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

Yue Feng wasn't just bragging to his brother-in-law, Xiao Tao. He had been maintaining regular contact with the leaders of the mining bureau, coal mining system, and forestry bureau whom Master Niu had helped him get acquainted with.

As Yue Feng's relationship with the privileged children of officials in the capital grew closer, the leaders in Fengcheng began to treat him with even greater respect.

It's a very simple logic. These people aren't very old, and who wouldn't want to move up in their living space before they die?

Normally, nothing would be apparent from casual interactions, but in crucial moments, a simple word of advice from Yue Feng could be a tremendous help to a local leader who desperately needs advancement.

Having connections in the capital can make a significant difference between having no connections at all, especially under certain circumstances.

Those who succeed in politics are all shrewd and calculating; everyone understands this, but no one talks about it all the time.

Yu Shuanzhu said, "If I could find my dad a proper job, my family would never have to worry about making ends meet again!"
My family has two full-time employees at the forest farm, earning at least fifty or sixty yuan a month. In addition, we have land allocated to our family by the village. If we live frugally, we can save enough money in one or two years to build a three-room brick house!

At that time, I won't have to worry about my personal life anymore!

I'm a few years older than you, and you already have a son! I'm still nowhere near that stage!

Yue Feng smiled and pursed his lips when he heard this topic: "Good things come to those who wait. As long as we work hard, we'll be able to live a good life sooner or later!"
There's no need to wait until the house is built before considering finding a wife!
It's true that we still live in the old house, but we have good character, good job and income, and it's only a matter of time before we live a better life!

If there are discerning girls of marriageable age who are pleasing to the eye and share the same values, then you can try dating them!

To put it bluntly, if a woman is only after her family's big, brick house, we should be more careful when making our choice!

"Hey Hey!"

"Hahahaha!"

Xiaowen and Xiaowu, who were standing nearby, burst into good-natured laughter upon hearing their elder brother's remarks.

Yue Feng glanced at the two brothers and said, "You two shouldn't be grinning like that. Xiao Tao will build a house next spring and get married in the fall!"

You two are about the same age as Xiao Tao, and things are still very far from settled. You need to be more focused and not let your nephew's schooling be delayed!

A family with a daughter is sought after by many; good girls are always snatched up from others through competition!

Our family is doing alright now, we can't keep making my aunt worry about you all!

When this topic came up, Xiaowen and Xiaowu stopped laughing, looked at each other, and scratched their heads a little awkwardly.

In fact, the Zhang brothers' early death had a significant impact on their personality development.

Even though they now follow Yue Feng into the mountains to hunt, and have shares in other businesses, receiving substantial dividends every year, the Zhang brothers still harbor a deep-seated sense of inferiority, and neither of them is particularly interested in getting married.

Seeing that the topic was getting a bit off, Yu Shuanzhu deliberately cut in and said, "Xiaowen and Xiaowu are both good-looking. Whether they go hunting in the mountains or doing purchasing in the village, they'll definitely live a good life following you!"

You two are still quite young, so it wouldn't be a problem if you seriously considered choosing a wife!

I'll ask Panpan to keep an eye out for suitable colleagues too, and she can introduce you to them!

Yue Feng grinned and said, "Haha, I think it'll work!"

……

Inside the east room, the usual pleasantries and formalities continued.

The father-in-law was very satisfied with his son-in-law, Xiao Tao, so the atmosphere in the house was quite pleasant.

In front of both families, the engagement ceremony was held, and then they chatted over tea, and time flew by.

Before we knew it, it was almost lunchtime.

The chef, who had been hired from outside to help entertain the guests, had almost finished preparing the feast for the distinguished guests. He then called out to the room at the appointed time and began to prepare to serve the dishes and start the meal.

The Yu family has a total of three old houses. A table is arranged on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east and west houses respectively. Even the floor in the main house has an extra table borrowed from the neighbor to entertain the guests.

There were three tables inside the house, but since there weren't enough seats for the wealthy relatives and elders, as well as the villagers who helped out, another table was set up on the kang (heated brick bed) in the west room of a neighbor's house. This was considered a haphazard arrangement to entertain the guests.

Yue Feng and his three brothers, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, sat on the kang (heated brick bed) in the west room. In addition to Shuan Zhu personally greeting them, two cousins ​​from the Yu family were also arranged to accompany them. They ate, drank, chatted, and relaxed. After their reserved state, the atmosphere at the table became more and more harmonious. Before they knew it, each of them had drunk half a jin (250ml) of liquor.

The engagement banquet lasted from around noon until after 2 p.m. The three Yue brothers remained relatively sober, but Xiao Tao and his father were completely drunk, their faces flushed and they were swaying as they walked.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and the table was cleared, they stayed for a while longer before preparing to head back.

Yue Feng, along with his brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu, helped the drunk people into the car. Then, with the villagers watching, they started their motorcycles and led the way, and soon the convoy set off to go home.

The engagement went very smoothly. Xiao Tao's family gave a dowry of 1000 yuan. At that time, the going rate for a dowry in an ordinary family was much higher.

It's fair to say that the value of Yu Panpan finding a good son-in-law continues to rise in Huangnitang Township.

The Yu family, which was originally on the verge of collapse, has been put on the fast track to prosperity thanks to their daughter's marriage. As long as they don't mess things up, a good life is a certainty for them in the foreseeable future.

After finishing up Xiao Tao's engagement, the pace of life slowed down again for the next twenty days or so.

Before the Lunar New Year, Yue Feng made sure to visit all the necessary contacts and connections. When he had free time, he would either stay at home, taking care of his wife and children, or he would say hello and ride his motorcycle to the mountain farm to deliver supplies, and then spend time drinking tea and chatting with Uncle Wu and Zhao Dashan.

When they're in a good mood, they'll cook a pot of meat, the three of them will heat up some wine, eat some meat and drink some wine, and brag a bit, living a leisurely and carefree life.

Before we knew it, more than half a month had passed.

The Spring Festival of 1983 arrived as scheduled!

This year marks a transition for Yuefeng's hunting team from its initial novice phase to a more stable one. It's also been a year in which Yuefeng has led his brothers to wealth and increased income.

Many things happened that year, and Yue Feng and his hunting team officially established their own stable business.

The restaurant in the city is thriving and making a fortune every day. It has become the most representative gathering place for gourmets in Fengcheng.

The first phase of the breeding farms on the mountain has seen a smooth transition and healthy growth of the prey stock, with the total stock steadily increasing.

The precious second-generation sable and second-generation gyrfalcon breeding birds have grown one year older, bringing them one step closer to sexual maturity and the ability to produce new offspring.

On his two trips to Beijing, Yue Feng brought back precious albino mutant Grey-backed Falcon breeders and Altai Falcons. Once spring arrives and temperatures rise, the new raptor hybrid breeding lineage will officially begin. Furthermore, Yue Feng has legally and legitimately contracted and occupied the forest land near Shidingzi Mountain, firmly controlling the core production area of ​​Solomon's Seal and wild boar meat.

With just one or two years of continuous investment to expand the distribution and scale of medicinal materials such as Polygonatum, the production of Polygonatum and wild boar meat can be increased several times.

Once production reaches a certain level and quality stabilizes, it's only a matter of time before it graces the tables of state banquets.

In addition, Yue Feng also offered advice and assistance to Ye Jianjun and his team in establishing the Beijing Eagle Hunting Club. Although there are no immediate profits yet, the club will gradually begin to play its role after the ground thaws next spring and all construction is completed.

Finally, the thing that touched Yue Feng the most was the profound lesson that Grandpa Wu personally taught him.

Under Wu Keji's personal command, with almost no direct involvement from Yue Feng, the Qiao family was completely wiped out.

Since his debut, Yue Feng's most threatening opponent died, which gave Yue Feng, who had lived two lives, a deeper understanding of human nature and the struggles of the martial arts world.

A life of modest fulfillment is better than a perfect life. Yue Feng was reborn and, after several years of hard work, he has achieved a certain level of success in his life.

He got married, had a son, and his group of good brothers also benefited from his good fortune and their lives got better and better.

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On New Year's Eve, Yue Feng's family set up three large tables at their new house, inviting relatives, friends, masters, and uncles to celebrate the New Year together.

Drinking and chatting all night long, playing cards and staying up all night to celebrate the New Year, we celebrated the Spring Festival together in a lively and festive atmosphere!
That night, Yue Feng drank quite a bit of alcohol, but because he was so happy, he showed no signs of being sleepy. The brothers stayed up with their parents and uncles until the early hours of the morning.

It wasn't until after 2 a.m. that I finally couldn't hold on any longer and went to the kang (a heated brick bed) to doze off for a while.

For the next two weeks or so, visiting relatives and friends and drinking became the main theme of the Spring Festival. Almost every day was spent in toasting and feasting on meat and fish.

Yue Feng ate and drank excessively all day long, his waistline thickened, and his face visibly chubby. He looked like a freshly steamed white steamed bun, having gained a lot of weight.

Time moves forward at a leisurely pace, and soon the first month of the lunar calendar is over, marking the end of the New Year celebrations.

The restaurant reopened just after the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and the village's mountain produce purchasing point also chose an auspicious day to start its business with firecrackers. Let's continue to work hard in the new year!

Even after the first month of the lunar calendar, the weather remains quite cold. In this land at the foot of Changbai Mountain, it won't be completely thawed and warm up until April or May.

However, in the period following the Lunar New Year, Yue Feng and his hunting team did not go into the mountains to hunt again.

Hunters with proper lineages no longer go into the mountains for large-scale hunting after the spring. The prey have already brought their offspring, and winter turns to spring, another cycle begins. If the prey resources are exploited too much, it can easily affect the harvest of the hunting season after autumn.

Unable to go hunting in the mountains, Yue Feng was not idle during this period of spring. In fact, he had a major matter that required his personal attention and involved a great deal of energy and patience.

He began to intensively tame the grey falcon (Altaic falcon) and cultivate its affinity with the second-generation gyrfalcon in the mountains, inducing them to mate.

After the Dragon Raises Its Head on the Second Day of the Second Lunar Month, Yue Feng started riding his bicycle to the mountain breeding farm every day, spending his days with the birds of prey in their cages.

When Yue Feng brought the grey falcon back before the Lunar New Year, it had already been trained to be quite friendly and to be good at outdoor flying and soaring.

Later, they were sent to the mountains, where they were fed daily. Every few days, Zhao Dashan would take them out to fly and exercise around the breeding farm to maintain their strength.

As the first month of the lunar calendar ends and key factors such as the length of daylight begin to take effect, wild-caught birds of prey like the grey falcon begin to show signs of reversal.

The behavior of birds of prey is regulated by their hormone levels, which are influenced by a combination of factors, including emotional stress, temperature, sunlight, living space, and satiety.

In Yue Feng's hands, the Grey Falcon wasn't particularly capable of resisting the enemy's nature. Dealing with its minor problems was like a traditional Chinese medicine doctor pulling out pus—just an old plaster!
Next, Yue Feng systematically reduced the amount of food he gave the grey falcon by half each day, and kept the lamp burning for the first half of the night.

In less than five days, the eagle lost about one and a half ounces of weight, and all its symptoms of reversal disappeared.

Over the next week, Yue Feng continued intensive training and bonding with the grey falcon, along with ongoing cleaning of its tufts.

Once the time is right, the grey falcons, having lost weight and become more affectionate, exhibit almost the same controllable behavior in mountain meadows and open spaces as second-generation artificially bred chicks.

Once released, the eagle can fly freely in the sky for a while. At the master's whistle, the eagle will immediately swoop down from the sky, displaying excellent obedience.

After readjusting the Grey Falcon's condition, Yue Feng began the 'media-supporting and fiber-pulling' operation.

He brought out all the second-generation male gyrfalcons from the breeding farm, regardless of whether they were black or white, and had them participate in flight training with the grey falcons. Occasionally, he would also take them to the meadows to hunt live prey such as pheasants and wild ducks.

Just as Yue Feng predicted when he saw the Grey Falcon last autumn, the Grey Falcon, which had proven its worth in actual combat, exhibited habits that were completely consistent with Yue Feng's assessment.

This creature doesn't need human guidance; it can soar at much higher altitudes than a regular falcon, and its diving speed during hunting is extremely fast, exhibiting habits similar to a larger peregrine falcon.

Yue Feng wasn't too concerned about hunting habits and such. He understood the hunting logic of birds of prey, and even if they didn't perform well in the hands or climbed too poorly, he could improve them later through techniques and skills.

During this practical hunting exercise, Yue Feng paid more attention to the reactions of the other male gyrfalcons that were active with the grey falcon.

Male gyrfalcons that breed for the first time will be two years old by the end of the year. Based on experience, some of the two-year-old gyrfalcons in the wild will have already begun to reach sexual maturity.

These second-generation offspring, living well in the mountain farm with plenty of food and drink, have a much better chance of getting food than when they are wandering in the wild. In theory, they should reach sexual maturity earlier.

As for sub-adult female grey falcons, they can actually start trying to pair up and participate in breeding at the age of one.

So theoretically, if both falcons are in good condition, they have a chance to naturally pair up and produce offspring.

Yue Feng's idea was quite ambitious, but in actual testing, neither of the two male spears nor the rare gray falcon seemed to click.

Could it be that I'm overthinking things?

These one- or two-year-olds aren't sexually mature yet?
Yue Feng lay down on the grass beside the meadow, frowning and thinking for a long time.

Second-generation chicks bred in captivity have relatively fewer restrictions. If Yue Feng wanted, he could even use a specially made honeycomb-shaped artificial cap or gloves with a straw to collect sperm and perform artificial insemination.

However, wild-caught grey falcons are not suitable.

This naturally hybridized raptor did not undergo artificial imprinting during its chick stage; it could only be produced through natural mating.

Just when Yue Feng thought his attempt to matchmake was about to fail, a third white male gyrfalcon and a gray falcon came out to meet.

After several cooperative hunts, the two eagles finally took a liking to each other. (End of Chapter)