Gu Tingzhou discussed tomorrow's winter hunting plan with his father, and notified the men who would go with him tomorrow one by one, and then he returned home in the wind and snow.

Li Qingyun had already washed and laid down with the two children.

"Dad, come and sleep. Our new kang is very warm, and we have a new quilt. It's soft and warm, not cold at all." Dabao curled up in the quilt and called out to his dad loudly.

"I'm coming." Gu Tingzhou packed up.

The whole family lay happily on the kang in the new house, squeezed into an eight-jin quilt, feeling warm and even a little hot.

"You will be back in the team the day after tomorrow, and you will go winter hunting tomorrow. Aren't you afraid of being tired? Why don't you not go? Take a day off. Hunting is no joke." Li Qingyun suggested with some concern.

"It's okay, you know my methods, don't worry." Gu Tingzhou knew that she was just worried that he would get hurt again.

"Then don't try to show off. Don't go alone if something happens. Our family has no shortage of meat or food. Protect yourself and our father." The families of hunters will get more meat according to their contributions, as well as subsidies, so everyone is willing to go. If a group of people go together, the chances of problems will be very small.

Li Qingyun did not forcibly stop him. He knew that the reason why Gu Tingzhou went winter hunting was not only because he liked hunting, but also because every year in the winter hunting village, it was Gu's father who led everyone into the mountains. He was not young anymore, and if something happened, they would feel uneasy.

In previous years, Brother Gu accompanied him. This year, Brother Gu had to take care of the house matters and had no time to go up the mountain, so Gu Tingzhou had no choice but to go.

"Okay." Gu Tingzhou hugged his wife tenderly. Hearing her caring words, he felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.

"Wife, come with me to join the army next year. I don't want to be separated from you and want to leave right away. I haven't seen you for several months and I'm already missing you." Seeing the two children fall asleep, Gu Tingzhou instantly turned into a big dog with aggrieved look, looking at his wife with bright eyes.

Li Qingyun was not really opposed to joining the army, but she had to arrange her family affairs first.

By the time Gu Tingzhou goes back to apply and gets allocated a house, it will probably be around the beginning of next spring.

And there is the time bomb of Tian Meixue buried here. Li Qingyun always feels uneasy. Tian Meixue in the book was reborn this winter. Although the plot has undergone major changes now, she cannot leave with peace of mind unless this hidden danger is resolved.

If she could leave with Gu Tingzhou now and stay away from Tian Meixue and Chen Yi forever, that would be great. She always felt that Chen Yi was also a weird kid, but it was obviously impossible to leave now, so she had to understand Tian Meixue's movements and get rid of this cancer before she could leave.

"Okay, go back and file a report, and we'll join the army next year. But you have to be prepared. You might have to support the family for a long time. If my two children and I leave the village, there will be no food to go around. From now on, the food, clothing, housing, and transportation for the whole family will all fall on you alone."

Now Qinghuan is married, and her two younger sisters are living well, so she has nothing to worry about. Joining the army will not only allow her to do what she wants and be more free, but it will also make it much more convenient for her two children to go to school in the future. There are schools for children of the army, which will be very helpful for their future.

"Trust your man. As long as you agree to join the army, I will take care of everything else." Gu Tingzhou hugged his wife with satisfaction.

The two agreed to join the army and then fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, Li Qingyun got up before dawn and the wind and snow had stopped.

Outside the house, everything was covered in white snow. The snow had piled up, and when I stepped on it, it covered my instep.

Li Qingyun found Gu Tingzhou's old Ula shoes at home, and hammered the Ula grass picked in autumn to stuff them into his Ula shoes.

This way you don’t have to worry about your feet getting cold when you go out.

"Thank you for your hard work, my wife. Let me do it." Gu Tingzhou took the two Ula shoes and put them on. He also prepared some tools for going up the mountain.

Li Qingyun made some rolls for Gu Tingzhou to take as lunch, and also filled a pot with boiling water for him to drink when he was thirsty while hunting.

"Don't bring water. Just grab a handful of snow to quench your thirst. The water will get cold soon anyway." Gu Tingzhou said, pointing to the kettle.

"No, even if the water is cold, it's still boiled. The snow has never been boiled. If there are bacteria in it, you will have diarrhea." Li Qingyun stubbornly stuffed the kettle into his arms.

Gu Tingzhou had no choice but to accept this sweet burden and set off with the things prepared by his wife.

When they reached the back mountain, many people had already arrived, including Gu's father, who was explaining to everyone the precautions for going up the mountain. This time, Gu Tingzhou also brought Erniu with him.

On the one hand, it was to take care of him. He would be sixteen next year, and when he was that old, he could have followed his father to the mountains. On the other hand, Erniu himself also wanted to go up the mountain to learn hunting from Da.

He had already told him last night about the general situation of going up the mountain and what to prepare.

When Gu Tingzhou arrived, Erniu was listening intently to his father's speech. Seeing him coming, he quickly greeted him, "Uncle Gu, you're here?"

"Yeah." Gu Tingzhou, who was always serious in front of outsiders, nodded lightly.

There were fifteen people in this group. Erniu was the youngest and the weakest. Everyone had some complaints and felt that Erniu should not be brought along, but they did not dare to tell Gu's father.

"Tingzhou, why don't you take Erniu with you? What can a kid of his age do? We don't want you to have to carry him down later." A middle-aged man spoke up, relying on his age and being Gu Tingzhou's elder.

"I remember I was only fourteen years old when I first went up the mountain. A hero is not judged by his origin. Brother, you'd better not judge a person's talent by his mere appearance." Gu Tingzhou said coldly.

The eldest brother was choked. Indeed, Gu Tingzhou had gone up the mountain with them when he was fourteen years old. He had performed remarkably well, was brave and combative, and was an excellent hunter. He had even praised the saying "a tiger father will have a dog son" back then.

"How can this Erniu compare to you back then~" the man wanted to say something more.

"That's enough. Now that everyone is here, let's get ready to go up the mountain." Father Gu interrupted what he was about to say. When the man saw that Father Gu also agreed to let Erniu go with them, he felt embarrassed and muttered something.

He was still not convinced in his heart, so today he was keeping a close eye on Erniu, determined not to let him catch any mistakes, humph.

Erniu felt a little anxious when he heard that Uncle Gu had a conflict with his colleagues because of him, but then he thought, Uncle Gu was helping him and giving him a chance, so he must perform well today and not let Uncle Gu down.

During this period, Uncle Gu would sometimes take him up the mountain and teach him some basic knowledge about hunting. With Uncle Gu's experience, he felt more confident.

"Don't be nervous." Seeing that he was a little anxious, Gu Tingzhou walked up to him and patted his shoulder.

Soon, a group of people went up the mountain together, leaving behind a series of large footprints of Ula shoes in the snow.