Gu Changsong became very secretive after coming down from the mountain, even avoiding his family.
Gu Hanping was startled at the time, thinking that his son had done something wrong and caused some trouble, and that he needed to sort it out.
Gu Hanping was startled and felt terrified. He thought about it for a long time.
I almost forgot to say it: I don't have any good ideas either. I can't just pull Yunyang down from his horse and make him run around for you, can I?
Then, Gu Changsong said something that terrified even him.
"Today Yunyang took me for a walk in the mountains. He cleared a plot of land there, about half an acre, and planted it with sweet potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, and other crops."
Gu Hanping was so startled that he almost screamed.
Hao Pingping asked, "What's wrong? Why can't you sit still?"
Gu Hanping had no interest in talking to Hao Pingping at all, and instead quickly asked Gu Changsong, "What exactly happened? Didn't you go hunting in the mountains today?"
Their brigade's rule was that they could keep small prey for themselves, while large prey had to be handed over.
However, recently, the news that Gu Yunyang's dog has been hunting every day has somehow spread throughout the village and the brigade.
Gu Hanping also planned to have a proper talk with Gu Yunyang later.
Fortunately, Gu Yunyang brought back a wild boar, and everyone got to eat it.
This news was suppressed.
But Gu Hanping was still very worried, because that was half an acre of land.
If you plant sweet potatoes, you can get several hundred kilograms in one season.
Gu Yunyang remained calm and looked up, saying, "Captain, don't worry. It's just clearing half an acre of land in the mountains. The place is remote, and no one usually goes there. You don't need to worry about people finding out."
Gu Hanping couldn't sit still: "How can I not worry? That's half an acre of land, so big, how could it not be seen? Don't forget, our brigade has a hunting team."
The hunting party hunted in these mountains, and they might go anywhere.
If someone finds out...
"If this is discovered, then the half-acre of land will be wasted, and that's one thing. But if it's found out that we're the ones running it, the consequences will be unimaginable."
It's one thing if the brigade leader and brigade secretary lose their positions.
They might even be arrested and sent to a farm for re-education.
How could he accept such a consequence?
Gu Yunyang wasn't worried at all: "It's alright, the hunting teams won't go to that place. Besides, even if they find it, it's fine, no one will know it's us. That place is very well hidden, I believe it generally won't be discovered. In addition, it's not just me in our brigade who has land in the mountains, there are others doing the same, I can name more than a dozen..."
Then, Gu Yunyang named more than a dozen people.
Gu Hanping was so shocked he didn't know what to say: "I didn't know that people who seem honest in the brigade aren't always so honest."
Of the dozen or so names Gu Yunyang mentioned, seven or eight seemed to be honest and unassuming people.
No one expected that they would be able to cultivate land and grow grain in the mountains.
However, they only did small-scale operations and dared not cultivate too much land.
Or it could be reclaiming land in multiple locations; each piece of land might be small, but when added together, the total is still considerable.
However, Gu Hanping's concerns were not entirely unfounded.
Gu Yunyang thought, "When we go back up the mountain, we'll raise more animals. For example, a herd of a dozen or so wild boars, or a pack of wolves. That way, we can let those animals roam around the area. The hunting team won't dare to go there, and there will be no risk of being exposed."
But it might also deter Gu Hanping and his son from going over there.
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