When prey of all sizes were lined up in front of everyone, everyone was shocked and couldn't believe it. They surrounded the prey and cheered for a long time, unable to calm down their excitement.
Seeing that Zhao Wei was too tired to say a word, Yunxiu quickly poured out three bowls of the hot soup that she had been simmering in the clay pot and asked him to drink it.
They had been out for a whole day and had only cold food on them. Only by eating something warm could they dispel the coldness in their bodies.
Of course, Yunxiu did not show favoritism to the rest of the people and let everyone drink until they were full.
The family members were naturally very grateful to her and praised her as a virtuous and good woman.
This made Yunxiu very embarrassed. After all, she had never been the center of attention before, so she was not used to it.
After Zhao Wei recovered, he said to the people present: "While everyone is here, it will be easier to get things done with more people. Let's start working according to the agreement."
"The biggest profit of this business is that these animal skins are to be sold for money. In order not to damage the skins, I will skin them myself."
"As for the remaining cuts of meat, let's borrow the scale from the production team and use it. I'll ask someone who's nimble to bring a few people to borrow it and we'll use it."
Most villagers only have hand-held scales at home, which can only weigh 100 to 200 kilograms at most. It takes two or three people to lift it, which is quite strenuous.
Mostly trouble.
What they borrowed this time was a medium-sized scale that could weigh up to 500 kilograms at a time. They could just throw the meat on it and the weight would be determined.
It is usually used to weigh grain and small livestock.
It is most appropriate to use it now.
As soon as Zhao Wei finished speaking, several strong laborers ran into the village.
Everyone would usually go to the production team to borrow scales to use, and they were familiar with the process, so there was no need for much talk.
Zhao Wei asked his men to gather all the torches in the yard around him, then he took out a shiny knife.
This was an ordinary small dagger he bought from the market. After being polished and processed twice, it had already changed a lot. It couldn't be said to be able to cut iron like mud, but it was very smooth when used to peel skin. The people present felt that they were enjoying a feast for the eyes and were fascinated by it unconsciously.
It was not until the scale was brought over that Zhao Wei finally finished his work.
There were a total of five wild animal skins, which were numbered and a lottery was used to decide which skin would belong to Zhao Wei.
It was he who drafted the agreement and no one had any objection.
Soon, five wooden pieces with numbers written on them were tightly held in Erlaizi's hands.
Whether Zhao Wei will draw the skin of white socks or the skin of river deer depends entirely on fate.
As for the remaining skins, after selling them, the members of their team, including Zhao Wei, divided them equally.
This was somewhat exciting, and Yunxiu was even a little nervous. Naturally, she hoped that Zhao Wei would be lucky enough to draw the biggest skin.
The skin of the white socks, when spread out, is larger than a double quilt. If it were sold, it would probably be worth a lot of money.
But in fact, cowhide is probably the least valuable among these skins.
After all, scarcity makes things valuable.
Although wild cattle are not commonly seen, they are somewhat similar to domestic cattle, making it difficult for outsiders to distinguish them, so they are most likely to be judged as domestic cattle.
At most, it is just larger in size and is worth a few dollars more than ordinary cowhide.
He didn't care about gains or losses in this matter. He had decided on this in the first place only as a means to confirm his position as the leader.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, he extended his hand to Yunxiu.
"Wife, you can draw the lottery. I believe you are my lucky goddess tonight."
These words made Yunxiu very frightened, and she shook her head desperately to refuse.
"No, no, no... I can't draw. My luck is bad. You draw it yourself!"
What a joke. What if she hits a weak one and he uses it as an excuse to beat her up? What will she do then?
Although she hadn't been beaten for several days, but... this was purely a subconscious behavior and was beyond her control.
Of course Zhao Wei knew where the problem lay. He pulled her in front of him without giving her a chance to refuse and patted her on the butt.
"Be good and listen. I won't blame you no matter what you get!"
She touched her spanked buttocks, feeling embarrassed and timid, and was reluctant to take any action.
The family members present couldn't wait any longer and started to urge him on.
"It's not a big deal, Zhao family, hurry up and smoke!"
"Yes, let's finish it soon so we can go back and rest in peace. It's so cold today!"
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With everyone talking at once, Yunxiu had no way to hide anymore and could only grit her teeth and take a cigarette from Erlaizi's hand.
The second beggar walked forward to take a look and immediately started shouting loudly.
"It's number four. I drew a card of a big-nosed sheep. Congratulations, Brother Wei!"
After everyone congratulated him, he put away the skin and prepared to cut the beef into several halves and weigh the meat first.
After a busy period, the meat was quickly divided into nine equal portions, and each family received nearly 200 kilograms of meat.
They happily carried the things back home in baskets.
This night was destined to be an unusual night. Many families had not eaten meat for a year. As soon as they returned home, they started to light the fire and cook, busying themselves with preparing meat.
For a moment, those who had already fallen asleep were startled.
Many people were so greedy by the smell of meat that they started drooling and lay on the wall, cursing.
"Who the hell is cooking meat in the middle of the night? Are you trying to make me hungry to death?"
"Mom, you can't even sleep well, why don't you choke to death?"
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Those who ate meat kept their mouths shut obediently and did not bother to argue with others. Eating meat was more important.
That night, Zhao Wei summarized his gains from the day and found that the benefits he gained from hunting with others were almost the same as when he did it alone.
However, eating alone can easily arouse jealousy, and people may secretly trip them up and harm their entire family at any time.
Having a group of people with you can help spread the pressure.
If there are too many jealous people, he doesn't mind bringing everyone from the entire village along.
As I said, the forest is so big that it can easily feed the entire village.
The prerequisite is that you have to have this ability.
When Zhao Wei went back to his room to rest, Yunxiu was still very worried, fearing that he would come to settle the score with her later.
As a result, Zhao Wei just patted her lightly, praised her for her ability, and said that she had skinned the most valuable piece of skin.
Just don't blame!
Just when she breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao Wei suddenly added another sentence.
"Don't be afraid even if you get the worst one. As long as you kiss me, I will forgive you, hehe..."
Then he said slyly: "But now you have drawn the best one, as the head of the family, I have to reward you, let me kiss you instead!"
Yunxiu...
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