Chapter 21 I am quite familiar with the matter of guarding and stealing.
Xiao Si walked over, followed by two energetic young men.
Guy A is carrying a wooden stick, and Guy B is holding a flashlight. The two of them are following Xiaosi like two door gods. It seems quite harmonious.
Cao Weidong let out a light sigh.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Xiaosi looks a little different at night than during the day.
It’s not a change in appearance, but in temperament.
At this moment, he is not as shy as he was during the day, but shows the ability that only an old hunter can have.
Recalling the skill that Xiao Si showed when he cut off the trap noose, Cao Weidong suddenly felt that Xiao Si was not a simple person.
Xiao Si took a gun and handed it to Cao Weidong, "Brother Wei Dong, this is what my grandfather used for hunting when he was young. It's for you to hold for self-defense."
Cao Weidong would not dare to use it.
This gun is older than him and is at risk of exploding.
Cao Weidong pushed the gun back and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just need to be empty-handed. You are here anyway."
The anti-explosion stick is in your pocket and can be taken out at any time, so there is no need for other weapons.
Xiaosi didn't force it, and patted her chest and promised, "Okay, you will follow me later and I will protect you."
After packing up, a few people were ready to go up the mountain.
Because the mobilization meeting had already been held, the members of the mountain patrol club said hello to each other, selected their companions, and walked towards the mountain carrying torches or flashlights.
The four of them lined up in a line and meandered along the mountain road.
After entering the forest, Xiao Si seemed to be a different person, his whole aura was different.
He directed the direction, while Guy B opened the way with a flashlight, and the others followed him and walked deeper into the forest.
Xiao Si is a child who grew up in the mountains and is very familiar with the mountains and forests. As long as he doesn't risk his life by drilling deep into the woods, he doesn't have to worry about getting lost.
Cao Weidong asked strangely: "If we patrol the mountains with such great fanfare, will poachers still show up?"
Xiao Si explained: "The captain also arranged for patrols during the day. We are doing this at night. In fact, this patrol is to remind poachers that there are people in this forest. Don't mess with us, otherwise they will cause trouble."
Die to you."
Cao Weidong suddenly realized.
Catching poachers is certainly a relief, but if you think about it carefully, with such a vast forest, catching poachers is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
Wei Hongxing understands this truth.
Therefore, his initial purpose was not to arrest people, but to declare sovereignty through mountain patrols.
Boy! This mountain has an owner, be careful!
Cao Weidong was a little disappointed.
He just spent a lot of money to buy an anti-explosion stick, and his hands were itchy, but you told me that we were just going through the motions.
I've even taken off my pants, so you're going to show me your luminous watch?
Xiao Si suddenly said: "Brother Wei Dong, actually we also have a revolutionary mission."
His eyes rolled rapidly.
"Brother Wei Dong, I regard you as my brother. If I tell you our secret, you won't betray me, right?"
Cao Weidong was stunned for a moment.
What's going on, are you planning to do something shameful and drag me into trouble?
Cao Weidong was alert and kept a calm expression on his face, "How could it be possible? Do I have that much free time?"
Xiaosi smiled and said: "That's good. In fact, when we go up the mountain this time, we also want to catch a few pheasants and beat them for sacrifice... Look, I even brought a knife and a lighter."
Damn!
As expected of you, Liang Huiji’s son.
I'm from the acting department. Did you perform with me yesterday?
No wonder we have to patrol the mountains at night.
But...
I'm actually quite familiar with the idea of being caught in jail and stealing.
Cao Weidong thinks Xiaosi is very interesting and worth making friends with.
Xiao Si then continued: "We go into the mountains once or twice a month to catch some pheasants and rabbits to eat. You can watch it later and we will show you our skills."
Xiao Si is indeed capable.
With a few glances under the moonlight and a sniff at the spot, you can determine whether there is a pheasant nest nearby.
Soon, Xiao Si found a patch of weeds with sparse trees.
"Right here, there is a pheasant nest."
Guy B walked through the grass with a wooden stick.
After walking for about ten minutes, the sound of "plop" and "plop" suddenly came from the wild grass, and a pheasant suddenly rose into the sky, half gliding and half flying towards the distance.
"Don't panic, there is another little one here." Xiaosi reminded.
Guy A cooperated very well and swiped his flashlight in the direction of Xiao Si’s finger.
The light was extremely dazzling in the dark night, like a sharp sword. A pheasant was illuminated by the flashlight and stood still.
Xiao Si motioned to Cao Weidong not to move.
"Pheasants will still fly if you get close to them, it's up to them."
Young Man B's steps were high and light, as light as an ape's. When he got close, he flew over with a tiger pounce.
This pounce was so precise and ruthless that the pheasant didn't even have room to struggle, so it just surrendered.
Cao Weidong clapped his hands and applauded.
This set of movements is clean and neat, and the people who watch it are inexplicably excited.
Young man A said happily: "This chicken is really fat. It will smell delicious when roasted. Let's choose a place with leeward wind and don't let others smell the fragrance."
Guy B was holding the pheasant and said in agreement: "Yes, hurry up and start eating. I'm so greedy that I can't stand it anymore."
Xiao Si scolded: "Look at your potential, there are four of you today, let's catch three more pheasants."
Next, follow the same pattern.
A few people caught four pheasants. Xiaosi led a few people to a mountain col, cleared an open space, and collected firewood to make a fire.
Guy A and Guy B couldn't wait to start handling the pheasants.
Xiaosi also got angry at this time.
They were all veterans, and their movements were very nimble. They could handle the pheasant in a few seconds, take out the seasonings they brought with them, apply them on it, and then put it on the fire to roast.
Cao Weidong looked at it and suddenly asked: "There are so many wild game in the mountains, why haven't you thought about catching them and selling them?"
Xiaosi sighed, "Actually, I have thought about it and mentioned it to my father."
"Then what?"
"Uncle Wei doesn't allow it." Xiao Si smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Wei is just a stubborn donkey. In fact, other teams also secretly go up the mountain to dig for food, but he is very stubborn and does not allow us to go up the mountain."
"Is there any way to make Captain Wei change his mind?" Cao Weidong asked.
"How is that possible?" Xiao Si sneered, "Uncle Wei only listens to what the commune cadres say."
While we were chatting, the fire was filled with fragrance.
"It's cooked, eat it quickly."
Xiao Si picked out the roasted pheasant, cleaned off the carbonization on it, tore it apart and divided it with Cao Weidong and others.
Cao Weidong took a bite.
To be honest, the taste is not as good as that of domestic chicken, and the earthy smell is stronger.
But the meat is firmer and has a unique taste.
And looking at Xiaosi and the others devouring it with happy faces, you know that for people today, this is already a rare delicacy.
This also deepened Cao Weidong's idea of developing mountain game.
After eating and drinking, Xiaosi packed up another one and planned to take it back to give his sister a taste.
There are seven people in Liang Guanghe’s family.
The older generation is the father and mother, the middle is him and his wife, and the younger generation below are the three children.
The eldest is a girl and will get married in the next year. The third is also a girl. She is still young, only four or five years old, which is the age for running around in the streets.
The fourth child ranks second.
According to Xiaosi, he had two older brothers before, but they both died because the family was too poor to have enough to eat.
Cao Weidong sighed.
That's how it is in this era, let's just live.
By the time he returned to the village, it was already early in the morning. Cao Weidong simply washed up and then lay down.
I slept until noon the next day before getting up.
I bought bread from Wanjie Mall and drank a bottle of milk. After tidying up, I headed to the production team office to check on today's acquisitions.
Entering the office, he suddenly found that something was wrong with the atmosphere.