Live by the mountain, eat from the mountain; live by the sea, eat from the sea.
There are many people who are good at hunting in several nearby villages.
Hunters are also called "cannon heads", and those with the most accurate shooting skills and the most experience are called "old cannons".
Every old gun has great reputation and status within a radius of dozens of miles.
There happened to be such an old gun in Chenjia Village. He lived in the north of the village, closest to the mountain. His real name was Chen Jianjun, and he was also called Chen Paotou by the villagers.
Speaking of Chen Paotou, coincidentally, he has a very good relationship with Chen Wang's family.
In the winter ten years ago, Chen Paotou was hunting alone in the forest and encountered a big beast, a tiger.
To make matters worse, his shotgun had a problem.
During the life-and-death struggle with the giant beast, Chen Jianjun was bitten on one leg. When he was about to die, he met the silly Chen Wang's father who went into the mountains to collect herbs.
Chen's father was also a ruthless man. He rushed over and fired a shot, injuring the tiger and forcing it to flee far away.
From that day on, Chen Jianjun's legs became lame and he rarely went into the mountains.
However, his son Chen Dazhuang learned some of his skills and often went into the mountains to hunt.
Chen Jianjun is also a grateful person and always remembers the life-saving grace.
In the two years since Sha Awang's parents passed away, Chen Dazhuang occasionally went into the mountains to hunt some game, and Chen Jianjun would ask him to bring some over for visits.
In the afternoon, Chen Wang went to the bamboo forest again and caught three more bamboo slips using the same method.
He left one at home, picked up the two fat ones, and went out towards the north of the village.
In the past few years, wild beasts from the mountains often broke into the village and injured people, especially in the cold winter when food was scarce.
Such incidents have become less and less frequent in recent years, but they do exist.
Therefore, there are only a few families who dare to live in the northernmost part of the village, and some old houses are already vacant.
From a distance, Chen Wang saw a thin figure processing some prey at the door. It was Chen Jianjun's son Chen Dazhuang.
It is said that not long after his son was born, Chen Jianjun sought advice from an expert and named his son "Da Zhuang", hoping that his son would be strong and healthy.
It seemed that the master really had something to say. Although his family had no shortage of meat, Chen Dazhuang had always been very thin and often sick.
"Brother Da Zhuang!"
Chen Wang shouted loudly.
Speaking of this Da Zhuang brother, he is also a pitiful man.
A few years ago, Chen Jianjun used all his family assets to find a beautiful wife for his son.
She was a female educated youth who had been sent to work in the village. She was not only beautiful but also knowledgeable. Many young men of the right age in the village were eyeing her.
Chen Jianjun helped his son fulfill his wish with the savings he had accumulated from hunting in the mountains for half a lifetime.
However, the good times did not last long. With the implementation of the policy for educated youth to return to the city, the female educated youth found an opportunity to secretly leave the village and never returned.
Hearing the shout, Chen Dazhuang looked up at him, stood up, and a simple smile appeared on his face.
"Awang, why are you here?"
"Come and see you and uncle, where's uncle?"
"In the house!"
"What did you catch? I went to catch some bamboo slugs and brought two for you."
"Unlucky, I only caught a pheasant. Oh, your bamboo pheasant is so fat. If I had known earlier, I should have gone with you to catch this."
While chatting and laughing, Chen Wang had already walked up to him and handed him the two bamboo rats.
"Here, let's deal with it together. We can have a drink together later."
"No problem. I haven't eaten this for a long time. It looks so appetizing."
"Haha, I'll leave it to you. I'll go to the house to see Uncle."
"Okay!"
As a result, he didn't need to go into the house, because Chen Jianjun, who heard the sound, had already limped out.
"Awang, you're here!"
"Uncle, are you feeling well?"
Chen Wang asked with a smile.
Chen Jianjun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I heard that Lao Wang used a carrying pole to knock you smart, so I was planning to go over and take a look. It seems to be true!"
"Dad, it's true. Awang was not stupid at all when he talked to me just now."
Chen Dazhuang also reacted and looked at Chen Wang in surprise.
"You said Awang was stupid? I think you are the stupid one. Why didn't Awang's wife run away?"
Chen Jianjun glared at his son.
People in the countryside all care about their face, and he is even more so than others.
The fact that his daughter-in-law ran away made him feel humiliated, and he still hasn't gotten over it.
"dad……"
Chen Dazhuang looked embarrassed.
"Uncle, don't say that to Brother Dazhuang. It's that woman's fault. Don't worry, her life won't necessarily be better if she returns to the city."
Chen Wang chuckled and made some remarks to smooth things over.
After hearing this, Chen Jianjun and his son felt much better.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and stew the meat!"
Chen Jianjun said to his son unhappily.
Chen Dazhuang smiled and nodded, then squatted down to continue processing the prey.
"Come on, Awang, sit inside and have a cup of tea!"
"OK!"
As a professional hunter, his cooking skills may not be very good, but he is very efficient in processing prey.
As soon as it got dark, Chen Dazhuang had prepared several dishes.
The main course was two kinds of meat, the pheasant was stir-fried with chili peppers, and the more tender bamboo shoots were stewed with two side dishes.
Of course, it’s not as delicious as Lin Xiuqin’s, but it’s larger in quantity and tastes spicier, making it perfect for drinking.
The wine is very common bulk sorghum wine, which costs a few cents per pound and can be bought at the convenience store at the entrance of the village.
Three grown men can have a great time drinking together without any good wine.
When coming here, Chen Wang also told Lin Xiuqin that they should have some drinks here in the evening, and let her and the little girl eat by themselves.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Chen Wang found an opportunity to tell Chen Dazhuang that he wanted to go hunting in the mountains with him.
"Of course, Awang, I totally agree with your idea."
Chen Jianjun showed a look of delight and glanced at his son beside him.
"This brat of mine is so stupid. He hasn't learned half of my skills. Every time he goes to the mountains alone, I get worried!"
Having said that, he lowered his head to look at his lame right leg, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Even though he was known as a veteran, he almost lost his life.
It is hard to imagine how terrifying the big beasts in the deep mountains and forests are if you have never actually encountered them.
Many hunters would be so frightened when they encounter a big tiger for the first time and hear its roar that they would not dare to go into the mountains again even if they survived.
Especially the big insects that have eaten humans, they are dangerous creatures that terrify countless hunters.
In the early years, there were cases where huge insects broke into the village and ate people. At that time, the militia was fully armed and ordered to go into the mountains to search for them, just to eradicate them completely.
Unfortunately, the big beast had already escaped into the deep mountains and could not be found for more than half a month, so we had to give up in the end.
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