Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping quickly came out of the house and saw that it was Liu Yuhe who had arrived.
"Hey, Second Brother, what brings you here? Has things not been busy at the team lately?"
It was almost the end of the year, and the production team was busy delivering grain, distributing it, and calculating work points. Sheng Xiping hadn't seen the Liu brothers for some time.
"Well, we've almost finished with the work. Now we're just waiting for the higher-ups to issue this year's allowance."
After we settle the accounts with the villagers, everyone will receive their money for the New Year.
In the Dajianchang area, they not only grow crops, but also ginseng.
Fusong has a long history of ginseng cultivation and is a famous ginseng-producing area. Many communes and production teams under its jurisdiction have their own ginseng farms, which specialize in ginseng cultivation.
In those days, ginseng was a commodity controlled and monopolized by higher authorities; it was subject to unified purchase and sale, and private operation was not permitted.
After harvesting ginseng in the autumn, each brigade processes it into dried goods, which are then transported by the commune to the county's ginseng and deer antler specialty company for sale.
The sales proceeds, after deducting relevant expenses, are then distributed to each brigade.
A while ago, the brothers Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe led a number of able-bodied young men from their team to escort grain and ginseng to the commune.
Now, we are just waiting for the commune to settle the money, so that the brigade can calculate the brigade's work points for the year based on each person's work performance and settle the year-end dividends.
"Xiping, you're on the night shift this week, right? Um, are you busy today?"
If you have time, why don't you come up the mountain with us?
The other day we found a dugout in the mountains. How about the three of us go kill the bear inside and get its gall bladder?
Liu Yuhe didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Second brother, you and eldest brother, can't you even take down a lowly underling? I'll go with you, it's like picking up the pieces already!"
Sheng Xiping was delighted to hear this. He was just about to go hunting in the mountains when his second brother came to ask him to kill a bear.
However, Sheng Xiping also had some questions.
With the Liu brothers' abilities, plus the seven dogs they have, they could probably catch a bear without much trouble, let alone make a big mistake. So why did they decide to look for Sheng Xiping?
"Ah, this underground storage seems to be something special. My brother and I both guessed that the thing inside is quite large, definitely weighing five or six hundred pounds."
"Let's go together, the three of us can go, it'll be safer."
When killing a bear, it's always better to have more people around; if something unexpected happens, you'll have more help.
Sheng Xiping agreed, saying that he had also faced some difficulties when he killed Tian Cangzi earlier this year.
Thankfully, the dogs at home were very capable; they finally managed to kill the black bear.
"Second brother, why don't you go inside and sit for a while? I'll finish my meal first, and then we'll go up the mountain together."
Sheng Xiping invited Liu Yuhe to sit down in the east room, and he quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice.
If you're going up the mountain, you have to eat a full breakfast to avoid getting hungry before noon. When you're hungry, you get flustered and your hands and feet go weak, so how can you hunt?
In the east room, Xiao Xinhua was sleeping soundly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), while Zhang Shuzhen was busy packing things for Sheng Xiping.
Liu Yuhe came in and sat down to chat with Zhang Shuzhen while waiting for Sheng Xiping.
Not long after, Sheng Xiping finished eating and went inside. Zhang Shuzhen brought her son a teacup of sugar water and had him drink some to tide him over.
Sheng Xiping checked his satchel; he had brought everything he needed, including rations, bullets, leg wraps, medicine, and so on.
After putting on his leg wraps, wearing his big cotton-padded coat, carrying his bag, and taking five or six pieces of cloth from the wall, he and Liu Yujiang came out of the house.
"Hey bro, how many dogs should we bring?"
Today we're going to kill the granary, not hunt down the dogs, so there's no need to bring too many dogs. That's why Sheng Xiping asked that question.
"Hmm, let's bring Erlang Shen, Black General, and Leopard. My family has Daqing, Erqing, and Xiaohua, also three dogs."
Liu Yuhe pondered for a moment and then began to call out names. The ones he mentioned were all tough dogs and hard-line dogs, large in size and experienced enough.
"Alright, then I'll lead all three of them."
Sheng Xiping nodded, walked to the doghouse, and first led Panghu, Zhaocai, and Wangfu to the backyard to tie them up.
If these three aren't brought up the mountain, and the dogs see Sheng Xiping leading three other dogs, they'll definitely be unhappy and cause trouble again.
I took it to the backyard first, and the dog didn't know what was going on, so I just let it go.
Erlang Shen and General Hei were both six or seven years old. The dog was old and wise; as soon as it saw Sheng Xiping's attire, it knew that its master was going into the mountains to hunt.
But the owner just led the three kittens to the backyard, which left them a little confused.
So when Sheng Xiping came over to lead them, Erlang Shen misunderstood, thinking that he was also going to take them to the backyard, and called out to Sheng Xiping.
While yelling, she jumped up and down in anger to express her dissatisfaction.
Sheng Xiping raised his hand and slapped Erlang Shen, "Stop trying to be a scoundrel. If you don't behave when we get up the mountain, I'll beat you to death when we get back."
As he spoke, Sheng Xiping untied the other end of the rope.
Upon hearing that they were going up the mountain, Erlang Shen immediately stopped being angry and obediently wagged his tail at Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping untied Black General and Leopard, and led the three dogs out of the house.
The two men and three dogs traveled westward from the forest farm to the Dajianchang area. Along the way, they encountered several people who greeted Liu Yuhe politely.
Upon arriving at the Liu family's house, Sheng Xiping tied the dog outside and then followed Liu Yuhe inside.
Liu Yujiang's wife gave birth to their second child this summer, a boy. Liu Yuhe's wife is also pregnant this year, six or seven months along, and will give birth after the New Year.
In addition, each family has an older child, who is five or six years old and at the age when they are very mischievous. Liu Changde and his wife don't have to do anything else; just taking care of the children is enough to give them a headache.
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