A few days later, An Ning was making breakfast when she saw An Dashan coming back from outside. An Ning looked at An Dashan, whose feet were covered in mud, and said, "Dad, what did you do?"
An Dashan said: "I went to the field and saw that the soybean seedlings have grown very tall."
An Ning smiled and said, "Dad, how long has it been since you, a hunter, went to the mountains to hunt?"
An Dashan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes, I haven't been there for a long time. Ningning, hurry up and cook. After breakfast, Dad will take you to the mountains for a walk."
An Ning also wanted to go to the mountain, so she happily agreed and continued to cook. After breakfast, An Ning said to her grandmother Wang: "Grandma, my father and I are going to the mountain. We may not be able to come back in time to make lunch at noon. Can you help me make lunch?"
Wang nodded and said, "No problem. I'll take care of this matter. You should be careful when you go to the mountain."
An Ning agreed, then carried her bamboo basket and took her bow and arrow and went into the mountains with An Dashan.
This season is the time when wild vegetables are abundant in the mountains. The women and children in the village will dig wild vegetables on the outskirts of the mountain, so An Ning and An Dashan went directly into the mountain from a small path.
The father and daughter did not walk too fast. As they walked, they kept looking around, searching for prey. The father and daughter were now more discerning. They no longer cared about ordinary pheasants and rabbits. They only wanted to find some prey such as roe deer and wild goats.
The father and daughter walked into the mountain. The further they walked, the more familiar An Ning felt. So she asked, "Dad, have we been here before?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "Well, you forgot that we picked the Ganoderma lucidum here."
An Ning suddenly realized and said, "Then let's look for it quickly to see if there are any more Ganoderma lucidum?"
The father and daughter searched for a long time but couldn't find anything. An Ning didn't give up. Since she couldn't find Ganoderma lucidum, she picked a lot of wild mushrooms and planned to go back and stew them with chicken.
After picking wild mushrooms, the two continued walking forward and soon arrived near the mountain containing rock salt. The father and daughter walked lightly and squatted in a bush to look up the hillside.
There were no other animals on the hillside except a herd of wild goats licking the stones containing rock salt.
An Dashan whispered, "When I count to three, we will shoot arrows together."
An Ning nodded, and when An Dashan counted to three, two arrows flew out with a "whoosh", and then two slightly smaller goats fell down.
An Dashan gave An Ning a thumbs up, a gesture he learned from An Ning, and said, "Ning Ning's archery skills have improved!"
An Ning smiled and said, "It's not so bad!" Although she said that, she couldn't hide the smug look on her face.
The father and daughter each carried a sheep and walked towards home. Fortunately, the two sheep were not too heavy. One was slightly larger, weighing about 100 kilograms, and the other was slightly smaller, weighing about 50 to 60 kilograms.
An Dashan carried the big one on his shoulder, and asked An Ning to put the small one in his backpack. An Ning said, "Dad, I can carry this one. I can carry it."
An Dashan shook his head and said, "No, this sheep must weigh at least 50 kilograms. If you keep it on, you won't grow taller."
An Ning had no choice but to put the smaller one in An Dashan's backpack.
The father and daughter went down the mountain, talking and laughing. When they got home, Grandma Wang had already prepared lunch. An Dashan and An Ning put down their things, washed up briefly, and went back to their room to change clothes before coming out to eat. An Ning asked, "Grandma, has my mother eaten yet?"
Wang nodded and said, "We have already eaten. I don't know when you two can come back, so I let your mother eat first."
An Ning nodded, and the three of them sat around the table and started to eat. After dinner, An Ning pulled An Dashan aside and said, "Dad, why don't we buy two servants? We have the conditions now, and I don't want my family to continue to work so hard."
An Dashan thought for a while and said, "Okay, then let's go to the dental clinic in town tomorrow and buy it if we find something suitable." Seeing his father's unconditional support, An Ning was deeply moved and nodded heavily.
Because the weather is hot now, An Dashan skinned the two goats, and An Ning stewed the smaller one in a pot and added radish. The mutton made in this way can also be eaten by Gao Shi.
The big one was processed, placed in a wooden barrel, and then put into the well to calm down, planning to eat it tomorrow.
A sheep weighing about 50 to 60 kilograms was stewed in a large pot. Grandma Wang also made a lot of oil cakes. Considering that Gao couldn't eat hard food, she also made a few egg pancakes.
An Dashan looked at the large amount of mutton in the pot and thought that he couldn't finish it, so he sent a large bowl of mutton to the family of Uncle Liu, the village chief and Gensheng next door. An Ning and Wang waited for An Dashan to return after delivering the mutton, and then they sat around the table and started eating.
After dinner, An Dashan An Ning said, "Ning Ning, I want to eat the mutton offal soup you made last time. I have already prepared the offal and internal organs."
An Ning nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make it tomorrow morning and make sure you can have it."
An Dashan chuckled and went to hug his little son again.
The next day, An Ning got up early and made the mutton soup that An Dashan had been craving for. After eating and drinking, An Dashan and An Ning went to the town with more than ten rabbits in the car. The rabbits grew very fast. Last time, more than thirty were sold. This time, more than ten of them grew up. Today, they were going to the town to buy people, so they just brought them directly.
The father and daughter first went to the restaurant to sell the rabbits, and then went to the pawnshop. The pawnshop in the town was not as good as the one in the county town, and even worse than the one at the border, with only a small yard.
When the father and daughter walked in, they saw a middle-aged woman sitting there bored. When she saw the father and daughter come in, she quickly stood up and greeted them enthusiastically, saying, "You two, are you here to buy people or check out the shop today?"
An Dashan said, "The family is short of two servants. Do you see anyone suitable?"
The broker asked again, "Do you want someone who can do rough work or someone who can serve you personally?"
An Dashan blushed and said, "We need to buy someone who can do some rough work, and it would be best if he can cook."
The broker smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, sir. I'll go to the backyard to call someone." Then he walked to the backyard.
Soon the dealer came back with a few middle-aged men and women. She smiled and said to An Dashan, "Look, do you see anyone you like? They are all good at their jobs."
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