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Upon hearing the commotion outside, Zhang Shuzhen threw down the kitchen knife in her hand, pushed open the door, and went out.
Just then, Sheng Xiping and the others were dragging a sled into the yard.
"Where have you all been? Why didn't you come back last night? How far have you gone?"
Zhang Shuzhen didn't notice what the children were dragging back, and asked them several questions as soon as she saw them.
"Mom, we went a bit too far yesterday and couldn't make it back tonight, so we stayed in the mountains."
Look, this is the game we hunted, so much of it.
"I'll store the meat properly this time, so it'll be ready to use when I get married."
Sheng Xiping dragged the sled into the yard and explained to his mother with a smile.
Only after Sheng Xiping said that did Zhang Shuzhen notice that the children had brought back quite a few things.
"Hey, where have you all been? You've been out all day and night, and you've collected all this stuff?"
Zhang Shuzhen was stunned. Since her son started learning to hunt, she had never seen him bring back so much stuff at once.
Where did you hunt this? What kind of wild beasts are so thick-skinned?
"Mom, don't ask anymore. Anyway, it wasn't stolen or robbed."
On the way back, Sheng Xiping and the others discussed it and decided to keep it a secret from Nuan Quanzi and not to tell anyone when they got home.
The prey over there is plentiful and easy to hunt. We can't let anyone know about such a good spot.
Otherwise, if everyone goes to that side, the animals there will be wiped out in a few years.
Sheng Xiping and his group are not professional hunters, and they don't usually have many opportunities to hunt. They might go once or twice a year, which wouldn't affect the population's reproduction.
But if other people find out too, and they all run that way, things might change.
Regardless of the reasons, Nuanquanzi's location must be kept secret.
Her son wouldn't say, and Zhang Shuzhen didn't bother to ask anymore. As long as the children returned safely, that was enough; nothing else mattered.
"Alright, you guys go ahead with your work. I'm going back to my room to cook. We'll all eat at home tonight. I'll make a few extra dishes."
After saying that, Zhang Shuzhen went inside.
In the yard, Sheng Xiping and the others quickly unloaded everything from the sled.
Along the way, the venison, roe deer meat, and the like were all frozen solid, so they had to be chopped up with an axe and divided among the families.
And that roe deer that's been caught in a trap needs to be brought indoors to thaw before it can be gutted and skinned.
"Xiping, just give us a little bit of this meat and stuff, that's enough. We have food at home, we don't need so much."
We don't want any pheasants or rabbits; you can keep them all for the wedding.
Originally, Sheng Xiping wanted to go hunting in the mountains to prepare for his wedding banquet in advance, and everyone understood that.
They were only benefiting from Sheng Xiping's influence; without Sheng Xiping's guidance, what could they possibly achieve?
So everyone agreed that they should only take a little meat back with them, and leave the rest for Sheng Xiping's wedding.
"Oh, no need, no need. Aren't we going up the mountain again tomorrow?"
I was just saying that casually; we can just go up the mountain and hunt for food when we get married and have the banquet.
Sheng Xiping never treated these brothers as outsiders.
In his past life, during his most difficult time, it was these friends who helped him, giving him a chance to rise again. Now it's just a little bit of meat, what's there to be reluctant about?
"No way, Xiping, let me tell you, these past few days, whenever you said you wanted to go up the mountain to fight something, all of us brothers went with you without a word."
You can have all of these; we have no objections.
But if next time we have a holiday and you say you're going hunting in the mountains, sorry, we guys absolutely can't let you.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jianshe's face hardened, and he spoke to Sheng Xiping in a very serious manner.
They'll be going up the mountain to work in a few days, and it'll probably be another month before they come down. By then, there won't be much time left before their wedding.
The wedding is just around the corner, and the groom's gone hunting in the mountains? What if something goes wrong? Who can take responsibility?
That's why Wang Jianshe said that.
"Yes, yes, Xiping, these next few days we'll go wherever you say we're going, and we'll fight whatever you say we're fighting."
"Let's hurry up and get everything ready for your wedding." Chen Weiguo and the others realized what was happening and quickly said.
What could Sheng Xiping say in response to his brothers' kind intentions? "Alright, then I thank you all, brothers."
Sheng Xiping clasped his hands in a fist salute to Wang Jianshe and the others as a way of expressing his gratitude.
"We're brothers, so there's no need for formalities. Saying thank you would be meaningless."
"Come on, hurry up, let's all chop these up as needed. Xiping, you hurry up and pack them all up; don't give them away this time."
Wang Jianshe waved his hand, telling everyone to hurry up and get to work, to divide the meat into portions so that people from his family wouldn't come asking for more later.
After discussion, everyone decided to keep one large deer and one large roe deer, along with the pheasants and rabbits, for Sheng Xiping's wedding celebrations.
The remaining deer, roe deer, and civets were divided among the six families, with each family keeping some for themselves.
As for the head, hooves, and offal, whoever wants some can take it back; if they don't, then forget it.
As for deer placenta, deer heart, and deer penis, they should be kept at Sheng Xiping's house for now. Sheng Xiping will process and prepare them, and they can be dried and stored away.
These things are quite useful, but when you really encounter a problem, there's nowhere to find them.
Just like the bones of the leopard from before, most of them were left behind.
In some aspects, such as treating rheumatism and bone pain, leopard bone is no less effective than tiger bone.
These are all rare finds. You can spend the few dollars you make on them without a second thought, but when you actually need them, they're hard to find.
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