Lianhua Village is located in the Jiangnan region of China and has a subtropical monsoon climate.
The four seasons are distinct, with abundant sunshine and rainfall, and lush vegetation.
Behind Lianhua Village, there are several continuous mountains.
In addition to Lianhua Village, there are several other villages nearby.
It is now the busy farming season, and the villagers are busy working in the fields, so there is almost no one in the mountains.
Wheat Ear picked a random path and went into the mountains.
Although she had never hunted seriously, she had hunted down enemies many times in the past and was definitely an expert in tracking.
Hunting should be similar, all based on a few clues to find prey.
Seeing that there was no one around, Mai Sui didn't care and ran through the mountains and forests at a very fast speed.
His figure is like a ghost and his eyes are like a hawk. No movement can escape his eyes.
Wheat Ear was lucky. Not long after walking, he found a nest of eight rabbits.
Wheat Ear, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, stared at the meat with his eyes wide open.
He simply used branches as weapons and with a few swipes, he caught all the fleeing rabbits.
I saw a piece of branch that couldn't be more ordinary, inserted into the rabbit's forehead with great precision.
All the rabbits were killed in one blow.
The top hidden weapon expert is here, and we have to praise him for being so awesome.
Both the angle and the strength were extremely precise, and the rabbit had no chance of survival at all.
Wheat Ear strung the rabbits together with vines, thought for a moment, and then crushed the rabbits' heads to hide their real fatal wounds.
Afterwards, Wheat Ear continued to shuttle through the mountains and forests, carrying a string of rabbits.
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At the foot of the mountain, Lotus Village.
When everyone saw that Mai Hongcai was the only one working today, they all asked him where Mai Laosan was.
Yesterday I thought Mai Lao San was going to work hard and make progress, but I didn't expect that his true colors would be exposed in less than a day.
Mai Hongcai then used the excuse he had discussed with his father last night to deal with everyone.
"My sister came home from work yesterday and complained of a headache. I guess it was a relapse of an old illness.
My father heard that there was an old Chinese doctor in Shimen Village who was very good at medicine, so he went to ask for medicine for my sister."
Mai Laosan does not have a very good reputation in the village. The phrase "idle and not doing his job" is used to describe him.
If I hadn't been lucky enough to have a brother who was a team leader and often helped me, I would have starved to death.
So, when Mai Hongcai said this, no one believed it at all.
"Hongcai, your sister's illness has been going on for a while, is there any need to be so anxious? I think Mai Lao San just wants to be lazy!"
"That's right! We are in the midst of a double harvest season, how can we just ask for leave so easily?
If the captain wants to do this, I will also take a day off tomorrow."
Mai Hongcai looked at Cao Gang, who had been at odds with him since childhood, and said unhappily:
"Cao Gang, stop being so sarcastic. If you want to ask for leave, just ask. I'm not your father, so how can I control whether you ask for leave or not?
But my uncle did not show favoritism. He deducted 30 work points from our family.
If you also want to have your work points deducted, then just ask for leave. I won’t be the one who goes hungry in the end anyway.”
When the surrounding villagers heard that the team leader had deducted 30 work points from Mai Laosan, they instantly felt relieved.
To be honest, whether Mai Lao San works or not has no effect on them at all.
They just can't stand Mai Lao San having so little time.
To put it bluntly, it's jealousy.
I’m jealous that Mai Laosan can eat enough without working.
Jealous that Mai Lao San has a good brother to take care of him.
I even envy Mai Lao San for being open-minded and broad-minded.
If it were them, thinking that the whole family depends on these work points for food, they would not be able to play anymore and would want to get up from bed in the middle of the night to work.
But Mai Laosan can eat, drink and have fun with peace of mind, which makes everyone envy and jealous.
Doesn't he feel nervous?
Of course, no one will admit these thoughts.
Cao Gang is 17 years old this year. It can be said that he has been fighting with Mai Hongcai since he was a child.
Everyone in the village says that Mai Laosan is not good in this or that aspect.
But Cao Gang felt that Mai Laosan was at least a good father.
He has always envied Mai Hongcai for having a father like Mai Laosan.
Because he often saw Mai Laosan taking Mai Hongcai to the river to fish, and also took him to the back mountain to pick bird eggs.
He had been earning ten work points since he was fourteen, and there was endless farm work to do every day.
He also wanted to go out and play, but his father wouldn't allow him to do it. He just told him to work, work, work...
I don’t know when it started, but Cao Gang especially liked to make trouble for Mai Hongcai.
It seemed that as long as Mai Hongcai was uncomfortable, he would feel comfortable.
Seeing that everyone's attitude had softened and they were no longer making trouble, Cao Gang refused to agree.
So he immediately shouted back: "Mai Hongcai, your father is lazy and doesn't work, so it's right for the team leader to deduct your family's work points.
But your sister didn’t work in the fields either, so I think 30 work points are not enough. If your sister’s share is included, 60 work points should be deducted!”
As soon as these words came out, Mai Hongcai immediately became angry and pointed at Cao Gang and shouted:
"Cao Gang, you want to get beaten again, don't you?"
"Who's afraid of you?"
Cao Gang threw the sickle aside, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.
Suddenly, cheers came from the west end of the village, with the excited voices getting louder and louder.
Faintly I could hear words like wild boar, rabbit, and wheat ear.
The villagers immediately stretched their necks to look over there.
Oh my, why is there so much excitement today? I can’t see it all, I simply can’t see it all!
Mai Hongcai and Cao Gang stopped fighting and stretched their necks to watch the fun with everyone else.
After a while, Mai Xiangdong's eldest son, Mai Juncai, ran towards us, shouting:
"Hongcai, come quickly, Mai Sui is calling you! She found a big wild boar in the back hills!"
Mai Juncai is 24 years old this year. He is Mai Hongcai’s eldest cousin. He is married and has children. He is also a tractor driver in the village.
Upon hearing this, Mai Hongcai's eyes lit up with excitement and he ran towards the back mountain.
When the surrounding villagers heard the word "wild boar", they could no longer bear it and ran faster than Mai Hongcai.
Originally, you were not allowed to wander around while working, as that would make you look like you were lazy and slacking off.
If you are discovered by the team leader, your work points will be deducted.
But now, the team leader has gone to see the wild boars himself, so who cares?
As soon as we arrived at the west end of the village, we saw several strong young men in the village carrying a pitch-black wild boar towards the village.
Everyone’s first reaction was, what a big pig!
I'm afraid it's about four or five hundred kilograms!
Team leader Mai Xiangdong smiled like a fool and ordered them to carry the pig to the village committee.
Mai Sui walked beside Mai Xiangdong calmly, accepting everyone's attention calmly.
There was also a young man next to him who was smiling like a fool and looked 50% similar to Mai Xiangdong.
His name is Mai Liangcai, the second son of Mai Xiangdong.
I am 22 years old this year and my wife is eight months pregnant. It is a good time for her to eat some pork to nourish her body.
He was also holding a string of rabbits in his hand, eight in total, the fattest one weighing at least ten kilograms.
Good job!
So much meat!
Everyone's eyes widened!