Each group of militiamen stood facing the wind with guns in hand.
"Zhao Youcai!" the militia captain shouted. Zhao Youcai stepped out of the crowd and responded with a roar: "Here we come!"
"Target shooting!" the militia captain ordered. Zhao Youcai threw himself down in front of the trench made of stacked sandbags and placed the barrel of his gun on the sandbags.
"Pah! Pah! Pah..."
The gunshots continued, hitting the thirty-meter target, the fifty-meter target, the one-hundred-meter target, and the two-hundred-meter target.
As Zhao Youcai put away his gun and stood up, standing straight there, the sound of target reporting also came from the distance: "All the thirty-meter bullseyes were hit! The fifty-meter bullseye was all hit! The one-hundred-meter bullseye was all hit! The two-hundred-meter bullseye was hit.
All hits!"
"Wow..." The militia captain took the lead, and all the militiamen applauded Zhao Youcai together. The applause was like thunder.
Zhao Youcai stood in the cold wind with an expressionless face and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
When the applause ended, the team disbanded in a strange way. At this time, Li Dayong, Wang Qiang, Han Dachun and others gathered around Zhao Youcai. Li Dayong was the first to say: "Brother, when the animals come down the mountain at night, our village can point to you."
Hearing what Li Dayong said, Zhao Youcai was looking forward to it. He deliberately carried a gun and found a hiding place outside the village, waiting for the so-called mountain animals to come down the mountain.
Until the sunset, countless raptors and beasts appeared in Zhao Youcai's sight.
Goshawk, golden eagle, Siberian tiger, brown bear, black bear, Huandahan...
Zhao Youcai picked up the shotgun, placed it on the kabala of a small poplar tree, and aimed at a Siberian tiger that was about to hit. The small poplar tree broke instantly, and Zhao Youcai leaned forward.
During this fight, Zhao Youcai fooled him and suddenly woke up from his sleep.
"Uh..." Zhao Youcai raised his head and moved it back, then moved to the pillow and lay down again. At this moment, he realized that the scene and pictures just now were all a dream.
For Zhao Youcai, this was a sweet dream. But the only drawback was that just when he was dreaming about killing everyone, he woke up from the dream.
Zhao Youcai hurriedly closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep and catch up on his dream, but thinking about the scene in his dream just now, he became more and more energetic.
"I'll deal with it at home for two days, and then I'll go up the mountain." Zhao Youcai thought to himself: "It just so happens that the little calf is not at home, and the dogs are at home. I will be close to these dogs for a few days. I can't take in too many dogs at one time.
I'll take four or five.
Hey, today I will receive four or five, and tomorrow I will receive four or five. This way, the dog is not tired, and I can still wear it every day."
The more Zhao Youcai thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep.
He took out the flashlight from beside the pillow, turned it on and flicked the watch on the wall. Seeing that it was half past four, Zhao Youcai sat up, gently took the cotton-padded jacket on top of the quilt, and put it on himself.
After getting dressed and getting off the kang, Zhao Youcai went out to the outhouse, first took firewood to burn the stove pit, and then boiled a large pot of water.
When the water is not boiling, scoop out a cup, pour it into the washbasin and mix it with cold water to wash your face.
After washing, Zhao Youcai poured boiled water into a thermos bottle, and then he boiled a pot of water and put food in it to feed the dog.
When Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan woke up, Zhao Youcai had finished feeding the dogs.
The couple came out of the house and saw Zhao Youcai kneading dough in front of the panel.
"What time did you get up?" Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "I don't even know when you got up."
Zhao Youcai turned around and smiled at Wang Meilan and said, "If you don't make a fuss, you're tired. I'll think about it and fix the meal."
"Oh." Wang Meilan was very moved when she heard this, and then she saw Zhao Youcai raised his elbow and gestured to the side, saying: "I've filled the pot with hot water. You two, wash your faces. I'll cook right away.
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"Mom, you wash up first." Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "I'm going to go to the latrine."
"Son." As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Zhao Youcai called him and said, "Dad will get you some money later. You go to the store to buy something."
"Ah?" Zhao Jun was stunned when he heard this. He thought he hadn't woken up and heard something strange. He hurriedly asked Zhao Youcai, "Dad, what did you say?"
"Aren't you leaving tomorrow?" Zhao Youcai said again: "Today is Sunday, the workers at the site are off. You buy two bottles of cans or something and go see your uncle Ma. You are leaving, why do you have to talk to Ling'er?
Say something."
Even if Zhao Youcai hadn't told her, Zhao Jun would have gone to see Ma Ling today, but he didn't expect to pay her a visit to buy something.
"Go, son." Wang Meilan said, "Listen to your dad, it won't cost much to buy a few things."
"Mom...Dad." Zhao Jun felt something was wrong as soon as he opened his mouth. He quickly added Zhao Youcai, and then said with a smile: "I listen to you."
After saying that, Zhao Jun grabbed the toilet paper and went out.
After Zhao Jun left, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai with a smile and said, "This father is very qualified."
"Oh!" Zhao Youcai sighed and said, "Then what should we do? It's just such a son. If not for him, for whom?"
Wang Meilan didn't respond to Zhao Youcai's words. In order to avoid embarrassment, Wang Meilan turned around with a thermos bottle and poured water to wash up.
Yesterday's leftover wild boar ribs were stewed with pre-soaked vermicelli, and white-flour steamed buns were steamed on top of them.
The leftover vermicelli is just lumpy and there is no way to eat it.
So, Wang Meilan called the two little girls up to eat. The family of five had breakfast happily.
Zhao Youcai put down his chopsticks, wiped his lips, and asked Wang Meilan, "Lan, is there anything I can do today?"
"Oh, if you don't mention it, I don't have the nerve to say it." Wang Meilan smiled and said to Zhao Youcai, "Dad, you have to work hard today."
"What's the matter?" Zhao Youcai asked, and Wang Meilan said: "After dinner, I'll make you some tea first. Waiting for people to come and go, and if anyone comes to our house to sell goods, you can follow me.
.Check, check his skin, check his bear bile and so on. If there is no problem, I will pay you."
As she said that, Wang Meilan took a small notebook from the side, opened the folded page, handed it to Zhao Youcai and said, "Just look at this for him, what kind of leather it is, what price it is for mother and child, it's all listed here."
Zhao Youcai took the small book, looked at it twice, raised his head and said: "This is easy to handle, I know it in my heart."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although Zhao Youcai does not do business, he is a person in the industry. Usually people chat with him, and he can also understand the market prices of various skins this year.
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For laymen like Wang Meilan, she has to remember these numbers, but Zhao Youcai doesn't need to, he has these things in his heart.
After closing the notebook, Zhao Youcai looked directly at Wang Meilan.
Wang Meilan was a little confused. She also looked at Zhao Youcai blankly and asked, "What happened? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Where's the money?" Zhao Youcai asked, and Wang Meilan was confused and asked: "What money?"
"What's the money?" Zhao Youcai tapped his fingers on the kang table and said, "What's the money for collecting skins? If you don't give me money, how can I collect it?"
"Ah..." Wang Meilan reacted and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about the money. Once you have set the price and so on, as soon as you call me, I will leave the West Room and come over. When I'm done, I'll take it away from you and give him the money back."
"Yes." Zhao Jun continued: "We can't let them see where we took the money."
When Zhao Youcai heard what he said, he felt that it made sense. At this time, the three fathers and sons of the Li family came together.
"Brother." As soon as Li Dayong entered the house, he asked Zhao Youcai, "Where are we going for a walk today? Where are we going for a walk?"
As soon as Li Dayong said this, he saw Zhao Youcai winking at him.
Li Dayong was startled, and then he heard Zhao Youcai say: "How can I have time to take a walk? Today I am collecting skins at home and letting your sister-in-law and Qiangzi rest."
As the old saying goes, you have to pretend for a few days.
Today is Zhao Youcai's first day on the job, so he must perform well.
"Ah..." After hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Li Dayong said: "Brother, sister-in-law, I have a rest today, what do you think I will do?"
"Dayong." Wang Meilan said to Li Dayong: "What are you going to do today? You and Shunzi, you go grind three hundred kilograms. When we're done, we'll keep one hundred kilograms for ourselves and give the two hundred kilograms to Uncle Zhao."
"Ah... OK, sister-in-law." Li Dayong responded: "Then I'll be there soon."
After speaking, Li Dayong looked at Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu who were standing aside.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly said to Li Dayong: "Uncle, my dad asked me to buy some things and come to my uncle Ma's house to have a look. We are leaving tomorrow, why don't we let Baoyu also go to Teacher Liu's house to have a look?"
Hearing what Zhao Jun said, Li Dayong clicked his eyes, then looked at Li Baoyu and said: "Then go ahead and buy two bottles of cans and two bottles of wine."
As soon as Li Dayong finished speaking, a dog barked outside the house. Wang Meilan stood up and looked out the window.
"Oh my God, someone is here!" Wang Meilan said, picking up Zhao Na who was standing beside her, and then said to Zhao Youcai: "His father, please entertain him!"
After saying that, Wang Meilan carried the child and went to the west room. Zhao Jun also picked up Zhao Hong and followed closely. Finally, Li Baoyu pulled Li Ruhai again, and in an instant only Zhao Youcai was left in the room. The two brothers Li Dayong stared at each other.
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"Brother, you sit down while I go out and take a look." After Zhao Youcai finished speaking, he got up and walked outside the house.
After a while, Zhao Youcai walked to the front of the house to welcome someone.
Zhao Jun, who was leaning against the window in the west room, asked Wang Meilan, "Mom, who is this?"
"I don't know him." Wang Meilan shook her head, and then asked Li Ruhai, "Ruhai, do you know him?"
Although Li Ruhai is young, he has a very wide social circle. It can be said that he basically knows everyone Wang Meilan knows. However, Wang Meilan may not necessarily know the people he knows.
"I don't know." Li Ruhai also shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like he's from our area."
While several people were muttering, Zhao Youcai had already welcomed the man into the east room.
As soon as he entered the house, Zhao Youcai led the man and said to Li Dayong: "Dayong, don't you remember this?"
"Oh..." Li Dayong raised his finger and pointed at the person, frowning and saying, "Is it Brother Zhao San?"
"Yes, Dayong still knows me?" Zhao San smiled and said, "How many years have we not seen each other?"
"Oh." Li Dayong tilted his head and smiled: "Then it must be fifteen or sixteen years?"
"It's serious." Zhao San answered with a smile. Zhao Youcai stretched out his hand and said: "Come on, third brother, get on the kang, get on the kang."
Zhao San sat down on the Kang, and Li Dayong sat on the four-legged and eight-pointed stool on the ground. At this time, Zhao Youcai took a tea vat from the table against the wall, opened the thermos bottle and poured tea into the tea vat.
There are always people at home every day, so we can't just make tea just once when someone comes. So, Wang Meilan simply makes tea in a thermos. When someone comes, she pours the tea directly.
"Come, Third Brother." Zhao Youcai handed the teapot to Zhao San and said, "Drink some hot water to keep warm, warm."
"Okay, you have money, stop working." Zhao San took the teapot and put it on the Kang table, then he put his hands together and rubbed them. He went out early in the morning, but it was quite cold.
"Brother Zhao San." At this time, Li Dayong asked Zhao San, "Where are you from?"
"He's from the Zhao family, brother." Zhao San said, and Zhao Youcai was surprised: "He's from the Zhao family's camp? The land is more than thirty miles away? Have you eaten?"
"Eat, eat." Zhao San took off the dog skin hat on his head and put it aside, and then said to Zhao Youcai: "Didn't you hear that your family collects skins? Thirty-six miles away, that's better than my trip down the mountain.
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"It's not that good." Zhao Youcai took the small basket containing the tobacco leaves, handed it to Zhao San and asked: "Third brother, I haven't seen you in these years, and I don't know what your family is like?"
"Oh, that's it." Zhao San responded with a wry smile, then grabbed the triangular bag on the side, untied the bag, and then gave it to Zhao Youcai and said: "Youcai, take a look and show it to Third Brother.
Clip these yellow leaves and collect them."
Zhao Youcai took the bag, took out all the yellow leaf leather rolls inside, and unfolded them one by one to look at them.
While he was inspecting the skins, Zhao San and Li Dayong were rolling cigarettes, smoking and chatting.
Zhao Youcai checked it carefully and then said to Zhao San: "Third brother, there are fourteen yellow leaves in total, eight males and six females, right?"
"Yes, yes." Zhao San nodded repeatedly, and then heard Zhao Youcai say: "Now we accept this, the male is thirty-eight, and the female is twenty-eight."
"You are rich." Zhao San asked Zhao Youcai in surprise: "Your skin collection price is the same as that of the supply and marketing cooperative. Can you make money?"
"Oh." Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "If you can't make money, just make less. If you can work hard, if you can make a dime or eight cents, that's fine."
Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao San, who was smoking, said with emotion: "Then you don't make much money from this business?"
"As long as I can earn enough money to eat and drink, that's all." Zhao Youcai smiled and said, "The boy is getting older, and I think as old people, we can help out as much as we can."
Zhao Youcai's words were not pretentious. But no matter how profitable the business was, one should not talk about making money in a big way.
Seeing that Zhao San had no objection to the price, Zhao Youcai asked Li Dayong to take the skin to the West House, then took 472 yuan and handed it to Zhao San.
Zhao San smiled happily after taking the money.
The business was done, but Zhao San didn't say anything about leaving. He came out from home at 5:30 in the morning and was already freezing by now. He sat on Zhao's Kang and chatted with Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong for nearly an hour before he got up and left.
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Seeing Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong sending Zhao San out, Wang Meilan said to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu: "You two, please leave quickly, or someone else will come soon."
Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu, and Li Ruhai slipped out of Zhao's house and went to Wang Fu's small shop together.
At the small store, Zhao Jun bought two bottles of canned peaches, a bottle of Shanhe Bai, and a pack of rice cakes.
Li Baoyu did the same thing. After the two of them finished shopping, they came out of the small store, leaving Li Ruhai chatting with the old men and women.
Zhao Jun separated from Li Baoyu halfway and walked toward Ma Ling's house alone. As he walked, Zhao Jun suddenly saw Ma Ling flirting with a man.
At this time, Ma Ling also saw Zhao Jun, and she quickly let go of the man's arm.
Zhao Jun walked a few steps and came to the man, saying hello: "Uncle Ma."
