Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 18 Going up the mountain
Zhang Xingning took out the entire small pot.

He came back with a basin filled with steamed seafood, poured a little soy sauce on it, and placed it on the table.

"It's a pity to waste such a good crab. If it were rolled in oil, it would definitely be crunchy."

Tan Shaoyang patted his shoulder, pointed at the seafood in the bucket, and said casually, "I brought you a lot, enough for you to have two meals, you can do whatever you want."

Zhang Xingning: “…”

She pouted, looking conflicted. She really wanted to eat it, but was afraid of the consequences for her butt after eating it.

"Third cousin, why don't you just blow it up for me? My mother will definitely not dare to blame you."

Tan Shaoyang shrugged. He had done many things like this unlucky kid in his previous life. Although his aunt didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that she was unhappy.

He didn't want to offend anyone, and he didn't want to do anything bad by being unscrupulous.

He came to buy food, and it was a mutually beneficial thing, so we should have been happy about it. I didn't want to make people unhappy or blame him.

"I'm not a good cook, so you can eat it however you want."

As they were talking, the Zhang family came back.

When Grandma Zhang saw her grandson, she smiled on her sallow face, with wrinkles on the corners of her eyes. "Is it Shaoyang? Grandma hasn't seen you for a few days. How is your family?"

Tan Shaoyang was particularly cordial when he saw his grandmother. The two elders were very fond of them, and they also got a share of what his cousin had, and he was happy to be close to them.

"Don't worry, grandma, everything is fine!"

"My brothers in the village want to buy some rice, and they came to you to find out that it's good for them."

After hearing his purpose, his aunt was delighted and said, "If you don't have rice, come and get it. We have plenty of it at home!"

"We have to wait two days. The rice seedlings have just been harvested and need to be dried for two days before we can take the dried rice back."

It doesn't matter who you sell it to, so there's no need to take it out to the granary, which saves trouble!

Tan Shaoyang nodded and did not take her polite words to heart. If he did not give the money and took the rice away, the first person to have a long face would be his aunt.

He still knows the limits.

Grandma has only one son and one daughter, and he doesn't want to do anything that would upset Tan's mother. After all, as a married sister-in-law, he still has to exercise proper propriety in his dealings with his brother's wife.

A meal that all the guests enjoy.

Now the land is distributed to each household, and as long as one is diligent, one will never have to worry about having no food to eat.

If you can’t finish eating it on a normal day, you can sell some of it after paying the land tax and save some money in a year.

It was past two o'clock and the sun was still very hot, but I went out.

Zhang Xingning saw that Tan Shaoyang was reluctant to leave. He also wanted to stay at home and didn't want to go out in the sun. This weather could dry a person up.

Tan Shaoyang waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and get busy. I'll stay home to help dry the rice." Splitting the rice out to dry is relatively easy as long as the sky is not overcast.

No matter how much Zhang Xingning pouted, he was kicked out.

It is the busy farming season, and the men working with the two guns are busy all the time, so the strong labor force must not be let go.

Seeing his childish look, Tan Shaoyang smiled, shook his head, and started to get busy.

If the weather is good for two consecutive days, the rice will be dried and crispy. Then we can use a hair dryer to blow away the shriveled rice and store it.

That day, at noon, when the Zhang family was sleeping soundly, Zhang Xingning secretly dragged Tan Shaoyang out.
"Cousin, let's go up the mountain. We found traces of wolfhounds at the foot of the mountain a while ago. Let's go hunt one. We haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Tan Shaoyang's heart skipped a beat. In his previous life, his uncle was injured by a wild boar. Could it be that this guy went up the mountain to hunt, and then he went to rescue him? This would explain it clearly.

He said, according to his uncle's calm personality, how could he go up the mountain to hunt during such a busy time! It turned out that he went to rescue this kid.

It’s true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
He didn't even consider his own weight and dared to run up. Would those extremely hungry prey show mercy?

"Forget it. I'm afraid you won't be able to hunt the wolfhound, and your intestines will be trampled out before you can catch them."

"Isn't it easy to eat meat? I'll go to town and buy you two pounds. Don't put yourself in danger. I can't take the responsibility if something goes wrong."

Zhang Xingning grabbed him and advised, "What are you buying? You have to spend money. Isn't it better if we have something ready-made?"

"Just accompany me. More people means more safety. Otherwise, I'll go alone."

"Others can hunt prey, so I can't be a good-for-nothing! I have confidence in myself."

Tan Shaoyang sighed, then picked up a sharp fork, guessing it was used for the grooving. It would be safer to have a tool in hand.

At least you're not unarmed, so if you run into trouble you won't be without the ability to resist, which is an extra layer of security.

Zhang Xingning swung the rope in his hand and threw it out with practiced movements. "What's the point of holding that thing? The wolfhound needs to be tied around the neck with the rope. Once it's tightened, it won't be able to resist."

Tan Shaoyang sighed, with such a naive character, no wonder he suffers!
"What do you care about me? I can't use it for self-defense!"

"If we run into a strong wild boar, will your rope be useful?"

Zhang Xingning showed his disbelief, "Cousin, you think too much. We are not going into the deep mountains or old forests. We are just walking around outside. Wild boars only come out at night."

"How could you possibly run into a wild boar in broad daylight?"

Tan Shaoyang shrugged, "You have to know that everything is possible. What if something you think is impossible happens?"

"People have to learn to plan ahead. If you want to do this, at least you have to ensure your own safety."

Zhang Xingning listened and took an extra long machete.

The two of them went up the mountain like this.

Zhang Xingning had obviously been waiting there, so he took him directly to the location where the wolfhound appeared. As a result, as soon as he got there, he saw a shocking scene.

A fat sow was actually fighting against two wolfhounds. The wolfhounds were very smart and surrounded the wild boar from two directions. The wild boar was snorting angrily and looked very aggressive.

All the haystacks nearby were trampled flat.

It's a contest between two different types, and neither of them is willing to give in.

Wolfhounds are good at biting, while wild boars are good at charging, using their own strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses.

The wild boars in the forest are no joke. Once they charge, they will definitely knock over their prey.

This statement was soon verified. A wolfhound that approached bit the wild boar's neck and was then angrily knocked away by it.

The disparity in physique and the contest of strength.

The wild boar unilaterally crushed the wolfhound and it was defeated.

The wild boar took this opportunity to step heavily on the wolfdog. Not only that, it lowered its head and bit it. The very smart wolfdog was no match for it.

Soon he was lying there dying, without the ability to resist.

Tan Shaoyang snorted softly, "This is what you mean by no danger."

(End of this chapter)