The journey back was much easier. The two pinto horses at home had just eaten and drank, and they were running quickly with their heads wagging their tails...
Since this is long-distance trafficking, two horses are needed.
The power of the ox-cart is sufficient, but the speed is too slow. There is no time to run back and forth from the county seat in one day. Mules only have short-distance foot power, and you can't always use the horse to death. And if the horse gets sick, the mule can temporarily
Substitute.
Donkeys are basically used for grinding. Not only can they grind flour, but they can also grind tofu.
It can be seen that the big animals at home have already achieved division of labor and cooperation. This has also raised the threshold in disguise, allowing this differentiated business to gain a monopoly.
As for why you don’t use a tractor or a farm vehicle? Please! How did you feel about the mountain road?
The roads about five miles outside Yutou'ao Village are full of bumpy dirt roads. The village was once allocated a tractor, but within a year, the big axle broke due to bumps? With such road conditions, who would dare to use that tractor?
ah?
It was not until 1995 or 1996 that the village built a hardened road surface, which finally solved the problem.
Therefore, logistics companies have a "last 500 meters" problem, and Yutou'ao Village has a "last five miles" problem. Due to limited road conditions, the most suitable ones are those large livestock.
"Yuanzi, I'll give you an extra cent to count your bullet money." Wu Yongping happily gave Li Yuan 1 yuan and 4 cents. As expected, he is a college student and is very good at mental arithmetic.
"A bullet costs fifty cents a piece," Li Yuan said cheerfully.
Today's death row inmates will ask their families to charge them 50 cents for bullets. What's interesting is that their families will basically pay the fee honestly. This is a fair, just and harmonious society. Unlike later, executions were carried out with the help of the people.
Of course, rifle bullets are definitely more expensive than pistol bullets. Li Yuan is just joking here.
In the past few years, gun control has become tighter and tighter. My father, Li Guodong, applied for a gun license and moved more than a dozen boxes of ammunition to his house. Anyway, they are all from the militia. To put it exaggeratedly, they are fighting World War III.
Can't even use it all.
As long as the ammunition is not unboxed and stored well, there will be no problem for ten or twenty years. But once it is unboxed, it is best to use it within a year. Otherwise, the misfire rate will be unbearable.
So, fight whatever you want!
"Hey, Dalang. Why are there so many wild animals running to the roadside now?" Li Yuan suddenly thought of a question.
When tourist attractions are developed later, what kind of wild animals will there be here? Just seeing a hare will keep you entertained for a long time.
Wu Yongping irresponsibly waved his hands: "How do I know? Aren't I always in school with you?"
Wu Yong'an on the side spoke anxiously: "I know this, I know this. Wild boars have damaged the crops in the village several times. Old man Zhuang at the east end of the village just destroyed more than an acre. Sometimes wild wolves can be heard at night.
"No one in the village dares to go into the mountains now."
"Oh." Li Yuan took a breath of air, "Is this all flooding?"
In fact, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large-scale wild beast encirclement and suppression operation was carried out. More than 5,000 tigers were killed that year. Yes! That's right. 5,000! So... the wild South China tigers became extinct. As a result,
One photo can be rewarded one million. Or one fake photo can lead to jail time.
Li Yuan's grandfather once killed one. Now he still has a tiger skin with several bullet holes and several large bottles of tiger bone wine at home. He also won the award of "Tiger Fighting Hero" and was received by the chief.
And there are photos taken with them.
Therefore, the Li family can be called a famous local Orion family.
However, in special times, the wild beasts in the mountains have become collective property, and the prey needs to be distributed by the whole village. The hunters can only pick a piece of good meat? Under such circumstances, who can run into the mountains after being full? After all the hardships and hardships
For what?
After the reform and opening up, I was busy with the land I contracted, and most of the time I went to the mountains a few times during the slack time.
After decades of rest and recuperation, all kinds of wild beasts finally slowly overpopulated.
Of course, from now on, equipped with powerful shotguns. Motorcycles and other motor vehicles have greatly expanded the scope of hunting. Coupled with logistics resources such as ice storage, strong market demand...
In the end, the number of wild animals decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. The country was forced to make a sweeping decision and promulgated a "hunting ban". Until Li Yuan was reborn, he still had not fully recovered...
"Yuanzi, don't you have a gun? Make an appointment for us to go into the mountains to eliminate pests in the village?" Wu Yongping was a little ready to take action due to the harvest brought by shooting pheasants. However, as a cultural person, he found a high-sounding one.
reason.
Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "Okay. But we agreed that we will just go around the outside of the mountain. Then I'll lend you a few shots."
There is not much danger in the outer part of the mountain, and coupled with my own experience as a traveler in wild survival, it is not much of an adventure. Anyway, it is still an original ecological scenic spot, so I just treat it as a vacation and relaxation.
When Wu Yongping heard that he could shoot, he was already satisfied: "Then tomorrow?"
"Have a day off. Just the day after tomorrow, right?"
"become!"
However, at this moment, Wu Yong'an beside him suddenly asked: "Brother, you haven't divided my money yet?"
"What do you want the money for? Brother will keep it for you."
"Why? I picked up the pheasant!" Wu Yongan suddenly became anxious.
"You made a mistake. This is considered punishment."
"you give me!"
"Fuck you! If you dare to rob me, I won't beat you to death..."
"..."
Li Yuan rolled his eyes when he saw the pair of living brothers getting into a ball again. They must be close, so they can hurt each other so skillfully.
The winner was finally decided. Wu Yongping relied on his physique that was several years older to steal his brother's 1 yuan and 30 cents?
Wu Yongan was so angry that he was trembling all over. He wiped the corners of his eyes and said angrily: "Brother Yuanzi, you are my real brother. I have a beautiful sister and I promise to marry you. I will make that uncle so angry!"
"Xiaoer, do you think I care? Haha!" As a winner, Wu Yongping didn't care at all about the wailing of a defeated dog.
"Ahem. Take a rest." Li Yuan didn't want to get involved in the family disputes of the Huobao brothers. He still wanted to divert their attention, "Huh? There are a lot of mountain grapes on the mountain here? Do yourself a favor and pick more."
"How many to pick?"
"Most of the car."
"So many? Yuanzi, those things are all over the mountain, you can find them if you want to eat them?"
"It's an empty car anyway, so just take it easy."
"Brother Yuanzi, let me help you. My uncle is never reliable."
"Xiaoer, I'm in a good mood and I won't argue with you."
"Aren't you just relying on your age? When you have a child in the future, I promise to bully him to death!"
"Who are you? Your skin is itchy again, isn't it?"
"Brother Yuanzi, my uncle wants to bully the children again——!"