In the past two days, every night when Raymond came back from work, he would come to Lu Lu's place to chat and drink some wine together.
The news of Lu Lu's arrival still spread, and many acquaintances came to visit the straw house. Some of the watered dog meat they brought were sent to the canteen, and some were given to these acquaintances who came to visit.
From time to time, Lu Lu would catch two or three wild geese and bring them back, or borrow a net to catch some fish in the river. During his break, he and Chen Xiuyu would go into the mountains to pick some mushrooms. The meals were always rich.
Seeing how Lu Lu had shaved so many furs from water dogs and green-rooted martens in just three days, Lei Meng was filled with envy. Now he finally understood why Lu Lu could live such a happy life.
As soon as these furs are dealt with, it would be strange to think that he had to suffer on the farm for several years without food or water, and his life was difficult.
Thinking of Lu Lu's previous proposal, he was somewhat moved.
It was the same tonight. The two of them returned to the straw house. Lu Lu was busy dealing with the retrieved water dog pelts and green-rooted mink skins, while Chen Xiuyu turned on the stove and stewed the retrieved wild geese.
However, until it got dark, Raymond still didn't come.
Lu Lu thought for a while, then walked towards Raymond's residence carrying another wild goose that Chen Xiuyu had taken care of and prepared for Raymond to take back to eat.
When we arrived at their house, the door was closed but the lights were on. The two children, Lei Xiaolin and Lei Xiaomeng, were doing homework under the lights.
Lu Lu knocked on the door, and Lei Xiaolin's alert voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
So Lu Lu went to the window and knocked on the glass again. When the two sisters saw it was Lu Lu through the window, they happily jumped down from the kang and opened the door for Lu Lu.
After the door opened, Lu Lu glanced inside, but there was no sign of Raymond and his wife. He couldn't help but ask: "Xiaolin, where are your parents?"
"My dad was assigned to guard corn in the shack tonight. It was said that the corn in a field was badly damaged by wild boars. After my mom got home and heard what someone said, she took a flashlight and a cotton coat and sent them to my dad.
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Lei Xiaolin briefly explained the situation.
Just like Huqiu, at this time of year in the sub-fields, the crops in larger areas also need to be guarded. It is not surprising to arrange for people to guard them in shacks. Lu Lu has done this before.
"You two haven't eaten yet, right?" Lu Lu asked with concern.
"Not yet, my sister and I will do it after we finish our homework, and we will eat together when mom comes back." Lei Xiaomeng is already very sensible.
Don't look at children who are only six years old. In these days, life is hard, but most of them have become sensible early on. They are already fully competent in cooking, laundry, etc., and can even help their parents with many other household chores.
"Stop it, go to your uncle's place to eat, and then bring some back to your mother later..."
Lu Lu said, handing the wild goose in his hand to Lei Xiaolin: "Put this meat away!"
"Thank you uncle!"
Lei Xiaolin thanked Lu Lu politely, took the wild goose, put it in a basin on the shelf beside the stove, and held it with another basin.
"Come on, let's go eat, the food is already prepared!" Lu Lu urged.
The two little girls were already familiar with Lu Lu when they were young. They also knew that Raymond and Lu Lu had a good relationship. In the past two days, they even knew that he was a good hunter and frequently sent meat to their home. The two sisters were not wary at all and happily followed him.
He turned on the light, locked the door, and followed Lu Lu to the thatched house.
Back at the straw house, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu explained the situation and invited the two sisters to eat. Since Raymond didn't come back, they didn't have to wait any longer. They just filled the large pot with stew and kept it, and each took their own bowls and chopsticks to eat.
Got up.
After eating for about ten minutes, the sound of fast running footsteps was heard outside. Soon, Xue Shuqin arrived at the door. After seeing the two children, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law, you came just in time, let's have dinner together!"
Lu Lu greeted Xue Shuqin, who was breathing heavily, and handed him a stool.
Chen Xiuyu hurriedly got up and brought Xue Shuqin bowls and chopsticks to add rice.
Xue Shuqin forced a smile at the two of them and accepted the rice and chopsticks that were handed to her. However, she did not sit down immediately. Instead, she gasped and said, "Brother, I want to ask you for a favor!"
"Sister-in-law, we are not outsiders. If you have something to say, just tell us!"
Lu Lu saw that Xue Shuqin's expression was abnormal, and her expression became serious.
"When I was delivering Raymond's coat, I heard Raymond say that he heard wolves howling. There might be a pack of wolves nearby. He asked me to come back and tell the field department to add more people so that we can take care of each other."
Xue Shuqin said anxiously: "But, I went to the field department and told the situation. The person in charge of the field department said, what is Raymond afraid of if he has a semi-automatic in his hand? If the wolf comes, just shoot him. Is it difficult to say that Raymond has good marksmanship?
Stay with him. He also said that the field department is currently short of manpower and is busy collecting goods, so it cannot be arranged..."
"Sister-in-law, I know which shack is Brother Meng. I will take the dog over to accompany her tonight!"
Speaking of this, how could Lu Lu not know what she meant.
Moreover, Lu Lu also heard that the leaders of the field department seemed to be interested in targeting Raymond.
They say there are wolves, but something so dangerous and deadly can be said so lightly and simply.
If there are only one or two, it may not be a big problem for Raymond, but Raymond has already said that if he hears wolves howling, it is most likely a pack of wolves.
On Yan's Nest Island, there is a large swamp and wilderness, where wolves roam. In addition, there are also wild boars and blind bears, which often cause a lot of trouble to farm workers.
Not to mention at night, even in broad daylight, these wild animals can be seen from time to time in the tall grass around the fields.
It's just that, usually when working in the fields, there are a lot of people there, so these wild animals don't dare to move aside.
If you're alone, it's hard to say.
So what if I have a gun?
No matter how powerful it is, it won't work at night.
"Sorry to trouble you, brother, he is in shack No. 86!" Xue Shuqin said gratefully.
Lu Lu looked back at Chen Xiuyu: "Daughter-in-law, you go to live with my sister-in-law and the others tonight. I have to lead Yuanbao and the others there. I won't worry if you are here alone!"
Chen Xiuyu heard this and nodded: "Okay!"
Lu Lu had almost finished eating, so he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks and took out the semi-automatic. Chen Xiuyu also immediately came to help, helping Lu Lu tie the bullet bag.
After coming out of Xiushan Village, he decided to take Chen Xiuyu with him to practice shooting, and also decided to go to Yan's Nest Island to hunt for a few days. Lu Lu brought out a lot of bullets.
He filled the bullet bag and the bullets in the semi-automatic, then took out the hunting bag, poured the soup from the large pot of stew that was still hot into the iron pot, put it in the hunting bag, and stuffed it inside.
Two bottles of Bird's Nest Island liquor. It's a bit cold at night, so it's good to drink some wine to warm up your body.
"Be careful!" When leaving, Chen Xiuyu followed him out worriedly and urged.
"Um!"
Lu Lu responded, went outside the house and untied Zhui Feng's reins, took the flashlight from Xue Shuqin's hand, got on his horse, and rode away.
Yuan Bao, who was lying outside the house, saw Lu Lu move and immediately followed him, closely followed by five puppies.
In the evening, Lu Lu fed a lot of meat when handling the water dogs and green-rooted martens. Lu Lu did not dare to run too fast for fear that running too fast would hurt the well-fed dogs.
So, I just trotted along.
Although he had not been to this place for many years in his previous life, after returning to life again, Lu Lu's memories in the depths of his mind were gradually awakened. In addition, he had been walking around a lot for the past two or three days, and he had become familiar with this land again.
At No. 86 Shack, Lu Lu knew the roads and trails in the past, and also knew that the place was a bit remote. It was on the side of the road in a mountain valley. In front of it was a cornfield with no end in sight, and behind it was a slope with sparse trees and overgrown weeds.
Probably because of this, many wild animals came down from that place to harm the crops.
In the past, when protecting autumn, at least three people would be arranged in this shack.
But this time, only Raymond was assigned. No matter how short the manpower was, no matter how good Raymond's marksmanship was, it would still be somewhat unjustifiable.
At least in Lu Lu's view, the implication that Raymond was being targeted was very strong.
However, Lu Lu also knew that as a retired soldier, even if Raymond had some ideas of his own, he could not make decisions for himself as easily as he did.
Raymond also had his own difficulties. Due to the organizational arrangements, the whole family was destined to face many situations out of their control when they chose to become soldiers.
The night is pretty good tonight, and I can see the road clearly without using a flashlight.
Lu Lu rode Zhui Feng for more than half an hour. When he turned into the mountain col, he saw a horse frame-shaped shack beside the road inside and a burning fire in front.
Hearing the noise on the road, Raymond stood up and asked loudly: "Who is it?"
"Brother Meng, it's me!" Lu Lu responded loudly.
"Brother, why are you here?"
Raymond came over happily.
"Sister-in-law, go to the field department to explain the situation. They won't send more manpower, so I'm here to accompany you!" Lu Lu turned over and dismounted. As he said this, he led Zhui Feng to the shack and tied Zhui Feng next to the shack.
On a small bush, I looked at Yuanbao again.
None of the dogs made any fierce noises, so there should be no wild animals around for the time being.
"The field department won't send any manpower?" Raymond frowned slightly.
"You said you have good marksmanship and enough bullets. You also said that there is a shortage of manpower and the harvesting of food is more important..." Lu Lu said simply.
"Fuck!" Raymond cursed softly.
"Brother Meng, what's going on now? My sister-in-law said you heard wolves howling?" Lu Lu asked.
"It was more than just wolves howling. More than 20 minutes ago, I heard a noise, and when I shined the flashlight, I saw two wolves on the grassy slope behind. When the light shined, their eyes were green..."
Raymond said seriously: "I immediately fired a few shots at the back, and the two wolves immediately got into the forest above. There were noises in other places. I don't know how many there were. I'll be relieved when you come.
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"It's okay for the time being. My dogs are still alive and the surrounding area is safe for the time being."
As he spoke, Lu Lu took off his hunting bag and took out the stewed meat and wine inside: "I'll prepare something for you to eat tonight, but no one was there, so I had to bring it over for you!"
Raymond nodded and sat down directly by the fire. Without using chopsticks, he opened the bottle of wine and drank a sip for himself. Then he opened the lid of the rice jar, shined the flashlight on it, took out a piece and ate it: