The pig farm and chicken farm in Kaoshantun were attacked by wolves again, but fortunately no one was injured.
Zhang Guoqing could no longer sit still after receiving the news from Zhang Laoer.
Living by the mountain and making a living from the mountain, especially since he pinned the lives of his people on the resource-rich Daqing Mountain, it was the only way out.
How could his vision and his plan be blocked by these obstacles?
Zhao Dashan was about to report it to his superiors.
Zhang Guoqing asked him for leave.
It wasn't that Zhang Guoqing didn't trust his colleagues' abilities, but rather that wolves were too cunning. With Mr. Wang and the drugs, there was no need for accidental casualties.
How could Zhao Dashan agree to this? He had promised Zhou Xiaozheng to protect the safety of the three of them.
In the end, it was Zhou Jiao who stepped forward and persuaded Zhao Dashan.
At work, Zhao Dashan set a time and arranged for a pick-up. After everything was settled, Zhang Guoqing said goodbye to his colleagues and returned to the village with his wife and children.
Zhang Guoqing's return delighted the villagers, young and old. When they heard that the county would be bringing weapons with them, everyone secretly planned to follow them up the mountain.
No matter how heavy the snow is, it is not as attractive as meat.
Zhang Guoqing didn't have time to exchange a few words with everyone, and went to Grandpa Wang's house with a dozen hunters from the village.
When Old Man Wang saw the boy following him inside, he secretly rolled his eyes. He was already old and really didn't want to be the leader. If anyone got into trouble, it would be really hard to explain.
As for those young kids in the county, he really had no hope.
After hesitating for a while, Mr. Wang asked his eldest son to notify the old hunters in the nearby villages and ask them to come to a meeting to discuss how to kill the wolves.
While everyone was talking, Zhang Guoqing gestured to the old man.
The two men left the yard, and Zhang Guoqing took out a bottle of modified sleeping pills and handed it to Mr. Wang.
Old Master Wang took it and asked unhappily, "What for? You know how to please me now? You have nothing to do, kid? If you're bored, go accompany your wife to give birth."
"Hehe... Old man, this is a drug. Didn't I go to the capital last year? Then we followed our elders to the south. This is a good thing I found in the south. I spent a lot of effort to beg for five bottles, and it's a good time to try it this time."
Old Master Wang said disdainfully, "Does this have to go south? Who doesn't have it?"
Zhang Guoqing's eyes lit up when he heard this. This old man is quite a hidden talent. Indeed, there are many flower thieves among martial arts masters. Hehe, I wonder if the old man did this when he was young?
Old Master Wang stuffed the medicine into his arms and patted Zhang Guoqing on the forehead. "Don't overthink it! I'm telling you it's impossible. You must have asked the other party for the prescription, right? No one except the family disciples tells outsiders. You better keep your mouth shut and don't spread this."
Zhang Guoqing nodded quickly.
"Tomorrow there will be a lot of people around, so don't use any medicine. If you have any, just use the same folk remedies as them. Do you remember the skills your grandfather taught you?"
Zhang Guoqing nodded repeatedly, glancing at the medicine bottle in his arms with reluctance. Even if the modified medicine was weak, it was still a drug prepared by his wife, and it had been taken by the old man.
Seeing this, Old Man Wang burst into laughter and immediately turned back home. It was really hard to get the stuff out of this kid's hand. Well, he had to test the effect first. If it was good, he could even find a way to make friends with this little fox. He didn't believe that this kid only had four bottles, there must be nine more.
The whole afternoon was spent busy with the announcement, and a group of veteran hunters were basically in place. After a few puffs of their pipes, they quickly reached an agreement. They would set out the next day, and the village in the mountain where the incident occurred would provide dry food.
As for the people from the armed forces, it is better not to cause trouble and let them observe the situation from the outside.
Zhang Guoqing laughed in silence - he knew that the elders looked down on outsiders.
After the discussion, he quickly rode his bike to reply to Zhao Dashan.
Zhao Dashan was extremely happy to learn that so many veteran hunters had taken action. He was also worried about his men getting into trouble, so he quickly called a meeting. The most important thing was to have meat to eat.
On the way back to the village, Zhang Guoqing rode his bike, thinking to himself all the way.
He returned home, but found no one there. He went to the old courtyard. Sure enough, Zhou Jiao and her son were there, along with several other elderly women and young wives in the kitchen. He didn't go in, but waved to Zhou Jiao.
"You're already thinking about how to eat the meat before you even see it. That's pretty fast."
Zhou Jiao chuckled. That wasn't all. Just now, after the news broke that they were going to take action the day after tomorrow, everyone was already planning how to get their men to follow them up the mountain and take advantage.
Zhang Guoqing looked up at the sky and thought to himself what a pity.
Zhou Jiao stretched her head to look around, beckoned him to come closer, and whispered, "Let's go up the mountain tomorrow."
Zhang Guoqing rubbed her head vigorously. "You wish! I have no intention of taking her to the mountains."
"Cough... cough..." Father Zhang saw the young couple flirting from afar at the gate and coughed hard to remind them.
Zhang Guoqing looked up and quickly instructed Zhou Jiao, whose face was flushed, "Dad, uncle, uncle, come in quickly. My wife will go home and get some snacks."
"You've returned from the county town? Have you sorted things out?"
"Um."
Zhang Guoqing followed them into the main hall, climbed onto the kang, and finally asked what he wanted to know, "Uncle, does the village have a plan for the ownership of game we kill?"
Uncle Zhang smiled and nodded. "Whoever kills the wolf gets it. The wild boars in each team can be used as pigs for the task. The big ones will be sold to the government, and the small ones can be kept for use in the canteens of each team."
Uncle Zhang winked at him and whispered, "That's what I said. Rules are dead, but people are alive."
After listening to this, Zhang Guoqing understood what was going on and nodded.
Later, while drinking on the kang, he didn't mention it again and listened quietly to Zhang's father and his two brothers chatting.
After Zhou Jiao brought some snacks, she took the child home.
As soon as she got home, she quickly poured the red kidney beans into water to soak them.
She had just heard that everyone would be eating in the cafeteria this year, and that the whole village would start making bean buns tomorrow. So she would make the bean paste in the evening, and by the time the whole village started making them, no one would notice her.
"Mom, are the bean buns delicious?"
"It's sweet. Mom doesn't know if it tastes good or not. You can try it tomorrow. If you think it tastes good, Mom will make it for you often in the future."
“I like dumplings.”
Zhou Jiao glanced at him, smiled and nodded, "Then Mom will make more dumplings. But please keep it a secret. Don't tell anyone except Dad."
Ping An smiled when he heard this.
Seeing this, Zhou Jiao quickly added red kidney beans. She didn't know when her mother-in-law would start making sticky rice dumplings this year. She'd better prepare more, as it would be inconvenient to go back to the county town.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, the family of three lay on the kang. After the child fell asleep, the couple could clearly hear the howling of the wolves.
Zhou Jiao learned that Zhang Guoqing was going up the mountain to explore the route the next day, and she resorted to all her wiles, forcing him to agree to take her along. She hadn't seen the mountain's scenery since their last visit, in the dead of winter. How could she give up so easily? The outcome of her persistent pursuit, and who would win or lose between the couple, could only be known at dawn.
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