Luo Yonggang asked, "What is the Bohai Outpost?"
"Uh, it's a kind of small crab that's a local specialty on the coast of Yingkou. It doesn't grow very big, about the size of a penny. It has meat and roe inside, and it's usually only fried!"
Li Xiangdong recalled the taste of fried Bohai fritters he ate in his previous life and tried his best to explain to Luo Yonggang, "It tastes like shrimp chips."
Luo Yonggang was born in the mountains and the farthest he ever went was the county town. He had never seen the sea, but he had seen quite a few rivers.
Are crabs in the sea this small too?
"There are many species in the sea, from bread crabs as big as washbasins to Bohai shovels as small as thumbs."
Luo Yonggang was curious: What kind of crab is as big as a washbasin?
What is a bread crab?
......
Seeing the uncle and nephew talking intimately, Luo Hongkai smiled and said to Zhao Sufang, "Uncle and nephew are close, generation after generation, even if the bones are broken, they are still connected! Look at Yonggang and Xiangdong, they seem to have known each other since they were children."
Zhao Sufang said, "Yes, yes!"
He thought to himself, "Xiang Dong has this kind of ability. As long as he wants to befriend someone, there's no one he can resist."
Of course, this doesn't mean that Li Xiangdong uses tricks or panders to others in his interpersonal interactions; he simply possesses a natural charm that makes people want to get close to him.
Li Xiangdong is generous and kind-hearted; who wouldn't want to be friends with someone like that?
After lunch, Luo Hongkai and Luo Yonggang did not go to the fields. They had already cleared the weeds from the cornfield that morning, and the brigade leader was given a three-day holiday.
With nothing much to do for the next few days, Luo Yonggang decided to go up the mountain to hunt some wild game. His third sister had traveled a long way back to her parents' home, and he couldn't let her go back empty-handed.
As for the second sister, she didn't ask the third sister to bring anything to their mother, nor did the third sister mention that the second sister had any messages. Perhaps she didn't want to get involved with her poor relatives in the mountains.
Upon hearing that he was going to the mountain, Li Xiangdong immediately offered to go with him.
Luo Hongkai and Luo Yonggang both said in unison, "You can't do it!"
A man can't say no!
Li Xiangdong stubbornly defended his dignity, declaring, "I can do it!"
Luo Yonggang said helplessly, "I need to go to the back mountain. It's a place with high mountains and dense forests. No one dares to go there except for the most experienced hunters!"
"Yes, there are poisonous snakes, poisonous mosquitoes, poisonous insects, as well as wild boars, leopards, tigers, jackals, and bears inside!"
They thought this would scare Li Xiangdong, but to their surprise, Li Xiangdong became more and more excited as he listened, his eyes shining brightly!
To prove himself, Li Xiangdong took Luo Hongkai's Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, pulled the bolt, checked it, and asked for ten more bullets, skillfully loading them with a stripper clip.
Luo Hongkai was very worried, not because he was concerned about the bullets, but because he was afraid that Li Xiangdong might accidentally discharge the gun and injure himself.
Li Xiangdong walked out of the house, glanced around, hung the sling on his left elbow, rested the butt on his right shoulder, held the gun in his right hand, aimed at a distance of 200 meters, and finally pulled the trigger.
"Plop plop~"
A brightly colored pheasant took flight from the grass but crashed to the ground!
Luo Hongkai and Luo Yonggang both gasped in shock!
That marksmanship!
Luo Yonggang's eyes lit up, and he asked Li Xiangdong, "Who taught you?"
"My dad!"
His father was a soldier, and nowadays the militia all use the Type 65 semi-automatic rifle. It's not unusual for him to be a good shot.
Luo Hongkai nodded. He was qualified to go to the back mountain with his skills, but he had no experience going east into the mountains, so it was still not very safe.
"Dad, the lone boar in the back hill is dead. The rest are just wild boar pups, so there shouldn't be too much risk."
Luo Yonggang now fully acknowledges Li Xiangdong's marksmanship; with someone's help, the chances of him shooting a couple more wild boars are much higher.
Luo Hongkai was still a little hesitant, "But, the big bear, and the tiger..."
Luo Yonggang said, "I've never seen a big bear or tiger in all these years!"
...
Finally, Li Xiangdong put on non-slip liberation shoes, tied his trouser legs with cloth strips, carried a Type 65 pistol on his back, two hundred rounds of ammunition in his pocket, and a sharp hunting knife.
In fact, in close combat, the 380mm long triangular bayonet that comes with the Type 65 has good rigidity, great piercing power, and strong killing power.
However, if you're just whittling something, a hunting knife is still more convenient.
The two men applied snake repellent and insect repellent to their bodies, carried bamboo baskets on their backs, and led their two hunting dogs, Black Tiger and Black Leopard, on their way to the back mountain!
Along the way, the two were in high spirits and walked briskly. Li Xiangdong even found more than a dozen torch mushrooms by the roadside, all of which were bullet-shaped mushrooms with their canopies still open.
After walking for a while, the path disappeared. All sorts of weeds and vines grew underfoot, and the trees grew taller and thicker, their lush branches blocking out the sun.
The black tiger and black leopard wagged their tails excitedly and ran frolicking in the forest, disappearing in no time.
Suddenly, the barking of Black Tiger and Black Panther, two dogs, came from not far away!
Li Xiangdong and Luo Yonggang quickly walked towards the source of the barking. When they got closer, they saw Black Tiger and Black Leopard barking wildly at a small wild boar!
This little wild boar had short, thick limbs, a long snout, small, erect ears, and a pair of small, darting eyes. It was being chased and cornered by two large dogs and was in a very panicked state.
wild boar
Luo Yonggang was overjoyed. The young wild boar tasted better and more tender than the adult wild boar, whose meat was coarser and had a stronger gamey smell!
Wild boars are creatures that root up crops in spring, destroy seedlings in summer, and eat fruit in autumn. They also reproduce very quickly. To protect their crops, villagers kill wild boars whenever they see them.
Luo Yonggang gave a live demonstration, saying, "Look east, and there are two most fatal spots on a wild boar's body."
"One is the area slightly above the center of the eyes, which is the space between the boar's eyebrows. The other fatal spot is between the boar's forelegs and shoulders, where the boar's heart is located."
As he spoke, he pulled back the bolt and aimed at the boar's forehead. But at that moment, Black Panther seized the opportunity, leaped, and pounced on the boar's rear end!
Luo Yonggang did not expect Black Panther to make a sudden move. Fearing that he might accidentally hurt Black Panther, he had no choice but to put down Liu Wuban and keep a close eye on the situation.
The black tiger confronted the wild boar in front, while the black leopard pounced on the wild boar and bit its anus!
The wild boar squealed in pain and started running wildly, but the black tiger bit its ear!
In excruciating pain, the wild boar crashed headfirst into a yew tree that was as thick as three people could hug!
Instantly, the wild boar's brains splattered out. Black Tiger and Black Leopard circled the dead wild boar triumphantly twice, then wagged their tails and came to Luo Yonggang to claim credit.
"Woof woof woof—"
"Woof woof woof—"
Luo Yonggang patted Er Gou's head in praise, and Black Tiger and Black Panther wagged their tails even more enthusiastically!
Li Xiangdong looked on with envy. These were truly two fine dogs, with long legs, slender waists, and both intelligent and brave.
"Xiang Dong, come help us deal with the wild boar!"
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