In this era, there are no middle school or college entrance exams, so students probably only have one path after graduation.
Those from rural areas went home to farm and earn work points, while those from cities went to the countryside as educated youth. Very few people could be directly recruited for jobs.
Sheng Liancheng's salary was not low, and Sheng Xiping was also very capable, so the Sheng family's life was quite good for the forest farm.
They were able to make ends meet, and since Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang were good students, their family couldn't bear to let them start working or waiting for employment too early.
Although people nowadays say that studying is useless, Sheng Liancheng and his wife are not very educated and do not want their son to be like them.
As long as the child is willing to study, we must support them until they graduate from high school.
But there are many children in the family, and the eldest can't always work so hard. The younger ones should also lend a hand as much as possible.
Regardless of how much or how little they do, or how well or poorly they do it, they still need to participate in necessary labor. We cannot allow them to develop the habit of being lazy and unwilling to work.
So when they were eating breakfast, Zhang Shuzhen told her second and third sons to go to Hou Dadi with Sheng Xiping.
Then Sheng Xiping led the people to work in Houdadi, while the second and third brothers wandered around in the woods near Houdadi.
If you can find Gastrodia elata, dig it up; if you can't find Gastrodia elata, dig up Asarum or Fritillaria cirrhosa, etc.
Once you've saved up enough, you can take them to the purchasing station in Songjianghe to sell.
The family doesn't want the money from the sale; they keep it to buy stationery and other necessities for themselves.
And so, the three brothers went to the back of the earth together.
Sheng Xiping gave his second and third sons some instructions, telling them not to go too far and to shout loudly if they encountered anything.
Fortunately, this place is not far from the village, and there are a large group of people working in broad daylight, so ordinary wild animals dare not get too close.
Besides, the boys have been playing in the woods since they were little, and they are familiar with this area, so there's no fear that they'll wander off into the woods.
"Here, this is the lunch my mom asked me to bring for you. You don't need to eat in the cafeteria at noon."
Sheng Xiping watched his younger brothers enter the woods, then turned back and handed a few steamed buns to Zhou Qinglan.
Last night, Zhang Shuzhen originally asked Zhou Qinglan to take a few steamed buns with her for breakfast, but Zhou Qinglan was too embarrassed to take them.
So this morning, Zhang Shuzhen heated up the steamed buns and asked Sheng Xiping to give them to Zhou Qinglan so she could keep them for lunch.
"Xiping, what delicious treat did you bring your boyfriend this time?"
Before they even started working, these young people were all hanging out and fooling around.
When they saw Sheng Xiping handing something to Zhou Qinglan, the group started making a fuss.
"Baozi, my mom made some baozi yesterday and asked me to bring a few to Qinglan."
Sheng Xiping smiled and said generously.
"Oh, you have steamed buns! What kind of filling are they? Do they taste good? Why didn't you bring some for us to try?"
"Xiping, that's not very fair of you. You're prioritizing your girlfriend over your friends."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jianshe and the others let out a wolf howl and whistles.
They were used to joking and laughing with Sheng Xiping, so this was purely a prank.
Sure enough, after they said that, Zhou Qinglan blushed deeply.
These people still wouldn't let it go, and Gao Haining continued speaking.
"Oh, I know this one, it's made with black bear meat filling."
The day before yesterday afternoon, Xiping went into the mountains and killed a black bear. Yesterday, his family made buns with black bear meat and bok choy filling.
Without even thinking about it, this must have been what Tang Fengying said to Gao Haining.
Zhou Qinglan didn't eat in the cafeteria last night; instead, she went to the Sheng family's house.
When she returned to the Tang family, even if others didn't ask, how could Tang Fengying not ask?
Tang Fengying's knowledge essentially means that Gao Haining's knowledge is also known.
Gao Haining is a big mouth, and she just blurted it out.
"Buns filled with black bear meat?"
My goodness, Xiping, you're amazing! You went to fight Black Bear again?
"How big is it? Where's its gall? Is it made of grass or copper?" Everyone stared wide-eyed in astonishment.
Although Dajianchang and Qianchuan Forest Farm are adjacent, their lifestyles are completely different.
The area around Dajianchang is a rural area, where a few hunter families used to live on the mountain.
With the increased population and the formation of production teams, the tradition of hunting has not been abandoned.
Besides the Liu family, there are several other hunting families who go into the mountains to hunt every winter. There are plenty of prey in the deep forests, and they can catch anything.
The people at Qianchuan Forest Farm are all workers. They have regular jobs, receive government-supplied food, and are usually very busy.
There are few hunters here, and nobody learns this skill.
Therefore, few of the young people in Qianchuan Forest Farm have ever seen a black bear, let alone eaten black bear meat.
It's estimated that only those who have a good relationship with the Sheng family can occasionally benefit from the meal and eat at their expense.
So when people heard that Sheng Xiping had killed a black bear, everyone was quite curious and asked around.
"Tch, bear meat? He'd be lucky to even get bear rat meat."
All they do is boast and brag, acting like they're so capable. They've blown the crow out of the sky with their exaggerated claims.
Meanwhile, Sun Yunpeng, Du Jiabin, and their group had just arrived at Houdadi in a relaxed manner when they overheard this casual conversation.
Seeing Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan standing together, Du Jiabin couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.
"Damn it, Du Jiabin, you're incompetent, don't assume everyone is like you."
Xi Ping started hunting in the mountains when he was thirteen years old, and he could bring back a lot of game every year.
"Look at you, always looking down on this and that. If you're so capable, why don't you go up the mountain and hunt a bear?"
Wang Jianshe and his gang were already extremely annoyed by Sun Yunpeng and his group.
Especially Du Jiabin, who always squints his small eyes and has a long, droopy face, like someone owes him hundreds of coins, it's annoying to look at.
"Damn, it's just a black bear, like anyone can't handle it?"
Brother Peng, I'll go get a couple of guns later, and we'll go into the mountains to hunt bears.
Do you really think it's such a big deal? Like anyone can't do it, and you're just bragging about it all the time?
Du Jiabin originally wanted to make a sarcastic remark about Sheng Xiping, but he was rebuffed by Wang Jianshe and lost face, so he shouted that he also wanted to go hunting.
Perhaps all men have a bloodthirsty streak hidden in their bones?
Sun Yunpeng was also tempted when he heard Du Jiabin's words.
Especially when he saw Sheng Xiping being surrounded and fawned over by a group of people, including the woman he had his eye on, Sun Yunpeng felt his blood boil.
With so many people in front of me, I certainly can't lose face.
"Okay, let's get a few guns later. Hunting is fine, what's the big deal?"
"Hey, wait until we bring back the black bear, then we'll treat you to meat!"
As soon as Sun Yunpeng said that, the people next to him quickly followed suit, saying a bunch of nice things.
They say things like Brother Peng is capable, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and if Brother Peng went up the mountain, he could take down not only Black Bear, but even a tiger, etc.
Sun Yunpeng felt extremely pleased and proud after being flattered and fawned over by those around him.
Sheng Xiping glanced at the arrogant and smug look on the face of the fool opposite him and couldn't help but snort coldly.
Do you really think hunting is that easy? You're talking about hunting black bears? You'd be lucky if the black bears didn't kill you.
"Let's go, get to work, don't argue with an idiot."
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