After the autumn harvest, corn and rice are stored in warehouses one after another. The rice in the field can be harvested and then grow again, so the field will not become vacant. However, the corn field is left vacant.
After a few days' rest, the brigade began to organize its members to plant sweet potatoes again. At least they could harvest another batch of sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs in the winter, and they would not have to pay public grain for this crop. This kind of thing became a custom, and the brigades kept silent about it, while the commune turned a blind eye and acquiesced.
Zhong Yuxiu went into the mountains twice more and hunted seven or eight pheasants and a dozen rabbits. She brought back one for the educated youth to eat as a snack, and gave the rest to Yan Rushan to take to the county town to exchange for money and tickets. Now she has a small savings, with more than 30 yuan in cash, seven kilograms of food tickets, and one soap ticket, one perfumed soap ticket, and one shampoo powder ticket, which were specially bought by Yan Rushan.
Every time Zhong Yuxiu came back with money, she would give him a few dollars. Seeing that she had more money, Yan Rushan did not refuse. Whenever he went to the county town, he would use the money to buy some candies and snacks to share with everyone, and the bulk of the money would be given to her.
September 9th is a special day when the leader passes away and the whole country mourns.
At the educated youth site, the atmosphere of sadness and silence lasted for three days before it began to improve.
Zhong Yuxiu saw what the people's hearts were, and went up the mountain with some fruit candies. For her, filling her stomach was the first priority.
"Comrade Zhong."
Zhong Yuxiu paused, looked in the direction of the voice, and immediately smiled happily, "It's Brother Yan."
"Are you going up the mountain again?" Yan Rushan walked over.
"Let's go for a walk in the mountains." Zhong Yuxiu nodded slightly. "Brother Yan, are you going out too?"
Yan Rushan didn't answer. He stepped past her and walked out of the courtyard. He looked back before speaking, "Hurry up. We have to go to work in the afternoon. We only have an hour."
"Brother Yan, are you going up the mountain too?" Zhong Yuxiu walked quickly to his side and walked up the path together.
The educated youth site is quite remote with few residents, and there are only two families at the foot of the mountain. If you don't want to pass by their door, you can also go up the mountain from the small path on the back, but the road is not as easy to walk up the mountain from the foot of the mountain.
Entering the small path, Yan Rushan hummed softly, "The county town needs a lot of game. You know, we haven't sent any game into the county town in the past two days."
Zhong Yuxiu understood that with the long-term supply of wild game, it was no wonder that Yan Rushan lived a leisurely and comfortable life in the mountain village.
There was a shortage of wild game outside, so the two of them went deep into the mountains at the same time. Zhong Yuxiu wanted to get rid of them and go alone. When Yan Rushan found her, Zhong Yuxiu was gone.
Yan Rushan: “….”
The two people went in different directions, one to the south and the other to the north. After weighing the pros and cons, Yan Ru decided not to look for them. Zhong Yuxiu had gone into the mountains several times without any problems, and had gained a lot every time, as if she was going into her own backyard.
Hare.
Using her mental power to capture the gray-black furred hare, Zhong Yuxiu swiftly leaped forward, accurately grasped the hare's ears, and held the hare in her arms; the rabbit was fat, and it felt heavy in her hands, at least five kilograms.
Zhong Yuxiu took out a hemp rope from her bosom, tied up the rabbit, and continued to walk deeper into the mountains. The deeper she went into the mountains, the more game she found. In less than half an hour, she had harvested 10 wild animals and more than ten rabbits, which was a better harvest than her previous two trips into the mountains.
Just as he was about to go back, his spiritual power touched a large object; Zhong Yuxiu was overjoyed after a careful investigation, and found that they were three wild boars weighing about 300 pounds. Then he calmed down.
She only has level five mental strength now. She can handle one wild boar, but she might be exhausted if she handles three at the same time, and she might not be able to go to work in the afternoon. Moreover, the three wild boars cannot be moved down the mountain at once, and Yan Rushan cannot take all three to the county town to sell them at once.
After much thought, she realized that the chances of encountering large wild animals were rare; she would be unwilling to let it go this time, so she had no choice but to compromise and choose to kill one.
He made up his mind and moved his mind as he wished. He twisted off the heads of all the pheasants and rabbits and threw them into the storage ring. He then used his mental power to hide his own breath and followed the three wild boars. On the way, he saw a tree trunk as thick as his arm, and then he broke it down. When they reached a small shallow pond, the three wild boars separated to look for food.
The opportunity has come.
After making sure that the other two wild boars had gone far away, Zhong Yuxiu curled the corners of her lips and touched the wild boar drinking water by the pond. While attacking the wild boar's brain with her mental power, she rushed forward with nimble hands and feet, and the wooden stick fell. The wild boar was attacked from both sides, and the mental power bound it and it could not move. In a few breaths, it died.
He threw away the stick, sat down on the ground, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Zhong Yuxiu took a breath before getting up, picking up the pheasant and rabbit, and putting them next to the wild boar. Then he was in trouble again.
This place is too far from the foot of the mountain. If I put the storage ring here, it would be inconvenient to take it out, and it would be impossible to move the wild boar down. After thinking about it, I can only use local materials to make a raft and drag the wild boar, pheasant and rabbit down the mountain.
It was difficult to walk in the mountains while dragging a raft. When we reached the foot of the mountain, we had missed the working time. We thought Yan Rushan had gone back to work, but unexpectedly, Yan Rushan came out from the bushes.
"Brother Yan." Zhong Yuxiu didn't know what to say for a moment. The other party was obviously waiting for her here.
"Are you hurt?" Yan Rushan's eyes were bright, and the girl's face in front of him was covered with sweat; he raised his hand slightly, paused, and then put it down again.
"I'm not injured. Thank you for your concern, Brother Yan. I'm sorry for delaying your work time."
Yan Rushan's heart felt loosened. "It's okay. I've already asked for leave. You're not feeling well and have a high fever, so I've also asked for sick leave for you. Don't let it slip. I'm free this afternoon. I'm going to the production team to borrow a tractor. You hide the wild boar."
"Well, Brother Yan, go soon and come back." Zhong Yuxiu nodded hurriedly and watched Yan Rushan go away; she dragged the game to Yan Rushan's previous hiding place and put the game away before she had time to rest.
My body is still too weak, my muscles are tired and sore, and I don’t want to move.
Just after a short rest, Yan Rushan came back driving a tractor. The rumbling sound of the tractor was extremely loud, which was also a proof of the backward technology of that era.
Yan Rushan jumped off the tractor and immediately found Zhong Yuxiu. Zhong Yuxiu struggled to her feet and asked, "Brother Yan, you're back so soon?"
"Your illness is serious. We can't delay in sending you to the county town for medical treatment."
“I’m going to the county town too?”
Yan Rushan nodded. "What else? The production team wouldn't lend out tractors casually."
Zhong Yuxiu asked doubtfully, "Does the captain trust you so much?"
"The production team is busy and has no time to take care of us educated youth who are sick." The team leader was so happy that someone was willing to take responsibility.
"Is that so? Then I'll have to trouble Brother Yan."
Yan Rushan didn't respond. He took out a coil of hemp rope from the tractor and tore some grass from the bushes to spread over the game. He tied the rope tightly and said calmly, "Move the wild boar."
"oh."
The two men dragged the raft onto the tractor. They were both very tired because the wild boar was too heavy. They could only barely drag the game up, and then tied it to the tractor with a hemp rope.
There is grass to hide us, so it is very safe.
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