"Do we have to go to the sea?" Gu Dongmei asked weakly when the Jiang family members were discussing together.
In her opinion, her family had a large population, so even if they divided the meat per person, they could still get a lot of wild boar meat, so there was no need for Jiang Dahai to take this risk. However, she subconsciously overlooked that if they got more meat, more people would eat it.
Old Mrs. Miao frowned at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that what her eldest daughter-in-law said was not wrong.
The second son injured his leg and his future is uncertain. If something happens to the eldest son, what will happen to this family? To be precise, Jiang Dahai is the only pillar of the Jiang family.
"Humph, if my son is afraid of even this little challenge, it would be a disgrace to our Jiang family. Don't say he is my son when you go out in the future."
As the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Cheng has absolute authority on this matter. For a man who once walked on the edge of a knife and even had a limp in a battlefield, going up the mountain to hunt is just a trivial matter. If he can't even do such a trivial matter, what hope will there be for the Jiang family in the future if it is handed over to him?
"Dad, of course I will go. I will also kill a few more wild boars so that my family can have a good meal." Jiang Dahai touched his son's little head and said to Old Man Jiang.
"Yeah." Old man Jiang nodded with a slight satisfaction and a happy expression.
Gu Dongmei on the side lowered her head silently, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in her lowered eyes.
The second wife, who was finally able to get rid of, suddenly came back to stick around. Jiang Dachuan was destined to be sent to a labor camp, so what about his two sons? They would still have to be taken care of by their family. Now that his own man had to go up the mountain to take risks, that family could just lie back at home and enjoy the fruits of their labor. It was unpleasant to think about it.
But she understood that her parents-in-law were very worried about Jiang Dachuan, so she must not show her feelings. She could only complain in her heart and sulk alone.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. With Da Wu here, nothing will happen to Dahai." Ruan Yuanjiang saw that Old Lady Miao and Gu Dongmei didn't look well, so he smiled and comforted them.
Yes, Huo Wu had a shotgun in his hand, and his physique gave a sense of security. Wasn’t it said that he was once the best soldier in the army? Protecting Jiang Dahai would be a piece of cake for him.
Thinking of this, everyone felt relieved. Even Jiang Yilu didn't realize that his slightly tightened brows relaxed a little. Although he couldn't accept his parents' attitudes that were different from those in his previous life without any reservations, he didn't want anything to happen to his father.
When the registration was made, almost every family, except for a few, sent one or two men. The Jiangtang family had the most men, except for those who were restricted by age. All the men in the Jiangtang family signed up. They were all brought up by Jiangtang and were familiar with hunting techniques. They were determined to win the hunt this time.
When Mo Dashuan finally counted the names, there were 37 people who signed up, far exceeding his expectations. He originally thought of taking only 20 people up the mountain, because sometimes more people don't mean more strength, but may be a burden. Moreover, this trip up the mountain may take three or four days, and the work in the fields cannot be left behind. Someone still has to work, so that if there is an emergency, they won't panic.
There was no other choice but to vote for the twenty people with the strongest physique or the most rich hunting experience among the thirty-seven people. Fortunately, Jiang Dahai was still among them.
******
Early the next morning, the men in the village went up the mountain. Jiang Yilu also got up early. Although Huo Wu was not there, he still consciously started his daily exercise.
Perhaps it was because of habit, running around the village twice every day was no longer that difficult for him. Jiang Yilu even ran half a lap more and chose to walk back slowly for the remaining half lap.
Breathing the fresh mountain air is simply the best enjoyment when you are exhausted. The feeling of every pore opening makes Jiang Yilu gradually fall in love with exercising early every morning.
When he got home, only Jiang Dachuan was left lying in the house of the old man and his wife. Because more than 20 men had left, the workload in the fields suddenly increased. Even Mrs. Miao was called to help with the work. As for Si Ni and Ruan Ruan, who were the most leisurely, because they had made new friends, they went to Mo Xiangfang's house early in the morning and played with a group of little girls. Jiang Yilu was ruthlessly abandoned.
Everyone else had finished breakfast, so Jiang Yilu ran to the kitchen and lifted the wooden lid on the big iron pot. The breakfast left for him was still steaming. His stomach growled a few times, which was quite appropriate.
"No - it's bad - Guangpiao - Guangpiao, he ran up the mountain from the path on the west mountain."
Tiezhu came running breathlessly, holding the wooden door of Jiang's house with one hand and covering his chest with the other, and said to Jiang Yilu who was sitting in the main room eating breakfast. It was not far to run all the way from the foot of the mountain to here, but it was enough for a little fat man like him who was lazy to exercise to lose half his life.
At this time, he opened his mouth and kept gasping for breath.
After the meeting last night, Jiang Yiliu told Tiezhu to keep an eye on Guangpiao, fearing that he would sneak up the mountain. Originally, it was just a precaution, he didn't expect that the boy would actually do such a stupid thing.
"Besides you, who else saw it? Did you tell the adults?" Jiang Yilu was no longer in the mood to eat breakfast and asked hurriedly.
"I don't know if it's true or not. I followed your instructions and went to his house to look for him this morning. His mother said he had left home early to look for you. But I heard Yudan say that he ran to Xishan, so I immediately ran over to tell you about it."
Tiezhu was panting. It was Xiaobao who asked him to watch over the light yesterday, so he felt it necessary to tell him.
"He didn't come to see me at all today!" Jiang Yilu thought, Guangpiao must have gone up the mountain.
Jiang Yiluo estimated in his mind that it would take half an hour to run to the field where the adults were working today and notify them to go up the mountain to look for someone. During this time, Guangpiao might have disappeared. It only took five minutes to get from his home to the West Mountain Path. If he moved faster, he might be able to catch Guangpiao before he got close to the mountains.
"You go to the field now to inform the adults. I'll go to West Hill to see if we can get the person back." Jiang Yilu instructed Tiezhu. Tiezhu nodded heavily, turned around and ran away.
******
Daqing Mountain is a very large mountain. The highest peak is about 4,000 meters high. The main and secondary peaks are winding and undulating, and almost the entire Yuchuan County is covered by it.
Before entering the mountain, Jiang Yiluo found a piece of cloth from the space and wrapped his ankles tightly with it, leaving no gaps.
There are many hibernating poisonous snakes hiding in the dead grass and cracks in the rocks in winter. If you are bitten by one, it is no joke. According to the elders in the village, there were many poisonous snakes in Daqing Mountain in the early years, such as the iron head snake and the five-step snake. Once bitten by these snakes, he would probably die before rescue came.
In addition, he also found two handy kitchen knives from the daily necessities area of the space. American kitchen knives are not as heavy as the rough large kitchen knives in China. Instead, they are like small knives for cutting fruits, slender and light. This weight is just right for Jiang Yilu's current age. After everything was ready, he ran up the mountain.
There was a gentle slope at the beginning of the mountain. Jiang Yilu was used to exercising on weekdays, so this slope was not a problem for him at all. In order to find someone to bring Guangpiao back as soon as possible, he subconsciously quickened his pace and almost ran up the mountain.
In winter, the leaves of plants on the mountain have basically fallen off, leaving only lonely branches and trunks. Some trees are still hung with withered yellow leaves, which rustle and fall to the ground when strong winds blow.
Jiang Yilu walked on the dead leaves on the ground and had been walking for almost half an hour but still hadn't seen Guangpiao. Suddenly, he saw a small gray cloth hat with a patch on it on a low dead branch. Jiang Yilu recognized that it was Guangpiao's hat.
Since the hat is here, it means he must have been here. Jiang Yilu regained his confidence and quickened his pace to run deeper into the Daqing Mountains.
Before leaving, he did not forget to pick up the hat. Guangpiao lost his hat, so his head must have been frozen by now. But it was good this way, Jiang Yiliu thought, teaching him a lesson would also make him do less unreliable things in the future.
******
"Guangpiao, why are you here? You didn't go up the mountain." Tiezhu led four or five adults to run towards the path of the West Mountain. When they were halfway there, they suddenly saw Guangpiao walking towards them and asked in surprise.
Guangpiao touched his shiny forehead and smiled sheepishly: "I walked to a place near the mountainside, thought about it, and came back."
"You bastard, you are so brave that you actually ran into the mountains. Where is your hat? Did you lose your hat in the mountains?" Guangpiao's mother, who came after hearing the news, wiped the tears from her face and ran towards him angrily.
"Mom, don't hit me, I was wrong, ah, don't hit my butt." Guangpiao ran around the village while covering his butt that was hit by the broom that his mother appeared from nowhere.
"Okay, okay, just come back, don't hit the child."
The adults who came hurriedly from the fields were also angry and wanted to teach the naughty child a lesson, so they tried to persuade him in a half-hearted way and no one stepped forward to stop it.
The child who ran to the mountain came back, and all the villagers who had been worried breathed a sigh of relief. Guangpiao was beaten up and was carried home pitifully by his mother pulling his ears. He would probably be beaten again when his father and grandfather came back.
Tiezhu is only five years old this year. He has only one idea in his mind, which is to find Guangpiao. Now that Guangpiao is back, the mission should be over. Jiang Yiliu, who forgot to chase Guangpiao up the mountain, was confused and went home with his mother.
By the time someone discovered that Jiang Yilu was missing, it was already time for lunch, and no one knew how far Jiang Yilu had run.
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