Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

After listening to Wang Xiaona's retelling, Yue Feng thought for a moment and took a thick cotton jacket from the inner room.

"It should be Mr. Ye Xiaojun! He called me at this time. I guess he has something urgent. Let's go and call him back!"

"OK!"

Yue Feng had a brief discussion with his wife, put on his thick cotton-padded jacket, went out, and headed straight for his father-in-law Ganzi's house in the village office with a flashlight.

Leaving aside the pleasantries after entering the room, Yue Feng came to the village office room and called Ye Xiaojun back with ease.

Soon the call was connected, and news of Ye Xiaojun's movements came through.

"Hey?"

"Hello? Was it Young Master Ye who called the village office to look for me just now?" Yue Feng went straight to the point.

"Xiao Feng??"

"It's me, what are Master Ye's instructions?"

After confirming that it was Ye Xiaojun who was looking for him, Yue Feng began to wonder why the young master of the Ye family was looking for him. Could it be that he wanted to capture him?
Yue Feng and Ye Xiaojun's relationship was not very close. They had only met once when Zhang Hongbin took him to get an eagle and went up the mountain to hunt roe deer. They had not been in touch for a year.

"Hey, it's not really an instruction, I just want to ask you for a favor. I don't know if it's convenient for you."

"What help? I will help if I can. If I can't help, I will do whatever I can to help you!"

The brothers Ye Xiaojun and Ye Jianjun have different temperaments.

Ye Jianjun is a steady and prudent person, while Ye Xiaojun is young, so it is inevitable that he has some young master habits in his words and deeds.

Therefore, Yue Feng was relatively more careful when speaking to him on the phone, and regardless of whether he could help or not, he would show his attitude first.

"Now that you put it that way, I feel more confident! Um, do you still have an eagle at home?"

"Yes, we have. This summer and autumn we formed a falcon hunting team. Many villagers followed our hunting team into the mountains to release hawks for a living!

Why are you asking this? "

"The Big Black Hawk is still in your hands?"

"Yes, we went hunting in the mountains today and just got home a while ago.

If you have anything to ask, just ask directly. We are brothers, there is no need to beat around the bush!"

"Hey, that's fine!

Did you hear that, Lao Jin? My buddy still has the eagle in his hand. You always say I’m bragging, but this time I’ll take you to see a real master!”

In the first half, Ye Xiaojun was talking to Yue Feng, but in the second half, the conversation was obviously directed to a different person, as if he was talking to his companions.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Yue Feng understood, but pretended to be confused and asked a question.

"Well, the first question is solved. The second question is, you can handle hawks and falcons, but can you train eagles?
A golden eagle weighing less than ten kilograms. My buddy asked someone to get him a golden eagle of a different species.

But after working so hard for a long time, I still couldn't become an eagle!

Tonight at a dinner party, we talked about eagles. I said that I knew an expert at training Saker Falcons and hunting roe deer, and he said I was bragging!
They are all real brothers. This is the son of my father's comrade-in-arms. In our circle, he is also a very respectable young master.

How about I take him to your place and stay for a while?
By the way, can you help me fiddle with the eagle? Is that convenient?"

After hearing the whole story, Yue Feng felt relieved.

There are not many opportunities like this to make friends with top officials in the capital, and this is also the area in which Yue Feng is best at, so naturally he accepts all offers.

"Okay! Your buddy is my friend!

When can you come over? Bring the eagle and the people with you, and don’t worry about anything else!

We just built a new house in the spring and it’s been tidied up very nicely. When I get home I’ll ask my mother to dry your bedding for you.

If you have enough time and have no other plans, stay here for a few more days and I will take you out for a few more days!"

"Are you sure you can train this golden eagle?"

After listening to Yue Feng's words, Ye Xiaojun asked again with special emphasis.

"They can be trained, but it will take longer! Birds of prey are all about one thing and one thing, it's just a matter of a few layers of window paper!"

"Okay, we'll set off tomorrow and will probably arrive the day after tomorrow morning at the latest!
We will drive directly to your village when the time comes, so remember not to run around!"

"No problem! I'll prepare it in advance!"

"Well! Let's just say this!

Old Jin, did you hear that? My buddy can also train this golden eagle. The two tricks you learned from your master's wife are not effective. With my help, I will take you to see a real master!"

After Ye Xiaojun received Yue Feng's affirmative response, he was in a very good mood, and one could even hear a bit of arrogance in his voice over the phone.

"Well, it's agreed that you guys bring the eagle with you when you come, and I'll help your friend tidy up!"

"Okay, that's it for now. We'll talk about it when we meet again. Bye, buddy!"

"it is good!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Feng, does the young master of the Ye family want to talk to you about something?"

The father-in-law Wang Jianguo and Wang Xiaona were standing nearby. When they saw the phone was hung up, they asked curiously.

Yue Feng waved his hand and said, "It's nothing serious. Ye Xiaojun has a friend who got a golden eagle and couldn't figure out how to train it, so he asked me if I could help him tinker with it.

I'll be here the day after tomorrow. If nothing goes wrong, I'll stay at home for a few days!

Anyway, the new house has been built now, it has more rooms and the conditions will be slightly better.

If you can make friends with a young man like this, it will definitely be beneficial!"

Wang Jianguo nodded and said, "It's a good thing indeed! The new house is close to my home, and I can ask Xiaona and your aunt to cook for me every day.

They have come all the way here to see you, you can’t neglect their daily food and drink!"

"Okay, I'll stay for a few days. My aunt and Xiaona will be responsible for this matter!"

……

After the call, Yue Feng stayed at his father-in-law's house for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he said goodbye and went back home.

The next day, Yue Feng got up early and called Xiao Tao. The two brothers rode a motorcycle tricycle to deliver the long-tailed pheasants they had caught yesterday to the hotel.

It is not yet dinner time in the restaurant, but the kitchen is already busy with preparations in an orderly manner.

Master Niu and his apprentices were preparing various ingredients for the kitchen.

Here, Chef Niu was feeling a little anxious because the long-tailed pheasant ingredients in the kitchen had been completely depleted.

There were only two left for lunch, and they had already been taken, so we would have no food at night.

Yue Feng rode his motorcycle into the backyard. Master Niu, who heard the noise, pushed open the door of the side room and came out to greet him.

"What's in the sack? Did you catch the long-tailed pheasant?

The last two hens in the store will be gone in the evening if we don’t replenish them!”

Yue Feng grinned, patted the sack in the bucket and said, "It's delivered now, Brother Niu, you gave the order, how can I fail to deliver?"

Niu Fusheng took a quick look and said, "Is it all in this sack? There are quite a lot!"

"Hey, hey! Open it and have a look! There are also some in the other bags!"

Niu Fusheng didn't bother to be polite with Yue Feng. He immediately unbuttoned the first pocket and reached in to take something out.

As soon as the first pheasant was taken out, Niu Fusheng was stunned.

The pheasants we brought last time had already been bled, gutted and cleaned, and had already frozen solid in the yard.

This time, it turned out to be alive.

I saw this long-tailed pheasant wrapped in an eagle coat, tied tightly, and its pair of small black eyes were still looking around in fear.

"These...are they all alive?"

Niu Fusheng's breathing became a little rapid.

"Well, didn't you tell Xiaowen that it tastes better if the chicken is slaughtered and cooked alive?

We tried it when we went into the mountains yesterday.

It’s okay. The eagle is very powerful. Most of the fish it caught are alive. I tied them up with my eagle coat.

You can decide how to put them in the back, these bags are full of them."

"That's a good feeling, that's a good feeling!!

With so many live long-tailed pheasants, it would probably take more than ten days or half a month to use them all!
Xiaomao, Liangzi, come out to work! ! "

Master Niu opened the other bags with great joy, and then called his apprentice to come out and help with the work.

Several disciples came out quickly, and together they worked together to accurately count the pheasants, whether they were male or female, dead or alive, and the total number.

Those that needed to be put into cages were put into cages, and a small number of those that were crushed to death underneath were dealt with in advance, and soon the one or two hundred pheasants were all properly caged.

“This pheasant is timid and might bump into the cage if put in it.

The solution is to cover the cage with gray cloth, leaving a small gap for them to eat!

In addition, before putting them into the cage, you need to check them. Most of them have been scratched by eagles and have injured wings.

If there are no wounds on the body, if you want to survive, you have to cut a bloody wound on the wings, otherwise you will be too nervous and scare yourself to death! "

Yue Feng reminded Master Niu of the things to pay attention to in order to ensure that the pheasants could be kept alive in the cage in a short period of time, and soon Niu Fusheng arranged for people to make special preparations.

After handing over the ingredients, Niu Fusheng also wrote a note to Yue Feng as agreed in advance.

The time, place, personnel, quantity and quality of ingredients, and the equivalent public price are all written very clearly.

The note was made in triplicate and signed by Niu Fusheng. One copy was kept in the kitchen, one was taken away by Yue Feng, and the other was given to Yue Shan as a proof.

Although all the transactions are Yue Feng’s own, the distribution of benefits in different links is different.

Yue Feng has particularly emphasized this situation of on-the-spot settlement and accounting for each code individually.

Master Niu is a man who has a bottom line when it comes to doing things. Since the business started, sister-in-law Chen Hong has never complained about him.

After taking care of the handover, Yue Feng said hello and went to the front hall.

At the front desk, lobby manager Chen Hong was calculating the accounts for the recent period behind the counter. She was using the abacus so hard that she seemed to be very focused. She didn't even notice Yue Feng coming in from the back door.

"Sister-in-law, are you busy?" Yue Feng greeted.

"Hey, Xiaofeng is here!!"

"Yes, the pheasants we caught in the mountains were sent to the backyard. Here is the receipt, please clear the account!" Yue Feng handed the list from Master Niu to his sister-in-law.

Chen Hong took it and looked at it carefully: "Wow, you caught so many long-tailed pheasants this time? The price has increased by 30% compared to last time!"

Yue Feng explained: "Yes! This time they are all alive, so the price is a lot higher!

Originally, Master Niu said that the price of live poultry should at least double, but I felt that the original purchase price was a little high, so a 30% increase would be enough, and we finally decided on this price!"

"Okay, I'll ask your brother to get you the money! Dashan, come over and settle Xiaofeng's delivery bill!"

Hearing his wife's call, Yue Shan, who had been boiling water in the woodroom in the morning, responded and walked over.

Yue Shan, who has initially adapted to the running rhythm of the restaurant, looks noticeably better than when he was at work. His face is rosy, he is full of energy, and he looks much more energetic.

"Xiao Feng is here! Oh, we caught a lot of chickens yesterday when we went up the mountain!"

"Hehe, we found a good place, there are pheasants everywhere, not only chickens, but also golden eagles!
How are you, brother? Have you adapted to the situation during this period?"

“I’ve already adapted to it.

Your sister-in-law is in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests, and I just manage the money and do some odd jobs inside and outside! It’s not tiring at all! !
Xiaohong, please pay your brother according to the price on the list, right?"

"OK!"

After confirming the process, Yue Shan took the key from his waist and took out the cash from the cash box in the partition room.

After the inventory, it was handed over to Yue Feng, who then very skillfully clipped the documents together and listed them as a separate item in the account book.

During the whole process, Yue Feng didn't say a word. After the money was counted and handed over, Yue Feng put the money in his pocket.

"Sister-in-law, brother, the store should have saved a lot of money during this period. Let me take a look at the business accounts!" Yue Feng said calmly.

"Okay, I'll take stock of the accounts before closing every day! Here are the accounts for the recent period!"

Chen Hong handed over the account book very quickly, and Yue Feng checked it item by item slowly and at a leisurely pace.

Thanks to the good rules that Yue Feng set for the hotel staff before opening the store, the store's operating accounts are now clear and easy to see at a glance.

The daily replenishment of food, drinks and other supplies, the revenue from lunch and dinner, the normal loss reports from the kitchen and other miscellaneous expenses are all recorded clearly.

The accounts are clear and there are no problems. The only problem is that there are too many outstanding accounts receivable from major customers.

For example, in the coal mine, the Mining Bureau and the Forestry Bureau, leaders basically eat one or two meals here every day.

The amount of money on account is no small sum. The Hongqi Coal Mine alone owes nearly one thousand yuan.

It has been ten days since we opened our business. In two days, it will be time to pay the employees’ salaries at the end of the month.

The restaurant makes a lot of money, one can say it makes a fortune every day.

There is still more than 4,000 yuan in cash on the books, not including the unsettled accounts payable from major customers.

If all is counted, the restaurant has earned nearly half a million yuan in just ten days.

After reading the accounts, Yue Feng frowned slightly and said, "Other issues are fine, but for major customers who owe money, we need to agree on the rules with the specific executors!"

Chen Hong raised her head: "We agreed before that the bill will be settled at the end of each month! Any questions?"

Yue Feng shook his head: "Once in the middle of the month, once at the end of the month!
The amount of money owed has increased over time, and these uncles must be thinking of taking advantage of us. We cannot give them this opportunity!

Follow the rules as they are set, aim for the best and you will get the middle, aim for the middle and you will get the worst!

If it is agreed that the payment will be monthly, and you don’t get paid at the end of the month, it will take two months if it is delayed!
According to the current consumption value, we will be burdened with at least 5,000 to 6,000 yuan in two months!

The risk is too great!"

Chen Hong felt that what her brother-in-law said made sense: "Okay, let's settle the bill at the end of the month. I'll make it clear to the people in the office that we'll settle every half month starting from next month!
Oh, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you!"

"Hmm? What's the matter, sister-in-law?"

"The six rooms along the street are still a bit small in terms of business area. Almost every day, customers come to eat but cannot book a private room!
I looked over at the backyard and saw that the main house was idle anyway.

Otherwise, we can find someone to clean it up and turn it into a private room, so that we can receive more people every day!
For those with more sensitive identities, we will arrange for them to stay in the private rooms in the backyard, so that many things can be handled more easily!"

Yue Feng had not originally planned to live in the main house in the backyard of the Zhang family compound.

It’s just that I don’t have a clear idea of ​​how big a deal it will take to open a restaurant. I need to take it step by step, so I don’t have a plan for the time being.

Now that the restaurant is open, business is much stronger than expected, so it is natural to put the time on the agenda to clean up the main house in the backyard and continue to expand the scale.

Facing the suggestion of his sister-in-law Chen Hong, Yue Feng nodded and said, "You should discuss this matter with Master Niu and work out a plan.

After I checked it out and found no problem, I took some money from the counter and arranged for someone to do it!
In the main house in the backyard, there is a whole set of old furniture. You can’t touch these. I’ll find a car and take them back to the new house in the village later!”

"Okay! I'll take care of this later!!"

After finalizing the follow-up matters, Yue Feng said hello, withdrew four thousand yuan in cash from the counter, and then left on a motorcycle with Xiao Tao.

After Yue Feng left, Yue Shan and Chen Hong got together.

Chen Hong: "Dashan, even though our brother doesn't have much education, he is a natural businessman!

I thought he would be reluctant to discuss cleaning up the north room, but I didn't expect him to agree without frowning! "

Yue Shan nodded: "Xiao Feng is right about the accounting!
No matter whether it is a coal mine or from this bureau or that department, we have to be cautious when dealing with them.

In every era, those who owe a lot of money are the boss. We can’t give them the opportunity to control our restaurant!
I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but now I feel like I'm dreaming. Being in charge of a store is much more comfortable than working in a mine!"

Hearing her husband say this, Chen Hong pretended to be angry and looked at Yue Shan: "Now you know that your wife didn't cheat you?
At first, I was like a stubborn donkey, clinging to that crooked tree in the unit!

It’s only been a short time since the business opened, but they’ve already made so much money.

Xiao Feng is not a stingy person. If the restaurant makes money, he will definitely not treat our little family badly!"

"Hehe, madam is wise! After opening the restaurant, I realized how short-sighted I was before.

If the restaurant hadn’t opened, we wouldn’t know what level of big shots Xiaofeng deals with every day.

Let's manage his rear area conscientiously so that he has no worries and he will have more energy to do other things!

By the way, if the main house in the backyard needs to be cleaned up, we won’t have enough waiters at the front desk. We need to hire two more, otherwise we won’t be able to handle it!"

Chen Hong: "My cousin from my mother's side is waiting to take over her grandfather's job and hasn't found one yet. Otherwise, why don't you call her over later?"

"Is her name Xiaoqian? I think it's okay. That child is down-to-earth!"

"Yes, Xiaoqian, you didn't finish junior high school, and you're pretty, so you can definitely be a waitress!"

Yue Shan nodded: "I support you in this matter!

You go contact them first, and I'll tell Xiaofeng when I have the news! Our own relatives are always better than outsiders!"

"Husband, you are so kind!"

Chen Hong felt warm in her heart when her proposal was approved by Yue Shan, and an uncontrollable blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Go away, why are you being so annoying in broad daylight..."

Yue Shan waved his hands as if he was a little impatient, but the smile on his face could not hide his true thoughts.

Ever since Yue Feng was reborn and his family's life became better, he helped his elder brother and sister-in-law find someone to change jobs, and Yue Shan's status in the family began to rise sharply.

As the old saying goes, a strong father is close to his uncle, a strong mother is close to his aunt, a strong son is close to his nephew, a strong self is close to all relatives, and if you are not strong, you have no relatives.

The older generation has already summarized the logic of interpersonal relationships in a very comprehensive way.

The same principle applies to Yue Shan. When his younger brother becomes stronger, the older brother will also have the confidence.

Yue Feng, his younger brother, has become capable and has made the dull Yue Shan stand up straighter.

Look, even Chen Hong, who has a strong personality, now subconsciously acts coquettishly towards her husband, and the relationship between the couple has become closer and more harmonious.

……

Before I knew it, another day had passed.

The next morning, Yue Feng didn't go anywhere after getting up. He let the eagle fly around in the yard for a while, then waited patiently at home.

Ye Xiaojun's estimate of the time was very accurate. At around nine o'clock in the morning, a four-wheeled car with a Beijing license plate drove into the village and headed straight for Yue Feng's old house.

Hearing the sound of a car engine, Yue Feng strolled out, pushed open the gate and the car stopped right in front of the door.

“Xiao Feng!!”

Ye Xiaojun, who was sitting in the driver's seat, felt completely different this time than the first time he came with Zhang Hongbin.

He pushed open the car door, bared his teeth and greeted Yue Feng and shook hands.

"Brother Jun! You've been driving for a long time, right? Come into the house and warm up!" Yue Feng shook hands with Ye Xiaojun and said politely.

“Don’t worry, my buddy hasn’t come down yet!
Lao Jin, stop pretending to be a gentleman, get out of the car, we're at my buddy's house!"

At Ye Xiaojun's urging, a young man who looked to be about 25 or 26 years old got out of the car from the back seat.

This guy was shorter than Xiaojun, barely 1.7 meters tall, with a round and slightly fat face. The look in his eyes and facial expressions showed a state of scrutiny and vigilance towards Yue Feng.

"What's your name, big brother? My name is Yue Feng, you can just call me Xiao Feng!"

"Are you the eagle trainer that Xiaojun mentioned? Hello, my name is Jinlong!!"

Although he was on guard in his heart, he still had to be polite on the surface. Jin Long stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yue Feng as a greeting.

"Didn't you say you made a sculpture? It's on the car? Let's get it together! I have an eagle bar at home!" Yue Feng asked proactively.

Jin Long replied, "I'm wearing my hat! After driving all this way, Ying is a little uncomfortable!"

While speaking, he put on thick leather gloves from the back seat and took the golden eagle down from the car.

From the first moment he saw the eagle, Yue Feng kept observing the various characteristics of the golden eagle.

The male golden eagle has an upper-middle quality skeleton and weighs about 8 to 9 kilograms when fully fat.

Judging from the color of its feathers, this golden eagle has already molted and reached adulthood. Conservatively speaking, it must be at least two or three years old.

Because the hat was on, the eyes and part of the nasal wax membrane could not be seen, so Yue Feng was a little unsure.

Jinlong took the eagle down and steadied it on his arm, then asked Yue Feng, "Xiaojun said you are a professional at eagle hunting. So what do you think of this female eagle? Can it catch a fox, a prairie wolf, or something else if it is trained well?"

Hearing this question, Yue Feng grinned and did not answer directly, but continued to ask: "I heard from Brother Jun that this eagle is a different species. I haven't seen any difference from ordinary eagles. Brother Long, can you tell me about it?" (End of this chapter)