with Wang Jianshe, but Chen Xiuzhi's visits to the Sheng family are limited.
Of course, Chen Xiuzhi doesn't go to other people's homes that often. She just doesn't like going to other people's homes.
"I'm back, I'm back. The couple came back by train this morning. The winter transportation is a big event, so can we delay it?" Chen Xiuzhi replied hurriedly after hearing this.
"Oh, just come back, then I'll be relieved. Auntie, I went into the mountains to hunt some pigs today, so I can cut a piece of meat for you to eat."
As Sheng Xiping spoke, he took out a short knife to cut the meat.
"No, no, no, when Jianshe got married, there was still a lot of meat left over from you, so the family had enough to eat.
You go into the mountains, brave the wind and snow, climb over the mountains and ridges to bring back these pigs, and keep them for yourself. "
Chen Xiuzhi quickly waved her hand away. In the past two years, her son had taken advantage of Sheng Xiping. How could Chen Xiuzhi ask for someone else's flesh for nothing?
"What's that? Brothers and sisters, I'm going home first. You can help me advise on what I told you. Don't forget it."
Chen Xiuzhi turned around and said something to Zhang Shuzhen, and then left in a hurry.
"Mom, what is my Aunt Wang doing here? Why did I hear that she came to you for help?"
Sheng Xiping looked at Chen Xiuzhi's leaving figure, full of doubts, so when Chen Xiuzhi walked away, Sheng Xiping asked while moving the wild boar down.
"Um, isn't the maternal uncle who built his wife also from our hometown in Shandong?
Their family raised nine children. You know the situation in our hometown. Life is really difficult and we cannot afford to raise so many. When Li Xue left home, his uncle brought his eighteenth-year-old daughter over to congratulate him, so he thought he could find a husband for his daughter here. "
Zhang Shuzhen came forward to help, nagging her son while working.
"Didn't Li Xue, her uncle, see that life in our forest farm was going well, so he decided to find an in-law for his daughter in the forest farm?
Li Xue's family entrusted Construction and Construction's mother to help introduce it.
You also know that she can talk to me about her character, so she came to me to discuss it. "
When Zhang Shuzhen said this, Sheng Xiping understood.
On the wedding day of Wang Jianshe and Li Xue, there was a girl among her parents' family who was seeing them off. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, not short, and quite handsome.
Sheng Xiping didn't pay much attention at the time, but he heard the young men who were helping talking about how handsome Li Xue's cousin was.
"Mom, did I, Aunt Wang, tell me what the conditions are for Li Xue and her uncle's family?" Sheng Xiping's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of someone.
"What conditions? There are no conditions.
There was almost no money to support her over there, so I thought about marrying my daughter here so that I could find a worker or something, so I wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing.
I heard what Jianshe’s mother said, as long as the man is from a family that is going through life and doesn’t bully others, there are no other conditions. "
Zhang Shuzhen recalled carefully what Chen Xiuzhi said when she came over just now.
Nowadays, life is not easy for most families. When a man marries a woman, most of them live together.
Very few women ask for betrothal gifts or anything like that.
I've never heard of someone like Liu Dading's family asking for a gift of five hundred yuan. That's just like a scorpion daddy.
If the man is rich, he would be willing to buy a watch and a set of clothes for the woman. That would be great.
For many families, getting married means getting a certificate and moving in together.
Li Xue's uncle's family couldn't afford to raise so many children, so he just wanted to marry his daughter off to a similar family so that he could have enough to eat without suffering hardship.
They didn't even dare to think about betrothal gifts or big items.
"Dad, Mom, throw these porks in the yard first. Don't worry about it. I'll go out and look for Jianshe."
When Sheng Xiping heard this, he felt a little anxious. He didn't care that the wild boar hadn't been skinned yet, so he walked out with his legs up.