Chapter 334: Unexpected Gains
The next second, a gray rabbit was nailed to the root of a tree by a hatchet. The rabbit was still kicking its legs, as if it wanted to continue running away.
"Rabbit! Ripple, you are amazing!"
Zheng Xin said with surprise.
Lianyi had already taken a step forward, ready to take out the hatchet and collect the spoils, when a teasing voice came from behind:
"Wait a minute, you two educated youths! That rabbit is mine!"
Zheng Xin and Lian Yi turned around and saw a tall and thin man wearing patched clothes. He was the one who was talking just now.
The man was about 1.85 meters tall, with a hunched back, perhaps to reduce his presence. His face was dirty and his true appearance could not be seen, but his eyes were fixed on the rabbit, as if he was determined to get it.
"Zhao Jingcheng, we caught this rabbit, how come it's yours?"
After seeing the other person's face clearly, Zheng Xin stood next to Lian Yi very vigilantly and spoke with a lack of momentum.
"This is the outskirts of the forest, how could there be a rabbit? I chased that rabbit out from the inner area of the forest, and I was about to catch it when you got there first."
Zhao Jingcheng, wearing open-toed cloth shoes, moved towards the two men step by step, obviously not intending to miss this meal of meat.
Lianyi looked at the shoes on the other person's feet, which were still stained with brown-red mud, proving that he was not lying. Unfortunately, the rabbit died in her hands in the end, and she had no intention of giving it away.
"So what if you chased it out? I was the one who killed it in the end. Did you see the handle of the hatchet? It's engraved with "For Educated Youth Only"."
Lianyi took a step forward, pulled out the hatchet, grabbed the rabbit's ear, picked it up and handed it to Zheng Xin, then tightened the hatchet in her hand, took a step forward, and stood in front of the rabbit, as if to say, "If you dare to snatch the rabbit, I will chop you down." Zhao Jingcheng on the opposite side turned pale when he saw this.
Zhao Jingcheng swallowed his saliva, with a look of fear on his face. He was not afraid of the two female educated youth, but the hatchet in the other party's hand, which was stained with blood.
The "gurgling" sound broke the confrontation between the two sides. Lianyi and Zheng Xin both stared at each other's stomachs. They had just eaten breakfast and were not hungry at this moment.
Zhao Jingcheng touched his stomach, and the burning sensation in his stomach was still there, making his face pale. He had used up the last of his strength to drive the rabbit out. Now his legs and feet were weak and he could hardly stand.
Lianyi and Zheng Xin looked at the skinny guy opposite them and saw that his body swayed and he sat down on the ground. They looked at each other and immediately realized that he was hungry.
"Let's go and take a look!"
"Lian Yi, he is Zhao Jingcheng, the bully of Hongqi Commune, we are still..."
Zheng Xin grabbed Lianyi's sleeve and whispered.
"You've starved yourself to death, and you're still a bully?"
Lianyi shook her head and looked back at the rabbit in Zheng Xin's hand. She then walked towards the other person holding the hatchet. In fact, she could subdue the man with one hand without the hatchet. She just wanted to give Zheng Xin courage.
Sure enough, Zheng Xin was emboldened by the hatchet in Lianyi's hand and followed her over.
"Hey! Is he dead?"
Lianyi kicked the other person's calf and felt that he had kicked the bone, which was a bit painful.
Zhao Jingcheng's eyes went dark for a while, but he finally recovered. He looked at the two brave female educated youths coming over with rabbits and hatchets, and said with a wry smile:
“Soon.”
Lianyi glanced at the other person and took out a buckwheat bun wrapped in cloth from her arms. This was what she prepared for lunch.
"Now, don't accuse us of taking advantage of you. Eat something first, and then we'll discuss the ownership of the rabbit."
Zhao Jingcheng instinctively caught the thing thrown to him by the female educated youth opposite him, opened the cloth and saw a gray buckwheat bun that was still warm. He took a bite and half of the bun disappeared.
"You've been hungry for a long time. Don't eat too much. Be careful not to choke."
Lianyi looked at the other person's miserable appearance and reminded him not to look back and choke to death and need her to save him.
Zhao Jingcheng nodded obediently, took out half of the bun from his mouth, chewed it again and again, then swallowed it with his neck stretched, and then continued to eat the next piece.
Lianyi pulled Zheng Xin to the tree where the rabbit was nailed to death, kicked some dirt with her feet to cover the bloodstains, and Zheng Xin followed suit and cleaned up the remaining bloodstains.
"Zheng Xin, we caught this rabbit ourselves. I'm not going to hand it over to the authorities. I'll discuss it with Zhao Jingcheng later. We can cook the rabbit at his house and split it among the three of us. I'll also give Sister Xiufen a rabbit hind leg. What do you think?"
Ripple suggested.
If she wanted to eat meat, she could just go around the mountains and forests. However, the wild animals she hunted had to have a source, and it would be best if she had someone to cover her. Zhao Jingcheng was a good choice.
"I have no objection. You killed the rabbit with your quick eyes and hands. I am the one who got the advantage. I will do whatever you say."
Zheng Xin is very self-aware and she also craves meat, so she will definitely listen to Lianyi.
"This is what I think. You just heard him say that he drove the rabbits here from the inner circle. He must be more familiar with this forest than we are. If we cooperate with Zhao Jingcheng, we can have a treat from time to time.
He is responsible for driving the prey from the inner circle, and we are responsible for catching them. We give him some coarse grains in exchange. He can't just eat meat for the whole winter!"
Ripple suggested.
Zheng Xin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and then she lowered her voice and said:
"I think it's okay, but Zhao Jingcheng doesn't have a good reputation in Hongqi Commune. I'm afraid he will get rid of us. After all, we are women. How about talking to the male educated youth?"
"You are really thoughtful. Let's cooperate with him today and wait until the meat is eaten. When we go back, we will ask Sister Xiufen. She came here a year earlier than us, so she must know more than us."
"good!"
Zheng Xin responded with sparkling eyes, then looked at the rabbit in her hand and swallowed.
Over there, Zhao Jingcheng ate a whole grain steamed bun slowly, which relieved the burning sensation in his stomach, and then he stood up from the ground.
"Give me a steamed bun, and the rabbit will be yours. Can you give me the rabbit skin?"
"Do you have a house? Is it near or far from here? Do you have a pot? Let's stew the rabbit first."
Lian Yi said directly.
Zhao Jingcheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said:
"My house in the village is too dilapidated to be lived in. I always live in the temporary houses of hunters in the mountains. Come with me!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the forest.
"Follow?"
Zheng Xin was a little hesitant.
"Don't be afraid! His legs are weak from hunger. There are two of us, and we have this!"
Lianyi raised the hatchet in her hand.
In the end, Zheng Xin was persuaded, and she and Lianyi followed Zhao Jingcheng's footsteps and left their previous place.
Half an hour later, the three of them arrived in front of a wooden house. Zhao Jingcheng pushed open the door and said:
"Come in!"
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(End of this chapter)
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