Forest Farm 1985: Raise a bear cub to climb the mountain

Chapter 205: Try to get your brother to take it down in one go (two in one)
By the time we saw our comrades off, it was already late at night.

Qi Shunli looked at the tired little boy lying on the ground, licking his paws and waking up to sleep, and felt his heart calm down a little.
"Songzi, you and Baizi should go back and report your safety first.

Earlier, when the village cadres saw the fire on the mountain, they immediately gathered people to go up the mountain, and called on all the people in each household to evacuate in time in case the situation got bad. Now they are definitely very worried.

I went up the mountain at night and found that compared with those mountain animals, people with bad intentions are more terrifying.
Having said that, the animals in our 78th Forestry Class are really smart!
This time it was Heilang who killed Lin Sanpao!

Last time it was a human bear, this time it’s a black wolf!
Songzi, do you think this place is a good place for Feng Shui~"

The more Qi Shunli spoke, the more excited he became, and the more mysterious his words became.

In the end, he was even a little complacent. He pulled a group of village cadres to squat by the wall and talk, discussing how to report the losses to the forest farm after dawn.

Dai Song touched the bald head of Xiao Erhan (it was too hot, so he pulled his hat up to his neck).
“Erhan left and went home to rest.

You've worked hard today. I'll make you lots of delicious food when I get home. Eat to your heart's content!"

"Roar! Hoo! Hoo!"

The little bear had been running around in the mountains for so long that he was a little hungry.
Plus, it has a cheerful personality and remembers good things but not bad things. When it heard there was food, it jumped up and down with joy.

He didn't even notice that Dai Song didn't let it wear a leather leash or a muzzle.

"Songzi, you're just letting Erhan run like this, aren't you afraid?"

"What am I afraid of?" Dai Song curled his lips. "It depends on whether the villagers are afraid or not. Look at their expressions."

Dai Bai followed Dai Song's gaze and looked at the villagers who were returning home:

Erhan ran past them happily. Everyone who went up the mountain to help put out the fire was no longer afraid of Erhan after learning how much contribution Little Bear had made in this wildfire.
Instead, they looked at its round butt happily, either joking or admiring it, as if they were looking at a particularly interesting child.

The other villagers who were guarding the village were no longer afraid when they saw that the group of people were not afraid of the little bear and that the little bear was indeed stable and well-behaved.
They opened the gates and came out to greet the family members who had returned from the firefighting. They also took a few more glances at the little bear and asked him what he had done in the mountains.
After learning about the bad things done by Lin Sanpao and Su Maoren and Erhan's "great achievements" in the mountains, everyone jumped up and clapped their hands and started cursing.

Erhan pricked up his ears, listening to everyone's praises and admiration along the way, and ran home happily.

Seeing that the courtyard gate was closed, it raised its head and roared twice.

Jiang Weiqin's voice rang out in the room.

"Oh my god! Xiao Erhan is back! The two sons must be back too. I'll go open the door!"

"Grandma, I'm going too. Take me with you."

When the door opened, the family, with expectant faces, saw the furry kid climbing over the wall with difficulty, then falling to the ground with a thud. He held his head and twisted it several times in the snow before he recovered.

Then she did a sit-up, walked to Jiang Weiqun with tears in her eyes, sat down, lowered her head, and rubbed the other's thigh continuously.

The little girl kicked her short legs and struggled to slide out of her grandmother's arms. She stepped on her grandmother's feet and threw her arms around Erhan's neck, saying "Oh oh~" non-stop, but her round eyes were fixed on the closed gate.

When the others saw that the two brothers had not returned, they couldn't help but become worried.

Jiang Weiqin put the hat on the little bear, "Good boy, I'm glad you're back! Where are those two? Why didn't they come back together?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the two brothers came into the yard laughing, each holding a big bag in their hands.

"Hey! Where have you two been? Why are you back so much later than Erhan?"

The two brothers walked up to their family and Jiang Weiqun glanced at them.

Their faces were all black, and their bodies were even uglier. Their shoes and lower bodies were soaked in muddy water.

"You two, come in quickly! You're not even interested in going home, what the hell is going on? Why are there so many furnace fruits? Old fool! Give me a hand!"

Jiang Weiqun handed the oven fruit in the hands of the two people to Dai Laohan and urged the family to go into the house.

Yingying had already climbed onto Dai Song's neck. Her eyes were so sleepy that she could hardly open them, but her little hands were still holding him tightly.

The two sisters-in-law went back to their rooms to get clean clothes for the two of them. Dai Xiaoqian saw that all the work was done by her sisters-in-law, and scratched her hands in confusion. She saw Erhan come into the room and lie on the ground sucking his paws. She exclaimed, "Hey!" and went straight behind the stove to light a fire and heat up the pot.

The two brothers changed their clothes in the main house and told their family what happened on the mountain in a vivid way, omitting the most dangerous part of the fight.

Although the little girl was listening attentively, she couldn't resist the sleepiness after all. After listening for a while, she fell asleep in Dai Song's arms.

With his little mouth open, his saliva was almost flowing into Dai Song's collar, and his little hands were still tightly holding Dai Song's neck.

Nan Chunwan didn't dare to use force, for fear of waking the little girl up and making her start making a fuss again. She could only be gentle, asking Dai Song to cooperate, and slowly take her daughter off Dai Song.

The whole family watched the couple's careful movements, and their eyes softened a little.

"Earlier when you two were in the mountains, Yingying asked again and again at home,
Xiaowan didn't dare to say more to her, for fear that she would be scared if she knew that you guys went to put out the fire.
As a result, Yingying saw that no one said anything, so she started crying anxiously. No one could comfort her, and she ran around the house barefoot, just to go out and find you. "

Dai Song's eyes suddenly became soft. Looking at his daughter's dusty soles, he felt distressed. He hugged his wife and daughter into the house, poured hot water, wrung out a towel, wiped the little girl's feet clean, and put his daughter into bed. Then he came out and continued to tell her what happened on the mountain.

Although the most dangerous part has been hidden, the family still couldn't help but exclaim when they heard the Su Mao people.

"What the hell! Those Rakshasa ghosts have come to our land to steal things again!"

"Good fight! We have to chase them all away! Fortunately there are so many people going up there!
Songzi, if you were the only one on the mountain with Xiaoerhan, what would you do if something happened?"

As Jiang Weiqun spoke, she began to wipe away her tears.

During the time she was waiting at home, she felt like she couldn't stand it even for a second, so she thought about leaving the village and going up the mountain. But as the elder in the family, if she panicked, then the younger generation and children would have no chance of survival.
Now that she finally found an outlet, her tears fell like soybeans poured into a basin.

Others also began to wipe their tears, and the atmosphere of sadness spread instantly.

"Are we okay?
And I know my limits. I won't take risks on such an important matter."

"Yes, Mom, it's all over. Don't worry about it. It's almost time. We should go back and continue patrolling the village."

Dai Bai said this, and pulled Dai Song out. The two sisters-in-law went out to see him off.
Old Man Dai went back to his room to tinker with the radio, leaving only Jiang Weiqun, Dai Xiaoqian and Erhan who was sucking his paws.

"Oh! I was so busy chatting that I forgot to prepare food for our little bear. Look how hungry the little bear is. He has nothing to eat and can only suck his hands!

Don’t worry~ Grandma has already prepared a midnight snack for you, and you can eat it right now after heating it up!”

"Mom, when you remember, Erhan has fallen asleep due to hunger~" Dai Xiaoqian also recovered and poked half of her head out from behind the stove with a smile.

"You just talk back, hurry up and heat up the pan! Steam those fried pancakes for me~
I'll heat up the leftover pickled cabbage and pork ribs stew for Erhan. There's still half a pot left. Add these dozen or so fried cakes and it will definitely fill up your little belly!"

Jiang Weiqun said this, and cheerfully nodded at Erhan Heibi Ga, then lifted the lid of the pot and stir-fried the stew in it.

Erhan can't eat hot food, so the pancakes and dishes only needed to be heated up slightly before Jiang Weiqun served them out and put them into two bowls respectively.

While she was filling the basin, Erhan was leaning on the stove.
Its little nose was twitching. If Jiang Weiqun hadn't kept one hand above its head, ready to drop it at any time, it would have climbed onto the stove and eaten a lot.

"Eat it! Grandma made this fried pancake especially for you today. It's delicious. Come and try it!"

Jiang Weiqun put the basin on the ground, picked up a piece of fried dough cake, scooped some sauerkraut and minced meat from another basin, rolled them into the basin, and handed it to the little bear who came over.

Erhan's nose was about to get cramps from smelling it. He had never smelled anything so fragrant in his life.

As soon as Jiang Weiqun handed it to him, he immediately sat down with his legs crossed, held the wrap with his paws, and took a bite. He forgot about the delicious taste.

"Hey, don't drop it on the ground. Eat slowly. Keep eating. If you don't like it, I'll roll it up for you and put it in the bowl. Just eat from the bowl."

Jiang Weiqin is like an old woman who is always worried.
While helping Erhan pick up the scraps of meat and biscuit crumbs that fell on his belly, he kept chattering.

Dai Xiaoqian extinguished the fire in the stove and came over to help make pancakes for Erhan.
"Mom, you are raising Erhan as your grandson~ I just heard you say grandma~"

"What? You are not allowed to!" Jiang Weiqin blushed, "Erhan is so interesting, fat and clever, except that he can't talk, he is just like a child~
And although your brother doesn't talk about many things, we know in our hearts that Erhan has helped him more than once in the mountains.
It’s not a trivial matter, it’s a matter of life and death!
Just for this reason, I absolutely cannot treat Erhan as an animal. It deserves my kindness, not Erhan~"

Erhan was so busy working that he didn't care about these things. His fur was trembling, and it shone beautifully under the light, making the two of them unable to help but rub it again and again.

"Mom, if you say so, in terms of seniority, isn't Yingying equivalent to having a younger brother? And aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law will think too much?"

"Kid, are you just adding fuel to the fire?" Jiang Weiqun slapped the back of Dai Xiaoqian's hand. The latter failed to catch the pancake, and the half-rolled pancake in her hand fell directly to the ground.

"Hmph?! Plurk~"

Erhan's little eyes immediately caught the cake that fell on the ground, and he seemed to be blaming Dai Xiaoqian for wasting food.

Then he tilted his head, picked up the cake on the ground, swallowed it down in one gulp, and continued to eat the food in the bowl as if nothing had happened, which made Jiang Weiqin so angry that she could only bar her teeth and scold Dai Xiaoqian.
"You kid! You're so clumsy for fanning the flames. You spilled the food on the ground for the little one. If he jumps out again, you'll have to deal with him!"

"I'll clean it up, and you must stop jumping around, okay~"

Dai Xiaoqian patted Erhan's round buttocks, then looked at Jiang Weiqin slyly.

"Mom, I'm not trying to stir up trouble. I just want to ask, is the roe deer fetus really that effective? How long will it take for it to heal?

Your attitude towards Erhan has long been different from that towards an animal, and everyone can see it. I want to remind you not to say this in front of your sister-in-law, or else even if Sister-in-law Liping is a good person, she will feel uncomfortable after hearing this~"

"I know, I know~ Isn't it because she's not here that I say this~
And I have never disliked her. There is no rush to have children. When I first got married, our conditions were not good and I never had children.

Later, others advised me and your father to adopt a boy from someone else to "start a business" so that it would be easier to have children. But we both refused. Later, conditions gradually improved, and we had you three siblings.
I think the nutrition and conditions are not in place yet~"

"But my eldest brother is doing well now. My sister-in-law is also capable. She bought a new yard and has no foreign debts. And since my second brother changed his personality, the family has never been short of food, and snacks are brought home every now and then."

After Dai Xiaoqian finished rolling the pancake, she grabbed a handful of the fruit and started eating it with a crunchy mouthful.
The crisp sound attracted the little bear's attention, and she happily threw the rest of her hands into the basin.
"Such good conditions and nutrition are not enough. My eldest brother's children in the future will be really picky~"

"Hey~ You know what, some kids are really picky.

For example, among the three of you, your eldest brother is the most capable and easiest to take care of.

At a very young age, he went to Songjiang with your father to work as a fisherman. It was the coldest time of winter and it was very hard. But he was not picky and could endure hardships the most.

So, he is the eldest son, and as soon as our family conditions improved a little, he came here immediately.

At that time, our family had just built a side building. "

"What about second brother?"

"Songzi, this kid is much more picky than Baizi!

I got pregnant only when your dad started to follow others in pulling big nets and our family could drink fish soup and eat fish roe every now and then. I also started to help the team take care of the livestock and could occasionally bring back a bowl of goat's milk.

This one eats good food!"

Jiang Weiqun said this while gently patting Erhan's butt, which confused Xiaoxiong. Didn't he say Dai Song? Why was he hitting him?

"What about me?"

"You~ You are the most interesting. I didn't believe a lot of things before, but when I got pregnant with you, I realized that a lot of what the older generation said was true.

At that time, your elder brother and your second elder brother were already in the family, and both of them were very greedy.

The food at home is not enough. Your father has to do the work of the team and also find opportunities to pull the big net. Most of the time he has to run back and forth. He goes out to work before dawn every day and comes back under the stars at night just to get a bite to eat.

It was really difficult at that time~
Without your uncle's help, would your elder brother and second brother have the physique and height they have now?

He might be like Wang Tu Douzi in the village!"

"That's not the case, is it?"

"Why not? Look at your dad, is he tall?
You little bastards, it’s all thanks to my strong genes that the three of you have been able to grow up!"

"Haha, yes, thanks to my mother's genes. Go on, what do you mean you believe what the older generation said when you got pregnant with me? What's going on?"

"Don't worry. The year I was pregnant with you was the year when our family's conditions changed the most.

By that year, I had become the most reliable breeder in the team. I could take care of all kinds of livestock and poultry, deal with common illnesses, and deliver babies with no problem. All the calves, lambs, and donkeys I delivered survived, without a single death!

By the end of the year, my livestock are the whitest and fattest!
When other people's pigs are opened, there are worms in the meat, but the ones I raise don't have any!
Red meat and white fat, clean!

This kind of meat can naturally be sold at a high price, so our family will naturally get more money and food.

Your father is also very capable. While he has not fallen behind in his tasks in the production team, he has also made a name for himself in the fishing gang.
Don't think that the word "Lao Han'er" sounds unpleasant. It's because everyone in the fishing gang respects him and regards him as the leader, so they call him that.

You all know that we are both kids who are still growing up, so we are happy to let your dad bring home some fish that are not good-looking among the catches."

"This doesn't sound very special~" Although Dai Xiaoqian said this, her expression was already very proud.

"It's not over yet! Just keep listening to me!" Jiang Weiqin rubbed Erhan's shiny fur, encouraged him, and encouraged him to eat the remaining five pancakes. "With just these, how could you possibly be willing to come!
The month when I was pregnant with you happened to be the beginning of spring when the thaw began.

Your dad had a dream. He dreamed of a big puddle of water, and inside it were big fishes swimming happily and splashing their eggs!
Then he thought that this was God's reminder to him that he would get rich, so he planned to take people to fish.

As a result, the people in the Renyu Gang all have their own fixed salvaging locations, so if they go to other places unexpectedly and actually get something, that's fine.

If there is no gain, then wouldn’t it be a waste of a day?

At that time, everyone relied on labor to make a living. If you didn't harvest anything at the end of the day, the whole family would starve. No one was willing to follow your father to take risks.

But your father didn't give up, thinking that this was a reminder from God.

Because this dream was so real, so real that when he stood by the puddle, he could smell the fishy odor of the water after the fish eggs were shed.

Then, he would go back to the village that day and do all the work that could be done in the team, both that day and the next day.

At night, I found the fisherman again, borrowed two hand-cast nets and a fishing lamp, and went to the place I dreamed of. "

"Ah~ Dad is so brave, aren't you worried?" Dai Xiaoqian sat on a small stool, supporting her knees with her hands, listening with great interest.

"I'm worried! How can I not be worried!" Jiang Weiqin slapped Erhan's head, "Eat it all up! Quickly!

There are only two small cakes, and you can’t finish them?

Hurry up~be good~
If you have finished eating, I will make it for you later. If you don’t eat it, I will never care about you again~"

Erhan's eyes were rolled up with excitement, but under the pressure of Jiang Weiqun's power, he had to reluctantly pick up two oil cakes and stagger into the nest. While chewing, he looked at Jiang Weiqun with his little eyes, wondering what was going on in his head.

Jiang Weiqin was satisfied that the little bear was quite obedient, and continued,
"Although your father is usually silent, he is very stubborn. No one can stop him from doing something he has decided to do. I can only ask him to be careful. We promised that he must come back before the moon reaches the middle of the sky.

He agreed. ”

"and then?"

"Oh! This fool! In order to keep his promise and come back before the moon reaches the zenith, he got himself soaked.

When I got home, I was almost frozen. I thought something happened to him, but he just kept saying the same thing.

There are fish! Really fish! They are all big fish!
After saying this, he took out a large bag from his arms.

"What is it?"

Jiang Weiqin raised her chin as she looked at the two pieces of pickled fish roe tied with cloth behind the stove, "A big bag of sturgeon roe.

This stupid guy, if he carries the fish back, he will definitely breach the contract.

I just cooked the fish without caring about anything, took back the fish eggs that were easy to carry back first, then changed my clothes and went again.

Just go, and bring all the pots, pans, bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets from home.

This time they worked until daybreak before returning. All the guys were tied up with hemp ropes and dragged behind them like a small train, full of fish eggs.

Over 200 pounds!"

"Ah?! So many!"

“Haha, it’s not finished yet!

In the following month, I went there seven or eight more times, and there were this many each time.

It was during that month that you were born. Because you ate fish roe every day and got enough nutrition, your brain worked well and you were the only one in the family who could read."

"Yeah~" Dai Xiaoqian was amazed, "What do the older generation say?"

"The older generation said that children come with their own food, and if a child is destined to be with the family, they will wait and see.
If I think the family is suitable, I will look at the conditions again. If the conditions are met, I will come.

If the conditions are not good enough, some children may leave.

Some children will choose to 'bring' their own rations, just like what your father said, as if God reminded him.

There are also children who are very capable. They come here just for certain things or for certain people, even if there is nothing in the house.

There is nothing, and it is miserable, but as long as the child endures these hardships, grows up, and matures, he will definitely be capable, just like your uncle~"

"Is it so mysterious?" Although Dai Xiaoqian said she didn't believe it, she had already determined in her heart that this was the case.

"Yes! This is just the beginning. After you are pregnant, all the ewes I raise in the team will be pregnant too!

After you were born, all the ewes gave birth to lambs within the next week. What’s interesting is that all the sheep only gave birth to one lamb!
Normally, sheep would give birth to three, four, seven or eight litters, but that time, all the ewes only gave birth to one litter!"

"What do you mean?" Dai Xiaoqian blinked stupidly.

"What do you mean? We are saving food for you~" Jiang Weiqin's face was full of love, "When you were a child, you drank breast milk and goat milk alternately.

Other children had no milk to drink, so they could only start drinking corn porridge early, and then their stomachs couldn't take it and they couldn't defecate.

You are lucky, you drink milk every day and your belly is round, white and tender, you don't have to worry about having nothing to eat!"

"This is too mysterious!"

"Really?" Jiang Weiqin saw Erhan raised his head and blinked at her, so she reached out and touched Erhan's head.
"You've finished eating, right? How good!

That's right! Go to sleep, you'll probably be busy tomorrow!"

He stood up and continued,
"So I think your sister-in-law is not getting enough nutrition. Wait, the roe deer fetuses will be ready in a few days. Give her more and nourish her well! Try to get them in one go!"

(End of this chapter)