My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 25
Zhou Yuanchao took a breath and explained, “It’s true that there are many animals in this mountain, but Changbai Mountain is too big. Those animals generally have their own range of activity and are mostly in the deep mountains. Ordinary people like us can’t go there. It’s too dangerous inside. Poisonous insects and ferocious beasts are everywhere. If you go in, you’ll be lucky to come back alive!”
“Oh, I see,” Zhou Wenshan realized. “The depths of this mountain are just too dangerous, which is why no one dares to venture deep inside!”
Zhou Wenshan then asked, “Dad, where is that deep mountain you mentioned? How far are we from there now?”
Zhou Yuanchao pointed forward and said, “See that mountain over there? That’s it, about 5 li away from here!”
Zhou Wenshan was almost speechless with astonishment. “Five li? That’s so far?”
Zhou Yuanchao smiled slightly, “That’s right, this mountain is huge. Even on the outer edge of this mountain, if you’re lucky, you can still have a lot of gains. Last year, someone even dug up a ginseng root that was decades old on the outer edge!”
Zhou Wenshan looked longingly at him. “A ginseng that’s been stored for decades? That must be worth a lot of money!”
“At least a thousand yuan!”
Zhou Wenshan gasped. At that time, a thousand yuan was a huge sum of money. It would take them, the villagers, ten years to save that much!
Nowadays, a dowry of only a few dozen yuan is enough to get a wife!
If only he could find an old wild ginseng!
In that case, his family will be able to live a better life in the next two years.
It will be much easier to help your wife’s family!
For the next few minutes, his eyes scanned the ground, hoping to find a ginseng plant!
“No need to look anymore, ginseng doesn’t grow here!”
Zhou Yuanchao watched Zhou Wenshan’s actions and chuckled inwardly. Ginseng wasn’t so easy to find!
“If not here, where else could it be? Aren’t we all in these mountains?”
Zhou Wenshan was somewhat unconvinced; if others could find ginseng, so could he!
“This ginseng has very demanding growing conditions. It prefers shade and cannot be exposed to sunlight for too long. It also has high requirements for the soil, which must be fertile and moist…”
As Zhou Yuanchao carefully made his way forward, he explained things to him, occasionally using his machete to cut through the messy branches around him, carving out a path!
Zhou Wenshan listened carefully to Zhou Yuanchao’s explanation and kept it in mind, gaining a basic understanding of ginseng!
Suddenly, Zhou Yuanchao stopped and gave him a warning gesture. Dahei and Dahuang also became alert and crouched forward with their heads down!
Have you spotted your prey?
Zhou Wenshan was overjoyed. Zhou Yuanchao handed him the machete, while he himself took out the hunting rifle!
Click, click!
Two shots rang out as bullets were chambered. Zhou Yuanchao had already prepared the hunting rifle, ready to fire at any moment once he spotted his prey!
Zhou Wenshan’s heart also tightened, and he gripped the machete tightly, ready to step forward and help at any moment!
Look! About thirty meters in front of Zhou Yuanchao, there’s an animal that looks like a deer eating leaves on the leaves of a tree!
Silly roe deer!
The name of an animal flashed through Zhou Wenshan’s mind!
As a well-known animal in Changbai Mountain, Zhou Wenshan recognized the roe deer at first glance.
Given the silly and adorable nature of this roe deer, it’s truly a miracle that it hasn’t been wiped out in the Changbai Mountains!
Zhou Wenshan breathed a sigh of relief. This silly roe deer was not aggressive and its meat was of good quality. It was one of the animals that hunters in the area liked to encounter the most.
Big Black and Big Yellow, having already learned from experience, circled around to the side of the silly roe deer to prevent it from being frightened and running away!
Zhou Yuanchao slowly moved forward. 30 meters was still a bit far, so he decided to get a little closer before making a move.
Zhou Yuanchao moved little by little, being careful not to make any noise under his feet. It took him a full three minutes to cover 10 meters!
When they were about 20 meters away, Zhou Yuanchao picked up his hunting rifle and aimed at the roe deer.
The silly roe deer seemed to sense something, paused its eating, looked around, and immediately spotted Zhou Yuanchao not far away. It let out a “baa…” and prepared to turn and run away!
“Bang…”
Zhou Yuanchao pulled the trigger of the shotgun, and the bullet left the barrel and shot towards the silly roe deer that was preparing to escape!
It struck the silly roe deer squarely on the neck. The roe deer screamed and fell to the ground. Big Black and Big Yellow charged at it, whimpering.
Big Black bit the roe deer’s neck, and Big Yellow bit one of its legs, refusing to let go no matter how hard the roe deer struggled!
After the gunshot, Zhou Yuanchao and Zhou Wenshan walked over quickly, their faces beaming with joy. Killing this silly roe deer made the trip worthwhile!
“Bring me the boning knife!”
Zhou Yuanchao said to Zhou Wenshan!
Zhou Wenshan put down his basket, took out a boning knife from inside, removed the sheath, and handed it to Zhou Yuanchao.
Zhou Yuanchao patted Dahei and Dahuang, making the two hunting dogs let go!
Big Black and Big Yellow lay obediently to one side, mouths agape and drooling as they watched Zhou Yuanchao slaughter the silly roe deer. They would have something to eat soon!
Zhou Yuanchao stabbed the silly roe deer in the neck with a knife, and blood gushed out like a fountain!
Experienced hunters will bleed their prey, such as deer or wild boar, when they catch them in these mountains.
Otherwise, if the prey cannot be transported down the mountain in time and the blood cannot be released in time, the meat of the prey will become sour and unpalatable, and it will not fetch a good price!
After draining the blood, Zhou Yuanchao cut open the roe deer’s belly with a knife, and its warm internal organs rolled out!
Zhou Yuanchao worked quickly, and in just a few moments, he pulled out all the internal organs from the roe deer’s belly!
Zhou Wenshan carefully observed Zhou Yuanchao’s technique, pondering to himself that he could probably do it too if he were in Zhou’s shoes!
The roe deer’s heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all thrown on the ground; these things were no longer needed!
Big Black and Big Yellow immediately rushed over and started tearing at each other, wagging their tails as they ate!
Zhou Wenshan took out a kettle. “Dad, wash your hands first!”
Zhou Yuanchao washed the blood off his hands with water from the kettle and then washed them with the laundry detergent he had brought.
This silly roe deer weighs only about 60 or 70 pounds, and its internal organs weigh about 10 pounds after removing them!
It’s estimated that only about 50 pounds are left now!
If you sell these silly roe deer, bones and all, to the supply and marketing cooperative or a state-run restaurant, they’ll only get about 50 cents a pound!
That means this one roe deer can sell for more than 20 yuan!
Zhou Wenshan beamed with joy, “Dad, you’re amazing! You hit the bullseye with one shot!”
Zhou Yuanchao smiled and said, “If I can’t hit him at this close range, then all my years as a militia captain will have been for nothing!”
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