The Space-Time Boss: 1970s Revolution

Chapter 24: Wild Pheasant

Henan is located south of the Yellow River, historically known as the Central Plains, Yuzhou, or Zhongzhou, abbreviated as "Yu."

Most of Henan is flat plains, except for Anyang County in the north, which is backed by a vast mountain range that stretches endlessly. These mountains are rich in resources and have saved the villagers during droughts, offering a refuge to those fleeing disasters.

As they walked further into the mountains, they started noticing some small animal droppings. Fu Xiao had an idea and tugged on Fu Hong's sleeve, asking him, "Second Brother, can we keep the wild pheasants we catch in the mountains, or do we have to hand them over?"

Fu Hong smiled and said, "Wild pheasants and rabbits can be brought home without any problem, but large animals like wild boars must be handed over. But don't get too excited just yet. Wild pheasants aren't like domestic hens; they're hard to catch and can fly."

Fu Xiao ignored his comment. Come on, if she couldn't catch the pheasants here, she had plenty in her own space. She could just take one out, and no one would notice. With that plan in mind, she kept looking for an opportunity.

They stopped by a withered tree, and Fu Hong put his basket down and said, "Alright, you can look for wild vegetables around here. I'll go up and cut some dead branches to take back for firewood. You know what wild vegetables look like, right? See over there? Those are wild vegetables. They can be eaten or used to feed chickens."

After pointing them out to her, Fu Xiao nodded to show she understood.

Seeing her quietly digging for wild vegetables, Fu Hong swiftly climbed up the tree. Most villagers used firewood from the mountains, but responsible ones knew to only take dead branches. Some who didn't understand this would cut down trees for firewood, but if they were caught, they would be criticized.

In this era, farmland, cattle, and even the mountains belonged to the state. Dead trees could be used as firewood, but cutting down live trees was like undermining socialism.

She crouched down and quickly gathered a handful of wild vegetables. When she saw that her second brother had his back turned while cutting branches, she noticed a bush nearby where she could place a pheasant. She took a fat pheasant from her space and also retrieved a few wild eggs to place near it. She glanced over at Fu Hong to see him climbing down from the tree. She suddenly pounced on the pheasant, shouting, "Ah! Second Brother, come quickly!"

Hearing her shout, Fu Hong, worried, called her name as he jumped down from the tree.

"What's wrong, Xiao Xiao? Second Brother is here..."

He rushed to her side and was momentarily stunned when he saw her.

Fu Hong didn't know how to describe the scene before him. His delicate sister had pinned a pheasant under her, and the bird seemed to be either "scared" or something else.

It looked quite strange...

It wasn't even making a sound, just laying there with its neck tilted to the side, as if it had borne a weight too heavy for its life to carry.

In other words...it was dead from being squashed...

He helped his sister up and poked the pheasant with his axe to see if it would move. It didn't.

Well...

It was indeed dead from being squashed.

At this point, Fu Xiao seemed to realize what had happened. She had jumped too hard and...crushed the chicken to death!

She decided not to worry about these details. As long as she wasn't embarrassed, the one feeling awkward would be someone else.

She kept a straight face as she picked up the poor pheasant and handed it to Fu Hong, carefully collecting the wild eggs nearby.