Meng Fei opened his notebook, which was filled with a lot of diary entries.
【Spring Sunny 1944】
Today, a young man about my age came to the village. He was covered in dirt, even dirtier than me. I don’t know how long he hadn’t taken a shower. He didn’t say a word when asked. I guess he was mute.
Seeing that he looked so pitiful, I brought a wild vegetable dumpling from home and gave it to him. Unexpectedly, this guy was like a starving ghost, and finished the wild vegetable dumpling in just a few bites, choking and rolling his eyes.
I was so scared that I ran home and scooped a bucket of cold water for him to drink.
It would have been fine if I hadn't given it to him, but after I gave it to him, that guy kept relying on me and following me around.
Then the guy suddenly spoke, which scared me.
He said his name was Yang Fuyou and that he had fled from Harbin and was the only one left at home.
After saying that, the guy stuffed a small cloth bag into my hand. When I opened it, I found that there was half a small yellow croaker inside.
Our village was a gold mining ditch in the past. After I weighed it twice, I was sure that this thing was absolutely pure gold!
Before I could react, the guy said he wanted to stay at my house for a while and leave in the spring of next year.
I didn't dare to make such a big decision on my own, so I told him to wait for my parents to come back and ask them.
When my parents came back and learned about this, they discussed it for a while and nodded, but they asked me to return the small yellow croaker to Yang Fuyou.
It is not easy to survive in such a chaotic time. Besides, my family has been hunters for generations, so naturally our life is much better than that of ordinary people, so we do not need a bite of food.
So he stayed at my house.
【Light snow on the 15th day of the first lunar month in 1945】
Yang Fuyou has been living in my house for the past month and a half, helping me chop firewood and sweep the yard every day.
Later, people in the village said that my father had adopted a godson and called him Meng Laoer. My parents did not refute it. After all, in that era, more children meant more blessings. What's more, Yang Fuyou was quite considerate and helped my parents with work a lot.
He just talks less on weekdays, except with me.
He told me his secret.
He said that his unmarried wife was raped by an officer from the Plaster Country, so he killed the officer in anger. He fled here for fear of implicating his parents. He wanted to stay in my house because this place is remote and he is not afraid of being caught by the Plaster Country people.
After knowing this, my impression of him has changed a lot. After all, anyone who can save the devils is a hero! Everyone should give him a thumbs up!
Actually, I wanted to join the army, but my father wouldn't let me go, saying he would break my legs if I went...
【August 15, 1945, sunny weather】
A few of us were playing at the entrance of the village, and from afar we saw the village secretary running back in a hurry from outside the village.
He shouted excitedly.
"The Japs! The Japs surrender!"
All the villagers came out! They were extremely excited. We had finally driven these beasts out of China!
When the second child heard this, he burst into tears. He was almost 20 years old, but he cried like a child.
I asked him if he should go back now that the Japanese had surrendered.
He nodded and said he missed his mother...
August 17, 1945, cloudy
The second brother left and said he was going back to Harbin.
He said he would come back to see me if he had the chance, and he said I was his real brother.
I want to say that I also treat him as my brother.
【August 30, 1945, light rain】
The second one is back again!
He said his mother died of illness this spring and he had no relatives at home, so he simply sold the house and returned here to live.
He said he had gotten used to life in the mountains.
This guy is very wealthy now, so he directly bought the vacant house of his third uncle.
Then I gave all the remaining money to my dad.
Of course my dad didn’t want it. After giving the second son a scolding, he stuffed the money back into his pocket.
Hahahaha, I even kicked him twice, it was so satisfying.
My dad said that we are not children anymore and it is time for us to learn some skills, so he said that starting tomorrow he would take us into the mountains to learn hunting from him.
【Spring, April 24, 1946】
My father caught a cold and was feeling unwell, so my second son and I went into the mountains alone.
We encountered a lot of good stuff along the way. I shot and killed four rabbits and two pheasants.
The second guy wasn't very good at shooting, so he just shot a pheasant.
Just as we were about to go back, we met a blind bear with its cubs.
When the blind bear saw us, it rushed towards us like crazy, and we were so scared that we ran away for our lives.
During this time, the second brother turned around and fired several shots. It must be said that he shot very accurately and all of them hit the bear's body. However, the bear's skin was too thick. Not only did he fail to penetrate it, but it completely enraged the beast.
In just a few steps, he pinned me down and grabbed me with his big claws without giving me any explanation.
Upon seeing this, the second brother stepped forward and kicked the blind bear, but the blind bear did not even move. Instead, he slapped the second brother and sent him flying, fainting immediately.
At this moment, a strange voice came to my ears.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding the mountain hunting system. The newbie will be rewarded with a lucky draw.]
【Is there a lucky draw? 】
I was so scared at the time that I nodded repeatedly.
[Ding: Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the skill "Tai Chi Grandmaster"]
The next second I felt dizzy, as if something had drilled into my head.
At this time, the blind bear's big claws full of sharp hooks had come to me. Before I could react, I subconsciously grabbed the bear's claws with both hands, using the force to push against it and directly threw the blind bear over my shoulder.
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