Yuan Tiezhu retorted:
"This back mountain belongs to everyone. Why should it be owned by whoever finds it? According to you, whatever anyone plants, as long as I see it, it's mine!"
"That's great! Next year, I'll see whose plot of land has the best crops, and I can just pick whatever I want!"
This is utterly sophistry. Not to mention Brother Wei, even someone like Wang Erlaizi was so angry with Yuan Tiezhu that he wanted to go up and beat him up!
If it weren't for Brother Wei holding him back, Wang Erlaizi would have started a fight with Yuan Tiezhu on the spot.
Now, although a fight didn't break out, Yuan Tiezhu has completely torn off all pretense of civility. Brother Wei didn't argue with Yuan Tiezhu and led Wang Erlaizi and the others away.
Wang Erlai muttered as he walked:
"If you ask me, Captain, we should fight him. You guys care about your reputation and it's inconvenient for you to show up, but my reputation isn't worth anything. I'll fight him!"
"We're in the right, why should we give up our seats to them!"
Brother Wei waved his hand and said:
"I didn't expect them to be here before I came, otherwise I wouldn't have come!"
"That wild beast isn't stupid. It tripped up here yesterday, how could it still be here today, unless..."
"Forget it, there won't be any big cargo anyway. This water source is so long, let's move to another spot!"
"We're all there, so nobody's fighting or anything. The human scent is so strong, how could wild animals not smell it?"
That makes sense. Wild animals have a much more sensitive nose than humans. When everyone is together, the smells are strong and the noise is loud, so no wild animals would dare to come near.
Wang Erlaizi was unwilling to accept this. Why should the captain give up the spot he found to Yuan Tiezhu for nothing, just because they were the ones who chose the spot first when they went hunting in the mountains?
They were the ones cheating, but in the end, they got the huge advantage!
Actually, Zhong Wanwan was also furious. No one was as shameless as Yuan Tiezhu!
Zhong Wanwan was so angry that she regretted not bringing Bai Yueyao along. With Bai Yueyao as their trump card, their group would definitely not lose!
Zhong Wanwan quickly shook her head, trying to forget the dangerous thought in her mind. Although Bai Yueyao always had good luck.
But all her luck only worked in her favor; everyone who was with her ended up getting hurt.
There's really no need to risk yourself and your group just to argue about who's right or wrong for a short time.
Zhong Wanwan roused herself and said:
"Forget about that, let's look for wild donkey tracks instead. Brother Wei, did you see any wild donkey footprints along the way?"
Brother Wei shook his head and said:
"We didn't see any wild donkey tracks, but we found fresh sika deer droppings where Yuan Tiezhu's group was just now. Maybe they really did catch one, and they might be able to catch a sika deer today!"
Hearing this, Wang Erlaizi became even more furious and immediately turned around and said:
"There are deer? Why should they get off easy? Let's go too!"
Brother Wei pulled Wang Erlaizi aside and said:
"What's the rush? We've only gone a short distance. Let's keep looking; we're sure to find some wild donkey tracks!"
Wang Erlaizi said dejectedly:
"What's the use of finding it? We haven't killed enough meat. In the end, those shameless groups will just pick up all the good stuff. Do you expect them to leave any for us?"
Brother Wei knew this all too well, but it wasn't the final moment yet, so they still had to work hard!
Moreover, Brother Wei glanced at Zhong Wanwan out of the corner of his eye.
Even if the meat his family gets this year isn't as good as it usually is because of Master Zhong, it's no big deal.
The family has benefited so much from Master Zhong. Not to mention his younger sister's job, even his own son is learning the trade from Master Zhong.
He and his family had no complaints about being able to help Master Zhong with this small favor!
Wang Erlaizi and Zhang Liuzhi, on the other hand, seem unreliable on the farm, but when it comes to real matters, they are much better than Yuan Tiezhu, who seems reliable all the time!
No wonder his father said that you can't judge a person by their appearance; you have to look at things carefully. Some things and some people are not what they seem!
Brother Wei focused intently, carefully observing his surroundings and searching for the wild donkey's footprints.
Along the way, Wang Erlaizi and Zhang Liuzhi cursed Yuan Tiezhu's ancestors for eighteen generations, but they didn't complain about Zhong Wanwan and Xia Ning at all.
This shows that although the two of them are lazy and greedy on the farm, and often tease cats and dogs, they are still decent people!
After searching for more than an hour, the group finally found traces and droppings of wild donkeys downstream of the water source.
Unfortunately, these droppings were from a recent time, and it's unknown when the wild donkeys will come to drink again.
Brother Wei and his group decided to try their luck and stayed nearby.
Meanwhile, Yuan Tiezhu's group was lucky enough to encounter a herd of red deer. This time, the three of them killed a total of six red deer, which made them extremely excited.
Yuan Tiezhu jumped up and said:
"It seems even the heavens are on our side. This hunting team's first place is definitely ours!"
The oldest of the three, a more composed person, asked with some doubt:
"That's strange. We killed four red deer yesterday. According to the habits of red deer, we should only encounter 2-3 that have fallen behind today. How come this group of red deer has returned to this location today?"
Yuan Tiezhu said nonchalantly:
"Why do you care why these deer came back? The point is they're back, and we ran into them again, that's enough!"
"Hurry up, bury these deer in the snow, then we'll get some other things and drag them back together tonight!"
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