This is the best opportunity for Songjianghe Forestry Bureau to shine. Zhao Yongsheng has finally been reinstated, so he definitely has to perform well.

The bear that Sheng Xiping and his group brought was just what they needed, so how could the Zhao family not be grateful to Sheng Xiping?

"Brother Zhao, be careful on the road, have a safe trip."

Sheng Xiping waved to the people in the car, and the driver started the car and drove away.

The motorcycle turned around ahead, and then Sheng Xiping and the others got back into the car and sat down. After the driver coordinated with the Sen Tie dispatcher, he started the car and headed back.

At this point, Sheng Xiping finally had time to take out the money and tickets from his pocket and examine them carefully.

Two wolves and a large brown bear. Zhao Guangning gave them two hundred yuan, plus a stack of coupons such as industrial coupons, grain coupons, cloth coupons, and meat coupons.

All these tickets add up to a considerable sum.

The key issue is that often, without coupons, you can't buy anything even with money. Industrial coupons, in particular, were highly sought-after and difficult to obtain.

"Let's split these tickets among the three of us, and then we can give some of the money to the rest of them later."

Sheng Xiping divided the tickets into three parts and gave them to Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo.

The three of them killed the wolf yesterday, and they also shot and killed the bear today. It's only right that they get a bigger share of the money and loot.

If it were any other time when the group of brothers went into the mountains, they would value their brotherhood and no one would care about such things.

With so many people, we must follow the rules.

The motorcycle didn't stop at Songjianghe; it just unloaded its cargo and left, so it arrived at the small train station before 1 p.m.

Sheng Xiping and his group got out of the car and went straight to Wang Jiachuan's house to give him an explanation.

When Wang Jiachuan heard that the bureau had given him two hundred yuan and some tickets, he felt it was too little and kept complaining that the bureau was stingy.

"Uncle, that's quite a lot. If we were to sell that bear meat, we'd get three cents a pound, which would be about a hundred yuan."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping couldn't help but find it amusing. The bear meat wasn't worth much money, and if no one wanted it, it would just be shared among these few families.

We just distributed pork yesterday, and today we'll distribute some bear meat to take back.

At this time, meat doesn't keep very well. Who can eat so much meat in just three to five days?

Northeasterners don't really have the habit of curing meat. They always feel that they can't get used to the smoky smell. At most, they just rub it with salt and eat it slowly.

Over the past year, Sheng Xiping has gone hunting in the mountains quite often, and the Sheng family has accumulated a considerable amount of various kinds of salted meat and dried meat.

If you're useful to the bureau, even if they don't give you money, they can't find fault with you, let alone give you two hundred. That's pretty good, I'm content.

"You're just so good-natured, you never hold a grudge against anyone," Wang Jiachuan said with a smile, shaking his head.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Haven't you guys had lunch yet?"

"Perfect timing! Your aunt made some pork and sauerkraut stew for lunch. I'll ask her to heat it up and we can keep some for ourselves."

Wang Jiachuan glanced at the time and realized it was almost one o'clock. He knew these guys hadn't eaten yet, so he told his wife to heat up some food so that Sheng Xiping and the others could stay and eat at home.

"No need, Uncle, we have to go back. We still need to share this money with the people who went into the mountains with us."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping quickly waved his hand, as he didn't want to trouble them to cook again.

"Look, why are you being so polite with me? Just stay and eat." Wang Jiachuan was genuinely happy to invite him to dinner, not just being polite.

Sheng Xiping and the others resolutely refused to stay, and Wang Jiachuan had no choice but to see them out.

"You've been so busy today, why don't you take a break tomorrow? Don't go up the mountain again."

"Uncle, it's okay, we're fine, not too tired."

The main problem is that the basket is in the mountains, and who knows what wild animals it might attract to eat.

We discussed it and decided to go into the mountains this afternoon, stay there that night, and kill whatever we encounter to prevent it from harming people later.

Sheng Xiping smiled and said, "They're all young men in their early twenties, when they're at their most energetic. How could they feel tired?"

The spring hunt is only going to take a few days. Besides, it would be a waste to leave the hunting basket in the mountains for wild animals to gnaw on. We should try to catch as much game as possible.

"That's fine then. Just be careful, and if you notice anything amiss, retreat immediately."

Wang Jiachuan is quite proud of these young people now, so he can't help but give them a few more words of advice.

After saying goodbye to Wang Jiachuan, Sheng Xiping and the other two gathered together and divided the two hundred yuan among themselves.

The three who fired the shots each received twenty-five yuan, while the remaining eight people each received fifteen yuan.

We had five yuan left, so we bought cigarettes, candy, and other snacks. We shared some with everyone, kept the cigarettes for ourselves, and gave the candy to our younger siblings or children when we got home.

After finishing all that, it was already past one o'clock, so Sheng Xiping hurried home.

"Mom, put these candies away and save them for Lao Liu to have a little treat."

After entering the house, Sheng Xiping handed the candy to his mother for safekeeping.

"Oh, right, and these tickets and stuff, you should put them away too, you'll need them for everyday things at home."

The couple doesn't cook for themselves, and they pay for everything at home, so it's most reasonable for them to give the ration coupons to Zhang Shuzhen.

As for the money, Sheng Xiping kept it.

"Oh my, you're back from Songjiang River? So fast? Haven't you had lunch yet?"

"Wait here, I'll bring you your food right away." At this time, everyone who was at work or school had left, and only Zhang Shuzhen was at home.

The news that Sheng Xiping and his team had killed a large brown bear in the morning and delivered it to the bureau had already been communicated to their families.

Zhang Shuzhen could tell from the time that her son hadn't eaten yet.

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