Yang Chunyan and Wan Xuejiao looked at the sambar deer that the two men carried out, their eyes widened in surprise, "Oh my God! How did this goat grow so big?"
Zhou Yiding smiled and explained to the two people, "This is called a water deer..."
Zhou Huaian took out a rope and said, "Yan'er, let's tie the backpack to the tree by the pond first and come back to get it tomorrow."
"Okay." Yang Chunyan pointed to the tree in front, "That tree has a lower branch, so it will be easier to tie it there."
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian gave the rope to Zhou Yiding, who climbed up the tree. The two of them worked together to pull the backpack to the branch and tied it on it, then went down the tree to tie the sambar deer.
Zhou Huaian tied the water deer to the wooden stick, thought about it and asked, "Yan'er, what's valuable on the deer?"
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "Deer antlers, deer penises, and deer tendons should all be priced well."
"It's a pity that this water deer has no antlers." Zhou Huaian said and patted Zhou Ding. "Ding Ding cat, do you know how to get deer tendons?"
"I haven't done that." Zhou Yiding glanced back, "I think they should have cut it open and then extracted the cramps, right?"
Wan Xuejiao looked at the long tusks of the water deer curiously, "I thought we didn't have these things here!"
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "There are many wild animals in the mountains. There are even golden cats in the deep forests!"
After tying up the sambar deer, the four of them walked back through the woods.
There are not many rocks in the forest here, and the way down the mountain is not very steep, so we got down the mountain after five o'clock.
They also found two large beehives on the way. Carrying such heavy things and hurrying down the back mountain, they left a mark and decided to come back to get honey tomorrow.
When they returned to the forest farm, they saw that the gate was ajar. Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Maybe my old man is back."
Zhou Huaian: "It's just right that my uncle is back. We have venison to eat."
As soon as Wan Xuejiao opened the gate, Zhou Daqing came out upon hearing the voice, "Yiding, it's really your uncle who is back."
After Zhou Daqing and Yang Chunyan greeted each other, they frowned and looked at the water deer carried by Zhou Huaian and the others, "Are you going to the valley?"
Zhou Yiding said hurriedly: "No, when I came back..."
Zhou Daqing helped the two put the water deer down. "I was afraid that you would run into the valley without knowing the depth, so I came back to check."
Zhou Yiding looked at him in surprise, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Zhou Daqing said in a deep voice, "We finished our work the day before yesterday, and three young men agreed to go to the valley to hunt wild animals. We encountered a bear weighing several hundred kilograms. One of them got a bite on the face by a bear. Fortunately, two others followed us, otherwise they would have lost their lives."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian recalled that a bear had bitten Lin Weidong's shoulder, exposing the bone. He said with lingering fear: "Being bitten on the face is more difficult than dying."
Zhou Yiding couldn't help but shudder after hearing this. "Yeah, half of my face is gone. How am I going to live in the future?"
At this moment, both of them felt that it was right to listen to their wives. If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. If you are unlucky and encounter one, and get injured, even if you earn money, what's the point of living?
Wan Xuejiao was also glad that she stopped Zhou Yiding. If something bad happened... she didn't even dare to think about it.
Zhou Daqing looked at the two of them and said earnestly, "Going into the mountains and hunting down good wild animals can make you money quickly, but no matter how much money you have, it's not important to anyone. Besides, we don't need money, so there's no need to take risks. It's better for you to live in peace."
"We'll remember that." Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding both responded solemnly after hearing this.
Zhou Daqing felt relieved when he saw that the two had listened to him. After thinking about it, he said to Yang Chunyan and the others, "If they dare to run around in the future, tell me and I will take care of them."
Wan Xuejiao took the opportunity to complain, "They were planning to go into the mountains today, but my sister-in-law said she would take us with her if she wanted to go, so we didn't go."
Zhou Daqing nodded happily, "That's right, just follow them."
Zhou Yiding quickly changed the subject, "Old man, what do you think of this sambar deer? The youngest brother and his wife have good luck in the mountains. Every time we go up the mountain together, we can find good things."
Zhou Daqing glared at him and said, "No matter how lucky you are, you can't go into the valley. You're lucky this time because you encountered a small one. If you had encountered an adult water deer, even the dog wouldn't be able to withstand its kick."
"Got it, let's just walk around here." Zhou Yiding pulled him, "We rescued someone the day before yesterday..."
Zhou Daqing looked at the two men and said, "You have seen it with your own eyes, so you should know how dangerous the mountains are. If that person hadn't been lucky enough to meet you, he might have died in the mountains and been eaten by wild beasts without anyone knowing."
"Old man, we really remember this." Zhou Yiding hurriedly pulled him, "Do you know how to extract deer tendons?"
Zhou Daqing shook his head. "I've caught some in the forest farm before, but we didn't have much to eat back then, so whenever we caught a wild animal, we would skin it and share the meat. Who would sell it?"
Zhou Huaian stroked his chin and looked at the water deer. "I think the white stuff inside the pig's trotter is the tendon. It seems that the tendons of wild animals are usually on the four hooves. Let's kill it and try to pull it out once and we'll know."
Zhou Yiding thought for a moment and said, "Let's carry it away and put it in the cave first. We'll get the honey back tomorrow and clean it up."
"Yes." Zhou Huaian and he carried the water deer and put it into the cave. "Fuck! Why is it so cold in here?"
"Come back and have a look after a while. You might freeze to death if you go in."
"It is indeed a natural ice cave."
The two returned to the front yard, and Zhou Huaian walked towards Yang Chunyan, who was drying herbs, and said, "Yan'er, do you need my help?"
Yang Chunyan looked back at him and said, "You collect the herbs drying in the yard, and I'll dry the golden thread vine in the winnowing basket."
Zhou Huaian took the basket and put the angelica in it, "Are you going to keep these angelica for yourself?"
"Yes! This is authentic wild angelica. Leave some for Yiding and the others. Take it home and dry it, then share some among the families."
"When we go down the mountain tomorrow, the doors and windows should be installed, right?"
"The night before we left, I heard from my mother that the carpenter had already finished the doors and windows and could install them after applying tung oil on them."
Zhou Daqing said at the side: "Youngest, I went to see your new house before going up the mountain. Your water pipes are well done."
Zhou Huaian looked at him proudly after hearing this, "Uncle, you've also been there! Is that convenient?"
Zhou Daqing nodded, "It's convenient, but unfortunately my house doesn't have a hill behind it, otherwise I would build one too."
Zhou Yiding took the opportunity to say, "Old man, let's fix up the backyard and build a bathroom like the youngest son's."
Zhou Daqing took two puffs of leaf tobacco and said, "You can build a bath house. Go down the mountain this time and buy some bricks and tiles, and call a mason to start working."
Zhou Huaian said hurriedly, "No need to buy. My family burned two more rooms this time. It won't cost much to build a bathroom. Just let Ding Ding Cat drive the tractor to pull it."
Zhou Daqing: "That's fine, I'll give the money to your family when the time comes."
Zhou Huaian said anxiously: "Uncle, you are asking for money for just a few bricks and tiles. You are treating me as an outsider! If so, I will return all the wood that Ding Dingmao helped me get to him."
Zhou Daqing nodded readily after seeing it, "Yes, go down the mountain and call Yiding to go to your house to get it."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "That's about right." (End of this chapter)
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