My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 27
Zhou Wenshan was both happy and surprised to have shot a pheasant. After all, this was the first time he had ever hunted a prey with his own hands. He never expected that the stone he had casually thrown would actually bring down the pheasant!
Zhou Wenshan, however, thought more deeply. If his casual strikes were so powerful, what would happen if he practiced seriously?
Zhou Wenshan thought about it more and more and it made more sense. He found a few thumb-sized stones on the ground and put them in his pocket for later use!
Seeing his actions, Zhou Yuanchao’s eyelids twitched, but he didn’t say anything. “In another hour, regardless of whether we can find anything else, we’ll go down the mountain!”
Zhou Wenshan hung the pheasant outside his basket. He was in high spirits at the moment. “Dad, there’s no need to rush down the mountain. Let’s hunt some more game before we go down!”
Zhou Yuanchao shook his head, “We can’t be too greedy. This is already a pretty good harvest. Greed will only lead to loss! One hour. After one hour, no matter what the outcome, we’ll prepare to go down the mountain!”
Zhou Wenshan had no choice but to say, “Alright, I’ll do whatever you say!”
It seemed like our luck for the day had run out, as we didn’t find anything else in the next hour.
I encountered a flying dragon bird, which was not much bigger than a pigeon, but it was incredibly delicious.
Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground!
The dragon meat in the sky refers to the meat of the flying dragon bird from Changbai Mountain!
Before Zhou Yuanchao could even get his hunting rifle ready, the dragon had already been frightened and flown away.
The few small stones that Zhou Wenshan hastily threw out only left behind a single dragon feather!
What a pity…
Zhou Wenshan looked at the fleeing flying dragon bird with a regretful expression. This flying dragon bird looked cheap, but it was the most valuable one. A single flying dragon bird could sell for at least 10 or 8 yuan!
He also wanted to try the famous Flying Dragon and see how it tasted!
Unfortunately, it got away!
Zhou Wenshan thought fiercely to himself, “Run! You won’t be able to escape next time!”
It was almost time, and Zhou Yuanchao led Zhou Wenshan to descend the mountain. “Let’s go, Wenshan, it’s about time to head back today. Can you still carry me?”
Today, Zhou Wenshan has been carrying dozens of kilograms of things on his back for most of the day, walking along the mountain path without complaining or getting tired. This has already made Zhou Yuanchao look at him in a different light!
Zhou Wenshan, without batting an eye, said, “Dad, this is such a heavy load! I wouldn’t be tired even if you added twice as much!”
Zhou Yuanchao felt very gratified. “Okay, since you’re not tired, then you can carry it. When you get tired, I’ll take over!”
As a result, Zhou Yuanchao never heard Zhou Wenshan complain of being tired even once, all the way down the mountain.
Judging from his appearance, he definitely still has energy to spare!
Zhou Yuanchao delivered Dahei and Dahuang to Liu Neng’s house, while Zhou Wenshan carried his things and went straight home!
When I got home, they hadn’t started cooking dinner yet; it was still early!
Zhou Wenshan pushed open the courtyard gate and shouted loudly, “Mom, Mom, I’m back! Xiaowan, I’m back!”
Hearing Zhou Wenshan’s shout, Liu Cuihua and Chen Wan quickly came out of the house. Seeing that only Zhou Wenshan was there, Liu Cuihua hurriedly asked, “Wenshan, where’s your dad?”
“Oh, my dad, he went to Uncle Liu’s house to return the two hunting dogs! Mom, look what we caught on the mountain today! Hehe~”
Liu Cuihua was relieved to hear that Zhou Yuanchao was alright. Today was their first day hunting in the mountains, and she had been feeling uneasy. Seeing the two of them safely come down the mountain, she was finally at ease!
Chen Wan walked to his side and said softly, “Wenshan, you must be tired. Come and wash your hands and have some water!”
Zhou Wenshan looked at Chen Wan and smiled slightly, “Wife, I’m not tired!”
On the other side, Liu Cuihua saw the silly roe deer in the basket on her back.
“Oh dear, you’ve caught a silly roe deer! And a pheasant too, not bad, this can fetch a good price!”
Zhou Wenshan laughed and said, “Mom, how about we have something nice for dinner? Let’s stew this pheasant. We also picked some monkey head mushrooms, so stewing them together will definitely taste good!”
Liu Cuihua pouted, “You’re so arrogant. You want to eat chicken and monkey head mushrooms. Do you know how much these things cost? All you ever think about is eating!”
When Zhou Wenhai and Zhang Minghui came out and saw what was happening, they laughed and said, “This is a good haul for our first time up the mountain. It won’t be long before Dad has made enough to buy a hunting rifle!”
Zhou Wenshan’s face darkened. “That’s right, Dad spent several tens of yuan on the hunting rifle, and the bullets cost money too!”
In addition, we have to hand over 300 jin (150 kg) of meat to the village every year.
A sense of urgency arose in Zhou Wenshan’s heart!
If you add it all up, there’s not much of what we have today!
After all, they don’t go hunting in the mountains every day!
Chen Wan took a bowl out of the house; it contained a bowl of brown sugar water.
“Wenshan, come and have some water!”
Seeing that Chen Wan’s complexion had improved considerably, Zhou Wenshan’s mood also improved. He took the bowl, and indeed, he was quite thirsty, so he gulped it down in a few mouthfuls!
“So sweet!”
Sister-in-law Zhang Minghui found their interaction amusing and secretly chuckled!
A short while later, Zhou Yuanchao, the head of the household, returned home!
Liu Cuihua stepped forward and handed him a bowl of brown sugar water, then asked, “Dad, what should we do with these things? Should we take them to town to sell? Or give them to the village?”
Zhou Yuanchao drank the water in a few gulps, thought for a moment, and said, “Forget it, I’ll keep everything I hunted on my first trip into the mountains for myself. I’ll consider giving it to the village or selling it later!”
Liu Cuihua said, “Okay, then I’ll stew the pheasant today, and add some monkey head mushrooms? Wenshan said he wanted to eat that!”
Just now, Zhou Wenshan said he wanted to eat stewed pheasant, and Liu Cuihua didn’t agree at all. But now that Zhou Yuanchao wants to eat it, Liu Cuihua hasn’t objected at all. What a double standard!
For dinner, we had pheasant stewed with monkey head mushrooms. This pheasant was very fat, weighing four or five pounds, and after killing and plucking it, it still had three or four pounds of meat!
Cut the chicken into pieces, wash it clean, put some oil in the pan, add scallions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add a few dried chilies, then pour the chopped chicken into the pan and stir-fry. In no time, a fragrant aroma wafts over!
Add soy sauce, salt, and water!
After simmering for about half an hour, add the washed and chopped monkey head mushrooms, and simmer for another half hour!
A big pot of fragrant stewed pheasant and monkey head mushroom is ready!
Everyone hadn’t even eaten yet, but their mouths were already watering rapidly.
“It smells so good!” Zhou Wenshan smelled the aroma and went into the kitchen, reaching out to grab a piece of chicken!
“Smack!”
Liu Cuihua slapped Zhou Wenshan’s hand away, “No manners! Your parents haven’t even eaten yet, and you’re already reaching out to grab it?”
Zhou Wenshan chuckled sheepishly, “It’s all Mom’s fault for cooking so deliciously, I just couldn’t resist!”
Liu Cuihua chuckled, “How come you’re so sweet-talking now? People who get married are really different!”
Zhou Wenshan watched as Liu Cuihua took a large bowl, ladled out about a quarter of the chicken, broth and all, and then put the rest into a basin. He couldn’t help but ask, “Mom, what are you keeping this bowl of meat for?”
Liu Cuihua rolled her eyes at him, “Fool, you just got married, shouldn’t you help Xiao Wan’s family more?”
You and Chen Wan take this bowl of meat over there. Xiao Wan has a lot of people at home, so let’s add some dishes for them.
You have heavy responsibilities ahead of you. After the family is divided in a few years, Xiao Wan’s family will be your responsibility alone!
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