Chapter Thirty-Eight: Don't Forget the Old Tradition, Go into the Mountains to Fight Yellow Sheep!
On the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year on February 10, 1970, according to the practice of previous years, the Cen family, the Lan family and the Qin family wanted to cook the Cen family for a New Year's dinner together.
This year, Uncle Hu's family has come more, and everyone is very happy to get together!
Teacher Cen smiled and said, "This time last year, we were hunting in Guigu Gorge! At that time, Dahu said it well! Playing yellow sheep, the beginning of the year is full of gold and jade, jubilant! This auspicious word was really recited! This year! We also have to go into the mountains to hunt yellow sheep, so that this year will also be auspicious! ”
Big Tiger smiled and said, "Okay! Let's go hunting on the battlefield last year! The yellow sheep there have been resting for a year! Now, you should be fat and strong! ”
Uncle Lan smiled and said, "Okay! This year, we have our own car! You don't have to drive a carriage to go! It's more efficient! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! Now, I'm grown! I'm going to go into the mountains to hunt and play! I'm going to see the great scenery of Guigu Gorge! Take a breath of the fairy energy there! ”
Everyone laughed!
Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Okay! This year, it's one of Lilan! However, you must listen to Ah Cai outside! You know?! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Okay! Now, I'm Brother Acai's assistant! I love what he says! ”
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After eating the New Year's dinner and discussing the matter of going into the mountains to hunt, our Qin family went home first.
When I got home, my mother and Wei Ma helped me, Jing Di and Lilan prepare dry food and drinking water, as well as a change of clothes and daily necessities.
I, Jing Di, and Lilan were in the attic weapons and equipment room, preparing hunting supplies.
I gave Lilan the clothes, hats, shoes, backpacks, water bottles, flashlights, batteries, and luminous watches that Sister Wenjuan used.
Lilan tries on costumes, hats, and shoes, and she looks in front of the mirror!
Lilan smiled and said, "Brother Acai! Where's my weapon? Why didn't you give it to me? ”
I said, "Lilan! You're still young! It's too dangerous for you to hold those things! I'll give it to you next year! ”
Lilan said very seriously: "Okay! Brothers, I feel that there will be more and more bad guys in the future, so this year, you must teach me how to use a gun! You know? ”
Everyone laughed!
After Jing Di and I sorted out our binoculars, bird whistles and other equipment, we began to maintain my automatic rifles, short guns, ***, etc., which were filled with all kinds of bullet shuttles, and also prepared 2,000 rifle bullets and 1,000 short gun bullets.
After we were all ready, all three of us went back to our rooms to rest!
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Early in the morning of February 11th, Jingdi and Lilan got up to wash up and put on hunting clothes, shoes and hats.
Then, carry weapons, ammunition and equipment, etc., to the back cabinet of the jeep.
Mother and Mother Wei carried our food and luggage to the car.
The mother hugged Lilan and said, "Lilan! You're going to military training! Military training is dangerous! You can't make a character on the road! Be sure to listen to adults and older siblings! You know? ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Mom! You can rest assured! I'll just play with them! I don't have to worry about anything! All I have to do is take a picture of them! ”
We were just getting ready, and Teacher Cen, Uncle Lan, and Dahu each arrived in a jeep, outside the gate of our front yard.
Teacher Cen's car was occupied by Sister Li'an and Brother Zu Xing;
Uncle Lan's car was occupied by Brother Lan Feng, Sister Caixia and Xiaoda;
Uncle Tiger's car was occupied by Brother Tiedan, Brother Shi and Sister Caiyan.
We said goodbye to my mother and Wei's mother, and me, Jingdi and Lilan got into the family car.
I drove the family car out of the yard and we set off with theirs.
This time we entered the mountain, we took the road, therefore, there were few stops on the road.
On the way, we chatted as we walked.
Lilan said, "Oops! It's so boring to take the road! Except for the dust! I can't see any scenery! I'm stupid with a camera! ”
Jing Di smiled and said, "Lilan! The mountain trail is too dangerous! The mountain road was so narrow that it was difficult to cross a carriage, and our jeep couldn't drive through it at all! Last time, Brother Acai and they also overturned a carriage! Sister Leanne almost had an accident! ”
Lilan said, "Alas! Sister Leanne is so pathetic! In the future, she can only be Brother Lan Feng's daughter-in-law! ”
Everyone laughed!
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Since there were no other vehicles on the road, at 11 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the Lan family compound in Guigu Gorge.
All four of our vehicles drove into the yard and parked.
Because everyone felt very tired after getting up too early, after getting off the bus, everyone went to the house to find a place to rest.
The Lan family's compound is still the same as before, but it has been rented to the Lan family's relatives.
At this time, the tenants have already gone home for the New Year, however, they have tidied up the yard and rooms neatly and neatly!
Therefore, we felt very comfortable staying here, and me, Xiaoda and Jingdi were assigned to rest in one bedroom; Lilan and Sister Caiyan, Sister Caixia and Sister Li'an are resting in a room; Teacher Cen, Brother Zu Xing, Uncle Lan and Brother Lan Feng live in the same room; Uncle Tiger, Brother Tie Dan and Brother Stone are in the same room.
At 12 noon, everyone got up and ate their own food and water in the house.
After that, everyone had a meeting in the big dining room at home.
Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Hunters! Do you have any meat for dinner tonight?! It depends on our afternoon hunting! Big Tiger, you can arrange tactics for everyone! ”
Uncle Tiger drew on a blank piece of paper the topographic map of the last time we hit the yellow sheep!
Uncle Tiger said, "We are still in the old place for hunting this time!" The West Pass is where the yellow sheep enter the pasture! Uncle Lan and I are in charge here! The north and south sides of the grassland are the main battlefields, with Zuxing, Lanfeng, Iron Egg and Stone in charge! Dongshankou is a battlefield to stop the yellow sheep! Teacher Cen, Ah Cai, Xiao Da and Jing Di are in charge! This place is familiar to everyone! The other details are also clear to everyone, so I won't say more! Let's get ready! We depart from here at 2 p.m. in four jeeps! ”
Lilan said: "Uncle Tiger! Everyone has a mission! What is my mission? ”
Everyone laughed!
Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Lilan! You are at home with your sisters boiling water and getting ready to cook! ”
Lilan said, "Teacher Cen! My mother said that I am here for military training! I'm going to go to war with you! ”
Teacher Cen said, "Okay! Lilan, then you follow Brother Acai! Do whatever he tells you to do! Don't cry and run! The battlefield is a very dangerous place! Can you do it? ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Teacher Cen! Thank you so much! I'll be able to do it! I'll take your pictures! Okay, right? ”
Everyone laughed!
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, we prepared weapons, ammunition and equipment, put on military training clothes, shoes and hats, and brought the tools for carrying yellow sheep, etc., Dahu drove a jeep, with Brother Tie Dan and Brother Shi; Uncle Lan drove a jeep with Brother Lan Feng and Xiaoda; Teacher Cen drove a jeep with Brother Zu Xing; I drove a jeep with Jing Di and Lilan.
We lined up and set off.
On the way to the hunting ground, Lilan was excitedly taking pictures with her camera!
Jing Di said, "Lilan! You shoot a little less! Running out of film! Wait a minute, how do you shoot! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this!" I took ten rolls of film for the camera! I can't finish filming! ”
Jing Di said, "Oops! You're too ruthless! Those films were bought with money! Save some! ”
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At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we stopped on the side of the road near a hunting ground, and after we set up the car, we carried our backpacks, equipment, weapons and ammunition on our backs, and Mr. Cen was responsible for watching the car in place.
We followed the big tiger and went up a mountain road.
Lilan's physical strength is very good, she doesn't need our support on the road!
At 3:30 p.m., we arrived at the hunting grounds.
After arriving at the hunting ground, everyone immediately entered their respective ambush positions according to Uncle Tiger's arrangement.
I, Xiaoda, Jingdi and Lilan entered the ambush position of Dongshan Pass, Xiaoda was responsible for blocking the north side of Dongshan Pass alone, and Jingdi and I took Lilan to be responsible for blocking on the south side of Dongshan Pass.
According to the experience of the last hunting, there are more aquatic plants on the south side, and the yellow sheep like to go here, so there is a strong firepower to be arranged here!
The three of us laid an ambush, arranged our weapons, ammunition and equipment in a combat-ready manner, and then began to wait!
Lilan leaned against me as she kept watching the West Pass with her binoculars.
Lilan said, "Brother Acai! How quiet! I can't see the shadow of the yellow sheep! ”
I said, "Don't rush! When it's time to come, they will come! Stop talking! A sheep's ear is sharper than a man's ear! They don't come when they notice the movement! ”
When Lilan heard me say this, she covered her mouth and smiled!
Suddenly, Lilan whispered to me, "Brother! I've seen the sheep through my binoculars! That's a lot! ”
I said, "Don't rush! Keep an eye out for the whistles and gunshots at the West Pass! They fire first! The sheep are coming and are within our range! We can only fire! Do you understand? ”
Lilan said, "Understood! You're busy! I'm looking through a binocular! ”
Soon, the west whistle and gunfire rang out, and the gunfire on the north and south sides of the playground also came intensively, and the miserable screams of the sheep came from the playground, they fell and struggled in pieces, and the living sheep were desperately running towards the east mountain pass!
As soon as they came into our range, me, Da, and Jingdi started shooting too!
As I was shooting, I heard Lilan crying in a low voice!
Lilan naturally whispered to herself, "Run!" Run! Don't die here! ”
We don't know how long the shooting took place, the pasture is no longer alive sheep!
Uncle Tiger stood up and shouted, "Stop shooting!" Pack up guys and gear! Get ready to go to the pasture to clean up the yellow sheep! ”
I, Xiaoda, and Jingdi packed up our weapons and equipment, and buried the bullet casings, etc.
Lilan hugged me and said, "Brother! I'm scared! I'm not going down! ”
I said, "Lilan! Don't be afraid! If you want to eat meat, you have to do it! Be merciful to them, and we'll starve! You and Jing Di go to Teacher Cen and wait for us! Don't cry! ”
Jing Di carried his weapons and equipment on his back, took Lilan's hand, and the two of them went down the mountain first.
Xiaoda and I carried weapons, ammunition and all the preparations on our backs and went to the playground to invite the yellow sheep.
This time we shot a total of 158 yellow sheep!
In order to reduce the weight of the carrying, we used a pig-killing knife to bleed the yellow sheep and remove the internal organs!
We made bamboo steaks like last time and carried the yellow mutton down the mountain.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the seven of us moved 158 yellow sheep down the mountain!
Teacher Cen said, "Oops! Hit so much! Four cars need to be pulled two cars to finish! Zu Xing, Ah Cai, Lan Feng and Xiao Da, you are responsible for driving! Take Lilan and Jing Di home first! We're lighting a campfire here and guarding the lamb! Otherwise, when it gets dark, the wolves will come! ”
After everyone filled the four cars with mutton, I drove a car with Shanglilan and Jingdi, and I followed Zu Xing, Ah Cai, and Lan Feng's cars back to the Lan family compound!
At half past five in the afternoon, we returned to the Lan family compound.
Sister Caiyan, Sister Caixia and Sister Li'an were waiting for us in the courtyard.
Everyone worked together to move more than 70 yellow mutton to the backyard of their home.
The sisters, Lilan and Jingdi began to light a fire in the backyard to boil water and prepare soup sheep!
Brother Lan Feng said, "Leanne! Rosy clouds! Light the bonfire! Close all the windows of the department! The smell here is too strong! It's sure to attract wolves! Respectfully! You have weapons and ammo ready! If the wolf rushes in! They must be shot! Do you understand? ”
After Brother Lan Feng explained the matter, the four of us drove to the place where the yellow mutton was stored.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, we transported all the yellow sheep, equipment and hunters back to the Lan family compound!
At 9 o'clock in the evening, we had all 158 yellow sheep in soup!
We dry them in our backyard and light a bonfire around them!
After everyone took a shower and changed clothes, Sister Caiyan, Sister Caixia and Sister Li'an had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone!
Everyone started eating and talking at the restaurant at home.
Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Miss Lilan! It's not easy to eat! Today, we beat 7,800 catties of yellow mutton! Calculated according to 1.5 yuan per catty! Today we made 11,700 yuan! That's equivalent to two years of rations for 100 people! This time, the four of us will divide the money equally! ”
Uncle Lan said, "Okay! Each family left 200 catties to eat by themselves! 7,000 pounds of meat! Tomorrow morning, I'll call the buyer to pick it up! ”
After we finished eating and discussing things, we all went to rest!
Because, the wolf pack outside the house is very powerful!
We can only sleep behind closed doors and windows, and I, Jingdi, Xiaoda, Lan Feng and other four people take turns on the night shift to be on guard!
Lilan came to sleep with me and Jingdi because she was afraid!
Lilan said, "Brothers! Do you think the wolves will rush in? ”
I said, "Not usually!" The wolf is a very intelligent animal! They see the fire! Smell so much popularity! They don't dare to come in! But, before dawn, they will be waiting around our house! They want us to make mistakes! Do you understand?! ”
Lilan said, "Alas! The wolf is so ruthless! It's so cunning, and it's so patient! Look at the bonfire! Can't let them go out! I can't open the door either! You know? ”
Jing Di smiled and said, "Okay! Hurry up and go to bed! We've got guns! Guns are more powerful than their teeth! Sleep with confidence! ”
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At 10 o'clock in the morning on February 12th, after our staff on duty got up, Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan had already sold 7,000 catties, and Uncle Lan gave me 2,625 yuan in cash.
At the same time, they helped us rinse the jeep and pack 200 catties from each family and put it in their respective cars. I feel that this kind of group activity is so meaningful, and we are used to it.
After lunch, Sister Caiyan and Sister Caixia will take me, Jingdi, Lilan and Xiaoda up the mountain to collect wild grapes!
Uncle Lan wants to take these wild grapes back to the town to make wine.
So, each of us carried a small bamboo basket on our backs and followed Sister Caiyan and Sister Caixia up the mountain.
We climbed a hillside and saw a large field of wild grapes in front of us!
Grape vines crawl all over the rocks and branches, and clusters of black-brown grapes are everywhere.
Lilan and Jing Di rushed over to pick a large bunch of ripe grapes, sat on the ground and ate happily!
Sister Caixia smiled and said, "Don't eat too much, these grapes taste sweet, but they are actually very sour!" Eat too much and your teeth will be soft! I also have diarrhea! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "It's okay! I can eat sour things! These grapes are so delicious! ”
Jing Di said, "Go and pick the grapes first." We're going to work after we've eaten these grapes! There will be no delays! ”
Since there are a lot of grapes here, it wasn't long before each of us was filling a small bamboo basket!
After picking the grapes, Lilan finished taking pictures, and we went down the mountain.
After returning home, Jingdi ran to the latrine, he really had diarrhea!
Lilan smiled and said, "A tall cow and a big man!" It's useless! ”
Everyone laughed!
After we packed the grapes and put most of them in Uncle Lan's car, we packed our weapons, ammunition, equipment and luggage, etc., and put them in the car, and we drove back to Daling Town as a family.
At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, our convoy returned to Daling Town, and everyone drove home.
When we returned home, our mother and Wei's mother were waiting for us in the yard.
We got the mutton, mountain grapes, weapons, ammunition, equipment and luggage out of the car.
After setting up our things at home, our family chatted in the living room of the house.
I handed over 2,625 yuan in cash to my mother.
The mother took the money and smiled and said, "Oops! You've done a great job in military training! I made money again, and I got that little yellow mutton and grapes! Lilan and Jingdi also got a workout! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Yes! Mom! Wei Ma! I went hunting with my brothers! I'm still working with my sisters! ”
Jing Di smiled and said, "Alas! Lilan cried while we were hunting! ”
Lilan smiled and said, "Jingdi! Why didn't you say it, you have diarrhea! Gluttonous! He eats lots and lots of grapes! ”
Everyone laughed!
Through this activity, Lilan is much more sensible than before, and she is more serious and diligent in studying and doing housework than in the past!
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