The broadcast continued.
"The second thing is that our brigade is preparing to organize strong laborers to go hunting in the mountains. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and we need to prevent wild animals from coming down from the mountains and ruining our crops. If we can catch some game, we can also add a couple of dishes for everyone."
Lu Yuan, who had just reached the gate of his own courtyard, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
His uncle was quite good at finding plausible reasons.
"Attention, this hunting trip will be led by Lu Yuan. Everyone else must obey his orders. Anyone who wants to go up the mountain should go to the threshing ground to sign up immediately. We will set up the traps this afternoon."
As soon as the broadcast ended, men, women, and children from all over the village rushed to the threshing ground.
Many people are willing to go up the mountain, and those who go up to hunt in groups will get a larger share of the meat.
Soon, most of the villagers gathered at the threshing ground. Not everyone came to sign up; most were just there for the fun of it.
It was a noisy scene, filled with cheerful greetings.
"Little Niuwazi, have you signed up yet?"
"Duck Egg, are you going up the mountain or not?"
"Dog Hair, you're going hunting too? Can your little body handle it?"
...
As soon as Lu Yuan arrived home, Wen Qihang asked impatiently, "Is the whole village going hunting?"
"Yes, hunting is more fun and safer with more people."
Wen Qihang didn't understand, and he just listened to whatever Lu Yuan said.
"The village loudspeaker said we're going up the mountain this afternoon, but when are we leaving?"
Lu Yuandao said, "About half an hour later."
He glanced at his brother-in-law's clothes and shook his head.
"Your outfit won't do, change into one of my clothes."
Wen Moxue found another set of Lu Yuan's clothes for him.
While Wen Qihang went to change his clothes, the young couple whispered to each other in the room.
"Ah Yuan, I don't know how effective this drug is. Should we test it on animals first?"
She mixed the sleeping potion and the spiritual spring water into the dough, kneading it into balls the size of pigeon eggs. There were forty or fifty balls in total.
Fearing that attracting too many animals would make things unmanageable, the amount of dough was carefully controlled.
Once the dough is eaten, it will lose its appeal. Then he can use a diversionary tactic to lure away the animals that haven't been drugged.
Lu Yuan said, "Give me two, and I'll try them out in the brigade's pigsty."
The brigade raised five pigs for the quota. At the end of the year, three pigs were handed over to the commune, and the brigade kept two for meat.
Wen Moxue didn't give it to him. "No, I'll go to the pigsty after you go up the mountain."
"But what if the captain finds out we drugged the pigs? Won't he be angry?"
Despite saying that, the little girl's face shone with excitement.
Lu Yuan chuckled, "Then let him not know. Pigs can sleep anyway, and after taking the sleeping pills, they'll be as if they're asleep. I doubt anyone will notice."
Wen Moxue said, "What if the medicine is too effective and I sleep for too long? The captain will be worried sick."
These days, pigs are treated like precious treasures; their only source of meat all year round is these few "task-keeping" pigs.
"It's alright, as long as you wake up."
"Alright."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Lu Yuan also noticed the excitement in his wife's eyes, the kind of excitement that comes from secretly doing something naughty.
"Ah Yuan, when are we leaving?"
Wen Qihang's voice rang out from outside.
He sighed inwardly. His younger sister and brother-in-law were too clingy. Even while he was changing his clothes, they had to sneak into the room to be all lovey-dovey.
He needs to go home early; this bachelor can't take it anymore.
If this were in the future, he would definitely know the saying: Being single is tough!
Lu Yuan brought his brother-in-law to the threshing ground. The people had already been selected, about thirty in total, and they were all waiting there with their tools.
Most of them were people who helped build the houses back then. There was also He Shenghua from the educated youth settlement and another tall educated youth.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, everyone immediately gathered around him excitedly.
"Brother Yuan, can we go now?" Lu Yuanchao asked excitedly.
Lu Yuan: "Wait a moment, I have a few words to say before I leave."
He scanned the crowd, giving a rough look at each person's physical condition; those who were too weak were not to be hired.
Even though today's trip up the mountain is just to dig traps, we still need to be prepared to encounter prey. If we do encounter prey, even if we can't help hunt it, we can't let it hold us back.
The captain didn't hesitate; he selected only strong-looking men. Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
"I'm making this clear beforehand: going hunting in the mountains is no joke. Once we're up there, you must follow orders, stay close to the group, and not act alone or independently. If you can't do that, step forward now, or you'll be responsible for the consequences if something happens on the mountain."
“Brother Yuan, don’t worry, we will all follow your orders,” Xu Dong said first.
He knew Lu Yuan's hunting skills and had long admired him greatly.
Everyone expressed their willingness to follow his arrangements.
They're still reminiscing about the meat they ate during the last house-building ceremony; it was all brought back by Lu Yuan alone.
They knew it perfectly well.
Seeing that everyone seemed to trust his brother-in-law, Wen Qihang felt an indescribable sense of relief and pride.
This brother-in-law seems much better than that scoundrel from my older sister's family.
The group went up the mountain in a grand procession. Lu Yuan led the way, followed by his brother-in-law, Xu Dong, the Lu brothers, Sun Maodou, He Shenghua, and another educated youth.
The other men followed behind.
Everyone chatted and laughed, and soon they entered the deep mountains.
Once deep in the mountains, everyone unconsciously lowered their voices, and many stopped talking altogether, worried about attracting wild animals.
They didn't go too deep; Lu Yuan led them to the same spot where he had dug the trap last time.
"Right here, everyone in groups of three or five, dig traps about ten meters away. Six traps should be enough."
Why not dig a big one? Lu Yuan was worried that one pit wouldn't be enough to hold all the prey.
Why dig a trap if you have sleeping pills?
On the one hand, they were worried that the drug wouldn't be effective, and on the other hand, they wanted to put on a show, otherwise everyone would think that hunting was just something casual and didn't require any skill.
Everyone worked hard, and Wen Qihang was also very enthusiastic and energetic.
In less than an hour, he was so tired that his back and hands ached, and large beads of sweat were dripping down his face.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that everyone else was still working, and he felt embarrassed to stop as well.
Finally, when he was too exhausted to continue, he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, straightened up, and wiped away his sweat.
But he froze the next second.
Who else could it be but his good brother-in-law, the one soundly asleep leaning against a big tree?
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