Ordinary happy life

Chapter 118 Catching Wild Geese

Village Chief Li also knew how much Zhang Dayong hated Song Gouzi, so he mentioned him briefly and then stopped talking about him. He continued, "Fortunately, the others have mostly skin injuries. They can recover after taking medicine and resting for a while." , but there are also a few who have broken legs or hands and need a lot of time to recover. The damage to the fields is even more serious. The Wang family has lost up to five acres of rice, Song Gouzi's family has two acres, and other families have more An acre is a fraction of an acre. Rice is very fragile. Once it is damaged by wild boars, it is impossible to replant it, so we have to pull it all out. But it is too late to replant it, so we can only plant some that have a short growth time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dayong was a little lucky that his land was relatively close to his home. Just now, the wild boar was driven to the big banyan tree before it even ran onto his land. Otherwise, he would be one of the people who lost it now.

"This can only be said to be bad luck. Who would have thought that a wild boar would suddenly run in." Zhang Dayong said.

Village Chief Li nodded and said, "Who says it's not the case? It's useless even if you knew it earlier. You are the only one in the village who can deal with wild boars. If they encounter them, they will have to run for their lives and fight for the rice and wild boars." "

Zhang Dayong did not answer this, so as not to appear too arrogant.

Village Chief Li had a simple meal at Zhang's house and then went back to his home. Zhang Dayong first helped Lin Qin clean up the dishes, and then divided the wild boar meat into two portions, one large and one small. The smaller portion will be put away tomorrow. Stir-fry and eat, and prepare large portions to make smoked meat. Smoked wild boar meat is much more fragrant than ordinary pork. Zhang Dayong ate it once with his master in so many years when he was a child, and he still remembers it.

As for the pig's head, Zhang Dayong also cleaned it and left it to eat tomorrow. As for the two tusks of the wild boar, he planned to make two necklaces for Lin Qin and Xiaodouzi to wear to ward off evil spirits.

"Brother Dayong, why are you grinding these teeth? They are so dirty." Lin Qin came out after washing the dishes and saw Zhang Dayong sitting in the main room grinding something. When he got closer, he realized that they were wild boar tusks, and he said with disgust.

Zhang Dayong said in a funny voice, "This wild boar tooth can ward off evil spirits. I will make it into a necklace for you and Xiaodouzi."

Lin Qin heard this and said doubtfully, "Is the wild boar tooth warding off evil spirits real or fake???"

"Of course it is true. Many people of the older generation also know what my master told me back then. But in recent years, wild boars have become less and less common, and almost only exist in the mountains. Therefore, few people know about the wild boar teeth that ward off evil spirits. "

Lin Qin He nodded and said nothing. There must be some basis for what the older generation said. Lin Qin was willing to believe it even for Xiaodouzi.

Making a wild boar tooth necklace is very simple. You just need to polish the wild boar teeth smooth, then punch a hole in the teeth and thread a rope through them. However, you cannot wear it immediately after making it. You must know that wild boars are omnivores that eat grass and meat, and they have never had their teeth cleaned. The smell of their teeth is not very good, so they need to be left to dry outside for a few days to remove the smell. OK.

"Okay, I'll hang it outside to dry in the sun for a few days and then it can be worn." Zhang Dayong looked at the two necklaces in his hands with satisfaction.

Lin Qin looked at the necklace and suddenly found that the polished teeth had become smooth and white, and they didn't seem that ugly. Lin Qin's resistance to wearing teeth was much less.

By the end of the second medicated bath, Xiaodouzi's body temperature had returned to normal, but Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin were still worried and gave Xiaodouzi a medicated bath as usual on the third day. After taking the medicinal bath, Xiaodouzi's energy level was completely restored, and he babbling and waving his little hands and feet.

Xiaodouzi's lively and cute appearance made Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin finally let go of their high-hanging hearts.

As mentioned before, Zhang Dayong would rest at home for three days, and Lin Qin was responsible for the work in the fields. So the next day, Lin Qin got up, made breakfast, and walked to the fields with a bucket.

There is no water source near the fields. If you want to water, you have to go to the river to fetch water and water again. It is very troublesome and tiring, but you have to do it no matter how tired you are.

In the past, Lin Qin could carry water back and forth twice without getting tired, but maybe it was because he was raised too delicately by Zhang Dayong after getting married, so he was out of breath after only carrying water once.

It took Lin Qin nearly a morning to water the five acres of land, and then he walked home carrying the empty bucket. When I got home, I wiped my face and washed my hands before saying, "From now on, I have to follow you to the fields more often. Otherwise, I will forget all the work in the fields." "If you forget,

forget it. I am responsible for the work in the fields. I don't need you, look at you, your face is red and your eyes are tired." Zhang Dayong looked at Lin Qin's tired look, feeling angry, anxious and distressed.

Lin Qin knew that Zhang Dayong was feeling distressed, so he pulled his sleeve and said, "Brother Dayong, how can I, a rural boy, not know how to do farm work? I won't make people laugh if I tell you." "

Let's see who dares." Zhang Dayong He snorted coldly.

Lin Qin covered his mouth and laughed secretly a few times when he saw this. Zhang Dayong's cold snort just now would definitely be scary if others saw it, but Lin Qin found it extremely cute.

The trauma medicine that Master Zhang Dayong left for him was really effective. The wound began to recover on the second day. By the third day, it had basically scabbed. As long as he was careful, it would not tear open.

Seeing the completely scabbed wound, Lin Qin felt relieved and no longer objected to Zhang Dayong going to the fields.

After buying the land, Zhang Dayong rarely went up the mountain during busy farming periods, but today Zhang Dayong had to go up the mountain or go deep into the mountain.

"Brother Dayong, be careful when you go up the mountain. Xiaodouzi and I are waiting for you to come back at home." Lin Qin carried Xiaodouzi to the door and then handed him the prepared dry food.

Zhang Dayong took the rations and carried them on his back, and told Lin Qin, "After I leave, lock the door tightly when you go to bed at night. No matter who knocks, don't open it, you know."

Lin Qin nodded slightly in response.

"I have told my eldest brother and second brother to help with the work in the fields. When I come back, I will bring some prey to them to express my gratitude. You can take care of your children at home and don't go to the fields." When farming is busy, Zhang Dayong really doesn't want to go up the mountain at this time if he can, but he just has to go.

The day before, one of Zhang Dayong's customers came to him and asked him to help hunt two wild geese. He said that the owner wanted to hire him, and he also asked that he must hunt them within three days. If it were anyone else, Zhang Dayong would definitely have refused, but the guest who came was the housekeeper of a big shot in the town. Zhang Dayong had hunted down good things like foxes and traded with him several times before, and every time he made a move, he was very happy. of generosity.

If it's just money, that's it, but there are rumors that the big shot has a relationship with a big official in the capital. Although I don't know if it's true or not, Zhang Dayong still doesn't want to have bad relations with him if he can, and the money he gave him is also very attractive. . I gave him ten taels of silver just for setting the price, and forty taels after catching the wild goose. The other party only had one requirement, which was that the wild goose must be alive and good-looking, and not good-looking ones.

If you want to catch wild geese, you have to go into the mountains. Once you get into the mountains, you can't come out in one day, and the time given by the other party is tight, which means that Zhang Dayong will have to stay in the mountains for at least three days. The rice in the field cannot survive without watering for three days. Not to mention Zhang Dayong's reluctance to let Lin Qin go to the field, the little beans alone are enough to hold Lin Qin back.

In the end, Zhang Dayong had no choice but to ask the Lin family for help. The Lin family naturally agreed without saying a word, letting Zhang Dayong just worry about working in the mountains without them. Sure enough, it would be much easier to have a good Yue family. If the Lin family was a little worse, Zhang Dayong would still have troubles.

After Zhang Dayong went up the mountain, Lin Qin almost stayed at home with Xiaodouzi and didn't go anywhere. At most, he only carried the child to the river to wash clothes.

Besides, after Zhang Dayong went up the mountain, he followed the path and went deep into the mountain. The farther inside, the lower the temperature and the less sunlight. Although there was no sunshine at all, the visibility was still much lower than the surrounding area.

In order to facilitate rest and safety, Zhang Dayong's master once built a small wooden house in the mountains, and Zhang Dayong would live here every time he went into the mountains.

Zhang Dayong first put the dry food and clothes he brought in the cabin, and then took a bow and arrow to look for traces of the wild geese.

I don't know if it was Zhang Dayong's bad luck. He didn't find anything on the first day, which made Zhang Dayong's heart sink slightly. Fortunately, something was gained on the second day. Although he did not see the wild geese, he found the place where the wild geese had lived. After squatting for a long time, Zhang Dayong finally saw a group of wild geese flying back.

Finding the wild geese is nothing. The most difficult thing is how to catch the wild geese, because the housekeeper has a clear requirement that they must be alive and good-looking. So Zhang Dayong spent some time looking for good-looking wild geese, because the young master of that family married a younger brother, so there were no requirements for male and female, otherwise Zhang Dayong would have spent even longer time.

After finally picking out a few good-looking wild geese, Zhang Dayong began to set traps around the wild geese. This time he specially brought several large nets that he had compiled. The net was spread flat on the ground, and some green grass that wild geese loved to eat and small fish that Zhang Dayong specially brought were placed on top of the net. Then the net was completely covered with withered grass. After doing all this, Zhang Dayong pulled and tightened it. The rope of the big net was waiting in the grass not far away.

In fact, catching wild geese depends on a bit of luck. After all, if the wild geese that fall into the trap are not the good-looking wild geese Zhang Dayong likes, then Zhang Dayong will have to spend time rearranging them.

Fortunately, Zhang Dayong was quite lucky. In the early morning of the third day, a few geese finally smelled the scent of small fish and came towards the trap, including the ones that Zhang Dayong was interested in.

When he saw the wild geese flying slowly towards the trap, Zhang Dayong held his breath nervously, fearing that he would startle the wild geese. The more the wild goose walked toward the center of the trap, the more nervous Zhang Dayong became. When the wild goose completely stepped into the trap, Zhang Dayong quickly tightened the rope in his hand, and the big net suddenly closed up and locked the wild goose firmly.

Some geese that had not yet stepped into the trap hurriedly flew away. Zhang Dayong didn't care about this. He checked to see if there were any geese he liked in the net. He saw that sometimes Zhang Dayong showed obvious joy on his face, because This means that his mission is completed and he can go home.

Zhang Dayong tied the wings of the two geese he was interested in with ropes to prevent them from flying away, and then let the remaining geese go.

After the wild geese were hunted, they were finally able to go home. Zhang Dayong carried the wild geese and happily walked out of the mountains. Of course, he did not forget to catch some prey along the way. In addition, Zhang Dayong also collected some mushrooms that can only be found in the mountains. Dried and sold to grocery stores.