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

Braised roe deer meat in an iron pot, braised pork ribs, stewed long-tailed pheasant with hazel mushrooms, clear hanging grouse soup, braised prawns, spicy stir-fried quail, and steamed fine-scaled fish.

Finally, the grand finale was a whole swan, a gift from Secretary Li when we returned from Yingtun.

To put it bluntly, this table of ingredients includes everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water!

There's no way around it; that's just how extravagant the Yue family is when entertaining distinguished guests.

Finally, a large bowl of swan meat was served, and the dishes were complete.

Zhao Dashan gestured to Yue Feng: "Xiao Feng, all the dishes are served. As our family representative, you have to say a few words to our friends!"

Yue Feng was not intimidated at all. He raised his wine glass and said generously, "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!"

It was our shared interests that made us friends. On behalf of all the men in my family, I welcome Brother Li to our home!

After saying this, Yue Feng raised his wine glass, took a sip, and drank half of the wine.

"Brother Li, don't just stand there, have some food to tide you over!" Yue Feng put down his wine glass and called out.

Li Guangkun and the others at the table all took a sip of wine, and the banquet officially began.

Li Guangkun was a man of some knowledge, but he was still somewhat bewildered when he saw many dishes on the table that he had never eaten before.

"Xiaofeng, if I'm not mistaken, this fish looks like a fine-scaled fish, right? Where did you get this thing? It's quite big!" Li Guangkun asked casually, picking up a piece of fish with his chopsticks.

Yue Feng grinned and said, "We didn't catch this fish ourselves. You're lucky, Brother Li. Xiao Tao brought it back from a restaurant in the city!"

A guy who regularly delivers fish to restaurants caught two small-scaled fish. Let's cook one ourselves and try it! These kinds of fish aren't common around here anymore!

"In our Yingtun area, which is close to the waterway, we used to have these things a few years ago, but we haven't seen them for at least ten years now!"

"Hehe, we don't care what it is, once it's on the table, it's a dish!"

Master, Dad, don't put down your chopsticks! Let's not rush to drink the wine, let's have some rice first!

Zhao Dashan chuckled and glanced at Yue Feng: "You kid, you're a father now, and you're still so unsteady. It's only because Xiao Li doesn't criticize you!"

Li Guangkun smiled and looked up: "Uncle Zhao, please don't say that. When Xiaofeng came to my house, I didn't treat him like an outsider. When I come to our house, Xiaofeng treats me like a brother! We eat and drink behind closed doors, without talking about those old-fashioned rules, as long as we're happy!"

"Hahahaha!"

In an instant, the room was filled with laughter, and the atmosphere was joyful.

Leaving aside the details of eating, drinking, and casual conversation, most of the time was spent chatting and communicating with several elders.

Yue Feng's 'inspection' of his home and the mountain was not in vain. After having a little wine, Li Guangkun gave Yue Feng extremely high praise.

Seeing the guests praising their child, Zhao Dashan and Yue Lei were also very happy, frequently offering toasts and trying their best to keep the guests entertained.

The banquet lasted until after 9:30 p.m., and Li Guangkun drank at least five glasses of wine by himself, getting completely drunk.

After the banquet was over, Yue Feng helped Li Guangkun to the guest room. He removed Li Guangkun's coat and shoes, covered him with a blanket, and checked Li Guangkun's condition to make sure he was alright before closing the door and leaving.

Master Zhao Dashan wasn't in a hurry to go back yet; he was sitting in the Federal Chair smoking a pipe.

"Master, are you alright? Shall I take you back, or would you like to stay at home for the night? Are there any empty guest rooms?" Yue Feng asked, perfectly lucid.

Zhao Dashan shook his head: "Are you drunk? Can you give me a ride on your bike? If not, have Xiao Tao give me one!"

"It's nothing, I'm not drunk!"

"Then take me back. There are so many people breathing heavily up in the mountains; I'm worried about leaving them alone!"

"it is good!"

After a brief conversation, Yue Feng put on his coat and left the hospital with his master.

Once on the motorcycle, Zhao Dashan asked meaningfully, "Friends have come to our house before, but you didn't seem to make it this grand. What, do you have something else to say about this, Xiao Li?"

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't hide it from you!"

Yue Feng grinned and nodded.

"What's your explanation? Tell us!"

Yue Feng didn't mince words with his master, saying, "This Li Guangkun is the legitimate successor of Manchu falconry, and his family has various inherited items passed down from their ancestors!"
We get along well because we are compatible in temperament and have similar personalities. If someone is good to us, we will be good to them in return!

In addition, I also plan to bring him to the club and let him participate in the club's daily management and maintenance!

If we want others to look up to us, we have to demonstrate our strength!

Now that he's convinced, he'll take it more seriously when I bring it up again!

Upon hearing Yue Feng's explanation, Zhao Dashan nodded slightly, his doubts resolved.

"You want to take him to Beijing? He's already far from home, do you think he'll agree to that?"

"Whether I can agree or not is hard to say, but I definitely have to go to Beijing!"

Before he came to see me, we had already agreed that he would stay at my house for a day or two, and then I would take him to visit the club in Beijing!
This guy is very genuine; he's not the kind of person with ulterior motives or hidden agendas!

I haven't formally invited him yet, but I feel like he should be able to accept!
Being able to work with eagles every day and earn a decent salary—isn't that better than staying in a remote mountain village like Eagle Village and farming?

Zhao Dashan nodded: "If you put it that way, there's nothing wrong with it!"
This Xiao Li has a really good temperament; he speaks his mind directly, unlike some people who beat around the bush!

When are you leaving?

"Tomorrow or the day after, I drank quite a bit tonight, I'll sober up tomorrow! I called and checked the tickets, there are plenty for Beijing!"

Give Jianjun a call before you leave to let him know, then you can just take the train directly!

"Alright! Your brother and I are here at home, so don't worry!"

"Ok!"

……

After a brief conversation, Yue Feng started his motorcycle, drove Zhao Dashan back to the farm on the mountain, then turned back, closed the gate, and went back to his house to sleep.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning, Yue Feng got up early.

To be precise, it was Li Guangkun who got up early, and Yue Feng also got out of bed when he heard the noise.

"How was your rest, Brother Li?" Yue Feng asked with a smile.

"Wow, brother, your alcohol tolerance is unfathomable! I rarely get drunk, but yesterday I drank myself into oblivion and can't even remember how I got into bed!" Li Guangkun said, rubbing his slightly swollen eyebrows.

"Haha, not at all! I can drink a whole jin of liquor, and I drank a bit too much last night! Shall we have another drink at noon today? It'll make me feel better!"

Upon hearing that he needed to explain further, Li Guangkun shook his head repeatedly.

Yue Feng served him Moutai with iron caps, which, although it didn't cause a headache, still made him feel unwell when drunk.

Li Guangkun is now focusing more on eagles. Having seen Yue Feng's falcons and breeding farm, he's now eager to get to Beijing as soon as possible.

"Let's not drink anymore, let me have a moment!"
By the way, when are we heading to Beijing? Do you have any other plans for the next day or two?

Yue Feng could tell what Li Guangkun was thinking just by listening to his words.

"There's nothing urgent at home. If you want to go to Beijing as soon as possible, I'll call them later to ask and book the train tickets while I'm at it!"

"I love your decisive and efficient style!"

"hey-hey!"

……

After chatting for a while, Wang Xiaona finished preparing breakfast.

Tomato and egg soup, stir-fried pickled shreds, and a soft, lard-filled flatbread—a very comfortable breakfast.

After breakfast, Yue Feng and Li Guangkun gave the Black Eagle couple an hour or two of exercise in the yard.

After the eagle had finished playing overhead, Yue Feng blew his whistle and called it down.

After tending to the eagle, Yue Feng went to the village office to call Ye Jianjun and inquire about the arrangements for the eagle hunting culture exhibition at the club.

The original plan was to have a brief discussion, then book train tickets and leave early tomorrow morning to take the train to Beijing.

Before the phone call was even finished, Yue Feng's plan was disrupted.

"Xiaofeng, the situation has changed a bit. You and your friend can't come by train!"

"Huh? Why?"

Yue Feng was slightly taken aback when he heard Ye Jianjun say that.

"The situation has changed a bit. You need to bring a few of the breeding eagles from your own farm!" Ye Jianjun said in a very serious tone.

Yue Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as he asked, "What's wrong? Weren't the eagles we caught a few days ago more than enough?"

"The wild-caught eagles are enough, but the eagles we breed are a bit insufficient!"
I got a very crucial piece of information from Brother Feng!
Our club is holding an falconry culture exhibition this time, and Zhang Chaochao has invited top falconers from abroad to participate!
Zhang Chaochao didn't tell me this beforehand, and I suspect he's up to no good!

"Are you afraid that he will use outsiders to cause trouble at our exhibition?"

"That's right! Compared to their club, our current club's development and raptor reserves are only lacking in artificially bred falcon breeding stock that are currently able to reproduce normally and stably!"
The birds they recently imported must have come from those foreign falconers!

After hearing Ye Jianjun's concerns, Yue Feng remained silent for two seconds, his mind racing.

I don't know what Zhang Chaochao is good at, but he has no shortcomings in other aspects. The only problem is that there are not enough parent birds for the breeding season. This is indeed a problem.

"Alright, I'll bring a pair of the black spear-like parent birds that are already paired up on the mountain!"

"One pair isn't enough. Bring your main combat Black Hawk as well! Don't come by train; I'll arrange a car to pick you up from your home!"

"Huh? It can't be that bad, can it?"

Yue Feng scratched his head, somewhat resistant to the plan.

Big Black Eagle and Little White Spear were hunting partners that Yue Feng had spent several hunting seasons getting used to.

Taking him to Beijing to participate in this kind of exhibition and exchange event is a bit of a waste of his talent.

Yue Feng didn't want to reveal his true strength to those sons of officials.

"Don't think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill! Those falconers from abroad might bring their main falcons with them!"
This exhibition is the best opportunity for our club to showcase its strength, and we can never be too well prepared!
Besides the falcon, I was also thinking you should bring your Azure Dragon along, so we can be absolutely certain of success!

Having said that, Yue Feng clicked his tongue and nodded: "Alright, I'll do as you say! I'll take a few more eagles with me! You arrange the transportation!"

"Great! The torch for our club rests on your shoulders!"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let our club down!"

"Okay, I'll go contact a vehicle first and call you in advance!"

"Mmm!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng scratched his head, feeling that things were developing in a direction he hadn't expected.

Originally, the purpose of this autumn falconry culture exhibition and exchange was mainly to showcase various top-quality falcons, and then, incidentally, to cooperate with Xiao Weimin's film crew in promoting the club and solidify its reputation as the premier falconry culture club.

Judging from Ye Xiaojun's words on the other end of the phone, Zhang Chaochao actually wanted to bring outside help to participate after hearing the news.

If you come here yourself, it's to show your support. But what's the point of bringing foreign players along?

Without even thinking, they're probably just here to cause trouble and disrupt things!
No wonder Ye Jianjun discussed with Yue Feng about letting him bring his eagle and dog to Beijing; they might actually come in handy.

"Damn it! What's meant to be will be! I'm not thinking about it anymore!"

Yue Feng sighed, got up, and walked out of the village office meeting room.

"How's it going, Xiaofeng? Did you make the contact?" Li Guangkun was having tea with Wang Jianguo outside when he saw Yue Feng come out and casually asked.

"It's all arranged. This saves us a lot of trouble. We don't need to take the train anymore. Brother Jianjun said he'll arrange a private car for us and send someone directly to Beijing!"

Li Guangkun was slightly taken aback, and said somewhat awkwardly, "This...it doesn't seem necessary! From Fengcheng to Beijing, that's over a thousand kilometers!"

Yue Feng smiled and said calmly, "It's already decided, so let's not worry about it anymore! Just stay home and wait!"

Before I leave, I need to go up the mountain one more time and bring a pair of the breeding eagles that have been paired up in their cages! The big black eagle, the little white spear eagle, and the blue dragon eagle—I need to take them too!

"So serious! The main force of the hunting team is being mobilized?"

Li Guangkun, who was smiling just a moment ago, immediately became serious when he heard Yue Feng say that he would also bring the eagle and the dog.

Li Guangkun knew that he didn't have much influence among the rich kids in the capital, even with a private car picking him up.

There's only one possible outcome: there's another arrangement, and it seems the newcomers have ill intentions!
Yue Feng nodded: "Originally, I thought that the wild eagles we caught in Eagle Village would be enough, but Jianjun just said that there seems to be a special situation. There's a high probability that a foreign falconer will be coming. We might as well make some preparations in advance so that we don't get wrecked!"

Upon hearing Yue Feng's words, Li Guangkun's eyes widened instantly.

"Foreigners want to interfere with our domestic club's falconry culture exhibition? Our ancestors have been falconry for thousands of years. Back then, they were still pissing and urinating in mud!"

Although Li Guangkun's words were a bit rough, as a Manchu falconry inheritor with falconry traditions and records in ancient books, it wasn't entirely unfounded for him to say such a thing.

Yue Feng grinned: "That makes sense, which is why my buddy told me to prepare more!"

"They've gone too far! What do they know? Can they even handle an eagle? How dare they come to our country and act so arrogantly?!"

Yue Feng hadn't realized before that Li Guangkun possessed such an overwhelming sense of national pride when dealing with outsiders. (End of Chapter)