Chapter 8 Heart Knot
Although he thought so, Zhou Yong knew very well how conservative people were in that era.
Even couples cannot walk side by side. Men and women must keep a distance when going out, otherwise people will say that you are immoral.
Zhou Yong raised his hand and touched his nose, while Li Caiyun lowered her head and looked around.
Soon they arrived at the first trap set last night. It would have been fine if they hadn't checked it, but once they checked it, Zhou Yong's face turned expressionless.
"How did the rope get cut?"
I don't know who was responsible for this evil deed. He not only stole his prey, but also cut the rope of his trap.
Zhou Yong squinted his eyes and looked at the cut rope. He pursed his lips. He had always suspected that it was Li Hongjun who did it.
Although many people in the village disliked him, few of them would harm their prey.
The most important thing is that everyone has different hunting methods and their own marks. They will only take action if there is a grudge between two people.
But this is just Zhou Yong's suspicion, after all, there is no evidence.
Apart from admitting his bad luck, he did not say any complaints. Instead, Li Caiyun was so angry that she cursed him a few times.
"Okay, let's go check out the other traps."
Li Caiyun pouted: "Really? I worked so hard to set up a trap, but it turned out to be a wedding dress for others. The most hateful thing is that the prey can be taken away, why cut the rope..."
Zhou Yong smiled and pinched his young wife's face: "Don't be angry, let's go check out other traps."
Li Caiyun said without thinking: "I wonder if the ropes of those traps have also been cut."
Zhou Yong chuckled: "If you cut it off, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. Who made your man unpopular?"
Li Caiyun felt sorry for her man. She looked at Zhou Yong and said, "I'll make you some hunting ropes later."
Zhou Yong nodded: "Okay, I'll take you to the mountains to hunt then."
The couple talked as they walked towards another hunting spot. When they arrived, they saw that the trap was intact, which meant that no prey had been caught.
The two men went to the third trap point. Although Zhou Yong already knew the result, he became angry when he saw the rope being cut again.
Li Caiyun was so angry that her chest was shaking and she was breathing foul language into the air.
Zhou Yong squatted down and checked the cut rope, and he couldn't help frowning as he looked at it.
"Did you see anything?"
“It’s not the same person.”
Li Caiyun stepped forward to check: "How did you know that?"
Zhou Yong pointed to the part where the hemp rope was cut: "The rope of the first trap was cut with one knife, which shows that the opponent is very strong. Look at the broken part of this rope. It is obvious that the opponent cut it three or four times before the rope was cut..."
He had not noticed these details before and just locked his suspicion on Li Hongjun.
Now thinking about what happened, Zhou Yong suddenly realized that this incident might not have been done by Li Hongjun.
After all, Li Hongjun is a master hunter. Even if he looks down on me, he would not do something that would get him scolded.
Li Caiyun listened to Zhou Yong's analysis and thought he was so smart. Her eyes couldn't help but reveal admiration.
Zhou Yong's attention was focused on the rope and he didn't notice the emotional changes in Li Caiyun's eyes.
He clapped his hands and stood up. Li Caiyun asked him, "Are we going to the next hunting spot?"
Of course he had to go. He hadn't gone to the fourth hunting spot because he was angry, so he didn't know whether there was any prey there.
The two walked towards the fourth hunting spot, which was about a hundred meters away.
When they got close, Zhou Yong's eyes lit up and Li Caiyun exclaimed.
Two pheasants were flapping their wings. Zhou Yong hurried forward and Li Caiyun helped.
“God really takes care of me.”
Zhou Yong didn't have any hope for the fourth hunting spot, but it turned out to be a surprise.
Li Caiyun smiled happily: "These two pheasants are very fat. We can exchange them for a lot of daily necessities at the commune."
Even though they live in the mountains, if they catch prey, few of them would be willing to eat it, and almost all of them would take it to the commune to exchange for daily necessities.
This time, Zhou Yong didn't plan to exchange the pheasant for daily necessities. He wanted to have a good meal with his family.
"Xiao Yun, we won't be exchanging the pheasants for daily necessities this time. We'll keep these two pheasants for ourselves."
Li Caiyun nodded with a smile: "Isn't it a bit too extravagant to eat two pheasants?"
Zhou Yong chuckled, thinking that it was indeed too extravagant. Before he could speak, Li Caiyun said cautiously, "How about sending the other pheasant to my aunt's house?"
The aunt Li Caiyun mentioned refers to Zhou Yong's mother.
Zhou Yong frowned instantly, and his mind emerged the expression on his mother's face when she forced him to become a son-in-law of the Li family.
He grew up with his grandfather and has little affection for his parents, brothers and sisters.
In fact, Zhou Yong cannot be blamed for all this, because he was a premature baby and was weak since birth.
Life was even harder back then than it is today. When children fell ill, we had no money to see a doctor and could only endure it at home.
Old Master Zhou couldn't bear to watch his grandson die, so he took him home to raise him. He worked hard to teach him and saved some money, which he spent on him.
He raised the child for more than ten years, and only returned home when Mr. Zhou passed away.
At that time, Zhou Yong thought that when he returned home, he would be loved by his parents. In the end, he realized that the only person who treated him well in the world was his deceased grandfather.
"Zhou Yong?"
"ah?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Yong came back to his senses and pursed his lips: "We will keep one pheasant to eat, and take the other pheasant to the commune to exchange for some daily necessities."
Li Caiyun opened her mouth, wanting to counsel Zhou Yong, but when the words came to her lips she didn't know how to persuade her man to untie his knot.
"good."
Li Caiyun responded readily, Zhou Yong smiled, put away the rope and other tools used to set the trap, and walked towards another mountain while talking to his young wife.
When they arrived at the destination, Zhou Yong asked Li Caiyun to sit down and rest. He looked around and decided to set a trap nearby to catch rabbits.
Seeing that he had finished his work, Li Caiyun came to him with a kettle.
"Drink some water."
Zhou Yong took it, tilted his neck back and drank the water in big gulps.
Li Caiyun was afraid that he would choke: "Drink slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you."
Zhou Yong drank the water and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Li Caiyun took the kettle and covered it with the lid.
The trap is set, and they need to wait patiently for the prey to take the bait.
Zhou Yong took Li Caiyun to a place not far away to sit down and rest. He looked at the trap he had set from time to time.
Li Caiyun looked at the trap for a while and felt bored.
"You sit here, I'm going to go pick some mountain products."
Li Caiyun wanted to get up, but Zhou Yong held her hand.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Yong said seriously: "It's a sunny day, and we are in the mountains. Do you know what is the best thing to do?"
Li Caiyun's eyes were full of confusion: "What is suitable for me to do?"
Zhou Yong took advantage of the situation and pushed Li Caiyun to the ground.
"you?"
Zhou Yong chuckled, and Li Caiyun's heart trembled slightly, and she looked around nervously...
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