After the autumn harvest and the distribution of grain, there's basically no work left in the fields. Everyone only works half a day, and after a while, when it gets cold and snows, they're completely idle and stay home for the winter.
Before the snow falls, the entire Daqingshan Village is busy storing up food and vegetables for the winter.
These days, the work of cutting pig feed has been assigned to some families in the village who need care, and Ye Weiwei has been completely idle.
The village children were disappointed that they no longer had candy to eat and just hoped that winter would pass quickly.
With her wedding just days away, Ye Weiwei had nothing to prepare. These days, Xu Meijun and Chen Jiali dragged her up the mountain every day to pick mushrooms and wild fruits.
Because Ye Weiwei was already very familiar with the area around the mountain, she knew exactly what was there and what was there. She could always lead the two of them to find more things than others, and it was very safe. So now these two people had practically become Ye Weiwei's two tails.
Chen Jiali, in particular, received far too little grain to last until the next year's distribution. She worked tirelessly to collect the scraps, carrying a larger basket than Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun, and always bringing a large woven bag in case she found something good but had nowhere to put it and couldn't bring it back, leaving her with regrets.
"Ye Weiwei, the villagers are right, you are truly a lucky girl!" Chen Jiali said excitedly when she found a nest of wild eggs.
Although the three of them wandered around the outer edge and rarely encountered pheasants or rabbits, Ye Weiwei was lucky and could find a few wild eggs every now and then, and sometimes even encounter pheasants or rabbits.
Because of Ye Weiwei, their three-person team achieved far more than the male educated youth, which made the male educated youth extremely envious.
Hou Zheng and Xie Ning, two shameless guys, insisted on joining their three-person team, turning the three-person team into a five-person team.
With the addition of two male educated youths, their treasure hunt map expanded further inland. Although they were still on the outskirts, they encountered more wild game than before.
Hou Zheng has a slingshot, and his aim is pretty good; he hits the target seven or eight times out of ten.
Xie Ning had learned how to set traps from his family and was also a skilled hunter.
With their addition, their harvest increased even more than before, and they insisted on sharing the game equally among themselves. None of them were petty or calculating, so they all got along quite well.
Chen Jiali was the happiest.
Because of the strength of the two male educated youths, she could bring back more things every time she went down the mountain. So now she wanted to bring back all the wild vegetables and fruits she could pick. She could pick wild vegetables and fruits as fast as Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun combined.
Of course, she would also share these wild vegetables and fruits with everyone, not wanting to take advantage of others for nothing.
Early that morning, the village chief broadcast a message to everyone that the militia and the able-bodied men of the village were going to raid the mountain, and that those who had been gathering wild vegetables and fruits on the mountain these days should try not to go up the mountain to avoid any accidents.
Because of Ye Weiwei's good luck, Village Chief Lu Mingfa specifically asked Ye Weiwei to go with him when he was taking attendance.
Ye Weiwei thus became the only female among these people. To ensure Ye Weiwei's safety, Lu Mingfa arranged for her to be placed next to Huo Xiaohou and Xie Ning, so that these three could protect her.
Huo Xiao nodded in agreement with a natural expression.
Hou Zheng and Xie Ning: ...
Although they hadn't witnessed Ye Weiwei's feat of killing a wild boar with a single punch, they had seen her casually toss pebbles to kill rabbits and pheasants while hiking with her these past few days, and they also witnessed her effortless strength in lifting over 100 pounds with one hand...
It's really hard to say who's protecting whom.
With Ye Weiwei around, this mountain hunt was more successful than any previous one.
In the middle of the day, the group caught three large and two small wild boars, five roe deer, seven or eight rabbit nests, more than a dozen pheasants, and collected most of a basket of wild eggs.
Because of Ye Weiwei's mental pressure, dangerous animals such as wolves and black bears hid deep in the mountains and dared not come out. Only after the hunters came down the mountain with their prey and the alarm was lifted did they dare to come out.
Lu Mingfa grinned as he looked at the mountain of prey piled up on the threshing floor, once again feeling that he had been prescient.
We were able to catch so many wild boars, roe deer, pheasants, and rabbits this time, all thanks to Ye Weiwei's directions.
With Ye Weiwei leading the way, they easily found where the wild animals were hiding and caught them without much effort. No one was injured when they came down the mountain.
Of the three large wild boars, the largest one was killed by Huo Xiao alone, while the two smaller ones were captured alive by Ye Weiwei, Hou Zheng, and Xie Ning.
These four people even divided the work and cooperated; they were the ones who took almost all of those rabbit burrows.
The entire Daqingshan Village was abuzz with excitement when the hunters brought back so much meat; everyone was as happy as if it were a festival.
With so much meat, each household will receive more than they would have received during the Lunar New Year when a pig is slaughtered. This winter won't be so hard to endure.
Those who participated in the mountain-climbing activity received a share of the rewards first, and then the remaining rewards were distributed according to each person's work points.
Ye Weiwei was rewarded with five catties of wild boar meat and a rabbit, Huo Xiao received eight catties of wild boar meat and a rabbit, and Hou Zheng and Xie Ning each received three catties of meat and a rabbit.
Because Lu Mingfa is known for his fairness and impartiality, everyone trusts and is satisfied with his distribution. Although they envy Ye Weiwei and others' rewards, no one raises any objections.
After all, participating in mountain raids is always risky.
Xu Meijun had few work points and only received half a pound of meat. However, after everyone else had finished, she spent money to buy some more meat so that Chen Jiali could teach her how to make cured meat.
Chen Jiali received a pound and a half, and spent a few cents to buy several large bones and some bones that others didn't care about, intending to use them to make bone broth to ward off the cold when it got cold.
Ye Weiwei earned a pound of meat with her work points, and in total, she received six pounds of meat just from distributing it, which made Xu Meijun and Chen Jiali extremely envious.
She also spent money to buy five jin (2.5 kg) of it, intending to have Chen Jiali teach her how to make cured meat.
The three men were carrying meat and were about to return to their educated youth settlement when they saw a military green SUV drive into the village.
As soon as the car door opened, Zhang Changnian got out and immediately saw his niece carrying two large pieces of meat and a big wild rabbit, a smile spreading across his face.
"Uncle!" Ye Weiwei ran over happily as soon as she saw her uncle. "Why did you come here?"
Zhang Changnian raised an eyebrow, feigning displeasure: "What? Are you not welcoming your little uncle?"
Ye Weiwei generously shoved all the meat in her hand into her uncle's hands: "It's all for Uncle!"
Look how filial she is!
Zhang Changnian laughed, holding up the meat in his hand and saying to the people in the car, "See? I told you this child wasn't spoiled for nothing!"
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