Link's suggestion, and Bill listened carefully. He thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "I still need to think about it seriously." Maybe I'll change careers. ”

"If you need money, feel free to ask. It can't be too much, though. ”

"I still have some money in my hands. And I couldn't start much of a business. As he spoke, he snuffed out the cigarette butt on the trunk of the tree, then wrapped it in a tissue and crumpled it up and put it in his pocket.

Bill was actually a little envious of Harry, who had chosen the right path and was now more and more successful in business. And he seems to have chosen the right path, but he seems to have come to the end of this path. There's no room to move on.

"There's a deer coming!" Link was about to speak, when he saw a herd of deer coming out of the forest and trying to walk by the river, hundreds of meters away. He whispered. "It's a red deer. ”

As he spoke, he raised his gun and looked at it with his sights, and said, "There are three adult bucks, and their horns are quite good. ”

Bill also looked at it with his sight and said, "This seems to be a bit far away." ”

Link said in a low voice, "The range is sufficient. "The guns in their hands are all sniper rifles, and the distance of more than six hundred yards must be within range. At this distance, he was confident that he could kill a deer in one shot. But Bill may not have that head. "Have you ever played with a sniper rifle?"

"Nope. I've only played with pistols. Shotguns are rarely played. In fact, Bill was fooling around with his black friends before he met Morse.

Since Bill didn't have the confidence to hit, Link went down the hill with him.

At last they reached the river, less than two hundred yards from the herd. Bill was also worried that the deer would be scared away if they saw them.

Link said, "They're used to human existence. As long as they don't get too close, they won't run away. ”

Then all the deer came out of the forest, and Bill: "I think there are two hundred deer there." It's a big herd of deer. It seems that your strategy has been successful. ”

He'd heard Link say that he would let the deer live on the farm and wait for them to grow in size before extracting profits. It doesn't matter if it's venison or deer antler velvet. It doesn't cost anything.

At the time, he also felt that Link was completely left to the natural growth of the deer herd, and he didn't know how many years it would take to achieve his goal. However, it seems that these deer herds are reproducing very quickly.

Link raised his gun and said, "In the absence of natural predators, the breeding of deer herds can explode." Which one do you want?"

Bill looked at it for a moment and said, "I'll shoot the buck in the middle." ”

Link nodded and said, "Let's shoot together." He chose a stag on the right.

Bill also raised his gun. He saw that some of the deer were looking towards them, but they had no intention of leaving the river. Some of the deer, after drinking the water, graze on the meadows by the river just by a glance.

He looked at the stag in the middle, which seemed alert, staring at one side, but nothing else reacted. He felt that the deer should be very vigilant, but perhaps as Link had said, the herd, including the stag, was accustomed to humans at close range. They may never know how much a gun is doing to them until they have experienced their physical pain.

Link had already taken aim, and he waited for a while, waiting for Bill to aim too: "Is it okay?"

"That's it!"

"I'll count to three, shoot together!One, two, three!"

The two of them buckled at the same time, and at such a close distance, it was a sniper rifle with sights. As soon as the gunshots rang out, the two deer fell to the ground. The deer fled in all directions at the sudden loud noise, and most of them ran along the river, a few of them burrowing into the forest, but soon ran out in pursuit of the large army.

Bill put down the gun, saw the scene, shook his head and said, "It's terrible to get used to." ”

Link smiled and said, "Let's go." Let's go see the loot. Are you going to make a deer head or a whole deer? But if you hit the body, it's not very likely. ”

Whether it is made into a whole deer or just a deer head, it needs to be filled with gum, and it needs to be done by a professional.

Bill didn't seem to be happy that he hadn't caught his prey, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to make a whole deer." I think it reminds me that habit can lead to a death trap. ”

Link shook his head and said, "You're thinking too seriously. He pointed to the upper reaches of the creek and said, "There is a wooden bridge not far ahead, you go first." I'm going to lead the horses. Ozette found no signs of large carnivores, so he didn't have to worry about Bill's danger.

About thirty minutes later, he rode on a black horse and led Bill's quarthorse in one hand to the place where the two deer had fallen.

The two deer were already dead, and there was a pool of blood under the deer's body, and if it was put on horseback and hunched back like this, it would stain both the body and the horse's back. Link thought for a moment and called someone to drive the two deer back.

Bill didn't want to go back yet, and proposed, "Let's go out into the mountains." ”

Link and he rode slowly along the creek all the way upstream.

Along the way, they saw several herds of deer, including red deer and white-tailed deer. Bill asked, "The Ozette wildlife only has a herd of deer?"

"Of course not, and hedgehogs, skunks, squirrels, foxes, hares, and yellow-throated martens, and of course snakes and some resident birds. From summer to autumn, many migratory birds make their home here. You know, wire fences can't stop smaller animals and birds. ”

They made it all the way to the afternoon, and ended up hitting two grouses.

Bill stayed in Ozette for two days and returned to Las Vegas before the New Year. And Link's family of three also stayed in Ozette for the New Year.

However, this New Year is not destined to be peaceful.

It was a beautiful day on New Year's Eve, and it didn't rain. Link and the others go to Fox to play, and as a result they eat some street snacks, Jessica feels a stomachache. Link took her to the emergency room, only to be greeted by a doctor at the clinic who smiled and said to Link, "Congratulations, Mr. Hans. ”

Jessica is pregnant!

"But I didn't throw up!" Jessica herself was a little confused.

The doctor smiled and said, "It's only been five weeks, and I usually haven't had a pregnancy reaction so quickly." Moreover, the time and degree of pregnancy reaction will be different for pregnant women with different constitutions. ”

Link stared at Jessica's belly, not knowing that there was only one thought in his mind: "Five weeks, how old is it now?" According to the time, it should have been the last time he went to California, and Jessica was pregnant the night he stayed with him in the hotel. They ran out of TT that night and it wasn't over. At noon the next day, he sent Jessica home directly, and Jessica didn't seem to have taken the medicine after the fact.

The doctor looked at the two of them as if he was overjoyed, smiled and said, "This time I felt uncomfortable because I ate something wrong, but there is no problem, as long as you pay attention to your diet in the future." ”

Link then remembered that there are many things to pay attention to when a pregnant woman, and although he has a father of a three-year-old daughter, he has never experienced the process of growing up with a child in the womb.

He asked the doctor a lot of questions to be aware of. Finally, he carefully helped Jessica out of the hospital, and when he got into the car, he quickly stopped Jessica, and then carefully picked her up and sent her into the car.

Jessica couldn't help but laugh: "That's an exaggeration! I'm just pregnant." ”

"You've just been sick, be more careful. Link carefully got into the car, carefully sat down close to her, reached over her stomach, and said. "Can this make it warmer?"

Jessica almost couldn't hold back a laugh and said, "Link, I'm not an ectothermic animal. ”

Hannah just heard this, and looked at Daddy as if it was a little strange, and saw the hands of the two adults caressing Jessica's belly. She also reached out to touch: "Click, does your stomach still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Jessica hugged her closer and asked. "Does Hannah like a brother or sister?"

Hannah's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said, "Do you have a sister?"

"What if it's a younger brother?"

"My brother likes it too. I'm going to teach him how to draw, I'm going to teach him to ride, and I'm going to drive a car. ”

"Hannah will have a brother or sister from now on. ”

"Really, when will it be?"

"In nine months, it's there. Link took her from Jessica's other side to his lap and sat down, and put his arm around Jessica's waist. "It was the best gift Santa gave to our family. ”

"But Christmas is over. Hannah still didn't know why. "And, Daddy said, people are not gifts!"

Link understood that she was still young, so he didn't explain, just smiled and said, "Now Hannah has a brother or sister." I'll be my sister from now on. ”

Knowing that "brother or sister" was in Jessica's belly, Hannah's eyes widened, but fortunately she didn't ask "why did you eat it?" The little one has seen pregnant women and knows that the baby comes out of the belly.

She gestured on her little belly and said, "My sister will grow up slowly in her belly, and finally it will be so big." Will it?"

"yes, so Hannah doesn't have to hit her stomach in the future. Otherwise, the younger brother or sister will be in pain. You know what?"

Hannah stared at Jessica's stomach and nodded repeatedly, "Hmm!"

Jessica is pregnant. They certainly didn't stay at Fox. After returning to the castle, Link carried Jessica back to the room almost all the way, and said in a commanding tone, "Rest early!"

"I haven't taken a shower yet!" Jessica didn't know whether to be moved or angry.

"Then let's wash together. We'll all wash together in the future!"

After the New Year, the whole of America is back to work. Jessica still wants to go to work, but Link doesn't.

"It's not like I'm going to give birth. Even if you take maternity leave, you have to wait until two weeks before your due date. Jessica protested Link's ban. "And there's a lot of work in the company this year!"

Link didn't care about this: "You have a good rest at home, and the company will be handed over to me." ”

Jessica tried to reason with him: "Link, being more active is good for both the pregnant woman and the baby. ”

"You can take a walk in the garden!"

"But I'm not happy. You know, my dear, the mood of a pregnant woman is important for the health of the child!"

Link hesitated for a moment, then relented, "Wait until you're three months pregnant before you go to work." The doctor said that you must be careful in the first three months. ”

"I'll be careful. It's my child too, and I love it as much as you do!"

Link no longer budged: "It's only two months. For these two months, you rest at home, and the company's affairs are left to me. "After two months, he can also go to work with Jessica, and with him to share the burden, she won't have too much hardship.

Jessica couldn't stand him, so she had to make sure again: "In those two months, I'm going to go to work." You can't stop it anymore. ”

Link kissed her on the lips and said, "When do I talk and don't count?"

So he replaced Jessica and went to work. The headquarters of Benehans are located in the Ozette Bank building. The headquarters of several of his companies are located there. When he goes to work, it is convenient for several other companies.